Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
'Happy to watch your grandkids grow up in Australia via WhatsApp?'
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, October 29:
* A new bout of hand-wringing about the ongoing exodus of almost 200 New Zealanders a day to live in Australia has yet to take the final step to challenging opponents of wealth taxes and housing densification to surrender to lower house values to keep their grandchildren at home with them.
* Scoop of the day: Over 8,000 homes on the outskirts of Wellington are being fast-tracked, but without the public transport the developers say is needed…
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