Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes on Wednesday, April 30

Willis won't tax charities or use taxes to cut deficit; 1,000 at-risk kids have no social worker; Housing shortages a factor in early parole; It's Earth Overshoot Day; Trump's man in Canada loses seat

Briefly this morning:

• Nicola Willis rules out charities tax or any tax hike to reduce budget deficit. She’s focused instead on spending cuts.

• There are 1,000 at-risk kids without a social worker, NZ Herald reports.

• Housing shortages are a factor in high-risk sex offenders being put out early into uncontrolled community settings, RNZ reports, adding a man judged insane after one murder has murdered again.

• Auckland Transport has warned KiwiRail it fears more catastrophic incidents at train crossings.

• Aotearoa-NZ’s ‘Earth Overshoot day,’ where we consume a year’s worth of resources, is today, April 30.

The Big Six on Wednesday, April 30