Governance: The exercise of the delegated power of governing or managing corporate bodies, be they national or local government, commerce or non-profit organisations. The power is given by the people, the society created by and for the benefit of its members and operated within a firm structure of laws to balance individual liberty with social justice. Society’s potent defence against despotic bureaucracy: first-class record-keeping by a trustworthy authority. Victoria University of Wellington don James Traue presents the case against sub-ordination of the National Archives.