The election has just ended, the opposition is still scattered, and the legislative mandate is intact.

Opponents of commodity investment will continue to point out the lack of an explicit legislative mandate for all this activity.

Board chairman Evan Williams said the board was absolutely committed to ensuring Te Papa met its legislative mandate to care for the collections in perpetuity.

Legislative mandates were helpful in bringing key stakeholders together, but it was not sufficient to ensure sustained engagement.

Enter the legislative mandates.

The egg industry has fought the legislative mandates, arguing that banning cages will cost producers and consumers more, without improving animal welfare.

The European parliament recently approved two legislative mandates to require manufacturers to cover the recycling and collection costs for their own take-back programs.