The Kākā’s Pick 'n' Mix for Wednesday, July 24

Govt eyes Temasek-style holding group ahead of possible state asset sales; Visa delays drive polytech losses; Brown's new speed limits face legal action; What to expect in today's Abuse in Care report

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 7:40 am on Wednesday, July 24 are:

1. Deep Dive: Chipping away at the housing crisis, including my comments RNZ/Newsroom’s The Detail

2. News: Government softens on asset sales, promising to go to voters first NZ Herald’s Thomas Coughlan

3. Scoop: Visa delays cost cash-strapped Te Pūkenga tens of millions. More than 1000 international students were stopped from beginning their studies at the mega-polytechnic due to visa processing delays. 1News’ Maiki Sherman

4. Scoop: Legal action against Government 'possible' as officials warn deaths may rise under speed limit plans NZ Herald’s Thomas Coughlan

5. Deep Dive: Government agrees 'in principle' to $10b worth of Northland roading PPPs BusinessDesk-$$$’s Dileepa Fonseka

6. Op-Ed by Vic Uni Criminology Professor Elizabeth Stanley in Newsroom: ‘The least we should expect from final abuse in care report’

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The Best of the Rest

News, Scoops, Investigations, Analyses & Deep Dives

Housing

Deep Dive: Push to rip down barriers to new home ownership models Newsroom’s Sam Sachdeva