The week that was to Feb 11

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey · Feb 10, 2023 · 1h 3m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thekaka.substack.comTLDR: The Labour Government cleared its decks this week of some unpopular policies ahead of the election and has tried to make employers happier, which may extend new PM Chris Hipkins’ early-2023 polling honeymoon.One of the unloved policies biffed overboard was a proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ. Hipkins also stopped work on a social insurance scheme the Opposition has painted as a new tax on workers and employers, partly to offset the perceived pain of a 7.1% rise in the minimum wage starting on April…