Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: When $3 billion is and isn’t unaffordable, what’s going on between the MetService and Niwa, where to find Wellington’s best pies and more. But first: Toby Manhire detects some tremors rippling through the coalition substrata.
“A few months ago, we had a one-two play of ‘agree to disagree’ cards by the smaller coalition partners. New Zealand First invoked the provision in late June over the shape of the Covid-19 inquiry; Act did the same a few days later over the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. Far from showing ‘cracks in the coalition’, as some detected, it revealed a solidity and confidence – a way to send a signal to supporters and assert clear ground without compromising the project as a whole. In recent days, however, more serious tremors have rippled through the substrata. None of it looks catastrophic, but nor is it trivial.”
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Twangs on the tripwire for Act and NZ First
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