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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The Journal of Record for Monday, July 8:
Ministerial, departmental & agency announcements
Beehive: Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced on Friday the Coalition Government would not be responding to the Future for Local Government Review’s recommendations to the previous Labour Government.
Beehive: Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced on Friday NZTA would beginning procurement, enabling work and construction on the National-ACT-NZ First Coalition Government’s first seven Roads of National Significance (RoNS).
Treasury: Treasury published the first funding strategy for the Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS), known as the Statement of Funding Approach (SoFA).
Speeches and news conferences
Verbatim: Chris Bishop 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
Economic and other data and survey releases
Statistics: Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: March 2024 quarter Stats NZ
Survey: Independent economist Tony Alexander’s monthly survey of real estate agents for June via NZ Home Loans
Official and NGO reports & reviews
Paper: New census data adds to the evidence that the more flexible land use permitted under the Auckland Unitary Plan has led to more new home. Auckland Council Chief Economists’ Unit
Paper: Profits rise as investment stalls in Canada's affordability crisis. Elevated corporate profits have not led to increased investment. Silas Xuereb for Canadians for Tax Fairness
Academic research
Research: Auckland University researchers warn of harms to children's physical and mental health with overuse of screens in New Zealand schools. News release and paper
Research: Carbon Prices and Inflation in a World of Shocks. Systemically significant prices and industrial policy targeting in Germany. By Isabella M. Weber, Jan-Erik Thie, Jesus Lara Jauregui and Lucas Teixeira. Paper
People moves
Education: Education Minister Erica Stanford announced Secretary of Education Iona Holsted would leave after eight years in the job. Holsted was appointed in 2016 and reappointed in May 2021. Her second term was due to come to an end later this year, but she will now go when a new Secretary is appointed.
Oranga Tamariki: Chappie Te Kani to take medical leave RNZ
Former Newshub boss Sarah Bristow has moved to a newly created role of head of content and strategy (video and audio) at NZME.
Milestones
Died: Who are the McKays? Kiwi woman dies in US robbery but husband unharmed RNZ
Mā te wa
Bernard
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Former Newshub boss Sarah Bristow has moved to a newly created role of head of content and strategy (video and audio) at NZME. Good for her - and not so much for those in NZME's regional newsrooms being made redundant.