> ## 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: 4 February 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-4-february-2025/ - Published: 2025-02-03T19:07:12.000Z - Updated: 2025-02-03T19:33:30.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics, News *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **WAITANGI, MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS** Laura Walters (Newsroom): [Waitangi sets the scene for political fireworks, Shane Jones calls for calm](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/04/waitangi-sets-the-scene-for-political-fireworks-shane-jones-calls-for-calm/?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [A stark contrast as David Seymour’s hapū welcomes National MPs](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360568965/stark-contrast-david-seymours-hapu-welcomes-national-mps?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Waitangi prepares for 50,000 visitors as Treaty politics come to the fore](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360566142/waitangi-prepares-50000-visitors-treaty-politics-come-fore?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Waitangi to welcome Te Pāti Māori, Māori Queen ahead of Government pōwhiri](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/waitangi-to-welcome-te-pati-maori-maori-queen-ahead-of-government-powhiri/GWGMXV7LNZAU5EDSGBMSDRZ3LA/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Politicians to face 'hot reception' at National Iwi Chairs Forum](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540713/politicians-to-face-hot-reception-at-national-iwi-chairs-forum?ref=goodoil.news) David Seymour (Herald): [Celebrating unity amid Treaty Principles Bill debate](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/waitangi-day-2025-celebrating-unity-amid-treaty-principles-bill-debate-david-seymour/VEWNUG66NBF73INEE5AHV5ZYIU/?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [Waitangi: Marama Davidson and Chris Hipkins in focus](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitangi-marama-davidson-and-chris-hipkins-in-focus-simon-wilson/W6Z2RABGRRAURCAYN7CG4M3IK4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [‘One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do’: Marama Davidson returns to politics after breast cancer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568815/one-hardest-things-ive-ever-had-do-marama-davidson-returns-politics-after-breast-cancer?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Watch: Marama Davidson speaks at Waitangi on return to politics](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540765/watch-marama-davidson-speaks-at-waitangi-on-return-to-politics?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [Waitangi week: Snapshots from the new New Zealand](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitangi-week-snapshots-from-the-new-new-zealand-simon-wilson/4VKPF3QWGREKLAQY7Z63RQGARY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Waitangi Day 2025: The conversations, commemorations and celebrations taking centre stage](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/540472/waitangi-day-2025-the-conversations-commemorations-and-celebrations-taking-centre-stage?ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [‘Controversies, dildos and mud’: How NZers will celebrate Waitangi Day, and what it means](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360567913/controversies-dildos-and-mud-how-nzers-will-celebrate-waitangi-day-and-what-it-means?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Dinsdale (Northern Avocate): [Eyes of the nation on Far North for Waitangi Day commemorations](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/eyes-of-the-nation-on-far-north-for-waitangi-day-commemorations/2QWZ5R4RDZHLJDIE7FBL7LSXXQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Waitangi Day through the lens of a Māori warden - 'I'm a part of history changing'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/540680/waitangi-day-through-the-lens-of-a-maori-warden-i-m-a-part-of-history-changing?ref=goodoil.news) Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Iconic Te Tii Marae wharenui reopens as phase one of restoration completed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540749/iconic-te-tii-marae-wharenui-reopens-as-phase-one-of-restoration-completed?ref=goodoil.news) Tumamao Harawira (Te Ao Māori News): [Te Tiriti Marae reopens—Iwi to Govt: ‘Time to Return!’](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/02/03/te-tiriti-marae-reopensiwi-to-govt-time-to-return/?ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to be hosted by Ngāi Tahu for Waitangi Day](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540722/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-to-be-hosted-by-ngai-tahu-for-waitangi-day?ref=goodoil.news) Maxine Jacobs (Press/Post): [Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will spend Waitangi Day at Akaroa](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360564814/hikoi-kai-and-kemu-menu-waitangi-day-otautahi?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Natalia Albert: [Waitangi Day, Te Pati Māori and Nationalism In New Zealand](https://nataliaalbert.substack.com/p/the-greens-their-brand-and-populism) K Gurunathan (Post): [Despite mounting obstacles, there is no holding back the Māori renaissance](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360563476/despite-mounting-obstacles-there-no-holding-back-maori-renaissance?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [Ten things you might not know about Waitangi](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-02-2025/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-waitangi?ref=goodoil.news) Roimata Smail (Newsroom): [Waitangi: history in 32 pages](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/03/waitangi-history-in-32-pages/?ref=goodoil.news) Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): [My ancestor were colonisers](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/04-02-2025/my-ancestor-were-colonisers?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** Thomas Manch (Post): [New Zealand faces major disruption as North America becomes trade warzone](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360568058/new-zealand-faces-major-disruption-north-america-becomes-trade-warzone?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On Trump’s Tariff Wars](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00001/gordon-campbell-on-trumps-tariff-wars.htm?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [US trade tariffs: Nicola Willis looks to reassure exporters](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540798/us-trade-tariffs-nicola-willis-looks-to-reassure-exporters?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Tariff war sparks interest rate warning from New Zealand economists](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540770/tariff-war-sparks-interest-rate-warning-from-new-zealand-economists?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [The strategy and politics behind Trump’s trade war](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360568006/strategy-and-politics-behind-trumps-trade-war?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Trading blows](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/trading-blows?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Donald Trump's tariff trade war could spell trouble for NZ, experts say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540735/donald-trump-s-tariff-trade-war-could-spell-trouble-for-nz-experts-say?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Tariff war ‘not good’ for NZ but a lot of unknowns, economists say](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360567922/tariff-war-not-good-nz-lot-unknowns-economists-say?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Gray (Herald): [Trump trade wars: NZ caught in downdraft as US imposes trade tariffs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-caught-in-downdraft-as-us-imposes-trade-tariffs/GP6ULHXDLREENHC34CPLTQDRMI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Top NZ company warns costs may rise under US tariff regime](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/03/top-nz-company-warns-costs-may-rise-under-us-tariff-regime/?ref=goodoil.news) Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Fisher & Paykel Healthcare sees long-term timeline to mitigate Trump’s tariffs](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360567895/fisher-paykel-healthcare-taking-longer-term-view-us-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [NZ flags critical goods in US-led supply chain deal](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/31/nz-flags-critical-goods-in-us-led-supply-chain-deal/?ref=goodoil.news) Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): [Luxon vows to visit India ‘very, very shortly’](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/540767/luxon-vows-to-visit-india-very-very-shortly?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hurdle (Post): [New Zealand needs a wider array of products, and markets](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568136/new-zealand-needs-wider-array-products-and-markets?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Charlotte Bellis (North & South): [The Sheep of the West](https://northandsouth.co.nz/2025/01/30/the-sheep-of-the-west/?ref=goodoil.news) (preview) Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [The ‘fake news’ article that risks harming New Zealand’s global reputation](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/03-02-2025/the-fake-news-article-that-risks-harming-new-zealands-global-reputation?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiribati: 'New Zealand government cancelled its own proposed visit'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/540720/kiribati-new-zealand-government-cancelled-its-own-proposed-visit?ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage drama in Papua: Inside the mission to bring him home](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-hostage-drama-in-papua-inside-the-mission-to-bring-him-home/UWN4R776RBDXNGJIIV75FUEFR4/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ donates 6000 doses of Boostrix vaccine to Samoa to fight whooping cough outbreak](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/540699/nz-donates-6000-doses-of-boostrix-vaccine-to-samoa-to-fight-whooping-cough-outbreak?ref=goodoil.news) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Revealed: Tight Budgets force ‘reductions to public services’ - Treasury](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/revealed-tight-budgets-force-reductions-to-public-services-treasury/XEBNBAZSKNFCDGL27R7LBSAR24/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Why has NZ's economy been hit so hard?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540803/why-has-nz-s-economy-been-hit-so-hard?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Centrix report shows 470,000 borrowers in arrears](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540795/centrix-report-shows-470-000-borrowers-in-arrears?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Cost of living rises 3% for average Kiwi households](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131745/stats-nz-says-high-interest-payments-mortgages-continue-contribute?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [How much the cost of living has increased for Kiwis](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360568226/how-much-cost-living-has-increased-kiwis?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [470,000 Kiwis behind on repayments as festive season spending pushes more into debt](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/470000-kiwis-behind-on-repayments-as-festive-season-spending-pushes-more-into-debt/Z4PYJZKIWBF2DLCXSTE63QX6WA/?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Home loan pain; Auckland worst despite Wellington public sector cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360567937/home-loan-pain-auckland-worst-despite-wellington-public-sector-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Weeks (Herald): [Inflation: Average household costs up 3% across the year. Who was hit hardest?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/inflation-average-household-costs-up-3-across-the-year-wealthiest-27-but-poorest-39/CGYD24P5I5EATDSMJOZOBW2HNI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) NBR: [Mortgage stress drives 19% spike in financial hardship](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/mortgage-stress-drives-19-increase-in-financial-hardship-claims/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Why economic growth is now the Government’s focus and is it the right policy](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/digital-nomad-visa-reforms-key-to-nzs-economic-growth-in-2025-the-front-page/5FSN5M3ELFEDPMGP7BWY7IJUOI/?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [Risk is a four-letter word in NZ: New Zealand Inc's fear of failure](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/risk-is-a-four-letter-word-in-nz-new-zealand-incs-fear-of-failure?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Barrie Saunders: [The growth puzzle – its cultural](https://barriesaunders.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/the-growth-puzzle-its-cultural/?ref=goodoil.news) Stewart Forsyth (Newsroom): [How to help NZ’s productivity problem](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/31/how-to-help-nzs-productivity-problem/?ref=goodoil.news) Sinead Gill (Press): [We can't afford tourists': Government’s ‘grow agenda’ could hurt ratepayers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568884/we-cant-afford-tourists-governments-grow-agenda-could-hurt-ratepayers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Survive through ’25: Business wants action on economic growth](https://www.nbr.co.nz/dollars-and-sense/survive-through-25-business-wants-action-on-economic-growth/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Shepherd (NBR): [Podcast: How to attract wealth migrant investors](https://www.nbr.co.nz/the-nbr-podcast/the-nbr-podcast-goingforgrowth-42/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB) [New Zealand is desperate for growth](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/andrew-dickens-the-country-is-desperate-for-growth-the-question-is-how/?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT** Anna Whyte (Post): [Another poll puts Labour support ahead of National](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360568711/another-poll-puts-labour-support-ahead-national?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): [Chris Luxon is right about our culture of no](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-02-2025/chris-luxon-is-right-about-our-culture-of-no?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['It doesn't prevent politicians from making laws': David Seymour on Regulatory Standards Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540757/it-doesn-t-prevent-politicians-from-making-laws-david-seymour-on-regulatory-standards-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Neil Sands (Law News): [Māori lobby group seeks review of yet-to-be-written red tape bill](https://lawnews.nz/treaty-maori/maori-lobby-group-seeks-review-of-yet-to-be-written-red-tape-bill/?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Taylor (Stuff): [David Seymour, you are my Person of the Year for 2024](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360568115/sir-ian-taylor-david-seymour-you-are-my-person-year-2024?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Duncan: [Leading through polycrisis: can the centre hold?](https://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/can-the-centre-hold) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Balancing act](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131730/over-33-years-between-1990-and-2023-and-allowing-aberrant-2020-result-average?ref=goodoil.news) **ACT, TIM JAGO CONVICTION** Anneke Smith (RNZ): [ACT standing by referring abuse survivor to lawyer, not police](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540727/act-standing-by-referring-abuse-survivor-to-lawyer-not-police?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [ACT leader David Seymour denies wrongdoing over Tim Jago allegations](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360567518/act-leader-david-seymour-denies-wrongdoing-over-tim-jago-allegations?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Suvivor's relief as ACT Party president Tim Jago named as sexual abuser](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540800/suvivor-s-relief-as-act-party-president-tim-jago-named-as-sexual-abuser?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tui: [Tim Jago is part of a bigger ACT Party issue](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/tim-jago-is-part-of-a-bigger-act) **HEALTH** Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Region tops cancer rates in New Zealand, sparking fight against inequities](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/region-tops-cancer-rates-in-new-zealand-sparking-fight-against-inequities/2FKQGRQZHZAUVAMELNXYESRGFM/?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [HNZ not releasing new bed details](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/hnz-not-releasing-new-bed-details?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): ['We listened'](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/we-listened?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Hospital decision worth celebrating](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/hospital-decision-worth-celebrating?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Taxpayer foots the bill as Hutt Valley birthing centre vacant for years - Labour MP](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540755/taxpayer-foots-the-bill-as-hutt-valley-birthing-centre-vacant-for-years-labour-mp?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Ousted minister Shane Reti’s dignified exit from the difficult health portfolio](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/editorial-ousted-minister-shane-reti-deserves-a-bouquet-for-his-dignified-exit-from-the-poisoned-health-chalice/IFJAIZ7T6RE2VJF2MKVTENPATM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Helen Petousis-Harris (Newsroom): [Welcome to the dark ages, where the stakes have never been higher](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/04/welcome-to-the-dark-ages-where-the-stakes-have-never-been-higher/?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Southern pathologists to strike](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/southern-pathologists-strike?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): [New funding to drive 'fair' nationwide rollout of diabetes tech](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540674/new-funding-to-drive-fair-nationwide-rollout-of-diabetes-tech?ref=goodoil.news) Northern Advocate: [Hundreds of Far North tamariki get vital dental care from new programme](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hundreds-of-far-north-tamariki-get-vital-dental-care-from-new-programme/U4DWFO5BOVB6DIA6G3I5IU2AOM/?ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [‘Outdated’ regulations prevent Kiwis from getting health benefits of micronutrients](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360563435/outdated-regulations-prevent-kiwis-getting-health-benefits-micronutrients?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown quashes reports he expects Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to step down](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-wants-deputy-mayor-desley-simpson-to-step-down-after-she-eyes-his-job/SFGULTSJHRBKLB5CWOVI7PPMDY/?ref=goodoil.news) Poppy Clark (Stuff): ['Beyond bizarre': Desley Simpson responds to report Wayne Brown would ask her to step down as his deputy](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568947/beyond-bizarre-desley-simpson-responds-report-wayne-brown-would-ask-her-step-down-his-deputy?ref=goodoil.news) David Long (Stuff): [Public submissions resoundingly against Ali Williams, Anna Mowbray’s Auckland helipad](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568852/public-submissions-resoundingly-against-ali-williams-anna-mowbrays-auckland-helipad?ref=goodoil.news) David Long (Stuff): [Unloved Auckland suburb to get some much-needed TLC](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360566446/unloved-auckland-suburb-get-some-much-needed-tlc?ref=goodoil.news) Nick James (RNZ): [Are Wellington's council leaders running for the top jobs again this year?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540794/are-wellington-s-council-leaders-running-for-the-top-jobs-again-this-year?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington Water to ask for more money, sooner than expected](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568244/wellington-water-ask-more-money-sooner-expected?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Julie Jacobson (Post): [Wellington council reveals who sparked bus stop change](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360567931/wellington-council-reveals-who-sparked-bus-stop-change?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gwynn Compton: [Wellington City Council's Mātai Manapori - TrackDem now has vote tracking](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/wellington-city-councils-matai-manapori) Frances Chin (Post): [Begonia House sit-in attracts ‘fantastic’ turnout](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360567531/begonia-house-sit-attracts-fantastic-turnout?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [$2m extra tagged for stadium company](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/2m-extra-tagged-stadium-company?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Paying for Sunday parking](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/paying-sunday-parking?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Yardley (Press): [Christchurch convention centre Te Pae a 'new fiscal risk', may end up in council’s lap](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360568287/christchurch-convention-centre-te-pae-new-fiscal-risk-may-end-councils-lap?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [Council silent over $5.5m increase to cost of Court Theatre](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360568437/council-silent-over-55m-increase-cost-court-theatre?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Hearings continue for Wairarapa’s growth blueprint](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568128/hearings-continue-wairarapas-growth-blueprint?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Wairarapa water facing time crunch](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360565720/wairarapa-water-facing-time-crunch?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Residents decry rates rises as ‘wealth tax’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350380071/residents-decry-rates-rises-wealth-tax?ref=goodoil.news) Gwynn Compton: [Council CE caught out in awkward hot mic moment](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/council-ce-caught-out-in-awkward) Justin Wong (Post): [Kāpiti council boss’ hot mic comment on ratepayer group chair](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360567972/kapiti-council-boss-hot-mic-comment-ratepayer-group-chair?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Justin Wong (Post): [Controversial Ōtaki development vote fails again](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360563520/controversial-otaki-development-vote-fails-again?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Council pays influencers to boost tourism in Mid Canterbury](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/03/council-pays-influencers-to-boost-tourism-in-mid-canterbury/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Imogen Wells (Stuff): [What are the seven new charter schools opening this week and what are they offering?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568057/what-are-seven-new-charter-schools-opening-week-and-what-are-they-offering?ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Post): [Seymour’s snacks and other (in)edibles](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568020/seymours-snacks-and-other-inedibles?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Hehir (Blue Review): [There is such thing as a free lunch](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/there-is-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch?utm%5Fsource=post-email-title&publication%5Fid=478996&post%5Fid=156143340&utm%5Fcampaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=2peuab&triedRedirect=true&utm%5Fmedium=email) Bella Craig (RNZ): [Demand 'higher than ever' for donated school stationery, community group says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540781/demand-higher-than-ever-for-donated-school-stationery-community-group-says?ref=goodoil.news) Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [Why aren't all schools back yet?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-why-arent-all-schools-back-yet/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Central Wellington polytech campus Te Kāhui Auaha may close](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540791/central-wellington-polytech-campus-te-kahui-auaha-may-close?ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Post): [Whitireia and WelTec’s creative campus faces potential closure](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568720/whitireia-and-weltecs-creative-campus-faces-potential-closure?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi remembered for reviving te reo: 'We exist because of what she's done'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/540686/dame-iritana-te-rangi-tawhiwhirangi-remembered-for-reviving-te-reo-we-exist-because-of-what-she-s-done?ref=goodoil.news) **EMPLOYMENT, BENEFIT SANCTIONS** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Critics slam 'punitive' new benefit sanctions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540745/critics-slam-punitive-new-benefit-sanctions?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [More non-financial sanctions added to benefit traffic light system](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/03/more-non-financial-sanctions-added-to-benefit-traffic-light-system/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More sanctions for those on benefits announced by government](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540724/more-sanctions-for-those-on-benefits-announced-by-government?ref=goodoil.news) Cameron Smith (Herald): [Job market jitters: What’s in store for 2025](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/job-market-jitters-whats-in-store-for-2025/6RHASTLP7JBKNNZ2UEZJLDJXSQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HOUSING** Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Almost five years after purchase, Kāinga Ora offers vacant holiday park for sale](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360567890/almost-five-years-after-purchase-kainga-ora-offers-vacant-holiday-park-sale?ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Growing tension between New Plymouth mayor and MSD boss over rough sleepers revealed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540778/growing-tension-between-new-plymouth-mayor-and-msd-boss-over-rough-sleepers-revealed?ref=goodoil.news) Doug Laing (Hawkes Bay Today): [Hunt on for a 3-4 bedroom home to use as shelter for the Napier homeless](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hunt-on-for-a-3-4-bedroom-home-to-use-as-shelter-for-the-napier-homeless/WI4OSPK5WJGPHCNWB6RMLS2APE/?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [The mother of all buyer's markets looks increasingly likely as stock levels surge](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/131731/total-stock-homes-sale-end-january-hit-9-year-high-time-year-putting-buyers-even?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Why Māori have low home ownership rates in New Zealand - and how that can change](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitangi-day-2025-why-maori-have-low-home-ownership-rates-in-new-zealand-and-how-that-can-change/QRQN6SCMUZG6BCOIW2CDRU2OYQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Windbag: Wellington’s new housing boom](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/04-02-2025/windbag-wellingtons-new-housing-boom?ref=goodoil.news) Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): [Hastings Golf Club plans 'lifestyle community' with 170 homes](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/03/hastings-golf-club-plans-lifestyle-community-with-170-homes/?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Major bank lowers some mortgage and term deposit rates](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/03/major-bank-lowers-some-mortgage-and-term-deposit-rates/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [ASB cuts home loan rates](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540725/asb-cuts-home-loan-rates?ref=goodoil.news) David Chaston (Interest): [ASB shifts home loan rates lower](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131742/asb-has-tweaked-its-mortgage-rate-card-lower-although-shifts-are-minor-and?ref=goodoil.news) **RETIREMENT** Aaron Gilbert (The Conversation): [KiwiSaver shakeup: private asset investment has risks that could outweigh the rewards](https://theconversation.com/kiwisaver-shakeup-private-asset-investment-has-risks-that-could-outweigh-the-rewards-247684?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [How much do you really need to save each week to have a comfortable retirement?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540638/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-save-each-week-to-have-a-comfortable-retirement?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA** Gabin Ellis: [Brace yourself: This could be crunch year for NZ news media](https://knightlyviews.com/brace-yourself-this-could-be-crunch-year-for-nz-news-media/?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey: [Audience Resonation](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/audience-resonation) Karl du Fresne: [Marching blindly into the post-journalism era](https://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2025/02/marching-blindly-into-post-journalism.html?ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: [Things in the media get serious after silly season](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawatch/540635/things-in-the-media-get-serious-after-silly-season?ref=goodoil.news) Virginia Fallon (Sunday Star Times): [The bad news? News is just bad](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360561219/bad-news-news-just-bad?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steven Price: [Is the BSA rejecting too many complaints?](http://www.medialawjournal.co.nz/?p=782&ref=goodoil.news) **ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [David Seymour floats pulling out of Paris Agreement after 2026 election](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-floats-pulling-out-of-paris-agreement-after-2026-election/KYMLYYQAUBCFBACWJVEDTMMVPU/?ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Naish (Press/Post): [The provocative words left out of a plan to save Westport](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360490383/provocative-words-left-out-plan-save-westport?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Elizabeth Brown (RNZ): [Climate change likely to threaten taonga species on subantarctic Campbell Island - DOC](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540554/climate-change-likely-to-threaten-taonga-species-on-subantarctic-campbell-island-doc?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Ministerial no-show draws mixed response](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/no-show-draws-mixed-response?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Wetlands fire not as damaging as it could have been - DOC](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540580/wetlands-fire-not-as-damaging-as-it-could-have-been-doc?ref=goodoil.news) **MINING, ENERGY** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['Real risk of double-digit increases' in power prices](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540613/real-risk-of-double-digit-increases-in-power-prices?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Critical minerals list supports coal, not batteries and solar panels](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/03/critical-minerals-list-supports-coal-not-batteries-and-solar-panels/?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Government’s mining strategy criticised for including coal, gold](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/governments-mining-strategy-criticised-for-including-coal-gold-the-front-page/AH2YPMY6YBG5VDZ4BPNMNPOXDY/?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Coal and gas: light at end of the tunnel or oncoming train](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/coal-and-gas-light-at-end-of-the-tunnel-or-oncoming-train?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) JR Rowland (Newsroom): [Dig beneath the rhetoric and you’ll find a sensible mining plan](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/04/mining-strategy/?ref=goodoil.news) Roman Travers (Newstalk ZB): [Is mining the best way to boost New Zealand's economy?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/opinion/roman-travers-is-mining-the-best-way-to-boost-new-zealands-economy/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Fuge (Herald): [New Zealand energy transition needs more urgency](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/nz-energy-transition-needs-more-urgency-mike-fuge/DWILHZNAJJHYRCP3RFZDMOQHJ4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): [NZ's biggest solar farm to be built in Waikato](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540630/nz-s-biggest-solar-farm-to-be-built-in-waikato?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): [Why Dick Smith is fighting for nuclear power](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/why-dick-smith-is-fighting-for-nuclear-power?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **CRIME, JUSTICE** Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): ['Boot the Bill': Plea for government to put a stop to military-style camps](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540583/boot-the-bill-plea-for-government-to-put-a-stop-to-military-style-camps?ref=goodoil.news) Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [A retail crime-fighting app helping police track repeat offenders](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/540682/a-retail-crime-fighting-app-helping-police-track-repeat-offenders?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Gang insignia ban proposed for Gisborne cemeteries headstones](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gang-insignia-ban-proposed-for-gisborne-cemeteries-headstones/MUL5AF5A6NCFNAOY7NV3JPTTIU/?ref=goodoil.news) **DEFENCE FORCE** Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Residents ‘kept in dark’ over Defence water supply contamination](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/03/residents-kept-in-dark-over-defence-water-supply-contamination/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Dinsdale (Northern Advocate): [Air Force Hercules do final Northland fly over before retirement](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/air-force-hercules-do-final-northland-fly-over-before-retirement/KURXLLBSPZCJTEVTT4UXGQXGFI/?ref=goodoil.news) Post: [Final flypast today as Hercules workhorses bow out](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568954/final-flypast-today-hercules-workhorse-air-force?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE** Penny Miles (RNZ): ['Huge relief' as logging trucks taken off remote highway to Napier](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/540807/huge-relief-as-logging-trucks-taken-off-remote-highway-to-napier?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Martin (Waikato Times/Post): [Napier-Taupō speed limit: Truckies say ‘idiot drivers’ the problem](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360568679/napier-taupo-speed-limit-truckies-say-idiot-drivers-problem?ref=goodoil.news) Gary Hamilton-Irvine (Hawkes Bay Today/Herald): [Bee cards to be phased out for bus goers nationwide; more than 280,000 in use](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bee-cards-to-be-phased-out-for-bus-goers-nationwide-more-than-280000-in-use/ODZHQAZ7XJB7VEWQYXHLH5BNLQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jazlyn Whales (RNZ): [Main roads into Wellington to close for maintenance](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540761/main-roads-into-wellington-to-close-for-maintenance?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [EVs pose 'very real safety risk' to blind and low vision community](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540796/evs-pose-very-real-safety-risk-to-blind-and-low-vision-community?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Time to end the e-scooter free ride](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-time-to-end-the-e-scooter-free-ride/?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS** Rob Stock (Post): [Shane Jones’ bank plan could help brothels and casinos](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360566434/shane-jones-bank-plan-could-help-brothels-cults-and-casinos?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The banks aren't reading the mood](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-the-banks-arent-reading-the-mood/?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Banks vs Fossil Fuels - a cultural battleground](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-banks-vs-fossil-fuels-a-cultural-battleground/?ref=goodoil.news) Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [Banks need to stick to their knitting](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-banks-need-to-stick-to-their-knitting/?ref=goodoil.news) Janine Starks (Post): [No shortage of fools to be played in banking as scams continue](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360565743/no-shortage-fools-be-played-banking-scams-continue?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lane Nichols (Herald): [ANZ staff helped scam victim send $250k to known ‘money mule’ - calls for bank to pay compensation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/anz-staff-helped-scam-victim-send-250k-to-known-money-mule-calls-for-bank-to-pay-compensation/OXCIDXHIZVGU3AMWALLWYL2XQQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **GAMBLING** Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): [‘Sharp bettors’ rebuke plans to monopolise the TAB](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/sharp-bettors-rebuke-plans-to-monopolise-the-tab?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [SkyCity casino wants to build larger deck so more people can smoke while playing pokies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540783/skycity-casino-wants-to-build-larger-deck-so-more-people-can-smoke-while-playing-pokies?ref=goodoil.news) **ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE** RNZ: [New guidelines released for public agencies on how to use AI safely](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540744/new-guidelines-released-for-public-agencies-on-how-to-use-ai-safely?ref=goodoil.news) Dulani Jayasuriya (Post): [The place for NZ as the race for AI supremacy heats up](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360566637/place-nz-race-ai-supremacy-heats?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [NZ's tax rules keep It out of AI's inner circle: ex-PrimerAI CEO Sean Gourley](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/nzs-tax-rules-keep-it-out-of-ais-inner-circle-ex-primerai-ceo-sean-gourley?ref=goodoil.news) **HAKA PARTY INCIDENT** RNZ: [New documentary explores Haka Party incident](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540552/new-documentary-explores-haka-party-incident?ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Gillies (RNZ): [The Detail: New Zealand's last war](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/540562/new-zealand-s-last-war?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): [The Haka Party Incident and how we remember](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/01-02-2025/the-haka-party-incident-and-how-we-remember?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** Aaron Smale (Listener): [Is it okay for the crown to cover up its own crimes?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/new-zealand/aaron-smale-is-it-okay-for-the-crown-to-cover-up-its-own-crimes/H67GGEVN3NAF3KVSIDTUDLMVXU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matt Nippert (Herald): [New Zealand leaves door open to enabling foreign bribery, OECD warns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-zealand-leaves-door-open-to-enabling-foreign-bribery-oecd-warns/R3SGNAIUUFCBXGHMM5OTCOIQ4Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Morrah (Herald): [Fisheries crackdown: 4000 fishing offences in past year revealed](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fisheries-crackdown-4000-fishing-offences-in-past-year-revealed/EZT2HP4UJNETHEEGTRNP3P774Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mountain Tui: [What happened to the Curia Market Research suspension?](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-the-curia-market) Thomas Manch (Post): [NZ cybersecurity firm issues DeepSeek warning](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360566521/nz-cybersecurity-firm-issues-deepseek-warning?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Maia Hart (Local Democracy Reporting): [Proposed Blenheim street names divide councillors again](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/540485/proposed-blenheim-street-names-divide-councillors-again?ref=goodoil.news) Peter de Graaf (RNZ): [Remarkable that Mangawhai tornado didn't claim any lives - minister](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540555/remarkable-that-mangawhai-tornado-didn-t-claim-any-lives-minister?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Ronsenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Tough review for southern emergency management](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/01/tough-review-for-southern-emergency-management/?ref=goodoil.news) Lucy Xia (RNZ): [The best and worst insurance companies, as ranked by customers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540721/the-best-and-worst-insurance-companies-as-ranked-by-customers?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [$1b in payments being processed each weekend after move to seven-day settlement](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540694/1b-in-payments-being-processed-each-weekend-after-move-to-seven-day-settlement?ref=goodoil.news) [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) # Cartoons 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