The Kākā’s Journal of Record for Monday, July 8
Brown shuts down Local Government review; Brown launches work on seven Roads of National Significance; Bishop gives speech on housing policies; Education Secretary Iona Holsted is leaving
TL;DR: As of 6:00 am on Monday, July 8, the top six announcements, speeches, reports and research around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the last three days were:
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced the Coalition Government would not be responding to the Future for Local Government Review.
Transport Minister Brown announced on NZTA would start procurement, enabling work and construction on the National-ACT-NZ First Coalition Government’s first seven Roads of National Significance (RoNS).
Housing Minister Chris Bishop gave a speech and news conference on housing policies to 'flood' country with new homes. Watch: 'Buckets' of land to be freed up for homes with rule changes - Bishop RNZ
Auckland University researchers warned of harms to children's physical and mental health with overuse of screens in New Zealand schools in a news release and paper
Education Minister Erica Stanford announced Secretary of Education Iona Holsted would leave after eight years in the job.
Auckland Council’s chief economist unit released a paper last week showing new census data added to the evidence that the more flexible land use permitted under the Auckland Unitary Plan has led to more new home
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