Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
When haste makes waste & is risky, dangerous & mean
Mōrena. Long stories short, the six things that matter in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, December 11 in The Kākā’s Dawn Chorus and Pick ‘n’ Mix are:
* The National-ACT-NZ First Coalition Government is set to announce today it will spend $900 million on new ferries to replace the two bigger ones already being built in South Korea for $551 million, but that it cancelled a year ago in an unnecessary panic about spending. The Government is set to argue it will be cheaper for taxpayers overall because it will not include port infrastructure costs…
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