Bernard’s pick 'n' mix for Friday, May 3
Scoops of the day; Deep-dives of the day; Op-Eds of the day, plus columns of the day
TL;DR: Here’s my top 10 ‘pick ‘n’ mix of links to news, analysis and opinion articles as of 9:26 am on Friday, May 3:
Climate 'Ministerial override must go' - Hearings begin over fast-track bill RNZ Kate Green
Population: Labour hire firm struggling to find staff as Australia lures away workers. HireStaff says the blue collar recruitment market is struggling to find skilled trades people or labourers. The Post-$$$ Aimee Shaw
Scoop: Fire and Emergency payroll plan scrapped after spending $29m Newsroom Emma Hatton
Deep dive: The Crown versus Māori Children Newsroom Aaron Smale
Coming up: Electoral donations under the microscope with full disclosure imminent Newsroom Andrew Bevin
Housing: Build Partners in voluntary administration, was part-way through building 91 Kāinga Ora unitsNZ Herald-$$$ Anne Gibson
Housing: Renters, realtors upset at scrapping of bill to regulate property managers RNZ Nona Pelletier
Health: More than a third of adults not getting healthcare they need RNZ
Migration: Universities concerned as up to half Indian students face more visa rejections RNZ Blessen Tom
Column by Dileepa Fonseka for BusinessDesk-$$$ Business voices fear fallout from environmental rollbacks
The best of the rest in Aotearoa’s political economy
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