Bernard’s Soliloquy for Monday Jan 27

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey · Jan 26, 2025 · 16m

Here’s the six things I think mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy in the week to January 27 around housing, climate and poverty:

* PM Christopher Luxon bought himself another six months of National caucus peace and tried to reassure an increasingly restive business community by massively reshuffling his key personnel in the big-spending ministries after just a year in charge;

* Luxon then refocused on ‘going for growth’ this year without a viable new strategy, launching a drive to bring in foreign direct investment in public infrastructure that can’t fill a $64 billion hole being dug in…