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Unleashed

Sex, rackets & vigilantes in

New Zealand's most corrupted community.

He wrote about vigilantes during the Covid lockdowns.

What could possibly go wrong?

How a clique used their council and police connections to try to silence an investigative writer through a series of stitch ups. This Kafkaesque farce delves into a community often at the centre of many New Zealand corruption scandals.

Matakana War Memorial heritage application

Matakana War Memorial heritage application

Fix Hill Street Now: TVNZ Gutsful episode

Fix Hill Street Now: TVNZ Gutsful episode

Fix Hill Street Now: Visit the campaign website

Fix Hill Street Now: Visit the campaign website

Matakana War Memorial heritage application

Matakana War Memorial heritage application

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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 investigative 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.

Sparrow

A Chronicle of Defiance

An epic account of The Sparrows

- Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force in 1942.

It is the story of Charlie McLachlan's war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. Charlie survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II.

Media Coverage

Investigative journalism master class eviscerating corrupt council

Investigative journalism master class eviscerating corrupt council

Investigative journalism master class eviscerating corrupt council

In an era when media organisations frantically downsize, replacing substance with clickbait and advertorial content, a remarkable counter-narrative is unfolding in Queenstown.

Grant McLachlan

Apr 166 min read

Submission to Auckland Council in response to proposals for the northern end of Snells Beach

Submission to Auckland Council in response to proposals for the northern end of Snells Beach

Submission to Auckland Council in response to proposals for the northern end of Snells Beach

Submissions to the Rodney Local Board of Auckland Council on the Proposals of Megan Young and dog access rules for Snells Beach.

Grant McLachlan

Jan 2917 min read

The Politics of Stupid

The Politics of Stupid

The Politics of Stupid

Oscar Wilde said: "Life imitates art far more than art imitates life." In Snells Beach, life imitates the films Zoolander and Hot Fuzz.

PERSONA NON GRATA

Grant McLachlan - Column

Jan 287 min read

Auckland Council: Too big to care, too complex to control.

Auckland Council: Too big to care, too complex to control.

Auckland Council: Too big to care, too complex to control.

Auckland Council has grown so vast that watchdogs lack the resources to keep up, fostering a culture that often rewards dubious conduct.

Grant McLachlan

Oct 3, 20244 min read

Eco-terrorism Snells Beach style

Eco-terrorism Snells Beach style

Eco-terrorism Snells Beach style

It started as a group who appeared to be well-meaning bird photographers. When they failed to get recognition and legitimacy from...

Grant McLachlan

Sep 17, 202123 min read

Ban of fireworks misdirected

Ban of fireworks misdirected

Ban of fireworks misdirected

For all the reasons to justify banning the public sale of fireworks, it seems that many have missed the point.

Grant McLachlan

Nov 1, 20202 min read

Nuisance bylaws on dogs are the real nuisance

Nuisance bylaws on dogs are the real nuisance

Nuisance bylaws on dogs are the real nuisance

(Click here to view the published article.) Auckland Council officials are yet to exceed my lowering expectations of them. Their proposed...

New Zealand Herald

Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column

Nov 27, 20183 min read

Council officials make mockery of Unitary Plan

Council officials make mockery of Unitary Plan

Council officials make mockery of Unitary Plan

To visit the original article, please click here. There is little point having an Auckland Unitary Plan if council planners ignore it....

New Zealand Herald

Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column

Mar 5, 20183 min read

Contrived problems are the problem

Contrived problems are the problem

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...

Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Nov 3, 20153 min read

Wowsers unite communities (against them)

Wowsers unite communities (against them)

Wowsers unite communities (against them)

"Wowser: an ineffably pious person who mistakes this world for a penitentiary and himself for a warder." - C.J. Dennis

HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column

Nov 5, 20103 min read

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