> ## 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 June 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-13-june-2025/ - Published: 2025-06-12T20:04:22.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-12T21:52:22.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, LOBBYING AND CORRUPTION, PUBLIC SECTOR** Kelly Dennett (Post): [The academic ruffling feathers in the political lobbying world](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360719692/academic-ruffling-feathers-political-lobbying-world?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Corroding corruption in NZ](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/corroding-corruption-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Labour overtakes National in post-Budget poll, economy top issue for New Zealanders](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-overtakes-national-in-post-budget-poll-economy-top-issue-for-new-zealanders/576QBNWHEFBCXEYIG6YWRY6EGY/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Labour leapfrog National, but coalition keeps power in Taxpayers' Union poll](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563938/labour-leapfrog-national-but-coalition-keeps-power-in-taxpayers-union-poll?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Labour outgrows National in latest poll](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360721662/labour-outgrows-national-latest-poll?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [New poll plots Labour ahead of National - just](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360721687/new-poll-plots-labour-ahead-national-just?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Roy Morgan: [NZ: In May, for an eighth straight month, both National and Labour are supported by fewer than a third of the electorate](https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9963-nz-national-voting-intention-may-2025?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Core public service agencies spend $420m on consultants, contractors in 9 months to March](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563936/core-public-service-agencies-spend-420m-on-consultants-contractors-in-9-months-to-march?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [Public service workforce down 3% compared with a year ago](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360721412/public-service-workforce-down-3-compared-year-ago?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Non-stop hazards monitoring at risk from job cuts](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/12/non-stop-hazards-monitoring-at-risk-from-job-cuts/?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [Who’s Your Boss? Secretary of Internal Affairs Paul James](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360718962/whos-your-boss-secretary-internal-affairs-paul-james?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): [The undercover zingers in Jacinda Ardern’s memoir; why Fieldays is a magnet for politicians](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-undercover-zingers-in-jacinda-arderns-memoir-why-fieldays-is-a-magnet-for-politicians-audrey-young/3XLSPASI7NCR3FE3JM2G454UNU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mihingarangi Forbes (RNZ): [Mata: Tania Waikato: The haka, the fallout and the Regulatory Standards Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/mata-with-mihingarangi-forbes/story/2018991002/mata-season-3-episode-11-tania-waikato?ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Lagan (Listener): [Why travel with PMs is not for the faint of heart](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/opinion/why-travel-with-pms-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart/TXKB63DUU5D55B4DTZWTPDDL3Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **RESERVE BANK** Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Reserve Bank’s lack of transparency around Adrian Orr’s resignation erodes its credibility](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/inflation/reserve-banks-lack-of-transparency-around-adrian-orrs-resignation-erodes-its-credibility/PMSHOGSC5JD3DGXS3VBIK77YE4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Reddell: [Why is Neil Quigley still RB board chair?](https://croakingcassandra.com/2025/06/12/why-is-neil-quigley-still-rb-board-chair/?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor & Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Nicola Willis criticises Reserve Bank over handling of Adrian Orr resignation, chair admits ‘regret’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nicola-willis-criticises-reserve-bank-over-handling-of-adrian-orr-resignation/SDIZCDRDPNE6THJXEY5WD3BQSQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Finance Minister Nicola Willis criticises RBNZ over handling of Adrian Orr's resignation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563912/finance-minister-nicola-willis-criticises-rbnz-over-handling-of-adrian-orr-s-resignation?ref=goodoil.news) Justin Hu (1News): [Reserve Bank criticised by Willis over handling of Adrian Orr exit](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/12/reserve-bank-criticised-by-willis-over-handling-of-adrian-orr-exit/?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Willis to Quigley: ‘Pull your socks up’](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/133723/rbnzs-leadership-has-been-warned-finance-minister-nicola-willis-be-more?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Neil Quigley’s ‘regret’ on the handling of comms around Adrian Orr’s departure](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360721548/neil-quigleys-regret-handling-comms-around-adrian-orrs-departure?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley says sorry after knuckle rap from Finance Minister Nicola Willis](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/reserve-bank-chair-neil-quigley-says-sorry-after-knuckle-rap-from-finance-minister-nicola-willis?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, TRADE** RNZ: [Judith Collins says possible AUKUS security pact review not for NZ to comment on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563911/judith-collins-says-possible-aukus-security-pact-review-not-for-nz-to-comment-on?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [AUKUS defence pact 'being reviewed' by US government](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/12/aukus-defence-pact-being-reviewed-by-us-government/?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Koziol, Rob Harris and Paul Sakkal (Sydney Morning Herald/Post): [Aukus in doubt as US starts review into whether the deal is ‘America First’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/360721107/aukus-doubt-us-starts-review-whether-deal-america-first?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZ officials to attend UN conference on Israel-Palestinian conflict](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563922/nz-officials-to-attend-un-conference-on-israel-palestinian-conflict?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Christopher Luxon’s China trip before Nato summit risks Beijing tension](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/christopher-luxons-china-trip-before-nato-summit-risks-beijing-tension-matthew-hooton/GFWV5GGFXZHTXGE76HVOEJRDYM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lisette Reymer (Stuff): [Ukraine’s ambassador to NZ: ‘You need us more than we need you’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360722002/ukraines-ambassador-nz-you-need-us-more-we-need-you?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [When alliances like Aukus fail, sovereign capability is all that’s left and Ukraine says it could help NZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/when-alliances-like-aukus-fail-sovereign-capability-is-all-thats-left-and-ukraine-says-it-could-help-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Defence's Waiouru housing project fails to break ground after deal with Ngāti Rangi falls over, sources say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563870/defence-s-waiouru-housing-project-fails-to-break-ground-after-deal-with-ngati-rangi-falls-over-sources-say?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘Devil will be in detail’: Luxon reacts to possible USA-China trade deal](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563887/devil-will-be-in-detail-luxon-reacts-to-possible-usa-china-trade-deal?ref=goodoil.news) **REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL** Kate Green (RNZ): [Experts warn Regulatory Standards Bill threatens future public health laws](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563983/experts-warn-regulatory-standards-bill-threatens-future-public-health-laws?ref=goodoil.news) Metiria Stanton Turei (ODT): [The Regulatory Standards Bill is an attack on all of us](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/regulatory-standards-bill-attack-all-us?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Nelson: [Marie Doole: Regulatory Capture and the Risks Inside the Regulatory Standards Bill](https://melanienelson.substack.com/p/marie-doole-regulatory-capture-and) **PRIMARY INDUSTRIES** Richard Harman (Politik): [National v ACT for the farmer vote](https://www.politik.co.nz/national-v-act-for-the-farmer-vote/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Will Harvie (Press): [Farmer ‘Tony’ gets a tax break after draining wetland, sparks outrage](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360720933/farmer-tony-gets-tax-break-after-draining-wetland-sparks-outrage?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): [Farmers still rushing to convert land to forestry - report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/564001/farmers-still-rushing-to-convert-land-to-forestry-report?ref=goodoil.news) Eric Frykberg (Interest): [Beef + Lamb NZ still has concerns over rules to curb forestry conversions](https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/133707/beef-lamb-nz-still-has-concerns-over-rules-curb-forestry-conversions?ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Rush to October deadline for on-farm forest plantings](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/rush-to-october-deadline-for-on-farm-forest-plantings?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Fieldays: Christopher Luxon faces questions as rural wellbeing fund announced](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563747/fieldays-christopher-luxon-faces-questions-as-rural-wellbeing-fund-announced?ref=goodoil.news) Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Call for more rural psychologists to help farmers with mental health](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563954/call-for-more-rural-psychologists-to-help-farmers-with-mental-health?ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Ministry of Primary Industries forecasts export revenue increase of 12% for food, fibre sector](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563852/ministry-of-primary-industries-forecasts-export-revenue-increase-of-12-percent-for-food-fibre-sector?ref=goodoil.news) Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): [Returns up, risks remain: Fieldays opens to cautious confidence](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/returns-up-risks-remain-fieldays-opens-to-cautious-confidence?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Kāinga Ora to use wool carpet in new state homes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563884/kainga-ora-to-use-wool-carpet-in-new-state-homes?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Powers (Waikato Times/Post): [State house carpets and woollen coffins - wool’s on the up](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360721330/state-house-carpets-and-woollen-coffins-wools?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): [Smoke or fog? Former council chair fumes over pollution doubters](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/12/smoke-or-fog-former-council-chair-fumes-over-pollution-doubters/?ref=goodoil.news) **ENVIRONMENT, RMA** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Fast track or slow track? The data problem that could hurt development](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563965/fast-track-or-slow-track-the-data-problem-that-could-hurt-development?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lawyers sue government over emissions, claiming plan misses the mark](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563898/lawyers-sue-government-over-emissions-claiming-plan-misses-the-mark?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** RNZ: [ACT's local govt candidates want to oppose attempts to manage emissions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563966/act-s-local-govt-candidates-want-to-oppose-attempts-to-manage-emissions?ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Wellington Water mea culpa: Issues ‘bigger and gnarlier than we thought’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360722032/wellington-water-mea-culpa-issues-bigger-and-gnarlier-we-thought?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [Vision for Wellington finds $2.8b in council savings](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360721024/vision-wellington-finds-28b-council-savings?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt and Harriet Laughton (Post): [Wellington mayoral candidate pledges to cut council services but won't say which](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360718250/wellington-mayoral-candidate-pledges-cut-council-services-wont-say-which?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jack Riddell (Hawkes Bay Today): [Hastings council takes down Māori wards videos after legal letter from Hobson’s Pledge](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-council-takes-down-maori-wards-videos-after-legal-letter-from-hobsons-pledge/QK4TP3HW55BPJFCPP2WGG5F3N4/?ref=goodoil.news) Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): [Councils' waste bill hits $629m as NZ misses economic, emissions opportunities – report](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/councils-waste-bill-hits-629m-as-nz-misses-economic-emissions-opportunities-report?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [30 hot spots targeted in $180m plan to fix surface flooding](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360721077/30-hot-spots-targeted-180m-plan-fix-surface-flooding?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Justin Wong (Post): [No kerbside recycling in Upper Hutt after council vote](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360718603/no-kerbside-recycling-upper-hutt-after-council-vote?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Joe Shaw (RNZ): [Christchurch community have their say on council's new alcohol policy draft](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563831/christchurch-community-have-their-say-on-council-s-new-alcohol-policy-draft?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Tweed (Whanganui Chronicle): [Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton announces bid for re-election](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/ruapehu-mayor-weston-kirton-announces-bid-for-re-election/TAQLCIBUKJDVNMTMFEKVTWY5RI/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Cherie Howie (Herald): [Maxim Institute report highlights gaps in palliative care and euthanasia safeguards](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maxim-institute-report-highlights-gaps-in-palliative-care-and-euthanasia-safeguards/Q5J5U2WBMJDRPJL7IP5W5K3FEU/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Assisted dying: Whānau working through tikanga at end of life](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/10/assisted-dying-whanau-working-through-tikanga-at-end-of-life/?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Longer contracts for some mental health providers after Health NZ delays](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563978/longer-contracts-for-some-mental-health-providers-after-health-nz-delays?ref=goodoil.news) Jessie Curran (RNZ): [Health Committee backs bill to extend hospital stays for new mums, but how much will it cost?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563949/health-committee-backs-bill-to-extend-hospital-stays-for-new-mums-but-how-much-will-it-cost?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tui: [My Food Bag Founders' Tend Health Win](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/short-term-at-all-costs-tend-healthcare) Victor Walters (RNZ): [Pharmac considers extension to free meningoccocal B vaccination programme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563937/pharmac-considers-extension-to-free-meningoccocal-b-vaccination-programme?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Government commits $41.2m to upgrade radiology services at Auckland City Hospital](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360721409/government-commits-412m-upgrade-radiology-auckland-city-hospital?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Radiology backlog at Taranaki Base Hospital cleared](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563920/radiology-backlog-at-taranaki-base-hospital-cleared?ref=goodoil.news) Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Mainland Capital delivers $50m raise for Christchurch private hospital expansion](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/mainland-capital-delivers-50m-raise-for-christchurch-private-hospital-expansion?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ENERGY** Max Harris (Post): [Return to public ownership could help reverse public’s sense of powerlessness](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360721294/return-public-ownership-could-help-reverse-publics-sense-powerlessness?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Rising line charges hit power consumers hard](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563994/rising-line-charges-hit-power-consumers-hard?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Trying to attract a stranded asset](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/06/trying-to-attract-stranded-asset.html?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [The real reason Meridian shut down its grand green hydrogen project](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/12/why-meridian-shut-down-its-grand-green-hydrogen-project/?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [New Meridian boss Mike Roan warns electricity market intervention high-risk](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/new-meridian-boss-mike-roan-warns-electricity-market-intervention-high-risk?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Gas prices increase by up to 20%](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/gas-prices-increase-by-up-to-20?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) New Zealand Energy: [New Zealand Energy Strategy](https://newzealandenergy.substack.com/p/new-zealand-energy-strategy) RNZ: [Transpower plan rebuild for Hawke's Bay substation damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563935/transpower-plan-rebuild-for-hawke-s-bay-substation-damaged-by-cyclone-gabrielle?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Thomas Manch (Post): [Winston Peters scathing of ‘blinkered’ officials over Cook Strait ferries](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360721251/winston-peters-scathing-blinkered-officials-over-cook-strait-ferries?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Maritime Union says Aratere ferry should not retire, despite breakdown](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563948/maritime-union-says-aratere-ferry-should-not-retire-despite-breakdown?ref=goodoil.news) Poppy Clark (Stuff): [The Aratere ferry breaks down again. Can it make it to retirement in August?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360720976/aratere-breaks-down-again-can-it-make-it-retirement-august?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Welded, tested and broken down: Interislander woes continue](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360720764/cook-strait-rescue-tug-called-away-taranaki-during-aratere-breakdown?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pokere Paewai (RNZ): [Iwi partner with NZTA and hope future projects can follow same model](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563944/iwi-partner-with-nzta-and-hope-future-projects-can-follow-same-model?ref=goodoil.news) Nick James (RNZ): [Free fares for bus-replaced Wairarapa train services long time coming - councillor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563915/free-fares-for-bus-replaced-wairarapa-train-services-long-time-coming-councillor?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Auckland’s shiny new $5.5b underground leaves political landmines](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/12/aucklands-shiny-new-5-5b-underground-leaves-political-landmines/?ref=goodoil.news) **EMPLOYMENT** Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [ACC warns Brooke van Velden: Your reforms will cost us more in payouts](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360720213/acc-warns-van-velden-your-reforms-will-cost-us-more-payouts?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Mercer (BusinessDesk): [A refocus, not a retreat: The pragmatism behind the WorkSafe reforms](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/a-refocus-not-a-retreat-the-pragmatism-behind-the-worksafe-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kate Green (RNZ): [Council of Trade Unions take NZ's pay equity fight to international conference](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563865/council-of-trade-unions-take-nz-s-pay-equity-fight-to-international-conference?ref=goodoil.news) **JUSTICE, CRIME** Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Prison population projected to boom over next decade](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/563934/prison-population-projected-to-boom-over-next-decade?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Maher (Herald): [Prisoner numbers projected to increase by 36% in next 10 years](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prisoner-numbers-projected-to-increase-by-36-in-next-10-years/EVKUYYKYRNASDE7E4I6FKKERBI/?ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Concern Mark Lundy parole board condition impinges on freedom of speech](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563953/concern-mark-lundy-parole-board-condition-impinges-on-freedom-of-speech?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Sargent (RNZ): [Students hope new prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563878/students-hope-new-prisoners-newsletter-removes-some-stigma?ref=goodoil.news) Stephanie Robertson (Post): [Fear in Wellington: Why we’re all Michael Forbes’ victims](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360721189/fear-wellington-why-were-all-michael-forbes-victims?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Kiwi businesses reporting large losses to online scammers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563980/kiwi-businesses-reporting-large-losses-to-online-scammers?ref=goodoil.news) **STATE CARE OF CHILDREN** Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [‘Falling short’: New oranga tamariki report finds ‘sobering’ outcomes for Māori in care](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-06-2025/falling-short-new-oranga-tamariki-report-finds-sobering-outcomes-for-maori-in-care?ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Post):[‘Absolutely hopeful’: Porirua iwi’s work with OT a beacon for change](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360720076/absolutely-hopeful-porirua-iwis-work-ot-beacon-change?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [School attendance better for term one than same time last year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563919/school-attendance-better-for-term-one-than-same-time-last-year?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [English teachers voice concern about proposed curriculum as consultation closes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563995/english-teachers-voice-concern-about-proposed-curriculum-as-consultation-closes?ref=goodoil.news) David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Elections loom for school boards, parents encouraged to stand](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/12/elections-loom-for-school-boards-parents-encouraged-to-stand/?ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Auckland University vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater ‘lost trust and confidence’ of staff, colleagues claim](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-university-vice-chancellor-dawn-freshwater-lost-trust-and-confidence-of-staff-colleagues-claim/T56UYSVEBFAPJE7LSLRHDCO5RU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **MEDIA** Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Chantelle Baker ordered to pay $100k bond ahead of defamation case against Stuff](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360721031/chantelle-baker-ordered-pay-100k-bond-ahead-defamation-case-against-stuff?ref=goodoil.news) Myles Thomas (Herald): [Public media such as RNZ are not actually about audience ratings](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/public-media-such-as-rnz-are-not-actually-about-audience-ratings-myles-thomas/LMGV57SJLFD7DHZFA3WR3OGV7I/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shayne Currie (Herald): [TV3 future in spotlight under WBD’s big global changes; Sky, NZR and a new TV rights deal; Shortland St eyes life support again; Creative ad agency cuts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-tv3-future-in-spotlight-under-wbds-big-global-changes-sky-nzr-and-a-new-tv-rights-deal-shortland-st-eyes-life-support-again-creative-ad-agency-cuts/CKHWZEFB2NDOBJBZUWW42PYD2I/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Horse & Pony magazine defamation case – Court of Appeal orders retrial, citing risk of ‘substantial miscarriage of justice’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-horse-pony-magazine-defamation-case-court-of-appeal-orders-retrial-citing-risk-of-substantial-miscarriage-of-justice/SXCOU6SRUBEXRCOD3OIADEMXTA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LENDERS, KIWISAVER** Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): [Lenders push KiwiSaver withdrawals, refer borrowers in trouble to volunteer organisations](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/lenders-push-kiwisaver-withdrawals-refer-borrowers-in-trouble-to-volunteer-organisations?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [KiwiSaver fund manager slams 'disturbing' social media hacks to falsely access funds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563955/kiwisaver-fund-manager-slams-disturbing-social-media-hacks-to-falsely-access-funds?ref=goodoil.news) Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Unregistered lender allegedly threatened borrowers would be ‘named and shamed’ if loans weren’t paid](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360721613/unregistered-lender-allegedly-threatened-borrowers-would-be-named-and-shamed-if-loans-werent-paid?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland lender charged for allegedly providing illegal personal loans](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/12/auckland-lender-charged-for-allegedly-providing-illegal-person-loans/?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Tongan community lender slapped with criminal charges](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360721701/tongan-community-lender-slapped-criminal-charges?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HOUSING** Kelly Makiha (Herald): [Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell clashes with MP Rawiri Waititi over homeless operation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-mayor-tania-tapsell-clashes-with-mp-rawiri-waititi-over-homeless-operation/L54464YSPFDXREA53MHHHW6OYE/?lid=nsafiibp7luc&utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=nzh%5Femail&utm%5Fcampaign=20250613%5FMorning%5FBrief%5F%28Daily%5FH%29&uuid=48cf4d934417484db2534762a8bfa15d%29) Caroline Williams (Stuff): [Kāinga Ora spending millions on meth damage, but not making tenants pay](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360719535/kainga-ora-spending-millions-meth-damage-not-making-tenants-pay?ref=goodoil.news) Amy Williams (RNZ): [Youth hikoi to highlight homelessness in Auckland](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563989/youth-hikoi-to-highlight-homelessness-in-auckland?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Denser housing coming for Auckland, but not (necessarily) in your back yard](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/12/denser-housing-coming-for-auckland-but-not-necessarily-in-your-back-yard/?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS** Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Supermarkets wringing billions of dollars a year from suppliers, review finds](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/13-06-2025/supermarkets-wringing-billions-of-dollars-a-year-from-suppliers-review-finds?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Many small businesses plan to buy new asset as result of Investment Boost - survey](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/563930/many-small-businesses-plan-to-buy-new-asset-as-result-of-investment-boost-survey?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Major NZ retailers sign up to use facial recognition technology](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360720035/major-nz-retailers-sign-use-facial-recognition-technology?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) NBR: [RBNZ socks, s\*\*\* humans, dunkelflaute, NZME skin](https://www.nbr.co.nz/private-bin-2/rbnz-socks-s-humans-dunkelflaute-nzme-skin/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Retail card spending still in the doldrums](https://www.interest.co.nz/business/133706/electronic-cards-data-may-shows-even-after-excluding-impact-falling-petrol-prices?ref=goodoil.news) **IMMIGRATION** RNZ: [New Zealand PM defends 'parent boost' visa amid criticism](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/563985/new-zealand-pm-defends-parent-boost-visa-amid-criticism?ref=goodoil.news) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Golden visas bring in big bucks as one-percenters look to NZ](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/12-06-2025/golden-visas-bring-in-big-bucks-as-one-percenters-look-to-nz?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Net population gain from migration slumps to just 125 people in April](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/133701/number-migrants-coming-country-was-almost-exactly-matched-number-people-departing?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/subscribe?) 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