The Kākā’s Pick 'n' Mix for Thursday, July 18

Christchurch suburbs can't grow as sewer built after quakes was built assuming no growth; Three Auckland state schools refuse to accept in-zone applicants; Treasury officials sceptical of big projects

TL;DR: My pick of the top six links elsewhere around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the last day or so to 6:30 am on Thursday, July 18 are:

1. News: Christchurch's sewer systems block further housing developments RNZ’s Niva Chittock

2. Analysis: Interislander: Treasury, MoT officials' mistrust of KiwiRail led push to scrap project  RNZ’s Russell Palmer

3. Solutions News: Inside NZ’s biggest fully electric bus depot NZ Herald video

4. Feature: 'It's just better' – Why Kiwi nurses are moving to Australia. The Great Brain Drain: At 22, Luke Fowlie made the decision to leave his family and move across the ditch. 1News’ Aziz Al Saafin

5. Op-Ed by Baden Brown, from eHaus and Bob Burnett, from Superhome Movement in Stuff: ‘Insulation move ‘bonkers’ - eco-building experts. Two experts in the building industry are outraged at Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk’s plan to roll back upgraded insulation standards.’

6. Scoop: 'Unlawful': Three schools defy Ministry of Education, refuse to enrol students NZ Herald’s Ben Leahy

(Full paying subscribers can see a lot more juicy links and detail below the paywall fold.)

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