I concur with the sentiments expressed in this newsletter.  It is theft by stealth, misrepresentation and despite reports from multiple government agencies there is still  rot at the very core of the PGDB.  There is a refusal at all levels (from operational through to governance) to acknowledge any wrongdoing in any way, shape or form.  This should not be tolerated by the Minister, his advisers nor the public.  The certificate debacle in Auckland came down to two things - 1) a gasfitter who sold certificates to all and sundry and should rightly have been castigated for it but 2) the PGDB continued to sell certs to someone who was not returning them.  In all the news articles did we hear about the poor administration and checking structure at the PGDB - NO - all we heard was that there was all this illegal selling of gas certs.  The Board have, time after time, been caught out - they make decisions without having any policy to back them up, or indeed in some cases any legal backing to make them.  They say they are interested in our opinions and consult and then do not consult properly.  They say they will run an education campaign to tell the public that names of practitioners and classes of licence have changed - they still have not done it.  They put up our fees, they increase their empire and still they can't do the basics correctly and then this week - after the RRC have put some strong recommendations to Parliament - they poke out their tongue and go na,na,na, na,na to practitioners all over the country.  They've misrepresented what the RRC report says to, again, paint themselves lily white.  Shame on them, shame on the Minister and shame on all those officials who have aided and abetted them.