Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes for Tuesday, March 25

Outsourcing of operations fudges long hospital waits; Peters fine with migrants, just as long as they work and then leave; Epsom may be dumped in electorate shakeup; Tokoroa social supermarket closes

Here’s my selection¹ of scoops, breaking news, news, analyses, deep-dives, features, interviews, Op-Eds, editorials and cartoons from around Aotearoa’s political economy on housing, climate and poverty from RNZ, 1News, The Post-$², The Press−$, Newsroom/$³, NZ Herald/$, Stuff, BusinessDesk/$, Politik-$, NBR-$, Reuters, FT/$, WSJ/$, Bloomberg/$, New York Times/$, Washington Post/$, Wired/$, The Atlantic/$, The Economist-$, and more for Tuesday, March 25.

In short: A doctor says outsourcing is being used to pretend hospital wait times are being fixed. David Seymour’s language is analysed for gaslighting. New Zealand’s young men love Donald Trump, while young women don’t. Winston Peters is fine with migrants, just as long as they’re Dubai-style temporary workers.

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My Top Pick n’ Mix Six on Tuesday, March 25