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# News Briefing: 11 February 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-11-february-2025/
- Published: 2025-02-10T19:07:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-10T19:42:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

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

**GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, POLLS, PUBLIC SERVICE**  
Claire Trevett (Herald): [Tension between Act’s David Seymour and PM Christopher Luxon spills over in public](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tension-between-acts-david-seymour-and-pm-christopher-luxon-spills-over-in-public/KY4EVQ3AUBDBXMEBVK5BH5M5OU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Seymour tells Luxon where to go](https://www.politik.co.nz/seymour-tells-luxon-to-get-f-ked/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Hooton (Patreon): [Seymour asking Luxon for the sack](https://www.patreon.com/posts/seymour-asking-121901979?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Ensor (Herald): [David Seymour takes aim at Christopher Luxon after PM calls Polkinghorne letter ‘ill-advised’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-takes-aim-at-christopher-luxon-after-pm-calls-polkinghorne-letter-ill-advised/ZFAAXZS5IVCQJEYKNVLNTXIE4Y/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [ACT leader David Seymour defends letter to police about Philip Polkinghorne](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541446/act-leader-david-seymour-defends-letter-to-police-about-philip-polkinghorne?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Chief Victims Advisor takes swipe at David Seymour's handling of criminal cases](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541475/chief-victims-advisor-takes-swipe-at-david-seymour-s-handling-of-criminal-cases?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Labour calls for David Seymour to be sacked over Land Rover stunt on Parliament steps](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360575788/watch-security-stops-david-seymour-driving-parliament-steps?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [ACT lead David Seymour driving Land Rover up steps of Parliament a 'political sideshow' - PM](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541461/act-lead-david-seymour-driving-land-rover-up-steps-of-parliament-a-political-sideshow-pm?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [Security stops Act leader David Seymour driving Land Rover up Parliament steps](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/security-stops-act-leader-david-seymour-driving-land-rover-up-parliament-steps/3YL2Z2I3JRCPNOJRAG4K2YCOAY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Seymour's attempt to drive Land Rover up Parliament's steps halted](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/seymours-attempt-to-drive-land-rover-up-parliaments-steps-halted/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Harriet Laughton and Anna Whyte (Post): [Seymour stopped by security for driving Land Rover up Parliament front steps](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360575886/david-seymour-stopped-security-driving-land-rover-parliament-front-steps?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
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Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Voters’ Valentine’s message for Christopher Luxon: We’re just not that into you](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/voters-valentines-message-for-christopher-luxon-were-just-not-that-into-you/CTJ2MTTGTFFV5OR5NPZYRKFSQY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Poll: Left bloc could form govt as National slides](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/poll-left-bloc-could-form-govt-as-national-slides/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell and Phoebe Utteridge (Stuff): [Third major poll shows more support for Opposition than Government](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360575970/coalition-falls-behind-opposition-second-consecutive-poll?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Taxpayers' Union–Curia Poll shows Labour and Greens could form government](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541447/taxpayers-union-curia-poll-shows-labour-and-greens-could-form-government?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [New poll shows Labour/Greens/Te Pāti Māori with enough support to form next Government](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-poll-shows-labourgreenste-pati-maori-with-enough-support-to-form-next-government/LK64EJ6MXRAJTMHR6NQ7UWN3RM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Latest polls suggest Labour-Greens-Te Pāti Māori could form a government](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575935/latest-polls-suggest-labour-greens-te-pati-maori-could-form-government?ref=goodoil.news)  
The Overhang 2.1 - [Halfway(ish)](https://theoverhangaonz.substack.com/p/the-overhang-21-halfwayish)  
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Brent Edwards (NBR): [Tackling the influence the wealthy have on the political process](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/tackling-the-influence-the-wealthy-have-on-the-political-process/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Manurewa Marae data misuse claims: Top police detective Ross McKay leading investigation into Te Pāti Māori](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/manurewa-marae-data-misuse-claims-top-police-detective-ross-mckay-leading-investigation-into-te-pati-maori/KAW4JBMTNZGSHFMICNC6OGMXBA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Delayed release of Manurewa Marae inquiry report criticised](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/541462/delayed-release-of-manurewa-marae-inquiry-report-criticised?ref=goodoil.news)  
Maxine Jacobs (Press): [Willis promises money in the pipeline for South Island’s ‘pressing needs’](https://www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360572066/willis-promises-money-pipeline-south-islands-pressing-needs?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Spinoff: [Gone By Lunchtime podcast: Winston wants a word with Mr Brown](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-02-2025/gone-by-lunchtime-winston-wants-a-word-with-mr-brown?ref=goodoil.news)  
Annika Naschitzki: [Now more than ever, we need a strong Public Service Commission](https://fishhooks.substack.com/p/now-more-than-ever-we-need-a-strong)  
Deb Te Kawa (BusinessDesk): [Meetings, noise, and better public service decisions](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/meetings-noise-and-better-public-service-decisions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**WEALTH VISA, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, CORPORATE TAX CUTS, ECONOMY**  
Bernard Hickey (The Kākā): [Why NZ's new looser 'golden visa' won't 'turbocharge' GDP](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/why-nzs-new-looser-golden-visa-wont)  
Robert MacCulloch: [PM Luxon & Nicola Willis' Investor Visa Announcement is a Disgraceful Con-Job: NZ already has 4th highest level of Net Foreign Investment in OECD](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/pm-luxon-nicola-willis-investor-visa-announcement-is-a-disgraceful-con-job-nz-already-has-4th-hi?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Ricketts (Spinoff): [New Zealand’s investor visa changes, explained](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360575350/new-zealands-investor-visa-changes-explained?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alice Neville (Spinoff): [The visa changes to lure rich investors to Aotearoa, explained](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/11-02-2025/the-visa-changes-to-lure-rich-investors-to-aotearoa-explained?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [NZ pulls the ‘golden visa’ emergency growth lever with Active Investor Plus visa changes](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/nz-pulls-the-golden-visa-emergency-growth-lever-with-active-investor-plus-visa-changes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joe Hendren: [Remember kiddies, the National Party bought you Kim Dotcom](https://joehendren.substack.com/p/remember-kiddies-the-national-party)  
Greg Presland (Standard): [Bring us your wealthy and your privileged](https://thestandard.org.nz/bring-us-your-wealthy-and-your-privileged/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Positives of NZ’s new approach to overseas investment ‘yet to be seen’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/positives-of-nzs-new-approach-to-overseas-investment-yet-to-be-seen-the-front-page/UKNUVNQLH5DM3KT6D2MV65UXR4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Visa changes 'going back to what worked' - immigration lawyer](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541412/visa-changes-going-back-to-what-worked-immigration-lawyer?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [‘We want your money, but not you’: what's really holding back the wealthy from investing in NZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/we-want-your-money-but-not-you-whats-really-holding-back-the-wealthy-from-investing-in-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Simon Shepherd (NBR): [Podcast: Golden Visas - the sequel](https://www.nbr.co.nz/the-nbr-podcast/the-nbr-podcast-goldenvisa-43/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [The PM’s invite-only investment summit](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575918/pms-invite-only-investment-summit?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Govt's first quarterly action plan for 2025 includes investor summit](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/govts-first-quarterly-action-plan-for-2025-includes-investor-summit/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [Government to host international investment summit](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575905/luxon-front-first-post-cabinet-press-conference-year?ref=goodoil.news) (Paywalled)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [The Government’s plan to attract more investment](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/the-governments-plan-to-attract-more-investment/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [Corporate tax cut is the wrong answer to the wrong question](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/10/corporate-income-tax-reduction-is-the-wrong-answer-to-the-wrong-question/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Kiwibank economists to the RBNZ: 'Why wait? Why muck around?'](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131846/reserve-bank-will-have-deliver-more-interest-rate-cuts-it-has-signalled-year-or-risk?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenny Ruth: [RBNZ post-GFC measures helped limit the initial covid impact](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/rbnz-post-gfc-measures-helped-limit) (paywalled)  
Gareth Hutchens (RNZ): [Inflation has fallen in Australia and NZ, but which is faring better?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541376/inflation-has-fallen-in-australia-and-nz-but-which-is-faring-better?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE, SPY AGENCIES**  
Giles Dexter and Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ): [Explainer: The diplomatic row between New Zealand and the Cook Islands](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541422/explainer-the-diplomatic-row-between-new-zealand-and-the-cook-islands?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Opposition 'concerned' by diplomatic row between New Zealand government and the Cook Islands](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541463/opposition-concerned-by-diplomatic-row-between-new-zealand-government-and-the-cook-islands?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Should New Zealand invade the Cook Islands?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/should-new-zealand-invade-the-cook-islands-matthew-hooton/XMWUB6EK6VCD3PEU4SVOB7N4AQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Frustrated New Zealand awaits details on China-Cook Islands agreement](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575783/frustrated-new-zealand-awaits-details-china-cook-islands-agreement?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: NZ-Pacific tensions rise as China strengthens regional ties](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-pacific-tensions-rise-as-china-strengthens-regional-ties-the-front-page/RWR33QII4RDPPN34Y2EDD5SL5U/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eva Corlett (Guardian): [New Zealand raises ‘concern’ as Cook Islands prepares to sign China deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/new-zealand-raises-concern-as-cook-islands-prepares-to-sign-china-deal?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne (Cook Islands News): [Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?](https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/cook-islands-crisis-haka-with-the-taniwha-or-dance-with-the-dragon/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Robert Patman (Post): [Why ‘softly-softly’ won’t work with Trump administration](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360575465/why-softly-softly-wont-work-trump-administration?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Luxon taking ‘wait and see’ approach to extra US tariffs on aluminium and steel](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360575862/extra-trump-tariffs-steel-and-aluminium-could-impact-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [As Trump roils world order, US vessels pays Wellington a friendly visit](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575391/trump-roils-world-order-us-vessels-pays-wellington-friendly-visit?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Ensor (Herald): [US Coastguard ship Midgett moors in Wellington during Pacific mission](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/us-coastguard-ship-midgett-moors-in-wellington-during-pacific-mission/E6LYXUE3WBD6NLSNNHXD7B5NGU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [State-linked Russian spies increasingly targeting NZ organisations - National Cyber Security Centre](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541466/state-linked-russian-spies-increasingly-targeting-nz-organisations-national-cyber-security-centre?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Spy agency says online threats to NZ likely to intensify](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/spy-agency-says-online-threats-to-nz-likely-to-intensify/7BJE7VFA3BEX5CCGTMA3R3LKJU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Will Mace (NBR): [Foreign interference bill meets civil liberties opposition](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/foreign-interference-bill-meets-civil-liberties-opposition/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Caroline Forsyth (Newrsoom): [The most destructive – and forgotten – conflict in our region](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/11/the-most-destructive-and-forgotten-conflict-in-our-region/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**WAITANGI, MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS**  
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (1News): [Why Te Tii Marae lifted the media ban at Waitangi](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/why-te-tii-marae-lifted-the-media-ban-at-waitangi/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Tipa : [Waitangi day speech: Taking issue: we are not radicals](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/taking-issue-we-are-not-radicals?ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalia Albert: [Just Te Tiriti. No Democracy, No Capitalism: A Hypothetical Future](https://nataliaalbert.substack.com/p/treaty-based-governance-power-accountability)  
Mike McRoberts (NBR): [The ‘leapfrog’ bid by Nelson Tenths descendants](https://www.nbr.co.nz/te-ao-maori/the-leapfrog-bid-by-nelson-tenths-descendants/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Whangārei hāpu set to go back to court to battle housing development on sacred site](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/541459/whangarei-hapu-set-to-go-back-to-court-to-battle-housing-development-on-sacred-site?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER**  
David Farrar: [Wellingtonians want a focus on the basics not the baubles](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/02/wellingtonians%5Fwant%5Fa%5Ffocus%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fbasics%5Fnot%5Fthe%5Fbaubles.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [A mood for change in Wellington](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/02/a%5Fmood%5Ffor%5Fchange%5Fin%5Fwellington.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nick James (RNZ): [Wellington's Golden Mile upgrade to begin in April](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541486/wellington-s-golden-mile-upgrade-to-begin-in-april?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rachel Moore (Stuff): [‘Welcome to cones central’: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown blasts roadworks and Auckland Transport](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360575640/welcome-cones-central-auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-blasts-roadworks-and-auckland-transport?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julie Jacobson (Post): [Begonia House battlers determined to stand up for the cause](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360576046/begonia-house-battlers-determined-stand-cause?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): [Waikato River settlement at risk in government's water plans - council](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541488/waikato-river-settlement-at-risk-in-government-s-water-plans-council?ref=goodoil.news)  
Yolisa Tswanya (Northern Advocate): [Kāeo water crisis: Residents endure 10 years without safe tap water](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/kaeo-water-crisis-residents-endure-10-years-without-safe-tap-water/GFQVSL2UWBAVFIQAJ7I3ROU55U/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Mahe Drysdale still not living in Tauranga after seven months as mayor](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/mahe-drysdale-still-not-living-in-tauranga-after-seven-months-as-mayor/EMFWW5GAXNGBXESHO3YGDJZIHU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [$150K in campaign funding unused](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/150k-campaign-funding-unused?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting): ['Lifetime of hurt': Memorial plans for unmarked graves gets underway](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/lifetime-of-hurt-memorial-plans-for-unmarked-graves-gets-underway/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**JUSTICE, CORRECTIONS, CRIME**  
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [Should the Law Society president have been reinstated?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/should-the-law-society-president-have-been-reinstated-sasha-borissenko/MNAY4BNPF5E4ZGRGZ6SETQKSUM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Low reoffending rates for private prison prompt $6m in bonuses](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541385/low-reoffending-rates-for-private-prison-prompt-6m-in-bonuses?ref=goodoil.news)  
Luka Forman (RNZ): [Prison pay rates need reform, advocates say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541464/prison-pay-rates-need-reform-advocates-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): [Concern kids could be put in harms way if supervised contact services centralised](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541380/concern-kids-could-be-put-in-harms-way-if-supervised-contact-services-centralised?ref=goodoil.news)  
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [More than $231 million taken from criminals over past five years](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568191/more-231-million-taken-criminals-over-past-five-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
Neil Sands (Law News): [Select committee report supports tougher sentences for crime](https://lawnews.nz/criminal/select-committee-report-supports-tougher-sentences-for-crime/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Harsher sentences needed for assaults on officers, Police Association says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541236/harsher-sentences-needed-for-assaults-on-officers-police-association-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Angela Brazier (Herald): [Firearms registry: Reducing gun crime, how licence holders are key](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/firearms-registry-reducing-gun-crime-how-licence-holders-are-key/NZKZXUG4FFGDXKDUBUT7KNWN44/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [The people providing mental health care behind bars](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360521987/people-providing-mental-health-care-behind-bars?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sarah Daniell (Listener): [Restorative justice: The NZ mum who met her daughter’s killer and found unexpected healing](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/new-zealand/the-nz-mum-who-met-her-daughters-killer-and-found-unexpected-healing/R7XLVD4LQVHQ3IPCCYKQU2J5NU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Doug Laing (Herald): [Farm lost over cannabis plants: Could the jailing of Napier man Shaun Allen be NZ’s last case to be heard by the Privy Council?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-32-year-old-legal-battle-may-yet-have-its-day/IACPVBI57JC7TCQ3OSVAVPCH3A/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike White (Sunday Star Times): [Long road to justice: The man who is taking his 30-year fight to the Privy Council](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360569899/long-road-justice-man-who-taking-his-30-year-fight-privy-council?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Christine McCarthy (The Conversation): [‘A relentlessly dull world’ – the case for adding more colour to NZ’s grey prisons](https://theconversation.com/a-relentlessly-dull-world-the-case-for-adding-more-colour-to-nzs-grey-prisons-248665?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH, DISABILITY**  
RNZ: [Emergency doctors and GPs warn new Health Minister government health targets will not be possible without more funding](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541435/emergency-doctors-and-gps-warn-new-health-minister-government-health-targets-will-not-be-possible-without-more-funding?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Union hits back at 'astonishing' Health NZ cuts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541406/union-hits-back-at-astonishing-health-nz-cuts?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [McAnulty renews call for transparency over hospital out-of-court settlement](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360573568/mcanulty-renews-call-transparency-over-hospital-out-court-settlement?ref=goodoil.news)  
Angus Chambers (Herald): [Primary healthcare crisis: Why better funding must be the Government’s top Budget priority](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/primary-healthcare-crisis-why-better-funding-must-be-the-governments-top-budget-priority/AZBUZN3GYFAGXISXMUTEC2ZSX4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Director of Public Health Nicholas Jones steps down](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541413/director-of-public-health-nicholas-jones-steps-down?ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Daly (Stuff): [Director of Public Health Nicholas Jones steps down](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360575541/director-public-health-nicholas-jones-steps-down?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Changing the guard at Health NZ](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/changing-guard-health-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Disability service provider's treatment of clients 'significantly concerning'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541474/disability-service-provider-s-treatment-of-clients-significantly-concerning?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Concerns aired on energy costs](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/concerns-aired-energy-costs?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Woman 'really lucky' obstetrician available for emergency caesarian](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541478/woman-really-lucky-obstetrician-available-for-emergency-caesarian?ref=goodoil.news)  
Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa: [Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/global-survey-shows-new-zealanders-value-science-highly-prioritise-public-health?ref=goodoil.news)  
Fiona Cassie (NZ Doctor): [New ground in tough times: Otago Medical School dean up for challenge](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/new-ground-tough-times-otago-medical-school-dean-challenge?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Laine Priestley (ODT): [Art show to give aid to new uni department](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/art-show-give-aid-new-uni-department?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES**  
Andrea Vance (Post): [The court said DOC failed to protect sea life. The fishing industry is appealing](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360576198/court-said-doc-failed-protect-sea-life-fishing-industry-appealing?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mike Dinsdale (Northern Advocate): [Environmental watchdog praises Whangaroa hapū for successful anti-mining campaign](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/environmental-watchdog-praises-whangaroa-hapu-for-successful-anti-mining-campaign/QCILOFUZSVCXVA3IZCQJNL4CRY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [New survey shows growing support for kiwi food producers](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360558905/new-survey-shows-growing-support-kiwi-food-producers?ref=goodoil.news)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Sea Shepherd vessel to call into Wellington on way to monitor krill harvest in Antarctica](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541469/sea-shepherd-vessel-to-call-into-wellington-on-way-to-monitor-krill-harvest-in-antarctica?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT**  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Environmental group at odds with regulator over herbicide Roundup](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541440/environmental-group-at-odds-with-regulator-over-herbicide-roundup?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Canterbury’s regional council is none the wiser on how to respond to large-scale solar farm applications, after seeking advice from a government agency last year](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/ecan-in-the-dark-waiting-for-advice-on-large-solar-farms/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Sunday Star Times): [Brickbats and bouquets in the mix as product stewardship schemes assessed](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360570821/brickbats-and-bouquets-mix-product-stewardship-schemes-assessed?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Court claim seeks to force water co-management](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/11/court-claim-seeks-to-force-water-co-management/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Will Harvie (Press/Post): [Song and prayer as Ngāi Tahu freshwater case opens in Christchurch High Court](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360574806/song-and-prayer-ngai-tahu-freshwater-case-opens-christchurch-high-court?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Justin Tipa (Press/Post): [‘First-come, first-served’ water allocation model bad for environment and economy](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360573917/first-come-first-served-water-allocation-model-bad-environment-and-economy?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Chathams carbon farming hits judicial judder bar](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/10/chathams-carbon-farming-hits-judicial-judder-bar/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington transport changes predicted to slow peak city travel times](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360574622/wellington-transport-changes-predicted-slow-peak-city-travel-times?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Nationwide public transport ticketing is coming - but this time really, truly and next year](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360575603/nationwide-public-transport-ticketing-coming-time-really-truly-and-next-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Heather Gast (Spinoff): [A retired anaesthetist on the difference between a crash at 80km/h and 100km/h](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-02-2025/a-retired-anaesthetist-on-the-difference-between-a-crash-at-80km-h-and-100km-h?ref=goodoil.news)  
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Government backpedals on some automatic speed reversals, says consultation now possible](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541258/government-backpedals-on-some-automatic-speed-reversals-says-consultation-now-possible?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Council set to throw weight behind new hill road](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360573321/council-set-throw-weight-behind-new-hill-road?ref=goodoil.news)  
Whanganui Chronicle: [Whanganui’s Wakefield Street Bridge closed to vehicles as district council seeks funding](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganuis-wakefield-street-bridge-closed-to-vehicles-as-district-council-seeks-funding/A2G3CW2SIFHEFPK3PUXOQRR2W4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jessica Rosen (1News): [New powers to ban poor quality vessels coming to NZ being considered](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/08/new-powers-to-ban-poor-quality-vessels-coming-to-nz-being-considered/?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Major warrant of fitness, CoF change proposed for some vehicles](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/major-warrant-of-fitness-cof-change-proposed-for-some-vehicles/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Mt Messenger Bypass tunneling begins](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541429/mt-messenger-bypass-tunneling-begins?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Wong (post): [Avalon skatepark to be officially opened](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360573083/avalon-skatepark-be-officially-opened?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**BUSINESS**  
Ernie Newman (Post): [New consumer legislation must look 40 years ahead, not just 20](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360573668/new-consumer-legislation-must-look-40-years-ahead-not-just-20?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dita De Boni (Post): [Raid on Netflix in Europe gives clues to Netflix NZ’s tiny tax bill](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360571594/raid-netflix-europe-gives-clues-netflix-nzs-tiny-tax-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Do supermarkets put prices up before Christmas? Consumer NZ wanted to find out](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541224/do-supermarkets-put-prices-up-before-christmas-consumer-nz-wanted-to-find-out?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Government eyes gift voucher laws change](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/08/government-eyes-gift-voucher-change-laws/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Granting researchers IP ownership the right move to ‘attract entrepreneurial talent’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/07/granting-researchers-ip-ownership-the-right-move-to-attract-entrepreneurial-talent/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [Richlist chair tips mānuka science firm into receivership](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/07/richlist-chair-tips-manuka-science-firm-into-receivership/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Keall (Herald): [Tech Insider: Size of four rugby fields – Amazon buys more land in Auckland, Tesla’s sales knock, Kiwi joins Moonshot team](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/tech-insider-size-of-four-rugby-fields-amazon-buys-more-land-in-auckland-teslas-sales-knock-kiwi-joins-moonshot-team/5KWMF5AMWNFKDL6ONSC7UJQC2Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dita De Boni (Post): [ComCom asks for more detail on Woolworths proposal to buy ready-made meal maker](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360576044/comcom-asks-more-detail-woolworths-proposal-buy-ready-made-meal-maker?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**BANKS**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [NZ First introduces bill to fine ‘woke banks’ $500,00](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nz-first-introduces-bill-to-fine-woke-banks-500000/P6RU6B5ITVFOLK7LHB7G2COTZM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [NZ First introduces bill to fight ‘woke banks’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360575936/nz-first-introduces-bill-fight-woke-banks?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [NZ First proposes ‘Woke Bank’ law as banking inquiry considers recalling CEOs](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131854/private-member%E2%80%99s-bill-could-send-bank-staff-prison-denying-loans-fossil-fuel?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Post): [NZ First introduces bill to end ‘woke ideology’ in banking](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360575884/nz-first-introduces-bill-end-woke-ideology-banking?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): [Banks catch up on lending requests after ‘unacceptable delays’ in December](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/banks-catch-up-on-lending-requests-after-unacceptable-delays-in-december?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**MEDIA, MISINFORMATION**  
Gavin Ellis: [Comedian’s press conference gatecrash no laughing matter](https://knightlyviews.com/comedians-press-conference-gatecrash-no-laughing-matter/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): [Guy Williams delivers a cautionary tale for armchair journalists](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/08-02-2025/guy-williams-delivers-a-cautionary-tale-for-armchair-journalists?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: A step up in fake news](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/541477/a-step-up-in-fake-news?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: The Platform employment case – former editor Ani O’Brien wins compensation after incidents involving host Sean Plunket](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-the-platform-employment-case-former-editor-ani-obrien-wins-compensation-after-incidents-involving-host-sean-plunket/XC2MB2MC6NEYNFGJREL5KU6AFE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Deborah Morris (Post): [The newspaper with its roots firmly in the Capital](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360564459/paper-grew-its-city?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tracy Watkins (Post): [160 years of headlines: the big moments, told from the Capital](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360574042/160-years-headlines-big-moments-told-capital?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION**  
Dave Armstrong (Post): [A sad curtain call for beloved venue](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360575691/sad-curtain-call-beloved-venue?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Beaton (Herald): [Why New Zealand needs a world Top 50 university](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why-new-zealand-needs-a-world-top-50-university-jamie-beaton/T3DSIC7IIRBRRJ54WBFW545XTI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Hanna McCallum (Post): [Enrolment figures up at Victoria University](https://www.thepost.co.nz/about-us/360575353/enrolment-figures-victoria-university?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**WELFARE, RETIREMENT**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [NZ Super 'just another benefit', why should you be allowed to travel, economist says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541480/nz-super-just-another-benefit-why-should-you-be-allowed-to-travel-economist-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Why can't we stay overseas as long as we want when we get the pension?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541291/why-can-t-we-stay-overseas-as-long-as-we-want-when-we-get-the-pension-ask-susan?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ryan Ward: [Luxon uses Reagan’s playbook in blaming welfare recipients](https://weareunderused.substack.com/p/luxon-uses-reagans-playbook-in-blaming)  
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Life in on a no-frills budget still getting tougher for pensioners](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541484/life-in-on-a-no-frills-budget-still-getting-tougher-for-pensioners?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ric Stevens (Open Justice Reporting): [Ministry of Social Development found wrong to refuse $1026 payment for food at tangi](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ministry-of-social-development-found-wrong-to-refuse-1026-payment-for-food-at-tangi/XKD62OIE3ZBUPHEACKJFVPJITE/?ref=goodoil.news)

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Cook - The Post 11 February 2025

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Yeo - ODT 11 February 2025

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Murdoch - Sunday Star Times 9 February 2025

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