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Author: Bryce Edwards
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Eva Corlett (Guardian): New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Labour leader Chris Hipkins says farming emissions policy ‘under review’
No Right Turn: Climate Change: Labour chickening out again
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): We are too reliant on pine trees
Adrian Macey and Dave Frame (BusinessDesk): The methane debate: what the open letter got wrong (paywalled)
Michael Morrah (Herald): Conservationists criticise NZ trawling after massive coral bycatch
Will Harvie (Press): ‘Almost untreated sewage’ can be discharged to the ocean under proposed rules (paywalled)
Tim Scott (ODT): ORC opposes mine expansion (paywalled)
Robin Martin (RNZ): Taranaki Regional Council rebuffs calls to oppose seabed mining
Bryan Bruce: Undermining our Democracy
Katie Todd (RNZ): QEII National Trust prepares to dramatically scale back work
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): How would farmers vote if an election were held today? The results might surprise you
Alka Prasad (Post): Govt to ban farm to forest conversions - but could forestry pay the price? (paywalled)
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Planned exotic conversion limit supported (paywalled)
RNZ: Heat on Agriculture Minister Todd McClay to deliver KiwiSaver farm promise
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Nicola Willis considers allowing KiwiSaver withdrawals for farm purchases; critic says she’s opening a can of worms
Stephanie Ockhuysen (RNZ): More than 100,000 expected at Fieldays as agricultural sector booms
Jamie Gray (Herald): ASB offers farmers interest-free loans for solar installations
EMPLOYMENT, WORKSAFE
Giles Dexter (RNZ): 'Where was the care of thought?': Greens criticise ministers over pay equity advice
David Burton (Post): The death-by-1000-cuts approach to employment rights (paywalled)
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): Support young people before they go on a benefit, mayors say
1News: Hundreds report 'excessive' road cones in first week of new hotline
Cameron Smith (Herald): Kiwis working for longer as youth employment and older workforce rises
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): The 81-year-old who still works part time to fund hobbies
Arena Williams, Stuart Smith (Stuff): ‘Disagreeing with a politician should not be a sackable offence’
REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL
Richard Harman (Politik): The uproar over Seymour’s impotent Bill (paywalled)
Nik Dirga (RNZ): The Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it, what does it propose and what's next?
Melanie Nelson: Max Harris: The Hidden Agenda in New Zealand’s Regulatory Overhaul
Melanie Nelson: New Sector-Specific Tool for the Regulatory Standards Bill
PARLIAMENT
Richard Shaw (The Conversation): With so many parties ‘ruling out’ working with other parties, is MMP losing its way?
RNZ: Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus on 'core areas'
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Operation Albatross
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): Les Mills identified as the gyms where Michael Forbes took photos of women
DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
RNZ: New Zealand sanctions two top Israeli ministers
1News: Two 'extremist' Israeli politicians banned from travelling to NZ
Herald: NZ joins allies in banning Israeli politicians over Gaza remarks
RNZ: Pacific nations urged to 'stand together as a region' against 'external forces'
Phil Pennington (RNZ): The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
Wang Xiaolong (Stuff): China offers NZ certainty and long-term prosperity – Ambassador
RNZ: New Zealand sanctions two Israeli ministers over Gaza comments
Julia Frankel and Jill Lawless (Stuff): New Zealand, UK and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli Cabinet ministers over violence in the occupied West Bank
ODT Editorial: Visitors shouldn’t interfere (paywalled)
HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING
Sinead Gill (Press): Gridlocked streets green-lit under ‘nonsensical’ Government decision (paywalled)
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): Christchurch councillor says fighting government on housing was a 'balls-up'
Stephen Ward (Waikato Tines): Hamilton developer sitting on ‘millions’ worth of land due to wastewater restrictions
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Why our rates are rising as valuations drop – and the wealthy exceptions to the rule
Chris Knox (Herald): Council valuations are past their use-by date. It’s time to move on (paywalled)
Felix Walton (RNZ): 'It would be foolish to be relying on a council valuation' - property experts
Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): Auckland homeowners, try not to freak out about your new CV
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Wellington Airport wants veto power over your house
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times): Neighbours have had a gutsful of run-down state houses (paywalled)
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Underfunding of Standards NZ could risk public safety: Engineering body (paywalled)
Tina Morrison (Newsroom): Architects suffer worst slump in 50 years
TRANSPORT
RNZ: New Zealand Transport Agency working on national plan to toll roads
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Cost-benefit behind $10b Northland highway called into question
Julia Gabel (Herald): Auckland Transport says speed limit increase for beachside highway was not appropriate (paywalled)
Russell Brown (Listener): The multi-million-dollar cost of a 50km future (paywalled)
Simon Wilson (Herald): Cycleways: Before you start ranting, please read this! (paywalled)
Julie Jacobson (Post): Frustrations all round as train patronage plummets (paywalled)
Kate Judson (Stuff): Fare relief for passengers' train pain on the table
ENERGY
Raphael Franks (Herald): Power prices spike 6.2% in a year - Stats NZ’s selected price index
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Incoming Meridian Energy boss: ‘Everyone has a view’ (paywalled)
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): Genesis streamlining its retail business, closes budget brand Frank and green brand Ecotricity (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): The Govt needs some skin in the solar game
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Tom Hunt (Post): Wellington rates promises 'cute' as new bill comes down pipeline (paywalled)
Post: Andrew Little pledges librarian pay equity - but Wellington council on it (paywalled)
Don Carson (Post): The real purpose of water meters – charging users more (paywalled)
Kira Carrington (Local Democracy Reporting): Marlborough residents speak against council’s preferred water plan
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘Trump of the North’ will not seek re-election as Kaipara mayor
Herald Editorial: Make a stand against abuse for the sake of our communities (paywalled)
Local Democracy Reporting: AI gun video of Nelson councillor sparks warning for voters
HEALTH
Sam Smith (RNZ): Report into NZ’s mental health system says there is still a ‘significant’ way to go
Janet Hoek, Jude Ball, Calvin Cochran (Public Health Commmunication Centre): Tighter controls on vape marketing due, but gaps remain
Rob Stock (Post): Drug companies want wider fast track to get their medicines to market (paywalled)
JUSTICE
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Stalking law changes lower threshold for jail time
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Government agrees to big change for proposed anti-stalking law, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says
Edward Gay (Stuff): Proposed anti-stalking law will ‘save lives’ - Ruth Money
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: From deepfakes to covert recording: How NZ laws aren’t keeping up with tech
David Harvey (Listener): Retroactive laws, real-time consequences (paywalled)
EDUCATION
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Splintered early childhood sector holds its breath for funding review
RNZ: Government celebrates record increase in teacher numbers
Jessie Moss (Spinoff): The problem with making ‘educational attainment’ the key objective for schools
OVERSEAS INVESTMENT
Thomas Manch (Post): ‘Golden visa’ nets $25m investment in two months (paywalled)
Hamish McNicol (NBR): ‘Open the door’: international investor adviser’s letter to PM (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): Is Australia’s foreign buyer ban an opportunity for NZ? (paywalled)
MEDIA, ARDERN BOOK
RNZ: 30 with Guyon Espiner: Netflix 'doesn't need us' or our 'silly' levy - Dame Julie Christie
Shayne Currie (Herald): Unauthorised Jacinda Ardern book - the journalists behind it and the prominent broadcasters who have been interviewed (paywalled)
Henry Cooke: A tale of two memoirs
BUSINESS
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: A Treasury vision, ministers' expectations, Inland Revenue goes hunting for cash and more (paywalled)
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Commerce Commission’s merchandising charge crackdown only applies to Foodstuffs (paywalled)
OTHER
Herald: Rich List: Greens want to tax rich more, Act says NZ should celebrate hard work, innovation
Greg Ninness (Interest): New Parent Boost Visa has potential to almost double the number of older people coming to NZ long-term
Liu Chen (RNZ): Potential insurance costs cast shadow over parent visa
Charlie Mitchell and Carly Gooch (Press/Post): North Island exodus fuels South Island population boom (paywalled)
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): Abuse in care survivor heartbroken after wagon in memory of late grandson ordered to go
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Government announces multimillion-dollar plan to increase tourism numbers
Gehan Gunasekara (Newsroom): Facial recognition tech not a green light for surveillance
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