The hoon for the week that was to April 1
TLDR: This week’s news in geopolitics and Aotearoa’s political economy covered on The Kākā for paying subscribers included:
* revelations that the Reserve Bank (Te Pūtea Matua) is paying billions per year in interest to the big four Australian-owned banks, as well as providing $19 billion of subsidised loans to them at a time when the Government more broadly is refusing requests for extra spending on health, education, transport and welfare (Monday’s email);
* Reserve Bank analysis released this week showed 25% of Auckland homes with mortgages could be affected by rising sea levels and/or a…
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