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Author: Bryce Edwards
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Fonterra boss nabbed science and tech advisory role after texting PM
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Slash and burn or nip and tuck, the fall of the consultants and the rise of central government power (paywalled)
RNZ: Whānau Ora launches NZ's longest ever ad urging more Māori to join the Māori roll
Susan St John: Reflections on the Green’s challenge to the fiscal straightjacket
Audrey Young (Herald): Rating David Seymour as Acting Prime Minister (paywalled)
Kelly Dennett (Post): PM to stay at Premier House despite five months of renovations (paywalled)
Kelly Dennett (Post): Hundreds of Government leases in central Wellington due to expire (paywalled)
David Chaplin (BusinessDesk): FMA unfettered: proposed search and anti-merge powers called into question (paywalled)
REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL, DAVID SEYMOUR’S VICTIM OF THE DAY
RNZ: Labour MP Willie Jackson says Regulatory Standards Bill 'set up for David Seymour's mates'
Luke Malpass (Post): Why has the Regulatory Standards Bill suddenly become such a big deal? (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Regulatory Standards Bill: Does David Seymour’s bill allow companies to sue for compensation? (paywalled)
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Behaviour ‘unbecoming’ of govt role (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Just what is ‘Kiwi’ behaviour? (paywalled)
Kevin Veale (The Conversation): Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - MIDDLE EAST
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Helen Clark on Iran tensions: ‘Nothing learned’ from Iraq war
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Winston Peters says we’re at Cold War-level instability, but what does that mean?
Adam Pearse (Herald): US-Iran attacks: Winston Peters welcomes ‘positive signals’ of potential ceasefire
Zane Small (Stuff): 'Contrary to international law': US strikes on Iran spark legality debate in NZ Parliament
Kelly Dennett (Post): ‘We prefer diplomacy’: Winston Peters addresses Middle East conflict in Parliament speech (paywalled)
Jo Moir (RNZ): Nicola Willis rules out fuel subsidies for New Zealand amid global oil price surge
Kelly Dennett (Post): Nicola Willis rules out fuel subsidies if Middle East tensions cause petrol pump pain (paywalled)
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Iran tension underscores need for fuel resilience, minister says
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Thomas Manch (Post): Christopher Luxon in Europe: The Nato ‘speed dating’ begins (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon plays it close as Trump-focused Nato summit looms (paywalled)
Richard Harman: What China thinks of NZ (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Imports matter too (paywalled)
Liu Chen (RNZ): Business leaders deliver mixed verdict on Luxon’s China visit
Brent Edwards (NBR): Exporters need to pay close attention to geo-political issues (paywalled)
FAST-TRACK, ENVIRONMENT, MINING
RNZ: Process to manage conflict of interests in fast-track approvals process 'sound' - Auditor General
Andrea Vance (Post): Conservation Minister rejects Shane Jones’ concession overhaul (paywalled)
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): We haven’t sold out: council to clarify seabed mine stance
Neil Deans (Post): Delaying action on Wellington’s freshwater? (paywalled)
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Climate Minister says gas shortage will lower greenhouse emissions
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Govt's NZGIF ‘green bank’ was losing money, underperforming
Amanda Thomas (Newsroom): Climate action must be seen to be done
MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (1News): 'Terrible idea': Finlayson weighs in on Ngāpuhi settlement proposal
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Treaty Negotiations Minister says settlements with iwi can't be 'open ended'
RNZ: Shane Jones says bill is being drafted forcing Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement
EMPLOYMENT, RETIREMENT
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): All the big changes the Government has made to employment rights
Edward Miller: Did the "status quo" begin in 2021?
David Burton (Post): The human cost of not valuing health and safety (paywalled)
Ainslie van Onselen (Post): Confusion reigns in the gender pay conversation
RNZ: Employment confidence levels remain low
Herald: Job market stabilising; Wellington, Southland, Taranaki start to rebound after slump
Dita De Boni (Post): Mayday: Job ads go backwards in May after having made halting progress (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Wellington region is the most pessimistic about jobs, Westpac survey shows (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Thousands of over-65s earn more than $200,000 - should they get NZ Super?
Tracy Watkins (Sunday Star Times): Living the retirement dream - but for how much longer?
ECONOMY, GOVT SPENDING
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: The big 'but' in our slow economic recovery
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): No political party has a handle on long-term growth
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): The dangers of this economic sitcom
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Treasury forecaster confident economy 'turning a corner’ (paywalled)
David Hargreaves (Interest): ANZ economists slash near-term GDP forecast - still picking 2.5% OCR
David Hargreaves (Interest): Reserve Bank likely to 'sit out' its next OCR review and make no change
Liam Dann (Herald): There’s an upside to this painfully slow economic recovery (paywalled)
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): GDP grows by 0.8% in first quarter of year
Hillmarè Schulze (NBR): New Zealand’s economic dilemma: a shrinking slice of the pie (paywalled)
Ian Lovering (The Conversation): Despite decades of cost cutting, governments spend more than ever. How can we make sense of this?
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Anna Whyte (Post): Are regional councils really going to go? Parliament eyes overhaul (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): It's time - cap the rates and can some councils
Michele Hewitson (Listener): Is Andrew Little the man to save Wellington? (paywalled)
Julie Jacobson (Post): Civic Square building a victim of Capital’s economic woes? (paywalled)
RNZ: Local elections: Deadline nears for switching between Māori and general rolls
Harriet Laughton (Post): Wainuiomata identity Ken Laban expected to throw hat in ring for Lower Hutt mayoralty (paywalled)
Tina Law (Press): Christchurch councillors accuse each other of making a ‘mockery’ of the democratic process (paywalled)
Liz McDonald (Press): Environment Canterbury considers selling quake-hit heritage theatre after $6m spend (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Capping council rates isn't a solution
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): Is it time to call quits on Nelson’s Richard Nixon statue?
ENERGY
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Legal advice shows gas fund breaches new trade deal - but ministers disagree
RNZ: Gas exploration fund 'clear breach' of international trade agreement - Green Party
Jamie Gray (Herald): Auditor-General: New Zealand energy sector needs more investment for reliability
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): No fines or recalls for food with illegal levels of potentially harmful agrichemicals in last five years
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): UN labels NZ a fisheries leader, while NGOs call foul on coral
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Forestry directors held personally responsible for cleaning up mess
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Principals warn Education Ministry instruction on school opening hours 'not feasible'
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Polytech job cuts: 'The mood has changed from anger to sadness'
Jaime Cunningham (Newstalk ZB): School weapon incidents rise 80%, principals seek more support
Duoya Lu (RNZ): Immigration surge overwhelming Auckland schools
Phoebe Utteridge (Stuff): ‘Disturbing’ spike in demand for food at schools, children’s charity says
Ruby Shaw (ODT): First step toward demolition of award-winning lecture theatre (paywalled)
Ruby Shaw (ODT): OUSA rep running for council criticised
HOUSING, RMA
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): People of Kāinga Ora: The big state housing sell-down
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): ‘Short-term pain’ and long-term fallout as Kāinga Ora scraps thousands of state homes
Sam Olley (1News): Mushrooms growing in lounge: Some Dunedin landlords acting 'too late’
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘Momentous’: Canterbury council unlocks land for up to 17,000 homes
TRANSPORT
Nick James (RNZ): Treasury advised government not to buy rail enabled Cook Strait feries weeks before it announced it would
Simon Wilson (Herald): Wayne Brown should stop redesigning bus routes, and here’s why (paywalled)
Simon Wilson (Herald): City Rail Link: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown replanning Maungawhau railway station (paywalled)
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Masterton airport runway falls short of gaining safety credential
BANKS
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Why Govt made a retrospective law change affecting a bank class action against ASB and ANZ (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): RBNZ’s Hawkesby counters criticism of capital requirements (paywalled)
JUSTICE
Emily Ansell (Newstalk ZB): Criminal Bar Association: Court backlog plan failing, adds pressure
Shannon Pitman (Open Justice Reporting): Northland faces unsustainable court delays as homicide cases surge
Christine McCarthy (Newsroom): How big should a prison cell be?
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times): Trespass laws rejig: ‘We know they’re no longer fit for purpose’ (paywalled)
David Harvey (Listener): Law & society: A proposed curb on deepfake AI is a necessary step (paywalled)
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): Pornographic deepfakes are ruining lives. What are we doing about it?
MEDIA
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Media in the middle of political skirmishes over sickness and health
Jesse Mulligan: Politics: What the left should do about YouTube
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: David Seymour v John Campbell - Act leader turns camera on TVNZ broadcaster, TVNZ defends work (paywalled)
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