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When Did We Let Bureaucrats Determine Who Are “Fit And Proper” People?

Michael Laws
Talkback Host and Contributing Writer
Posted 01 July 2026

The Tamaki Guns: when did we let bureaucrats determine who are “fit and proper” people?

Michael Laws is a former MP and Mayor and is now deputy chairman of the Otago Regional Council. He has hosted both radio and TV shows for Radio Pacific, Radio Live and SKY Television. He is an award-winning writer – and has published three bestselling books.