Table of Contents
Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
JUSTICE, CRIME, POLICE
Martin Van Beynen (Press/Post): What planet are the Greens on? It’s not called reality (paywalled)
Emmy Rākete, Grace Gordon and Peyton Bond (Spinoff): Is Tamatha Paul in ‘la-la land’? Here’s what the evidence says
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Tamatha Paul’s outburst shows Helen Clark was right about Greens
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Green Party MP Tamatha Paul can’t back up claim person jailed for $12 theft
Jamie Ensor & Azaria Howell (Herald): Social groups respond to Green MP Tamatha Paul saying they told her of police throwing away homeless items
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Downtown Community Ministry says it never formally complained to Green MP about beat police
Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press/Post): Police needed on the streets, city mission says (paywalled)
RNZ: Not everyone's interactions with police the same - Green MP Tamatha Paul
Tini Molyneux and Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): ‘The Prime Minister is extremely privileged’ - Green MP defends police comments
David Farrar: There seems to be a pattern
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Am I allowed to be scared of the police? An argument with myself
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Kate Green (RNZ): Solitary confinement, sexual abuse: Lawyer says alleged treatment of prisoners amounted to torture
Linda Mussell (The Conversation): New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher
Paul Penfold (Stuff): ‘Shocking naivety’: Second police trip to China revealed, as emails show security concerns
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Roadside drug testing? Great. Will the police cope? Mmmm
Jogai Bhatt (RNZ): Why aren't there more women lawyers at the top?
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Chris Trotter: The Many and the Few – Why has Winston Peters declared war on the woke?
Greg Dixon (Listener): Winston Peters’ history is a history of his outrage (paywalled)
Audrey Young (Herald: Tamatha Paul’s crazy police comments set to clobber the Greens and Labour (paywalled)
Post: Andrew Bayly on Nepal trip: ‘I wanted some time out’ (paywalled)
Chris Knox (Herald): Interactive: How could new boundaries affect who wins your electorate? (paywalled)
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): A sad goodbye to a seat that changed governments
Tini Molyneux and Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): Rawiri Waititi calls for more Māori participation ahead of 2026 polls
Jack Riddell (Hawkes Bay Today): Electorate boundary proposal: Napier to eat into East Coast
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Urgency gives and urgency takes away
Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): Beehive Buzzkill: Why Haka fills stadiums, but not the halls of power
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: ‘Completely hopeless and utterly stupid’
John Lewis (ODT): Researchers want way to remove infirm PMs
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Does New Zealand need a process for removing impaired Prime Ministers?
Herald: New study suggests options to remove ‘impaired’ Prime Ministers from office
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): Study examines how health issues affected four former prime ministers' performance
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Ministry for Primary Industries staff member returns to Mark Patterson’s office after issues resolved
PUBLIC SERVICE, UNIVERSAL PROVISION OF SERVICES
Chris Trotter (ODT): One size doesn’t suit all when fitting out political vehicle (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Post): School lunch failures strengthen the case for universal services (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): At least $400 million per year saved through public service cost cuts
Anna Whyte (Post): The state of the public service: 4% drop in workforce (paywalled)
RNZ: Job cuts on the way for Department of Corrections and Archives NZ, union says
Stuff: Loss of 49 jobs in latest Corrections proposal, union says
HEALTH
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): Death rates double for some patients who left ED without seeing a doctor
Alex MacMillan (ODT): Health not a party political issue
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Former Health NZ IT worker 'not surprised' at data breach
RNZ: Data breach: 'Malicious actor' downloaded private information about Health NZ staff
1News: 'Malicious actor' downloaded private info about some Health NZ staff
Eva Gallot (Stuff): ‘Malicious actor’ downloads Health NZ staff information in data breach
RNZ: Community organisations get easier access to mental health support funding
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): Lab worker strikes have ‘massive’ impact on health services
RNZ: Dr Corina Grey lands Director of Public Health role
1News: New Director of Public Health appointed
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): Doctors, patients call for widened access to shingles vaccine
Emma Gilkison (Spinoff): Finding palliative care for our baby in a ‘luck of the draw’ health system
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): ED patients treated in corridors after St Patrick’s
Miriam Bell (Post): Courage needed to tackle looming aged care bed crisis (paywalled)
Patrice Dougan (NZ Doctor): Simeon Brown’s performance scorecard: C for ‘could do so much better’ (paywalled)
Alan Perrott (NZ Doctor): Iwi Māori partnership boards prepare to bring the ‘fire’ (paywalled)
Barbara Fountain (NZ Doctor): Unwrapping health minister Simeon Brown’s Primary Care Package (paywalled)
HOUSING
Julia Gabel (Herald): New funding lines coming for housing developers, Chris Bishop says (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Bishop’s backtrack delays housing reform to 2027
Brent Melville (NBR): Govt to underwrite SPV Greenfield financing, up to $100m a pop (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Is this what government is for?
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Chris Bishop overruled by Cabinet over proposal to give Auckland 540,000 more homes (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Bishop says $150m for community housing providers levels playing field with Kāinga Ora
Miriam Bell (Post): Govt support gamechanger for community housing finance agency (paywalled)
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Government teams up with Community Housing Funding Agency to scale up lending (paywalled)
Ben Leahy (Herald): Kāinga Ora is selling up in Auckland’s most expensive suburbs: CEO
Mike Jones (Newsroom): House prices: A bump not a jump
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): Māpua developments under fire from residents
RMA, ENVIRONMENT, FAST-TRACK
ODT Editorial: Replacing the dreaded RMA (paywalled)
Alexa Cook (RNZ): 'Ego-driven madness': Campaign launched against Ruataniwha Dam
Megan Wilson (Rotorua Daily Post): Possible Kaituna River dam project could have ‘catastrophic impacts’, board hears
Matthew Hobbs, Joseph Boden, Lianne Jane Woodward and Susie (Bingyu) Deng (The Conversation): Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): Controversial West Coast dump unveils expansion plans
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Gene tech bill supporters don't want to rush things (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Guy Williams (ODT): Wastewater discharge set to begin
RNZ: Water protection group may seek injunction to stop discharge of sewage in Shotover River
Grant Miller (ODT): $1 billion to clear Dunedin's Three Waters backlog (paywalled)
Hamish MacLean (ODT): Council knew about estuary pollution, local says (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Stuff): The missing council boss, secret meetings and two mystery letters
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): Christchurch buses: ECan remains defiant on fares
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): What is our obsession with shiny new stadia?
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Selwyn mayor defends double-digit rate hikes
Robin Martin (RNZ): Much-debated Taranaki sports hub marks significant milestone
AUCKLAND
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Auckland Council backs Eden Park in principle as main stadium, funding uncertain
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Eden Park revamp will need $110 million to go ahead
RNZ: Auckland Council votes to endorse redevelopment of Eden Park
Bill Bennett (Herald): ‘A huge part of the economy’: Minister on Auckland’s national impact (paywalled)
Herald: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown seeks to finish Auckland Transport overhaul (paywalled)
Tim McCready (Herald): Future Fund sets up new era for Auckland’s financial strategy, says Desley Simpson (paywalled)
Victor Waters (RNZ): Waikumete Cemetery full, funeral director blames Auckland Council
MEDIA
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: The Spinoff v Stuff – a scoop and then a defamation threat in story stoush; TVNZ’s emphatic legal victory to protect sources; Newsroom’s plea for donations (paywalled)
Ben Leahy (Herald): NZME board challenger Jim Grenon in legal case involving tax avoidance on C$110m (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: Key NZME shareholder Roger Colman backs Jim Grenon but not his other three nominees for board (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): NZME management ‘fat and lazy’, largest shareholder says (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): The would-be NZME emperor has no clothes (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Will Labour take on the oligarchs?
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE
Niva Chittock (RNZ): New Zealand not attending 'Coalition of the Willing' summit in Paris
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Worries that Trump could treat GST as trade barrier
RNZ: 'Clear and uncontaminated' water near sunken Manawanui - NZDF
BUSINESS, IWI INVESTMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Jo Moir (RNZ): Nicola Willis to announce government plans to encourage third supermarket competitor
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): The grocery chain that’s won NZ business’ worst brickbat
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Top 10 iwi assets reach $8.2b, report reveals steady growth
Mike McRoberts (NBR): Ngāti Pāhauwera top performer in iwi investment report (paywalled)
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Large historic farm going into pines ‘another kick in the guts’ for East Coast
Brent Edwards (NBR): Government urged to help creative sector grow its exports (paywalled)
André Chumko (Post): Creative exports key to NZ’s economic success ‒ report (paywalled)
NBR: Wholesale garbage, Brown’s graffiti, Zollner zinger, NZME watch (paywalled)
Will Mace (NBR): Hamish Edwards to break ground on golf course ‘legacy project’ (paywalled)
BANKS
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Westpac NZ's Catherine McGrath doesn't know how much money the bank makes from accounts paying customers no interest
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Westpac adds petrol stations in business banking push (paywalled)
Ella Somers (Interest): The rate race
Lane Nichols (Herald): Banking Ombudsman launches investigation after ANZ helped customer send $250k to scammers
Jenny Ruth: Bank capital rules should revert to pre-2019 levels (paywalled)
ENERGY
RNZ: Contact Energy appealing decision to decline Southland wind farm consent, reapplying under fast-track act
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Nimbyism will kill us
Jamie Gray (Herald): Power play: Will Contact’s plan to buy Manawa Energy get over the line? (paywalled)
NZ Energy: Hope is not a strategy
TREATY OF WAITANGI
David Williams (Newsroom): Historians go head-to-head over constitution, Treaty
Ani O’Brien: New Zealand is being pulled in two different directions
Philip Temple (Newsroom): Book of the Week: Treaty, oversimplified
EDUCATION, SCIENCE
Hanna McCallum (Post): Zone Out: The growth of co-ed secondary schools (paywalled)
George Heagney (Manawatū Standard): ‘Not listening to this community’: Rongotea parents concerned over bus changes
Nicky Park (RNZ): Phillip King is the only Deaf teacher at a mainstream school in NZ
TRANSPORT
Matthew Hampson (Stuff): Scrapped iRex project and training staff discussed at PM’s Blenheim visit
Sam Smith (Stuff): ‘Vital economic lifeline’: Chatham Islands set for new supply ship after years of disruption
RNZ: Wellington train disruption: Equipment that 'inexplicably' failed checked in other parts of country
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): KiwiRail apologises after 'power supply failure' suspends Wellington train services
INFRASTRUCTURE
Geoff Coper (Post): Breaking the bailout dependency for big infrastructure fixes (paywalled)
Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): Heathrow closure a timely wake-up call for NZ
Tom Belford (Bay Buzz): Has HB’s telecomm resilience improved since cyclone?
OTHER
Ella Somers (Interest): Early KiwiSaver withdrawals in February total $186 million
Gerrit Doppenberg (ODT): Fears for community with regulation of online gambling
David Chaston (Interest): Here come deposit rates with a '3' in front of them - again
Chris Keall (Herald): Apple doubles kura programme to 5000 students, upgrades Maps with iwi place cards
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Minimum wage, benefits rise from April 1 as power prices increase
Bryan Bruce: The Willis War On Wages
David Fisher (Herald): Sacked: Auckland RSA president axed from national body, accused of bad behaviour (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): The pension deadline looming for Kiwis who worked in the UK (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Earthquake-prone building saga still ‘immensely disruptive’ (paywalled)
Sheree Trotter: Settler Colonialism, Indigeneity and Activist Purity Laws
Ani O’Brien: NZ needs a Ministry for Men
