Bernard's Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Monday, March 24

Starship Hospital without palliative care doctor; Nicola Willis warns on interest costs; Napier health march goes ahead; Northland wants special 'hot climate zone' building rules; UN says GST unfair

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, as of 7am on March 24.

In short: Starship Hospital’s only palliative care specialist is on extended leave and replacement can’t be found. Nicola Willis tries to set the scene for Budget 2025 by warning about interest costs. Napier residents go ahead with health protest march despite Simeon Brown’s concession. Parisians voting to pedestrianise 500 more streets.

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My Pick n’ Mix Top Six at 7 am on Monday, March 24