> ## 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: 2 July 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-2-july-2025/ - Published: 2025-07-01T20:21:57.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-01T21:06:26.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **YOUTH PARLIAMENT** Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Youth MPs accuse government of 'censoring' them, ministry says otherwise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565635/youth-mps-accuse-government-of-censoring-them-ministry-says-otherwise?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565610/youth-mps-told-to-remove-criticisms-of-government-from-speeches?ref=goodoil.news) Janhavi Gosavi (Re:News): [Youth MPs claim censorship over Govt criticism in speeches](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/01/youth-mps-claim-censorship-over-govt-criticism-in-speeches/?ref=goodoil.news) Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): [Youth MPs renew call to lower voting age](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565596/youth-mps-renew-call-to-lower-voting-age?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [National is afraid of kids](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/07/national-is-afraid-of-kids.html?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE** Roy Morgan: [In June, support for National-led Government surges to highest level so far this year](https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9983-nz-national-voting-intention-june-2025?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [David Seymour and James Baldwin: The fire this time](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymour-and-james-baldwin-the-fire-this-time-simon-wilson/IXKPBIGZNBDKNJFGZ7IIRPG5HU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gordon Campbell: [On what our Labour Party could learn from Zohran Mamdani](https://werewolf.co.nz/2025/07/gordon-campbell-on-what-our-labour-party-could-learn-from-zohran-mamdani/?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [Secrecy surrounds possible triple ministry merger](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360742772/secrecy-surrounds-possible-triple-ministry-merger?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [Left and right question mega-merger of MfE, MoT, and MHUD](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/left-and-right-question-mega-merger-of-mfe-mot-and-mhud?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fox Meyer (Newsroom): [Science sector merged but funding gaps remain](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/01/science-sector-merged-but-funding-gaps-remain/?ref=goodoil.news) Mary Argue (RNZ): [Six Crown Research Institutes merge into Public Research Organisations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565614/six-crown-research-institutes-merge-into-public-research-organisations?ref=goodoil.news) Juha Saarinen (Interest):[Job losses at DIA with experienced staff leaving spark concerns for government's anti-scam drive](https://www.interest.co.nz/technology/134008/job-losses-dia-experienced-staff-leaving-spark-concerns-governments-anti-scam?ref=goodoil.news) **TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP** Julia Gabel (Herald): [Takutai Tarsh Kemp: Hundreds travel to Taihape to mourn ‘peaceful leader’ gone too soon](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/takutai-tarsh-kemp-hundreds-travel-to-taihape-to-mourn-a-peaceful-leader-gone-too-soon/UYYZLQUKQVGBVKE2PPH5VXRY7U/?ref=goodoil.news) Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): [Final farewell for Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Tarsh Kemp](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/07/01/final-farewell-for-te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-moana-tarsh-kemp/?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp laid to rest](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/565571/te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-tarsh-kemp-laid-to-rest?ref=goodoil.news) Pokere Paewai (RNZ): ['Indescribable loss': Takutai Tarsh Kemp remembered at tangi at Opaea Marae](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/565638/indescribable-loss-takutai-tarsh-kemp-remembered-at-tangi-at-opaea-marae?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Son of late Takutai Tarsh Kemp calls for Māori to register for voting](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565680/son-of-late-takutai-tarsh-kemp-calls-for-maori-to-register-for-voting?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [‘Tarsh, sister, I bid you goodnight’: Te Pāti Māori MP laid to rest](https://www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/360742898/tarsh-sister-i-bid-you-goodnight-te-pati-maori-mp-laid-rest?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Melissa-Jade Gregan (The Integrity Institute): [How the alcohol industry continues to get a seat at the policymaking table](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-how-the-alcohol) Louise Ternouth (RNZ): [Free clinic opens at Auckland City Mission to tackle dental crisis](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565656/free-clinic-opens-at-auckland-city-mission-to-tackle-dental-crisis?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Delays add $40 million to build cost: Hodgson](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/delays-add-40-million-build-cost-hodgson?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Children’s wing concerns](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/children%E2%80%99s-wing-concerns?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Number of beds ‘unethical’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/number-beds-%E2%80%98unethical%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pete Hodgson (ODT): [Has the government finally come to its senses?](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/has-government-finally-come-its-senses?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Wānaka residents grill government ministers over healthcare shortfalls](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565654/wanaka-residents-grill-government-ministers-over-healthcare-shortfalls?ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Caldwell and Rawan Saadi (ODT): [Population growth ‘has got ahead of public services’: minister](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/population-growth-%E2%80%98has-got-ahead-public-services%E2%80%99-minister?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Sophia (Spinoff): T[he odds of the new suicide prevention action plan succeeding are slim to none](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-07-2025/the-odds-of-the-new-suicide-prevention-action-plan-succeeding-are-slim-to-none?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [‘Legacy of hope’: New $88m mental health facility breaks ground in Lower Hutt](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360738256/legacy-hope-new-88m-mental-health-facility-breaks-ground-lower-hutt?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government urges Pharmac, Medsafe to embrace artificial intelligence](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565628/government-urges-pharmac-medsafe-to-embrace-artificial-intelligence?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [AI could soon help Medsafe, Pharmac make faster medicines decisions](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360740738/ai-could-soon-help-medsafe-pharmac-make-faster-medicines-decisions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young Kiwis 'becoming crisis'](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/02/rising-rate-of-type-2-diabetes-in-young-kiwis-becoming-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news) Serena Solomon (RNZ): [Wegovy weight loss medication costs $500 monthly. Should we fund it?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbeing/wegovy-weight-loss-medication-costs-usd500-monthly-should-we-fund-it?ref=goodoil.news) **PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, CONSERVATION** 1News: [West Coast job seekers graduate from new Govt-funded mining course](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/01/west-coast-job-seekers-graduate-from-new-govt-funded-mining-course/?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Post): ‘[Bedwetters from overseas’: Shane Jones slams Greenpeace’s trawler protest tactics](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360742910/bedwetters-overseas-shane-jones-slams-greenpeaces-trawler-protest-tactics?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andy Brew (Stuff): [Greenpeace rebrand second bottom trawler off coast of New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360741964/greenpeace-rebrand-second-bottom-trawler-coast-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Australian miner expects $3.8b pre-tax profits from NZ gold mine at current prices](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360742481/australian-miner-expects-38b-pre-tax-profits-nz-gold-mine-current-prices?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brad Olsen (Infometrics): [We’ve passed Peak Tractor](https://www.infometrics.co.nz/article/2025-06-weve-passed-peak-tractor?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Mansvelt (Stuff): [How to lose a century in one day](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360741798/how-lose-century-one-day?ref=goodoil.news) **CENSUS** Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Stats NZ confirms experts’ take on scrapping Census: ‘Permanent reduction’ in quality of some data](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360736670/stats-nz-confirms-experts-take-scrapping-census-permanent-reduction-quality-some-data?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Count Down: Getting rid of the census is such a dumb idea](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/count-down) 1News: [Scrapping the Census: Questions raised over Māori data, trust](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/01/scrapping-the-census-questions-raised-over-maori-data-trust/?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Bank failure compensation scheme begins - what does it actually mean?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565589/bank-failure-compensation-scheme-begins-what-does-it-actually-mean?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Bank deposit insurance scheme starts](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/134005/depositor-compensation-scheme-which-insures-bank-and-finance-firm-deposits-100000?ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Naish (Press/Post): [Protesters demand ANZ stops banking services for mining company](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360742721/protesters-demand-anz-stops-banking-services-mining-company?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Nicola Willis reveals former acting Reserve Bank Governor Grant Spencer as new board member](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nicola-willis-reveals-former-acting-reserve-bank-governor-grant-spencer-as-new-board-member/WTRWPBY3BZFSFLW2J2FIZ5XBPE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Former Reserve Bank acting governor Grant Spencer appointed to its board](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/565658/former-reserve-bank-acting-governor-grant-spencer-appointed-to-its-board?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [New Reserve Bank board line up revealed](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360742964/new-reserve-bank-board-line-revealed?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** Jeffrey McNeill (The Conversation): [Memo to Shane Jones: what if NZ needs more regional government, not less?](https://theconversation.com/memo-to-shane-jones-what-if-nz-needs-more-regional-government-not-less-259778?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Council claws back thousands in water project savings](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360740516/council-claws-back-thousands-water-project-savings?ref=goodoil.news) Deborah Morris (Post): [Final vote on new water entity as another ageing pipe bursts in Wellington](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360741663/final-vote-new-water-entity-another-ageing-pipe-bursts-wellington?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Calls to ban private helicopters after Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray’s flights approved](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/calls-to-ban-private-helicopters-after-ali-williams-and-anna-mowbrays-flights-approved/ZFU45LGALJC7VJDTI7IYN5NU6Q/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Approving helipad build at Auckland home sets 'worrying precedent' - community group](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565588/approving-helipad-build-at-auckland-home-sets-worrying-precedent-community-group?ref=goodoil.news) Paddy Gower (Stuff): [I liked the Bezos wedding and I don’t care about the Williams-Mowbray helipad - I just want more billionaires](https://www.stuff.co.nz/society/360742134/paddy-gower-i-liked-bezos-wedding-and-i-dont-care-about-williams-mowbray-helipad-i-just-want-more?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland Council plan to use Takapuna Golf Course to prevent flooding risks 'hurts the game' - Ryan Fox](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565616/auckland-council-plan-to-use-takapuna-golf-course-to-prevent-flooding-risks-hurts-the-game-ryan-fox?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Smith (RNZ): [Auckland local board set to ban Run It Straight events from council facilities](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360742098/auckland-local-board-set-ban-run-it-straight-events-council-facilities?ref=goodoil.news) Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): [Fauono Ken Laban: first Pacific candidate for Lower Hutt mayoralty](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/565619/fauono-ken-laban-first-pacific-candidate-for-lower-hutt-mayoralty?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [League veteran and councillor Ken Laban to run for Lower Hutt mayor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565601/league-veteran-and-councillor-ken-laban-to-run-for-lower-hutt-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [From Wellington community centre to ‘safety hub’: What’s the difference?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360741002/wellington-community-centre-safety-hub-whats-difference?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Green MP wants to strip heritage status from colonial monuments](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360733909/green-mp-wants-strip-heritage-status-colonial-monuments?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **JUSTICE** Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Prison populations are set to spike — but at what cost?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360742037/prison-populations-are-set-spike-what-cost?ref=goodoil.news) Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [PM defends boot camps after teen appears in court, removed from scheme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565561/pm-defends-boot-camps-after-teen-appears-in-court-removed-from-scheme?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Ansell (Herald): [Continued rise in legal self-representation adding to justice delay concerns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/continued-rise-in-legal-self-representation-adding-to-justice-delay-concerns/L3DBYU5PONDD3JZSXK4257VKQI/?ref=goodoil.news) Finn Blackwell (RNZ): [Opposition reacts to shoplifting crackdown as retailers celebrate overdue changes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/565678/opposition-reacts-to-shoplifting-crackdown-as-retailers-celebrate-overdue-changes?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Instant fines, tougher sentences for shoplifters on the way](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565627/instant-fines-tougher-sentences-for-shoplifters-on-the-way?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Ham (Post): [Government crackdown on shoplifters includes on-the-spot $1000 fines](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360742504/apparent-impunity-low-level-shoplifting-targeted-government?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [ACT Party tried to get Treaty of Waitangi clause removed from education legislation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565597/act-party-tried-to-get-treaty-of-waitangi-clause-removed-from-education-legislation?ref=goodoil.news) Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [How good have school lunches been in term two?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565671/how-good-have-school-lunches-been-in-term-two?ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones (Stuff): [School 'devastated' funding axed for former refugee study programme](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360735043/school-devastated-funding-axed-former-refugee-study-programme?ref=goodoil.news) Cate Macintosh (Press): [Fledgling French school in Christchurch's east urges parents to put prejudice aside](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360737093/fledgeling-french-school-christchurchs-east-urges-parents-put-prejudice-aside?cx%5FtestId=8&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=1&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpress%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) **EMPLOYMENT** Ganesh R Ahirao: [Unemployed, on the dole, or jobless?](https://ganeshnana.substack.com/p/unemployed-on-the-dole-or-jobless) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): [Law change risks tilting playing field against employees](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360742531/law-change-risks-tilting-playing-field-against-employees?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Cathy Hendry (Post): [The pay equity conversation can't end here](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360743223/pay-equity-conversation-cant-end-here?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING, PERSONAL FINANCE** Amy Williams (RNZ): [Foodbanks struggling with demand ahead of winter surge](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565618/foodbanks-struggling-with-demand-ahead-of-winter-surge?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [FamilyBoost changes expected to increase access to scheme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565602/familyboost-changes-expected-to-increase-access-to-scheme?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Some Kiwis considering ditching insurance due to rising costs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565657/some-kiwis-considering-ditching-insurance-due-to-rising-costs?ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Interest): [Insurance premiums increase 51% over three years, comparison website figures show](https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/133990/insurance-premiums-house-car-and-contents-51-over-past-three-years-insurance?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [NZ economy struggles as firms report weak demand, cautious hiring](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/nz-economy-struggles-as-firms-report-weak-demand-cautious-hiring/7QOKSNJW3RA2JDPHTR7D6J42QM/?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [The July interest rate cut that’s slipping away](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360742708/july-interest-rate-cut-thats-slipping-away?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Business confidence nixes July RBNZ cut, eyes turn to August](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/business-confidence-nixes-july-rbnz-cut-eyes-turn-to-august?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Business survey could keep fading hopes for July rate cut on life support](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360741491/business-survey-could-keep-fading-hopes-july-rate-cut-life-support?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mandy Te (Interest): [How accountants, bankers and public systems could be unknowingly facilitating economic abuse](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/133948/bankers-lawyers-and-accountants-could-be-unintentionally-helping-facilitate?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: Kainga Ora cuts new developments as the housing crisis escalates](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/565673/kainga-ora-cuts-new-developments-as-the-housing-crisis-escalates?ref=goodoil.news) Arena Williams, Stuart Smith (Stuff): [This isn’t leadership, it’s overreach](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360739703/arena-williams-isnt-leadership-its-overreach?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA** Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Humans vs robots: Stuff winning early audience battle](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/02/stuffs-humans-winning-early-audience-battles-vs-heralds-robots/?ref=goodoil.news) Shane Currie (Herald): [RNZ Morning Report faces shake-up - longtime executive editor Martin Gibson retires](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-rnz-morning-report-faces-shake-up-longtime-executive-editor-martin-gibson-retires/SM4QNTROZFCGTO4I6CETSAVR3U/?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey: [Controlling the Narrative - Part 7](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/controlling-the-narrative-part-7) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [MP seeking under-16 ban on social media welcomes ‘broader’ inquiry](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360738057/mp-seeking-under-16-ban-social-media-welcomes-broader-inquiry?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **SPACE** RNZ: [Permanent test flight space will make Canterbury global aerospace innovation leader - Minister for Space](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565331/permanent-test-flight-space-will-make-canterbury-global-aerospace-innovation-leader-minister-for-space?ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Canterbury unveils $1b aerospace plan with workforce and diversity goals](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/canterbury-unveils-1b-aerospace-plan-with-workforce-and-diversity-goals/S4Q3DEFJTNBZJIMZDN6DW25XFM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [Kea Aerospace is targeting $15m to build larger aircraft](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/kea-aerospace-is-targeting-15m-to-build-larger-aircraft/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): [Govt funds $5.6m for joint NZ-Nasa Earth observation projects](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/govt-funds-56m-for-joint-nz-nasa-earth-observation-projects?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ENERGY** Jessica Walker (Consumer NZ): [Why is the electricity market failing people?](https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/why-is-the-electricity-market-failing-people?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Contact Energy seeks to dip deeper into Lake Hāwea](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565553/contact-energy-seeks-to-dip-deeper-into-lake-hawea?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [Transpower warns NZ needs more power generation amid gas decline](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/transpower-warns-nz-needs-more-power-generation-amid-gas-decline/VQGWT273PVCQZCTV5H4ZIURPRA/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Transpower sees ‘increasing urgency’ for more power generation](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360740551/transpower-sees-increasing-urgency-more-power-generation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **OTHER** Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Electronic monitoring of asylum seekers and new rules for dawn raids being considered](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565495/electronic-monitoring-of-asylum-seekers-and-new-rules-for-dawn-raids-being-considered?ref=goodoil.news) Graham Adams (Centrist): [Trans ‘No Debate’ policy collapses](https://centrist.nz/graham-adams-trans-no-debate-policy-collapses/?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [Whānau Ora ‘2.0’ launched with new commissioning agencies](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360742031/whanau-ora-20-launched-new-commissioning-agencies?ref=goodoil.news) Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): [Why the TAB now has a monopoly on sports betting in New Zealand](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-07-2025/why-the-tab-now-has-a-monopoly-on-sports-betting-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Time is ticking for Millie Elder-Holmes to pay her $5k fine for promoting online gambling](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/time-is-ticking-for-millie-elder-holmes-to-pay-her-5k-fine-for-promoting-online-gambling/C5Y4FCQHIJGKRCBSZ6Q4UCN2JI/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Returning Kiwis urged to use digital declarations amid low uptake](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/01/returning-kiwis-urged-to-use-digital-declarations-amid-low-uptake/?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Sunday Star Times): [‘Discrepancies, contradictions, false claims’: Experts clash over Waikato waste-to-energy 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