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# News Briefing: 29 April 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-29-april-2025/
- Published: 2025-04-28T20:02:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-29T04:46:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

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

**LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Tory Whanau bows out of Wellington mayoral race](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tory-whanau-bows-out-of-wellington-mayoral-race/TP2UM5F7XVFK7PABDVSBPPFG5M/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559312/tory-whanau-quits-wellington-mayoral-race?ref=goodoil.news)  
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Tory Whanau’s withdrawal upends race for Wellington mayor](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/29-04-2025/tory-whanaus-withdrawal-upends-race-for-wellington-mayor?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Tory Whanau drops out of Wellington’s mayoral race](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360668771/tory-whanau-drops-out-wellingtons-mayoral-race?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Tory Whanau drops out of Wellington mayoral race](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/29/tory-whanau-drops-out-of-wellington-mayoral-race/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Tory Whanau drops out of mayoral race](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-04-2025/tory-whanau-drops-out-of-mayoral-race?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kelly Dennett (Post): [Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360669105/tory-whanau-quits-wellington-mayoral-race?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Andrew Little secures Labour mayoral nomination](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559306/andrew-little-secures-labour-mayoral-nomination?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [‘It’s politics, it’s a political organisation’: New Wellington council boss speaks](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360667825/its-politics-its-political-organisation-new-wellington-council-boss-speaks?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Not too late to save the City to Sea Bridge - lawyers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559273/not-too-late-to-save-the-city-to-sea-bridge-lawyers?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Advocates for Wellington’s City to Sea Walkway question decision to demolish](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360668815/advocates-wellingtons-city-sea-walkway-question-decision-demolish?ref=goodoil.news)}  
Catherine Hutton (Herald): [High Court hears Wellington Civic Trust’s challenge of council’s decision to demolish City to Sea bridge](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/high-court-hears-wellington-civic-trusts-challenge-of-councils-decision-to-demolish-the-city-to-sea-bridge/WQYMHAAJFVEGDGOL45ZGBKUSIQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Post: [Council officers funnelled demolition option for City to Sea Bridge, court told](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360665507/case-save-wellingtons-city-sea-bridge-goes-court?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Harriet Laughton (Post): [Council hears views on rates, water](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360668339/council-hears-views-rates-water?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nick James (RNZ): [Golden Mile upgrade poised to begin, but not all contracts signed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559296/golden-mile-upgrade-poised-to-begin-but-not-all-contracts-signed?ref=goodoil.news)  
Harriet Laughton (Stuff): [Sod turned for Golden Mile but key contract still unsigned](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360668132/sod-turned-golden-mile-key-contract-still-unsigned?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Tapu Te Ranga marae rebuild waits on Wellington infrastructure woes](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360667572/tapu-te-ranga-marae-rebuild-waits-wellington-infrastructure-woes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ffion Heale (Post): [Bringing the voice of Wellington’s youth to council](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360665360/bringing-voice-wellingtons-youth-council?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
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Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Auckland iwi boss accuses NZ First, ACT MPs of 'scaremongering' with Waitākere Ranges claims](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559316/auckland-iwi-boss-accuses-nz-first-act-mps-of-scaremongering-with-waitakere-ranges-claims?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Shane Jones, David Seymour reject Waitākere Ranges ‘co-governance’ plan](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-jones-david-seymour-reject-waitakere-ranges-co-governance-plan/CTFBDTZ4OFGHREOUYU2BH4LWUQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mary Argue (RNZ): [Ruapehu mayor launches independent investigation into $700,000 council overspend](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559331/ruapehu-mayor-launches-independent-investigation-into-700-000-council-overspend?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Injured port worker recovers after surgery, incident investigated](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/28/injured-port-worker-recovers-after-surgery-incident-investigated/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Whangārei pensioners grapple with proposed 30% rates hike](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-pensioners-grapple-with-30-rates-hike/K3WHHIQJIZBJDFPVKD465SHVLE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION**  
1News: [Builders, plumbers, drainlayers to be able to sign off some of their own work](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/28/builders-plumbers-drainlayers-to-be-able-to-sign-off-some-of-their-own-work/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government reveals new scheme to accelerate building projects](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559253/government-reveals-new-scheme-to-accelerate-building-projects?ref=goodoil.news)  
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Builders and plumbers get the power to sign off their own work](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360663502/plumbers-get-power-sign-their-own-work?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): '[Trusted' builders to certify their own work](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/property/trusted-builders-to-certify-their-own-work?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
James Bush (Post): [The tragic and the magic of city design, and the lessons we should learn](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360665767/tragic-and-magic-city-design-and-lessons-we-should-take?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Windbag: The rise and fall of character areas](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/29-04-2025/windbag-the-rise-and-fall-of-character-areas?ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Can’t be both’ councillor, panel member](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/%E2%80%98can%E2%80%99t-be-both%E2%80%99-councillor-panel-member?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Auckland property manager harassed four tenants, tribunal rules](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360662633/auckland-property-manager-harassed-four-tenants-tribunal-rules?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR**  
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Ministry of Regulation salaries continue to top average $150K one year on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559133/ministry-of-regulation-salaries-continue-to-top-average-150k-one-year-on?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Anatomy of an infant formula stoush](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360643342/tom-pullar-strecker-anatomy-infant-formula-stoush?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gavin Ellis: [There is a well-worn pattern to Winnie on the warpath](https://knightlyviews.com/there-is-a-well-worn-pattern-to-winnie-on-the-warpath/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [It’s time for a Kiwi DOGE](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/28/its-time-for-a-kiwi-doge/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Poor scores for govt agencies on record keeping - Chief Archivist](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559282/poor-scores-for-govt-agencies-on-record-keeping-chief-archivist?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mary O’Sullivan (Newstalk ZB): [AI deepfakes in Australian election pose warning for New Zealand](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ai-deepfakes-in-australian-election-pose-warning-for-new-zealand/XXNBIHCYNVCLFFYT4YQXQDOEDM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bob McCoskrie: [Why they keep yelling “Imported Culture Wars!”](https://mcblog.substack.com/p/why-they-keep-yelling-imported-culture)  
Julie Jacobson (Post): [Final farewell comes at quite a cost](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360663917/final-farewell-comes-quite-cost?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ECONOMY, BUDGET, INEQUALITY**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['Haves' outnumbered by 'have-nots', and it's getting worse](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559323/haves-outnumbered-by-have-nots-and-it-s-getting-worse?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Watch: Nicola Willis on what to expect from the Budget – no charities tax this year](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-nicola-willis-on-what-to-expect-from-the-budget-no-charities-tax-this-year/KXRY2E5ZSJADZPMUPDU4SOVG6M/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alex Penk (Post): [Why religion should still be spared taxation](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360659180/why-religion-should-still-be-spared-taxation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [RBNZ 'couldn't be blamed' if it decided to withdraw its OCR forecasts](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/133038/bnzs-head-research-stephen-toplis-says-reserve-bank-does-have-track-record?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Stubbs (Sunday Star Times): [And now for some good news](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360661494/and-now-some-good-news?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Patterson (Newsroom): [Global inflation fears rise as consumers hunker down](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/28/global-inflation-fears-rise-as-consumers-hunker-down/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jane Phare & Anne Gibson (Herald): [Intergenerational wealth: How heirs to family fortunes earn their keep](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/intergenerational-wealth-how-heirs-to-family-fortunes-earn-their-keep/C7MCFZGYJRGKNKQQLGHJO72ZYU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**POLICE, FIREARMS, CRIME**  
Derek Cheng (Herald): [Firearms Minister Nicole McKee wants the gun registry gone – review says she should keep it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/firearms-minister-nicole-mckee-wanted-the-gun-registry-gone-a-review-says-otherwise/TYZEOD6AJRH3BIGXIBIQUR3LJY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Michael Morrah (Herald): [Police reveal audit of police college applicants after discovering fitness test breaches](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-announce-audit-of-police-college-applicants-after-discovering-fitness-test-breaches/E3JPSZJJMJGEBOQXSBBGKBWBNU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Police applicants who failed physical test still admitted for training](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559256/police-applicants-who-failed-physical-test-still-admitted-for-training?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Police warned over shifting information to Microsoft cloud services](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559244/police-warned-over-shifting-information-to-microsoft-cloud-services?ref=goodoil.news)  
A J Hendry: [Tamatha Paul Was Right: Police Don't Mean Safety for Everyone](https://wlas.substack.com/p/tamatha-paul-was-right-police-dont)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Claim crime target met, but violent incidents continue in New Zealand](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/claim-crime-target-met-but-violent-incidents-continue-in-nz-the-front-page/CLXU3GKTRZDG3DYGDKTAUIMGGA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): [Officials warned citizen arrests plan won’t reduce retail crime](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360655966/officials-warned-citizens-arrests-plan-wont-reduce-retail-crime?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Wairoa locals uneasy after spate of gang crimes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559277/wairoa-locals-uneasy-after-spate-of-gang-crimes?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Most arrests in Wairoa under latest gang conflict warrant for weapons](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559239/most-arrests-in-wairoa-under-latest-gang-conflict-warrant-for-weapons?ref=goodoil.news)  
Don Wiseman (RNZ): [Two decades on, New Zealand Police continue as advisors in Bougainville](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/559060/two-decades-on-new-zealand-police-continue-as-advisors-in-bougainville?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENERGY**  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Three arguments from power firms that should get short shrift](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360664938/three-arguments-power-firms-should-get-short-shift?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Is your power bill 'average'?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559324/is-your-power-bill-average?ref=goodoil.news)  
Will Harvie (Press/Post): [Is Shane Jones right? The truth about coal, gas and renewables in New Zealand’s energy mix](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360664595/shane-jones-right-truth-about-coal-gas-and-renewables-new-zealands-energy-mix?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Gray (Herald): [Contact Energy CEO Mike Fuge says big projects subject to ‘whims and fancies of commissioners or judiciary’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/contact-energy-ceo-mike-fuge-says-big-projects-subject-to-whims-and-fancies-of-commissioners-or-judiciary/42PFLIRDQ5GQZADHJUN5JGK4UE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jenny Ruth: [Can ComCom greenlight Contact’s takeover of Manawa?](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/can-comcom-greenlight-contacts-takeover) (paywalled)  
Jamie Gray (Herald): [Huntly power unit may stay operational until 2035, Genesis confirms](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/huntly-power-unit-may-stay-operational-until-2035-genesis-confirms/LGRKYZQYKVEZPG4QWRP7XV4HSY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION, SCIENCE**  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Seymour’s mayoral truancy letters ‘at odds with government direction’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360668905/seymours-mayoral-truancy-letters-odds-government-direction?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Cate Macintosh (Press/Post): [“I’m sick of being sick”: Call to fix air quality in schools and childcare](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360667846/im-sick-being-sick-call-fix-air-quality-schools-and-childcare?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Government announces $53m boost for teacher registrations, practising certificates fees](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559257/government-announces-53m-boost-for-teacher-registrations-practising-certificates-fees?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Government to pay teacher registration fees](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360667824/government-pay-teacher-registration-fees?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Kathy Spencer (Post): [Ministry for Regulation no match for ECE red tape](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360657050/ministry-regulation-no-match-ece-red-tape?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Taylor (Spinoff): [Why I’ve told my principal I will not teach the new proposed English curriculum](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-04-2025/why-i-have-told-my-principal-i-will-not-use-the-new-english-curriculum?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [New English curriculum 'system racism' by omission says Auckland head teacher](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559304/new-english-curriculum-system-racism-by-omission-says-auckland-head-teacher?ref=goodoil.news)  
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [Surge in school student stand-downs a concerning education issue](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/surge-in-school-student-stand-downs-a-concerning-education-issue?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [NZ’s long-standing R&D target scrapped](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/24/nzs-longstanding-rd-target-scrapped/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH**  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Anger over slashing of ICU beds](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/anger-over-slashing-icu-beds?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Healthcare providers funding immunisations out of own pockets, Health NZ admits 'work to do'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559317/healthcare-providers-funding-immunisations-out-of-own-pockets-health-nz-admits-work-to-do?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: ['Hīkoi for Health': Doctors on journey to change New Zealand's public health system](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559279/hikoi-for-health-doctors-on-journey-to-change-new-zealand-s-public-health-system?ref=goodoil.news)  
Monique Steele (RNZ): [Rural women face barriers to abortion, contraceptive care, MoH review says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559295/rural-women-face-barriers-to-abortion-contraceptive-care-moh-review-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Brooks (Newsroom): [NZ’s Long Covid blind spot nothing short of a crisis](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/nzs-long-covid-blind-spot-nothing-short-of-a-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sarah Catherall (Listener): [Cancer rising: How disengagement with the health system might hinder cancer detection](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/health/cancer-rising-how-disengagement-with-the-health-system-might-hinder-cancer-detection/76YMIKYABJDEBFD5ZQQOMWC4SY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington Free Ambulance calls for 52 cent lifeline](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360667105/wellington-free-ambulance-calls-52-cent-lifeline?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Health NZ disappointed that Association of Salaried Medical Specialists strike to go ahead](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559275/health-nz-disappointed-that-association-of-salaried-medical-specialists-strike-to-go-ahead?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mary Argue (RNZ): [Auckland University Covid vaccine safety study could lose funding in final year after DOGE review](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559231/auckland-university-covid-vaccine-safety-study-could-lose-funding-in-final-year-after-doge-review?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Coroner never saw hospital investigation before ruling on death](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559293/coroner-never-saw-hospital-investigation-before-ruling-on-death?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE**  
Paula Penfold and Justin Wong (Stuff): [China Targets: Global investigation reveals Beijing’s targeting of people in NZ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360667816/china-targets-global-investigation-reveals-beijings-targeting-people-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government takes action against foreign attacks on ground-based space operations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559289/government-takes-action-against-foreign-attacks-on-ground-based-space-operations?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Glad to get away from it all](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/glad-get-away-it-all?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Goff (Stuff): [What the Trump Administration means for New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360668416/phil-goff-what-trump-administration-means-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [NZ to sign defence agreement with Philippines](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360668088/nz-sign-defence-agreement-philippines?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
RNZ: [Government eyeing more affordable domestic airfares as Air NZ costs surge](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559299/government-eyeing-more-affordable-domestic-airfares-as-air-nz-costs-surge?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [‘Driving is not cheap, either’: Air NZ responds to domestic fare hike criticism](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360668630/air-new-zealand-cfo-responds-domestic-price-hike-criticism?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruby Shaw (ODT): [Retained school speed limits supported](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/retained-school-speed-limits-supported?ref=goodoil.news)  
Whakatane Beacon: [Speed limits: State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua to be restored to 100km/h](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/speed-limits-sh30-whakatane-rotorua-to-be-restored-to-100kmh/D3Q3PDO3IBGDJFX5A3E6R3CUPU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Trains back up and running in Auckland after two weeks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559269/trains-back-up-and-running-in-auckland-after-two-weeks?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dave Armstrong (Post): [The transport mode that’s a quiet success story](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360668275/transport-mode-thats-quiet-success-story?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION**  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Why the climate commission says more carbon credits are needed](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/28/why-the-climate-commission-says-more-carbon-credits-are-needed/?ref=goodoil.news)  
James J Bell (The Conversation): [Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species](https://theconversation.com/reefs-in-the-middle-light-zone-along-nzs-coast-are-biodiversity-hotspots-many-are-home-to-protected-species-254597?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenny Pattrick (Newsroom): [Denniston Rose author says new coal mine is ‘crazy’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/denniston-rose-author-says-new-coal-mine-is-crazy/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): [Runner ‘shocked’ as herd of cows break into Napier estuary for a paddle](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/559249/runner-shocked-as-herd-of-cows-break-into-napier-estuary-for-a-paddle?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [David Seymour sides with banks after ‘disappointing’ advice from Regulation Ministry](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-sides-with-banks-after-disappointing-advice-from-regulation-ministry/BSLYWJZADJFTDCF3ESNVNHMLJQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [ACT drafts member's bill to remove banking climate disclosures](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559319/act-drafts-member-s-bill-to-remove-banking-climate-disclosures?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT**  
Richard Meade (The Conversation): [This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices](https://theconversation.com/this-may-be-as-good-as-it-gets-nz-and-australia-face-a-complicated-puzzle-when-it-comes-to-supermarket-prices-254987?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Lewis (ODT): [Tribute paid to employees killed or injured at work](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/tribute-paid-employees-killed-or-injured-work?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: ['Complicated' card surcharge fees need to be simplifed - Retail NZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559333/complicated-card-surcharge-fees-need-to-be-simplifed-retail-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Visa calls for ban on surcharges](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559235/visa-calls-for-ban-on-surcharges?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Killick (Stuff): [‘Disgusting’: Auckland woman offered free pizza after delivery driver’s alleged assault](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360667349/disgusting-auckland-woman-offered-free-pizza-after-delivery-drivers-alleged-assault?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sandra Conchie (Bay of Plenty Times): [Five Tauranga liquor stores handed licence suspension after being caught selling to minors](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/licences-suspension-for-five-liquor-stores-across-tauranga-caught-selling-to-minors/SVJPMBGSUZALNHESY2RHNZRU24/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrier: [Are The NZ Media Awards Sponsored By a Conspiracy Theorist?](https://www.webworm.co/p/nzmediaawards?ref=goodoil.news)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [On The Money: Passports, uncharted rocks, road love and more …](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/on-the-money/on-the-money-passports-uncharted-rocks-road-love-and-more?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**INSURANCE**  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Insurance Council finds New Zealanders are slow to switch insurance providers](https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/133036/insurance-council-says-low-number-new-zealanders-consider-changing-their-insurance?ref=goodoil.news)  
K Gurunathan (Post): [Memo to the Insurance Council: why the silence on Kāpiti?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360664600/memo-insurance-council-why-silence-kapiti?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**RETIREMENT AGE**  
Bryan Bruce: [Ep 44 Head2Head - Susan St John on rethinking Superannuation](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/ep-44-head2head-susan-st-john-on)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [Why 70 really is the new 50 ... and why the retirement age will need to rise](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why-70-really-is-the-new-50-imf-outlines-ageing-population-challenge-liam-dann/JLE6J35FT5BDFI4ZMRK2Q6Y3LA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**GENDER**  
Tracy Watkins (Sunday Star Times): [How a British court changed the debate over trans rights](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360665997/how-british-court-changed-debate-over-trans-rights?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Louisa Wall (Post): [Trans people deserve safety, not exclusion](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360665466/trans-people-deserve-safety-not-exclusion?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**CAVE CREEK**  
1News: ['Sadness, gratitude': Cave Creek survivors reflect 30 years on](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/28/sadness-gratitude-cave-creek-survivors-reflect-30-years-on/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Remembering the Cave Creek victims on 30th anniversary](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559032/remembering-the-cave-creek-victims-on-30th-anniversary?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joanne Nash (Press/Post): [A legacy for good: 30 years on from the Cave Creek disaster](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360652712/legacy-good-30-years-cave-creek-disaster?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**OTHER**  
John Weekes (Herald): [Covid wage subsidy fraud, money laundering case: Luke Daniel Rivers pleads guilty to nearly $1m fraud](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/covid-wage-subsidy-fraud-money-laundering-case-luke-daniel-rivers-pleads-guilty-to-nearly-1m-fraud/YSOFERC5S5BARLO26MARDMOWQM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Internal Affairs seeks new 'face capture solution'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558939/internal-affairs-seeks-new-face-capture-solution?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [Why a vital internet link for many Kiwis could soon be cut](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360665143/why-vital-internet-link-many-kiwis-could-soon-be-cut?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nikki Mandow (Newsroom): [Random people with real power](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/random-people-real-power-rethinking-democracy/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Cross-party hope for anti-trafficking legislation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559047/cross-party-hope-for-anti-trafficking-legislation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Hawke's Bay secures funding for Whirinaki flood mitigation project](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559187/hawke-s-bay-secures-funding-for-whirinaki-flood-mitigation-project?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Women's Refuge receives much-needed funding boost for staff training](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559276/women-s-refuge-receives-much-needed-funding-boost-for-staff-training?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: Chatham Islands hopes for a more independent future](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/559313/chatham-islands-hopes-for-a-more-independent-future?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Olivia Podmore inquest: 'They turned a blind eye' - family condemn sports leadership](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559156/olivia-podmore-inquest-they-turned-a-blind-eye-family-condemn-sports-leadership?ref=goodoil.news)

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