> ## 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 May 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-2-may-2025/ - Published: 2025-05-01T20:10:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-01T20:58:11.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, WEEK IN POLITICS** Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [NZ Initiative 'absolutely delighted' Seymour wants to slash ministerial line-up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559661/nz-initiative-absolutely-delighted-seymour-wants-to-slash-ministerial-line-up?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [David Seymour proposes abolishing some portfolios and cutting minister numbers](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-proposes-abolishing-some-portfolios-and-cutting-minister-numbers/6J5TTXVW7ZAJ7JTOI3GNW2AHHE/?ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [ACT's David Seymour wants to slash 'bloated' ministerial line-up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559610/act-s-david-seymour-wants-to-slash-bloated-ministerial-line-up?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [ACT proposes fewer Ministers and Ministries](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/05/act%5Fproposes%5Ffewer%5Fministers%5Fand%5Fministries.html?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Greens announces policy it says will create 40,000 'green' jobs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559601/greens-announces-policy-it-says-will-create-40-000-green-jobs?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Punishing already punished prisoners is spiteful](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/punishing-already-punished-prisoners-is-spiteful-editorial/QIW327WHGBEVBFPDUK6NVQRUWI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Emily Rakete (Newsroom): [Prisoner voting ban a call made in the absence of politics](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/02/banning-prisoner-voting-a-call-made-in-the-absence-of-politics/?ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [We have bigger concerns than prisoners not voting](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-we-have-bigger-concerns-than-prisoners-not-voting/?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [David Seymour’s plan to revamp government ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/david-seymours-plan-to-revamp-government/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Labour lines up candidates to retake Māori seats](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/01/labour-lines-up-candidates-to-retake-maori-seats/?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Chloë Swarbrick is challenging for Winston Peters’ spot as populist champion of the regions](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/133102/chlo%C3%AB-swarbrick-challenging-winston-peters%E2%80%99-spot-populist-champion-regions?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Martin (Waikato Times/Post): [Green Party plan could see Kinleith Mill revert to State ownership](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360673500/green-party-plan-could-see-kinleith-mill-revert-state-ownership?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Waikato Times/Post: [Greens promise 40,000 jobs in $8 billion plan](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360672579/greens-promise-40000-jobs-8-billion-plan-no-funding-details?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): [100 days down, 1361 to go: Donald Trump’s blitz has barely begun](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/100-days-down-1361-to-go-donald-trumps-blitz-has-barely-begun-audrey-young/6LUQUC7IO5G3VHERCSJ72T4AZI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Greg Dixon (Listener): [NZ First demands “safe spaces for real men”](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/greg-dixons-another-kind-of-politics-nz-first-demands-safe-spaces-for-real-men/Y64JSXOGRZANHAOE4VKB356QNY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mihingarangi Forbes (RNZ): [Mata: Episode 8: It’s a (Biological) Man’s World. Shane Jones: Minister, Hitman, Culture Warrior.](https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/mata-with-mihingarangi-forbes/story/2018985207/mata-season-3-episode-8-it-s-a-biological-man-s-world-shane-jones-minister-hitman-culture-warrior?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH, DISABILITY** Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Plans to slash mental health beds horrify](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/plans-slash-mental-health-beds-horrify?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Health Minister urges striking doctors to return to negotiations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559637/health-minister-urges-striking-doctors-to-return-to-negotiations?ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Senior hospital doctors strike in protest at stalled pay talks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559543/senior-hospital-doctors-strike-in-protest-at-stalled-pay-talks?ref=goodoil.news) Julia Gabel (Herald): [Health NZ taking striking medical union to Employment Relations Authority as negotiations stall](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/health-nz-taking-striking-medical-union-to-employment-relations-authority-as-negotiations-stall/LQGNUIE4ZZHL7KEZ3TKS6I2FHY/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [More than 5000 senior doctors strike over pay dispute](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/01/more-than-5000-senior-doctors-strike-over-pay-dispute/?ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Doctors’ strike puts spotlight on patient suffering and understaffing](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/doctors-strike-puts-spotlight-on-patient-suffering-and-understaffing/3Y4N2KVXQZC23IXPXLBD5PYVU4/?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [‘The hospital is more sick than me,’ patient says amid doctors’ strike](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360673267/hospital-more-sick-me-says-patient-doctors-strike?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Vaping doubles risk of serious lung disease, even without smoking history - study](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559655/vaping-doubles-risk-of-serious-lung-disease-even-without-smoking-history-study?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (NBR): [Medical conferences not for ‘drug pushers’ - Medicines NZ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tourism/medical-conferences-not-for-drug-pushers-medicines-nz/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Fluoridation of some Tauranga water supply suspended due to faulty tank](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559632/fluoridation-of-some-tauranga-water-supply-suspended-due-to-faulty-tank?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** Peter Dunne: [It's An Election, Not A Coronation](https://honpfd.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-old-saying-doing-rounds-in.html?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Wellington mayoral race: Can Tory Whanau’s replacement tackle the city’s issues?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-mayoral-race-what-will-tory-whanaus-legacy-be-the-front-page/5AXCJP4SWBBXXBNMWBBSX5HOYA/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Councils debt risk grows amid population challenge](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360672840/councils-debt-risk-grows-amid-population-challenge?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Government’s water reforms will not improve council debt](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/governments-water-reforms-will-not-improve-council-debt/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Election initiative launched as candidate diversity declines](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360670067/election-initiative-launched-candidate-diversity-declines?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Public to be consulted over Auckland's Western Springs Stadium plans](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559633/public-to-be-consulted-over-auckland-s-western-springs-stadium-plans?ref=goodoil.news) Paul Lewis (Herald): [Auckland stadium question raised by Eke Panuku’s $300m Wynyard Quarter plan](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/auckland-stadium-question-raised-by-eke-panukus-300m-wynyard-quarter-plan/JNBI2JDOGFE5RP6K474M4TAYA4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Smith (Stuff): [‘Destruction by neglect’: Residents unhappy with council over state of historic Auckland reserve](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360672277/destruction-neglect-residents-unhappy-council-over-state-historic-auckland-reserve?ref=goodoil.news) David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Kaikōura sets rate rise to just under 10%](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360673248/kaikoura-sets-rate-rise-just-under-10?ref=goodoil.news) Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): [Rotorua Lakes Council to stay with LGNZ as councillors debate value for money](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-lakes-council-to-stay-with-lgnz-as-councillors-debate-value-for-money/QFGZME2KWBGFZJ4WHEE646XZSA/?ref=goodoil.news) Julie Jacobson (Post): [Did Tory Whanau cop worse abuse than most?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360669296/did-tory-whanau-cop-worse-abuse-most?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Councillors to have 'how-to' guidebook on staying safe from abuse](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559574/councillors-to-have-how-to-guidebook-on-staying-safe-from-abuse?ref=goodoil.news) Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): [Why Gisborne locals are pushing back against relaxed alcohol rules](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/01/why-gisborne-locals-are-pushing-back-against-relaxed-alcohol-rules/?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Southern council could sell building for $1](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/559639/southern-council-could-sell-building-for-1?ref=goodoil.news) Justin Wong (Post): [Plugging leaks soaking up Wellington Water’s Porirua budget](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360669393/plugging-leaks-soaking-wellington-waters-porirua-budget?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington pipe bursts again, leaving daycare high and dry](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360672210/wellington-pipe-bursts-again-leaving-daycare-high-and-dry?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Tauranga businesses fear impact of expanded paid parking](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-businesses-fear-impact-of-expanded-paid-parking/APM3CSFT6FDKTETWQO27IBTMIA/?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES** Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Is there method to the Government’s madness, making a retrospective law change that will help ANZ and ASB defend themselves in court?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/is-there-method-to-the-governments-madness-making-a-retrospective-law-change-that-will-help-anz-and-asb-defend-themselves-in-court/KCMZGQ45QFEPZORR2X46GE47K4/?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Cabinet agrees to fast-track bank customer data-sharing](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360671652/cabinet-agrees-fast-track-bank-customer-data-sharing?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Big four banks need to meet new open banking requirements by Dec 1](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/big-four-banks-need-to-meet-new-open-banking-requirements-by-dec-1?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [From no to go: ASB U-turns on POLi](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559651/from-no-to-go-asb-u-turns-on-poli?ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Open banking a step closer to gaining scale, as ASB and POLi strike deal - is the Govt’s competition push working?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/open-banking-a-step-closer-to-gaining-scale-as-asb-and-poli-strike-deal-is-the-govts-competition-push-working/PKAZJXILDRAY3OEABWXUQH3BFM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Bank security changes hitting owners of older phones](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559659/bank-security-changes-hitting-owners-of-older-phones?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT, MIGRANT EXPLOITATION** Rob Stock (Post): [Nelson Building Society 'got it wrong' with migrant worker car loans](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360673069/nelson-building-society-got-it-wrong-migrant-worker-car-loans?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [Migrant workers forced to take out car loans, law centre says](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360669967/migrant-workers-forced-take-out-car-loans-law-centre-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Duncan Bridgeman (Herald): [NZ CEOs pay survey: First $5m woman, recession hits pay packets](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/nzs-highest-paid-ceos-first-5m-woman-recession-hits-many-pay-packets/IFLMBVFCLNA7PB6DSN4TFHPNVU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Laine Priestley (ODT): [Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/union-movement-%E2%80%98under-attack%E2%80%99-meeting-told?ref=goodoil.news) Steve Armitage (Herald): [Back hospitality for a thriving Auckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/back-hospitality-for-a-thriving-auckland-hospitality-nz-ceo/QR74GZAGTVGT5FKNMFEXXRDC34/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **JUSTICE, ABUSE IN CARE** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Why Minister Paul Goldsmith says access to justice is ‘imperfect’, and what to do about it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/and-justice-for-all-why-minister-paul-goldsmith-says-access-to-justice-is-imperfect-and-what-to-do-about-it/3TSVTL2ZIBABPBAVB5YGQX6FL4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Julia Gabel (Herald): [Abuse in Care: 52 Lake Alice survivors opt for rapid payment](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/abuse-in-care-52-lake-alice-survivors-opt-for-rapid-payment/E4BZUJFGEFHYHNUXCEOLKS6VBE/?ref=goodoil.news) Neil Sands (Law News): [Shane Jones takes a swing at judges, urges ‘reset’ of relationship with Māori](https://lawnews.nz/politics/shane-jones-takes-a-swing-at-judges-urges-reset-of-relationship-with-maori/?ref=goodoil.news) **BUDGET, ECONOMY** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [KiwiSaver providers mull possible changes to 'free' $521 a year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559618/kiwisaver-providers-mull-possible-changes-to-free-521-a-year?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Inflation was 2.6%, but Stats NZ says too awkward to retrospectively correct](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360673769/inflation-was-26-stats-nz-says-too-awkward-retrospectively-correct?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Peter Williams: [A Modern Version of Ruthanasia](https://peterallanwilliams.substack.com/p/a-modern-version-of-ruthanasia) **ENVIRONMENT** Glenn McLean (Stuff): [Hipkins makes Labour’s stance on seabed mining clear](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360673171/hipkins-makes-labours-stance-seabed-mining-clear?ref=goodoil.news) Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): [Embolden your councils: Seabed mining critics call on voters](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360672410/embolden-your-councils-seabed-mining-critics-call-voters?ref=goodoil.news) David Williams (Newsroom): [How Queenstown’s wastewater system went wrong from the start](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/how-queenstowns-wastewater-system-went-wrong-from-the-start/?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Baker, John Kerr, Simon Hales, Ralph Chapman (Public Health Communication Centre): [Earth Overshoot Day: Should Aotearoa New Zealand be more like Uruguay?](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/earth-overshoot-day-should-aotearoa-new-zealand-be-more-uruguay?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [Caulerpa is threatening two of NZ’s most vital industries – why isn’t it a national pest yet?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/02-05-2025/caulerpa-is-threatening-two-of-nzs-most-vital-industries-why-isnt-it-a-national-pest-yet?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** RNZ: [Aratere retirement: Commuters face major disruptions over next 4 years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559571/aratere-retirement-commuters-face-major-disruptions-over-next-4-years?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Travellers warned to expect night sailings at peak times](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360672843/travellers-warned-expect-night-sailings-peak-times?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [You thought it was expensive now to travel. Just wait...](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-you-thought-it-was-expensive-now-to-travel-just-wait/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Commerce Commission cops flak for deciding to ditch airfare probe](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360673216/comcom-reveals-it-considered-market-study-airfares-scotched-idea?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Billie Moore (Post): [Domestic aviation is in decline and Kiwis are being told to look the other way](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360673707/domestic-aviation-decline-and-kiwis-are-being-told-look-other-way?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Hydrogen and biofuel setbacks force Air NZ to chart new emissions course](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/01/hydrogen-and-biofuel-setbacks-force-air-nz-to-chart-new-emissions-course/?ref=goodoil.news) Will Mace (NBR): [Air NZ replaces carbon intensity target with emissions ‘guidance’ ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/investment/air-nz-replaces-carbon-intensity-target-with-emissions-guidance/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) David Hill (RNZ): [Canterbury bus fares to increase from July](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559582/canterbury-bus-fares-to-increase-from-july?ref=goodoil.news) Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): [The changes to plans for the streets around the Karanga-a-Hape CRL station, explained](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-05-2025/the-changes-to-plans-for-the-streets-around-the-karanga-a-hape-crl-station-explained?ref=goodoil.news) **MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS** Pokere Paewai (RNZ): [Regulatory Standards Bill claim accepted for urgency by Waitangi Tribunal with 12,000 claimants signed on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559647/regulatory-standards-bill-claim-accepted-for-urgency-by-waitangi-tribunal-with-12-000-claimants-signed-on?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Campbell (Post): [We should embrace co-governance, not demonise or hide from it](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360670403/we-should-embrace-co-governance-not-demonise-or-hide-it?ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [Colonisation and the burden of guilt](https://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2025/04/colonisation-and-burden-of-guilt.html?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE** Bruce Munro (ODT): [Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/global-insight-trump-causing-tension-nz-govt?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Philippines signs military pact with NZ](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/01/philippines-signs-military-pact-with-nz/?ref=goodoil.news) Corin Dann (RNZ): [Kiwi pathway to Australian citizenship safe in upcoming election](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/559635/kiwi-pathway-to-australian-citizenship-safe-in-upcoming-election?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [What the Australian election means for NZ businesses, jobs and projects](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/what-the-australian-election-means-for-nz-businesses-jobs-and-projects?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Braddock (World Socialists): [New Zealand ruling elite escalates preparations for war](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/01/cwye-m01.html?ref=goodoil.news) Sudesh Jhunjhnuwala (Post): [India-NZ FTA is on the table - but we don’t need to wait to make hay](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360671699/india-nz-fta-table-we-dont-need-wait-make-hay?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Louise Ternouth (RNZ): [School lunch programme revisted: How is term two?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559634/school-lunch-programme-revisted-how-is-term-two?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Māori children should matter in our mainstream schools](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/m%C4%81ori-children-should-matter-our-mainstream-schools?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Mayors tell Govt: School attendance isn’t our job](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/02/mayors-tell-govt-school-attendance-isnt-our-job/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Nestalk ZB): [Financial literacy in schools? About time](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mike-s-minute-financial-literacy-in-schools-about-time/?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Paula Penfold and Justin Wong (Stuff): ['Full of lies': Chinese Embassy hits back over Stuff role in global investigation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360672990/full-lies-chinese-embassy-hits-back-over-stuff-role-global-investigation?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [News audience numbers recalled over possible error](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/01/news-audience-numbers-recalled-over-possible-error/?ref=goodoil.news) Tumamao Harawira (Te Ao Māori News): [Social impact of Whakaata Māori far exceeds its funding](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/01/social-impact-of-whakaata-maori-far-exceeds-its-funding/?ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Greive (Spinoff): [The Fold: If not advertising, then what?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/01-05-2025/the-fold-if-not-advertising-then-what?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Harris (Herald): [Media Insider: Shortland Street; gender gap at RNZ’s 30 with Guyon Espiner; TVNZ’s new Europe correspondent and Gore’s nOOb makes it to Cannes](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/media-insider-shortland-street-head-writer-jessica-joy-wood-joins-casualty-the-gender-gap-at-rnzs-30-with-guyon-espiner-tvnzs-new-europe-correspondent-kate-nicol-williams-and-gores-noob-makes-it-to-cannes/DKJSUWBMVFCPFK5P4HJRYBGSLQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ONLINE ABUSE** Amy Ridout (Stuff): [‘Sexually explicit and degrading comment’ - Minister for Women launches toolkit for online abuse](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360672733/minister-women-launches-toolkit-tackle-online-abuse?ref=goodoil.news) Paddy Gower (Stuff): [‘Properly scared’: Kanoa Lloyd calls out the racist, misogynistic abuse and cyber-bullying she got, just for being on TV](https://www.stuff.co.nz/society/360673275/properly-scared-kanoa-lloyd-calls-out-racist-misogynistic-abuse-and-cyber-bullying-she-got-just?ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Louren (Press/Post): [Radio host Lana Cochrane-Searle calls out online abusers of women](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360671705/govt-launches-toolkit-help-combat-online-abuse-against-women?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HOUSING** David Hargreaves (Interest): [Problem mortgages hit 12-year high](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/133094/latest-rbnz-figures-show-pile-troubled-mortgages-grew-115-first-quarter?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Where house prices are still down 25 percent](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559552/where-house-prices-are-still-down-25-percent?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Buyers in control of housing market as vendors slash asking prices and stock levels remain high](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/133096/mountain-unsold-stock-and-falling-asking-prices-do-not-bode-well-housing-market?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** ODT: [Dismay after sinking-lid pokie policy rejected](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/dismay-after-sinking-lid-pokie-policy-rejected?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [MBIE refusing to say whether any interest in supplying Government with gas](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/mbie-refusing-to-say-whether-any-interest-in-supplying-government-with-gas?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [Breaking Big Tech’s grip: Paris Marx on NZ's digital future](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/breaking-big-techs-grip-paris-marx-on-nzs-digital-future?ref=goodoil.news) Lee Marshall (Post): [Right-to-repair bill is well-intentioned but it’s a lemon](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360671565/right-repair-bill-well-intentioned-its-lemon?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Will Harvie (Press): [Antarctica science to get $49m over 7 years](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360672249/antarctica-science-get-49m-over-7-years?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): [We can’t keep leaving emergency planning to chance](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/30/we-cant-keep-leaving-emergency-planning-to-chance/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Passport fees set to increase tomorrow](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559612/passport-fees-set-to-increase-tomorrow?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) 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