Table of Contents
Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
BUDGET
RNZ: New Zealanders across political spectrum want increased spending on public services, poll finds
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Budget 2025: Nicola Willis to Labour: ‘Show me the money’
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): National says Labour divided on fiscal policy - here’s what was said (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Budget 2025: What is ‘accelerated depreciation’ and why might it help? (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): The coalition’s future goes on the line today (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Budget Day: Government looks to make its promises add up
Luke Malpass (Post): Budget 2025: The key tests for the second Willis Budget (paywalled)
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Budget 2025: KiwiSaver changes, tax write-offs and other ‘surprises’ – what to watch out for (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Five key questions to be answered this Budget
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Five key questions for Budget Day 2025
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): Budget 2025: Five things to watch at 2pm (paywalled)
1News: What might get a cut or a boost in today's Budget
Liam Dann (Herald): Inside Economics: Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s Budget (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Budget 2025: No more ‘confetti’ as economists look for ‘consolidation’ (paywalled)
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Budget Day 2025: Here’s all you need to know
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Budget Day 2025 arrives with cuts, cookies and promises of ‘no BS’
Toby Moore (Herald): Government’s debt ceiling fears are overblown (paywalled)
Morgan Edwards: The Story of Your Tax Dollars
Thomas Manch (Post): Budget 2025: Willis promises ‘no BS’, Luxon promises ‘relief’ (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Labour slams 'big tax breaks' for tech giants as government ditches digital levy
Prudence Walker (Post): Budget 2025: choosing rights over rationing (paywalled)
Nicola Gaston (The Conversation): NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
Zoe Aroha Witika-Hawke (Spinoff): Who pays when the budget cuts?
Herald Editorial: A lack of investment in infrastructure is eroding Kiwis’ quality of life (paywalled)
Liu Chen (RNZ): Budget 2025: Ethnic leaders seek targeted investment
Kelly Dennett (Post): Nicola Willis reveals the cover of the ‘no BS’ Growth Budget (paywalled)
Sam Smith (Stuff): A look back at some of the more famous Budgets in NZ history
PARLIAMENT
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): NZ’s “Chumocracy” and the suppression of Prof Robert MacCulloch
Bryan Bruce: Democracy Under Pressure. Or, Killing The Messengers (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): RNZ issued gag order by Attorney-General over education story
Richard Capie (Post): Fast-track a lesson in how not to make reforms (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): David Seymour defends $18m annual cost of Regulatory Standards Bill
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Government’s Regulatory Standards Bill to cost $20m per year (paywalled)
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): From tikanga to ‘protocol’: Luxon’s war on the Māorification of Aotearoa
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: Te Pāti Māori gets the last laugh – for now
RNZ: Peters heckling: 'It is absolutely a sackable offence' - employment lawyer
David Long (Stuff): Should you lose your job for heckling a politician?
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): The Tonkin + Taylor saga shows free speech cuts both ways
Kate Green (RNZ): Employer of man who heckled Winston Peters criticised after launching probe into 'disruption' he caused
Eva de Jong (Herald): Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he won’t feel bad if Wellington Railway Station heckler from Tonkin + Taylor loses job
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Being heckled a part of living in ‘free democracy’, Chris Hipkins says (paywalled)
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): It's three strikes for Chippy
Spinoff: Podcast: Gone By Lunchtime: House of C****
TE PĀTI MĀORI
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Labour and Greens queried possible punishments, Act took it further
No Right Turn: Parliamentary privilege is a threat to us all
Lynn Prentice (The Standard): Liam Hehir needs to relearn his civics
ODT Editorial: Debate deferred but not defused (paywalled)
Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): Te Pāti Māori is being held to a higher standard
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): The Government isn't trying to silence the Māori Party
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Chris Hipkins needs help
Louis Collins (RNZ): Privileges debate shortened: What was said so far?
Julia Gabel (Herald): Te Pāti Māori MP proposes bill requiring MPs to learn about Te Tiriti: ‘This is how we need to move forward’
Sanjana Hattotuwa: Te Pāti Māori (TPM) references on Twitter/X: 14-20 May 2025
PUBLIC SERVICE
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): When public spending cuts precipitate a meltdown
Sam Smith (Stuff): Kāinga Ora confirms disestablishment of over 600 roles
RNZ: Kāinga Ora cutting 620 roles in restructure
Adam Pearse (Herald): Hunt for new Oranga Tamariki CEO yet to start seven weeks after resignation
Annika Naschitzki: Overpriced and Overestimated? The paradox role of external consultants in the public service
HEALTH
Nicholas Jones (Stuff): Patient harm warning as heart surgery delays laid bare in new figures
Edward Miller: Accounting for public funds
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Victim Support steps aside as suicide bereavement service
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Explained: What’s happening with youth suicide rates and what’s beneath the numbers?
Clive Bensemann, Wikepa Keelan, Arana Pearson (Spinoff): ‘Completely avoidable’: inside the efforts to eliminate seclusion in NZ mental health care
Kaya Selby (RNZ): Fiji hospital promises Kiwis complex surgeries for 'a fraction' of the cost in New Zealand
Steve Hepburn (ODT): Hospital vacancy rate disputed (paywalled)
Tim Brown (RNZ): Student midwife attack: 'These after-hours assaults continue to happen'
Tim Brown (RNZ): Hospital security increased after student midwife attacked leaving work
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Unsafe health workers need more than a band-aid
Richard Prebble (Herald): ACC’s sexual abuse liability at risk of becoming another pay equity fiscal cliff (paywalled)
RNZ: Global ADHD drugs shortage has Kiwis worried over potential job loss, survey shows
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Kelly Dennett (Post): Budget 2025: Pay equity change savings to be revealed today (paywalled)
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Pay equity changes make new claims ‘virtually impossible’ – unions
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Financial Markets Authority staff face compulsory weekly survey in strive for efficiency
Shilpy Arora Gaikwad (Stuff): ‘Exploited’ workers awarded $30k after boss calls in the liquidators
Libby Wilson (Waikato Times): Waikato businesses still owe at least $67.6m in Covid loans at crunch time (paywalled)
Herald: The pay rise most Kiwis would quit their jobs for
Cameron Smith (Herald): EMA sees record number of businesses looking for restructuring advice (paywalled)
Tracy Neal (Open Justice Reporting): Union calls for tougher laws after stevedore falls from cargo ship at Port Nelson
Stuff: Job ads rise again as SEEK reports signs market may be stabilising
David Hargreaves (Interest: Major new Reserve Bank survey shows businesses have across-the-board expectation of rising inflation
Liam Dann (Herald): New Reserve Bank survey shows business inflation expectations rising (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank survey shows inflation expectations rise but pay forecasts fall (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Manawatū smokes the rest of NZ in job ad growth, business confidence (paywalled)
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): New RBNZ business survey signals higher inflation (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Eva Corlett (Guardian): Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns
RNZ: Winston Peters joins allies in demanding Israel allow aid into Gaza
Alison Forrest (Scoop): US Warship In Wellington Harbour Symbol Of NZ Vassalage
MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA
Philip Crump: Former Dominion Post Editor: 'Fed up with the bias'
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: Outspoken NZME shareholder sells out of media company; Jim Grenon lifts stake to about 13% (paywalled)
Sam Smith (Stuff): Nominee for NZME board wants ‘political leaning’ of NZ Herald stories measured
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Stuff seeks security for costs in defamation case brought by Chantelle Baker
Sarah Daniell (North & South): Talkback Radio And Empty Shells
Paddy Gower (Stuff): Jazz Thornton slams social media ban, warns prime minister is putting children at risk
David Harvey: Internet Control and Regulation
Serena Solomon (RNZ): The teens saying no to social media (and yes to brick phones)
ENVIRONMENT
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Minister shelves faster phase-out of $70m carbon subsidies
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Taxpayer-funded climate satellite MethaneSAT finally reveals what's behind delays
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: The injustice of a freshwater crisis
David Williams (Newsroom): Court warned of potential consent chaos
TRANSPORT
Brent Edwards (NBR): KiwiRail’s history littered with derailments (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): $600M for rail is a good start, but it's just a start
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): We have a legacy of rail but do we have a future?
Tina Law (Press): Public to be consulted for second time on speed limits around Te Kaha stadium (paywalled)
Jack Riddell (Hawkes Bay Today): Ngāti Kahungunu wants te reo road works signs reinstated
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): Public transport woes for Canterbury's big growth areas
Madeleine Powers (Waikato Times): Transport rates debate splits Waikato regional councillors (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Waikato Times: Auditor-General has eyes on Ruapehu council overspend (paywalled)
Nick James (RNZ): Wellington City Council considers spend on Khandallah Pool, Begonia House, water infrastructure and cycleways
Harriet Laughton (Post): Wellington mayor backs Karori Event Centre, Khandallah Pool (paywalled)
Justin Wong (Post): Upper Hutt mall ends legal stoush with city council (paywalled)
Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): After nearly 30 years, Wellington could see a Pasifika councillor again
RNZ: Auckland Council announces strategic alliance with tech sector to boost city's influence
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Auckland passing hat around to save popular public events
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown launches tech alliance, calls for Govt to locate new institute in Auckland (paywalled)
Anne Gibson (Herald): Rich-lister, Malcolm Dick, wants to demolish, rebuild iconic historic Ngāpipi boatshed in Auckland (paywalled)
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Landmark fire station faces demolition (paywalled)
Ruby Shaw (ODT): DCC urged to ‘top up’ heritage property sales
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid? (paywalled)
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): Napier City Council restructure impacts more than 100 jobs
RNZ: Hundreds of Christchurch council staff relocated due to quake concerns
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Move to increase te reo Māori street names in Invercargill
RNZ: Napier port profits show recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle
Stuff: ‘Inhumane’: Widow’s house of 50 years rezoned, and rates more than tripled
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): Tauranga councillor optimistic Ōtūmoetai Pool could be saved
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Resident warns ratepayers could face hefty bill to save part of Waitangi's waterfront
HOUSING
Emma Andrews (RNZ): Homelessness told through the eyes of a wāhine Māori
Amy Williams (RNZ): Art classes an 'amazing' outlet for homeless in Auckland
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): First-home buyers are getting into market with less savings, data shows
BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): One digit wrong, $2000 lost: Man who paid money to wrong account urged to drop complaint
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Where does money come from? Are home loans actually 'fake'?
Mina Martin (NZA): Banking sector supports CCCFA amendment to fix unfair penalties
OTHER
Mildred Armah (Stuff): No evidence to show refugees pose a security risk to NZ but new bill targets them anyway
Amy Williams (RNZ): Foodbanks hungry for desperately-needed funding from Budget
Maddy Croad (Press): Struggling Kiwis on the brink before winter even arrives (paywalled)
RNZ: Food insecurity in Porirua: 'There's real pressure on our whānau'
Eric Crampton (Newsroom): What lies beneath: the unseen of film subsidies
Hamish MacLean (ODT): Inland port competition fears (paywalled)
Chris Keall (Herald): Tech Insider: Survey reveals nuances of support for Under 16 social media ban; Lawyer shares his ‘AI horror story’ (paywalled)
Karl du Fresne: Bob Jones, Sitiveni Rabuka and me
Emma Stanford (Stuff): Cruise industry booming with record number of passengers
Tom Rose (Herald): New Zealand’s cruise industry falters as bookings drop 40%
RNZ: Economic recovery off to slow start, rural areas buoyed by exports
RNZ: Boxing promoter calls for law changes to cover unregulated combat sports
Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘Run It Straight’ event blocked in Māngere
