Public Services
Mediawatch for 7 April 2024
We talk to an editor keeping an eye on where public money for public services ends up and the government’s new political action plan gets the media’s attention. Audio
What makes us love our neighbourhood?
A study out of Michigan State University set out to quantify what makes people happy with their neighbourhoods, and concluded that it has almost nothing to do with the neighbourhood itself. Study… Audio
Govt urged to scrap self-imposed spending cap
The government has been told it must get rid of self-imposed spending rules if it's serious about fixing rundown public services. The coalition will spend an extra 24 billion dollars over the next… Audio
South Dunedin flooding
Dr David McKay, of the University of Otago's Centre for Sustainability, joins us to talk about south Dunedin's blocked mud-tanks and why some drains and pumps won't be a long term solution to… Audio