The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Bernard’s Sunday Soliloquy for the week to August 11
0:00
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -14:49
-14:49

Paid episode

The full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Bernard’s Sunday Soliloquy for the week to August 11

Including a Sunday morning podcast reflecting on the six things that mattered this week, and charts, quotes & cartoons of the week, plus my weekend reading & scoops & deep dives of the week selections
Bernard Hickey
Aug 10, 2024
∙ Paid
21
1
Share

TL;DR: My top six things to note around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the week to August 11 were:

tilt shift lens photography of black steel faucet
Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash

1. LGFA to open borrowing taps for councils

Govt-backed borrower to allow 500% debt for water units

Rightly, the Government has finally pivoted back to using Government-backed borrowing to kic…

Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Kākā by Bernard Hickey to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey and friends explore the political economy together.
Listen on
Substack App
Spotify
RSS Feed
Appears in episode
Bernard Hickey
Recent Episodes
Bernard’s last Saturday Soliloquy for 2024
 • Bernard Hickey
Austerity thumps GDP most since 1991
 • Bernard Hickey
MSD rejecting 220 pleas for food grants each day
 • Bernard Hickey
Blaming Treasury & Labour, Willis looks for even more Austerity
 • Bernard Hickey
Willis' austerity strategy just isn't working
 • Bernard Hickey and Craig Renney
When austerity worsens public debt & cuts GDP
 • Bernard Hickey
Coalition forced to back down on tolling Manawatu Gorge replacement
 • Bernard Hickey
Govt cancels Tauranga housing expansion
 • Bernard Hickey