PM lectures councils he needs help from

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey · Aug 21, 2024 · 11m

Mōrena. Long stories short; here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Thursday, August 22:

* PM Christopher Luxon appeared to torpedo his own ‘Government of Infrastructure’’s agenda for ‘Going for Housing Growth’ with an angry rant of a speech telling mayors and councillors they would have to build half the infrastructure to deal with rapid population growth without any more Government cash.

* Those councillors and mayors were shocked at the tone of the speech, which had been flagged as a plea for partnership and a promotion of…