Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Cutting funds now, but increasing costs later
Mōrena. Here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, August 19:
1. When the myopia of cutting now is more expensive
How Oranga Tamariki’s night of the long knives is counter-productive
The last week has been dominated by Oranga Tamariki contractors telling media about how they were being told without warning or reason that their funding was being cut, often with hours notice and well after the expiry of previous contracts.
Children’s Minister Karen Chhour lashed back at them on Friday, describing them as ‘disgruntled’…
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