The Kākā’s Pick 'n' Mix for Thursday, July 25

Electric Kiwi closes to new customers in broken market; Coalition hints it's open to selling Kiwibank; Will Luxon agree to billions in Abuse in Care redress? Ambulances absent in Auckland, Waikato

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 7:00 am on Thursday, July 25 are:

1. News: Why Electric Kiwi is closing to new customers - and why it matters RNZ’s Susan Edmunds

2. Scoop: Government drops further hints it's open to selling Kiwibank NZ Herald’s-$$$ Jenee Tibshraeny

3. Analysis: Government to answer billion-dollar redress question after damning abuse inquiry. Survivors and their whānau can expect redress in some form. Just what, the Government has yet to commit. The Post-$$$’s Thomas Manch

4. Analysis: Will Luxon shelve abuse in care recommendations his Government doesn't like? NZ Herald’s Derek Cheng

5. News: Ambulance delays in Akl, Waikato after increased demand, staff illness. A St John spokesperson said anyone experiencing an emergency should still dial 111. 1News

6. News: Hospital pipes issue forces some patients to drink bottled water RNZ

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