Table of Contents
Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
HEALTH
Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Quite frankly nonsense’: $2m contractor responds to Stuff investigation
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Health NZ refuses to release rent costs for Lower Hutt sick baby unit that doesn’t exist
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Government criticised for ‘pathetic’ bowel cancer screening response
Kate Kenny (RNZ): Too many catching Covid-19 in hospital, experts say - but precautions being rolled back
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Doctor shortages: Plans for on the job training puts more pressure on GPs
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Healthcare delays led to death, later cancer diagnosis - commissioner
Ric Stevens (Open Justice Reporting): Health and Disability Commissioner: Woman dies at Dunedin Hospital after repeated delays in surgery
Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press/Post): Delayed surgery the ‘root cause’ of woman’s death after dog park fall (paywalled)
RNZ: New digital health service clinicians must have right information system - GP says
Maddy Croad (Press/Post): New psychology role unveiled to tackle workforce shortages (paywalled)
Dionne Christian (Listener): Health in 2025: Why measles, whooping cough, HMPV, Covid and bird flu will keep making news (paywalled)
Russell Brown (Listener): Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed system (paywalled)
INFRASTRUCTURE, FAST-TRACK
Chris Trotter (Interest): Luxon's guests
Brent Melville (NBR): Cost of speeding up pubic project land purchase ‘unkown’ - LINZ (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Labour’s fast-changing private partnerships message
Anne Gibson (Herald): ‘Insanity’: Minister Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on Karangahape Rd rejection (paywalled)
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua retirement village approved under fast-track consent
Sarah Mitchell (BusinessDesk): When the fast-track isn’t the best track for developments (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE FORCE
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Peters in Washington: 'Some of us saw the certainty of change'
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): 'We'll keep our nerve': Winston Peters readies for Marco Rubio meeting
Jaime Lyth (Herald): Winston Peters US trip: Call for Trump administration to focus on China moving into Pacific
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: The art of tiptoeing around Donald Trump
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Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Indian PM Narendra Modi alleges 'anti-India activity' in New Zealand
Laura Walters (Newsroom): India’s PM says Luxon will support action against Sikh separatists in NZ
Adam Pearse (Herald): PM Luxon dodges India’s call for support to address ‘illegal anti-India activities’ in New Zealand
Luke Malpass (Stuff): PM meets with Narendra Modi: big hugs and a cuppa
Luke Malpass (Post): Notes from India: Luxon gets his mojo back (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): High-stakes for Kiwi trade negotiators after ‘major breakthrough’ with India (paywalled)
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Luxon plays it safe at key Indian summit
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Luxon takes spotlight at India’s ‘noisy’ international summit
Chris Ogden (The Conversation): Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one
Scott St John (Post): The India opportunity, and the long path to realise it (paywalled)
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Bernard Lagan (Listener): Gunboat diplomacy: NZ faces growing defence challenges after China’s naval incursion (paywalled)
Steven Ratuva (E-Tangata): Trump, China and the Pacific (paywalled)
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): The school lunch programme is a disaster - here’s how we could fix it and whether we should bother (paywalled)
RNZ: School lunch that burnt student heated in package not intended for commercial reheating
Maddy Croad (Press/Post): Seymour refuses to let Christchurch school ditch lunch provider (paywalled)
Adam Burns (RNZ): Haeata Community Campus wants to ditch free school lunch provider
Iain Lees-Galloway (Post): The not-so-obvious cost of failings in school lunch programme (paywalled)
Madeline Shelling (E-Tangata): Let them eat Marmite sandwiches
Jack Riddell (Hawkes Bay Today): Wairoa schools’ lunch success: Students enjoy fresh, local meals
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Luxon’s epic unpopularity in one chart
Robert MacCulloch: Does Finance Minister Willis need to "take advice" on everything, including what to eat for lunch?
RNZ: Te Pāti Māori co-leader criticised by ACT for comparing David Seymour to his lawns
Anna Whyte (Post): This AI technology could supercharge political campaigns (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Polls, investment summit, procurement rules, America and India (paywalled)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): The Ryan Doctrine: An exit interview with outgoing Auditor-General John Ryan (paywalled)
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Call to create ‘NZ’s DOGE’ met with criticism
Anna Whyte (Post): Channelling Churchill: Judith Collins wants the public service to get to the point, quickly (paywalled)
Natalia Albert: Public Engagement in New Zealand: A Masterclass in Going Around in Circles
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Act Party looking to stand candidates in local elections for first time
Andrea Vance (Post): Council iwi rep ejected after disrupting meeting and insulting mayor (paywalled)
Ethan Manera (Herald): Labour Party extends nominations for Wellington Mayoral candidate
Tom Hunt (Post): City council looking for comms ‘change manager’ (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Windbag: The conundrum of the Wellington waterfront fences
Tom Hunt (Post): Airbnb host exodus warning if Wellington council rates jump (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): Wellington Airbnb host cries foul over planned rates hike (paywalled)
Justin Wong (Post): Kāpiti Coast councillor Liz Koh challenges for mayor (paywalled)
Abbey Wakefield (1News): Wellington officials remove 'fun' fake signs warning of crocodiles
Grant Miller (ODT): Video pulled due to 'legal concerns’ (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): $37.8 million for landfill fix (paywalled)
Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): Auckland’s struggling local boards unite in letter to Wayne Brown
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): What you missed from Whangārei District Council’s extraordinary fluoridation meeting
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Whangārei District Council bows to government directive to add fluoride to water supply
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): Whangārei District Council backtracks on fluoridation resistance
Laura Smith (Herald): Rotorua deputy mayor criticises ‘unfair’ rates swap proposal
HOUSING
Dave Armstrong (Post): Homelessness more visible than ever on capital’s streets (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Wellington councillor hopes to delay spending on social housing (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Even 'middle class' struggling to pay rent
RNZ: New deals to lure Auckland renters: 'There are lots of options'
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Whangārei hāpu fear landowners will cut down ancient Puriri trees on Onoke Pā
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua retirement village approved under fast-track consent
Tony Alexander (One Roof): How much can you expect house prices to rise over the next 30 years?
Greg Ninness (Interest): Median house prices and sales volumes both on the rise - REINZ
Miriam Bell (Sunday Star Times): New build home fails - why new doesn’t mean perfect (paywalled)
JUSTICE
Catherine Hutton (Open Justice Reporting): Judge Ema Aitken challenges referral to Judicial Conduct Panel after alleged incident at Northern Club during Winston Peters speech
Stuff: Judge says she didn’t recognise voice of Winston Peters
Neil Sands (Law News): Judge Aitken’s conduct at Northern Club was ‘rude’ but ‘not political’ court told (paywalled)
Deborah Mackenzie (Post): The troubling evidence about the safety of children in Family Court (paywalled)
Neil Sands (Law News): Survey reveals ‘unacceptable’ lack of female counsel appearing in senior courts
KIWISAVER
Herald Editorial: Nicola Willis must be bold with KiwiSaver proposals for New Zealand’s financial security (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Here's how much your KiwiSaver balance should be now
Duncan Garner (Listener): Aussie teachers retire with $2.5m. Why does NZ get superannuation so wrong? (paywalled)
Shane Te Pou (Herald): Supercharge KiwiSaver and create a more equitable and secure financial future (paywalled)
Ella Somers (Interest): Retirement Commission says KiwiSaver savings gender gap remains at 25%
David Chaplin (BusinessDesk): Why women win the long-game in KiwiSaver (but are left short) (paywalled)
Alka Prasad (Post): Calls to lift default KiwiSaver employer contributions to narrow gender gap (paywalled)
CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACKS, FIREARMS
Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): Australia has learned valuable lessons from its own shooting tragedies: Six ideas NZ can borrow
David Williams (Newsroom): When the PM claps, is it applause or agreement?
Jessie Curran (RNZ): Luxon says NZ must confront forces that led to mosque attacks on the sixth anniversary
David Williams (Newsroom): Why marking March 15 is helpful and healing
Mahvash Ikram (RNZ): Six years on, those who helped in the aftermath of the mosque attacks share stories
TRANSPORT
Erin Johnson (Stuff): Why are speed limit changes costing over $8 million?
Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): NZTA to review automatic speed reversals in Gisborne after public backlash
Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting): Speed calming measures for south Auckland roads an ‘insult’
Nick James (RNZ): Emergency towing in Cook Strait: 'Work around the business case is ongoing'
ECONOMY
Esther Taunton (Stuff): Inflation is under control so why are we still feeling a pinch in the pocket?
David Hargreaves (Interest): Economists trim back expectations of future GDP growth
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): GDP figures expected to show economy ‘limping into recovery’ (paywalled)
Greg Smith (Post): Central banks weigh in on market uncertainty, and will NZ avoid a technical recession? (paywalled)
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Clock ticking on Covid-era government-backed small business loans
John Weeks (Herald): IRD says $161m owed, 10,000 in default over Small Business Cashflow loans
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Deadline looms for small firms to repay almost $1b of 'Covid’ loans (paywalled)
RNZ: 'Errant' businesses warned: The Labour Inspectorate is coming for you
Cameron Bagire (BusinessDesk): Banks' incredible numbers amid economic downturn (paywalled)
Juha Saarinen (Interest): Still time to submit on New Zealand's right to repair bill
SUPERMARKETS
Lisa M. Katerina Asher, Catherine Sutton-Brady and Drew Franklin (The Conversation): Stop waiting for a foreign hero: NZ’s supermarket sector needs competition from within
Gemma Rasmussen (Consumer NZ): Supermarkets' super profits - where’s the fair pricing for Kiwis?
Anne Gibson (Herald): Supermarket wars: Foodstuffs buys Woolworths Te Atatū property, plans expansion, re-opening as New World (paywalled)
ENVIRONMENT, NGĀI TAHU FRESHWATER CASE
Rob Stock (Post): Organics industry raises the alarm if NZ’s GE Free status abandoned (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Gene technology debate rumbles on at select committee (paywalled)
David Williams (Newsroom): Chief water adviser warns over clean-up disruption
David Williams (Newsroom): Top environment ministry official ‘played down’ water urgency
David Williams (Newsroom): Court can’t make Ngāi Tahu declarations, Crown says
Jamie Morton (Herald): Climate change: Hamilton’s rare February heat streak could happen most summers by 2070 (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): First carbon auction of the year set to be a non-event (paywalled)
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb and Carwyn Jones (E-Tangata): Removing Māori rights is a war on nature
MEDIA
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: NZME chair Barbara Chapman on billionaire Jim Grenon’s push for board cleanout - ‘It is a defining moment for NZME, its future and for NZ’; Grenon pushes back
Gavin Ellis: No printed Herald? Let’s hope the speculation is wrong
David Harvey: Suspended Animation
ENERGY
Jamie Ensor (Herald): New Energy Minister Simon Watts warned of risk of outages, business closures in challenging sector
Jamie Gray (Herald): NZ hydro lake inflows fall to the lowest on record (paywalled)
Eloise Gibson (RNZ):'Classic greenwashing': Gas company removes ad after complaints
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): 3000 farms may need consents: report (paywalled)
Peter Davis (Post): Fonterra brands roadshow ‘bittersweet’ for those who champion a move away from commodities (paywalled)
Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): Kāinga Ora axed wool carpet due to $200 and $400 extra per home (paywalled)
OTHER
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): 'It's broken me': How online gambling ruined a woman's life
Martien Lubberink: Running for GovernOrr: The Emperor’s New Tracksuit
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): War memorial dispute set for seven-figure settlement
Good Ideas: New Data: Trust in New Zealand collapses … among high earners (paywalled)
Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): Former Whānau Ora minister criticises restructure
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): A $2.3 million white elephant: The curious case of Canoe Racing NZ's deserted high performance centre
RNZ: Three further arrests over Auckland Pride Festival protest
Belinda Feek (Open Justice Reporting): Recidivist armed robber Solo Turner and his rehab with Destiny Church’s Man Up programme
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Police stick with old road spikes after years of issues
1News: Police used 'violent' sound cannon on Parliament protesters
Peter Williams: Taxpayers’ Union Boss sued for Defamation
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): Defence Force sexual assault prevention team's future uncertain
Eric Frykberg (Listener): Kiwi exceptionalism: Does NZ really punch above its weight? (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Arbitrary or worse
