> ## 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: 23 April 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-23-april-2025/ - Published: 2025-04-22T20:08:17.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-22T20:47:25.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **ENVIRONMENT** Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Court case against big NZ polluters remains focused after ruling](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558839/court-case-against-big-nz-polluters-remains-focused-after-ruling?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Post): [Court throws out ‘attempt to delay’ climate case](https://www.thepost.co.nz/environment/360661934/court-throws-out-attempt-delay-climate-case?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Farah Hancock (RNZ): [Why some of our biggest exporters are worried about the Gene Technology Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/558821/why-some-of-our-biggest-exporters-are-worried-about-the-gene-technology-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Can gene editing save New Zealand’s climate and economy?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360654452/can-gene-editing-save-new-zealands-climate-and-economy?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Labour criticises Government for omitting ‘circular economy’ from waste law reforms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360662005/labour-criticises-government-omitting-circular-economy-waste-law-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Sargent (RNZ): [West Coast coal mine protesters should 'bugger off', Grey District mayor says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558790/west-coast-coal-mine-protesters-should-bugger-off-grey-district-mayor-says?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Protesters charged after trying to shut down West Coast mine](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558773/protesters-charged-after-trying-to-shut-down-west-coast-mine?ref=goodoil.news) Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press/Post): [Shane Jones blasts 'mind-boggling' coal mine protest](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360661904/shane-jones-blasts-mind-boggling-coal-protest?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Dunedin City Council locks professor out of Foulden Maar site](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/council-locks-professor-out-site?ref=goodoil.news) **GENDER** Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [What is a woman? NZ First's revolving door of member's bills](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558780/what-is-a-woman-nz-first-s-revolving-door-of-member-s-bills?ref=goodoil.news) Paul Thistoll (Spinoff): [NZ First wants to copy the UK in defining ‘woman’. It makes no legal or human sense](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-04-2025/nz-first-wants-to-copy-the-uk-in-defining-woman-it-makes-no-legal-or-human-sense?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [New Zealand First proposes legislation to define ‘woman’, ‘man’ in law](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealand-first-proposes-legislation-to-define-woman-man-in-law/ZPSMNRVICZB53PQ5VAHKYHVJ3I/?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Winston Peters says new member's bill would 'ensure biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law'](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360661490/winston-peters-says-new-members-bill-would-ensure-biological-definition-woman-and-man-are-defined?ref=goodoil.news) Guardian: [Populist party in New Zealand introduces bill to define gender as biological](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/new-zealand-first-party-members-bill-gender-definition?ref=goodoil.news) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Another skirmish in Winston Peters’ war on woke](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/23-04-2025/another-skirmish-in-winston-peters-war-on-woke?ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Why UK Supreme Court decision matters for women’s rights](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/healthcare/why-uk-supreme-court-decision-matters-for-womens-rights-fran-osullivan/IM36D6FWORAL3AJ4L6RM5REWGQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Graham Adams (Breaking Views): [University backs down in sex-gender debate](https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2025/04/graham-adams-university-backs-down-in.html?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS** Damien Grant (Stuff): [Law changes would let big banks off refunding thousands of customers, if legal case lost](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360659662/damien-grant-law-changes-would-let-big-banks-refunding-thousands-customers-if-legal-case-lost?ref=goodoil.news) Tadhg Stopford: [The Collapse of New Zealand as a Nation](https://tadhgstopford.substack.com/p/the-collapse-of-new-zealand-as-a) Amanda Gillies (Newsroom): [The Detail: Bank accounts should be for everyone](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/22/bank-accounts-should-be-for-everyone/?ref=goodoil.news) **ABUSE IN CARE, CHILD WELFARE** Laura Walters (Newsroom): [State lets itself off the hook over public servants implicated in cover-up](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/22/state-lets-itself-off-the-hook-over-public-servants-implicated-in-cover-up/?ref=goodoil.news) Harry Clatworthy (E-Tangata): [The survivors of state abuse have not been heard](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-survivors-of-state-abuse-have-not-been-heard/?ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Saving Sione: Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558730/saving-sione-children-being-adopted-overseas-trafficked-to-work-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR** Tom Day (1News): [Police Minister's office apologises to Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/22/police-ministers-office-apologises-to-hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke/?ref=goodoil.news) Dominic O’Sullivan (The Conversation): [Haka in the House: what will Te Pāti Māori’s protest mean for tikanga in parliament?](https://theconversation.com/haka-in-the-house-what-will-te-pati-maoris-protest-mean-for-tikanga-in-parliament-254772?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori face public hearing over haka in Parliament](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558834/te-pati-maori-face-public-hearing-over-haka-in-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) Mathew Hooton (Patreon): [Abolishing prisons and the police](https://www.patreon.com/posts/abolishing-and-127156047?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Harvey: [Examining a Threat](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/examining-a-threat) Anna Whyte (Post): [Who's Your Boss: Environment Ministry’s James Palmer](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360662230/whos-your-boss-environment-ministrys-james-palmer?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): [Gender-based harassment is a challenge to democracy](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/16/gender-based-harassment-is-a-challenge-to-democracy/?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** Andrea Vance (Post): [Charities Services scrutinise Liz Kelly’s centre over Facebook post](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360658551/charities-services-scrutinise-liz-kellys-centre-over-facebook-post?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Mayor Tory Whanau says Wellington will be transformed in a few years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558788/mayor-tory-whanau-says-wellington-will-be-transformed-in-a-few-years?ref=goodoil.news) Erin Johnson (Stuff): [A third of Aucklanders say life is getting worse. What’s wrong with Auckland?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360661621/whats-wrong-auckland?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland mayor Wayne Brown cops fine, demerit points for using phone while driving](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558808/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-cops-fine-demerit-points-for-using-phone-while-driving?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Smith (Stuff): [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown fined for driving while on the phone](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360662282/wayne-brown-under-investigation-driving-while-phone?ref=goodoil.news) Guy Charlton (Spinoff): [Rates will never be enough – councils need the power to raise money in other ways](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-04-2025/rates-will-never-be-enough-councils-need-the-power-to-raise-money-in-other-ways?ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Former Nelson Mayor Aldo Miccio admits using Kela funds for own firms, claims accounting error](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/former-nelson-mayor-aldo-miccio-admits-using-kela-funds-for-own-firms-claims-accounting-error/BFOXMQCZ55CLPHJ5BGQTKKHMKA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [We need to amalgamate councils](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-we-need-to-amalgamate-councils/?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [What's so bad about ex-MPs being on local councils?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/john-macdonald-whats-so-bad-about-ex-mps-being-on-local-councils/?ref=goodoil.news) Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Northland council green-lights takeover of Northport](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360661962/northland-council-green-lights-takeover-northport?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Greymouth under boil water notice for almost two weeks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558792/greymouth-under-boil-water-notice-for-almost-two-weeks?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE** Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): [Luxon says NZ stands with Ukraine, no decision on peacekeeping](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558842/luxon-says-nz-stands-with-ukraine-no-decision-on-peacekeeping?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ, UK strengthen military partnership to support Ukraine, including drones](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/558819/nz-uk-strengthen-military-partnership-to-support-ukraine-including-drones?ref=goodoil.news) Harriette Boucher (Post): [UK, NZ relationship ‘best it’s ever been’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360662376/uk-nz-relationship-best-its-ever-been?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): [PM’s republic stance raises questions about strengthening Commonwealth ties](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/23/pms-republic-stance-raises-questions-about-strengthening-commonwealth-ties/?ref=goodoil.news) Robyn Venter (Guardian): [Keir Starmer to seek to bolster defence ties as he hosts New Zealand PM](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/keir-starmer-to-seek-to-bolster-defence-ties-as-he-hosts-new-zealand-pm?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [PM Luxon meets King Charles: 'Great amount of time for NZ'](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/22/pm-luxon-meets-king-charles-great-amount-of-time-for-nz/?ref=goodoil.news) Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [Papal Picks, And India As A Defence Ally](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00048/papal-picks-and-india-as-a-defence-ally.htm?ref=goodoil.news) Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [Lest we forget? Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember its military veterans](https://theconversation.com/lest-we-forget-aside-from-anzac-day-nz-has-been-slow-to-remember-its-military-veterans-254684?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [NZ’s terror threat level could rise amid global turmoil](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/22/terror-threat-level-could-rise-amid-global-turmoil/?ref=goodoil.news) Richard Prebble (Herald): [Exploring Brazil: Challenges and opportunities for New Zealand trade](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/exploring-brazil-challenges-and-ppportunities-for-nz-trade-richard-prebble/BBTYP3U4DRAOTCA5U4MCE2MTFI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sarah Ramsay (ODT): [Crucial to defend the amount spent on defence](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/crucial-defend-amount-spent-defence?ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times/Post): [Trump screwed our KiwiSaver and house purchase’: Tariff volatility rippling through the first time buyer market](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360661760/trump-screwed-our-kiwisaver-and-house-purchase-tariff-volatility-rippling-through-first-time-buyer?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Asha Sundaram (Newsroom): [As US rejects globalisation the rest of us need to step up](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/23/as-us-rejects-globalisation-the-rest-of-us-need-to-step-up/?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Duncan: [Jerusalem on their minds: politics and religion](https://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/jerusalem-on-their-minds-politics) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING** Matthew Hooton (Metro): [Doesn’t add up](https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/doesnt-add-up?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Urban areas still feeling an economic chill - Westpac report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558833/urban-areas-still-feeling-an-economic-chill-westpac-report?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Monthly trade surplus nearly hits $1 billion](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/132967/bumper-exports-dairy-meat-and-fruit-give-nz-its-biggest-monthly-goods-trade-surplus?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [NZ records highest monthly trade surplus in goods in nearly 5 years](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360661686/nz-records-highest-monthly-trade-surplus-goods-nearly-5-years?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **RESERVE BANK** Kate MacNamara (Herald): [RBNZ review of bank regulation smacks of political interference, critics say](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/rbnz-review-of-bank-regulation-smacks-of-political-interference-critics-say/6T6WCFES55BI5MS7LJS3COYRKU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Reddell: [RB spending: the Board and the Minister](https://croakingcassandra.com/2025/04/22/rb-spending-the-board-and-the-minister/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [‘I wasn’t happy’ Nicola Willis responds to Reserve Bank’s $50m splurge](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-reserve-bank-saved-50m-then-blew-it-all-in-a-year/WHPAJ5DZSNDW7N7477Q6H25WG4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Reserve Bank assistant governors quit amid restructure, as Nicola Willis limits bank’s funding boost](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/reserve-bank-assistant-governors-quit-amid-restructure-as-nicola-willis-limits-banks-funding-boost/YQR7ESBKQRH3JLU7GJT64VY2R4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells Reserve Bank to 'show some restraint' as budget slashed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558409/finance-minister-nicola-willis-tells-reserve-bank-to-show-some-restraint-as-budget-slashed?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [The many Reserve Bank managers](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/04/the%5Fmany%5Freserve%5Fbank%5Fmanagers.html?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The unanswered questions around the Reserve Bank's funding](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-the-unanswered-questions-around-the-reserve-banks-funding/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Reserve Bank analyst loses bid for reinstatement](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558715/reserve-bank-analyst-loses-bid-for-reinstatement?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING, PROPERTY INDUSTRY** Herald Editorial: [Heritage v housing, we must protect Auckland’s character](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/heritage-v-housing-we-must-protect-aucklands-character-editorial/TED4DDE53ZH5ZO6S3V5BTQAED4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Heritage advocates fear RMA reforms threaten Auckland’s kauri villas](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/heritage-advocates-fear-rma-reforms-threaten-aucklands-kauri-villas/VKSZYQIR4JEAPIQXLSNFCUJE4U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Wilson (Herald): [After the storm: Homes and communities fit for the future](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/after-the-storm-homes-and-communities-fit-for-the-future-simon-wilson/MCIQ4KMJ75CZDJFTDD3H3TK4GY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['Pain' for property investors as renting listing levels hit decade high](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558829/pain-for-property-investors-as-renting-listing-levels-hit-decade-high?ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Whangārei developer drops appeal, quits subdivision on sacred Māori land](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-developer-drops-appeal-quits-subdivision-on-sacred-land/MFAIRKVO45DRZGQSOEGL3S23GU/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Health Minister Simeon Brown not ruling out Patient Safety Commissioner](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558824/health-minister-simeon-brown-not-ruling-out-patient-safety-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Plan seen as return to DHB structure](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/plan-seen-return-dhb-structure?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Robert MacCulloch: [Health NZ's Executive Governance Team knows Next to Nothing about Health-care](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/health-nz-s-executive-governance-team-knows-next-to-nothing-about-health-care?ref=goodoil.news) Alexia Russell (RNZ): [The fuss over new infant formula rules](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/558820/the-fuss-over-new-infant-formula-rules?ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Simeon Brown needs to convince more than just voters](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-simeon-brown-needs-to-convince-more-than-just-voters/?ref=goodoil.news) Riria Dalton-Reedy (Te Ao Māori News): [Whānau Ora 2.0 rolls out in July — new Māori board takes the lead](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/22/whanau-ora-20-rolls-out-in-july-new-maori-board-takes-the-lead/?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT** Brett Murray (Post): [Not all regulation is red tape](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360658210/not-all-regulation-red-tape?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Van Velden skipped consultation before scrapping 30-day rule](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/22/van-velden-skipped-consultation-before-scrapping-30-day-rule/?ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Local game developers call for more tax relief to stay in New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558806/local-game-developers-call-for-more-tax-relief-to-stay-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['Unjust and unreasonable' to turn down parental leave payment](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558844/unjust-and-unreasonable-to-turn-down-parental-leave-payment?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Tourism more than marketing](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/tourism-more-marketing?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Should stores close on Easter Sunday?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558629/should-stores-close-on-easter-sunday?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Easter alcohol rules: How law could change if MPs vote in support](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/easter-alcohol-rules-how-law-could-change-if-mps-vote-in-support/ZFPCKQD5YVAC3PBYVVNGJCYIA4/?ref=goodoil.news) Rawan Saadi (ODT): [Call for change to ‘archaic’ trading laws](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/call-change-%E2%80%98archaic%E2%80%99-trading-laws?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Adam Burns (RNZ): [Recruitment firm says job competition remains fierce after worst year of job listings](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558669/recruitment-firm-says-job-competition-remains-fierce-after-worst-year-of-job-listings?ref=goodoil.news) NBR: Private Bin: [Air NZ’s free $20m, RBNZ nerds, Mike McRoberts’ hair](https://www.nbr.co.nz/private-bin-2/air-nzs-free-20m-rbnz-nerds-mike-mcroberts-hair/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrew Davis (Post): [Businesses should stand firm as diversity and eco-friendly practices come under attack](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360658205/business-should-stand-firm-diversity-and-eco-friendly-practices-come-under-attack?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melissa Nightingale (Herald): [Resene workers campaign for living wage, describe struggle to survive on current pay](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/resene-workers-campaign-for-living-wage-describe-struggle-to-survive-on-current-pay/YGAECEWJNZBTXL3GE6YLH5PZWI/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): [Making employees pay the price for partial strikes](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360660537/making-employees-pay-price-partial-strikes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [Diamond, dinghy and bidet battles: the power of the Consumer Guarantees Act](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360658257/diamond-dinghy-and-bidet-battles-power-consumer-guarantees-act?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Post): [‘Ethical hacking' reveals vulnerabilities across utilities and businesses](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360656934/ethical-hacking-reveals-vulnerabilities-across-utilities-and-businesses?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Raynel (Herald): [Hansells Masterton director Alan Stewart on role of Hart family’s Walter & Wild in his company’s receivership](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/manufacturing/hansells-masterton-director-alan-stewart-on-role-of-harts-walter-wild-in-his-companys-receivership/GG7XL7QEDJEFFFB4CFZULVXEHM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rachael Judge (BusinessDesk): [Employers behaving badly](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/employers-behaving-badly?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marisa Bidois (Sunday Star Times): [Winter outlook in hospo: Cold season reveals sector’s health](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655407/winter-outlook-hospo-cold-season-reveals-sectors-health?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alan McDonald (Post): [Winter Outlook for Manufacturing: Concerns about a repeat of energy price shocks dominate](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655603/winter-outlook-manufacturing-concerns-about-repeat-energy-price-shocks-dominate?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Sherrock (Post): [Winter outlook in equities: Will this be the winter of investors’ discontent?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655268/winter-outlook-equities-will-be-winter-investors-discontent?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Carolyn Young (Post): [Winter Outlook in Retail: Optimism will be critical through the colder months](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655601/winter-outlook-retail-optimism-will-be-critical-through-colder-months?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Julien Keys (Post): [Winter Outlook in construction: Towards a spring of recovery?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655605/winter-outlook-construction-towards-spring-recovery?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Fears new teacher maths requirement will halve enrolments, worsen shortages](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558750/fears-new-teacher-maths-requirement-will-halve-enrolments-worsen-shortages?ref=goodoil.news) Jaime Cunningham (Herald): [New Zealand education crisis: More concerns as number of students studying teaching drops](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-education-crisis-more-concerns-as-number-of-students-studying-teaching-drops/AMSPDDVOTNGH5A24RPWYJX344A/?ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Post): [Student needs unmet because of lack of teacher aides](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360660555/student-needs-unmet-because-lack-teacher-aides?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Relationships and sexuality education draft causing 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than bypass](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/northland-expressway-preferred-routes-revealed-govt-eyeing-new-road-over-brynderwyns-rather-than-bypass/H3XIADEGKFC5PPTWZZGSFEN4CY/?ref=goodoil.news) Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Providing fish passages: What’s left to do on Transmission Gully](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360658286/providing-fish-passages-whats-left-do-transmission-gully?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [NZTA’s outdated e-scooter regulations need a serious overhaul](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nztas-outdated-e-scooter-regulations-need-a-serious-overhaul-editorial/TUKLOFATIJBE5MAJOZHUOMI3FE/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Cheaper to fly to LA than buy Air New Zealand domestic fares - angry dad](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558731/cheaper-to-fly-to-la-than-buy-air-new-zealand-domestic-fares-angry-dad?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Concern high Air NZ fares cutting off 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