> ## 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: 21 May 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-21-may-2025/ - Published: 2025-05-20T20:26:43.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-21T04:17:25.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **TE PĀTI MĀORI SUSPENSION DEBATE** RNZ: [ACT asked for advice on range of punishments for Te Pāti Māori MPs - including imprisonment](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561601/act-asked-for-advice-on-range-of-punishments-for-te-pati-maori-mps-including-imprisonment?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sought imprisonment advice for Te Pāti Māori haka](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360695419/act-mp-parmjeet-parmar-sought-imprisonment-advice-te-pati-maori-haka?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Up for debate: Which party gains from haka privileges surprise?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561633/up-for-debate-which-party-gains-from-haka-privileges-surprise?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wiison (Herald): [Outrage! Te Pāti Māori, pay equity and the rules of Parliament](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/outrage-te-pati-maori-pay-equity-and-the-rules-of-parliament-simon-wilson/MPMVHZZ6KVHTLLGFD2WH7ECJ7Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Roaring about urgency, silent about authority](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/roaring-about-urgency-silent-about) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Parliament’s naughtiest MPs, and how they were punished](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360695392/parliaments-naughtiest-mps-and-how-they-were-punished?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [MPs dig in as Parliament fails to compromise on hefty punishment for Te Pāti Māori MPs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/mps-dig-in-as-parliament-fails-to-compromise-on-hefty-punishment-for-te-pati-maori-mps-thomas-coughlan/7OEIK672E5BJDCUQDLTUDYKXOI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): [National’s kick for touch solves nothing](https://www.politik.co.nz/nationals-kick-for-touch-solves-nothing/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Laura Walters (Newsroom): [Te Pāti Māori put ‘on remand’ as debate on punishment postponed](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/21/te-pati-maori-left-on-remand-as-debate-on-punishment-postponed/?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Suspension debate hangs over Te Pāti Māori until June](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360695804/suspension-debate-hangs-over-te-pati-maori-until-june?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Debate on suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs deferred](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/20/debate-on-suspension-of-te-pati-maori-mps-deferred/?ref=goodoil.news) Julia Gabel, Adam Pearse, Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Debate on Te Pāti Māori haka punishment delayed in shock Government move](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/uncertainty-remains-as-politicians-plan-for-lengthy-debate-over-te-pati-maori-punishment/Z3OE2XWDP5H23G6SSO4AE5BG7A/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Government delays debate on punishing Te Pāti Māori MPs](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360695489/government-delays-debate-punishing-te-pati-maori-mps?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Hooton (Patreon): [Bouquets for Bishop and Hipkins](https://www.patreon.com/posts/bouquets-for-and-129398296?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Around 1000 protested proposed exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561607/around-1000-protested-proposed-exclusion-of-te-pati-maori-mps?ref=goodoil.news) Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): [Haka filled Parliament precinct as 21-day punishment pushed out](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/20/haka-filled-parliament-precinct-as-21-day-punishment-pushed-out/?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [A desperate delay](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-desperate-delay.html?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Labour goes all in with Te Pāti Māori](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/05/labour%5Fgoes%5Fall%5Fin%5Fwith%5Fte%5Fpati%5Fmaori.html?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Winston Peters ejected from House before Te Pāti Māori debate](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561572/winston-peters-ejected-from-house-before-te-pati-maori-debate?ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Hipkins proposes last-minute deal ahead of debate on punishment for Treaty Principles haka](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561563/hipkins-proposes-last-minute-deal-ahead-of-debate-on-punishment-for-treaty-principles-haka?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Te Pāti Māori's haka punishment labelled extreme, but Labour unlikely to filibuster](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561537/te-pati-maori-s-haka-punishment-labelled-extreme-but-labour-unlikely-to-filibuster?ref=goodoil.news) Layla Bailey-McDowell and Taiha Molyneux (RNZ): [Celebration on court, censure in the House: Te Pāti Māori MPs' suspension sparks kōrero](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/561554/celebration-on-court-censure-in-the-house-te-pati-maori-mps-suspension-sparks-korero?ref=goodoil.news) Newsroom: [In full: Collins and Hipkins on Te Pāti Māori punishment](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/in-full-collins-and-hipkins-on-te-pati-maori-punishment/?ref=goodoil.news) **BUDGET, TAX** Susan St John (Newsroom): [Govt should defuse NZ’s social timebomb – but won’t](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/21/govt-should-defuse-nzs-social-timebomb-but-wont/?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Digital Services Tax Bill scrapped by Revenue Minister Simon Watts after Donald Trump threatens retaliation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/digital-services-tax-bill-scrapped-by-revenue-minister-simon-watts-after-donald-trump-threatens-retaliation/FMDSRPVFMJG6PEYFK4B4G7YJ5M/?ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Budget 2025: Facebook, Google escape NZ tax reform](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/budget-2025-facebook-google-escape-nz-tax-reform?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Post): [Budget 2025: Willis promises ‘no BS’, Luxon promises ‘relief’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360694748/budget-2025-willis-promises-no-bs-luxon-promises-relief?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Greens try to set agenda on pre-Budget tax debate](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/greens-try-to-set-agenda-on-pre-budget-tax-debate/?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Labour’s is sending mixed messages about how closely it will follow the fiscal rules established during its last term in office](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/133373/labour%E2%80%99s-leadership-sending-mixed-messages-about-how-closely-it-will-follow?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Tenbensel (The Conversation): [NZ Budget 2025: anything less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to merely standing still](https://theconversation.com/nz-budget-2025-anything-less-than-a-5-increase-in-health-funding-amounts-to-merely-standing-still-255593?ref=goodoil.news) Justin Hu (1News): [Budget 2025: What we already know about Govt's spending plans](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/21/budget-2025-what-we-already-know-about-govts-spending-plans/?ref=goodoil.news) Nik Dirga (RNZ): [Budget Day 2025: What you need to know](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561550/budget-day-2025-what-you-need-to-know?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Budget: Schools expecting more support for disabled students, ECEs and universities less optimistic](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561606/budget-schools-expecting-more-support-for-disabled-students-eces-and-universities-less-optimistic?ref=goodoil.news) Laura Walters (Newsroom): [Education sector holding breath for big learning support boost](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/education-sector-holding-breath-for-big-learning-support-boost/?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Budget 2025: Diversified revenue key for uni](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/budget-2025-diversified-revenue-key-uni?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [‘Everybody wants unicorns’: Businesses want pumping economy, tax boost - but also spending cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360694783/everybody-wants-unicorns-businesses-want-pumping-economy-tax-boost-also-spending-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tony Alexander (One Roof): [What Kiwis should expect from the 'bad luck' Budget](https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/tony-alexander-what-kiwis-should-expect-from-the-bad-luck-budget-47579?ref=goodoil.news) Marama Davidson (Herald): [Budget 2025: Govt spending needs to fund communities, not corporate greed](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-govt-spending-needs-to-fund-communities-not-corporate-greed-marama-davidson/WZ33I6BMFZFNPEOEH2YLW3CTLI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) The Standard: [What would the Greens’ inheritance/gift tax mean for farming?](https://thestandard.org.nz/what-would-the-greens-inheritance-gift-tax-mean-for-farming/?ref=goodoil.news) Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement: [Greenwashed Capitalism: The Limits of the Green Party’s 2025 Budget](https://business.scoop.co.nz/2025/05/15/greenwashed-capitalism-the-limits-of-the-green-partys-2025budget/?ref=goodoil.news) Terry Baucher (Interest): [Are clubs and societies in for a tax increase? IR's crackdown on student loan debt. A look ahead to Thursday's Budget](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/133363/new-zealand-tax-podcast-are-clubs-and-societies-tax-increase-inland-revenue%E2%80%99s?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT** Chris Trotter: [The Politics of Aspersion](https://christrotter418256.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-aspersion) Richard Larson (RNZ): [30 With Guyon Espiner: Greens must reject 'tokenism' to connect with marginalised communities - Chloe Swarbrick](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561609/greens-must-reject-tokenism-to-connect-with-marginalised-communities-chloe-swarbrick?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [No respite for the politically driven](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/no-respite-politically-driven?ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): [Winston Peters is right about parliament’s declining standards](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-05-2025/winston-peters-is-right-about-parliaments-declining-standards?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Turn Off The Cameras](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/turn-off-the-cameras) Herald: [Tonkin + Taylor confirms one of its staff disrupted Winston Peters’ train announcement](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tonkin-taylor-confirms-one-of-its-staff-disrupted-winston-peters-train-announcement/UZXW5V23R5FQRF2VN5YPGNUZQI/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Wellington firm apologises after worker heckles Winston Peters](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360694492/budget-2025-604-million-rail-improvements?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Moore and Sam Smith (Stuff): [Man who heckled Winston Peters under investigation by employer for ‘disruption caused’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360694602/watch-winston-peters-argues-heckler-rail-announcement?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Watch: Deputy PM Winston Peters tells heckler 'naff off' following rail announcement](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561552/watch-deputy-pm-winston-peters-tells-heckler-naff-off-following-rail-announcement?ref=goodoil.news) Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Labour's Ingrid Leary claims Casey Costello is not doing her job as Minister for Seniors](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561631/labour-s-ingrid-leary-claims-casey-costello-is-not-doing-her-job-as-minister-for-seniors?ref=goodoil.news) Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On NZ’s Silence Over Gaza, And Creeping Health Privatisation](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2505/S00036/on-nzs-silence-over-gaza-and-creeping-health-privatisation.htm?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Jude Ball, Alice Miller, Anja Mizdrak, Carmen Parata, Janet Hoek (PHCC): [The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/rising-influence-big-business-policymaking-what-it-means-public-health-nz?ref=goodoil.news) Janet Hoek and Anna Graham DeMello: [How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/how-did-government-and-opposition-mps-justify-and-oppose-repealing-smokefree-endgame?ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Waitākere Hospital ED diverting 25 patients a day to urgent care clinics with vouchers](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitakere-hospital-ed-diverting-25-patients-a-day-to-urgent-care-clinics-with-vouchers/XYI7LE2GD5GPDOEMLRFS3ALHDM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Health staff told not to talk to each other for more than five minutes a day](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561614/health-staff-told-not-to-talk-to-each-other-for-more-than-five-minutes-a-day?ref=goodoil.news) Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Bowel cancer sufferers, survivors protest lowering screening age at Parliament](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561593/bowel-cancer-sufferers-survivors-protest-lowering-screening-age-at-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Bowel Cancer survivors protest screening age outside Parliament](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360695458/bowel-cancer-survivors-protest-screening-age-outside-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [New Zealand can’t afford compromised bowel cancer screening](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-cant-afford-compromised-bowel-cancer-screening-editorial/O6LCTWDB5ND53HQFDHDMWQTYCE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Townsend (Stuff): [Patient petitioning Parliament to improve Nelson Hospital](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360689532/patient-petitioning-parliament-improve-nelson-hospital?ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Gillies (RNZ): [The Detail: The high cost of getting high in New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561603/the-high-cost-of-getting-high-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) **ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, ANIMAL WELFARE** Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [MPI wants to increase amount of glyphosate weedkiller allowed on some crops](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561578/mpi-wants-to-increase-amount-of-glyphosate-weedkiller-allowed-on-some-crops?ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Curtis (Northern Advocate): [MP Shane Jones defends against backlash from Northland conservationist Brad Windust over Govt’s changes to Wildlife Act](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/shane-jones-defends-backlash-from-northland-conservationist-brad-windust-over-govts-changes-to-wildlife-act/X5JELQMJG5D23LRUZ4VFTGQ5UM/?ref=goodoil.news) David Williams (Newsroom): [Is urgent law change ‘irrelevant’? Judge isn’t so sure](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/urgent-law-change-irrelevant-court-told-judge-isnt-so-sure/?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Fast-track fury: Councillor urges united front against Taranaki seabed mining](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/21/fast-track-fury-councillor-urges-united-front-against-taranaki-seabed-mining/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kay (Hawkes Bay Today/Herald): [When farmers say ‘trust us’, should we believe them?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/opinion-when-farmers-say-trust-us-should-we-believe-them/TEEFEDEIBVB3VHRJUJLJ3EPSK4/?ref=goodoil.news) Farah Hancock and Mary Argue (RNZ):['An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/561628/an-atrocious-idea-outcry-over-taxpayer-funded-octopus-farming-research?ref=goodoil.news) Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): ['Devastating': Warkworth oyster farmers fear businesses won't last the year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/561581/devastating-warkworth-oyster-farmers-fear-businesses-won-t-last-the-year?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [NZ’s sewage crisis: dozens of livelihoods threatened on oyster farms](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/sewage-crisis-dozens-of-livelihoods-on-hold-on-oyster-farms/?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Killick (Post): [Auckland oyster farm closes due to sewage contamination](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360694950/auckland-oyster-farm-closes-due-sewage-contamination?ref=goodoil.news) Erin Johnston (Stuff): [Sewage overflows killing oyster farmer’s business](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360695279/sewage-overflows-killing-oyster-farmers-business?ref=goodoil.news) Lala Frazer (ODT): [Assistance sought to save Larnach Byre](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/assistance-sought-save-larnach-byre?ref=goodoil.news) **POLICE, JUSTICE, CRIME** RNZ: [IT contractors jailed over $4m in kickbacks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561577/it-contractors-jailed-over-4m-in-kickbacks?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [IT contractors jailed in NZ's largest private sector corruption case](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/20/it-contractors-jailed-in-nzs-largest-private-sector-corruption-case/?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [A super injunction and criminal investigation: What next for ex-police deputy McSkimming](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-super-injunction-and-criminal-investigation-what-next-for-ex-police-deputy-mcskimming-the-front-page/NF7BQHERYJBQPGALAPEDI5QJRU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Farrar: [Who knew what and when?](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/05/who%5Fknew%5Fwhat%5Fand%5Fwhen.html?ref=goodoil.news) Peter de Graaf (RNZ): [Northland lawyer Keegan Jones named in Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 list](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561587/northland-lawyer-keegan-jones-named-in-forbes-magazine-s-30-under-30-list?ref=goodoil.news) Mark Jennings (Newsroom): [The rise and rise of class actions](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/21/the-rise-and-rise-of-class-actions/?ref=goodoil.news) **PAY EQUITY** Noel O’Malley (ODT): [A tale of two stories — the new Equal Pay Amendment Act](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/tale-two-stories-%E2%80%94-new-equal-pay-amendment-act?ref=goodoil.news) Peyton Bond and Charlotte Bruce Kells (Newsroom): [The coalition Govt just doesn’t care about women](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/21/the-coalition-govt-just-doesnt-care-about-women/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): [The lessons from sport in the power of pay equity](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360694400/lessons-sport-power-pay-equity?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [NZ Nurses Organisation says it’s gearing up to make new pay equity claims](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360695253/nz-nurses-organisation-says-its-gearing-make-new-pay-equity-claims?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HOUSING, BUILDING INDUSTRY** Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): [Can there ever be a renter’s market in a landlord’s world?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-05-2025/can-there-ever-be-a-renters-market-in-a-landlords-world?ref=goodoil.news) Diana Clement (One Roof): [Apartment boss’ effing rage: How planning rules stuffed New Zealand’s housing market](https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/apartment-boss-effing-rage-how-planning-rules-stuffed-new-zealands-housing-market-47574?utm%5Fsource=ActiveCampaign&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=Housing%20market%20in%20holding%20pattern%20as%20budget%20day%20looms&utm%5Fcampaign=The%20Bulletin%20-%20May%2021,%202025) Greg Ninness (Interest): [No growth in residential rents for five consecutive quarters](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/133347/national-median-rent-stagnates-600-week-no-sign-rental-growth-current-market?ref=goodoil.news) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Housing market in holding pattern as budget day looms](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/21-05-2025/housing-market-in-holding-pattern-as-budget-day-looms?ref=goodoil.news) Marty Verry (Herald): [Green building boost could trigger $1.5b of investment](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/green-building-boost-could-trigger-15b-of-investment-marty-verry/6FS2ORXRGJABFBGLCDFRRRHJAU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Azaria Howell (Herald): [170 formal complaints from schools to Ministry of Education about lunches programme in first month](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/170-formal-complaints-from-schools-to-ministry-of-education-about-lunches-programme-in-first-month/JPVOGCKVARGK3HETGPPVHF7LNU/?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Moore (Stuff): [171 formal complaints about school lunch programme in first month](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360696083/171-formal-complaints-about-school-lunch-programme-first-month?ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [New payroll system causes problems at Massey University](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561590/new-payroll-system-causes-problems-at-massey-university?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Over 1500 to strike over Ministry of Education's proposed pay freeze](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561604/over-1500-to-strike-over-ministry-of-education-s-proposed-pay-freeze?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Ministry of Education staff to strike for first time in two decades](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360677305/ministry-education-staff-strike-first-time-two-decades?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Andrea Vance (Post): [NZ Herald owner outsources journo jobs to Philippines](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360694179/nz-herald-owner-outsources-jobs-philippines?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [NZME agitator wants Herald’s ‘political leaning’ measured, maybe by AI](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/20/nzme-agitator-wants-heralds-political-leaning-measured-maybe-by-ai/?ref=goodoil.news) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Lawyer Linda Clark takes leave as TVNZ board member during legal action over Jevon McSkimming police case](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-lawyer-linda-clark-takes-temporary-leave-as-a-tvnz-board-member-while-legal-action-under-way-over-jevon-mcskimming-police-case/WNNPXESL3RHRZPFWSKZWS32O5Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [TVNZ director takes leave amid former top cop’s media injunction](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/20/tvnz-director-takes-leave-amid-former-top-cops-media-injunction/?ref=goodoil.news) Kate Green (RNZ): [McSkimming's lawyer to take leave from role on TVNZ board of directors](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561584/mcskimming-s-lawyer-to-take-leave-from-role-on-tvnz-board-of-directors?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS** Lane Nichols (Herald): [TSB Bank blocks independent investigation after staff help customer send $1m to scammers](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tsb-blocks-independent-investigation-after-staff-help-customer-send-1m-to-scammers/TDJYB3BWBRFKNCIX4HJRUD34L4/?ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Consensus sought as MPs work on banking inquiry report](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/133331/nine-months-worth-submissions-and-information-be-assessed-work-parliamentary-banking?ref=goodoil.news) NBR: [Podcast: Who’s playing in the financial sandbox?](https://www.nbr.co.nz/the-nbr-podcast/the-nbr-podcast-financialsandbox-57/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **TRANSPORT** Thomas Nash (Post): [Welcome new rail funding helps address the slow down of passenger rail trips](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360695431/welcome-new-rail-funding-helps-address-slow-down-passenger-rail-trips?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Vanessa Pratley (Consumer NZ): [Domestic aviation competition: 5 findings from the Commerce Commission’s assessment](https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/domestic-aviation-competition-5-findings-from-the-commerce-commission-s-assessment?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Interislander operator KiwiRail promises no 'price-gouging' when Aratere retires](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561531/interislander-operator-kiwirail-promises-no-price-gouging-when-aratere-retires?ref=goodoil.news) Nick James (RNZ): [Lobby group members raise red flags over ferry fleet's resiliency issues](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561576/lobby-group-members-raise-red-flags-over-ferry-fleet-s-resiliency-issues?ref=goodoil.news) Natasha Gordon (Herald): [KiwiRail agrees to trim trees but won’t change train schedule after Matamata high school student’s death](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwirail-rejects-call-to-change-train-schedule-after-matamata-fatal-accident-trees-to-be-removed-near-tracks/DHZP2L7IXBFOLC6VSVDPYHI7WQ/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiwirail to remove trees, fence off Matamata railway lines decade after recommendations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561583/kiwirail-to-remove-trees-fence-off-matamata-railway-lines-decade-after-recommendations?ref=goodoil.news) **TECHNOLOGY** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Technology 'creep' concerns over congestion charging cameras](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561602/technology-creep-concerns-over-congestion-charging-cameras?ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Callaghan Innovation lays off start-up support team, Auckland Mayor makes tech grab](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/callaghan-innovation-lays-off-start-up-support-team-auckland-mayor-makes-tech-grab/PM7TIKJBXBAUPJ3AS7B2T7BGUY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Donna Chisholm (Listener): [Why hundreds of NZ women and children could be the unwitting victims of sex offenders](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/new-zealand/why-hundreds-of-nz-women-and-children-could-be-the-unwitting-victims-of-sex-offenders/MUF5GFEJAVC77BQJGYGT37OY44/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS** 'Alakihihifo Vailala (Pacific Media Network): [Former Cook Islands Deputy PM calls on NZ to reclaim control over health and education](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/561529/former-cook-islands-deputy-pm-calls-on-nz-to-reclaim-control-over-health-and-education?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561538/nz-joins-call-for-israel-to-allow-full-resumption-of-aid-to-gaza?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Shame on you Mr Netanyahu](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/shame-you-mr-netanyahu?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Rocket Lab-launched satellites to help Ukraine in war against Russia](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561557/rocket-lab-launched-satellites-to-help-ukraine-in-war-against-russia?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** David Hargreaves (Interest): [Tower chairman says Govt 'must legislate' to put time limit on Canterbury earthquake insurance claims](https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/133344/towers-michael-stiassny-says-putting-final-limit-canterbury-earthquake-claims?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Insurer Tower posts big jump in profit after lifting premiums, paying out less in claims](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360694662/insurer-tower-posts-big-jump-profit-after-lifting-premiums-paying-out-less-claims?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Nicola Willis to turn attention to supermarket sector after Budget](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561533/nicola-willis-to-turn-attention-to-supermarket-sector-after-budget?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Energy minister says focus now on winter 2026 after Transpower red flag](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360695049/energy-minister-says-focus-now-winter-2026-after-transpower-red-flag?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): [Why the electricity balance between the North Island and South Island is shifting](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-05-2025/why-the-electricity-balance-between-the-north-island-and-south-island-is-shifting?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [We need venture socialists to match venture capitalists](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/we-need-venture-socialists-to-match-venture-capitalists/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [’Straight-out thuggery’: President of NZ's Boxing Coaches Association calls out Dan Hooker's fighting event](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561592/president-of-nz-s-boxing-coaches-association-calls-out-dan-hooker-s-fighting-event?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Despite being negatively affected residents say tourism is good for Mackenzie District - survey finds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561617/despite-being-negatively-affected-residents-say-tourism-is-good-for-mackenzie-district-survey-finds?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Wensey (Stuff): [Fixing NZ’s retirement math problem](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360695490/beyond-budget-fixing-nzs-retirement-math-problem?ref=goodoil.news) Nicola Gaston and Frederique Vanholsbeeck (Newsroom): [How to grow a deep tech economy, but for real this time](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/how-to-grow-a-deep-tech-economy-but-for-real-this-time/?ref=goodoil.news) Newsroom: [Tom Scott farewells Bob Jones](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/21/tom-scott-farewells-bob-jones/?ref=goodoil.news) Elle Hunt (The Guardian): [Brits are shocked I’ve chosen Norwich over New Zealand – but there are reasons so many Kiwis are leaving](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/new-zealand-norwich-house-infrastructure-record-departure-numbers?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/subscribe?) 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