Today's closing of the browser tabs is also a bit of an inbox roundup. A lot of these wind up being from BusinessDesk's excellent news summaries.
- Tyler Barugh aims to either be the monopoly supplier of milk to Wellington, or to have Wellington Council abolish its antique and unused century-old milk supply legislation.
- NZ's natural gas shortage has eased a bit, but there's still risk that industrial users will be asked to curb their production if electricity companies need the stuff. Meanwhile, Red Radio worries that NZ's ban on oil and gas exploration isn't tough enough.
- The Auditor General isn't happy about how the NZ Govt handed out tourism grants. It looks like there was ample opportunity for dodginess given the lack of process.
- Mastery, then innovation.
- Seventy of some 400ish Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand have signed an open letter wishing that the Royal Society return to favouring science - and noting that more would have signed on except they said they feared reprisals. Something is deeply wrong with the Royal Society.
- RBNZ is reviewing its monetary policy remit.
- More on the traditional media (ie Murdoch) using government to strong-arm tech platforms.
- The government continues to ease official Covid restrictions. My personal restrictions remain in place:
- Wear a solid N95 mask when indoors; wear a decent mask (like my Cactus Outfitters one) when outdoors in more crowded spaces;
- Avoid indoor places that attract unmasked people;
- Prefer places that continue to enforce vax passes, as they will discourage riskier people from attending;
- Do not dine or drink indoors unless very sure that the ventilation is very good indeed.
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