In a democracy, public decisions cannot be made or Influenced by the unelected.

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24 Jun

The Corporation written on a wall with an image of a puppeteer pulling the strings — Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash

In writing my next novel, which is set in 2048, a point I’d like readers to think about is - who gets to decide where we site our towns and cities? Expanding that thinking starts to question whether we want private organisations, who exist to make money, able to influence public decisions.

In New Zealand in early 2026 there have been allegations that the Prime Minister’s office withheld information about backroom lobbying by major climate polluters ahead of legislating to prevent court action against those same corporations.

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In a democracy, public decisions cannot be made or Influenced by the unelected.

History is never written by the dead.

A citizen's rights aren't protected if the State puts them out of reach