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The Kākā
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Bernard Hickey — economics / political economy.
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Recent items
The last 19 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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Auckland Housing Intensification · Fuel Subsidy Redistribution · Mandatory Climate Reporting For Insurers · Regional Job Decline · Trump Nz Tariff Proposal · Wholesale-Retail Separation
a partial shift from restrictive to expanded development
21 Jul
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Author Availability Schedule · Author Medical Absence · Content Publication Delay
interruption in communication flow
20 Jul
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Adhd Diagnosis Time Constraints · Greenfield Housing Opposition · Healthcare Staffing Shortages · Move-On Ban Opposition · Public Sector Wages · Think Big Programme Legacy
controversial economic ideology in political memory
17 Jul
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Kāinga Ora Home Reductions · Means Testing In Nz Super · Māori Health Expertise · Red Sea Energy Crisis · Vaping As Harm Reduction
political suppression of public health expertise
16 Jul
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Ai Data Centers · Climate Damage Cost-Sharing Delay · Housing Affordability · Luxon Leadership Popularity · Middle Powers Debate · Public Funding For Climate Action
delayed accountability between government and councils
16 Jul
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Climate Change Discourse · Election Commentary · Geopolitical Risk Analysis · Green Election Policy
progressive, principled, actionable
16 Jul
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Balance Sheet Recession · Climate Disaster Costs · Grocery Spending Fall · Housing Market Price Drop
councils left without financial support
15 Jul
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Economic Inequality · Foreign Scrutiny Of Climate Policy · Housing Cost Pressures · Inflation Trajectory · Luxon Voting · New Zealand Inflation Forecast
central bank highlights government role in inflation
14 Jul
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Education And Health Underfunding · Global Oil Price Volatility · Housing Affordability · Inter-Party Dynamics · Opportunity Party Viability · Winter Flu Hospital Crisis
systemic collapse amid staffing and funding gaps
13 Jul
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Deindustrialisation · Demographic Projections · Government Infrastructure Investment · Iran's Strait Of Hormuz Closure · Temporary Employment Visas
geopolitical instability impacts global trade flows
12 Jul
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After-Housing-Cost Poverty · Energy Retail Monopoly · Global Climate Policy · Jobseeker Support Services · Nurses' Union Inquiry Call · Public Health Waitlists
demanding accountability for patient deaths
10 Jul
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City Rail Link Opening · Climate And Poverty Link · Emergency Department Response Failure · Housing Political Economy · Roads Of National Significance Review · Taxpayers Union Survey
crisis in affordable housing and public investment
9 Jul
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American Independence · Chinese Missile Range Threat · Climate Warming Scenarios · Housing Affordability · Mayor-Led Urban Planning · Ronds U-Turn
government backtracking on green transport policy
9 Jul
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Climate Change Discourse · Election Commentary · Geopolitical Risk Analysis · Green Party Engagement
urgent and balanced assessment
9 Jul
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Cost-Of-Living Crisis · Economic Governance Model · Fiscal And Monetary Tightening · Inflation Targeting · Intergenerational Housing Injustice · Regional Youth Unemployment
poor young people bear the brunt of policy decisions
9 Jul
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Climate-Driven Flooding · Healthcare Staffing Shortages · Housing Affordability · Planning Committee Resistance · Reserve Bank Rate Hikes · Solar Energy Infrastructure Funding
government overreach undermines farmer autonomy
8 Jul
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Apple Grower Liquidation · Fiscal And Monetary Tightening · Housing Policy · Paris Accord Spending · Supermarket Duopoly · Youth Unemployment Rise
deepening economic inequality and disconnection
7 Jul
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After-Housing-Cost Poverty · Chris Meehan Resignation · Climate Policy And Energy Security · Empty Kāinga Ora Flats · Nuclear Submarine Missile Test · U16 Social Media Ban
corruption and donor influence in property sector
6 Jul
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Criminalisation Of Begging And Rough Sleeping · Emergency Housing Criteria · Homelessness As A Public Health Issue · Homelessness Policy Failure · Housing Job Cuts · Permanent Huts And Temporary Use Transition
homeless linked to rising mental health and hospital admissions
5 Jul
