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# News Briefing: 11 April 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-11-april-2025/
- Published: 2025-04-10T20:01:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-10T20:29:41.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

*Republished with Permission*  
  
Author: **Bryce Edwards**

**DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE**  
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On Marketing The Military Threat Posed By China](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00022/on-marketing-the-military-threat-posed-by-china.htm?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sarita Davis (Herald): [$12 billion defence spend could halve child poverty by 2028](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/12-billion-defence-spend-could-halve-child-poverty-by-2028-opinion/2FYAOJF765GR3D3TBWMMPIBGSI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Access to space systems 'critical on the modern battlefield'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557725/access-to-space-systems-critical-on-the-modern-battlefield?ref=goodoil.news)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy - what it means for NZ and the world](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557790/wtf-weird-tariff-frenzy-what-it-means-for-nz-and-the-world?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Peters says Luxon ‘premature’ to suggest Asia-Pacific, Europe push back on tariffs](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360648085/watch-luxon-gives-trade-speech-amid-us-tariff-turmoil?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Luxon pitches new bloc to salvage global trade](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132821/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-hopes-form-new-trading-bloc-european-union-us?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Luxon speaks to six world leaders about Donald Trump's tariffs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557803/luxon-speaks-to-six-world-leaders-about-donald-trump-s-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo Moir (RNZ): [US tariffs 'confronting' for New Zealand businesses, Christopher Luxon says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557741/us-tariffs-confronting-for-new-zealand-businesses-christopher-luxon-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Watch: Luxon plans free-trade talks blitz as Trump changes tune on tariffs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-to-hit-the-phone-to-defend-global-trading-system/GYD62P3FZ5HD5IB3MGYPX5CZM4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Christopher Luxon talks to world leaders as Donald Trump pauses tariffs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557724/christopher-luxon-talks-to-world-leaders-as-donald-trump-pauses-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news)  
Felix Walton (RNZ): [Phil Goff relishes new-found freedom, blasts Donald Trump again](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557819/phil-goff-relishes-new-found-freedom-blasts-donald-trump-again?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [MPs’ share portfolios hit by tariff shock](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/09/mps-investment-portfolios-not-immune-to-tariff-shock/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Donald Trump's 10% US tariff on NZ looks set to remain, officials clarifying - Nicola Willis](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557728/donald-trump-s-10-percent-us-tariff-on-nz-looks-set-to-remain-officials-clarifying-nicola-willis?ref=goodoil.news)  
Juliet Speedy (Stuff): [New Zealand will still feel years of fallout following Trump’s tariff U-turn, economists warn](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360649631/new-zealand-will-still-feel-years-fallout-following-trumps-tariff-u-turn-economists-warn?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: ['No one knows what the end game is' - Consumer confidence hit by global trade turmoil](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557616/no-one-knows-what-the-end-game-is-consumer-confidence-hit-by-global-trade-turmoil?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Trump could see new wool rule as carpet ban](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/10/trump-could-see-new-wool-rule-as-carpet-ban/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [Russian businessman Alexander Abramov has NZ travel ban lifted](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360649534/russian-businessman-alexander-abramov-has-nz-travel-ban-lifted?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Hamish McNicol (NBR): [Russian billionaire ‘humbled and grateful’ NZ sanctions lifted](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/russian-billionaire-humbled-and-grateful-nz-sanctions-lifted/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**TREATY, CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS**  
Laura Walters (Newsroom): [Treaty Principles Bill may be resurrected; the opposition is primed](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/11/treaty-principles-bill-may-be-resurrected-the-opposition-is-primed/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eva Corlett (Guardian): [Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/10/treaty-principles-bill-voted-down-in-new-zealand-parliament-maori?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karanama Ruru and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [A ‘great day’ but Māori-Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka not given Treaty Principles Bill speaking spot](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360649390/great-day-maori-crown-relations-minister-tama-potaka-not-given-treaty-principles-bill-speaking-spot?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kelly Dennett (Post): [The winners, losers and political legacy of the ‘cremated’ Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360648844/winners-losers-and-political-legacy-cremated-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): [Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557820/treaty-principles-bill-scrapped-but-the-fight-for-te-tiriti-is-just-beginning-lawyers-and-advocates-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [With a whimper rather than a bang, Treaty Principles Bill is buried – for now](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/with-a-whimper-rather-than-a-bang-treaty-principles-bill-is-buried-for-now-thomas-coughlan/OE7XNO7PCRCIHKBG526NOSQ3OA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [The last day we’ll ever have to talk about the Treaty principles bill](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-04-2025/the-last-day-well-ever-have-to-talk-about-the-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [‘They’ll bury the bill with her’: Treaty Principles Bill figuratively, literally buried](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360648683/theyll-bury-bill-her-treaty-principles-bill-figuratively-literally-buried?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Treaty Principles Bill voted down amid fiery MP debate](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/10/treaty-principles-bill-voted-down-amid-fiery-mp-debate/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Bulletin: PM skips historic debate as Treaty principles bill voted down](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/11-04-2025/pm-skips-historic-debate-as-treaty-principles-bill-voted-down?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Celebrations at defeat of divisive Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557804/celebrations-at-defeat-of-divisive-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: '[Watch this space': Seymour on if voted down Treaty Principles Bill will return](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557766/watch-this-space-seymour-on-if-voted-down-treaty-principles-bill-will-return?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Willie Jackson defiant after being kicked out of House for Seymour ‘disgrace’, ‘liar’ comments](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360649599/willie-jackson-kicked-out-house-calling-seymour-disgrace-liar?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julia Gabel, Jamie Ensor, Adam Pearse (Herald): [Treaty Principles Bill: Parliament votes down controversial policy at second reading](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-second-reading-of-controversial-policy-scheduled-for-this-afternoon/CZGEFMA56BDHFPLKFPSEEAB3XY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Daniels Perese and Natasha Hill (Te Ao Māori News): [Nehu day: Treaty Principles Bill laid to rest, only Act voting in favour](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/10/nehu-day-treaty-principles-bill-laid-to-rest-only-act-voting-in-favour/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Watch: Treaty Principles Bill second reading gets off to fiery start](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360649074/treaty-principles-bill-heads-second-reading?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [‘Oh my God!’ Object nearly hits David Seymour before Treaty Principles Bill reading](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360648849/oh-my-god-object-nearly-hits-david-seymour-treaty-principle-bill-reading?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Why Christopher Luxon won't be at the Treaty Principles Bill debate](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360648508/why-christopher-luxon-wont-be-treaty-principles-bill-debate?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [Treaty Principles Bill timeline: The controversial policy’s rocky road to rejection](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-timeline-the-controversial-policys-rocky-road-to-rejection/72YCITEIYBGRPI2JOIQULKW63Q/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Watch: Te Pati Māori film crew ejected from public gallery by Parliament security](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557781/watch-te-pati-maori-film-crew-ejected-from-public-gallery-by-parliament-security?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tini Molyneux and Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): [Labour MP believes Seymour will find a way to keep Treaty Principles Bill alive](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/09/labour-mp-believes-seymour-will-find-a-way-to-keep-treaty-principles-bill-alive/?ref=goodoil.news)  
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Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Watchdog warns of reputational damage from failure to meet Treaty settlement obligations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557767/watchdog-warns-of-reputational-damage-from-failure-to-meet-treaty-settlement-obligations?ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [New report reveals public organisations are falling short on treaty settlements](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/10-04-2025/new-report-reveals-public-organisations-are-falling-short-on-treaty-settlements?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike McRoberts (NBR): [Auditor General’s damning report on Treaty settlements](https://www.nbr.co.nz/te-ao-maori/auditor-generals-damning-report-on-treaty-settlements/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mike McRoberts (NBR): [Nelson Tenths descendants vow to continue fighting](https://www.nbr.co.nz/te-ao-maori/nelson-tenths-descendants-vow-to-continue-fighting/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**PARLIAMENT**  
Martin Van Beynen (Post): [Different strokes for different folks but rules are rules](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360629250/different-strokes-different-folks-rules-are-rules?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Neil Sands (Law News): [Inflexible coalition agreements give ‘fringe’ too much power: Clark](https://lawnews.nz/politics/inflexible-coalition-agreements-give-fringe-too-much-power-clark/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Cassandra Mudgway (The Conversation): [A damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed](https://theconversation.com/a-damning-study-of-online-abuse-of-female-mps-shows-urgent-legal-reform-is-needed-254184?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Tamatha Paul’s police comments, Treaty bill dies, Winston Peters turns 80: A week in NZ politics](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tamatha-pauls-police-comments-treaty-bill-dies-winston-peters-turns-80-a-week-in-nz-politics-the-front-page/4RU42X4VFJETDHRBFZUTGXUQF4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Happy Birthday, Winston: deputy PM marks his 80th](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360648496/happy-birthday-winston-deputy-pm-marks-his-80th?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [Trump slump to poll bump? Christopher Luxon’s big opportunity amid tariff chaos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/trump-slump-to-poll-bump-christopher-luxons-big-opportunity-amid-tariff-chaos-audrey-young/ZTZLGORASVDBXN4CTXN5IZQ3Z4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mildred Armah (Stuff): [Labour investigates head of disability branch after woman alleges mistreatment](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360646273/labour-investigates-head-disability-branch-after-woman-alleges-mistreatment?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mildred Armah (Stuff): [‘She’s a narcissistic autistic’: The bitter feud between a disabled woman and an advocate](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360643172/shes-narcissistic-autistic-bitter-feud-between-disabled-woman-and-advocate?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [Chris Hipkins praises ‘hugely important’ partner in new interview](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360648785/chris-hipkins-praises-hugely-important-partner-new-interview?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Why it took nine attempts for Rawiri Waititi to ask a question](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-04-2025/echo-chamber-why-it-took-nine-attempts-for-rawiri-waititi-to-ask-a-question?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Te Pāti Māori to run candidates in general seats at next election](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557788/te-pati-maori-to-run-candidates-in-general-seats-at-next-election?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tini Molyneux and Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): [Te Pāti Māori pushes for greater Māori representation, targeting 21 general seats](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/10/te-pati-maori-pushes-for-greater-maori-representation-targeting-21-general-seats/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [Former Labour minister launches scathing attack on Green Party](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360648326/former-labour-minister-launches-scathing-attack-green-party?ref=goodoil.news)  
Steven Cowan: [The trouble with Chloe](https://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-trouble-with-chloe.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [A question of privilege](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/question-privilege?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Bulletin: Are New Zealanders losing confidence in the system?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/10-04-2025/are-new-zealanders-losing-confidence-in-the-system?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION**  
Farah Hancock (RNZ): [Quarrying company J Swap denied Supreme Court appeal to mine on QEII covenant land](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/557758/quarrying-company-j-swap-denied-supreme-court-appeal-to-mine-on-qeii-covenant-land?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Tai Rāwhiti to replant 100,000 hectares of forestry with permanent bush, but at whose cost?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557808/tai-rawhiti-to-replant-100-000-hectares-of-forestry-with-permanent-bush-but-at-whose-cost?ref=goodoil.news)  
Science Media Centre: [The Risks Of Pine Carbon Farms – Expert Reaction](https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/04/09/the-risks-of-pine-carbon-farms-expert-reaction/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Why forestry should be removed from the ETS](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/andrew-dickens-why-forestry-should-be-removed-from-the-ets/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Public Health Communication Centre: [Unsafe waters: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/unsafe-waters-hidden-campylobacter-infection-risk-rural-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Adam Burns (RNZ): [Bottled water supplies under pressure as boil water notice remains for Greymouth](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557798/bottled-water-supplies-under-pressure-as-boil-water-notice-remains-for-greymouth?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [The shifting sands beneath the Ngāi Tahu water case](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/10/the-shifting-sands-beneath-the-ngai-tahu-water-case/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [New Zealand is well-placed despite an inconvenient truth for those on the moral EV mound](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-is-well-place-despite-an-inconvenient-truth-for-those-on-the-moral-ev-mound-editorial/DCKPP25RO5H2TFEILY2Q4UGYM4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Juha Saarinen (Interest): [Electric vehicles could increase carbon emissions without renewable energy boost](https://www.interest.co.nz/technology/132819/renewable-energy-powered-new-zealand-well-placed-reap-benefits-evs-other?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ECONOMY, OCR**  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Fiscal responses to shocks need to be targeted and temporary](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/fiscal-responses-to-shocks-need-to-be-targeted-and-temporary/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Why Nicola Willis’ commitment to tight spending means the Reserve Bank will stay in the spotlight](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/official-cash-rate/why-nicola-willis-commitment-to-tight-spending-means-reserve-bank-will-be-back-in-the-spotlight/SKXT4VJRUZCEXL4CQ4ADDCDDHM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Treasury: New agency may be needed to scrutinise ratcheting government debt](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360643206/treasury-institutions-may-not-be-strong-enough-lean-against-ratcheting-government-debt?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Richard Harman (Politik): [It can’t be like Covid](https://www.politik.co.nz/it-cant-be-like-covid/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Robert MacCulloch: [NZ Initiative Chairman Partridge gets his international economics wrong](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/nz-initiative-chair-partridge-gets-his-international-economics-wrong-its-worrying-given-the-pm-and?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKS**  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Consumer finance law change could quash huge class action against ANZ and ASB banks](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/proposed-consumer-finance-law-change-could-quash-massive-class-action-against-anz-and-asb-banks/TYHDDHB36NBZFNGPW3PNLUZKVQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tim Hunter (NBR): [There’s a bigger picture in the pro-bank bill](https://www.nbr.co.nz/hunters-corner/theres-a-bigger-picture-in-the-pro-bank-bill/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jenny Ruth: [Why does the govt want to protect 2 Aussie banks from their own failures?](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/why-does-the-govt-want-to-protect) (paywalled)  
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [‘Not good enough’: Why don’t banks pass on the OCR cut instantly?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360648937/not-good-enough-why-dont-banks-pass-ocr-cut-instantly?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [When will fixed home loan rates move?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557771/when-will-fixed-home-loan-rates-move?ref=goodoil.news)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Govt eyeing ComCom bank interchange fees decision](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/govt-eyeing-comcom-bank-interchange-fees-decision?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH**  
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [War of words as Seymour says health profession has too many ‘whining busy-bodies’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360648840/war-words-seymour-says-health-profession-has-too-many-whining-busy-bodies?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Verrall and Brown go tit-for-tat in health annual review debate](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557809/the-house-verrall-and-brown-go-tit-for-tat-in-health-annual-review-debate?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Cut in colonoscopies after Covid funding ran out](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557773/cut-in-colonoscopies-after-covid-funding-ran-out?ref=goodoil.news)  
Briana Northey (Post): [Outsourcing health care risks the next generation of specialists](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360631419/outsourcing-health-care-risks-next-generation-specialists?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Nelson and Marlborough Health NZ staff get $20 million in Holidays Act remediation payments](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557792/nelson-and-marlborough-health-nz-staff-get-20-million-in-holidays-act-remediation-payments?ref=goodoil.news)  
Renee Liang (North & South): [The Corporate Creep … Why It’s Not Good For Our Health](https://northandsouth.co.nz/2025/04/10/the-corporate-creep/?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=the-corporate-creep)  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [ACC exec under investigation ‘no longer employed’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360649863/acc-exec-under-investigation-no-longer-employed?ref=goodoil.news)  
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): [Te Kōhao Health and Te Whatu Ora band together to reduce inequities in healthcare system](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/10/te-kohao-health-and-te-whatu-ora-band-together-to-reduce-inequities-in-healthcare-system/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Thousands to benefit as Pharmac widens access to four medicines](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557776/thousands-to-benefit-as-pharmac-widens-access-to-four-medicines?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER**  
Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown questions why Cabinet ministers get limos but he doesn’t after driving offence](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-questions-why-cabinet-ministers-get-limos-but-not-him-after-driving-offence/72PTJCI2WVASDATZJGLATOHIZA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hill (RNZ): [Waimakariri council may ditch credit rating agency S&P after downgrade](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557744/waimakariri-council-may-ditch-credit-rating-agency-s-and-p-after-downgrade?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Dunne: [Is Andrew Little Wellington's Mayor-In-Waiting?](https://honpfd.blogspot.com/2025/04/should-former-labour-leader-and.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike O’Donnell (Post): [Blasts from the past helping to mix things up in the capital](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360647518/blasts-past-helping-mix-things-capital?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Deborah Morris (Post): [Wellington’s arts events ‘need to go global’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360649073/vision-wellington-second-meeting-sold-out?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [New Plymouth police to take more action against 'lawless' homeless people, mayor says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557706/new-plymouth-police-to-take-more-action-against-lawless-homeless-people-mayor-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [E Coli found in Palmerston North drinking water](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557736/e-coli-found-in-palmerston-north-drinking-water?ref=goodoil.news)  
Deborah Morris (Post): [Vision for Wellington second meeting sold out](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360649073/vision-wellington-second-meeting-sold-out?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): [Commission finds in favour of Ōpōtiki council wards](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360649263/commission-finds-favour-opotiki-council-wards?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS**  
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Van Velden accused of undermining unions by scrapping 30-day rule](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/10/van-velden-accused-of-undermining-unions-by-scrapping-30-day-rule/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ryan Ward: [Brooke van Velden is a humdrum, run-of-the-mill union buster](https://weareunderused.substack.com/p/brooke-van-velden-is-a-humdrum-run)  
NBR: [Private Bin: Super surveillance, finfluencers at war, disappointed FNZ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/private-bin-2/super-surveillance-finfluencers-at-war-disappointed-fnz/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Raynel (Herald): [Thousands of Woolworths workers could see pay cut under restructure, union claims](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/thousands-of-woolworths-workers-could-see-pay-cut-under-restructure-union-claims/U6QXJD6L2FBAHKNN3OWDXW4WQQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Woolworths confirms restructure, closes two stores](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557777/woolworths-confirms-restructure-closes-two-stores?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Briscoes, Rebel Sport staff want pay rise that keeps up with cost of living](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557535/briscoes-rebel-sport-staff-want-pay-rise-that-keeps-up-with-cost-of-living?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Bid to hit the brakes on speed limit increases heard in court](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-04-2025/bid-to-hit-the-brakes-on-speed-limit-increases-heard-in-court?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Wellington council latest to resist speed limit reversals](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360647783/wellington-council-latest-resist-speed-limit-reversals?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Wong (Post): [More private funding needed to keep fare rises low](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360645764/more-private-funding-needed-keep-fare-rises-low?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): [The Detail: A rocky road for the battle against road cones](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/557805/a-rocky-road-for-the-battle-against-road-cones?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [New road between Manawatū and Tararua set to open](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557802/new-road-between-manawatu-and-tararua-set-to-open?ref=goodoil.news)  
Maioha Panama (Te Ao Māori News): [Air NZ ensures new uniform honours Māori heritage without appropriation](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/11/air-new-zealand-unveils-new-uniform-committing-to-honouring-te-ao-maori-without-appropriation/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME**  
Rob Stock (Post): [Reforms pave way for $60,000 Disputes Tribunal claims](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360580302/reforms-pave-way-60000-disputes-tribunal-claims?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gary Judd: [How karakia fit into our justice system](https://garyjuddkc.substack.com/p/how-karakia-fit-into-our-justice)  
RNZ: [Iwi and police join forces to stamp out drug dealing gangs in Northland](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557733/iwi-and-police-join-forces-to-stamp-out-drug-dealing-gangs-in-northland?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Iwi leader says 'Ōpōtiki-style' raids possible in Northland meth crackdown](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557775/iwi-leader-says-opotiki-style-raids-possible-in-northland-meth-crackdown?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA**  
Rick Neville (Herald): [NZME boardroom battle: Editorial independence and the serious questions shareholders must consider](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/nzme-boardroom-battle-editorial-independence-and-the-serious-questions-shareholders-must-consider-opinion/7G2RW63GTFGOZNYLQUQB63AKGQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bob McCoskrie: [“Trust Barometer” Gets Even Chillier Towards Media](https://mcblog.substack.com/p/trust-barometer-gets-even-chillier)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [The Chase NZ comes with a costly catch; TV rugby rights battle - a new broadcaster in mix; Political editor Claire Trevett’s candid exit](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-the-chase-nz-comes-with-a-costly-catch-tv-rugby-rights-battle-a-new-broadcaster-in-mix-political-editor-claire-trevetts-candid-exit-interview/7UFXOQ43ZRGY3NGEUY3H6ANLHY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) interview  
  
**EDUCATION**  
Hanna McCallum (Post): [Highest number of students expelled in five years](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360646451/highest-number-students-expelled-five-years?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Herald: [Act leader David Seymour criticises student climate strikers, calls absences ‘unjustified’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/act-leader-david-seymour-criticises-student-climate-strikers-calls-absences-unjustified/JQPDPY6RTFDUFKBRFSBDNSOJKE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [StudyLink processing delays see students struggling to pay rent](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557814/studylink-processing-delays-see-students-struggling-to-pay-rent?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Davison (Herald): [Auckland University law school merger uncertain after showdown meeting mysteriously cancelled](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-university-law-school-merger-uncertain-after-showdown-meeting-mysteriously-cancelled/JV6EH2WHBJEUZD5B32FZR65I4Q/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**GREYHOUND RACING BAN**  
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): [Greyhounds trot on Parliament grounds as racing ban looms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557796/greyhounds-trot-on-parliament-grounds-as-racing-ban-looms?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ffion Heale (Post): [Built for speed, also built for love](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360649543/built-speed-also-built-love?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HOUSING**  
Brittany Keogh and Tom Hunt (Post): [Porirua has Wellington’s worst quality homes, and some of its best](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360648870/porirua-has-wellingtons-worst-quality-homes-and-some-its-best?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): [Far North couple want council, government to buyout flood-prone home](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557811/far-north-couple-want-council-government-to-buyout-flood-prone-home?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Inland Revenue calls in debt collector Baycorp in crackdown](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557750/inland-revenue-calls-in-debt-collector-baycorp-in-crackdown?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [How much can your KiwiSaver manager protect you from the downturn?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557699/how-much-can-your-kiwisaver-manager-protect-you-from-the-downturn?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Should the Government force you to buy wool?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-should-the-government-force-you-to-buy-wool/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Three youths escape from Oranga Tamariki remand homes still missing](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557734/three-youths-escape-from-oranga-tamariki-remand-homes-still-missing?ref=goodoil.news)  
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Two found guilty of running a $336,000 pyramid scam](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360648339/two-found-guilty-running-336000-pyramid-scam?ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Kenny (RNZ): [Copper network retirement a step closer: What you need to know](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557618/copper-network-retirement-a-step-closer-what-you-need-to-know?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Alpine Energy ordered to refund $16.9m after overcharging](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557608/alpine-energy-ordered-to-refund-16-point-9m-after-overcharging?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Huge number of property listings slows rising cost of construction](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557598/huge-number-of-property-listings-slows-rising-cost-of-construction?ref=goodoil.news)

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