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Author: Bryce Edwards
ENVIRONMENT
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Court case against big NZ polluters remains focused after ruling
Andrea Vance (Post): Court throws out ‘attempt to delay’ climate case (paywalled)
Farah Hancock (RNZ): Why some of our biggest exporters are worried about the Gene Technology Bill
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Can gene editing save New Zealand’s climate and economy?
Rob Stock (Post): Labour criticises Government for omitting ‘circular economy’ from waste law reforms
Anna Sargent (RNZ): West Coast coal mine protesters should 'bugger off', Grey District mayor says
RNZ: Protesters charged after trying to shut down West Coast mine
Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press/Post): Shane Jones blasts 'mind-boggling' coal mine protest
Hamish MacLean (ODT): Dunedin City Council locks professor out of Foulden Maar site
GENDER
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): What is a woman? NZ First's revolving door of member's bills
Paul Thistoll (Spinoff): NZ First wants to copy the UK in defining ‘woman’. It makes no legal or human sense
Jamie Ensor (Herald): New Zealand First proposes legislation to define ‘woman’, ‘man’ in law
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Winston Peters says new member's bill would 'ensure biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law'
Guardian: Populist party in New Zealand introduces bill to define gender as biological
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Another skirmish in Winston Peters’ war on woke
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Why UK Supreme Court decision matters for women’s rights (paywalled)
Graham Adams (Breaking Views): University backs down in sex-gender debate
BANKS
Damien Grant (Stuff): Law changes would let big banks off refunding thousands of customers, if legal case lost
Tadhg Stopford: The Collapse of New Zealand as a Nation
Amanda Gillies (Newsroom): The Detail: Bank accounts should be for everyone
ABUSE IN CARE, CHILD WELFARE
Laura Walters (Newsroom): State lets itself off the hook over public servants implicated in cover-up
Harry Clatworthy (E-Tangata): The survivors of state abuse have not been heard
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): Saving Sione: Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in New Zealand
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
Tom Day (1News): Police Minister's office apologises to Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Dominic O’Sullivan (The Conversation): Haka in the House: what will Te Pāti Māori’s protest mean for tikanga in parliament?
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori face public hearing over haka in Parliament
Mathew Hooton (Patreon): Abolishing prisons and the police (paywalled)
David Harvey: Examining a Threat
Anna Whyte (Post): Who's Your Boss: Environment Ministry’s James Palmer (paywalled)
Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): Gender-based harassment is a challenge to democracy
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Andrea Vance (Post): Charities Services scrutinise Liz Kelly’s centre over Facebook post (paywalled)
RNZ: Mayor Tory Whanau says Wellington will be transformed in a few years
Erin Johnson (Stuff): A third of Aucklanders say life is getting worse. What’s wrong with Auckland?
RNZ: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown cops fine, demerit points for using phone while driving
Sam Smith (Stuff): Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown fined for driving while on the phone
Guy Charlton (Spinoff): Rates will never be enough – councils need the power to raise money in other ways
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Former Nelson Mayor Aldo Miccio admits using Kela funds for own firms, claims accounting error (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): We need to amalgamate councils
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): What's so bad about ex-MPs being on local councils?
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): Northland council green-lights takeover of Northport
RNZ: Greymouth under boil water notice for almost two weeks
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): Luxon says NZ stands with Ukraine, no decision on peacekeeping
RNZ: NZ, UK strengthen military partnership to support Ukraine, including drones
Harriette Boucher (Post): UK, NZ relationship ‘best it’s ever been’ (paywalled)
Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): PM’s republic stance raises questions about strengthening Commonwealth ties
Robyn Venter (Guardian): Keir Starmer to seek to bolster defence ties as he hosts New Zealand PM
1News: PM Luxon meets King Charles: 'Great amount of time for NZ'
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): Papal Picks, And India As A Defence Ally
Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): Lest we forget? Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember its military veterans
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): NZ’s terror threat level could rise amid global turmoil
Richard Prebble (Herald): Exploring Brazil: Challenges and opportunities for New Zealand trade (paywalled)
Sarah Ramsay (ODT): Crucial to defend the amount spent on defence
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times/Post): Trump screwed our KiwiSaver and house purchase’: Tariff volatility rippling through the first time buyer market (paywalled)
Asha Sundaram (Newsroom): As US rejects globalisation the rest of us need to step up
Grant Duncan: Jerusalem on their minds: politics and religion
ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING
Matthew Hooton (Metro): Doesn’t add up
RNZ: Urban areas still feeling an economic chill - Westpac report
David Hargreaves (Interest): Monthly trade surplus nearly hits $1 billion
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): NZ records highest monthly trade surplus in goods in nearly 5 years (paywalled)
RESERVE BANK
Kate MacNamara (Herald): RBNZ review of bank regulation smacks of political interference, critics say (paywalled)
Michael Reddell: RB spending: the Board and the Minister
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): ‘I wasn’t happy’ Nicola Willis responds to Reserve Bank’s $50m splurge (paywalled)
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Reserve Bank assistant governors quit amid restructure, as Nicola Willis limits bank’s funding boost (paywalled)
RNZ: Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells Reserve Bank to 'show some restraint' as budget slashed
David Farrar: The many Reserve Bank managers
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): The unanswered questions around the Reserve Bank's funding
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Reserve Bank analyst loses bid for reinstatement
HOUSING, PROPERTY INDUSTRY
Herald Editorial: Heritage v housing, we must protect Auckland’s character (paywalled)
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Heritage advocates fear RMA reforms threaten Auckland’s kauri villas (paywalled)
Simon Wilson (Herald): After the storm: Homes and communities fit for the future (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): 'Pain' for property investors as renting listing levels hit decade high
Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): Whangārei developer drops appeal, quits subdivision on sacred Māori land
HEALTH
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Health Minister Simeon Brown not ruling out Patient Safety Commissioner
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Plan seen as return to DHB structure (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: Health NZ's Executive Governance Team knows Next to Nothing about Health-care
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The fuss over new infant formula rules
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Simeon Brown needs to convince more than just voters
Riria Dalton-Reedy (Te Ao Māori News): Whānau Ora 2.0 rolls out in July — new Māori board takes the lead
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Brett Murray (Post): Not all regulation is red tape (paywalled)
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Van Velden skipped consultation before scrapping 30-day rule
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Local game developers call for more tax relief to stay in New Zealand
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): 'Unjust and unreasonable' to turn down parental leave payment
ODT Editorial: Tourism more than marketing (paywalled)
RNZ: Should stores close on Easter Sunday?
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Easter alcohol rules: How law could change if MPs vote in support
Rawan Saadi (ODT): Call for change to ‘archaic’ trading laws (paywalled)
Adam Burns (RNZ): Recruitment firm says job competition remains fierce after worst year of job listings
NBR: Private Bin: Air NZ’s free $20m, RBNZ nerds, Mike McRoberts’ hair (paywalled)
Andrew Davis (Post): Businesses should stand firm as diversity and eco-friendly practices come under attack (paywalled)
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): Resene workers campaign for living wage, describe struggle to survive on current pay
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): Making employees pay the price for partial strikes (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Diamond, dinghy and bidet battles: the power of the Consumer Guarantees Act (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): ‘Ethical hacking' reveals vulnerabilities across utilities and businesses (paywalled)
Tom Raynel (Herald): Hansells Masterton director Alan Stewart on role of Hart family’s Walter & Wild in his company’s receivership (paywalled)
Rachael Judge (BusinessDesk): Employers behaving badly (paywalled)
Marisa Bidois (Sunday Star Times): Winter outlook in hospo: Cold season reveals sector’s health (paywalled)
Alan McDonald (Post): Winter Outlook for Manufacturing: Concerns about a repeat of energy price shocks dominate (paywalled)
Michael Sherrock (Post): Winter outlook in equities: Will this be the winter of investors’ discontent? (paywalled)
Carolyn Young (Post): Winter Outlook in Retail: Optimism will be critical through the colder months (paywalled)
Julien Keys (Post): Winter Outlook in construction: Towards a spring of recovery? (paywalled)
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Fears new teacher maths requirement will halve enrolments, worsen shortages
Jaime Cunningham (Herald): New Zealand education crisis: More concerns as number of students studying teaching drops
Hanna McCallum (Post): Student needs unmet because of lack of teacher aides (paywalled)
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): Relationships and sexuality education draft causing concern
RNZ: Compulsory consent education proposed for schools
Mihingarangi Forbes (RNZ): Mata: Erica Stanford on the future of Māori education
Kevin Norquay (Post): Bob Stephens: A life of seeking poverty justice, and new tracks (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Meet the man helping overseas student debtors find their way home
Hanna McCallum (Post): Vic uni student president finds balance in Wellington and Hutt (paywalled)
Alex Matthews (Post): Wellington as a talent centre and the ‘little city that could’
TRANSPORT
Tom Hunt (Post): Government favouring user pays for Cook Strait rescue tug (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): ‘I’m worried some kid is gonna die’: Auckland suburb pushing back on speed limit reversals
Julia Gabel (Herald): Northland Expressway preferred routes: Government eyes new road over Brynderwyns, rather than bypass
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Providing fish passages: What’s left to do on Transmission Gully
Herald Editorial: NZTA’s outdated e-scooter regulations need a serious overhaul
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Cheaper to fly to LA than buy Air New Zealand domestic fares - angry dad
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Concern high Air NZ fares cutting off South (paywalled)
PERSONAL FINANCE, TAX
David Chaston (Interest): Low savings rates are being overwhelmed by taxes and inflation
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Rise in liquidations compounded by IRD crackdown
Terry Baucher (Interest): Te wiki o te tāke: Inland Revenue ramps up its audit activities 'with good results’
Diana Clement (Law News): Critics line up against the government’s plan to tax charities
POLICE, CRIME, JUSTICE
Sophie Trigger (Herald): 500 extra police: Challenges of lower success rate, higher attrition, flagged with ministers
Katie Ham (Post): Top cop on steering the ship through tragedy and into a new era of policing (paywalled)
Katie Ham (Post): Decrepit police buildings in the spotlight as Budget 2025 looms (paywalled)
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): A baseball cap, the gang patch ban, and one teen arguing his rights
Michael Daly (Stuff): Corrections setting up women's unit at Waikeria as female prisoner numbers surge
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): AI in courtrooms: Legal system grapples with GenAI challenges (paywalled)
Brittany Keogh (Post): More than half of strangulation cases never reach court (paywalled)
John Weekes (Herald): Criminal defence lawyer Anoushka Bloem on breaking barriers and cycles of crime
Angelene Judge (Herald): The epidemic of hidden cameras, secret intimate visual recordings and digital sex crime
