The Hoon around the week to Sept 30
TL;DR: The five things that mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy that we wrote and spoke about via The Kākā and elsewhere for paying subscribers in the last week included:
* Labour presented a climate manifesto that aimed to claim the high ground on climate action vs National, but did so at the same time NZTA/Waka Kotahi cut $50 million from funding for cycleways from the Climate Emergency Response Fund. Friday’s email.
* National and ACT unveiled policies to label and sanction beneficiaries, just as fresh research emerged showing the need for many, many more social houses to deal with a…
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