> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # News Briefing: 10 April 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-10-april-2025/ - Published: 2025-04-09T20:06:18.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-09T21:47:12.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, THREATS TO POLITICIANS** Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Winston Peters declines Benjamin Doyle's invitation to speak directly](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557707/winston-peters-declines-benjamin-doyle-s-invitation-to-speak-directly?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance and Charlie Mitchell (Post): [Businessman behind toxic online Benjamin Doyle campaign](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360646129/businessman-behind-toxic-online-benjamin-doyle-campaign?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bridie Witton and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Green MP Benjamin Doyle dismisses social media controversy as ‘baseless, personal’ attack](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360647588/green-mp-benjamin-doyle-says-attacks-against-them-are-baseless-personal-and-violent?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle admits political naivety in refusing to delete social media posts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-party-mp-benjamin-doyle-speaks-to-media-following-return-to-parliament/LLAWUKW3TNDMHOVRTJD5M3EZF4/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [I refuse to be disappeared by hate' - Green MP Benjamin Doyle responds to social media scrutiny](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557659/i-refuse-to-be-disappeared-by-hate-green-mp-benjamin-doyle-responds-to-social-media-scrutiny?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Benjamin Doyle admits ‘I was politically naive’ in refusing to delete social posts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360646908/live-benjamin-doyle-speaks-after-winston-peters-attacks-prompt-death-threats?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul Thistoll (Herald): [Green MP Benjamin Doyle has been the victim of a moral panic](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/green-mp-benjamin-doyle-has-been-the-victim-of-a-moral-panic-opinion/4R4SIIUSYFCMTMOUF3XDE54MXU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Michael Morrah (Herald): [PM downplays MP’s ties to sect under FBI investigation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pm-downplays-mps-ties-to-sect-under-fbi-investigation/MPUG2MFC2BBRNPFDX5HLINKJAI/?ref=goodoil.news) Amy Williams (RNZ): ['My beliefs are a private matter' - National MP part of underground sect probed by FBI](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557662/my-beliefs-are-a-private-matter-national-mp-part-of-underground-sect-probed-by-fbi?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National MP James Meager leaves Justice Committee chair role](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557658/national-mp-james-meager-leaves-justice-committee-chair-role?ref=goodoil.news) ————— Chris Trotter: [Angry Voices](https://christrotter418256.substack.com/p/angry-voices) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [‘Really, do we have to be called bitches?’ Female MPs open up about abuse in Parliament](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360644892/really-do-we-have-be-called-bitches-female-mps-open-about-abuse-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) Richard Davison (ODT): [Threats led to worries over safety](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/threats-led-worries-over-safety?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): [Is political trust ‘in crisis’? It depends](https://thespinoff.co.nz/video/10-04-2025/is-political-trust-in-crisis-it-depends?ref=goodoil.news) Harry Love (ODT): [To pray or not to pray enduring dilemma](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/pray-or-not-pray-enduring-dilemma?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House: A Question Time scavenger hunt](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/557675/the-house-a-question-time-scavenger-hunt?ref=goodoil.news) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Supplementary! That’s the sound of defunding da police](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-04-2025/echo-chamber-supplementary-thats-the-sound-of-defunding-da-police?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['Shoot me': Retiring MP David Parker dismisses prospect of Wellington mayoralty bid](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557607/shoot-me-retiring-mp-david-parker-dismisses-prospect-of-wellington-mayoralty-bid?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Formula firms fight against expanded online ad ban despite WHO warnings](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/557694/formula-firms-fight-against-expanded-online-ad-ban-despite-who-warnings?ref=goodoil.news) Gergely Toldi (Newsroom): [Government lobbying the same old formula](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/10/same-old-formula-of-govt-lobbying/?ref=goodoil.news) Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Health NZ proposes to axe jobs from team that brings in millions for the govt](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557689/health-nz-proposes-to-axe-jobs-from-team-that-brings-in-millions-for-the-govt?ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Roden (1News): [Health NZ team lead on Nelson Hospital: 'I'm very confident things will change'](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/09/health-nz-team-lead-on-nelson-hospital-im-very-confident-things-will-change/?ref=goodoil.news) Shaun Robinson (Spinoff): [The police withdrawal from mental health callouts has to stop in its tracks](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/10-04-2025/the-police-withdrawal-from-mental-health-callouts-has-to-stop-in-its-tracks?ref=goodoil.news) Prabani Wood (Herald): [Failing to get frontline healthcare right comes at a huge cost](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/investing-in-gps-saves-millions-eases-healthcare-strain-opinion/4G2C2SX2JFEP7LDPWO63UNRR4U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT: [Healthcare needs focus of report](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/healthcare-needs-focus-report?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **TRUMP'S TARIFFS, TRADE, DEFENCE** Juliet Speedy (Stuff): [Economist Michael Reddell warns Trump’s tariff war could hit NZ like the GFC](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360647636/economist-michael-reddell-warns-trumps-tariff-war-could-hit-nz-gfc?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [China, US tariff war will be felt by New Zealand exporters, New Zealand China Council says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557680/china-us-tariff-war-will-be-felt-by-new-zealand-exporters-new-zealand-china-council-says?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Finance Minister Nicola Willis insists NZ must withstand global volatility](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557595/finance-minister-nicola-willis-insists-nz-must-withstand-global-volatility?ref=goodoil.news) Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [Five key things Nicola Willis said about Donald Trump’s tariffs](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360645359/five-key-things-nicola-willis-said-about-donald-trumps-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: Trump's tariff turmoil and the cost for the world](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/557693/trump-s-tariff-turmoil-and-the-cost-for-the-world?ref=goodoil.news) Eric Crampton (Newsroom): [With regime uncertainty, we don’t know how lucky we are, mate](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/08/regime-uncertainty-in-the-us-shows-just-how-lucky-nz-is/?ref=goodoil.news) Phil O’Reilly (Post): [The overdue lessons and wake-up calls from Trump’s tariffs](https://www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/360645968/overdue-lessons-and-wake-calls-trumps-tariffs?lid=xi4yj8ftw8rk&utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=press%5Fwday%5F20250410) (paywalled) Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [The Kiwi companies that insulated themselves from Trump’s trade war](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/08/the-nz-companies-that-insulated-themselves-from-trumps-trade-war/?ref=goodoil.news) Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [Kiwi exporters face $1b tariff, some quit US market](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360647742/kiwi-exporters-face-1b-tariff-some-quit-us-market?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (NBR): [Trump tariff war’s silver lining for NZ tourism](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/trump-tariff-wars-silver-lining-for-nz-tourism-tecnz/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Peters (World Socialists): [New Zealand government downplays Trump’s tariffs, despite business fears](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/09/qwji-a09.html?ref=goodoil.news) Alka Prasad (Post): [Singapore’s need for a ‘food security partner’ could boost NZ commodity prices](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360647026/singapores-need-food-security-partner-could-boost-nz-commodity-prices?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Brent Edwards (NBR): [Boosting defence spending in a more uncertain world ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/edwards-on-politics/boosting-defence-spending-in-a-more-uncertain-world/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Mixed response on defence dollars](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/mixed-response-defence-dollars?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, OCR** Dan Brunskill (Interest): [RBNZ drops OCR to 3.5%; says tariffs may mean more cuts](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/132803/rbnz-monetary-policy-committee-says-further-rate-cuts-may-be-needed-donald-trump%E2%80%99s?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Reserve Bank cuts official cash rate](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/09/reserve-bank-cuts-official-cash-rate/?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [OCR decision: RBNZ takes ‘dovish’ tone, expected to cut rates further on tariff downturn](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ocr-decision-rbnz-takes-dovish-tone-expected-cut-rates-further-on-tariff-downturn/H4K2O3KGSJHPXCXDPE2UQAIACA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Economists ponder sub-3% OCR amid global trade turmoil](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/economists-ponder-sub-3-ocr-amid-global-trade-turmoil/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Reserve Bank delivers expected 0.25% OCR cut](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360643201/reserve-bank-expected-deliver-025-ocr-cut?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Reserve Bank cuts Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/official-cash-rate/official-cash-rate-decision-reserve-bank-makes-call-today-amid-tariff-turmoil/XGYY6VHKLBG5RIOWZG4WWH4WBE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Reserve Bank cuts official cash rate to 3.5 percent](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557641/reserve-bank-cuts-official-cash-rate-to-3-point-5-percent?ref=goodoil.news) David Chaston (Interest): [Banks cut mortgage and savings account rates after RBNZ lowers OCR again](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/132746/banks-quick-out-blocks-cuts-floating-home-loan-rates-and-they-are-also?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [First banks move in response to OCR](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557648/first-banks-move-in-response-to-ocr?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [First home buyer takes 10% hit on KiwiSaver ‘deposit’ after putting in offer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360646316/first-home-buyer-takes-10-hit-kiwisaver-deposit-after-putting-offer?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** Janet Wilson (Post): [The big lies and half-baked policies behind surge in homelessness](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360646442/big-lies-and-half-baked-policies-behind-surge-homelessness?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Social agency gives tent grant instead of home](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360644794/absolutely-unacceptable-social-agency-gives-tent-grant-instead-home?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Edward Gay (Stuff): [Dubious landlord owns three houses but hasn’t paid damages to vulnerable tenants](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646556/dubious-landlord-owns-three-houses-hasnt-paid-damages-vulnerable-tenants?ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Naish (Press): [Struck-off real estate agent 'preying on vulnerable' or housing the homeless?](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360645139/struck-real-estate-agent-preying-vulnerable-or-housing-homeless?cx%5FtestId=8&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=0&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpress%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Deborah Morris (Post): [OCR cut ‘shot in the arm’ for flat property market](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360647596/ocr-cut-shot-arm-property-market?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Miriam Bell (Post): [Here’s what the OCR cut means for the housing market](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360646500/heres-what-ocr-cut-means-housing-market?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BANKS** Rob Stock (Post): [Lawyer slams Government planned law change to protect banks](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360647637/lawyer-slams-government-planned-law-change-protect-banks?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hunter (NBR): [Lawyer slams ‘political interference’ in bank class action](https://www.nbr.co.nz/law/lawyer-slams-political-interference-in-bank-class-action/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ella Somers (Interest): [FMA will be monitoring how long banks are taking to pass on OCR cuts](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/132797/financial-markets-authority-signals-tougher-oversight-new-zealand%E2%80%99s-banks-over?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [FMA watching how quickly banks pass on rate changes, MPs told](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360646521/fma-watching-how-quickly-banks-pass-ocr-changes-mps-told?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [NZ bank sector heavily regulated? No way, says FMA](https://www.nbr.co.nz/finance/nz-bank-sector-heavily-regulated-no-way-says-fma/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [Risky business? Why Kiwibank's $500m funding boost is causing concern](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/risky-business-why-kiwibanks-500m-funding-boost-is-causing-concern?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL, CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS** Julia Gabel (Herald): [Act’s David Seymour set to face bill’s demise without PM Christopher Luxon or deputy PM Winston Peters](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/acts-david-seymour-set-to-face-demise-of-treaty-principles-bill-without-pm-or-deputy/DD36TLWMQNBDVHCEXGLZTIMECM/?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [‘Cremation day’: Ministers prepare to bury the Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360646629/cremation-day-ministers-prepare-bury-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [National minister heralds 'cremation day' for Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557695/national-minister-heralds-cremation-day-for-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Laura Walters (Newsroom): [‘Strained’ Waitangi Tribunal needs more resources – review](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/09/review-calls-for-more-resources-for-strained-waitangi-tribunal/?ref=goodoil.news) **ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION** RNZ: [Environment watchdog calls for seismic shakeup to Emissions Trading Scheme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557654/environment-watchdog-calls-for-seismic-shakeup-to-emissions-trading-scheme?ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [We need to change the way we do forestry - Environment Commissioner](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360643886/we-need-change-way-we-do-forestry-environment-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Simon Watts indicates he's not minded to take forestry out of ETS](https://www.thepress.co.nz/a/business/360647997/simon-watts-indicates-hes-not-minded-take-forestry-out-ets?lid=yqvvqdtnrn5v&utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=press%5Fwday%5F20250410) (paywalled) Ella Somers (Interest): [Environment watchdog wants ETS reform for forestry](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132781/parliamentary-commissioner-environment-simon-upton-recommends-phasing-out?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Upton reiterates call for forests to be phased out of ETS](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/upton-reiterates-call-for-forests-to-be-phased-out-of-ets/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Fast-track panels not out of blocks yet](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/early-fast-track-applicants-still-waiting-for-panels-for-port-and-housing-developments?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Charity takes legal action over government's 'failure' to protect Hector's and Māui dolphins](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557692/charity-takes-legal-action-over-government-s-failure-to-protect-hector-s-and-maui-dolphins?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Post): P[rotection plan for world’s rarest dolphin challenged in court](https://www.thepost.co.nz/environment/360648023/protection-plan-worlds-rarest-dolphin-challenged-court?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Call for more to be done to stop mass death of migrating eels in Canterbury](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557681/call-for-more-to-be-done-to-stop-mass-death-of-migrating-eels-in-canterbury?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Compliance slipping across region](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/compliance-slipping-across-region?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [New seawall planned to tackle urgent erosion risk at Te Awanga](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647016/new-seawall-planned-tackle-urgent-erosion-risk-te-awanga?ref=goodoil.news) Tom McKinlay (ODT): [The right people for a crisis](https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/right-people-crisis?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** Ethan Manera (Herald): [Chris Hipkins says Andrew Little has his ‘full support’ for potential mayoral run](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chris-hipkins-says-andrew-little-has-his-full-support-for-potential-mayoral-run/7L7GBRNDWREZTEDHD3R2EL27FI/?ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [Andrew Little signals a tilt at the Wellington mayoralty](https://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2025/04/andrew-little-signals-tilt-at.html?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lower Hutt mayor Campbell Barry calling it quits at next election](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557717/lower-hutt-mayor-campbell-barry-calling-it-quits-at-next-election?ref=goodoil.news) Justin Wong (Post): [Lower Hutt mayor Campbell Barry not standing for re-election](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360643664/lower-hutt-mayor-campbell-barry-not-standing-re-election?cx%5FtestId=16&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=0&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpost%5Fpolitics%5Fstuff&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Liz Kelly walks out of council meeting, twice](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360646563/liz-kelly-walks-out-council-meeting-amid-vote-confusion?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): [Local Government NZ boss Susan Freeman-Green calls it quits](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360647019/local-government-nz-boss-susan-freeman-green-calls-it-quits?ref=goodoil.news) Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): [Tauranga Mayor says he doesn't want marine precinct sold - then votes in favour](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557703/tauranga-mayor-says-he-doesn-t-want-marine-precinct-sold-then-votes-in-favour?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Smith (Stuff): [Wayne Brown under investigation for driving while on the phone](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360646495/court-case-seeks-put-brakes-speed-limit-u-turn?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown investigated by police for taking video call while driving](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557636/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-investigated-by-police-for-taking-video-call-while-driving?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland councillors to discuss uses for land left vacant after storm buyouts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557697/auckland-councillors-to-discuss-uses-for-land-left-vacant-after-storm-buyouts?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Auckland Future Fund shielded from market turmoil as capital kept in cash](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360646523/auckland-future-fund-shielded-market-turmoil-capital-kept-cash?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Long (Stuff): [Manurewa Senior Citizens Club refuse to vacate condemned community hall](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647196/manurewa-senior-citizens-club-refuse-vacate-condemned-community-hall?ref=goodoil.news) Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): [Gisborne District councillor attendance rates: One attended 41.2% of meetings since October](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gisborne-district-councillor-attendance-rates-one-attended-412-of-meeting-since-october/NDY5C22IWZANJFIYXOVPEHJSTY/?ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Stuff): [Clash over two New Brighton liquor stores 300m apart](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647032/clash-over-two-new-brighton-liquor-stores-300m-apart?ref=goodoil.news) Sinead Gill (Press): [Akaroa residents want reimbursement for helping ‘expose’ flaws in council wastewater scheme](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360645890/akaroa-residents-want-reimbursement-helping-expose-flaws-council-wastewater-scheme?cx%5FtestId=8&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=3&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpress%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): [Māori wards referendum: Bay of Plenty teen activist Jack Karetai-Barrett plans awareness hīkoi](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/maori-wards-referendum-bay-of-plenty-teen-activist-jack-karetai-barrett-plans-awareness-hikoi/OGAVSHOM4JG6TGFCGJQOITPBVQ/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Need for Māori wards on council behind teen's hikoi to Tauranga](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/557606/need-for-maori-wards-on-council-behind-teen-s-hikoi-to-tauranga?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Council CEO contract stance ‘eye-opening’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/council-ceo-contract-stance-%E2%80%98eye-opening%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [West Coast residents told to boil water after possible contamination](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557667/west-coast-residents-told-to-boil-water-after-possible-contamination?ref=goodoil.news) Eva Gallot (Stuff): [Boil water notice issued for Grey district due to possible contamination](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647398/boil-water-notice-issued-grey-district?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Part of Invercargill park inches closer to losing reserve status](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646790/part-invercargill-park-inches-closer-losing-reserve-status?ref=goodoil.news) Hilary Calvert (ODT): [Count risks, rewards of new development](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/count-risks-rewards-new-development?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stephen Ward (Stuff): [Hamilton developers let rip over council’s brake on city growth](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647030/developers-let-rip-over-councils-brake-city-growth?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [DCC plans alarming developers](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/dcc-plans-alarming-developers?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Phil Pennington and Nick James (RNZ): [Auckland Council raises concerns about national ticketing project](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557669/auckland-council-raises-concerns-about-national-ticketing-project?ref=goodoil.news) Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Transport advocacy group battles speed limit increases](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557679/transport-advocacy-group-battles-speed-limit-increases?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [Speed around schools: Why are we making the streets more dangerous?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/speed-around-schools-why-are-we-making-the-streets-more-dangerous-simon-wilson/3DIJCDDH4NG6PI7OMCEWDOYEDY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nick James (RNZ): [Wellington council fights speed limit reversals: 'This is stupid policy'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557661/wellington-council-fights-speed-limit-reversals-this-is-stupid-policy?ref=goodoil.news) Post: [Court case seeks to put brakes on speed limit U-turn](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-mp-tamatha-paul-fires-back-at-labour-says-expectations-of-partys-law-and-order-policies-were-already-low/W7HHD7U7ZNCA7EFWRTKLEUIPHU/?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Great Ride: Iwi, mayors, tourism partners team up to finish Mountains to Sea cycle trail](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557649/great-ride-iwi-mayors-tourism-partners-team-up-to-finish-mountains-to-sea-cycle-trail?ref=goodoil.news) Alan Granville (Stuff): ['Everyone wins': Air New Zealand in talks to partner up with Air Chathams](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360647774/everyone-wins-air-new-zealand-talks-partner-air-chathams?ref=goodoil.news) **PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, PROCUREMENT** Imogen Wells (Stuff): [Wool rules: Government orders agencies go fleece first](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360647995/wool-rules-government-orders-agencies-go-fleece-first?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New procurement rules urge wool use in government buildings](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557634/new-procurement-rules-urge-wool-use-in-government-buildings?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [‘Let’s make wool great again’: Wool to roll out at Government agencies](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360647060/lets-make-wool-great-again-wool-roll-out-government-agencies?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sinead Gill (Press/Post): [Canterbury farmers ready to ‘make wool great again’ after years of keeping faith](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360647663/canterbury-farmers-ready-make-wool-great-again-after-years-keeping-faith?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): [Wool great, wood you consider timber? Industry wants in on Govt buildings plans](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/wool-great-wood-you-consider-timber-industry-wants-in-on-govt-buildings-plans?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [‘Major strides’ in recovery of Kaikōura pāua fishery](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360645921/major-strides-recovery-kaikoura-paua-fishery?ref=goodoil.news) Lisa Futschek (ODT): [What’s so fishy about the 1980s?](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/what%E2%80%99s-so-fishy-about-1980s?ref=goodoil.news) **PACIFIC** RNZ: [Winston Peters leads delegation to Tonga, Vanuatu and Hawai’i](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557643/winston-peters-leads-delegation-to-tonga-vanuatu-and-hawai-i?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Trump’s pick as NZ envoy caught up in Pacific slip-up](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/09/trumps-pick-as-nz-rep-caught-up-in-pacific-slip-up/?ref=goodoil.news) Talaia Mika (RNZ): [‘International standing at risk’: Opposition demands full investigation into Maritime Cook IsIands, Ministry of Transport](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557587/international-standing-at-risk-opposition-demands-full-investigation-into-maritime-cook-isiands-ministry-of-transport?ref=goodoil.news) Susana Suisuiki (RNZ): [Samoa power crisis: Hope arrives in the form of leased generators from NZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557613/samoa-power-crisis-hope-arrives-in-the-form-of-leased-generators-from-nz?ref=goodoil.news) Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ): [Fiji and other Pacific nations decry 'unfair and disappointing' US tariffs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557584/fiji-and-other-pacific-nations-decry-unfair-and-disappointing-us-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) Lydia Lewis (RNZ): [Tokelau's trifecta of issues: Trump's tariffs, delayed tuna funds, and self-determination](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557531/tokelau-s-trifecta-of-issues-trump-s-tariffs-delayed-tuna-funds-and-self-determination?ref=goodoil.news) **ENERGY** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Households paying more for power because of low-user tariff phase-out](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557642/households-paying-more-for-power-because-of-low-user-tariff-phase-out?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Low-user electricity tariff phase-out has winners and losers](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/low-user-electricity-tariff-phase-out-has-winners-and-losers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Power companies 'eager' to offer more weird and wonderful pricing plans](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360647143/power-companies-eager-offer-more-weird-and-wonderful-pricing-plans?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Doug Sail (Timaru Herald): [Alpine Energy ordered to refund customers $16.9m](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646456/alpine-energy-ordered-refund-customers-169m?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Diesel importers required to increase reserves to 28 days](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557629/diesel-importers-required-to-increase-reserves-to-28-days?ref=goodoil.news) **JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME** Julia Gabel (Herald): [Green MP Tamatha Paul fires back at Labour, says expectations of party’s law and order policies were ‘already low’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-mp-tamatha-paul-fires-back-at-labour-says-expectations-of-partys-law-and-order-policies-were-already-low/W7HHD7U7ZNCA7EFWRTKLEUIPHU/?ref=goodoil.news) Virginia Fallon (Post): [Another awful anniversary](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360640331/another-awful-anniversary?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Neil Sands (Law News): [Parliament receives motion to scrap compulsory tikanga Māori for core law subjects](https://lawnews.nz/misc/parliament-receives-motion-to-scrap-compulsory-tikanga-maori-for-core-law-subjects/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: '[Increasingly vulnerable' - Warning over rise of organised crime in NZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557609/increasingly-vulnerable-warning-over-rise-of-organised-crime-in-nz?ref=goodoil.news) Warren Pyke (Law News): [How karakia fit into our justice system](https://lawnews.nz/courts/how-karakia-fit-into-our-justice-system/?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Makiha (Rotorua Daily Post/Herald): [Why a leading entertainment figure convicted of sex crimes still can’t be identified](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/why-a-leading-entertainment-figure-convicted-of-sex-crimes-still-cant-be-identified/LMVRRLED75HR5CYNVYQZDW2R44/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** RNZ: [School attendance to be scrutinised by Education Review Office again](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557626/school-attendance-to-be-scrutinised-by-education-review-office-again?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Artificial intelligence exam-marking on the way for Year 10 writing tests](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557671/artificial-intelligence-exam-marking-on-the-way-for-year-10-writing-tests?ref=goodoil.news) Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): [Parents onboard with councils taking over school buses](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646632/parents-onboard-councils-taking-over-school-buses?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Streaming classrooms does more harm than good - education expert](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557644/streaming-classrooms-does-more-harm-than-good-education-expert?ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Uni rubbishes claim robot a security threat](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/uni-rubbishes-claim-robot-security-threat?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **MEDIA** Rebecca Stevenson (Herald): [‘I am very much onside’: NZME’s wannabe chair wants swift resolution of share purchase probe](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/i-am-very-much-onside-nzmes-wannabe-chair-wants-swift-resolution-of-share-purchase-probe?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [TikTok releases new saftey features for Kiwi kids](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557696/tiktok-releases-new-saftey-features-for-kiwi-kids?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS** Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): [‘A very bad experience’: More franchisees speak out about cleaning firm](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646283/very-bad-experience-more-franchisees-speak-out-about-cleaning-firm?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Retailers need more support to offset construction work disruption, NZIER finds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557673/retailers-need-more-support-to-offset-construction-work-disruption-nzier-finds?ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [NZ: Engineering firms lose 1200 people in a year](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-engineering-firms-lose-1200-people-in-a-year/PUFRU74DBNHOPLIUJTGB5XTXVQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Developer of 112 South Auckland units at Wattle Park liquidated, estimated to owe $4.6m](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/construction/developer-of-112-south-auckland-units-at-wattle-park-liquidated-estimated-to-owe-46m/HUQKNVPPVBFHXGC5QWKLTQ7DAI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **OTHER** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Agency charged with emergency communications upgrade not funded for 111 changes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557657/agency-charged-with-emergency-communications-upgrade-not-funded-for-111-changes?ref=goodoil.news) Ffion Heale (Post): [Who has been dobbed in to the ‘red tape tipline’?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360640983/who-has-been-dobbed-red-tape-tipline?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amy Williams (RNZ): [Ministry of Social Development to use basic AI to regrant benefits](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557600/ministry-of-social-development-to-use-basic-ai-to-regrant-benefits?ref=goodoil.news) Annemarie Quill (Stuff): [Winston Peters’ former multimillion mansion with hidden cocktail bar sold to expats](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360646676/winston-peters-former-multimillion-mansion-hidden-cocktail-bar-sold-expats?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) 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