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Author: Bryce Edwards

TE PĀTI MĀORI
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Tikanga stand off: Te Pāti Māori refuse to front up to committee over haka
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, Layla Bailey-McDowell and Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend Parliament's Privileges Committee hearing over haka protest
Julia Gabel (Herald): Te Pāti Māori refusing to face Privileges Committee over Treaty Principles Bill haka
RNZ: New RNZ-Reid Research poll: Politicians react to tightening numbers
No Right Turn: How to deal with a kangaroo court

GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Judith Collins wants ‘performance management’ for public service chief executives (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Post): Minister promising ‘fewer reports, less time-wasting’ (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Prime Minister doubles down on allowing exclusion of Treaty Principles Bill submissions
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): A short guide for Govt politicians living in a fantasy world of competition
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: Reforms, reminiscing and just a few regrets (paywalled)

GREENS
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Has the Green Party lost its way?
Chris Trotter: Not-so-tolerant New Zealand Rears Its Ugly Head
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Greens and NZ First clash sparks fears of ‘dirty campaign’ for election
David Williams (Herald): David Seymour suggests Green Party report threats against MP Benjamin Doyle to Mongrel Mob
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Threats against MP Benjamin Doyle referred to police - Greens
RNZ: Green MP Benjamin Doyle away from Parliament this week after death threats
Thomas Manch and Mike Mather (Post): Parliamentary Service working with police over Benjamin Doyle death threats (paywalled)

POLICE, JUSTICE, CRIME
RNZ: Prisoners waiting longer for early release: 'It's an injustice'
Catrin Owen (Stuff): Former lawyer admits falsely obtaining $375,000 from Government-funded legal scheme
Shannon Pitman (Open Justice Reporting): Former Bay of Plenty lawyer admits $375k legal services fraud, obstructing investigation
Sophie Trigger (Herald): Briefing warns Government won’t hit target of 500 extra police officers by promised deadline
Dave Armstrong (Post): Police workload a failure of funding elsewhere (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): Retail NZ boss rejects ‘rumours’ she’s eyeing Labour after extraordinary attack (paywalled)

SOCIAL COHESION, TRUST
Peter Gluckman (Post): As trust and old norms break down, democracy must be defended (paywalled)
Ryan Ward: NZ Initiative doesn't understand why people don't trust business or the wealthy
RNZ: What's behind our distrust of the government and media?

COOK STRAIT FERRIES
RNZ: 'Bare-faced lie' to blame me for ferry saga - Winston Peters
ODT Editorial: Swell time for Cook Strait ferries
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Coalition consensus on Peters’ ferry plan
Samantha Gee (RNZ): New ferries plan: 'It just needs to be done' - Picton residents
Blayne Slabbert (Press/Post): New ferries offer a ‘big boost’ to South Island economy (paywalled)

HEALTH
Jessica Rosen (1News): Nelson's sole vascular surgeon threatens to go over staff shortages
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Health NZ seeks feedback on care for dying children
Katie Townshend (Stuff): Nelson Hospital ‘dangerous at times and getting worse’
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Some Wānaka patients prepared to lose eyesight because healthcare too inaccessible
Mariné Lourens (Press): Healthcare ‘crisis’ in Upper Clutha over access to services (paywalled)
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Health NZ reveals scrapped digital projects, says they're unrelated to staff data breach
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National vaccination database unexpected casualty of health funding cuts
Tobias Macintosh (Stuff): Ministry of Health appoints new director general
RNZ: New Director-General of Health named as Audrey Sonerson
1News: New Director-General of Health named
Anna Whyte (Post): Transport leader named new health boss (paywalled)
RNZ: ‘Stop being about the money': Workers rally against retirement home changes
Elspeth McLean (ODT): Going high and putting muppets back in their box
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): Couple left in limbo by ACC for a month
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Popular weight-loss drug Wegovy receives approval in New Zealand
RNZ: More than 1000 rugby, league ex-players sign up for concussion lawsuit

SUPERMARKETS
Ernie Newman: Separation would deter investment? “Bollocks”, David Seymour
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): The international supermarkets that could be eyeing the NZ market
Vanessa Pratley (Consumer NZ): Australia vs NZ: Supermarket competition compared
Lachlan Colquhoun (NBR): Aussie experience shows NZ should ‘go nuclear’ on supermarkets (paywalled)
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Are all Nicola Willis’ supermarket duopoly-breaking options really on the table? (paywalled)

HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Whakaari-inspired law change to protect land owners from prosecution
RNZ: Workplace Relations minister announces plans to relax health and safety laws
RNZ: Law change makes those running outdoor activities responsible for injuries - not land owners
Brent Edwards (NBR): Health and safety obligations of company directors to be eased (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Health & safety change: land owners won't carry can for injuries on their land (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinesDesk): Govt proposes clearer divide between directors and managers on health and safety responsibilities (paywalled)

EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS
David Burton (Post): At work, as in life, information is power (paywalled)
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): Hospitality workers striking after minimum wage has smallest increase in more than 10 years
1News: More than half of NZers surveyed regret their choice of career
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): More than half of Kiwis regret their career choice, according to survey
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Rethink of tax on work perks
Juha Saarinen (Interest): Consumer Data Right a 'monumental step forward for Kiwi consumers'
Mildred Armah (Stuff): Employers urged to embrace autistic talent in construction
James Burnes (Post): NZ innovation: More startups needed, not just more restructuring (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): A tough winter likely ahead for NZ travel and tourism: Accor (paywalled)
Shawn McAvinue (ODT): Call for one farmer advocacy group
Eva Corlett (Guardian): Running shoe brand Hoka accused of misappropriating Māori culture

BANKING
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Should banks be more proactive to help customers earn interest on the billions of dollars sitting idle? (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: Finance Minister Willis Quietly Trashes NZ's Economic Institutions thinking No-one will Notice
Dan Brunskill (Interest): RBNZ will ‘soon’ recommend temporary governor
Andrew Body (BusinessDesk): What more Willis must do to fix banking competition (paywalled)
Ella Somers (Interest): Parliament’s environment watchdog says banks can’t afford to turn a blind eye to climate risks
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Alarm from credit card issuers over ComCom proposals (paywalled)

HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Zane Small (Stuff): Households in emergency accommodation plummet by 84%
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth council approves funding for new homeless shelter, YMCA warns it's no quick fix
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth District Council to vote on whether to fund rough sleeper shelter
RNZ: Data shows 'some hope' for property investors, though buyers still cautious
1News: More overseas construction materials to be approved for use
Nicholas Pointon (NBR): Building firm director faces referral to MBIE’s integrity unit (paywalled)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Queenstown councillor Niki Gladding stripped of roles after revealing confidential plan
Jared McCulloch (1News): Queenstown councillor stripped of committee roles after leaking river plan
Guy Williams (ODT): Councillor censured for leaking information
Ethan Manera (Herald): Wellington developer Mark McGuinness quit Tory Whanau’s business group after raising concerns (paywalled)
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): Treaty scrap could draw watchdogs to Taranaki council
Grant Miller (ODT): DCC chief executive’s future to be decided this week (paywalled)
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Eyes on council amalgamation again
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Carterton council eyes regional rebrand for events centre
Justin Wong (Post): Call for housing, not bowling greens, at Upper Hutt park (paywalled)
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Pay to pee trial proposed in Ashburton District
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): Napier Mayor outlines her vision for savings in effort to limit rates rises

AUCKLAND, AMERICA’S CUP
Simon Wilson (Herald): Why I’m still not convinced by Wayne Brown (paywalled)
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Mayor Brown wades into the electoral danger zone
David Long (Stuff): Why Wayne Brown thinks the bed-night levy could topple the Government
Lane Nichols (Herald): Why Auckland’s America’s Cup hopes sank without Government backing
Herald Editorial: Auckland’s America’s Cup miss highlights need for new national event strategy (paywalled)
Kelly Dennett (Post): PM, finance minister, defend not backing Auckland America’s Cup (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Hosting America's Cup too expensive, Luxon says
1News: Auckland won't proceed with bid to host 2027 America's Cup
RNZ: Rich-lister and ex-All Black push for new stadium at Auckland's Western Springs

TRANSPORT
Sinead Gill (Press/Post): Power imbalance in proposed transport law triggers ‘alarm bells’
Bevan Woodward (Greater Auckland): SOS – Save our streets!
Maxine Jacobs (Press): Intergenerational farmland to make way for Rangiora’s new link road (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): Rescue capacity slashed as high-sea incidents rise (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Forbar downgrades Auckland Airport stock after ComCom report (paywalled)
Tom Belford (Bay Buzz): Iwi to purchase HB Airport, and other airport news

RMA, INFRASTRUCTURE
Thomas Manch (Post): Govt to offer $100,000 incentive payments for Public Works Act land buys (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Spinoff): Who gets to embrace ‘abundance’ in New Zealand politics?
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Northland water pipline projects to receive $40 million in government loans
Oliver Hartwich (NZ Initiative): RMA reform finally puts growth first

EDUCATION, SCHOOL LUNCHES
Anneke Smith (RNZ): New poll: Most voters think parents should provide school lunches
RNZ: Parents struggling between bills say they need a working school lunch programme
1News: NZ Food Safety 'unable to proceed' probe into flies in school lunches
Stuart Deerness (Herald): Preparing children to start school: It’s not as simple as blaming the parents (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): 'Educational violence' - Lack of Te Mātaiaho in English curriculum slammed
John Gerritsen (RNZ): To be, or not to be? Draft English curriculum proposes compulsory Shakespeare for seniors
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Shakespeare curriculum draws mixed reaction from high school graduates
RNZ: What movies and books will students be studying under the proposed English curriculum?

MEDIA, BROADCASTING
Ian Taylor (Stuff): Why I’m concerned about Jim Grenon’s NZME takeover bid
Shayne Currie (Herald): NZME shareholder Troy Bowker hits back at media company board, says he supports free speech as chair raises questions over political motivation (paywalled)
Sam Smith (Stuff): NZME shareholder takes aim at board chair over questions of political motivation
Jesse Austin-Stewart, Catherine Hoad, Dave Carter and Oli Wilson (The Conversation): NZ’s Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age
David Harvey: The Peevish Face of Mainstream Media
David Harvey: Media Reform Proposals: Regulation Part 2

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
New Zealand's concerns over Cook Islands' shadow fleet revealed in OIA request
Jack Riddell (Hawkes Bay Today): Napier B&B turning away Americans because of Trump
Luke Malpass (Post): Trump’s liberation day cometh (paywalled)
Allan Barber (Interest): Critically important to retain Paris climate commitment (paywalled)

ECONOMY
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): Māori economy to see a boost with new govt framework
Mike McRoberts (NBR): Law reform aims to boost Māori jobs, incomes (paywalled)
Tim Hurdle (Post): Why our co-operative economy may impede growth goals (paywalled)

DEFENCE, VETERANS
Jo Moir (RNZ): New RNZ-Reid Research poll: Half of Kiwis want defence spending to increase
RNZ: No armed drones in NZDF arsenal, but tests continue
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): What I learned from 40 hours of the Military Veterans Kaupapa Inquiry
Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): Apiata entrusts Minister with Victoria Cross in support of veterans

ENERGY
RNZ: Power bills set to surge as several higher charges take effect
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Consumers to foot the bill for rising cost of electricity network upgrades
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): New guidelines boost customer care from power companies
Brent Melville (NBR): Vector faces another ComCom barrage, on ‘misuse’ of power (paywalled)
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Construction capacity can't keep up with 'phenomenal' demand for solar power

ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Golden clam infestation calls biosecurity priorities into question
David Williams (Newsroom): Freshwater case attacks decades of policy, Crown says
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Legal bid to halt sewerage pipe works fails in Environment Court
Hamish MacLean (ODT): Mine extension application lacks CIA (paywalled)
Veronika Meduna (Listener): NZ’s glaciers shrink and retreat at alarming rate (paywalled)

ARTS
Ksenia Kosheleva, Julia Fehrer and Kaj Storbacka (The Conversation): Art for art’s sake? How to maintain integrity and still make money
Rajiv Thind (Newsroom): NZ fiction, playing it safe and woke
Emma Andrews (RNZ): Movies aren't the only attraction at Māoriland Film Festival

JACINDA ARDERN
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Popularity and pain: How the tide turned against Jacinda Ardern
Stuff: Watch: The rise and fall of Jacinda Ardern - Part 2

OTHER
Edward Gay (Stuff): Destiny Church received $40,000 for Covid-19 ‘awareness’ grants
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): InternetNZ row: Free Speech Union says it will soon be 'holding the pen’ (paywalled)
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): Proposed boundary changes spark concern in Bay of Plenty
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): John Tamihere takes government to court over lost Whānau Ora contract
Gerrit Doppenberg (ODT): Fears for community with regulation of online gambling
RNZ: ’Heartbreaking’: Dozens of puppies killed in Hamilton as owners reject desexing
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): GST on KiwiSaver saga draws to close after Inland Revenue releases guidance
Hillmarè Schulze (NBR): The looming crisis in retirement savings (paywalled)
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Problems ahead unless government changes retirement policy - report
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): The end of this month could mean the start of tax headaches
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): Failed vote keeps West Auckland licensing trusts’ monopoly - for now
Ara Alam-Simmons (E-Tangata): Model minorities
David Williams (Herald): Immigration scam: Fake squash players from Pakistan caught applying for New Zealand visas with forged letter
Dennis Gates (Press/Post): Time to scrape away Gloriavale’s pretence of a ‘Christian community’ (paywalled)
RNZ: Northland's tsunami sirens face first test run this weekend
Ella Somers (Interest): Global natural disasters cost insurers billions in 2024 but New Zealand stayed relatively unscathed
RNZ: New hunting permit system coming in May

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