Briefly in the news this morning in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate in full for paying subscribers only:
Former National PM Jim Bolger died last night at the age of 90 after a period of dialysis for kidney failure. (NZ Herald)
A Post/Freshwater poll published yesterday found 49% of voters wanted National to replace PM Christopher Luxon as its leader, with the most popular alternative seen as Chris Bishop. (Stuff)
A Talbot Mills/Anacta poll has found National’s support has dropped two percentage points to 29% in the last month, while Labour’s support was stable at 35%. The poll found NZ First up two points to 12%, ahead of an unchanged Greens on 10%. The Opposition would win Parliament on this poll. (Stuff)
Health researcher and New Zealander of the Year, Professor Bev Lawton, has warned there has been little improvement in the mortality rate for babies in 14 years, Nicholas Jones reports this morning for Stuff.
Tax Justice Aotearoa has issued a report this morning calling on Labour to adopt a more comprehensive Capital Gains Tax policy than the limited one it has been leaning towards as it gears up to announce its tax policy for the 2026 election in the coming weeks. (NZ Herald)
The Government’s Investment Boost tax break has yet to deliver a meaningful lift in business investment six months on from the Budget. (The Press-$).
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