May 5, 2026 · 0 min · 24 segments
Keith Manch has spent nearly five decades regulating almost every major domain of New Zealand public life, from competition law and consumer affairs to gambling, real estate, maritime safety…
And while we won't get into it in, in this episode at least, I thought I'd, uh, tease it because it's a subject of great interest to me, often wondering what comes of these big reviews and reports that, uh, we see so many of here in, in Canada.
Maybe for our listeners, you can sort of tease what kind of, uh, work you're doing.
So I'm interviewing people who've been involved in regulatory reviews of all kinds, so whether that's performance audits or ombudsman's reports or royal commissions or public inquiries, and really trying to unpack, uh, when they make a difference and when they don't.
So keen to talk to people who've been involved in both developing those reviews and the task of making change after they've landed.
So people can track me down on LinkedIn if they've got any insights they want to share with me.
And indeed, uh, can I ask what inspired that sort of line of questioning to begin with?
In my professional career, I've been involved in these sort of reviews from both sides, both in developing the r- the review process, the inquiries, and, and coming up with recommendations, and then working in agencies which have got the challenge of implementing them.
And, you know, that general sense that they're not always as effective as they could be, um, has struck me, and I'm keen to make a difference.
So really keen to understand, you know, under what circumstances they can make more of a difference and what people in the future might be able to do to make a bigger impact from them.
And while we won't get into it in, in this episode at least, I thought I'd, uh, tease it because it's a subject of great interest to me, often wondering what comes of these big reviews and reports that, uh, we see so many of here in, in Canada.
Maybe for our listeners, you can sort of tease what kind of, uh, work you're doing.
So I'm interviewing people who've been involved in regulatory reviews of all kinds, so whether that's performance audits or ombudsman's reports or royal commissions or public inquiries, and really trying to unpack, uh, when they make a difference and when they don't.
So keen to talk to people who've been involved in both developing those reviews and the task of making change after they've landed.
So people can track me down on LinkedIn if they've got any insights they want to share with me.
And indeed, uh, can I ask what inspired that sort of line of questioning to begin with?
In my professional career, I've been involved in these sort of reviews from both sides, both in developing the r- the review process, the inquiries, and, and coming up with recommendations, and then working in agencies which have got the challenge of implementing them.
And, you know, that general sense that they're not always as effective as they could be, um, has struck me, and I'm keen to make a difference.
So really keen to understand, you know, under what circumstances they can make more of a difference and what people in the future might be able to do to make a bigger impact from them.
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