> ## 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: 24 July 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-24-july-2025/ - Published: 2025-07-23T20:05:34.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-23T21:58:51.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **LOBBYING, INTEGRITY ISSUES** David Williams (Newsroom): [Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/who-benefits-the-power-of-the-farm-lobby-part-one/?ref=goodoil.news) Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567812/alleged-ties-between-nz-first-and-vaping-companies-a-dangerous-risk-to-new-zealanders-anti-vape-group-warns?ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Post): [Public Service Commission scrapped integrity board to save money](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360765824/public-service-commission-scrapped-integrity-board-save-money?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mandy Te (Interest): [Research sheds light on how New Zealand's uber rich achieve offshore secrecy](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/134244/nzs-elites-more-likely-use-blacklisted-offshore-financial-centres-and-conceal?ref=goodoil.news) **WATER, ENVIRONMENT, FAST-TRACK** Gerrit Doppenberg (ODT): [Water woes may worsen](https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/the-ensign/water-woes-may-worsen?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Overseas investment changes will undo water bottling safeguard](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/23/overseas-investment-changes-to-undo-water-bottling-safeguard/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Gore's brown trout statue defaced overnight amid drinking water crisis](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567774/gore-s-brown-trout-statue-defaced-overnight-amid-drinking-water-crisis?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Elation as Whanganui gets voice in fast-track seabed mining decision](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/567797/elation-as-whanganui-gets-voice-in-fast-track-seabed-mining-decision?ref=goodoil.news) David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Why this town’s lake is causing a stink](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/567794/why-this-town-s-lake-is-causing-a-stink?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567839/healthworkers-want-politicians-to-waive-private-healthcare-while-in-office?ref=goodoil.news) Rose Crossin and Emma Shields (Newsroom): [Alcohol can cause cancer. So where are the warning labels?](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/alcohol-can-cause-cancer-so-where-are-the-warning-labels/?ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Roden (1News): [Review uncovers 'significant' staffing issues at Nelson Hospital](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/23/review-uncovers-significant-staffing-issues-at-nelson-hospital/?ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Nelson Hospital review dismissed as a 'plan to make a plan'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567793/nelson-hospital-review-dismissed-as-a-plan-to-make-a-plan?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Nelson Hospital review reveals 'nothing of substance' - patient advocate](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567856/nelson-hospital-review-reveals-nothing-of-substance-patient-advocate?ref=goodoil.news) Cate Macintosh (Press/Post): [Junk food ads near schools feature supersized portions - study](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360764937/junk-food-ads-near-schools-feature-supersized-portions-study?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Twelve cases of Campylobacter reported in Nelson Tasman districts following severe flooding](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567753/twelve-cases-of-campylobacter-reported-in-nelson-tasman-districts-following-severe-flooding?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [ACC to get $7 billion boost from accounting change](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360766933/acc-accounts-get-7-billion-accounting-boost?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Orthopaedic programme stalls due to lack of funding](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567733/orthopaedic-programme-stalls-due-to-lack-of-funding?ref=goodoil.news) Alice Neville (Spinoff): [Rainbow charity Outline in limbo as ‘questionable financial practices’ alleged](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/23-07-2025/rainbow-charity-outline-in-limbo-as-questionable-financial-practices-alleged?ref=goodoil.news) **COST OF LIVING, ECONOMY** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals boom](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567758/kiwisaver-hardship-withdrawals-boom?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Sharp rise in housing and personal loans hardship cases over past year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567853/sharp-rise-in-housing-and-personal-loans-hardship-cases-over-past-year?ref=goodoil.news) Jack McDonald (Post): [Lack of plans and action mean no sign of cost of living improvements](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360767761/lack-plans-and-action-mean-no-sign-cost-living-improvements?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Prebble (Herald): [John Key is right that New Zealand needs to cut interest rates but we need more than that too](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/inflation/john-key-is-right-that-new-zealand-needs-to-cut-interest-rates-but-we-need-more-than-that-too-richard-prebble/B4XKRS2APJBHHOQBL5C5AAUBFA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Why inflation is back and why the Reserve Bank can probably ignore it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/inside-economics-why-inflation-is-back-and-why-the-reserve-bank-can-probably-ignore-it/SLUGLT72ZNDOHD7AXUXNBTH3DY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Terry Baucher (Interest): [Sir Roger Douglas on the future shape of New Zealand's tax system. Also the pros and cons of raising GST to 18%](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/134343/new-zealand-tax-podcast-sir-roger-douglas-future-shape-new-zealands-tax-system?ref=goodoil.news) **WILLIS-FONTERRA BUTTER MEETING** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Nicola Willis, Fonterra CEO discuss butter prices, no immediate relief](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-fonterra-boss-points-finger-at-international-prices-and-supermarkets-in-butter-meeting-with-wills/COMC3MFYLBC4PDYXFYVQDM4QNQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (RNZ): ['Butter is expensive right now. There's no getting away from that' - Finance Minister Nicola Willis](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567795/butter-is-expensive-right-now-there-s-no-getting-away-from-that-finance-minister-nicola-willis?ref=goodoil.news) Alka Prasad and Kelly Dennett (Post): [Willis says Fonterra boss should explain butter prices to Kiwis](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360767541/nicola-willis-says-fonterra-boss-should-explain-butter-prices-kiwis?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [What did Nicola Willis’s cost-of-butter meeting with Fonterra actually achieve?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/24-07-2025/what-did-nicola-williss-cost-of-butter-meeting-with-fonterra-actually-achieve?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Willis says “let them eat butter”](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/07/willis-says-let-them-eat-butter.html?ref=goodoil.news) Vera Alves (Herald: [Explainer: Why have New Zealand butter prices gone up – and when will that change?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/explainer-why-have-new-zealand-butter-prices-gone-up-and-when-will-that-change/2DR24XNFNNE4HCTIT4WI2Z4BNA/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [High cost of butter hurting baking industry, making things difficult for families, bakers say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567741/high-cost-of-butter-hurting-baking-industry-making-things-difficult-for-families-bakers-say?ref=goodoil.news) Penny Miles (RNZ): [A big, new Waikato butter factory isn't expected to cut prices](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567781/a-big-new-waikato-butter-factory-isn-t-expected-to-cut-prices?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN BUYER BAN** Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Prime Minister Christopher Luxon tight-lipped amid speculation over foreign buyers ban change](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-tight-lipped-amid-speculation-of-foreign-buyers-ban-change/2EFIMVXYUJEXHCQV7XMYUHOREY/?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill Interest): Foreign investors will get green light to buy luxury homes, Winston Peters says Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [New Zealand First signalling change to foreign buyers ban could be announced this year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567767/new-zealand-first-signalling-change-to-foreign-buyers-ban-could-be-announced-this-year?ref=goodoil.news) Blayne Slabbert and Kelly Dennett (Post): [Wealthy foreign investors may soon be able to buy property here](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360768018/wealthy-foreign-investors-may-soon-be-able-buy-property-here?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mina Martin (MPA Mag): [Foreign buyer ban stays, but luxury exemptions loom in NZ](https://www.mpamag.com/nz/news/general/foreign-buyer-ban-stays-but-luxury-exemptions-loom-in-nz/543596?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS** Julia Gabel (Herald): [Government report shows homelessness ‘appears’ to be outstripping population growth](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-report-shows-homelessness-appears-to-be-outstripping-population-growth/SGRFYS6EZ5F5RPOALRBBF74NIQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): ['We have a real problem': Homelessness increases but by how much unclear - government report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567818/we-have-a-real-problem-homelessness-increases-but-by-how-much-unclear-government-report?ref=goodoil.news) Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): [Issues with Nelson’s ‘streeties’ prompts new call for a shelter](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/23/issues-with-nelsons-streeties-renew-call-for-a-shelter/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Rough sleeping surges 24% in Wellington as housing cuts bite](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360767607/rough-sleeping-surges-24-wellington-housing-cuts-bite?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Rents fall for first time since 2009](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567851/rents-fall-for-first-time-since-2009?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government and Ngāti Maniapoto iwi to build 40 affordable rental homes in Te Kūiti](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567832/government-and-ngati-maniapoto-iwi-to-build-40-affordable-rental-homes-in-te-kuiti?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['We don't get richer buying each other's houses': How Auckland's affordability story has improved](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567848/we-don-t-get-richer-buying-each-other-s-houses-how-auckland-s-affordability-story-has-improved?ref=goodoil.news) **EDUCATION** Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Revealed: The bill taxpayers could get for closing Te Pūkenga](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360765765/revealed-bill-taxpayers-could-get-closing-te-pukenga?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Polytech staff ‘traumatised’ by new cuts](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/polytech-staff-%E2%80%98traumatised%E2%80%99-new-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Cate Macintosh (Press/Post): [Ministry of Education opens tender for new $3 primary school lunches contract](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360766654/ministry-education-opens-tender-3-primary-school-lunches?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Good Ideas: [50% failure rate signals a slow-moving catastrophe in literacy and numeracy](https://goodideasnz.substack.com/p/50-failure-rate-signals-a-slow-moving) (paywalled) RNZ: [Secondary teachers union rejects lowest pay offer ever](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567830/secondary-teachers-union-rejects-lowest-pay-offer-ever?ref=goodoil.news) Nick Agar (Post): [Sloppy thinking in the debate over Waikato medical school](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360766987/sloppy-thinking-debate-over-waikato-medical-school?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **CLIMATE CHANGE** Jamie Tahana (RNZ): [UN's highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for emissions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/567833/un-s-highest-court-finds-countries-can-be-held-legally-responsible-for-emissions?ref=goodoil.news) Nathan Cooper and Jennifer Campion (The Conversation): [Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to decide](https://theconversation.com/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Tahana (RNZ): [ICJ climate ruling: Will the world's top court back a Pacific-led call to hold governments accountable for climate change?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/567752/icj-climate-ruling-will-the-world-s-top-court-back-a-pacific-led-call-to-hold-governments-accountable-for-climate-change?ref=goodoil.news) Monique Steele (RNZ): ['I'm so very sorry this cost has been put upon you', minister tells beef exporters](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/567796/i-m-so-very-sorry-this-cost-has-been-put-upon-you-minister-tells-beef-exporters?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, TRADE** Teitimoana Tairi (Cook Islands News): [Cook Islands PM: ‘If we can’t get help from NZ, we will go somewhere else’](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/567773/cook-islands-pm-if-we-can-t-get-help-from-nz-we-will-go-somewhere-else?ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Christopher Luxon’s push for deeper ties with China](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/agribusiness-report/fran-osullivan-christopher-luxons-push-for-deeper-ties-with-china/YAHZ5G2HJJA4PCENEECX6LACMQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Foreign Minister Winston Peters navigates opposition questions on Gaza](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/567811/the-house-foreign-minister-winston-peters-navigates-opposition-questions-on-gaza?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Dunedin councillors flooded with 'highly orchestrated' emails after supporting Green Party bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567747/dunedin-councillors-flooded-with-highly-orchestrated-emails-after-supporting-green-party-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): [Nandor Tanczos posts prompt hate crime complaint from Israel](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/567744/nandor-tanczos-posts-prompt-hate-crime-complaint-from-israel?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiwi donor outraged after Givealittle shuts down Gaza fundraising page](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567778/kiwi-donor-outraged-after-givealittle-shuts-down-gaza-fundraising-page?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiwi who raised $58k for a family in Gaza wants Givealittle to continue allowing fundraisers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567842/kiwi-who-raised-58k-for-a-family-in-gaza-wants-givealittle-to-continue-allowing-fundraisers?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Trade surplus disappoints, but Finance Minister says export-led recovery not over](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360766289/trade-surplus-disappoints-finance-minister-says-export-led-recovery-not-over?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [No sign 10% tariff will increase but uncertainty remains: Mfat](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/no-sign-10-tariff-will-increase-but-uncertainty-remains-mfat?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **SPACE** Sam Smith (Stuff): [Government takes action to deter foreign actors from abusing ground-based space infrastructure](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360768177/government-takes-action-deter-foreign-actors-abusing-ground-based-space-infrastructure?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Space infrastructure bill requiring permits passes under urgency](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567776/space-infrastructure-bill-requiring-permits-passes-under-urgency?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Parliament urgently passes ground-based space infrastructure law](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360766885/parliament-urgently-pass-ground-based-space-infrastructure-law?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Justin Wong (Post): [Plan changes from 34 councils in Government RMA firing line](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360761213/plan-changes-32-councils-government-rma-firing-line?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [‘Supercity’ back on table as council bosses agree reform inevitable](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360765413/wellingtons-councils-face-inevitable-reform-supercity-table?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Timothy Welch (The Conversation): [Auckland is NZ’s ‘primate city’, but its potential remains caged in by poor planning and vision](https://theconversation.com/auckland-is-nzs-primate-city-but-its-potential-remains-caged-in-by-poor-planning-and-vision-261176?ref=goodoil.news) Victor Waters (RNZ): [Auckland councillor tries again to ban helicopters in residential areas](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567831/auckland-councillor-tries-again-to-ban-helicopters-in-residential-areas?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Northland business leaders call for more government investment in infrastructure](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567850/northland-business-leaders-call-for-more-government-investment-in-infrastructure?ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Look North – if the road is open](https://www.politik.co.nz/look-north-if-the-road-is-open/?ref=goodoil.news) Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Northland Corporate Group targets $60b regional economy by 2050](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/northland-corporate-group-targets-60b-regional-economy-by-2050?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [Council weighs in on industrial relations at Lyttelton Port](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360767504/hugely-inappropriate-council-weighs-industrial-relations-lyttelton-port?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [Plans to finally develop Christchurch’s infamous seagull pit](https://www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/360764530/plans-finally-develop-christchurchs-infamous-seagull-pit?lid=52dhzyna25v9&utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=press%5Fwday%5F20250724) (paywalled) Chris Lynch: [Phil Mauger ranked New Zealand’s most popular metropolitan mayor](https://www.chrislynchmedia.com/news-items/phil-mauger-ranked-new-zealands-most-popular-metropolitan-mayor/?ref=goodoil.news) Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press): [Waimak mayor crowned most popular mayor in NZ](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360767976/phil-mauger-crowned-most-popular-big-city-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **PARLIAMENT** Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Chris Hipkins, you frickin’ smart-arse sausage roll eater](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-07-2025/echo-chamber-chris-hipkins-you-frickin-smart-arse-sausage-roll-eater?ref=goodoil.news) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [(Almost) everything our governments have inherited since 2005](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-07-2025/almost-everything-our-governments-have-inherited-since-2005?ref=goodoil.news) **RESERVE BANK** Michael Reddell: [Bad behaviour: Orr, Quigley, and the rest](https://croakingcassandra.com/2025/07/22/bad-behaviour-orr-quigley-and-the-rest/?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Reddell: [Willis and Quigley questioned](https://croakingcassandra.com/2025/07/23/willis-and-quigley-questioned/?ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Treasury and Reserve Bank chairman Neil Quigley respond to allegations around Adrian Orr’s resignation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/reserve-bank-chairman-neil-quigley-responds-to-allegations-around-adrian-orrs-resignation/MHS25A2LUREEPA7ASETUJPJOSU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Willis told today of RBNZ email about Orr’s behaviour](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360767608/willis-told-today-rbnz-email-about-orrs-behaviour?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **SPORT, TRANSGENDER GUIDELINES** Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Government orders Sport NZ to scrap transgender inclusive community sport guidelines](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567827/government-orders-sport-nz-to-scrap-transgender-inclusive-community-sport-guidelines?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Govt forces Sport NZ to ditch transgender guidelines as NZ First threatens funding cut](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/govt-forces-sport-nz-to-ditch-transgender-guidelines-as-nz-first-threatens-funding-cut/GFVWR6LF4BDXZKU5KWZF4YLT7M/?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Burns (RNZ): [Coroner seeks tougher controls on corporate boxing events](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567748/coroner-seeks-tougher-controls-on-corporate-boxing-events?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Mark Jennings (Newsroom): [Sky taking the reins at Three makes sense for everyone](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/sky-taking-the-reins-at-three-makes-sense-for-everyone/?ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Sky TV-TV3 deal: Three, bought for $1, is worth $48m to Sky TV – fund manager](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/sky-tv-tv3-deal-three-bought-for-1-is-worth-48m-to-sky-tv-fund-manager/FJZCQRV5DFB3FES6C2QD3ZEGOM/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Sky TV shares build on gains after gifting of TV3](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360768064/sky-tv-shares-build-gains-after-gifting-tv3?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT** Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Business of Food: What we’ve learnt](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business-of-food/business-of-food-what-weve-learnt?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [SkyCity swipes right on regulators, but maybe left on revenue, as mandatory carded play arrives](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/skycity-swipes-right-on-regulators-but-maybe-left-on-revenue-as-mandatory-carded-play-arrives?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [SkyCity expects to get New Zealand International Convention Centre keys in 90 days](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/skycity-expects-to-get-new-zealand-international-convention-centre-keys-in-90-days?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [Push for 'super complaints' system to protect NZ consumers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360766961/push-super-complaints-system-protect-nz-consumers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [What are people being paid in hospo?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567841/what-are-people-being-paid-in-hospo?ref=goodoil.news) **TOURISM** Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Tourism NZ braces for negativity over new plan for ‘rapid’ visitor growth](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/tourism-nz-braces-for-negativity-over-rapid-visitor-growth/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [International visitor numbers back to 93% of pre-Covid figures - DOC](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567786/international-visitor-numbers-back-to-93-percent-of-pre-covid-figures-doc?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** 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