Bernard's six newsy things at 6.36am on Monday, March 18

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Bernard's six newsy things at 6.36am on Monday, March 18

Robertson says Govt should borrow more to invest in reducing intergenerational deficits; Wellington's nine councils eye merging into three; Christchurch failing to get anywhere near climate target

Bernard Hickey

Mar 17, 2024

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TL;DR: Retiring former Labour Finance Minister Grant Robertson said in an exit interview with Q+A yesterday the Government can and should sustain more debt to invest in infrastructure for future generations.

Elsewhere in the news in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy at 6:36am:

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