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'Lacks attention to detail and is creating double-standards.'
TL;DR: These are the six things that stood out to me in news and commentary on Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the two days to 6:06am on Thursday, April 25:
* Politics: PM Christopher Luxon has set up a dual standard for ministerial competence by demoting two National Cabinet ministers while leaving also-struggling NZ First and ACT ministers in place. His coalition partners already see Luxon as weak and not focused enough on the details. This reshuffle after just five months will reinforce Luxon’s own weakness in coalition relations and in his caucus.
* Climate: The low-investment approach…
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