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Ferries delayed again, then handed to Peters, who hits out at Seymour
Seymour lets slip $1.5b cost of ferries & brags Interislander being privatised; Peters says Seymour ‘unhelpful’; Mainfreight, Ports, unions & retailers…
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When haste makes waste & is risky, dangerous & mean
Govt set to spend double on new ferries; Govt halves health IT spending, leaving hospitals on unsupported Windows 2012; 4,000 vulnerable kids’ future at…
Dec 10
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Govt eyes 'PPP-lite' for health centres
Citing its coalition-forming deal with ACT, National-led Government announces 'strategic leasing' policy for technical buildings, including health…
Dec 9
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Simeon Brown alienates another National electorate
Transport Minister’s anti-cycling, pro-speeding and pro-tolling crusades are becoming a political liability for PM Christopher Luxon, with multiple…
Dec 8
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My Saturday Soliloquy for Dec 7
Six things that mattered this week: Luxon's austerity strategy; Reneging on Paris; Evidence-light NZ Inc; 'Break up the gentailers'; 'We won't borrow to…
Dec 6
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12:10
TKP 26/50 solutions: A new home without a power bill
Octopus Energy partners with NZ's Classic Homes to build new homes in Auckland with enough solar panels and batteries to guarantee the homeowner won't…
Dec 6
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An experiment and our Christmas offer to subscribe to The Kākā
I’ll be doing solutions interviews daily for The Kākā Project 26/50 for the next 14 days with no paywall. During this ‘Gravy Day fortnight’, we have an…
Dec 5
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The Hoon around the week to December 6
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale discuss the week’s news with Cathrine Dyer on NZ effectively reneging on its Paris pledges; Robert Patman on geopolitics …
Dec 5
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A housing market with bits tacked on doesn’t need many (if any) pure scientists
Government shocks scientists and universities by halving funding for blue-sky research, raising fears it will worsen the brain drain to rest of OECD…
Dec 4
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'The cuts will continue until the economy improves'
Reti says spending cuts to continue into 2027 as Health NZ reduces its 'deficit'; Willis can’t cite evidence austerity works to grow economy, but…
Dec 3
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