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Welcome to Klaut.

Klaut is the publishing, production, and communications company of Grant McLachlan – a New Zealand-based writer. Grant is a prolific research-based writer of fiction and non-fiction for newspapers, books, and screen.

A former hearings commissioner, barrister, and solicitor, Grant has worked in the public and private sectors, ranging from a Parliamentary researcher and campaign director to a planner and infrastructure specialist. His columns in New Zealand newspapers and his pro-bono work has assisted many people involved in disputes with central and local government authorities.

On this site you will find links to his current and past work. There are several projects in development so please watch this space.

Recent Pro-bono

Sparrow

Fix Hill Street Now

Media Coverage

Pig-headedness the cause of Auckland Island pig facility closure

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Aug 30, 2016
4 min

Pig-headedness the cause of Auckland Island pig facility closure

To view the original article, please click here. What future awaits the Auckland Island pigs at Awarua? Following the decision by a...

Christchurch-Queenstown Winter Olympics could fix a lot of problems

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

May 18, 2016
4 min

Christchurch-Queenstown Winter Olympics could fix a lot of problems

The original article can be found here. A Russian speed skating team at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Grant McLachlan argues...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Nov 3, 2015
3 min

Contrived problems are the problem

You can’t please everyone. When the Rodney Local Board tried to please a vocal minority they annoyed the apathetic majority by making...

Is it time to tunnel across the Cook Strait?

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Jul 23, 2014
3 min

Is it time to tunnel across the Cook Strait?

Original article can be found here. Considering the state of our inter-island fleet, the cancellations of air and sea travel due to...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Feb 12, 2014
2 min

Endangered species need war

Original article can be found here. If world leaders are serious about eliminating poaching of endangered species then they need to...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Aug 20, 2013
1 min

New Zealand fans need to grow up

Original article can be found here. I felt embarrassed to be a New Zealander watching the Bledisloe Cup game on Saturday night. The...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Aug 9, 2013
2 min

Time to put 100% into making NZ pure

TIDY UP NEEDED: If we spent as much money on cleaning up our environment then our 100 Per Cent Pure brand would hold water, rather than...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Jun 10, 2013
3 min

Politicians 'abuse flaws' of MMP

Original article can be found here. Any suggestion that we have a proportional representation system is a myth. The Mixed Member...

NZ electricity market a 'failed experiment'

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

May 26, 2013
3 min

NZ electricity market a 'failed experiment'

Original article can be found here. Since Rogernomics, the proponents of 'free-market' economic theories led New Zealand down the path of...

Grant McLachlan

Jan 29, 2013
3 min

We should use our rail network as roads

Original article can be found here. If New Zealand wants to optimise its transport network it needs to change its mindset. I lived near...

Grant McLachlan

Jan 26, 2013
3 min

Journalists put watchdogs to shame

Original article can be found here. The media has regularly found itself at the front line of debate. My concern is that for too many...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Jan 23, 2013
4 min

Let's rethink our electricity industry

Original article can be found here. If farming is New Zealand's backbone, then the energy sector is our lifeblood. And New Zealanders...

We need to eliminate the bad driving habits

HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Jun 1, 2010
1 min

We need to eliminate the bad driving habits

To view the article, please click here.