The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Robert Patman, Cathrine Dyer, Connor Sharp, Peter Griffin, Simon Wilson, Victoria ColemanPublic interest journalism about NZ’s housing, climate and poverty crises
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Hipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
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This morning I highlight another case where the 30-30 rule adhered to by both National and Labour means infrastructure growth can’t keep up with population growth. In essence, despite the claim over the years by MPs, Mayors and councillors,...
The Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts and talking with regular guest from Dunedin about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
This edition also include...
Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
Disabled twice as likely to be hungry; National backs low-interest 20-30 year solar loans; Govt drops Conservation land sale clause; Luxon wants to "brutally commercialise our science system."
Here’s my curation of the day’s top news, anal...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Editor of The Kaka, a newsletter and podcast about Aotearoa's political economy. Co-founded and edited Newsroom Pro and Interest.co.nz. Does speaking engagements too.
In media with a background in news and digital at Reuters, News Corp, FT, CNN, CPI, Microsoft, INMA and elsewhere. I sometimes write things. Talk to me.
Robert Patman is a University of Otago’s Inaugural Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair and a specialist in international relations.
I write about climate change and the political economy of the metacrisis. I am a regular guest on The Kākā and The Hoon podcast, with Bernard Hickey.
Just a guy living in Auckland, writing about my home
New Zealand-based science and technology journalist.
Politics, climate, urban issues & culture in Tāmaki Makaurau and elsewhere. Hopetown is my blog.
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