The Trans Tasman Pol Pod Episode 38

The Government has reawakened the old right silver bullet bogey of asset sales, to cries of indignation across the country. There was shock as the Government cut the farm methane emissions target in half, letting farmers off the hook while mythical technological advances are touted to do the job for them.  Many Māori Wards, mostly in provincial areas, were among the losers in the local body elections which has another miserable turnout, prompting calls for change to the way they're run. The latest cut to the OCR is being touted as the Reserve Bank cleaning up the economic mess the Government has created, and record numbers of people are still leaving the country - probably taking Luxon's advice to go where the jobs are - because they're not here. We're joined this week by Professor Jaqueline Beggs, co-director of Nga ara Whetu at the University of Auckland, to unpack some of the reasonings and pitfalls behind the Government's decision to cut methane emissions targets for farmers