> ## 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: 27 June 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-27-june-2025/ - Published: 2025-06-26T20:11:29.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-26T20:38:04.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP** Liam Rātana and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Kia au tō moe, Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-06-2025/kia-au-to-moe-takutai-moana-natasha-kemp?ref=goodoil.news) Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): [Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: What happens next?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360736985/tamaki-makaurau-election-what-happens-next?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Parliament unites in grief as tributes flow for Takutai Tarsh Kemp](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565253/parliament-unites-in-grief-as-tributes-flow-for-takutai-tarsh-kemp?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell and Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Emotional tributes paid to Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360736208/te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-tarsh-kemp-dies?ref=goodoil.news) Maiki Sherman (1News): [Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp dies](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/26/te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-tarsh-kemp-dies/?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): ['Believe in you, believe in me, believe in Māori': Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp dead at 50](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565229/believe-in-you-believe-in-me-believe-in-maori-takutai-moana-natasha-kemp-dead-at-50?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Te Pāti Māori 'devastated' by passing of Takutai Tarsh Kemp, says Waititi](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/26/te-pati-maori-devastated-by-passing-of-takutai-tarsh-kemp-says-waititi/?ref=goodoil.news) Te Ao Māori News: [“A beautiful soul and gracious servant leader.” tributes flow for Te Pāti Māori MP, Takutai Moana Kemp](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/06/26/a-beautiful-soul-and-gracious-servant-leader-tributes-flow-for-te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-moana-kemp/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp dies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565187/te-pati-maori-mp-takutai-tarsh-kemp-dies?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [RIP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/06/rip%5Ftakutai%5Fmoana%5Fnatasha%5Fkemp.html?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE** Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Ministers cleared of fast-track conflicts – but schmoozing, party donations queried](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/26/ministers-cleared-of-fast-track-conflicts-but-schmoozing-party-donations-queried/?ref=goodoil.news) David Fisher (Herald): [Lawsuit targets Trevor Mallard’s use of ‘bad music’ and sprinklers to drive Parliament protesters away](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/lawsuit-targets-trevor-mallards-use-of-bad-music-and-sprinklers-to-drive-parliament-protesters-away/FR5JPXQEWRE4ZFOEWFNQL7PPQI/?ref=goodoil.news) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: ‘Mr Peters wants to call me a dickhead’](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-06-2025/echo-chamber-mr-peters-wants-to-call-me-a-dickhead?ref=goodoil.news) Neil Sands (Law News): [Labour’s finance spokesperson coy on capital gains tax, rules out means-tested superannuation](https://lawnews.nz/politics/labours-finance-spokesperson-coy-on-capital-gains-tax-rules-out-means-tested-superannuation/?ref=goodoil.news) Mahvash Ikram (Law News): [Labour commits to reversing pay equity changes but won’t talk about funding](https://lawnews.nz/politics/labour-commits-to-reversing-pay-equity-changes-but-wont-talk-about-funding/?ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Parliament in shock over unexpected death of MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/parliament-in-shock-over-unexpected-death-of-mp-takutai-tarsh-kemp-audrey-young/SZJWY4JWOBEC3CWT3O4X6W4R4U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Healthy Homes to golden visas: How Government’s July 1 changes could affect you](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/healthy-homes-to-golden-visas-how-governments-july-1-changes-could-affect-you-the-front-page/VYUQZSWBXRDSFIG7ICIAC7VVCU/?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [Meet your new Chief Ombudsman John Allen](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360730327/meet-your-new-chief-ombudsman-john-allen?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): ['Carried on behalf of all of us': Northland iwi Ngātiwai defends the mana of moko](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565220/carried-on-behalf-of-all-of-us-northland-iwi-ngatiwai-defends-the-mana-of-moko?ref=goodoil.news) **REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL** Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Why a tiny Parliament crest on David Seymour’s ‘victim of the day’ posts has raised big questions](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360736584/why-tiny-parliament-crest-david-seymours-victim-day-posts-have-raised-big-questions?ref=goodoil.news) Metiria Stanton Turei (ODT): [Personal attacks by minister also attacks on democracy](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/personal-attacks-minister-also-attacks-democracy?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Natalia Albert: [Public Money, Personal Attacks: A Line Crossed in NZ Politics](https://nataliaalbert.substack.com/p/public-money-personal-attacks-a-line) **FAST-TRACK, ENVIRONMENT** RNZ: [Iwi granted Waitangi Tribunal hearing into fast-tracked plans to mine seabed off Pātea](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/565213/iwi-granted-waitangi-tribunal-hearing-into-fast-tracked-plans-to-mine-seabed-off-patea?ref=goodoil.news) Jonny Osborne (Spinoff): [Greater Wellington must stay the course on its freshwater quality rulebook](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-06-2025/greater-wellington-must-stay-the-course-on-its-freshwater-quality-rulebook?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Powers (Waikato Times): [New seawall shedding plastic has Raglan locals ‘flabbergasted’](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360737242/new-seawall-shedding-plastic-has-raglan-locals-flabbergasted?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Williams (Newsroom): [Chathams carbon forestry case settled out of court](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/26/chathams-carbon-forestry-case-settled-out-of-court/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** RNZ: '[Postcode healthcare' persists - new report by government watchdog](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565242/postcode-healthcare-persists-new-report-by-government-watchdog?ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Ending healthcare’s postcode lottery remains a distant dream](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ending-healthcares-postcode-lottery-remains-a-distant-dream-isaac-davison/S2CWWB5GINAFVMT6W6VJDZR2EQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Isaac Davison (Herald): [New virtual GP service could offer cheaper consultation fees, angering family doctors](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-virtual-gp-service-could-offer-cheaper-consultation-fees-angering-family-doctors/N4UNBLHKEZDTDLEY4FMCUQ7G2M/?lid=lp0it7hw6k8e&utm%5Fsource=digi%5Facquisition&utm%5Fmedium=nzh%5Femail&utm%5Fcampaign=NZH%5FNewsletter%5FTop%5FStories%5FNewsletter%5FE&uuid=d3bae148d07a4dd18ed80d817255953c&utm%5Fcontent=Control+group) (paywalled) v ODT Editorial: [New hospital waiting room](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/new-hospital-waiting-room?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nik Dirga (RNZ): [Melatonin, ADHD medication and magic mushrooms - what are NZ's new changes in access to them?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565256/melatonin-adhd-medication-and-magic-mushrooms-what-are-nz-s-new-changes-in-access-to-them?ref=goodoil.news) Maddy Croad ((Press): [‘Only a matter of time’ before another ‘run it straight’ death, clinicians warn](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360734229/only-matter-time-another-run-it-straight-death-clinicians-warn?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): [Seymour asleep at wheel as Kiwi medical innovator spreads wings](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/25/seymour-asleep-at-the-wheel-while-pharmac-overlooks-medsalv/?ref=goodoil.news) harlotte Bellis (Listener): [The cost of giving birth: Aotearoa v Europe](https://northandsouth.co.nz/2025/06/26/the-cost-of-giving-birth-aotearoa-v-europe/?utm%5Fsource=feedly&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=the-cost-of-giving-birth-aotearoa-v-europe) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Are regional councils on the chopping block?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/27-06-2025/are-regional-councils-on-the-chopping-block?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Severinsen (Post): [Tread carefully on the future of regional councils](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360737237/tread-carefully-future-regional-councils?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [Local government reform could mean reshaping, not ditching, regional councils](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-government-reform-could-mean-reshaping-not-ditching-regional-councils-editorial/JXQONQY4LRFL5NMIZMETSGYGNM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nick James (RNZ): [Council vote to pass Wellington's amended long-term plan](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565224/council-vote-to-pass-wellington-s-amended-long-term-plan?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Two plans, one park and a well-needed pause: Tory Whanau clears last major headache](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360737102/two-plans-one-park-and-well-needed-pause-tory-whanau-clears-last-major-headache?cx%5FtestId=16&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=0&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpost%5Fpolitics%5Fstuff&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [12% rates hike confirmed: But Wellington City finally has plans](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360736180/12-rates-hike-confirmed-wellington-city-finally-has-plans?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Brown not gloating over Auckland rates rise – 2026 looms higher](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/27/brown-not-gloating-over-auckland-rates-rise-2026-looms-higher/?ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): [Golf Wars 2: The golf course strikes back](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/27-06-2025/golf-wars-2-the-golf-course-strikes-back?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Problems with Auckland's Watercare bills after more than 13,000 smart meters not working](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565150/problems-with-auckland-s-watercare-bills-after-more-than-13-000-smart-meters-not-working?ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Water meters, more chlorine-free taps on the way as council approves 6.6% rates hike](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360737390/water-meters-more-chlorine-free-taps-way-council-approves-66-rates-hike?cx%5FtestId=8&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=2&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpress%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [Cathedral levy gone as Christchurch ratepayers face 6.6% rates increase](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360734967/cathedral-levy-gone-christchurch-ratepayers-face-66-rates-increase?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): [Voters back bed tax, but cold on stadiums and second NRL team](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360729864/voters-back-bed-tax-cold-stadiums-and-second-nrl-team?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, RMA** Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): [Māori urged to engage on draft Infrastructure Plan - ‘Where the investment goes matters.’](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/06/25/maori-urged-to-engage-on-draft-infrastructure-plan-where-the-investment-goes-matters/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Housing makes 'a lot of sense' close to new Auckland train stations - Chris Bishop](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565183/housing-makes-a-lot-of-sense-close-to-new-auckland-train-stations-chris-bishop?ref=goodoil.news) Ethan Manera (Herald): [Kāinga Ora could lose millions on Wellington site after housing plans scrapped](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kainga-ora-could-lose-millions-on-wellington-site-after-housing-plans-scrapped/54WJK45VINE25E3MLJXLREN7RI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Should this flood-prone land be listed for development? Councils differ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360736245/should-flood-prone-land-be-listed-development-councils-differ?ref=goodoil.news) Jaimie Monk (The Conversation): [Stable public housing in the first year of life boosts children’s wellbeing years down the track – new research](https://theconversation.com/stable-public-housing-in-the-first-year-of-life-boosts-childrens-wellbeing-years-down-the-track-new-research-259534?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [The test to get most bang for NZ’s bucks when building roads](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360736665/test-get-most-bang-nzs-bucks-when-building-roads?cx%5FtestId=10&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=1&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpost%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland’s $5.5b City Rail Link to open with 19,000 peak passengers, below earlier forecasts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands-55b-city-rail-link-to-open-with-19000-peak-passengers-below-earlier-forecasts/TEH3C44PDBH2ZAIKHKW4THYIQE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Auckland rail disruptions expected until Christmas, KiwiRail admits](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565087/auckland-rail-disruptions-expected-until-christmas-kiwirail-admits?ref=goodoil.news) Justin Wong (Post): [Kāpiti Coast Council rejects proposed Māori names for former state highway](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360737244/kapiti-coast-council-rejects-proposed-maori-names-former-state-highway?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hawkes Bay Today: [Greg Murphy on plan to give full licence without second practical test: ‘That’s not economics, that’s just stupidity’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/greg-murphy-on-plan-to-give-full-licence-without-second-practical-test-thats-not-economics-thats-just-stupidity/I6H2XZGMHBHBFEJBRNBXBDVQFI/?ref=goodoil.news) **EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Little evidence of success for schools' truancy fund, data analysis shows](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565179/little-evidence-of-success-for-schools-truancy-fund-data-analysis-shows?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Te Pūkenga disestablishment continues despite $16.6m surplus](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565230/te-pukenga-disestablishment-continues-despite-16-point-6m-surplus?ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Post): [Te Pūkenga ends 2024 in first ever surplus of $16.6m](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360733843/te-pukenga-ends-2024-first-ever-surplus-166m?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Cate Macintosh (Press): [‘They are broken’: Ara sheds 23 jobs in plan to stand alone](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360735036/they-are-broken-ara-sheds-23-jobs-plan-stand-alone?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sereana Naepi & Peter Davis (Post): [Free speech concern in universities is a manufactured crisis](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360735099/free-speech-concern-universities-manufactured-crisis?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Weapons in schools are the canary in the mine](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-weapons-in-schools-are-the-canary-in-the-mine/?ref=goodoil.news) Maddy Croad (Press/Post): [Dirty, hungry, and cold: Students in need getting ‘exponentially worse’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360733415/dirty-hungry-and-cold-students-need-getting-exponentially-worse?ref=goodoil.news) Maddy Croad (Press/Post): [Dirty, hungry, and cold: 1 in 7 Kiwi children say their families lack money to buy food](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360733415/dirty-hungry-and-cold-students-need-getting-exponentially-worse?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BANKS** Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Lawyer accuses Government of doing billion-dollar backroom deal with banks ahead of court case](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/lawyer-accuses-government-of-doing-billion-dollar-backroom-deal-with-banks-ahead-of-court-case/IJKUGVVXUJDB5FTBIHIUDNTWT4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ruth: [Poppycock and scaremongering to justify the unjustifiable](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/poppycock-and-scaremongering-to-justify) (paywalled) Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Banks warn lending disclosure regulations threaten financial system](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565182/banks-warn-lending-disclosure-regulations-threaten-financial-system?ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [$600m in annual tourist spend at risk from regulation: Mastercard](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/600m-in-annual-tourist-spend-at-risk-from-regulation-mastercard?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): [Kiwibank makes move into startup finance](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/startups/kiwibank-makes-move-into-startup-finance?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BUSINESS** Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells Sam Hayes she’s ready to use ‘financial stick’ on supermarkets](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360737337/finance-minister-nicola-willis-tells-sam-hayes-shes-ready-use-financial-stick-supermarkets?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Nicola Willis gives supermarkets two weeks to respond to pricing concerns](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360736423/nicola-willis-gives-supermarkets-two-weeks-respond-pricing-concerns?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Gender pay reversal identified by directors' fee survey](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/565195/gender-pay-reversal-identified-by-directors-fee-survey?ref=goodoil.news) **PRIMARY INDUSTRIES** Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): [Animal rights advocates renew calls to end colony-cage egg farms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565113/animal-rights-advocates-renew-calls-to-end-colony-cage-egg-farms?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Federated Farmers lays Worksafe complaint against Greenpeace](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360733342/federated-farmers-lays-worksafe-complaint-against-greenpeace?cx%5FtestId=10&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=0&utm%5Fsource=the%5Fpost%5Fstuff%5Fhome&utm%5Fmedium=referral#cxrecs%5Fs) (paywalled) Monique Steele (RNZ): [Ageing farm, orchard owners need succession to protect $150bn of assets - new report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/565016/ageing-farm-orchard-owners-need-succession-to-protect-150bn-of-assets-new-report?ref=goodoil.news) Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Land prices and social media threaten farmers’ succession plans](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/25/land-prices-and-social-media-threaten-farmers-succession-plans/?ref=goodoil.news) Blayne Slabbert (Press/Post): [Family farm or family feud? Succession in rural NZ](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360735457/family-farm-or-family-feud-succession-rural-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, TAX** Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Inland Revenue weighs up ways of hiking taxes to pay for ageing population](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/tax/inland-revenue-weighs-up-ways-of-hiking-taxes-to-pay-for-ageing-population/YO5JBL54L5FGJJMCMQXDLFEV2Y/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Simon Watts willing to nix tax on non-profits, subject to Cabinet approval](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360737265/simon-watts-willing-nix-tax-non-profits-subject-cabinet-approval?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Opposition mounts to new tax for organisations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/565027/opposition-mounts-to-new-tax-for-organisations?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [ASB economists now pick OCR to go no lower than 3.00%](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/133950/asb-economists-say-reserve-bank-closer-end-its-easing-cycle-they-had-previously?ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): [Monthly CPI reporting platform takes Stats NZ into the future](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/monthly-cpi-reporting-platform-takes-stats-nz-into-the-future?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **POPULATION, IMMIGRATION** Keith Woodford (Interest): [New Zealand needs a population policy](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/133918/keith-woodford-digs-nz-population-data-and-makes-some-surprising-discoveries?ref=goodoil.news) Liu Chen (RNZ): [‘Torturous’ Parent Resident Visa ballots leave families in limbo](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/565161/torturous-parent-resident-visa-ballots-leave-families-in-limbo?ref=goodoil.news) Ankur Sabharwal (Post): [Parent Boost or Parent “Boot” visa – which will it be?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360731435/parent-boost-or-parent-boot-visa-which-will-it-be?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **JUSTICE** Andrea Vance (Post): [Rushed laws, legal aid crisis threaten justice system, new report warns](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360735908/rushed-laws-legal-aid-crisis-threaten-justice-system-new-report-warns?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New law to give victims final say over sex offenders' name suppressions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/565171/new-law-to-give-victims-final-say-over-sex-offenders-name-suppressions?ref=goodoil.news) Louise Ternouth (RNZ): ['We were the silent victim' - children with parents in prison form new panel to help kids](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565153/we-were-the-silent-victim-children-with-parents-in-prison-form-new-panel-to-help-kids?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey: [The Harmful Digital Communications Act and "Deep Fakes"](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/the-harmful-digital-communications-c3c) David Harvey: [The Privacy Paradox: Privacy and Crimes](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/the-privacy-paradox) **ENERGY** Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): [Power plan comparison: Electricity Authority to end support for Powerswitch, plans AI service](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/power-switch-electricity-authority-developing-new-ai-power-plan-switching-service/L5BDMDQ4JVCONCX2OKBOLAZOZU/?ref=goodoil.news) Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: The double-whammy bill natural gas users have to pay](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/565260/the-double-whammy-bill-natural-gas-users-have-to-pay?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hunter (NBR): [SolarZero investigation ‘ongoing and complex'](https://www.nbr.co.nz/energy/solarzero-investigation-ongoing-and-complex/?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Norma Harris (Law Fuel): [Precision, Propaganda, and the Plausible: A Lawyer’s Crusade Against Media Mischief](https://www.lawfuel.com/from-the-guardian-to-al-jazeera-how-tvnz-outsources-its-gaza-narrative-to-compromised-sources/?ref=goodoil.news) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Paul Henry set to join TVNZ board in major shake-up; Hayley Holt’s new business career; Good magazine shelved; Jacinda Ardern book sales](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/paul-henry-set-to-join-tvnz-board-in-major-shake-up-hayley-holts-new-business-career-good-magazine-shelved-dame-jacinda-ardern-book-sales-can-she-surpass-richie-mccaw-media-insider/SPNBXHPANRBDVLEO5KOVJVTUIU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **OTHER** Mick Hall: [More military spending looms after Luxon joins aggression-backers at NATO summit](https://mickhall.substack.com/p/more-military-spending-looms-after) Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News/Press): [Top academic says small towns, regions risk being ‘overlooked’ after Census scrapped](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360732811/top-academic-says-small-towns-regions-risk-being-overlooked-after-census-scrapped?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dita De Boni (Post): [Employers once more able to penalise workers for refusing extra duties](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360736055/employers-once-more-able-penalise-workers-refusing-extra-duties?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [We need leadership on the Ngāpuhi settlement](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-we-need-leadership-on-the-ng%C4%81puhi-settlement/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Opposition mounts to new tax for organisations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/565027/opposition-mounts-to-new-tax-for-organisations?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/subscribe?) ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sf2H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F57dc21a4-d86e-4b23-a903-ec9612fa56fd_2429x1417.png) Murdoch - The Post 27 June 2025 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!X543!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7831f399-cef1-49dc-92f6-f0b416e2f1da_2516x1649.png) Emmerson - NZ Herald 27 June 2025 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GeLI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcb37d7e-9dab-4e7c-84ed-66e137d1b3c4_2519x1719.png) Emmerson - NZ Herald 21 June 2025 [Leave a comment](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/news-briefing-27-june-2025/comments)