TL;DR: The chair of Christchurch City Council’s investment company and four of its independent directors resigned in protest last night, citing demands for unsustainable dividends. Auckland Transport delayed plans for 24/7 car park charges in the CBD. Auckland’s Eastern Busway is being cut back dramatically. Nearly 4,000 migrant workers are in limbo because their employers are suspended from the AEWV scheme.
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Here’s my top six ‘pick ‘n’ mix’ of links to news, analysis and opinion articles, announcements, official reports, reviews and research in the last 24 hours or so to 7:16am on Thursday, May 16:
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