Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links at 6:06 am

Luxon has seven staffers doing social media for him; Secrecy shrouds fast-track projects; Nanaia Mahuta comes out against AUKUS II; Waitangi Tribunal summons minister; School lunches managers sacked

The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours as of 6:06 am on Wednesday, April 17 are:

1. Must read: Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked RNZ Farah Hancock

2. Scoop: Revealed: Luxon has seven staffers working on social media content - partly paid for by taxpayer Newshub Jenna Lynch

3. Deep dive: What new research about the pandemic shows RNZ Katie Kenny

4. Column: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal NZ Herald Audrey Young

5. Geo-politics: Watch: Mahuta against joining AUKUS Pillar 2 RNZ Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes

6. Op-Ed: Time is now to head off unfair and excessive power costs. This Government promised relief from the rising cost of living. If it looked at the electricity sector, it might see some solutions staring it in the face. The Post-$$$ Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey

(This is an experiment to get a useful roundup of the morning’s news out early enough to be useful for paying subscribers. It is not instead of a Dawn Chorus podcast and email. I will publish that later this morning. Paying subscribers should tell me what you think in the comments below)

The best of the rest

Scoops

PM Christopher Luxon keeps up a heavy schedule of posting on social media.