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Author: Bryce Edwards
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
Janet Wilson (Post): Labour and National locked in a race to irrelevance (paywalled)
Julia Gabel (Herald): Will Te Pāti Māori face the harshest sanctions ever for controversial haka? MP debate continues today
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Will the haka saga end? Historic MP suspension up for debate, again
Anna Whyte and Kelly Dennett (Post): House to debate Te Pāti Māori haka punishment (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Ruth Richardson’s state honour is a slap in the face for the poor
ODT Editorial: Halfway down ‘Dickhead’ Road (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: The trouble with taking David Seymour at his word
Anna Whyte (Post): Children’s Ministry had overdue payments, lacked evidence for decisions (paywalled)
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): NZ Post under scrutiny as ministers demand better returns from SOEs
Paddy Gower (Stuff): Taxpayer-funded pub at Parliament is a perk our politicians don’t need
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Inside Pint of Order, Parliament's new in-house bar
1NEWS-VERIAN POLL, RNZ-REID RESEARCH POLL
Russell Palmer (RNZ): More than half of voters back proposed penalty for Te Pāti Māori MPs, poll suggests
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): RNZ Reid Research poll: Majority of Kiwis support social media ban for kids
Rachel Maher (Herald): Labour, National face conflicting poll results, Hipkins calls for Budget transparency
Anna Whyte and Thomas Manch (Post): Two polls provide different results, but some similarities (paywalled)
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Two polls, two different outcomes - which one is right?
RNZ: Labour buoyed by latest showing in RNZ / Reid Research poll
Dan Brunskill (Interest): NZ First gains in polls as voters react to Budget 2025
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): The polls revealed how people felt about the pay equity saga
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): How can we take polls seriously?
MICHAEL FORBES ALLEGATIONS
Paula Penfold (Stuff): PM’s press secretary ‘recorded sex workers without consent’
RNZ: Why wasn't PM told about police investigation into senior press secretary Michael Forbes?
Herald: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s press secretary resigns amid allegations of recording sex workers
1News: Prime Minister's staff member resigns over serious allegations
REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Parliament’s law-making watchdog warns against Regulatory Standards Bill
RNZ: 30 With Guyon Espiner: 'We have massive problems with regulation' - Seymour defends Regulatory Standards Bill
Gordon Campbell: On Why The Regulatory Standards Bill Should Be Dumped
No Right Turn: Giving the finger to democracy
SUPERMARKETS, FACIAL RECOGNITION
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Commerce Commission threatens regulatory crackdown on supermarkets; Consumer NZ says it isn’t going hard enough
Rob Stock (Post): ComCom proposes ban on billions charged secretly to supermarket suppliers (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Supermarket ‘specials’ being used to distract shoppers from higher average prices, the Commerce Commission says
Stuff: Commerce Commission targets supermarket dominance in draft reform push
RNZ: Commerce Commission wants more rules for big supermarket players
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Commerce Commission ratchets up pressure on supermarkets, targets supplier charges (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Concern Foodstuffs’ facial recognition report 'green light' to wider use (paywalled)
RNZ: Facial recognition: Supermarket trial 'a great starting point'
Juha Saarinen (Interest): Privacy Commissioner gives cautious greenlight to facial recognition in stores
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition's okay, but...
Raphael Franks (Herald): Woolworths’ Milkrun adverts show false prices for butter, Coca-Cola and cucumbers
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Researchers warn of Pike River mine disaster potential repeat amid WorkSafe shake-up
Brent Edwards (NBR): Workplace safety is no laughing matter (paywalled)
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): The last road cone hotline ended with a PM laughed out of office
Greg Presland (The Standard): Work will not be so safe
RNZ: 98 road cone reports on hotline's first day
DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Thomas Manch (Post): Winston Peters gathers NZ ambassadors, pledges to fight for more funding (paywalled)
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Judith Collins tells security summit NZ setting up space squadron
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Inside the sacking of Phil Goff as High Commissioner to UK: Documents reveal behind-the-scenes activity, emails, texts (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon says New Zealand 'comfortable' with Trump tariff as US calls for ‘best offers’
RNZ: Trump tariffs worse for NZ businesses than Covid-19 pandemic - survey
Thomas Manch (Post): HMAS Canberra, largest Australian naval vessel, to visit Wellington (paywalled)
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Te Pūkenga disestablishment 'will not be completely equitable'
Brent Edwards (NBR): Cabinet still to decide on funding for industry training system (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Seymour pay changes add more anxiety for ECE sector
Benedict Collins (1News): Mystery of dead larva found in school lunch solved
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): Recycling or landfill? The mystery of the school lunch trays
Sam Smith (Stuff): University ordered to pay Siouxsie Wiles $205k in long-running employment dispute
Paul Little (Listener): Out, damned text: Why it’s time to retire Shakespeare from NZ schools (paywalled)
MEDIA
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Why is Trade Me buying into Stuff? Explaining the stakes of an era-defining media deal
Shayne Currie (Herald): Stuff’s Trade Me deal - will staff share in chief executive Sinead Boucher’s lucrative payday?; New NZME chair Steven Joyce opens up in first major interview
RNZ: Trade Me sale will not alter commitment to news - Stuff boss/Editorial assurances from Herald needed
RMA, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Gary Taylor (Newsroom): Gold standard: fast-track mining project must pass environmental audit
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): NZ’s methane stoush goes global as Govt mulls weaker target
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): Changing our methane standards could set a ‘dangerous precedent’, scientists warn
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Home owners to ‘almost certainly’ face Natural Hazards Commission levy hike – David Seymour (paywalled)
Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): Thames-Coromandel at risk to climate-related hazards, says report
Lucy Cooper (Post): ‘Don’t abandon Pūkaha’: Labour adds its voice to calls to save centre (paywalled)
Mary Argue (RNZ): Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre calls for financial help
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): Fibreboard manufacturer fined $12k for large wastewater spill
JACINDA ARDERN BOOK
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Jacinda, glossed over
Steven Cowan: A Different Kind of Power, or just more of the same?
Richard Harman (Politik): Being Jacinda; only half the story (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Jacinda Ardern and the Prophet Motive
Justin Hu (1News): Ardern takes swipe at Cunliffe over 'tokenistic' comment in new memoir
Kelly Dennett (Post): ‘I have quite a different recollection of events’: David Cunliffe on Jacinda Ardern’s book
Sanjana Hattotuwa: A Different Kind of Hate: The targeting of Jacinda Ardern before the release of her memoir
JUSTICE
Neil Sands (Law News): King’s Counsel wants cost-benefit analysis to determine legal aid’s full economic impact
SunLive: Courts making strong gains on tackling delays, says minister Nicole McKee
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): Arbitration increasingly popular with major corporate law firm (paywalled)
BANKS
Rob Stock (Post): Who's in Depositor Guarantee Scheme for July 1 launch, and who's not (paywalled)
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Law change would shine light on ‘scam’-like foreign transfer fees
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): The Detail: The powerful women behind a social media ban campaign
Brent Carey (Herald): Why a social media ban for under-16s won’t work - Netsafe CEO (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: Unlikely social-media law a scroll in right direction (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Julienne Molineaux (The Conversation): Just the ticket? The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties
Local Government: Don't want political parties in local government? Then don't have democracy
Ethan Manera (Herald): Wellington Mayoral candidate Andrew Little unveils key public transport policy
Tom Hunt (Post): Wellington public transport fare cap promised by Labour
Bill Hickman (RNZ): New fare-capping scheme proposed for Wellington
Justin Wong (Post): Higher daily maximum parking charges for Lower Hutt (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Citywide celebration will mark re-opening of Te Ngākau civic precinct (paywalled)
NBR: Fletcher wins case over council ‘double dipping’ (paywalled)
Southland Express: Three Waters services to be kept in-house
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua council gifts Ngongotahā reserve back to original landowners
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Taupō District Council let ‘vulnerable, elderly’ tenant live in ‘freezing’ cold conditions for two years
Tina Law (Press): Fear of ‘rampant’ parking price hikes sparked by idea to sell public car park (paywalled)
ENERGY
Jamie Gray (Herald): Call for power market reform: Consumer NZ targets big generators (paywalled)
Alka Prasad (Post): Power grid pressure sees businesses battle brownouts, surging prices (paywalled)
Richard Woods (Listener): Powerless progress: Turbines or mining? Taranaki energy plans collide (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Some good energy news for winter, for once
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): SolarZero customers trapped with high fees: ‘Everyone wants out’
RESERVE BANK, OCR
Michael Reddell: Advertising for a Governor
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank chief economist on ‘uncertainty’ and what he misses about Orr
David Hargreaves (Interest): ASB economists see ‘value’ in Reserve Bank waiting before next OCR cut
Dan Brunskill (Interest): The Reserve Bank doesn’t expect a supply shock, but is ready for one
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): Reserve Bank expects rates to go lower despite easing-bias debate (paywalled)
HOUSING
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Private building consent body offers competition (paywalled)
Justin Wong (Post): Emergency housing numbers fall in Porirua but community group says figures don’t tell whole story (paywalled)
RNZ: 63 Kāinga Ora tenancies terminated after government clamps down on bad behaviour
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): Neighbour fights fast-track developer over ‘trashed’ home (paywalled)
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): The good sorts working the frontline of social housing
Don Brash: Why get on the housing ladder?
Catherine Smith (One Roof): State homes worth over $4m sell for secret sum
OTHER
John Weekes (Herald): Don Brash v Matthew Hooton defamation case: High Court hears Brash wants ‘unreserved apology’
Will Mace (NBR): Brash seeks $750,000 in Hooton defamation suit (paywalled)
RNZ: NZ population likely to reach 6 million by 2040
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