Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards YOUTH PARLIAMENT Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs accuse government of 'censoring' them, ministry says otherwise Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches Janhavi Gosavi (Re:News): Youth MPs claim censorship
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Defence Force staff accepted smart watches and fishing charters from suppliers RNZ: NZDF receives hundreds of gifts from commercial suppliers 1News: NZDF accepted nearly half-million in gifts, probe finds Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ‘No free lunch’ from scrapping superpowers
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): New 'rules of engagement' with alcohol lobby after alarm at 'way too friendly' interactions Ivor Popovich (Newsroom): The scandal of public vs private health care ODT Editorial: Faster treatment not always fairest (paywalled) RNZ: Māori, Pasifika
In March 2026, we will mark the 500th anniversary of this world changing event. The books were smuggled into England hidden in bales of cloth, crates of grain and barrels of merchandise.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP Liam Rātana and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Kia au tō moe, Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: What happens next? (paywalled) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Parliament unites in grief as tributes flow for Takutai Tarsh Kemp Glenn McConnell and
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, WHĀNAU ORA SPENDING Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka asks for urgent advice after 'electioneering' concerns Julia Gabel (Herald): Tama Potaka seeks review of Māori roll ad featuring Tāme Iti RNZ: NZ First's Shane Jones criticises Whānau
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Fonterra boss nabbed science and tech advisory role after texting PM Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Slash and burn or nip and tuck, the fall of the consultants and the rise of central government power (paywalled) RNZ: Whānau Ora launches
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS - MIDDLE EAST Lillian Hanly (RNZ):Calls for government to denounce United States attack on Iran Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Iran-Israel conflict: Why NZ is being urged to push for UN Security Council reform Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): How has New Zealand
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS - MIDDLE EAST Giles Dexter (RNZ): Middle East military action 'extremely worrying', NZ backs efforts towards diplomacy - Peters Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ’The world is on fire’: Have we reached World War III - and what can NZ do? Thomas
How race-based excuses, institutional infantilisation, iwi-centric devolution replaced child protection with racial sentimentality – why the state now enforces culture over law.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, TRADE Phil Pennington (RNZ): Why NZ's involvement in possible US-Iran war may hang on Europe Adam Pearse (Herald): New Zealand pauses Cook Islands funding over China deal stoush Laura Walters (Newsroom): Confusion as NZ becomes midpoint on China route
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Alice Neville (Spinoff): The secretive Tory donor with the golden visa – and the ear of the Beehive Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Heavily criticised SFO to lead drive against public service corruption Neil Sands (Law News): Serious Fraud Office asks government to overhaul
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards EMPLOYMENT Stuff: Workers' rights in for a shake-up in employment relations bill set to be introduced Kelly Dennett (Post): Bill barring high earners from unjustified dismissal cases introduced (paywalled) RNZ: Minister Brooke van Velden says sick leave cuts for part-timers is what businesses
This is the hard path New Zealand must now walk, moving from a system based on trust and informal codes to one with rigorous oversight and enforcement.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, TRADE Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Christopher Luxon on trade with China and getting on President Xi Jinping’s Christmas card list Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Christopher Luxon to meet Xi Jinping in visit to China Dan Brunskill (Interest): There is no plan Helen
