Bernard’s pick 'n' mix for Monday, April 29
Scoops of the day; Deep-dives of the day; Cartoons of the day; Op-Ed, Thread, substack and columns of the day
TL;DR: Here’s my top 10 ‘pick ‘n’ mix of links to news, analysis and opinion articles as of 10:10am on Monday, April 29:
Scoop: The children's ward at Rotorua Hospital will be missing a third of its beds as winter hits because Te Whatu Ora halted an upgrade partway through to review costs, RNZ’s Rowan Quinn reports this morning.
Scoop: Police are delaying the introduction of a new intelligence IT system because of the Government’s cost-cutting plans, RNZ’s Phil Pennington reports this morning.
Scoop: New Zealand First has vetoed an attempt by National to abolish the only-just-created Office of the Inspector-General of Defence, Newsroom Pro’s Sam Sachdeva reports this morning.
Scoop: Reviewers are suggesting Stats NZ delay the next Census to 2030, Newsroom Pro’s David Williams reports.
Deep-dive: Red Nicholson at The D-List explains how recent changes in rules by Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People are riven by arbitrary and unfair changes.]
Deep-dive: Consumer advocacy groups have grave concerns for vulnerable clients with relaxed lending rules coming into play at the same time funding for debt solution services runs out, Emma Hatton wrote for Newsroom on Saturday.
Op-Ed: The Government is relying on executive power to govern, which was not how MMP was meant to work, writes Richard Shaw via The Conversation
Substack:
writes via his substack that 30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTokThread: Stu Donovan points out via X housing supply growth targets should be larger than just population growth because of income growth.
Cartoon: Rod Emmerson’s sobering view on the latest hospital spending cuts news.
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