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NZ’s Innovation Trials Push | Christchurch News
ACT leader David Seymour is pushing for “Innovation Trials” — temporary regulatory suspensions in specific areas to let businesses test cutting-edge tech like self-driving cars and agricultural drones without being held back by outdated laws. He argues New Zealand’s sluggish bureaucracy is costing the country ground in global innovation, pointing to Christchurch as a model for forward-thinking progress. With a draft plan already in place, these trials could unlock fields from AI to lab-grown food, attracting international tech giants and helping Kiwis access technologies already mainstream…
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