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# News Briefing: 25 February 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-25-february-2025/
- Published: 2025-02-24T19:05:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-24T19:46:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

*Republished with Permission*  
  
Author: **Bryce Edwards**

**ANDREW BAYLY**  
Jo Moir (RNZ): [Three days' grace for Andrew Bayly raises more questions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542840/three-days-grace-for-andrew-bayly-raises-more-questions?ref=goodoil.news)  
Claire Trevett (Herald): [Christopher Luxon doesn’t give third chances – why Andrew Bayly didn’t stand a chance of staying on as minister](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/claire-trevett-christopher-luxon-doesnt-give-third-chances-why-andrew-bayly-didnt-stand-a-chance-of-staying-on-as-minister/3SYN25DYCFEV5CVR5X3QGXOTS4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [The curious resignation of Mr Bayly](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360592011/curious-resignation-mr-bayly?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jo Moir and Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Prime Minister says he won't comment on details of Commerce minister Andrew Bayly's resignation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542806/prime-minister-says-he-won-t-comment-on-details-of-commerce-minister-andrew-bayly-s-resignation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [A minister resigned, but it took three days before the public found out](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360592227/minister-resigned-it-took-three-days-public-found-out?ref=goodoil.news)  
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): [When was the last time you ‘held’ your colleague?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-02-2025/when-was-the-last-time-you-held-your-colleague?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenee Tibshraeny (Herald): [What will become of Andrew Bayly’s ambitious reform agenda?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/jenee-tibshraeny-what-will-become-of-andrew-baylys-ambitious-reform-agenda/DGXJXKU35NHCZIOA2DNEIHGMBE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Glenn McConnell and Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [What actually happened in the Andrew Bayly ‘incident’?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360591650/andrew-bayly-resigns-minister?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Handling of Andrew Bayly's resignation hardly 'quick' or 'impressive' - Labour](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542861/handling-of-andrew-bayly-s-resignation-hardly-quick-or-impressive-labour?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks after National minister Andrew Bayly resigns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542834/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-speaks-after-national-minister-andrew-bayly-resigns?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Andrew Bayly: The countdown to political annihilation](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360592350/andrew-bayly-countdown-political-annihilation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Bayly resigns as Govt minister after complaint laid over behaviour](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/24/bayly-resigns-as-govt-minister-after-complaint-laid-over-behaviour/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Bayly resigns after physical contact with staffer](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/24/bayly-resigns-after-physical-contact-involving-staffer/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Andrew Bayly resigns after altercation with staffer](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132072/commerce-consuer-affairs-minister-andrew-bayly-resigns-after-%E2%80%98incident%E2%80%99-staff?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Former minister’s lips zipped on details of resignation incident](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/former-minister-quiet-on-details-of-the-resignation-incident/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Andrew Bayly resigns as Minister after ‘overbearing’ behaviour](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/andrew-bayly-resigns-as-minister-after-overbearing-behaviour/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Guardian: [New Zealand minister quits after having ‘placed hand’ on staffer’s arm](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/new-zealand-minister-quits-after-having-placed-hand-on-staffers-arm?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE**  
Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [A Chinese own goal? How war games in the Tasman Sea could push NZ closer to AUKUS](https://theconversation.com/a-chinese-own-goal-how-war-games-in-the-tasman-sea-could-push-nz-closer-to-aukus-250615?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Foreign Minister Winston Peters to resume high-level political dialogue with China](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542854/foreign-minister-winston-peters-to-resume-high-level-political-dialogue-with-china?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Chinese warships continue show of strength as Peters heads to Beijing](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360591424/chinese-warships-continue-show-strength-peters-heads-beijing?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Chinese warships near NZ, Australia spark confusion and scrutiny](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chinese-warships-near-nz-australia-spark-confusion-and-scrutiny-the-front-page/4CFDCDKZOJBKRNLDVPQSI55UVM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Trotter (Interest): [What are we defending?](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132058/until-we-can-agree-upon-shape-and-purpose-state-we-are-defending-then-long?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [There are better things to spend $4b on than the military](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/24/there-are-better-things-to-spend-5b-on-than-the-military/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Del Carlini (Post): [Time has arrived to confront our defence deficit](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360591634/time-has-arrived-confront-our-defence-deficit?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): ['Will the Americans still be there?' The looming question for New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542822/will-the-americans-still-be-there-the-looming-question-for-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [US speeds up integration of partners like NZ into military space operations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542860/us-speeds-up-integration-of-partners-like-nz-into-military-space-operations?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Sailing in choppy seas](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/sailing-choppy-seas?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Defence Minister Judith Collins says Chinese warships in Tasman Sea nothing to worry about](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542784/defence-minister-judith-collins-says-chinese-warships-in-tasman-sea-nothing-to-worry-about?ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Daly (Stuff):[Judith Collins criticises limited warning of Chinese live firing exercises in Tasman Sea](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360591189/judith-collins-criticises-limited-warning-chinese-live-firing-exercises-tasman-sea?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Lyons (Guardian): [‘Extremely capable’ weapons on Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast, NZ government says](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/extremely-capable-weapons-on-chinese-warships-off-australias-east-coast-nz-government-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Donald Rothwell (The Conversation): [China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and NZ so worried?](https://theconversation.com/china-didnt-violate-any-rules-with-its-live-fire-naval-exercises-so-why-are-australia-and-nz-so-worried-250618?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rahsneel Kumar (RNZ): [Cook Islands eyes China investment in blue economy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/542876/cook-islands-eyes-china-investment-in-blue-economy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Hurdle (Post): [Our black and white world is giving way to grey](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360591516/our-black-and-white-world-giving-way-grey?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Winston Peters announces new sanctions on Russian entities over Ukraine](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542783/winston-peters-announces-new-sanctions-on-russian-entities-over-ukraine?ref=goodoil.news)  
Poppy Clark (Stuff): [Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces more sanctions on Russian entities and support for Ukraine](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360591242/foreign-minister-winston-peters-announces-more-sanctions-russian-entities-and-support-ukraine?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Ukraine's ambassador to New Zealand says Russia must be held accountable](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542827/ukraine-s-ambassador-to-new-zealand-says-russia-must-be-held-accountable?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bill Hickman (RNZ): [War in Ukraine: 'I don't want the world to give up on us'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542770/war-in-ukraine-i-don-t-want-the-world-to-give-up-on-us?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jason Walls (Herald): [Christopher Luxon’s Vietnam bound – as he faces domestic pressure over minister Andrew Bayly’s resignation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/luxons-vietnam-bound-as-he-faces-domestic-pressure-over-minister-andrew-baylys-resignation/3ROLULCJOFEQLJBXDIKTTXLZSA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE**  
Denise McNab (BusinessDesk): [Te Pāti Māori files overdue accounts with missing data](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/te-pati-maori-files-overdue-accounts-with-missing-data?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Farrar: [The Stats report is the more damning one](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/02/the%5Fstats%5Freport%5Fis%5Fthe%5Fmore%5Fdamning%5Fone.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): [Shopping for salvation: Govt turning to desperate measures to avoid being booted out after one term](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/shopping-for-salvation-govt-turning-to-desperate-measures-to-avoid-being-booted-out-after-one-term/ZWCCS6HWZNF7ZHG6GXBYUENL6I/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alexia Russell (RNZ): [The Detail: The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/542855/the-corruption-ranking-that-could-affect-your-mortgage?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Some Govt departments push back on policy reporting goal](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/getting-better-reporting-on-major-government-spending/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Natalia Albert: [New Zealand’s Left vs. the Fiscal Straitjacket](https://nataliaalbert.substack.com/p/when-the-left-advocates-right-leaning)  
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [Uncertainty is an everyday item](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/uncertainty-is-an-everyday-item?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Grant Duncan (Political Quarterly): [The Making and Breaking of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government, 2017–2023](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-923X.13512?ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Duncan (Politics Happens): [The Making and Breaking of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government, 2017–2023](https://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/the-making-and-breaking-of-jacinda)  
Emily Writes: [“You shouldn’t be able to have any say girl”](https://emilywrites.substack.com/p/you-shouldnt-be-able-to-have-any)  
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): [DB pulls Tui ad after complaints of bullying, misogyny and racism](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/db-pulls-tui-ad-after-complaints-of-bullying-misogyny-and-racism?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Stuff: [Fa’anānā Efeso Collins mural unveiled in Auckland a year after his death](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360591823/faanana-efeso-collins-mural-unveiled-auckland-year-after-his-death?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN INVESTMENT**  
Matt Nippert (Herald): [US billionaire Peter Thiel winds down NZ business interests, deregisters Valar Ventures](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/us-billionaire-peter-thiel-winds-down-nz-business-interests-deregisters-valar-ventures/T7QXGI6XLZCCBGLEZ7MXVD4NSU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Edward Miller: [Tax havens screwing the scrum on FDI data](https://labourcartel.substack.com/p/tax-havens-screwing-the-scrum-on)  
Mountain Tui: [NZ's Coalition Government flings doors WIDE open for rich foreigners](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/nzs-coalition-government-flings-doors)  
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Government sets out the welcome mat for overseas investors](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/24-02-2025/government-sets-out-the-welcome-mat-for-overseas-investors?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**AUCKLAND**  
Simon Wilson (Herald): [Did Chris Bishop just make the best speech about Auckland since Sir Dove-Myer ‘Robbie’ Robinson?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/did-chris-bishop-just-make-the-best-speech-about-auckland-since-robbie-simon-wilson/OUBSAHG7HRFW5BU7PKEOSTF5IU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): [Bishop reveals new 'urbanist' vision for Auckland's future](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542623/bishop-reveals-new-urbanist-vision-for-auckland-s-future?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Long (Stuff): [You have probably never heard of view shafts but they're a big deal in Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360589951/minister-chris-bishop-dreams-high-rise-apartments-around-aucklands-train-stations?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [As Auckland changes its viewshafts should change too, Chris Bishop says](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/132042/transport-housing-infrastructure-minister-chris-bishop-starts-conversation-changes?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government puts up $200m to remove level rail crossings around Auckland](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542604/government-puts-up-200m-to-remove-level-rail-crossings-around-auckland?ref=goodoil.news)  
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Chris Bishop wants to ‘tweak’ volcanic viewshafts to enable more Auckland development](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/chris-bishop-wants-to-tweak-volcanic-viewshafts-to-enable-more-auckland-development?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
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Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s patience tested as Desley Simpson mulls mayoral run](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-browns-patience-tested-as-desley-simpson-mulls-mayoral-run/VOUVFMHNDRFHZGQRV5KNHD4POU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Former Auckland Council building inspector received $35k in cash bribes, home reno work](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542829/former-auckland-council-building-inspector-received-35k-in-cash-bribes-home-reno-work?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Former council building inspector sentenced for accepting bribes](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/24/former-council-building-inspector-sentenced-for-accepting-bribes/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Former Auckland Council building inspector received $35k, home renovations as bribes](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360589877/former-auckland-council-building-inspector-received-35k-home-renovations-bribes?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Long (Stuff): [Radical shake up to Auckland’s stadiums would see Blues, Warriors share Mt Smart](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360592101/radical-shake-aucklands-stadiums-would-see-blues-warriors-share-mt-smart?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Committee member pockets $8000 after attending zero meetings in two years](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360592505/committee-member-pockets-8000-after-attending-zero-meetings-two-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [Council remains silent about next steps after allegations](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/council-remains-silent-about-next-steps-after-allegations?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Geordie Rogers (Post): [It’s not just about a vision for Wellington but delivery](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360591534/its-not-just-about-vision-wellington-delivery?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Julie Jacobson (Post): [Retail NZ calling on government to halt Golden Mile upgrade](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360591964/retail-nz-calling-government-halt-golden-mile-upgrade?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Deborah Morris (Post): [Rates rise of 13.4% coming for Hutt ratepayers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360589507/rates-rise-134-coming-hutt-ratepayers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Peter Newport (Crux): [QLDC staff outnumber TVNZ - so why no council cuts?](https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/qldc-staff-outnumber-tvnz-so-why-no-council-cuts/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Seven arrests as 80 police walk council sewage workers through protest lines](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/25/seven-arrests-as-80-police-walk-council-sewage-workers-through-protest-lines/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Seven arrests at Lake Rotokākahi sewerage pipeline protests](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542879/seven-arrests-at-lake-rotokakahi-sewerage-pipeline-protests?ref=goodoil.news)  
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): [Lake Rotokākahi protest expected as Tarawera sewerage project restarts amid new legal stoush](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/542847/lake-rotokakahi-protest-expected-as-tarawera-sewerage-project-restarts-amid-new-legal-stoush?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julie Asher (ODT): [CODC staff give Waitaki council a hand](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/codc-staff-give-waitaki-council-hand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Dinsdale (Northern Advocate): [Isolated Far North community gets funding for safe, reliable water reticulation system](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/isolated-far-north-community-gets-funding-for-safe-reliable-water-reticulation-system/JBHZQTPMQNGNBJQAKZEQINAJSY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Tauranga City Council projects 12.5% rates rise, cancels waterfront walkway](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tauranga-city-council-projects-125-rates-rise-cancels-waterfront-walkway/XIZXD3DHSBAZRJGJYQBJHII2VY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION, SCIENCE**  
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): [Schools anxious about 'huge allergy risk' as MPI investigates school lunch provider](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/politics/schools-anxious-about-huge-allergy-risk-as-mpi-investigates-school-lunch-provider?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Nutritionist finds list of issues after visiting Auckland schools delivering lunch programme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542843/nutritionist-finds-list-of-issues-after-visiting-auckland-schools-delivering-lunch-programme?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nadine Roberts (Stuff): [‘Joy and nourishment’ gone: Hidden impact of new school lunch programme](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360590296/joy-and-nourishment-gone-hidden-impact-new-school-lunch-programme?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [What the Ministry of Education is being told about school lunches](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542797/what-the-ministry-of-education-is-being-told-about-school-lunches?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nazahryth Bernard (Herald): [School lunches: Students given ‘vegan’ meals containing beef mince](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-lunches-students-given-vegan-meals-containing-beef-mince/RGP3GDPFSNBFDMTFVKTWI7DQCY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): [School Sport NZ weighing up blanket ‘year 14’ ban for high school sport](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/542787/school-sport-nz-weighing-up-blanket-year-14-ban-for-high-school-sport?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [Documents reveal how Government pushed through controversial changes to Marsden Fund](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/disrespect-for-science-documents-reveal-how-govt-pushed-through-controversial-changes-to-prestigious-marsden-fund/PMLGG2MBEJHXHJCPK53LZM2XBY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Kevin Norquay (Sunday Star Times): [Science gasps for air as belief trumps expertise](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360585589/science-gasps-air-belief-trumps-expertise?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): [The University of Auckland’s new rec centre: ‘world-class asset’ or ‘a luxury resort’?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/video/25-02-2025/the-university-of-aucklands-new-rec-centre-world-class-asset-or-a-luxury-resort?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Domino’s gets O Week takeaway message](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/domino%E2%80%99s-gets-o-week-takeaway-message?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington bar owner goes into battle over university O-Week flyers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360590791/wellington-bar-owner-goes-battle-over-university-o-week-flyers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HEALTH**  
Thomas Couglan (Herald): [Government mulling extending repeat prescriptions, doctors warn it may lead to ‘catastrophic’ GP shortages](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-mulling-extending-repeat-prescriptions-doctors-warn-it-may-lead-to-catastrophic-gp-shortages/PAEMPSAMR5H3VGPRFHIFINJFVQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [New Zealand’s dental system: New report highlights ‘anxiety, stress and pain](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealands-dental-system-new-report-highlights-anxiety-stress-and-pain-of-private-care/WOZY6ZHP7NBOXNHL72A65DPZOQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [HNZ won’t answer nurses on cuts ‘by stealth’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/hnz-won%E2%80%99t-answer-nurses-cuts-%E2%80%98-stealth%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Reduction in breast cancer death rates: 'We're heading in the right direction'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542865/reduction-in-breast-cancer-death-rates-we-re-heading-in-the-right-direction?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nina Tapu (ODT): [Surgeon found just in time](https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/surgeon-found-just-time?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL, TE AO MĀORI**  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Treaty principles bill hearings, day eight: ‘Racist canine trumpets’ and ‘bloody history’](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-02-2025/treaty-principles-bill-hearings-day-eight-racist-canine-trumpets-and-bloody-history?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Treaty Principles Bill: David Seymour, Simeon Brown and the equity box for the cricket](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360591205/treaty-principles-bill-david-seymour-simeon-brown-and-equity-box-cricket?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruby Shaw (ODT): [Abandon Treaty Bill now, mayor says](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/abandon-treaty-bill-now-mayor-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Crown position ‘directly contradicts my recollection’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/25/crown-position-directly-contradicts-my-recollection/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anaru Eketone (Herald): [Understanding haka: More than just a ‘war dance’ in New Zealand culture](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/understanding-haka-more-than-just-a-war-dance-in-new-zealand-culture-anaru-eketone/TMN4NM4LBFCXRCB6Y7IWTEQTWE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Dillane (Herald): [Haka for sale: Inside the ‘problematic’ global trend of Māori dance workshops for corporate clients](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/haka-for-sale-inside-the-problematic-global-trend-of-maori-dance-workshops-for-corporate-clients/7OBWMIXWZREB7OD4V6ZBDZA3K4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tayla Forward (Spinoff): [No penance in privatisation](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/24-02-2025/no-penance-in-privatisation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Aroha Gilling (E-Tangata): [We’re the experts in our own stories](https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/were-the-experts-in-our-own-stories/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Heemi Mahauariki (E-Tangata): [Stop doing the enemy’s work for them](https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/stop-doing-the-enemys-work-for-them/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA**  
Gavin Ellis: [NZME’s ‘news that resonates’ sets off bad vibrations](https://knightlyviews.com/nzmes-news-that-resonates-sets-off-bad-vibrations/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Mediawatch: Will Australia and US set our media policy?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542720/will-australia-and-us-set-our-media-policy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Katie Bradford resigns from TVNZ as 1News business correspondent](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-katie-bradford-resigns-from-tvnz-as-1news-business-correspondent/HQ3WR3O33VGQHPJJJHFOCKKBXY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bob McCoskrie: [Trust in media tanks to a new low](https://mcblog.substack.com/p/trust-in-media-tanks-to-a-new-low)  
NBR: [NBR offers university students free access in 2025](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/nbr-to-once-again-offer-university-students-free-access-in-2025/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES**  
Laura Mills (Greymouth Star/ODT): [Pugh offers to step in over rejected mining bid](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/pugh-offers-step-over-rejected-mining-bid?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Receiver appointed to Gisborne forestry company due to appear in Environment Court](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360591349/receiver-appointed-gisborne-forestry-company-due-appear-environment-court?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sarah Curtis (Northern Advocate): [High Court rejects Northland’s crayfish management plan for a second time](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/high-court-rejects-northlands-crayfish-management-plan-for-a-second-time/JPJLNCEN2FGFTFEUCY2TUYXSUE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Monique Steele (RNZ): [Green light for industrial hemp regulation review](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/542616/green-light-for-industrial-hemp-regulation-review?ref=goodoil.news)  
Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [Industrial hemp regulations to be reviewed ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/primary-industries/industrial-hemp-regulations-to-be-reviewed/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Corina Jordan (Post): [Time to put Fish & Game’s battles with farmers in the past](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360586629/time-put-fish-games-battles-farmers-past?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Government asks for feedback on taxing businesses that operate as charities - how much money is out there?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-asks-for-feedback-on-taxing-businesses-that-operate-as-charities-how-much-money-is-out-there/MIEWEKFWPJD2PJIYPDTFLO2Z4U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Stuff: [NZ First backs Labour’s bill on illegal wage theft](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360591301/nz-first-backs-labours-bill-illegal-wage-theft?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Farrow (ODT): [Chance to clear the air around workplace dismissals](https://www.odt.co.nz/business/local-business/chance-clear-air-around-workplace-dismissals?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Retail shows further signs of emerging from its trough](https://www.interest.co.nz/business/132066/stats-nz-says-retail-activity-measured-sales-volumes-saw-first-quarterly-gain?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Data shows more people likely shopping from Temu and Shein](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360576801/data-shows-more-people-likely-shopping-temu-and-shein?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP**  
Tim Selwyn (Daily Blog): [New Zealand’s Settled on Immigration Corruption](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/02/24/new-zealands-settled-on-immigration-corruption/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ric Stevens (Open Justice Reporting): [Immigration adviser fined after Chinese migrant workers victim of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery job scam](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542754/immigration-adviser-fined-after-chinese-migrant-workers-victim-of-cyclone-gabrielle-recovery-job-scam?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alastair McClymont (Herald): [Birthright citizenship in NZ: Daman Kumar case shows it’s time to reconsider immigration law](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/birthright-citizenship-in-nz-daman-kumar-case-shows-its-time-to-reconsider-immigration-law/OJFO7UL7PNATTOXICM7OGFNJJE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dave Armstrong (Post): [Protest mixing business with leather](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360591835/protest-mixing-business-leather?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENERGY**  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [PM Christopher Luxon says Govt is considering whether to build a new oil refinery](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-christopher-luxon-says-govt-is-considering-whether-to-build-a-new-oil-refinery/DUZN5O5S2BA63HU3MX6HX3LMOQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Electricity prices spike after problems at two power plants](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360591874/electricity-prices-spike-transpower-calls-action-generators?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Genesis sees 84% profit increase for ‘extraordinary’ half year](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360588435/genesis-sees-84-profit-increase-extraordinary-half-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Genesis Energy half-year profit almost doubles thanks to high wholesale prices](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/542584/genesis-energy-half-year-profit-almost-doubles-thanks-to-high-wholesale-prices?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jared McCulloch (1News): [Renewed search for alternative electricity sources on Stewart Island](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/23/renewed-search-for-alternative-electricity-sources-on-stewart-island/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**GANG PATCH LAW, CRIME, JUSTICE**  
Edward Gay (Stuff): [Revealed: How a top lawyer investigated a Community Magistrate](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360590153/revealed-how-top-lawyer-investigated-community-magistrate?ref=goodoil.news)  
Aaron Hendry (E-Tangata): [Another review won’t help our kids in prison](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/another-review-wont-help-our-kids-in-prison/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [Gangs Act enforcement leads to thousands of charges but the real results will come in convictions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/editorial-gangs-act-enforcement-leads-to-thousands-of-charges-but-the-real-results-will-come-in-convictions/JHQIHDZJQNBBNJD5ZPANGX7A2Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [More than 300 charges over gang patch law](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542791/more-than-300-charges-over-gang-patch-law?ref=goodoil.news)  
Duncan Garner (Listener): [Tough on crime? NZ’s justice system lets victims down again](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/opinion/duncan-garner-tough-on-crime-nzs-justice-system-lets-victims-down-again/VRCE2FO6SFGVHL4EW35LUPBDKI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): [Ram raids decline almost 60 percent year on year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/542587/ram-raids-decline-almost-60-percent-year-on-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Auckland woman nearly loses first home deposit in email scam](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/25/auckland-woman-nearly-loses-first-home-deposit-in-email-scam/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): ['Everyone else is just left in the cold' - Call for broader redress for abuse survivors](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542629/everyone-else-is-just-left-in-the-cold-call-for-broader-redress-for-abuse-survivors?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tina Law (Press/Post): [Memorial planned for psychiatric patients in unmarked graves](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360590793/memorial-planned-psychiatric-patients-unmarked-graves?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): ['Kia Ora, Steve' and little else: No answers from NZ's Space Agency about delays in space mission](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/542866/kia-ora-steve-and-little-else-no-answers-from-nz-s-space-agency-about-delays-in-space-mission?ref=goodoil.news)  
Paddy Gower (Stuff): [David Seymour wants to ‘decringe’ Avatar and force ‘socialist’ director James Cameron to use Kiwi actors in top roles](https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360592283/david-seymour-wants-decringe-avatar-and-force-socialist-director-james-cameron-use-kiwi-actors-top?ref=goodoil.news)  
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): [The Weekend: This week felt like 2017](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/22-02-2025/the-weekend-this-week-felt-like-2017?ref=goodoil.news)  
Graeme Austin and Jane C Ginsburg (The Conversation): [Deepfakes can ruin lives and livelihoods - would owning the 'rights' to our own faces and voices help?](https://theconversation.com/deepfakes-can-ruin-lives-and-livelihoods-would-owning-the-rights-to-our-own-faces-and-voices-help-249929?ref=goodoil.news)  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [When is your driveway not private? Stuff investigation forces Google concession](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360588670/when-your-driveway-not-private-stuff-investigation-forces-google-concession?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Young KiwiSavers are the new drop-outs](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/21/young-kiwisavers-are-the-new-drop-outs/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [This is a terrible thing to say, but it's true](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-this-is-a-terrible-thing-to-say-but-its-true/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Drummond (ODT): [Temperatures rising but is the urgency?](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/temperatures-rising-urgency?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [Unmasking the savings burden of lifting NZ Super eligibility](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/24/unmasking-the-savings-burden-of-lifting-nz-super-eligibility/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Christchurch earthquake memorial to be held by the Ōtākaro Avon River](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542652/christchurch-earthquake-memorial-to-be-held-by-the-otakaro-avon-river?ref=goodoil.news)  
Caron Copek (Stuff): [Why was Elon Musk talking about rich people fleeing to NZ?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360589305/why-was-elon-musk-talking-about-rich-people-fleeing-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Partial strike at Oranga Tamariki to begin this week](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542795/partial-strike-at-oranga-tamariki-to-begin-this-week?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [Shooter video game adds Māori character with Christchurch mosque attack birth date](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360585905/shooter-video-game-adds-maori-character-christchurch-mosque-attack-birth-date?ref=goodoil.news)

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Murdoch - Sunday Star Times 23 February 2025

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Yeo - ODT 22 February 2025

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Cook - The Post 25 February 2025

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