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# News Briefing: 3 April 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-3-april-2025/
- Published: 2025-04-02T19:09:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-03T02:02:12.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

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

**HEALTH**  
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [How multinational dairy companies convinced ministers to back away from new rules for baby formula](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556997/how-multinational-dairy-companies-convinced-ministers-to-back-away-from-new-rules-for-baby-formula?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jessica Rosen (1News): [Why a senior doctor felt he had no choice but quit Nelson Hospital](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/02/why-a-senior-doctor-felt-he-had-no-choice-but-quit-nelson-hospital/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Nineteen month wait to see a specialist: 'I was suffering severe pain all of the time'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556985/nineteen-month-wait-to-see-a-specialist-i-was-suffering-severe-pain-all-of-the-time?ref=goodoil.news)  
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [HealthNZ response to Nelson Hospital woes just window dressing - union](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557000/healthnz-response-to-nelson-hospital-woes-just-window-dressing-union?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [One third of New Zealanders waiting more than two weeks to see GP - poll](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/poll/556965/one-third-of-new-zealanders-waiting-more-than-two-weeks-to-see-gp-poll?ref=goodoil.news)  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Revealed: Senior doctors told PM Gisborne Hospital is on ‘brink of collapse’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/revealed-senior-doctors-told-pm-gisborne-hospital-is-on-brink-of-collapse/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alex Raines (Newsroom): [I was overjoyed to move from the US health system to NZ’s. But then I could see the cracks](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/i-was-overjoyed-to-move-from-the-us-health-system-to-nzs-but-then-i-could-see-the-cracks/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [‘Several failings’ led to wrongful detainment of 11-year-old and dosing of anti-psychotics, Health NZ says](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360636842/several-failings-led-wrongful-detainment-11-year-old-and-dosing-anti-psychotics-health-nz-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Todd (RNZ): [Misidentified 11-year-old injected with drugs rarely given to children, review finds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556934/misidentified-11-year-old-injected-with-drugs-rarely-given-to-children-review-finds?ref=goodoil.news)  
Agence France-Presse (Guardian): [Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psychiatric ward and drugged in identity mix-up](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/02/new-zealand-girl-sent-psych-ward-identity-mix-up?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [40% of most urgent hospital repairs aren't being worked on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557004/40-percent-of-most-urgent-hospital-repairs-aren-t-being-worked-on?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: ‘Backbone of the health system’: Calls for more support for GPs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/backbone-of-the-health-system-calls-for-more-support-for-gps-the-front-page/2MNNQRKHGZCKTJVOUIS64VLKUM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dita De Boni (Post): [NZ’s ageing, burnt out, financially unviable GP sector](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360638341/nzs-ageing-burnt-out-financially-unviable-gp-sector?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Proposed med school ‘unaffordable’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/proposed-med-school-%E2%80%98unaffordable%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo Lines-MacKenzie (Waikato Times/Post): [Doctor backs Waikato Medical School to get GP numbers up](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360636783/doctor-backs-waikato-medical-school-get-gp-numbers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Prabani Wood (NZ Initiative): [The heart of healthcare: Renewing New Zealand’s primary health care system](https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/the-heart-of-healthcare-renewing-new-zealands-primary-care-system/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Olivia Caldwell and Rawan Saadi (ODT): [Significant failures in Upper Clutha health system: report](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/significant-failures-upper-clutha-health-system-report?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Faster approvals for medicines available overseas under new law](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/02/new-law-will-streamline-approval-of-medicines-verified-offshore/?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Weight loss drug Wegovy approved for use in NZ](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/02/weight-loss-drug-wegovy-approved-for-use-in-nz/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Baz Macdonald (Re: News): [Cannabis clinics: Glorified dispensaries or filling patient need?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/03/cannabis-clinics-glorified-dispensaries-or-filling-patient-need/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): [Health workforce shake-up: Fears of a two-tier system spark debate](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/health-workforce-shake-fears-two-tier-system-spark-debate?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [Mental health programme ‘hugely popular’ with patients despite challenges](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360638330/mental-health-programme-hugely-popular-patients-despite-challenges?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**PARLIAMENT**  
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ['Serious' consequences if Te Pāti Māori MPs don't attend Privileges Committee hearings - chair](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556998/serious-consequences-if-te-pati-maori-mps-don-t-attend-privileges-committee-hearings-chair?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori to hold own hearing after boycotting Privileges Committee](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556984/te-pati-maori-to-hold-own-hearing-after-boycotting-privileges-committee?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kelly Dennett and Anna Whyte (Post): [Te Pāti Māori MPs a no-show at Privileges hearing](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360638694/te-pati-maori-mps-no-show-privileges-hearing?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Privileges Committee hearing to go ahead without Te Pāti Māori MPs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556962/privileges-committee-hearing-to-go-ahead-without-te-pati-maori-mps?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [‘We’re not sorry’: Te Pāti Māori refuse to apologise for Parliament haka](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360638698/were-not-sorry-te-pati-maori-refuse-apologise-parliament-haka?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Haka in the House: Te Pāti Māori MPs absent from Privileges hearing](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/02/haka-in-the-house-te-pati-maori-mps-absent-from-privileges-hearing/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori MPs' absence from Privileges Committee won't stop hearing - law expert](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556886/te-pati-maori-mps-absence-from-privileges-committee-won-t-stop-hearing-law-expert?ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Check Your Privilege](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/check-your-privilege?utm%5Fcampaign=email-half-post&r=2peuab&utm%5Fsource=substack&utm%5Fmedium=email)  
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David Fisher (Herald): [Anatomy of a scandal - Green MP Benjamin Doyle’s case explained](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/anatomy-of-a-scandal-green-mp-benjamin-doyles-case-explained/SI3DQ4LWCBGDXEIJCKIMMMJ5PA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chris Trotter: [Please Explain](https://christrotter418256.substack.com/p/please-explain)  
Paul Buchanan: [The Green’s Identity Bubble Problem](https://www.kiwipolitico.com/2025/04/the-greens-identity-bubble-problem/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Richard Prebble (Herald): [A four-year term for Parliament would be ‘recipe for chaos’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/a-four-year-term-for-parliament-would-be-recipe-for-chaos-richard-prebble/LGRRAJCCQNBK3AW6GKY445KKIU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Robert MacCulloch: [Prebs is Right - a 4 Year Parliamentary Term is no panacea to NZ's stagnation](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/prebs-is-right-a-4-year-parliamentary-term-is-no-panacea-to-nz-s-stagnation-the-problem-is-neithe?ref=goodoil.news)  
Neil Sands (Law News): [Nearly one-third of Kiwis ‘open’ to a dictatorship, survey finds](https://lawnews.nz/politics/nearly-one-third-of-kiwis-open-to-a-dictatorship-survey-finds/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House: Threats without consequences: Parliament's 'schoolyard stupidity'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556986/threats-without-consequences-parliament-s-schoolyard-stupidity?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Winston Peters, whale rider](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-04-2025/echo-chamber-winston-peters-whale-rider?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ian Powell: [Revisiting Universalism](https://politicalbytes.blog/2025/04/02/862/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Elliot Crossan: [What Is to Be Done? Taking the Fight to the Coalition in 2025](https://systemchange.nz/2025/04/02/what-is-to-be-done/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**SUPERMARKETS**  
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): [The Supermarket showdown](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-the-supermarket)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Govt mulls radical supermarket reform, but an expert warns excess profits are just a small piece of the high grocery price puzzle](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/132695/government-mulls-radical-supermarket-reform-expert-warns-excess-profits-are-just?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eric Crampton (Herald): [Real supermarket competition will require planning reform](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/planning-reform-needed-for-real-supermarket-competition-eric-crampton/UFTJQ2343RDL7N2YKZ75JPCQNE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [The cost and excuse of living in a long, lean and small country](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business-of-food/the-cost-and-excuse-of-living-in-a-long-lean-and-small-country?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bryan Bruce: [Yada,yada,yada...I'm Over It!](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/yadayadayadaim-over-it) (paywalled)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Ombudsman forces release of ‘unacceptable’ and ‘excessive’ consultant spend KiwiRail wanted secret](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/revealed-ombudsman-forces-release-of-unacceptable-and-excessive-consultant-spend-kiwirail-wanted-secret/LMUNU3CYE5FANLXMC6URY27WNI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [KiwiRail's $8m bill for consultants is unacceptable - minister](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556958/kiwirail-s-8m-bill-for-consultants-is-unacceptable-minister?ref=goodoil.news)  
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [KiwiRail reveals $8m cost of McKinsey contract, Winston Peters blasts spend as ‘unacceptable’](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/kiwirail-reveals-8m-cost-of-mckinsey-contract-winston-peters-blasts-spend-as-unacceptable?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Local Aotearoa: [Another Local Aotearoa transparency win as KiwiRail reveals $8m consultant bill](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/another-local-aotearoa-transparency)  
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On The Government’s Latest Ferries Scam](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00002/on-the-governments-latest-ferries-scam.htm?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [The twists and turns of replacing Cook Strait ferries](https://www.nbr.co.nz/edwards-on-politics/the-twists-and-turns-of-replacing-the-cook-strait-ferries/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland congestion: Motorists face longer commutes, possible charges](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-congestion-motorists-face-longer-commutes-possible-charges/LV5B3VBNZJGTZE3Z5SQJGUUTCY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Auckland Transport stops measuring its climate emission cuts](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/auckland-transport-stops-measuring-its-climate-emission-cuts/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington trains lose 2 million passengers in a year](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360637229/wellington-trains-lose-2-million-passengers-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Disabled passengers allege ‘continued pattern’ of mistreatment by Metlink staff](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-04-2025/disabled-passengers-allege-continued-pattern-of-mistreatment-by-metlink-staff?ref=goodoil.news)  
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): [‘Weird wording’: Parent says Nelson speed consultation is confusing](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/02/weird-wording-parent-says-nelson-speed-consultation-is-confusing/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PUBLIC SERVICE**  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Kāinga Ora to disestablish hundreds of roles](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360638617/kainga-ora-disestablish-hundreds-roles?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Green (RNZ): [MP says another 500 jobs to go as Kāinga Ora roles 'reset' looms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557017/mp-says-another-500-jobs-to-go-as-kainga-ora-roles-reset-looms?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [Judith Collins’ public service reforms may tread a fine line](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judith-collins-public-service-reforms-may-tread-a-fine-line-editorial/4GO3XBSOL5ASRAWH2OVO5ZTX54/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Deb Te Kawa (BusinessDesk): [Fixing the public service without forgetting the basics](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/fixing-the-public-service-without-forgetting-the-basics?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Donald Trump’s tariffs: Government zeroes in on 20 areas as ‘Liberation Day’ dawns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/donald-trumps-tariffs-government-zeroes-in-on-20-areas-as-liberation-day-dawns/U33E6SLPDBEENIG7CGBR744O6U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [The known unknowns of Trump’s tariff plans](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/the-known-unknowns-of-trumps-tariff-plans/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Cameron Smith (Herald): [‘Liberation Day’: New Zealand and the world to learn Trump tariff fate](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/liberation-day-new-zealand-and-the-world-to-learn-trump-tariff-fate/TMC5Z65R7RB6FE34KG2GVYZABE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [Todd McClay warns NZ likely to be hit by ‘liberation day’ tariffs](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360638208/todd-mcclay-warns-nz-likely-be-hit-liberation-day-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Russia-Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes for more sanctions in call with Christopher Luxon](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/russia-ukraine-war-volodymyr-zelenskyy-pushes-for-more-sanctions-in-call-with-christopher-luxon/WICUAAFJMFF3DA5KUPYGQKNJWY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lydia Lewis (RNZ): [New Zealand tight-lipped over details of Kiribati aid review](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/557012/new-zealand-tight-lipped-over-details-of-kiribati-aid-review?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Ukraine a case study in how NZ needs to change defence spending - Hipkins](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556917/ukraine-a-case-study-in-how-nz-needs-to-change-defence-spending-hipkins?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [RSA applaudes veteran Willie Apiata's Victoria Cross medal gift](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556913/rsa-applaudes-veteran-willie-apiata-s-victoria-cross-medal-gift?ref=goodoil.news)  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [Police acknowledge ‘exposure to potential foreign interference’ concerns](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360637808/police-acknowledge-exposure-potential-foreign-interference-concerns?ref=goodoil.news)  
Niva Chittock (RNZ): [Chinese ship granted consent from government to undertake research](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556959/chinese-ship-granted-consent-from-government-to-undertake-research?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS**  
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Planned health and safety law changes miss bigger problems - union](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556941/planned-health-and-safety-law-changes-miss-bigger-problems-union?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Fourth reform in a week wraps up health and safety overhaul](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360638622/fourth-reform-week-wraps-health-and-safety-overhaul?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Third health & safety reform ignores Pike River lessons, says expert body](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360637367/third-health-safety-reform-ignores-pike-river-lessons-says-expert-body?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [Workplace safety shake-up: Compliance equals protection under new system of Approved Codes of Practice](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/workplace-safety-shake-up-compliance-equals-protection-under-new-system-of-approved-codes-of-practice?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER**  
RNZ: [Chief Human Rights Commissioner apologises to Muslim community](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556990/chief-human-rights-commissioner-apologises-to-muslim-community?ref=goodoil.news)  
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): [Chief human rights commissioner accused of Islamophobia by Jewish groups](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-04-2025/chief-human-rights-commissioner-accused-of-islamophobia-by-jewish-groups?ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [How an Otago bus safety campaign fuelled fierce debate](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360634888/bus-safety-campaign-paused-after-complaints-over-teens-clothing?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LAW AND ORDER**  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Almost a third of people feel less safe than a year ago - poll](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557002/almost-a-third-of-people-feel-less-safe-than-a-year-ago-poll?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jack McDonald (Post): [The debate about Māori and police we should be having](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360638006/debate-about-maori-and-police-we-should-be-having?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Peter de Graf (RNZ): ['Safety is at risk': Warning as meth and crime crisis in Northland worsens](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556976/safety-is-at-risk-warning-as-meth-and-crime-crisis-in-northland-worsens?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKING, RESERVE BANK**  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Revealed: What Nicola Willis was told ahead of Adrian Orr’s shock Reserve Bank resignation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/nicola-willis-prepped-for-questions-on-if-adrian-orr-raised-his-voice-with-her-as-his-shock-resignation-from-the-reserve-bank-was-announced/RBJ5LDSW7BBWLK5VUCDQOQWGRM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Martien Lubberink: [On Nine to Noon: Banking inquiry has lost its way, capital expert says](https://capitalissues.co/2025/04/02/on-nine-to-noon-banking-inquiry-has-lost-its-way-capital-expert-says/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Too much capital in the banking system is like ‘over-insuring your house’](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/556951/why-your-next-pay-could-be-a-little-smaller?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Cracks appear in landmark Government policy](https://www.politik.co.nz/cracks-appear-in-governments-gene-tech-liberalisation/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [Rotokākahi protectors vow fight isn’t over as court greenlights controversial pipeline](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-04-2025/rotokakahi-protectors-vow-fight-isnt-over-as-court-greenlights-controversial-pipeline?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Andrews (RNZ): [Rotokākahi mana whenua 'failed' by green light for sewerage pipeline](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/556974/rotokakahi-mana-whenua-failed-by-green-light-for-sewerage-pipeline?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Declarations might improve water quality, environment group says](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/declarations-might-improve-water-quality-environment-group-says/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION**  
Riria Dalton-Reedy (Te Ao Māori News): [ACT MP can’t name one ‘race-based’ policy she’s trying to outlaw](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/02/act-mp-cant-name-one-race-based-policy-shes-trying-to-outlaw/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Robert MacCulloch: [To National & ACT supporters attacking Auckland University. You voted for the changes there, which you now label "woke"](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/to-national-act-supporters-attacking-auckland-university-shut-it-you-voted-for-every-change-ther?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Bullying, racism reported at uni's business school](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/bullying-racism-reported-unis-business-school?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Number of foreign students continues to rise, select committee told](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556980/number-of-foreign-students-continues-to-rise-select-committee-told?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [The housing market has turned around - but is that a good thing?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557005/the-housing-market-has-turned-around-but-is-that-a-good-thing?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [The tenancies that have lasted 20 years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556995/the-tenancies-that-have-lasted-20-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sinead Gill (Press): [‘Stalling tactics’: Council seeks another extension to housing density plan](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360637938/stalling-tactics-council-seeks-another-extension-housing-density-plan?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Next property market upturn 'slowly building' – CoreLogic](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/03/next-property-market-upturn-slowly-building-corelogic/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Ninness (Interest): [16,000 fewer new homes consented in year to February compared to same period of 2022](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/132688/residential-and-commercial-building-consents-both-continue-decline?ref=goodoil.news)  
Miriam Bell (Post): [Dodgy builders to be hit with tough new rules](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360636775/dodgy-builders-be-hit-tough-new-rules?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nick Hill (Post): [Sorting out building consent delays requires rounding up the cowboys](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360636817/sorting-out-building-consenting-means-rounding-cowboys?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brent Melville (NBR): [250,000 new build products is a pipe dream, industry says](https://www.nbr.co.nz/infrastructure/250000-new-build-products-is-a-pipe-dream-industry/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER**  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Government kills off ‘bed tax’ for struggling tourism hotspots](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360637950/government-kills-bed-tax-struggling-tourism-hotspots?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Greater Wellington Regional councillor Thomas Nash won't run again](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360638115/greater-wellington-regional-councillor-thomas-nash-wont-run-again?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Bay of Plenty water plans: Councils eye joint-effort options for savings](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-water-plans-councils-eye-joint-effort-options-for-savings/U542E2LWTNEAJCENAB5CV4A2XI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Victor Waters (RNZ): [Govt investment sought for Eden Park upgrade plan - CEO](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556979/govt-investment-sought-for-eden-park-upgrade-plan-ceo?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Melville (NBR): [Eden Park’s $550 million plan unveiled](https://www.nbr.co.nz/property/eden-parks-550-million-plan-unveiled/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Laine Priestley (ODT): [Ward gaining another councillor on ORC](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/ward-gaining-another-councillor-orc?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS**  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Many NZ workers expect to work into their 70s, SEEK says](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/132680/seek-says-financial-worries-are-keeping-many-new-zealanders-jobs-longer-and?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Why your next pay could be a little smaller](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/556951/why-your-next-pay-could-be-a-little-smaller?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Tax experts welcome proposals to simplify fringe benefit tax ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/tax-experts-welcome-proposals-to-simplify-fringe-benefit-tax/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [EY NZ boss steps down](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360637490/ey-nz-boss-steps-down?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Climate change is a real financial risk, Super Fund managers say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556944/climate-change-is-a-real-financial-risk-super-fund-managers-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [On the Money: Lisa Eldridge, board bust-ups, Mondiale, having a Field Day, and more](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/on-the-money/on-the-money-lisa-eldridge-board-bust-ups-mondiale-having-a-field-day-and-more?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Blake Benny (Herald): [Consumer NZ urges Microsoft to extend Windows 10 support, warns of ‘tech nightmare’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/consumer-nz-urges-microsoft-to-extend-windows-10-support-warns-of-tech-nightmare/IWDEYXX35VCLPMTC3SPAVYPWSQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES**  
RNZ: [Council move opens way for OceanaGold to extend open cast pit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556931/council-move-opens-way-for-oceanagold-to-extend-open-cast-pit?ref=goodoil.news)  
Patrick Phelps (Herald): [Mining in NZ: Offshore profits and the challenge of fair royalties](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/commodities/mining-in-nz-offshore-profits-and-the-challenge-of-fair-royalties/QZFYUFMUMBHZZIUTXH6UB7OTRI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gary Hamilton-Irvine (Hawkes Bay Today): [Large Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farm to be converted to forestry; sold to overseas buyer](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/large-hawkes-bay-sheep-and-beef-farm-to-be-converted-to-forestry-sold-to-overseas-buyer/K7IPCHLCUJESJGQTNOJPKXZBOU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Monique Steele (RNZ): [Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/556843/industrial-hemp-should-be-an-agricultural-crop-not-a-drug-says-grower?ref=goodoil.news)  
Monique Steele (RNZ): [Marsden Point closure sparks five-year delay, re-location of $70m glasshouse](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556940/marsden-point-closure-sparks-five-year-delay-re-location-of-70m-glasshouse?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [AI policy under Trump: what it means for NZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/ai-policy-under-trump-what-it-means-for-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jacqueline Rowarth (Herald): [Why New Zealand needs to invest in young farmers now](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/why-new-zealand-needs-to-invest-in-young-farmers-now-dr-jacqueline-rowarth/G4SGCR72DJGU7AOOEJ6XHKIKXQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Yes, butter is expensive - but how does it compare to other countries?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360630242/yes-butter-expensive-how-does-it-compare-other-countries?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ECONOMY**  
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Cutting the OCR next week 'likely the wrong thing to do' - economist](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/556978/cutting-the-ocr-next-week-likely-the-wrong-thing-to-do-economist?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Westpac chief economist: 'No change in the OCR is appropriate'](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/132685/kelly-eckhold-says-while-rbnz-appeared-promise-ocr-cut-next-week-almost?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [An April cut likely the wrong move – Westpac Bank chief economist](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/an-april-cut-likely-the-wrong-move-westpac-bank-chief-economist?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENERGY**  
David Dempsey (The Conversation): [Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk](https://theconversation.com/hotter-and-deeper-how-nzs-plan-to-drill-for-supercritical-geothermal-energy-holds-promise-and-risk-252910?ref=goodoil.news)  
No Right Turn: [We don’t need the fast track to kill fossil fuels](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-need-fast-track-to-kill-fossil.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Destiny Church defends taking Covid-19 awareness grants despite anti-vaccine stance](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/destiny-church-defends-taking-covid-19-awareness-grants-despite-anti-vaccine-stance/NAZCVH6ARVF3RDZ7VP6GFXXVSY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Renee Liang (North & South): [Child Poverty](https://northandsouth.co.nz/2025/03/25/child-poverty/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Government consulting with Māori landowners over changes to governing legislation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/556946/government-consulting-with-maori-landowners-over-changes-to-governing-legislation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Scott Kennedy (Post): [As online gambling rolls in, NZ needs to regulate ‘dark pattern’ design](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360637320/online-gambling-rolls-nz-needs-regulate-dark-pattern-design?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Takeovers Panel issues draft ruling on Jim Grenon’s bid for NZME boardroom cleanout - Australian report](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-takeovers-panel-issues-draft-ruling-on-jim-grenons-bid-for-nzme-boardroom-cleanout-australian-report/2NXEG6GMIBBXDDR42YWWI5ZUAU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [Mandates, lockdowns and misinformation: The revolt against Jacinda Ardern](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360630634/mandates-lockdowns-and-misinformation-revolt-against-jacinda-ardern?ref=goodoil.news)  
Patrick Nolan (Interest): [Getting our retirement policy right now is important for the long-term, young people and future generations](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132679/patrick-nolan-says-getting-our-retirement-policy-right-now-important-long-term?ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Cugley and Te Rina Kowhai (Te Ao Māori News): [Whānau Ora tender process challenged in high court](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/03/31/whanau-ora-tender-process-challenged-in-high-court/?ref=goodoil.news)

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