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Author: Bryce Edwards
JUSTICE, CRIME, POLICE
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): What a Green MP said about police, and why it’s being called ‘nutty’, ‘stupid’ and ‘la la land stuff’
Grant Duncan: The Green Police
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Green MP Tamatha Paul doubles down on criticism of police
Anna Whyte (Post): Wellington MP getting ‘law and order completely backwards’, critics say (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: Green MP Tamatha Paul’s cop comments are not credible (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Post): What exactly Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul said about police (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Police have recruited 13 constables in their bid to hire 500 by November
Isaac Gunson (Te Ao Māori News): Outgoing Chief Ombudsman says justice system overhaul ‘a risk worth taking’
Adam Pearse (Herald): Labour reserves judgment on Government’s caps to sentencing discounts
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Opposition cries foul over tougher sentencing laws
Trevor Richards (Spinoff): Why a proposal to change the laws governing protest should worry us all
David Harvey: Too Much Protest, methinks - Part 3
RNZ: Concerns new drug-driving testing could detect medication
RNZ: Drug-driving testing legislation passes despite concerns
1News: Roadside drug testing legislation passes third reading
Alexa Cook (RNZ): 'Very real threat': Gisborne gang tensions escalate
Gisborne Herald: Gisborne police given special powers as gang crackdown ramps up
RNZ: Hunger striker Dean Wickliffe to be released from prison
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Tame Iti joins calls for release of hunger striker Dean Wickliffe
HEALTH
Gordon Campbell: On The Americanising Of NZ’s Public Health System
RNZ: Government's primary healthcare spend hasn't increased in real terms since 2009
Mariné Lourens (Press): ‘Second among equals’: Study shows primary healthcare neglected despite being Govt ‘priority’ (paywalled)
Tim Tenbensel (NZ Doctor): Policy goes back to the future
ODT Editorial: Hospital rebuild uncertainty (paywalled)
RNZ: 11-year-old put in mental health facility given two doses of antipsychotics, Minister says
RNZ: Fears over minister's bid to loosen psychologist rules
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Health Minister Simeon Brown announces new South Auckland hospital project
Paddy Gower (Stuff): Revealed: Sir Ashley Bloomfield’s radical plan to fix health system
Barbara Fountain (NZ Doctor): Primary care stakes: I’ll take your detail and raise you two
Robert MacCulloch: Why has Labour's Heather Simpson, responsible for the Failed Creation of Health NZ been promoted to Director of Inter-Island Ferry Procurement?
Jerry Coyne: Facial surgeons wanted in New Zealand, must be intimately familiar with all things Māori
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Note to ministers: cutting services doesn’t make need go away
Janet Wilson (Post): Out with the statesman, in with the populist, as Peters out-Trumps Trump (paywalled)
Simon Wilson (Herald): The real reasons for Winston Peters’ war on wokeness (paywalled)
Peter Dunne: The "War on Woke" is really just a a "War of Words"
Steven Cowan: Winston Peters and the phantom woke menace
Richard Prebble (Herald): Why is Christopher Luxon so successful abroad and so woeful at home (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Labour's Peeni Henare not in contempt over 'disorderly' actions during Treaty Principals reading
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Privileges Committee recommended Peeni Henare apologise in House for ‘disorderly’ actions during Treaty Principles vote
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: Gerry Brownlee loses control of the classroom
Luisa Girao (ODT): South Island minister listens to region’s concerns (paywalled)
Ben Strang (RNZ): Unexpected time capsule leads to Parliamentary team bomb checks, historic photos
RMA, ENVIRONMENT
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): ‘I wondered when someone would notice’ – Bishop reshuffling RMA timeline
RNZ: Chris Hipkins unimpressed with government's RMA invitation
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Māori Development Minister unaware government ruled out Treaty clause in RMA reform
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): RMA reform: Tama Potaka unaware Treaty principles removed from Resource Management Act replacement
Brent Edwards (NBR): Finding political consensus on RMA reform (paywalled)
Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): Farmer productivity should improve under RMA reforms - Federated Farmers
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Govt doubles smelter’s carbon subsidy to $75m, overriding officials
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE
Phil Pennington (RNZ): US security blunder prompts questions for NZ on intel sharing and Five Eyes
Thomas Manch (Post): Minister uses Signal - but not for sharing classified information (paywalled)
Jo Moir (RNZ): Foreign Minister stays tight-lipped over high-level Washington DC meetings for now
Katie Kenny (RNZ): What you need to know about how countries apply tariffs, and what the US' proposals mean for NZ
RNZ: Papua New Guinea PM and Christopher Luxon hold media conference after meeting
Susana Suisuiki (RNZ): NZ-funded water project brings much-needed relief to Rabi Island communities
Richard Larson (RNZ): ‘Nightmare fuel’ - Kiwi soldier in Ukraine on the reality of drone warfare
Monique Steele (RNZ): NZ's fruit wins in competitive Vietnamese produce market
Philip Nel (ODT): Another new low in international relations
AUCKLAND
Todd Niall (Newsroom): Which promises is Mayor Brown really keeping?
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): 'Capital city of growth': central Auckland plan change to allow taller buildings and more development brought forward (paywalled)
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Auckland stadium vote: Onus on govt to help pay, councillors say
Farah Hancock (RNZ): Eden Park proposes to build university accommodation without talking to university
RNZ: Western Springs: Wayne Brown says fewer people go to Speedway than corner dairy
Victor Waters (RNZ): Auckland stadium vote: Councillor confident decision will be made on Thursday
Felix Walton (RNZ): Neither new stadium or Eden Park upgrade viable - advisory staff
Matt Lowrie (Greater Auckland): Stadium Unfeasibility
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland councillor concerned over impact of wastewater system constraints on residents
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Aucklanders' water bill increases to fund budget blow out of treatment plant upgrade
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland water charges set to increase 7.2% from July
Brent Edwards (NBR): Watercare to spash out $1.8b, water rates to spiral (paywalled)
Chris Bishop (Herald): Transit development key to growth (paywalled)
Connor Sharp (Greater Auckland): Most people want a people-friendly city
Cameron Law and Lauren Jewell (Herald): City Rail Link to boost Auckland’s growth amid connectivity challenges (paywalled)
Mark Thomas (Herald): Call for New Auckland Agenda to tackle city’s challenges and opportunities (paywalled)
Mahvash Ikram (RNZ): How food scrap bins are working out for Aucklanders
Andrea Fox (Herald): Port of Auckland CEO calls for 24/7 supply chain, congestion charging
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Peter Newport (Crux): Avery admits spending "around $700,000" on illegal sewage wall that 'did not work'
David Williams (Newsroom): Bird-strike risk unacceptable, Queenstown mayor told
Tess Brunson (RNZ): Protesters picket in bid to stop Queenstown council sewage plan
Guy Williams (ODT): Spectre of legal action over discharge raised
Local Democracy Reporting: Tauranga councillor claims council ‘lying’ about water service options
Annemarie Quill (Stuff): Mayor roasted over half a million spend for staff coffees
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua water to be fluoridated by Friday, council to ask PM for inquiry
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): Westport residents berate council over 'stupid' plan to relocate town
Will Harvey (Press): ‘Killing for fun’ should be banned on Lake Ellesmere, ECan told (paywalled)
Sinead Gill (Press): Ticket levy discussions getting serious ahead of stadium opening (paywalled)
Tina Law (Press): Ōtākaro Orchard eyes up winter opening thanks to council grant (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): Three Waters delivery up for discussion (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): Councillors split on rates rises in plan (paywalled)
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Mayoral hopeful dumps candidate over karakia critique (paywalled)
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth councillors vote down move to clear city of rough sleepers
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Councillor rapped for assuming gender of mayors
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Foodstuffs' fight: Commerce Commission’s million-dollar bill to counter supermarkets' merger effort (paywalled)
RNZ: Comcom considers deregulating fees for calls and texts between networks
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): Vegetarian and vegan labelling would 'eliminate ambiguity' - advocates
Esther Taunton (Stuff): Looking for work? These are the roles where competition is fiercest
ECONOMY
David Hargreaves (Interest): The economy is recovering - but then again, it was pretty bad
Mike McRoberts (NBR): Labour’s plan for growing the Māori economy (paywalled)
MEDIA
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Billionaire or belligerent, Herald board raider is relentless
Andrea Vance (Post): Is this the ad that sparked Jim Grenon’s NZME takeover? (paywalled)
RNZ: NZME boardroom battle: 'Try for a fresh start for all' - businessman
Sam Smith (Stuff): Canadian billionaire willing to compromise on NZME board changes to become chair
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Grenon offers terms to end ‘futile’ NZME board stoush (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Grenon tells NZME he expects 'overwhelming support' to roll its board (paywalled)
EDUCATION, SCIENCE
Jade Wrathall and Marta Estellés (The Conversation): National standards by stealth? Why the government’s latest plan for schools might fail the history test
RNZ: More job losses likely at Tertiary Education Commission due to budget cuts
Hanna McCallum (Post): Zone Out: How Māori education is affecting school rolls (paywalled)
John Lewis (ODT): Food pantries set up at uni help students (paywalled)
Hilary Calvert (ODT): Should we reassess our entry priorities? (paywalled)
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): NZ research ties grow with Europe and China but US takes a back seat
COVID
Katie Kenny (RNZ): Too many catching Covid-19 in hospital, experts say - but precautions being rolled back
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): The Detail: Five years after the first big lockdown, is NZ ready for the next pandemic?
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): How the Covid-19 pandemic changed our economy
HOUSING
Claire Dale (Post): Urgent reforms needed to keep older people in affordable homes (paywalled)
Eric Crampton (Newsroom): Behind the curve on construction
Miriam Bell (Post): The ‘silver tsunami’ of retirees is building - will supply meet demand? (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): $6.9m vs $80,000: How homes in suburbs stack up
Greg Ninness (Interest): BNZ's chief economist sticks with prediction of 7% house price growth this year
David Hargreaves (Interest): First home buyers take smallest share of mortgages in two-and-a-half years
TRANSPORT
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Road workers abused and threatened: 'We really need to do better as a society'
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Body cams for parking wardens: 'You've gotta be prepared'
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): What has Christchurch done right to get so many people on bikes?
BANKS
Guy Grantham (Post): Gen Z home ownership at risk in bamboozling banking inquiry (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Why it's tough to open a bank account
Rob Stock (Post): Complaint rejected about how long banks take to pass on OCR rate drops (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Westpac CEO tells MPs it’s time to review bank capital settings (paywalled)
FA'ANĀNĀ EFESO COLLINS
Irra Lee (1News): Widow of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins: Inquest is needed to get answers
Julia Gabel (Herald): Watch: Fa’anānā Efeso Collins’ wife seeks answers after ‘unbearable loss’
Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai (RNZ): Widow of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins seeks inquiry into his death: 'Unanswered questions'
OTHER
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Beneficiaries on money cards may not be able to pay rent
Derek Cheng (Herald): Gun law reforms: Christopher Luxon told Nicole McKee to emphasise public safety. Is this more than talk? (paywalled)
Ben Moore (BusinessDesk): TAB’s apps reveal dark side of digital tech (paywalled)
Esther Taunton (Stuff): How to tell if you’re financially average
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Food bank keeps lunches coming with corporate sponsorship
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Governor-General tour rolls through Whangārei
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): Yachting NZ receives Sport NZ backing while under investigation by integrity watchdog
David Williams (Herald): Backlash at inflammatory Brian Tamaki post about Christopher Luxon’s India trip
Duncan Connors (ODT): Burning in the shame of the annual Paddy’s pandemonium
