> ## 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: 13 February 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-13-february-2025/ - Published: 2025-02-12T19:21:19.000Z - Updated: 2025-02-12T20:42:47.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT** Barry Soper (Herald): [David Seymour’s actions test Christopher Luxon’s coalition leadership](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymours-actions-test-christopher-luxons-coalition-leadership/DEYAAAZQBJG4VIHY4Y6A73QMPI/?ref=goodoil.news) Verity Johnson (Stuff): [Chill, David Seymour isn’t NZ’s Trump](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360578083/verity-johnson-chill-david-seymour-isnt-nzs-trump?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Rawhiti-Connell (Spinoff): [Christopher Luxon’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-02-2025/christopher-luxons-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand slips further down global corruption list](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541602/new-zealand-slips-further-down-global-corruption-list?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Its almost as if there's a pattern here...](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/02/its-almost-as-if-theres-pattern-here.html?ref=goodoil.news) William Terite (PMN): [Why is NZ no longer a global leader in transparency?](https://pmn.co.nz/read/politics/will-s-word-why-is-nz-no-longer-a-global-leader-in-transparency?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey: [The Regulatory Standards Bill Proposals - Part 1](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/the-regulatory-standards-bill-proposals) Herald: [David Seymour’s Land Rover comments come under Speaker Gerry Brownlee’s scrutiny](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymours-land-rover-comments-come-under-speaker-gerry-brownlees-scrutiny/KRIZSUKUEJHMRKH2IJF56ESHMI/?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House: Are there rules and punishments for MP misbehaviour?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541669/the-house-are-there-rules-and-punishments-for-mp-misbehaviour?ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Gunn: [David Seymour Knows All The Facts](https://andrewgunn.substack.com/p/david-seymour-knows-all-the-facts) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Sth Island minister rejects ‘token’ label](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/sth-island-minister-rejects-%E2%80%98token%E2%80%99-label?ref=goodoil.news) Emma Gleason (Herald): [Prime Minister Christopher Luxon draws the attention of famous menswear commentator Derek Guy](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-draws-the-attention-of-famous-menswear-commentator-derek-guy/HYI6QJB3Q5EJVF6ARCYREHWNFI/?ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori MP 'deliberately misled' House - made to apologise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541662/te-pati-maori-mp-deliberately-misled-house-made-to-apologise?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris ‘deliberately misled’ House, should apologise – committee](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/te-pati-maori-mp-takuta-ferris-deliberately-misled-house-required-to-apologise-committee/4IQFUUXH5ZH3JDYZH2WYJPILN4/?ref=goodoil.news) Graham Adams (The Platform): [Hipkins treads a slippery path on democracy](https://theplatform.kiwi/opinions/hipkins-treads-a-slippery-path-on-democracy?ref=goodoil.news) **ECONOMY, PRIVATISATION, COST OF LIVING** 1News: [Poll: Do Kiwis support greater privatisation?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/12/poll-do-kiwis-support-greater-privatisation/?ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Ward: [NZ Initiative would like you to stop being "paranoid" about corporations buying your government](https://weareunderused.substack.com/p/nz-initiative-would-like-you-to-stop) Holly Bennett (Spinoff): [The opportunity for penance in privatisation](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-02-2025/the-opportunity-for-penance-in-privatisation?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Just 573 of 21,000 eligible families getting full $150 childcare tax credit](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/just-573-of-21000-eligible-families-getting-full-150-childcare-tax-credit/SYYXKX4IX5EUXPETZTJ6KTIZQM/?ref=goodoil.news) Guyon Espiner (Listener): [PM sets himself up for a do or die scenario](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/opinion/guyon-espiner-pm-sets-himself-up-for-a-do-or-die-scenario/ZXLZQHCQIJBFPBAUIBTW6O3DZM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Five figures show the true state of the economy, and the Government’s challenge](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360578052/five-figures-show-true-state-economy-and-governments-challenge?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Here's how many more people might lose jobs before economic cycle turns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541712/here-s-how-many-more-people-might-lose-jobs-before-economic-cycle-turns?ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey (The Kākā): [Business doubts about National’s growth tactics growing](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/business-doubts-about-nationals-growth) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Visitor applications fall despite nomad visa changes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541615/visitor-applications-fall-despite-nomad-visa-changes?ref=goodoil.news) Fox Meyer (Newsroom): [Govt looks to emulate models of global tech success – without the funding](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/11/govt-looks-to-emulate-models-of-global-tech-success-without-the-funding/?ref=goodoil.news) Ben Kepes (Press/Post): [If prosperity is the game, we need to play to win](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360576461/if-prosperity-game-we-need-play-win?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Here's why spending might pick up faster this time](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541601/here-s-why-spending-might-pick-up-faster-this-time?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Frontline mental health cash used for controversial fund](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541697/frontline-mental-health-cash-used-for-controversial-fund?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Brown declines to express confidence in Health NZ Commissioner](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/12/brown-declines-to-express-confidence-in-health-nz-commissioner/?ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Health NZ faces urgent legal action over thousands of proposed job cuts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-nz-faces-urgent-legal-action-over-thousands-of-proposed-job-cuts/DR33FKSKUVH33FKFZHB5JNXRII/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Union launches legal action against Health NZ to try to halt job cuts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541691/union-launches-legal-action-against-health-nz-to-try-to-halt-job-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Union files legal action against Health NZ over proposed cuts](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/13/union-files-legal-action-against-health-nz-over-proposed-cuts/?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (Post): [Union takes legal action over Health NZ’s planned job cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360578232/union-takes-legal-action-over-health-nzs-planned-job-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Residents vow to fight Palmerston North Hospital's pause on surveillance colonoscopies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541681/residents-vow-to-fight-palmerston-north-hospital-s-pause-on-surveillance-colonoscopies?ref=goodoil.news) Alecia Rousseau (Manawatū Standard): [MidCentral colonoscopy pause ‘a symptom of underfunding’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360576516/midcentral-colonoscopy-pause-symptom-underfunding?ref=goodoil.news) Martin Johnston (NZ Doctor): [Trumpism claimed in ‘fake news’ wrangle](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/trumpism-claimed-fake-news-wrangle?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Don Wiseman (RNZ): [New report reveals Covid-19's disproportionate impact on Māori and Pacific people](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/541656/new-report-reveals-covid-19-s-disproportionate-impact-on-maori-and-pacific-people?ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): [Whangārei District Council continues to hold out against fluoridation despite government directive](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541677/whangarei-district-council-continues-to-hold-out-against-fluoridation-despite-government-directive?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [New ACC Minister says about 12,000 long-term claimants should be back at work](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360578675/new-acc-minister-says-12000-long-term-claimants-should-be-back-work?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Could $50b ACC investment fund be better managed? Minister Andrew Bayly commissions review](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/review-of-accs-50b-investment-fund-commissioned-as-minister-andrew-bayly-eyes-performance-boost/MG2F3P4AM5A6LHHEE3ZGFGN56Q/?ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwaniwa Paterson (Te Ao Māori News): [Telehealth bridges healthcare gaps for rural New Zealand whānau](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/02/12/telehealth-bridges-healthcare-gaps-for-rural-new-zealand-whanau/?ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): [Third Age Health sees profit surge in Q3](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/third-age-health-sees-profit-surge-q3?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Public Health Communications Centre: [Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-two-highly-productive-years-phcc?ref=goodoil.news) **EDUCATION** Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): [Compass’ secret bonus $8.9m school lunch contract](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/investigations/compass-secret-bonus-89m-school-lunch-contract?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Virginia Fallon (Post): [Let them eat cray](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360576593/let-them-eat-cray?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Teacher association steps back from 'unreliable' Education Ministry](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541700/teacher-association-steps-back-from-unreliable-education-ministry?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Removing teacher requirements could be devastating, Teaching Council says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541645/removing-teacher-requirements-could-be-devastating-teaching-council-says?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Missing lunches and missing buses – is New Zealand failing its schoolchildren?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-missing-lunches-and-missing-buses-is-new-zealand-failing-its-schoolchildren/Z4HO6AFT4RHIHFRTKBAEYE3H2A/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Teens hitch-hike to school after school bus route cut](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541676/teens-hitch-hike-to-school-after-school-bus-route-cut?ref=goodoil.news) Benjamin Plummer (Herald): [West Auckland school Kelston Intermediate turns to sausage sizzles after struggles with lunch delays](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/west-auckland-school-kelston-intermediate-turns-to-sausage-sizzles-after-struggles-with-lunch-delays/EM6AGYDF5BA5PHWHUDLO7WYF3Q/?ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Post): [$100 million for Wellington Girls’ College building works](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360578069/100-million-wellington-girls-college-building-works?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** Thomas Manch (Post): [Cook Islands rumble risks becoming major Pacific rupture](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360578046/cook-islands-rumble-risks-becoming-major-pacific-rupture?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Peters would never dare use such a tone talking to bigger nations](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/12/peters-would-never-dare-use-such-a-tone-talking-to-bigger-nations/?ref=goodoil.news) Gwen McClure (RNZ): [The Detail: Geopolitical games in the South Pacific](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/541692/geopolitical-games-in-the-south-pacific?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [The Realm of New Zealand is not an open relationship](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/the-realm-of-new-zealand-is-not-an) Don Wiseman (RNZ): [New Zealand urged not to overreact in Cook Islands dispute](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/541685/new-zealand-urged-not-to-overreact-in-cook-islands-dispute?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Choices for the Cook Islands](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/choices-cook-islands?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Braddock (World Socialists): [New Zealand government alarmed by Cook Islands deal with China](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/12/slel-f12.html?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Foreign interference legislation opposed by peace activists, backed by China critics](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360575786/foreign-interference-legislation-opposed-peace-activists-backed-china-critics?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Josh Wineera (Post): [Could Five Eyes be the price NZ pays for under-investment in defence?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360578017/could-five-eyes-be-price-nz-pays-under-investment-defence?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Taimor Hazou (Spinoff): [Not in our name: A call for principled advocacy for Palestinian rights](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-02-2025/not-in-our-name-a-call-for-principled-advocacy-for-palestinian-rights?ref=goodoil.news) **FISHING** Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Shane Jones wants to stop the public from viewing footage from commercial fishing boats](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360578065/shane-jones-wants-stop-public-viewing-footage-commercial-fishing-boats?ref=goodoil.news) Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Major shake-up of fishing quota system on the way](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541638/major-shake-up-of-fishing-quota-system-on-the-way?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Post): [Shane Jones overhauls fisheries management, hints at further deregulation](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360578128/shane-jones-overhauls-fisheries-management-hints-further-deregulation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Shane Jones doesn’t want you to see footage from fishing boats](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-02-2025/shane-jones-doesnt-want-you-to-see-footage-from-fishing-boats?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** RNZ: ['Not clear exactly' where evicted Kāinga Ora tenants will go, CEO says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541606/not-clear-exactly-where-evicted-kainga-ora-tenants-will-go-ceo-says?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Moutter (Herald): [Kāinga Ora changes: Time for Kiwis to change their attitude to state housing tenants](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kainga-ora-changes-time-for-kiwis-to-change-their-attitude-to-state-housing-tenants-simon-moutter/RKHGODLBTBDOHB5PTOG3HBQYCE/?ref=goodoil.news#google%5Fvignette) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Minister accused of breaking personal pledge on house building](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/12/minister-accused-of-breaking-personal-pledge-on-house-building/?ref=goodoil.news) Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB): [Kainga Ora's crack down on rental debt is fair](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/francesca-rudkin-kainga-oras-crack-down-on-rental-debt-is-fair/?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Makiha (Rotorua Daily Post): [Rotorua homeless debate: Operation Feed the People protest over police’s Operation Trolley](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-homeless-debate-operation-ftp-to-be-held-in-protest-over-polices-operation-trolley/FQGTXBYFXRE3TOIWCYOSQ65F7E/?ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ling (Northern Advocate): [Northland rental crisis: Families spend more than half their income on rent](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/northland-rental-crisis-families-spend-over-half-their-income-on-rent/BIXEDP7AXFAMBNJAOYKZ5ZATMU/?ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Te Toi Mahana’s new CEO ready to tackle housing problems](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568549/te-toi-mahanas-new-ceo-ready-tackle-housing-problems?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) James Graham (The Conversation): [To achieve real growth, the NZ government needs to relax the rules around housing](https://theconversation.com/to-achieve-real-growth-the-nz-government-needs-to-relax-the-rules-around-housing-249000?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Flat hunting? Here's why a landlord can't ask whether you have got a job](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541665/flat-hunting-here-s-why-a-landlord-can-t-ask-whether-you-have-got-a-job?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Covid hangover: 9% of homes selling for a loss](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541716/covid-hangover-9-percent-of-homes-selling-for-a-loss?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post): [Nearly one-in-10 property sellers makes a loss](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360578724/nearly-one-10-property-sellers-makes-loss?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [How property prices have changed in a decade](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360578314/how-property-prices-have-changed-decade?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: ['Early signs of gentle turnaround' in property market - CoreLogic](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/13/early-signs-of-gentle-turnaround-in-property-market-corelogic/?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Andrea Vance (Post): [‘Frustration, division, re-litigation’: Observer criticises council process](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360578884/frustration-division-re-litigation-observer-criticises-council-process?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [Mayor listening to Wellington, ‘not Government’, as $46m spend looms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360578250/mayor-listening-wellington-not-government-rates-cap-looms?ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington’s Golden Mile design revealed but Tory Whanau’s legacy on fragile ground](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingtons-golden-mile-design-revealed-but-tory-whanaus-legacy-on-fragile-ground-analysis/PKGBXE43FVEQ7M6KMYO32RVY2Y/?ref=goodoil.news) Nick James (RNZ): [Wellington's Golden Mile upgrade final design revealed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541699/wellington-s-golden-mile-upgrade-final-design-revealed?ref=goodoil.news) Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Watch: This is what Wellington’s Courtenay Pl Golden Mile will look like - and what Tory Whanau has to say about it](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360578368/no-compensation-coming-businesses-hit-wellintons-golden-mile-project?ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Laughton (Post): [First look at refreshed Golden Mile plans](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360578294/first-look-refreshed-golden-mile-plans?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Wellington Poll Results Part 3](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/02/wellington%5Fpoll%5Fresults%5Fpart%5F3.html?ref=goodoil.news) Kate Green (RNZ): [Could Wellington's begonia house be saved from demolition?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541674/could-wellington-s-begonia-house-be-saved-from-demolition?ref=goodoil.news) Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Mayor backs keeping Begonia House](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360579211/mayor-backs-keeping-begonia-house?ref=goodoil.news) Julie Jacobson (Post): [Mayor throws weight behind Begonia House](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360579225/mayor-throws-weight-behind-begonia-house?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Justin Hu (1News): [Auckland mayoralty race: Wayne Brown campaign site re-registered](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/12/auckland-mayoralty-race-wayne-brown-campaign-site-re-registered/?ref=goodoil.news) Mark Thomas (Newsroom): [Only an innovative Auckland can turn around NZ’s performance](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/11/only-an-innovative-auckland-can-turn-around-nzs-performance/?ref=goodoil.news) Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [The turbo-charging of rates must stop](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/the-turbo-charging-of-rates-must-stop?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sinead Gill (Press): [Rates rise will be lower, but method criticised as ‘misleading’](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360578180/rates-rise-will-be-lower-method-criticised-misleading?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stephen Ward (Waikato Times): [$2.6m-plus Plan Change 9 spend - ‘wasting money’ or vital work?](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360575854/26m-plus-plan-change-9-spend-wasting-money-or-vital-work?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [Mayor warns about mounting council debt](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/mayor-warns-about-mounting-council-debt?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Local Democracy Reporting: [Hawke's Bay elections: Two councillors to step down, mayors confirm bids](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541533/hawke-s-bay-elections-two-councillors-to-step-down-mayors-confirm-bids?ref=goodoil.news) Maia Hart (Local Democracy Reporting): [Iwi loses High Court challenge against beach vehicle bylaw](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/02/12/iwi-loses-high-court-challenge-against-beach-vehicle-bylaw/?ref=goodoil.news) **ENERGY** Russell Palmer (RNZ): ['Winter is coming': Energy minister says next 150 days will be challenging](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541726/winter-is-coming-energy-minister-says-next-150-days-will-be-challenging?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Task force proposes three ways to bring down power prices](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/12/task-force-proposes-three-ways-to-bring-down-power-prices/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [How solar power systems might start offering better returns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541698/how-solar-power-systems-might-start-offering-better-returns?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Power regulator throws bones to consumers as Government advances broader review](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360575172/power-regulator-throws-bones-consumers-government-advances-broader-review?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Gray (Herald): [NZ power prices set to stay elevated in 2025](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-power-prices-set-to-stay-elevated-in-2025/MU5SOXGTK5AK5DWJ3KUFUVCNRQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Huntly electricity talks a sign of market failure, says Jones](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/huntly-electricity-talks-a-sign-of-market-failure-says-jones?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Why the Huntly power station could stay open for longer](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541621/why-the-huntly-power-station-could-stay-open-for-longer?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Big four power firms discuss joining forces to keep coal burning at Huntly](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360578266/big-four-power-firms-discuss-joining-forces-keep-coal-burning-huntly?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Gentailers working together to keep Huntly running](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/gentailers-working-together-to-keep-huntly-running?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BANKS** Rob Stock (Post): [‘Fat, dumb and lazy’ banks get roasted in Parliament](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360577972/fat-dumb-and-lazy-banks-get-roasted-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Finance and Expenditure Committee to grill bank bosses again; ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt happy to ‘get the facts on the table’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/finance-and-expenditure-committee-to-grill-bank-bosses-again-asb-ceo-vittoria-shortt-happy-to-get-the-facts-on-the-table/GW5ZQFVX3RCXVE7SWC4QA6CIVQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [ASB boss Vittoria Shortt to return to Parliament for second grilling](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360578757/asb-boss-vittoria-shortt-return-parliament-second-grilling?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt warns of 'unintended consequences' from 'Woke Bank Bill'](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131886/asbs-vittoria-shortt-says-government-should-be-mindful-signals-being-sent-potential?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [ASB posts six-month profit rise on back of higher margins on mortgages](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360577916/asb-posts-six-month-profit-rise-back-higher-margins-mortgages?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [ASB bounces back with net profit rising to $763m](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541625/asb-bounces-back-with-net-profit-rising-to-763m?ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [ASB interim profit rises as net interest margin climbs](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131845/asb-posts-profit-increase-despite-big-bump-staff-numbers-scam-war-continues?ref=goodoil.news) David Chaston (Interest): [ASB cuts again, prioritising borrowers over savers](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131877/asb-has-cut-its-fixed-mortgage-rates-market-lows-and-cut-its-term-deposit?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [ASB lowers rates, broker expects more cuts to come](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541634/asb-lowers-rates-broker-expects-more-cuts-to-come?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [New mortgage takers benefit from rate falls - existing customers not so much](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131861/latest-monthly-rbnz-figures-show-sharp-drops-what-customers-were-paying-new?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Government releases proposals to level media playing field](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541629/government-releases-proposals-to-level-media-playing-field?ref=goodoil.news) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Global streamers such as Netflix would be forced to invest in NZ content under new Government media proposals](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-global-streamers-such-as-netflix-would-be-forced-to-invest-in-nz-content-under-new-government-media-proposals/WHSUSEYJYRA3VGOYCCDPQPPDK4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker and André Chumko (Post): [Netflix may need to invest in local shows, but little relief for news media](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360575174/paul-goldsmith-signals-help-tv-producers-little-relief-news-media?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Juha Saarinen (Interest): [Wide-ranging New Zealand media regulation reform proposed](https://www.interest.co.nz/technology/131885/government-wants-streaming-providers-invest-local-productions-and-tv-makers-carry?ref=goodoil.news) Alex Casey (Spinoff): [Finally, change is coming to the media and screen industry – but what?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/12-02-2025/finally-change-is-coming-to-the-media-and-screen-industry-but-what?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT** Luke Malpass (Post): [Willis ready to take aim at supermarket duopoly](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360579291/willis-take-aim-supermarkets-competition-and-growth-speech?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [How a planned Wānaka McDonald’s came to be about more than just fast food](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/13-02-2025/how-a-planned-wanaka-mcdonalds-came-to-be-about-more-than-just-fast-food?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Burns (RNZ): [Wānaka McDonalds opponents fear consenting process overhaul](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541711/wanaka-mcdonalds-opponents-fear-consenting-process-overhaul?ref=goodoil.news) Rawan Saadi (ODT): [Not necessarily a goneburger idea](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/not-necessarily-goneburger-idea?ref=goodoil.news) Delphine Herbert (RNZ): [Wānaka McDonald's consent application declined](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541652/wanaka-mcdonald-s-consent-application-declined?ref=goodoil.news) Crux: [Wānaka McDonald's consent application declined](https://crux.org.nz/national-news/wanaka-mcdonalds-consent-application-declined/?ref=goodoil.news) Monique Steele (RNZ): [Wood mill revival 'best news' for NZ, marks 'new chapter' - new GM](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/541490/wood-mill-revival-best-news-for-nz-marks-new-chapter-new-gm?ref=goodoil.news) Liz Coats (Newsroom): [New rules for bosses and workers](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/13/new-rules-for-bosses-and-workers/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [The $200k role in high demand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541696/the-200k-role-in-high-demand?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Government called on to 'have the guts' to reverse speed limit plan for Nelson](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541708/government-called-on-to-have-the-guts-to-reverse-speed-limit-plan-for-nelson?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: ['Exciting milestone': Auckland City Rail Link train testing tonight](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/12/exciting-milestone-auckland-city-rail-link-train-tests-tonight/?ref=goodoil.news) Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [First test train for City Rail Link, land sales still some way off](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/first-test-train-for-city-rail-link-land-sales-still-some-way-off?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **OTHER** Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Under-investigation firm can still operate as immigration consultancy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541725/under-investigation-firm-can-still-operate-as-immigration-consultancy?ref=goodoil.news) David Williams (Newsroom): [‘Our tribe was made landless in modern times’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/13/our-tribe-was-made-landless-in-modern-times/?ref=goodoil.news) Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): [Waitangi Day a reminder we cannot allow the worst of us to represent who we are](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/12/waitangi-day-a-reminder-we-cannot-allow-the-worst-of-us-to-represent-who-we-are/?ref=goodoil.news) Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): [Oral submissions on Boot Camp Bill underway in parliament](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/02/12/oral-submissions-on-boot-camp-bill-underway-in-parliament/?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Auckland Pride warns of US influence on NZ anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-pride-warns-of-us-influence-on-nz-anti-lgbtq-sentiment-the-front-page/SJCFQ76CRVEGBNTE3BQJNFEXIY/?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [New Zealand’s risk-averse approach to AI has its critics, and defenders](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/new-zealands-risk-averse-approach-to-ai-has-its-critics-and-defenders?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [The AI guardrails schism – where should NZ stand?](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-ai-guardrails-schism-where-should-nz-stand?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nick Clark (Herald): [Time to modernise New Zealand’s gene technology rules](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/time-to-modernise-new-zealands-gene-technology-rules-nick-clark/VE77DHZJZJB2XMSXVB3KFRXIYM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Public health experts pitch 'Swiss cheese model' for gun reforms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/541703/public-health-experts-pitch-swiss-cheese-model-for-gun-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa: [Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/good-firearms-law-needs-multiple-defensive-layers-swiss-cheese-model?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey (Law News): [When freedom of expression collides with the Harmful Digital Communications Act](https://lawnews.nz/misc/when-freedom-of-expression-collides-with-the-harmful-digital-communications-act/?ref=goodoil.news) [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) # Cartoons ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71052ad2-3bf5-4feb-ade9-144bfce0ea21_2131x1410.jpeg) Hubbard - 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