Consultation

Question 1

Who are stakeholders?

Answer 1

People or organisations who have a direct or indirect interest in a proposal.

Question 2

Variety of consultation methods:

Answer 2

• information release
• site visits
• information stands
• contact person
• public meeting
• workshop
• advisory committees
• mediation

Question 3

Variety of objectives for consultations:

Answer 3

• inform stakeholders
• identify values
• generate options
• resolve conflict

Question 4

Variety of implicaitons from consultations:

Answer 4

• proposal change
• high cost to achieve outcome
• long time to achieve outcome

Question 5

Key points for successful consultations:

Answer 5

• start early
• devote time and money
• clarify expectations
• have honest intentions
• be a good listener
• learn from mistakes

Question 6

Special features of pre-industrial (e.g. Maori) perspectives:

Answer 6

• reciprocity between people and nature, gratitude
• view time as circular rather than linear. Cycles in nature and repetition of social crises rather than human progress
• believe that spirits and natural forces influence natural events, human thought, and communication
• empathy with other forms of life

Question 7

How to avoid a bad consultation:

Answer 7

Do not:

• be too helpful
• withhold information
• dominate public gatherings
• overconsult with squeaky wheels
• try to solve problems before understanding the issue
• ask people how much money they would accept to settle
• use anti-consultation ploys

Question 8

List different anti-consultation ploys:

Answer 8

• faster is safer
• the stone wall
• divide and rule
• the bogus choice
• markmanship
• the misdirection
• pass the buck
• jam tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never jam today
• the lullaby letter
• the cotton wool wall
• wave a red flag
• the I’m your friend bluff
• the have pity on me bluff

Question 9

Explain ‘faster is safer’ ploy

Answer 9

Do everything as quickly and quietly as possible, hoping opponents don’t find out until it’s too late. Then plead ignorance of policy or pretend you didn’t realise people would be interested

Question 10

Explain ‘the stone wall’ ploy

Answer 10

Ignore people and look for excuses that will get the project done before objectors realise what’s up.

Question 11

Explain ‘divide and rule’ ploy

Answer 11

Split objectors into groups, all at one another’s throats

Question 12

Explain ‘the bogus choice’ ploy

Answer 12

Remove the options you don’t want people to think about, add a few dummy ones, then offer them to the public as the only options

Question 13

Explain ‘markmanship’ ploy

Answer 13

Give long winded answers being careful to say nothing of substance. Opponents worried they missed something so will not comment.

Question 14

Explain ‘the misdirection’ ploy

Answer 14

Pretend objectors point was not clear and give a long, specific response that almost (but not quite) answers the point the objector raised.

Question 15

Explain ‘pass the buck’ ploy

Answer 15

Crude Buckpassing:
Thats not our reponsibility its the responsibility of…
Refined Buckpassing:
leader says they employ staff to advise, staff says they only implement policy

Question 16

Explain ‘jam tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never jam today’ ploy

Answer 16

The moment for participation is always in the past or future

Question 17

Explain ‘the lullaby letter’ ploy

Answer 17

Write as soothing letter assuring them their views will recieve the fullest consideration, or assuring anything to make them go to sleep

Question 18

Explain ‘the cotton wool wall’ ploy

Answer 18

Meet the objectors with utmost courtesy and give all informaiton, then go ahead as if nothing happened.

Question 19

Explain ‘wave a red flag’ ploy

Answer 19

Say less likely to respond to letters with insinuations of this kind. hope that objector responds with a rude letter you can use to discredit them.

Question 20

Explain ‘I’m your friend bluff’ ploy

Answer 20

To inexperienced objector, say it is in their interest to withdraw their objection.

Question 21

Explain ‘the have pity on me bluff’ ploy

Answer 21

Say that your career or health will suffer if they do not withdraw their objection.

Question 22

What is Franklin’s Fulcrum?

Answer 22

The potential for public acceptance of your project is directly proportional to the amount of control you are willing to relinquish, and inversely proportional to the walls behind which you try to hide.

Question 23

When do stakeholders become involved in consultation?

Answer 23

When they are potentially affected, are interested in the proposal, have relevant information, or represent people

Question 24

Consultation is more effective if:

Answer 24

begun early, properly resources, and conducted sincerely

Question 25

True or false. | Consultation is a response to a need to build trust and relates to the history of past events.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Consultation is required by what under RMA?

Answer 26

AEE (Assessment of Environmnetla Effects)

Question 27

What are the activities associated with the redevelopment of Burnham Military Camp?

Answer 27

- extracting water - discharging water - extra transport needs - construction effects

Question 28

Important things to consider in the consultation for burnham military camp?

Answer 28

What are the activities? What are the risks? Who might be affected? What history is there in the affected region to consultation and past projects?