Bernard’s pick ‘n’ mix of the news links for Wednesday, April 24
Govt may raid flood resilience plan; Misconduct review at EY after Stuff investigation; Debt charity faces budget squeeze from Govt cost-cutting; Infrastructure survey cites spending freeze
TL;DR: These six news links stood out to me in the last 24 hours or so onWednesday, April 23:
Scoop: 'Released in error': Treasury paper hints at axing $6b flood resilience plan by NZ Herald-$$$ Thomas Coughlan
Scoop: EY launches new misconduct review amid Fonterra ban. Fonterra tells EY to remove some staff as misconduct concerns mount by Stuff Paula Penfold
Poverty: Debt help service faces budget squeeze. A debt solutions charity is seeing Government funding end as demand looks set to rise by 1News Garth Bray
Deep-dive: 'Winding up' Waitangi Tribunal would have consequencesNew Zealanders should be following any changes to the Waitangi Tribunal's remit very closely, writes Te Aniwa Hurihanganui 1News Te Anita Hurihanganui
Government: Infrastructure industry more negative than positive, by BusinessDesk-$$$’s Oliver Lewis
Energy: Wānaka couple's annual energy bill just $1200. Sarah Allen and Tim Smith’s red house on the hill is reminiscent of a DOC hut, but its technology is the future of housing by Stuff’s Colleen Hawkes
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