> ## 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: 3 June 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-3-june-2025/ - Published: 2025-06-02T20:37:29.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-02T21:32:56.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **DAVID SEYMOUR SWORN IN AS DEPUTY PM** John Campbell (1News): [Why is Peters laughing? And what is Seymour thinking?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/31/john-campbell-why-is-peters-laughing-and-what-is-seymour-thinking/?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [Winston Peters departs as deputy PM with NZ First sitting pretty](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360703204/winston-peters-departs-deputy-pm-nz-first-sitting-pretty?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Sunday Star Times): [The ‘impossibly ridiculous’ idea of David Seymour, Deputy PM](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360704599/impossibly-ridiculous-idea-david-seymour-deputy-pm?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [David Seymour: This is the man who couldn’t get ACT over 1%. Look at him now](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360703443/david-seymour-man-who-couldnt-get-act-over-1-look-him-now?ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Deputy PM handover: Seymour vows straight talk, Peters fires up campaign](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562595/deputy-pm-handover-seymour-vows-straight-talk-peters-fires-up-campaign?ref=goodoil.news) Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): [Inside deputy prime minister David Seymour’s celebration brunch](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-06-2025/inside-deputy-prime-minister-david-seymours-celebration-brunch?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Stormy seas ahead for new skipper](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/stormy-seas-ahead-new-skipper?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amy Ridout (Stuff): [‘Yes, I am dangerous’: Seymour sets tone as Deputy PM](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360708958/yes-i-am-dangerous-seymour-sets-tone-deputy-pm?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [David Seymour reflects on past decade to ACT supporters in first speech as Deputy Prime Minister](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562782/david-seymour-reflects-on-past-decade-to-act-supporters-in-first-speech-as-deputy-prime-minister?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [David Seymour twerks into the top job](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/133548/act-party-sees-deputy-prime-minister-role-chance-show-it-can-govern-not-just?ref=goodoil.news) Phoebe Utteridge (Stuff): [David Seymour sworn in as deputy prime minister](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360708726/david-seymour-sworn-deputy-prime-minister?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [ACT’s David takes on Goliath role](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360708103/acts-david-takes-goliath-role?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **PARLIAMENT** Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): [Betting the house - can the government lure foreign investment?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/danyl-mclauchlan-betting-the-house-can-the-government-lure-foreign-investment/Y5SD63AIHREVDJC7PUB4UONWDQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ryan Bridge (Herald): [Political wizard Winston Peters casts spell around Chris Hipkins](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/political-wizard-winston-peters-casts-spell-around-chris-hipkins-ryan-bridge/M6FKM7OEQJD4POA5KEHTR5444A/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Te Pāti Māori tries to heal rift with Labour, is it too late?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/te-pati-maori-tries-to-heal-rift-with-labour-is-it-too-late-thomas-coughlan/65DOBNTGXFBMTDDI2UIHF7BYHA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Labour’s first and most urgent mission is to knock Te Pāti Māori out of the race](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/133559/labour%E2%80%99s-first-and-most-urgent-mission-knock-te-p%C4%81ti-m%C4%81ori-out-race-says-chris?ref=goodoil.news) Victor Billot (Newsroom): [An Ode to .. Prince Chipkins](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/01/an-ode-to-prince-chipkins/?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [David Seymour calls charity fight challenge from Māori activist ‘immature, primitive behaviour’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360708293/david-seymour-calls-charity-fight-challenge-maori-activist-immature-primitive-behaviour?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Leak and ye shall find (out)](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/leak-and-ye-shall-find-out?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Has the political divide gotten worse?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-has-the-political-divide-gotten-worse/?ref=goodoil.news) Natalia Albert: [No Plan, No Power: NZ’s Left in Disarray](https://nataliaalbert.substack.com/p/where-the-f-is-our-opposition) Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Categories and strategy: The path of Parliament's members' bills](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562797/categories-and-strategy-the-path-of-parliament-s-members-bills?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Pay equity committee, Deputy PM, super, fiscal cliffs, and leaks](https://www.nbr.co.nz/beehive-banter/pay-equity-committee-deputy-pm-super-fiscal-cliff-and-leaks/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [In it for the long haul](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/it-long-haul?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: ['I've had a wonderful life': 90 years of Jim Bolger](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562804/i-ve-had-a-wonderful-life-90-years-of-jim-bolger?ref=goodoil.news) Fleur Guthrie (Woman’s Weekly): [MP Erica Stanford opens up on family, politics and protecting kids online](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/erica-stanford-opens-up-on-family-politics-and-protecting-kids-online/C6IMBNA3SRFQRCNFYX7QIFDIPI/?ref=goodoil.news) Hawkes Bay Today: [Napier MP Katie Nimon has a baby on Budget day – welcome to the world, Lochie Lawson](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/napier-mp-katie-nimon-has-a-baby-on-budget-day-welcome-to-the-world-lochie-lawson/ZQTSHCJGYBGJXFDFS5STTZOZJY/?ref=goodoil.news) **EMPLOYMENT, PAY EQUITY** Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Brooke van Velden shifts WorkSafe's focus from enforcement to advice](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562876/brooke-van-velden-shifts-worksafe-s-focus-from-enforcement-to-advice?ref=goodoil.news) Julia Gabel (Herald): [WorkSafe shake-up: Minister kicks off agency makeover with hotline for ‘overzealous’ road cone use](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/atmosphere-of-fear-minister-kicks-off-agency-shake-up-with-hotline-for-overzealous-road-cone-use/AYKQ7P4VRZA7RBELZVGPUBXFUI/?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Minister gives WorkSafe clear direction to change approach](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/minister-gives-worksafe-clear-direction-to-change-approach/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [Van Velden puts WorkSafe on notice with six-month reform window](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/van-velden-puts-worksafe-on-notice-with-six-month-reform-window?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): [Government tries to make WorkSafe friendlier in overhaul](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360709150/government-tries-make-worksafe-friendlier-overhaul?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stufff: [Government to launch ‘road cone’ hotline amid a range of changes](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360709721/worksafe-shift-focus-enforcement-guidance-under-government-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) Brian Easton (Pundit): [Economic Bullies](https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/economic-bullies?ref=goodoil.news) Max Rashbrooke (Post): [How the pay equity ‘gift from the Government’ will keep on giving](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360707367/how-pay-equity-gift-government-will-keep-giving?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lisa Meto Fox (Spinoff): [The migrant dream? My mum’s pay equity claim was cancelled and I got a tax cut](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/31-05-2025/the-migrant-dream-my-mums-pay-equity-claim-was-cancelled-and-i-got-a-tax-cut?ref=goodoil.news) Joe Shaw (RNZ): [Christchurch protesters confront Finance Minister Nicola Willis over pay equity](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562685/christchurch-protesters-confront-finance-minister-nicola-willis-over-pay-equity?ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Civis: A heckler and raised hackles a real puzzler](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/heckler-and-raised-hackles-real-puzzler?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Julie Jacobson (Post): [Wellington job market? It’s a jungle out there](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360703096/wellington-job-market-its-jungle-out-there?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS** RNZ: [Is the honours system still relevant for New Zealand?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/icymi/562697/is-the-honours-system-still-relevant-for-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [When it’s not an honour: How to decline a King’s Birthday gong](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360707990/when-its-not-honour-how-decline-kings-birthday-gong?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Two former finance ministers receive King's Birthday Honours](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562811/two-former-finance-ministers-receive-king-s-birthday-honours?ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Howie (Herald): [King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Abuse survivor accepts honour, slams Government on redress](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/kings-birthday-honours-2025-abuse-survivor-accepts-honour-slams-government-on-redress/24LIXHCTTBDD7DO5HYMJUFPDFM/?ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [King's Birthday Honours: Advocate dedicates award to survivors of abuse in care](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562817/king-s-birthday-honours-advocate-dedicates-award-to-survivors-of-abuse-in-care?ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Howie (Herald): [King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Six new Dames and Knights among almost 190 recognised nationally](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kings-birthday-honours-2025-six-new-dames-and-knights-among-almost-190-recognised-nationally/B6GG7SVOPZCDRFIOEM4LGVY7JQ/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dai Henwood, Suzy Cato, Steven Joyce get King’s Birthday Honours](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/02/dai-henwood-suzy-cato-steven-joyce-get-kings-birthday-honours/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Raynel (Herald): [Brendan Lindsay knighted for business and philanthropy contributions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/kings-birthday-honours-2025-brendan-lindsay-knighted-for-business-and-philanthropy-contributions/7W6SYYT3SJCRNDAUZ3XLL4UGO4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Karyn Scherer (NBR): [Two new knights in New Year Honors for business](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/two-new-knights-in-new-years-honours-list-for-business/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) BusinessDesk: [Wayne Boyd, Brendan Lindsay, Mark Cooper knighted](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business/kings-birthday-honours-2025-wayne-boyd-brendan-lindsay-mark-cooper-knighted?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira and Pokere Paewai (RNZ): '[This is not a recognition I carry alone' - Māori honoured in King's Birthday list](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562823/this-is-not-a-recognition-i-carry-alone-maori-honoured-in-king-s-birthday-list?ref=goodoil.news) Kate Judson (Stuff): [Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission chair knighted](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360703744/earthquake-commission-judge-knighted?ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Mark Cooper – a judge knighted](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/kings-birthday-honours-2025-mark-cooper-a-judge-knighted?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **CHRIS BISHOP AT THE AOTEAROA MUSIC AWARDS** RNZ: [Chris Bishop's comments during Stan Walker's performance have 'no place' at Aotearoa Music Awards - producers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562765/chris-bishop-s-comments-during-stan-walker-s-performance-have-no-place-at-aotearoa-music-awards-producers?ref=goodoil.news) Natasha Gordon (Herald): [Fur Patrol hit back at Chris Bishop’s ‘crap’ music awards comment, David Seymour wades in](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymour-responds-to-chris-bishops-crap-comment-at-aotearoa-music-awards/IKJP4YXF5JEVLIDGNFUSBBKD2U/?ref=goodoil.news) Mani Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): [‘Load of crap’ Minister Chris Bishop on Stan Walker AMA performance](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/30/load-of-crap-minister-chris-bishop-on-stan-walker-ama-performance/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['What a load of crap': Chris Bishop caught 'ranting' during Stan Walker's Aotearoa Music Awards performance](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562700/what-a-load-of-crap-chris-bishop-caught-ranting-during-stan-walker-s-aotearoa-music-awards-performance?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Explainer: Chris Bishop at the Aotearoa Music Awards](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/explainer-chris-bishop-at-the-aotearoa) Simon O’Connor: [Call it what it is](https://onpointnz.substack.com/p/call-it-what-it-is) Ani O’Brien: ["Load of crap": how radical Māori activism is beyond reproach](https://aniobrien.substack.com/p/load-of-crap-how-radical-maori-activism) **JACINDA ARDERN BOOK** Steve Braunias (Newsroom): [Jacinda, the first review](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/03/jacinda-the-first-review/?ref=goodoil.news) Steve Braunias (Newsroom): [An appointment with Jacinda](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/02/an-appointment-with-jacinda/?ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Listener): [What Jacinda Ardern’s A Different Kind of Power reveals about our former PM](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/books/what-jacinda-arderns-memoir-a-different-kind-of-power-reveals-about-our-former-pm/ZR657BZN5VEAXBIGXABOFDP3BY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tracy Watkins (Sunday Star Times): [Jacinda Ardern through her own eyes](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360707596/jacinda-ardern-through-her-own-eyes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katharine Viner (Guardian): [‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/31/jacinda-ardern-kind-leadership-public-rage-life-trump-america?ref=goodoil.news) Kim Knight (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern’s memoir and the untold stories from her time as Prime Minister](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/jacinda-arderns-memoir-and-the-untold-stories-from-her-time-as-prime-minister/JAXKH52ZNFHW7LUC3MZAK4Z574/?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Simpson (1News): [Jacinda Ardern on her cancer scare and a chilling public bathroom encounter](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/02/jacinda-ardern-on-her-cancer-scare-and-a-chilling-public-bathroom-encounter/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern on a lifetime of feeling 'never quite good enough’](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/03/jacinda-ardern-on-a-lifetime-of-feeling-never-quite-good-enough/?ref=goodoil.news) (book extract) Julia Gabel (Herald): [Dame Jacinda Ardern gets personal in much anticipated memoir](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/dame-jacinda-ardern-gets-personal-in-much-anticipated-memoir/342CORL2PJG4DHQPKMA3U5EY6E/?ref=goodoil.news) Frances Morton (Stuff): [Dame Jacinda Ardern: Just because you lack confidence doesn't mean you can't be a politician](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360708136/ardern-just-because-you-lack-confidence-doesnt-mean-you-cant-be-politician?ref=goodoil.news) Guardian: [‘I asked Queen Elizabeth II if she had any advice for me’: Jacinda Ardern on her time as a pregnant prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/may/31/queen-elizabeth-ii-had-raised-children-in-the-public-eye-i-asked-if-she-had-any-advice-for-me-an-exclusive-extract-from-jacinda-arderns-memoir?ref=goodoil.news) (book extract) Post: [Now here I was, in the middle of trying to become prime minister, and I was pregnant’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360707676/now-here-i-was-middle-trying-become-prime-minister-and-i-was-pregnant?ref=goodoil.news) (book extract) Max Stephens (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern reveals Queen Elizabeth II’s parenting advice](https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360708846/jacinda-ardern-reveals-queen-elizabeth-iis-parenting-advice?ref=goodoil.news) **RMA, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION** Catherine Knight: [‘The dismal swamp’ and other barriers to 'progress'](https://anuncommonland.substack.com/p/the-dismal-swamp-and-other-barriers) Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): [Councils plead for bipartisan Resource Management Act reform](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562732/councils-plead-for-bipartisan-resource-management-act-reform?ref=goodoil.news) Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): [Tairāwhiti environmentalists call Resource Management Act forestry proposals ‘deregulation’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tairawhiti-environmentalists-call-resource-management-act-forestry-proposals-deregulation/3JAUKRFC2NE2PBZNK23KR26MEE/?ref=goodoil.news) Alexa Cook (RNZ): '[There's been no transparency': Ruataniwha Dam protest outside meeting](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562626/there-s-been-no-transparency-ruataniwha-dam-protest-outside-meeting?ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Kay (Newsroom): [It will pay to tread carefully in herbicide review](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/02/it-will-pay-to-tread-carefully-in-herbicide-review/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Australian Mining company gets lucrative Marlborough Sounds exploration permit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562875/australian-mining-company-gets-lucrative-marlborough-sounds-exploration-permit?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): [Aquaculture animal welfare code 'anti-Kiwi', Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562801/aquaculture-animal-welfare-code-anti-kiwi-oceans-and-fisheries-minister-shane-jones-says?ref=goodoil.news) Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [NZ King Salmon reduce harvest due to small, 'stressed' fish](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562636/nz-king-salmon-reduce-harvest-due-to-small-stressed-fish?ref=goodoil.news) Kate Green (RNZ): [New Zealand’s air quality improving, but winter smoke still an issue](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562892/new-zealand-s-air-quality-improving-but-winter-smoke-still-an-issue?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Worst case disaster scenarios for Auckland, ](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360707239/worst-case-disaster-scenarios-auckland-wellington?ref=goodoil.news)Wellington (paywalled) No Right Turn: [Climate Change: Maybe we can take the win after all?](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/05/climate-change-maybe-we-can-take-win.html?ref=goodoil.news) **REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL** Ryan Ward (E-Tangata): [How the Regulatory Standards Bill gives companies more rights than the public](https://e-tangata.co.nz/uncategorised/how-the-regulatory-standards-bill-gives-companies-more-rights-than-the-public/?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tui: [Psst, Regulatory Standards Bill Is A Trojan Horse](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/psst-regulatory-standards-bill-is) Noel O’Malley (ODT): [Four strikes and not out — the Regulatory Standards Bill](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/four-strikes-and-not-out-%E2%80%94-regulatory-standards-bill?ref=goodoil.news) **BUDGET, GOVT SPENDING, RETIREMENT** Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Budget 2025 tests poorly with voters, according to Talbot Mills Research poll](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-tests-poorly-with-voters-according-to-talbot-mills-research-poll/U2TBY6OL5NCQ3B6GDN3EQWLKOE/?ref=goodoil.news) Vernon Small ((Sunday Star Times): [We gave them an inch, they took a mile: Can KiwiSaver be saved?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360707235/can-kiwisaver-be-saved?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Compulsory KiwiSaver: It’s time NZ had a serious debate about it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/kiwisaver/compulsory-kiwisaver-its-time-nz-had-a-serious-debate-about-it-fran-osullivan/LLEROALKCNCX7FY7HRVQPHRNJU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Murray Harris (Post): [Why NZ’s KiwiSaver success story risks a retirement shortfall](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360707765/why-nzs-kiwisaver-success-story-risks-retirement-shortfall?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [If you didn’t like this year’s Budget, just wait until the superannuation one](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/if-you-didnt-like-this-years-budget-just-wait-until-the-superannuation-one-editorial/4VQBTT3TF5C3XBSH3NH75HQKZU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Tourist tax: Govt boosts DoC coffers by $20m, keeps bigger slice for itself](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tourist-tax-govt-boosts-doc-coffers-by-20m-keeps-bigger-slice-for-itself/5YRCR2HXPVHG7KX3HAZIKFPUPU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): [The WWE term that sums up post-Budget week](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360709529/wwe-term-sums-post-budget-week?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Budget documents raise alarm that universities could collapse](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360704422/budget-documents-raise-alarm-universities-could-collapse?ref=goodoil.news) Kris Faafoi (Post): [It's time for future Budgets to invest in resilience and recovery](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360707988/its-time-future-budgets-invest-resilience-and-recovery?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** RNZ: [Defence Minister Judith Collins endorses Trump's Golden Dome amid contract frenzy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562790/defence-minister-judith-collins-endorses-trump-s-golden-dome-amid-contract-frenzy?ref=goodoil.news) Samuel Hume: [New Zealand cribbed Australian defence documents](https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06/new-zealand-cribbed-australian-defence-documents/?ref=goodoil.news) AP: [US defence secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of 'imminent' threat](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/01/us-defence-secretary-warns-indo-pacific-allies-of-imminent-threat/?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Govt’s modern slavery trade commitments questioned in the UK](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/30/govts-modern-slavery-trade-commitments-questioned-in-the-uk/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Peters hails 'breakthrough' in India trade talks, no timeline for deal](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/31/peters-hails-breakthrough-in-india-trade-talks-no-timeline-for-deal/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hamish Cooper named as new ambassador to London to replace Phil Goff](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562630/hamish-cooper-named-as-new-ambassador-to-london-to-replace-phil-goff?ref=goodoil.news) John Hobbs (ODT): [Clarity needed on our Gaza stance](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/clarity-needed-our-gaza-stance?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Father of Kiwi killed in Ukraine says government offered 'virtually nothing' in support](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562688/father-of-kiwi-killed-in-ukraine-says-government-offered-virtually-nothing-in-support?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealander killed in Ukraine 'very professional' in role, former defence minister](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562618/new-zealander-killed-in-ukraine-very-professional-in-role-former-defence-minister?ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Waugh (Herald): [Foreign aid isn’t just about survival today, it’s about hope for tomorrow](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foreign-aid-isnt-just-about-survival-today-its-about-hope-for-tomorrow-rachael-waugh/EBWGVPN2NNGNZHGSU4GLF7TUHQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): '[Energetic' Australia's new high commissioner](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360706821/energetic-australias-new-high-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) **JUSTICE** Neil Sands (Law News): [Cut fees to improve access to justice, Attorney-General tells lawyers](https://lawnews.nz/courts/cut-fees-to-improve-access-to-justice-attorney-general-tells-lawyers/?ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Former Justice Minister Judith Collins refuses to apologise to Lake Alice survivor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562855/former-justice-minister-judith-collins-refuses-to-apologise-to-lake-alice-survivor?ref=goodoil.news) Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [Justice reforms spark concerns over civil liberties](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/budget-2025-justice-reforms-spark-concerns-over-civil-liberties-sasha-borissenko/RYSI5F3XXFAIRCD6OJ6PMWK2A4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Govt pulls funding for rollout of ‘desperately needed’ justice programme before review finishes](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/govt-pulls-funding-for-rollout-of-desperately-needed-justice-programme-before-review-finishes/AL6QHUVBJZFD5DGJ3SWPLPGU5A/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mahvash Ikram (Law News): [Fast-track Commercial List to be re-established in High Court at Auckland](https://lawnews.nz/company-commercial/fast-track-commercial-list-to-be-re-established-in-high-court-at-auckland/?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER** Tom Hunt (Post): [Hope for ‘warts and all’ report as $2.1b Wellington debt looms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360708953/hope-warts-and-all-report-21b-wellington-debt-looms?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [‘Pathetic’: Wellington Water hides the bill](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360709459/pathetic-wellington-water-hides-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dave Armstrong (Post): [When reality harpoons the world of satire](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360709409/when-reality-harpoons-world-satire?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): ['Not a priority': Limited council amalgamation support in Wellington City](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360708918/not-priority-limited-council-amalgamation-support-wellington-city?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nick James (RNZ): [Wellington Airport plans to buy Lyall Bay property to upgrade community facilities](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562665/wellington-airport-plans-to-buy-lyall-bay-property-to-upgrade-community-facilities?ref=goodoil.news) Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): [Porirua residents to decide on super-council, Pacific leaders urge protection of local representation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/562831/porirua-residents-to-decide-on-super-council-pacific-leaders-urge-protection-of-local-representation?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Ham (Post): [A watchful eye: Inside Lower Hutt’s revamped CCTV hub](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360703231/watchful-eye-inside-lower-hutts-revamped-cctv-hub?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Council releases details from secret meeting](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360709759/council-releases-details-secret-meeting?ref=goodoil.news) Wayne Brown (Post): [How Auckland (and the country) can get out of productivity funk](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360704238/how-auckland-and-country-can-get-out-productivity-funk?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Felix Walton (RNZ): [Auckland War Memorial Museum to partially reopen after asbestos discovery forced closure](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562668/auckland-war-memorial-museum-to-partially-reopen-after-asbestos-discovery-forced-closure?ref=goodoil.news) Teuila Fuatai (RNZ): [Pacific wardens funding will improve coordination - Auckland councillor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/562722/pacific-wardens-funding-will-improve-coordination-auckland-councillor?ref=goodoil.news) David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Rates rise trimmed to 5.8% for Canterbury ratepayers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562631/rates-rise-trimmed-to-5-point-8-percent-for-canterbury-ratepayers?ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘[It stinks’ - Weary Grey District locals gear up for another round in dump fight](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/562674/it-stinks-weary-grey-district-locals-gear-up-for-another-round-in-dump-fight?ref=goodoil.news) Felix Walton (RNZ): ['Going to take some time': Dargaville water supply still not fixed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562729/going-to-take-some-time-dargaville-water-supply-still-not-fixed?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Resident has to travel to cemetery for safe drinking water](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/562624/resident-has-to-travel-to-cemetery-for-safe-drinking-water?ref=goodoil.news) Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Napier City Council backtracks on proposed library closure](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562861/napier-city-council-backtracks-on-proposed-library-closure?ref=goodoil.news) Emma Ricketts (Stuff): [Explained: The campaign signage rules for local body elections](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360703564/explained-campaign-signage-rules-local-body-elections?ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Ward (Waikato Times): [Split council vote after waters asset valuation curveball](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360707349/split-council-vote-after-waters-asset-valuation-curveball?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HEALTH** Ian Powell: [Gisborne Hospital senior doctors strike highlights important health system issues](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/gisborne-hospital-senior-doctors-strike-highlights-important-health-system-issues/?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Largest private medical scanning company wants more deals with public health system](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562602/largest-private-medical-scanning-company-ready-to-take-on-public-system-s-mri-ct-backlogs?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Cut-back in facilities alarms midwifery body](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/cut-back-facilities-alarms-midwifery-body?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ganesh R Ahirao (Public Health Communication Centre): [Social contract needed to deliver a 'no BS' public health agenda](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/social-contract-needed-deliver-no-bs-public-health-agenda?ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [1400 cancer diagnoses every year due to obesity](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360699983/1400-cancer-diagnoses-every-year-due-obesity?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Health and Disability Commission says operating budget $1.9m less than previous years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562667/health-and-disability-commission-says-operating-budget-1-point-9m-less-than-previous-years?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Pending legal ruling could have ‘material effect’ on ACC's troubled finances](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360705191/pending-legal-ruling-could-have-material-effect-accs-troubled-finances?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [ACC chair Tracey Batten resigns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562659/acc-chair-tracey-batten-resigns?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [ACC chair resigns while government ministers expect a turnaround](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/acc-chair-resigns-while-government-ministers-expect-a-turnaround/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Phoebe Utteridge (Stuff): [Why a hospital worth $17 million is near-empty and with no plan in sight](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360705901/why-hospital-worth-17-million-near-empty-and-no-plan-sight?ref=goodoil.news) Jen Nolan (Sunday Star Times): [Hospice: Trust me, there’s no better place for beloved to die](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360705850/hospice-trust-me-theres-no-better-place-beloved-die?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pokere Paewai (RNZ): [Māori tobacco control and advocacy spotlight of new documentary](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/562740/maori-tobacco-control-and-advocacy-spotlight-of-new-documentary?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand not prepared for another pandemic - epidemiologist](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562739/new-zealand-not-prepared-for-another-pandemic-epidemiologist?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19: New wave could be coming after 11-month reprieve](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562712/covid-19-new-wave-could-be-coming-after-11-month-reprieve?ref=goodoil.news) Louise Thornley (Spinoff): [ME/CFS patient estimates have doubled – but the disease is still ignored](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-06-2025/me-cfs-patient-estimates-have-doubled-but-the-disease-is-still-ignored?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Pharmacists flock to talks on how to be profitable in tight, confusing health system](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360707579/pharmacists-flock-talks-how-be-profitable-tight-confusing-health-system?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Lauren Crimp (RNZ): [Parents could be prosecuted for truancy, but principals say it won't work](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/562589/parents-could-be-prosecuted-for-truancy-but-principals-say-it-won-t-work?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Early childhood sector facing 'dark future', pay parity to freeze for two years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562745/early-childhood-sector-facing-dark-future-pay-parity-to-freeze-for-two-years?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [‘Dark future ahead’: Surprise pay ‘cuts’ cause ‘pain’ for early childhood teachers](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360705730/dark-future-ahead-surprise-pay-cuts-cause-pain-early-childhood-teachers?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [School lunches programme needs improvement](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-lunches-programme-needs-improvement-editorial/4EZ2RWGC4FFNVJ5LK6JW4L3P4Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Not going to police ‘matter of choice’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/not-going-police-%E2%80%98matter-choice%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Universities will be weakened by Budget focus on STEM and science - professor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562902/universities-will-be-weakened-by-budget-focus-on-stem-and-science-professor?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/subscribe?) ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d15f569-cf7b-4e55-85a8-2a6db56634c7_2553x1548.png) Bell - The Post 31 May 2025 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F019d7013-d4c1-4e5a-90dd-ab32873bd55d_2669x1576.png) Murdoch - Sunday Star Times 1 June 2025 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