My pick of the bunch for Thursday, June 23
Desperate DHBs offer free GP visits for Matariki; Transpower narrowly averts power crisis; Foodstuffs opening up its wholesale arm to competitors; Community Trust puts $900m Eastland up for sale
TLDR: This is a bit of a combo from Thursday morning and afternoon ahead of the Matariki long weekend. This is my pick of the news, analysis, interviews and data released in the last 24 hours or so, including:
Counties Manukau DHB announcing free GP visits again this long Matariki weekend to prevent its A&E departments being overwhelmed by winter flu cases
Transpower issuing a grid emergency notice this morning after a less windy night and the failure of a gas turbine to start, which forced lines companies to turn off hot water heaters remotely to avoid blackouts;
Foodstuffs’ announcement it will open up its wholesaling arm to competitors, hoping to avoid a forced opening; The Feed
Peter Goodfellow’s retirement as National Party President, albeit he is staying on for three more years as a board member, which angered Maurice Williamson; (NZ Herald) and,
Trust Tairāwhiti’s announcement it will sell its Eastland electricity lines business (valued at $900m) to invest in renewable energy generation and return cash to community groups on the East Coast.
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