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Author: Bryce Edwards
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
Laura Walters and Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Parliament warned of dangerous precedent set by MPs’ suspensions
Julia Gabel & Jamie Ensor (Herald): Te Pāti Māori MPs begin suspension for controversial haka after chaotic debate
RNZ: Proposed punishment for Te Pāti Māori MPs for Treaty Principles haka stands
Anna Whyte (Post): Parliament votes to suspend Te Pāti Māori co-leaders, MP for Treaty haka
1News: Parliament suspends Te Pāti Māori members for Treaty Principles haka
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): Haka saga: from historic moment to historic punishment - when will it end?
No Right Turn: A parliamentary lynching
David Farrar: TPM MPs suspended
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Labour’s Te Pāti Māori problem amid election positioning, polls (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): The dead select committee theory
Ella Stewart (RNZ): The David Seymour ‘bots’ debate: Do online submission tools help or hurt democracy?
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: Emergency housing, climate targets and the art of not saying sorry
Audrey Young (Herald): 'Conflicting' polls, van Velden's latest rush job and a Beehive sex scandal (paywalled)
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): David Seymour taking part in 'stolen land' debate at prestigious Oxford Union
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): What was Chris Bishop thinking? An earnest attempt to figure it out
Martin Van Beynen (Press/Post): Are progressives just nicer, better people? (paywalled)
Katrina Bennett (Herald): Chris Bishop’s public outburst in no way comparable to Tory Whanau case (paywalled)
Anan Zaki (RNZ): Wide Reserve Bank restructure to follow executive and funding changes
Dan Brunskill (interest): Treasury’s chief economist departs in leadership shake-up
Brent Edwards (NBR): Questions remain about public good science in merger of CRIs (paywalled)
NBR: Tax revenue up on forecasts but SOE returns down (paywalled)
MICHAEL FORBES ALLEGATIONS
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): How the Forbes scandal exposed flaws in NZ’s security clearance system (paywalled)
Cassandra Mudgway (The Conversation): Resignation of PM’s press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Police seized work and personal phones of press secretary Michael Forbes while investigating complaints
Thomas Manch (Post): Infidelity, drug-use, gambling, and debt: what security vetting should catch (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
Kelly Dennett and Thomas Manch (Post): Police under pressure to explain why execs didn’t pass on press sec complaint (paywalled)
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Press secretary case raises questions for police and officials
Paula Penfold (Stuff): Two more sex workers speak of the night the PM’s press sec was busted
RNZ: Politicians across political spectrum open to investigating law changes after press secretary's 'disturbing' allegations
Bridie Witton and Paula Penfold (Stuff): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s ‘absolute shock’ over Michael Forbes allegations
1News: PM 'shocked' at revelations about former staffer, top cop also unaware
Thomas Manch and Kelly Dennett (Post): Police seized PM’s press secretary’s work phone - but didn’t tell the Beehive (paywalled)
Thomas Manch and Kelly Dennett (Post): Officials urgently investigating vetting and employment of PM’s press secretary (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Wellington brothel madam speaks on PM's former press secretary's alleged recording of sex workers
1News: Police searched phones of former press secretary after complaint
SUPERMARKETS
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Supermarket sector competition reports like Groundhog Day
Rob Stock (Post): Reaction to supermarket plan: ‘Politely asking the greedy to stop being greedy’ (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Crackdown on $15b supermarket giants’ opaque pricing ‘doesn’t go far enough’
Tom Raynel (Herald): Supermarket duopoly: Grocery code shake-up gets mixed reaction from supermarket industry players
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): There's nothing special about supermarket specials
DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Thomas Manch (Post): High-powered former political leaders write letter to Luxon on China (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): “Seriously dumb” foreign policy (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): How New Zealand can ride out US ‘policy instability on steriods’ (paywalled)
Giles Dexter (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research poll: Most New Zealanders don't think Trump's presidency been good for NZ
Phil Pennington (RNZ): NZ soldiers leave for Southern Hemisphere's leading military exercise
1News: NZDF prepares for major warfighting exercise in Australia
LOAFERS LODGE
Kate Green and Nick James (RNZ): Loafers Lodge: Survivors' advocate hopes manslaughter charges bring closure
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): Loafers Lodge hostel fire: Three new manslaughter charges laid two years on from fatal blaze
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Loafers Lodge fire: Three people charged with manslaughter following two-year police investigation
1News: Loafers Lodge fire: Three charged with manslaughter
Katie Ham and Nikki Macdonald (Post): Loafers Lodge survivor's mixed emotions
Katie Ham and Nick Truebridge (Stuff): Manslaughter charges laid over deadly Loafers Lodge fire (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Councils caught between the water and a hard place
Simon Wilson, Bernard Orsman, Ben Leahy (Herald): Desley Simpson rules out running for Auckland mayoralty against Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (Herald): Auckland’s three key areas for economic growth (paywalled)
Patrick Reynolds (Greater Auckland): Richer or poorer?
Amy Ridout (Stuff): ‘Underdog’ Ray Chung launches Wellington mayoral bid vowing zero rates hikes
Harriet Laughton (Post): Mayoral hopeful Ray Chung launches his ‘back-to-basics’ campaign (paywalled)
André Chumko (Post): Fale malae now in hands of public and philanthropists (paywalled)
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The group that wants to make Christchurch denser, more connected and more fun
Kira Carrington (Local Democracy Reporting): Marlborough’s controversial environment plan officially enacted
HOUSING
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): MSD to monitor whether stricter rules for accommodation supplement push people into hardship
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): Future of Nelson’s housing uncertain as city rejects ‘intensification on steroids’
EDUCATION
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Waikato University pressing on with med school plan (paywalled)
Sasha Borissenko (North & South): Siouxsie’s Saga
RNZ: Shirley Boys High school brings back traditional single-cell rooms
Isaac Davison (Herald): Controversial law school merger at University of Auckland will not go ahead (paywalled)
RNZ: Siouxsie Wiles 'absolutely delighted' by Employment Court ruling
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): The Detail: Science sector sounds alarm over funding shake-up
HEALTH
Jessica Roden (1News): 'I did everything I could': Nelson Hospital boss responds to concerns
Maddy Croad (Press/Post):‘Mislabelled’ and inaccurate nicotine levels found in NZ vape products
Louis Collins (RNZ): Health Committee hears submissions on Medicines Amendment Bill
Tim Scott (ODT): Building ‘beyond economical repair’
Annemarie Quill (Stuff): Dying teacher whose terminal cancer was missed in ‘battle of his life’ with ACC
Post: Legal firsts in fluoride case (paywalled)
TRANSPORT
Azaria Howell (Herald): Government considered using Bluebridge to replace ageing Interislander ferries; timeframe for new ships revealed (paywalled)
Hanna McCallum (Post): ‘Somebody will get killed’: Road speed changes spark fears for safety (paywalled)
Robin Martin (RNZ): Transport investigators want government to give Maritime NZ legal power to ban ships
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth council to undertake safety audit of new cycleway
ECONOMY, BUDGET
Susan St John (Newsroom): The young need state support just as much as the old
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): More means testing is inevitable unless we are prepared to pay more tax (paywalled)
Roger Partridge (Herald): New Zealand’s real economic problem: Too little capital, not too much profit (paywalled)
Andrea Black (Post): Budget 2025’s scattergun ‘Investment Boost’ won’t fix low productivity (paywalled)
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): Disability advocates fear more harm from WorkSafe changes after four choking deaths last year
Brett Murray (Post): WorkSafe reform was needed - but let’s get the delivery right (paywalled)
BUSINESS
Alice Peacock (Spinoff): Double cab ute tax break stopped in its tracks
NBR: NZME reJoyce, RNZ dividends, Polk folklore, Metroglass on blast (paywalled)
MEDIA
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Lawyer’s restricted influence over media funding
The Centrist: Why the panic over NZME’s ‘Grenonade’ but no one bats an eye over Stuff’s new foreign 50% stakeholder?
Shayne Currie (Herald): Stuff removes fake video of ‘delivery driver’ eating food on doorstep; Major moves and departures in advertising industry; Radio Awards - Heather du Plessis-Allan’s big win (paywalled)
RMA, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
David Williams (Newsroom): Kayak group’s pivot dilutes opposition to hydro scheme
ODT Editorial: Growth and the environment (paywalled)
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Environmental Protection Authority applies to liquidate firm on Fast-track Approvals Act list (paywalled)
Sarah Curtis (Herald): Māori trust loses bid for lapse of Carrington Estate consents in Far North
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Monique Steele (RNZ): New Zealand exporters try to see forest for the trees with new EU import rules
Richard Holloway (BusinessDesk): Turf war: Sheep vs forestry
Owen Jennings (NZCPR): Why the Indecent Haste Prime Minister?
JUSTICE, CORRECTIONS
Carolyne Meng-Yee (Herald): Judge Ema Aitken: Lawyers write letters of support to Attorney General (paywalled)
Hilary Calvert (ODT): What is the future for the Waitangi Tribunal? (paywalled)
1News: New 596-bed facility opens at Waikeria Prison
ENERGY
RNZ: NZ's natural gas supply running out faster than thought
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): MBIE now foresees annual gas production below 100 petajoules by 2026 versus 2029 (paywalled)
Jamie Gray (Herald): A battery will make Huntly Power Station ‘a Swiss army knife’ for power, Genesis says (paywalled)
RNZ: Formal complaint lodged against Transpower over Northland transmission tower collapse
IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): The Detail: New Zealand's invisible children
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): What do we do with children of overstayers?
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): Emotional immigration wait after ballot draw error in a system with no queue
Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai and Christina Persico (RNZ): Explainer: Samoa Citizenship Bill and the pension
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