> ## 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: 6 May 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-6-may-2025/ - Published: 2025-05-05T20:10:57.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-05T21:44:40.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR** Tom Day (1News): [Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/05/erica-stanford-sent-pre-budget-documents-to-her-personal-email/?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [National's Erica Stanford used personal email for work purposes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/560001/national-s-erica-stanford-used-personal-email-for-work-purposes?ref=goodoil.news) Julia Gabel (Herald): [Senior Minister Erica Stanford sent official briefings to personal email account](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/absolutely-no-justification-senior-minister-erica-stanford-sent-official-briefings-to-personal-email-account/STOFL5VOFNGU3LOIAVEBEGHRMU/?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Smith (Stuff): [National minister used personal email for government business](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360678154/national-minister-used-personal-email-government-business?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tūi: [What Shocked Me About Erica Stanford's Emails](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/what-shocked-me-about-erica-stanfords) Matthew Hooton (Patreon): [Erica Stanford “scandal” is bad for NZ](https://www.patreon.com/posts/128225431?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [National tops 2024 list of party donations: Shane Jones’ partner lends $119k to NZ First](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-tops-2024-list-of-party-donations-shane-jones-partner-lends-119k-to-nz-first/6WZDDBXK55HBHEW2HLANOCZOBE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National tops the list of donations to political parties with almost $5m in contributions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559986/national-tops-the-list-of-donations-to-political-parties-with-almost-5m-in-contributions?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Major party donors revealed, National draws in $4.8m](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360677765/major-party-donors-revealed-national-draws-48m?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Trotter: [Adults in the Room.](https://christrotter418256.substack.com/p/adults-in-the-room) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [MSD doesn't know if benefit sanctions leading people into work, says aim is compliance](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/560012/msd-doesn-t-know-if-benefit-sanctions-leading-people-into-work-says-aim-is-compliance?ref=goodoil.news) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Work and Income pledges review after deaf woman denied service](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-05-2025/work-and-income-pledges-review-after-deaf-woman-denied-service?ref=goodoil.news) Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Cabinet-lite: Louise Upston sheds light on the Cabinet Committees](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/560002/cabinet-lite-louise-upston-sheds-light-on-the-cabinet-committees?ref=goodoil.news) Tobias Macintosh (Stuff): [When you openly admit you're the bad guys’: ACT mocked for celebrating Star Wars day with Death Star over Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360676899/act-celebrates-star-wars-day-making-auckland-look-its-apart-death-star?ref=goodoil.news) **BUDGET, ECONOMY, RESERVE BANK** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Budget 2025: Govt saves $1b from hitting housing target early as Nicola Willis teases policy Treasury thinks will accelerate growth](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-government-saves-1b-from-hitting-housing-target-early-as-nicola-willis-teases-budget-policy-that-treasury-thinks-will-accelerate-growth/CJHAZ5XRGFA5XGDYZISYBPLFSI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Laura Walters (Newsroom): [Luxon needs to grow into the Budget](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/luxon-back-in-the-growth-zone/?ref=goodoil.news) Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [Why NZ’s defence budget isn’t adding up](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/why-nzs-defence-budget-isnt-adding-up?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Josh Wineera (BusinessDesk): [Finally, the business end of Defence’s big investments](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/finally-the-business-end-of-defences-big-investments?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['Always going to be wrong': How do economists forecast the OCR?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/560027/always-going-to-be-wrong-how-do-economists-forecast-the-ocr?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** Grant Duncan (The Conversation): [A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ?](https://theconversation.com/a-trump-slump-has-lifted-the-left-in-canada-and-now-australia-what-are-the-lessons-for-nz-255715?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Lessons for Luxon](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/lessons-for-luxon) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): [Does Dutton’s downfall offer a warning to NZ’s right?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/06-05-2025/does-duttons-downfall-offer-a-warning-to-nzs-right?ref=goodoil.news) Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On Aussie Election Aftershocks And Life Lessons](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2505/S00008/on-aussie-election-aftershocks-and-life-lessons.htm?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Why Trump 2.0‘s first 100 days in office are drawing global concern](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-trump-20s-first-100-days-in-office-are-drawing-global-concern-the-front-page/3EUPGBH3UBETJKYCXCBQPAM72Q/?ref=goodoil.news) Post: [PM ‘hasn’t given any thought’ to Trump film tariff threat](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360677909/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-gives-post-cabinet-meeting-press-conference?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [New Zealand film officials discussing Donald Trump’s announcement of 100% tariff on films produced outside US](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealand-film-officials-discussing-donald-trumps-announcement-of-100-tariff-on-films-produced-outside-us/DMR6MGLVDRCAFKJKQDEFZ277EU/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Film industry anxiously awaits details on Trump's 100% movie tariff](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560015/film-industry-anxiously-awaits-details-on-trump-s-100-percent-movie-tariff?ref=goodoil.news) Alka Prasad (Post): [Trump’s film tariffs: NZ industry voices say don’t panic - just yet](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360678147/trumps-film-tariffs-nz-industry-voices-say-dont-panic-just-yet?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [Trump proposes 100% tariff on films ‘produced in foreign lands’, including NZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/trade/trump-proposes-100-tariff-on-films-produced-in-foreign-lands-including-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alex Casey (Spinoff): [‘Lacking in logic’: The NZ screen industry reacts to Trump’s 100% tariff on non-US films](https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/05-05-2025/lacking-in-logic-the-nz-screen-industry-reacts-to-trumps-100-tariff-on-non-us-films?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government kick-starts trade negotiations with India](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/559978/government-kick-starts-trade-negotiations-with-india?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Christopher Luxon reveals FTA negotiations with India start this week](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-speaks-to-media-as-parliament-returns-ahead-of-budget-2025/HGIZKHFIBZGUNOY2RNW76QBGUE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Solid forecast for agriculture exports, despite tariffs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559924/solid-forecast-for-agriculture-exports-despite-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) **INEQUALITY, SOCIAL DIVISION** Brian Easton (Pundit): [Are We Paying Enough Attention To The Working Class?](https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/are-we-paying-enough-attention-to-the-working-class?ref=goodoil.news) Rod Carr (Sunday Star Times): [Middle class becoming the hunting ground for those who would polarise us](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360672946/middle-class-becoming-hunting-ground-those-who-would-polarise-us?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Josie Pagani (Post): [Restoring politics as a broad church for the forgotten and neglected](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360674129/turning-politics-back-broad-church-forgotten-and-neglected?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steven Joyce (Herald): [Elections in Canada and Australia signal shift away from Trump-style politics ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/elections-in-canada-and-australia-signal-shift-away-from-trump-style-politics-steven-joyce/C5ZJRF6VGJAVDB5ZARYAIGXKSM/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Shane Te Pou (Herald): [We are witnessing the effects of social disunity](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-te-pou-we-are-witnessing-the-effects-of-social-disunity/BH3T5N2M3BA6ZH6PUEF43UJ3WU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike King (Herald): [Treaty Principles Bill is dead and buried but our silent division is dangerous](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/treaty-principles-bill-is-dead-and-buried-but-our-silent-division-is-dangerous-mike-king/Y5SLHL54UJGHVHRP42TVAYSQQM/?ref=goodoil.news) Carwyn Jones (E-Tangata): [The building blocks of constitutional change](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-building-blocks-of-constitutional-change/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Phil Pennington (RNZ): ['Discord' over Dunedin hospital cutbacks seen as an extreme risk](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560028/discord-over-dunedin-hospital-cutbacks-seen-as-an-extreme-risk?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Mental health shortages: Government under fire after Health NZ hides worker shortage data](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mental-health-shortages-minister-under-fire-for-hiding-worker-shortage-data/WXKNU2ZU25BUPNWMCI2FOKH6QY/?ref=goodoil.news) Gary Payinda: [Hiding Mental health staff shortages](https://drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/hiding-mental-health-staff-shortages) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Gisborne health ‘crisis’: The regional hospital where doctors say vacancies have hit 44%](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360676969/gisborne-health-crisis-doctor-vacancies-regional-hospital-have-hit-44?ref=goodoil.news) Bob Kerr (Spinoff): [An Act to provide: the birth of our nation’s public health system](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-05-2025/an-act-to-provide-the-birth-of-our-nations-public-health-system?ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Palmerston North Hospital staff call for more security after violent attacks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559995/palmerston-north-hospital-staff-call-for-more-security-after-violent-attacks?ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill and Nicky Park (RNZ): [RSV vaccine used in 40 other countries could save babies' lives - doctors](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560018/rsv-vaccine-used-in-40-other-countries-could-save-babies-lives-doctors?ref=goodoil.news) Elizabeth Fenton, John Crump and Emma Anderson (Newsroom): [Updated pandemic treaty loses ethical focus](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/updated-pandemic-treaty-loses-ethical-focus/?ref=goodoil.news) Carrie Clifford (E-Tangata): [The kaupapa answer to a clinical crisis](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-kaupapa-answer-to-a-clinical-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news) **ABUSE IN CARE, ORANGA TAMARIKI** Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Minister reviewing torture redress amid legal challenge](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360677930/minister-reviewing-torture-redress-amid-legal-challenge?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Oranga Tamariki struggles with rise in serious, 'critical' and 'very urgent' cases](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559958/oranga-tamariki-struggles-with-rise-in-serious-critical-and-very-urgent-cases?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** Bryan Bruce: [Our Vested Wealth Problem](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-sunday-long-read-vested-wealth) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Auckland’s rural-urban boundary in Govt sights](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/aucklands-rural-urban-boundary-in-govt-sights/?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [Mortgage misery hits nine-year high, 24,000 home loans behind on repayments](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360676900/mortgage-misery-hits-nine-year-high-24000-home-loans-behind-repayments?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ben Leahy (Herald): [See how one of NZ's biggest property traders made $5.4m flipping 71 homes](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/how-hills-real-estate-traders-made-54m-by-flipping-71-auckland-properties/2KZQROLEBNBCHBKQUJXRAIEI3U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **MEDIA** Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Mediawatch: Bad stats and stereotypes boost bootcamp bid](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawatch/559541/mediawatch-bad-stats-and-stereotypes-boost-bootcamp-bid?ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (RNZ): [Mediawatch: A war of letters at NZME](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawatch/559848/mediawatch-a-war-of-letters-at-nzme?ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ellis: [Rise in press freedom ranking but ‘could do better’](https://knightlyviews.com/rise-in-press-freedom-ranks-but-room-for-improvement/?ref=goodoil.news) Stuart Smith, Arena Williams (Stuff): [The press acts as a public watchdog](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360674205/stuart-smith-press-acts-public-watchdog?ref=goodoil.news) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Former high-flying National Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce in line to become new NZME chair under compromise deal](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-former-high-flying-national-cabinet-minister-steven-joyce-in-line-to-become-new-nzme-chair-under-compromise-deal/BKAAT5SZWJH4ZDUNUUGXPDLOAA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shayne Currie (Herald): [NZME’s new-look executive team - editor-in-chief returns to the top table, chief commercial officer leaving company](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-nzmes-new-look-exec-team-editor-in-chief-returns-to-the-top-table-chief-commercial-officer-leaving-company/5RSZWMWZKVEVHLJJVLO6UQG6QM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Former NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett becomes a public servant, with a new senior police role](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-former-nz-herald-political-editor-claire-trevett-becomes-a-public-servant-with-a-new-senior-police-role/4BUOWA6RJFGWPGQ3FWMQ2FCAPE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Harvey: [Content that Crosses the Line](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/content-that-crosses-the-line) David Harvey: [Controlling the Narrative](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/controlling-the-narrative) Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [Video games, movies to decide own age ratings in censorship shakeup](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/02/video-games-movies-to-determine-own-age-ratings-in-classification-shakeup/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike O’Donnell (Post): [Substack shows how the old media and new can help each other](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360671636/substack-shows-how-old-media-and-new-can-help-each-other?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ANIMAL WELFARE, PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES** RNZ: [No mention of cages in colony laid eggs - SAFE](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559993/no-mention-of-cages-in-colony-laid-eggs-safe?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Greens want to close egg and meat ‘loophole’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360677955/greens-want-close-egg-and-meat-loophole?ref=goodoil.news) Caroline Williams (Stuff): [Police investigating after animal activists’ drone allegedly shot down by duck shooters](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360676062/police-investigating-after-animal-activists-drone-allegedly-shot-down-duck-shooters?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Iwis oppose expansion of NZ’s largest gold mine](https://www.odt.co.nz/business/iwis-oppose-expansion-nz%E2%80%99s-largest-gold-mine?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Southland farming company slapped with fine over effluent discharge](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/05/southland-farming-company-slapped-with-fine-over-effluent-discharge/?ref=goodoil.news) Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): [Free talk brings minor accord on Taranaki water pollution](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360676810/free-talk-brings-minor-accord-taranaki-water-pollution?ref=goodoil.news) Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): [Farmers celebrate new rules to limit forestry conversions - but does a loophole still remain?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/559988/farmers-celebrate-new-rules-to-limit-forestry-conversions-but-does-a-loophole-still-remain?ref=goodoil.news) Gary Hamilton-Irvine (Hawkes Bay Today/Herald): [Two more Central Hawke’s Bay farms sold to overseas buyers for forestry](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/two-more-central-hawkes-bay-farms-sold-to-overseas-buyers-for-forestry/PCHKVL3INZEOJHNBMN7OK6DUXI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jacqueline Rowarth (Herald): [New Zealand’s meat and dairy brand - time for a rethink?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/new-zealands-meat-and-dairy-brand-time-for-a-rethink-dr-jacqueline-rowarth/JJPDDCNWYNEXDDD46ZLGEZ5ZLA/?ref=goodoil.news) **EDUCATION, TRAINING** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Leaked documents say Kāhui Ako school programme 'set to be disestablished'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560019/leaked-documents-say-kahui-ako-school-programme-set-to-be-disestablished?ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Walsh (Herald): [Education Minister Erica Stanford’s investment can help future-proof learning support](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education-minister-erica-stanfords-investment-can-help-future-proof-learning-support-patrick-walsh/PRAEII3RGNBYVMLBDEYGZML3UI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dave Armstrong (Post): [Getting parents more involved in kids’ education](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360676975/getting-parents-more-involved-kids-education?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): [The parent portal is just an average Government website](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360677125/parent-portal-just-average-government-website?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sapeer Mayron (Post): [With just weeks to go, uni law school switches to handwritten exams](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360677929/just-weeks-go-law-school-switches-handwritten-exams?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bella Craig (RNZ): [School roll rises force students into library, as other schools struggle to lift numbers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560000/school-roll-rises-force-students-into-library-as-other-schools-struggle-to-lift-numbers?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/brain-drain-if-we-start-to-permanently-lose-our-top-performers-we-all-suffer-editorial/AUANV5VLDRFO7DFNXNPNWTUA2E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lawrence Watt (Listener): [From Aitutaki to algebra: Teaching maths through culture — now without government help](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/new-zealand/from-aitutaki-to-algebra-teaching-maths-through-culture-now-without-government-help/DH73XUSICVEN3BIOT462YNJWDQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Martin (Waikato Times): [All we want is a level playing field’ - Home schoolers fight back](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360677677/all-we-want-level-playing-field-home-schoolers-fight-back?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Fitzpatrick (Post): [New sexuality guide for teens out of touch with reality](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360675849/new-sexuality-guide-teens-out-touch-reality?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME** Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Mark Mitchell wants short prison sentences scrapped in hope of reducing reoffending](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559975/mark-mitchell-wants-short-prison-sentences-scrapped-in-hope-of-reducing-reoffending?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sherwood (RNZ): [Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming still on leave four months after suspension](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559954/deputy-police-commissioner-jevon-mcskimming-still-on-leave-four-months-after-suspension?ref=goodoil.news) Richard Willingham (ABC/RNZ): [Former police commissioner Mike Bush set to be named as new Victoria Police chief commissioner](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560009/former-police-commissioner-mike-bush-set-to-be-named-as-new-victoria-police-chief-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Herald): [FBI arrests expose far-right cult with NZ links, DIA warns of victimisation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fbi-arrests-expose-far-right-cult-with-nz-links-dia-warns-of-victimisation/TCYCYKKBNBE5PCK4A7E2BNIPKA/?ref=goodoil.news) Jake Kenny (Press/Post): [Predator John Hope Muchirahondo’s $1m publicly funded defence](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360676157/predator-john-hope-muchirahondos-1m-publicly-funded-defence?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Windbag: Tory Whanau is the anti-Jacinda](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-05-2025/windbag-tory-whanau-is-the-anti-jacinda?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Sewage leaking into Wellington Harbour for days](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360677744/sewage-leaking-wellington-harbour-days?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Laszlo Szollosi-Cira: [Andrew Little Running for Wellington Mayor](https://fairpolicycommentary.substack.com/p/andrew-little-running-for-wellington) Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham arrested](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360677308/wellington-mayoral-candidate-graham-bloxham-arrested?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham accused of failing to stop for police](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559996/wellington-mayoral-candidate-graham-bloxham-accused-of-failing-to-stop-for-police?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [$600k Wellington boardwalk degrading, cars causing damage](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360676166/600k-wellington-boardwalk-degrading-cars-causing-damage?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Justin Wong (Post): [Kāpiti Coast council not consulting on annual plan](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360663208/kapiti-coast-council-not-consulting-annual-plan?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Annemarie Quill (Stuff): [‘Spending money like drunken sailors’: Critics fume over council’s $200k video spend](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360677126/spending-money-drunken-sailors-critics-fume-over-councils-200k-video-spend?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Taranaki councils seek feedback on combined water proposal](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559955/taranaki-councils-seek-feedback-on-combined-water-proposal?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Student quarter left out of draft plan: Influx ignored](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/student-quarter-left-out-draft-plan-influx-ignored?ref=goodoil.news) Sinead Gill (Press): [Pages Rd bridge: Christchurch council considering second attempt at fast-track list](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360672406/pages-rd-bridge-christchurch-council-considering-second-attempt-fast-track-list?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Joanne Naish (Press): [‘Much loved' fountain is sinking but council can't afford to fix it](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360674333/much-loved-fountain-sinking-council-cant-afford-fix-it?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Stadium ticket levy gives people choice – Ashburton mayor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560033/stadium-ticket-levy-gives-people-choice-ashburton-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES** Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Could Kiwibank's capital raise include foreign investment?](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/133101/finance-minister-nicola-willis-sees-lot-ways-support-kiwibanks-nz-identity-after?ref=goodoil.news) Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [Banking on blame: Scam reforms too little, too late](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/banking-on-blame-scam-reforms-too-little-too-late-sasha-borissenko/EL33MU2HYNC5JOWKTQN3NSSED4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [From no to go: ASB U-turns on POLi](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559651/from-no-to-go-asb-u-turns-on-poli?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Westpac bank fined $3.25 million over its historic breaches](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559704/westpac-bank-fined-3-point-25-million-over-its-historic-breaches?ref=goodoil.news) NBR: [Westpac pinged $3.5m for overcharging, misleading customers](https://www.nbr.co.nz/law/westpac-pinged-3-25m-for-overcharging-misleading-customers/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [Westpac’s half-year profit rises 10% to $525 million](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360676940/westpacs-half-year-profit-rises-10-525-million?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Westpac’s NZ interest margin grows, Aussie margin shrinks](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/westpacs-nz-interest-margin-grows-aussie-margin-shrinks?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Westpac profit holds ground, as revenue and margins bounce up](https://www.nbr.co.nz/investment/westpac-profit-holds-ground-as-revenue-and-margins-bounce-up/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Post): [Westpac seeks strategic relationship with insurer saying ‘lending risk appetite may change’ as climate alters](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360677823/westpac-seeks-strategic-relationship-insurer-saying-lending-risk-appetite-may-change-climate-alters?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Property investors warned about 'one-bank trap'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/559948/property-investors-warned-about-one-bank-trap?ref=goodoil.news) Roeland van den Bergh (Sunday Star Times): [Creative ways to pay showcased to Minister and investors](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360655433/creative-ways-pay-showcased-minister-and-investors?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ENVIRONMENT, CONVERSATION** David Williams (Newsroom): [Ex-mayors square off over treating Queenstown’s sewage](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/ex-mayors-square-off-over-treating-queenstowns-sewage/?ref=goodoil.news) Julia Gabel (Herald): [Government asking for public feedback on landmark Predator Free 2050 strategy](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-asking-for-public-feedback-on-landmark-predator-free-2050-strategy/U4LDL5ZVUNEBFP2XWX52QNJAW4/?ref=goodoil.news) Kate Green (RNZ): [New goals for Predator Free strategy among proposed DOC changes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559943/new-goals-for-predator-free-strategy-among-proposed-doc-changes?ref=goodoil.news) Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan (Newsroom): [Gas-guzzling tourists are loving our whales to death](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/02/how-gas-guzzling-tourists-are-loving-our-whales-to-death/?ref=goodoil.news) Max Rashbrooke (Post): [This best-selling book on ‘abundance’ has got it wrong](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360674773/best-selling-book-abundance-has-got-it-wrong?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Maria Armoudian (Post): [The politics driving the mass tragedy of native species decline](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360673316/politics-driving-mass-tragedy-native-species-decline?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kevin E Trenberth (Newsroom): [NZ oceanic ecosystems subject to biggest climate changes](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/03/nz-oceanic-ecosystems-subject-to-biggest-climate-changes/?ref=goodoil.news) Amy Ridout (Stuff): [The stretch of NZ coastline where officials are struggling to police poaching](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360668053/stretch-nz-coastline-officials-are-struggling-police-poaching?ref=goodoil.news) Barry Barton (The Conversation): [The government plans to regulate carbon capture technologies – but who will be the regulating agency?](https://theconversation.com/the-government-plans-to-regulate-carbon-capture-technologies-but-who-will-be-the-regulating-agency-254696?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Asbestos-laden fibre cement board washing up on Tāmaki Estuary beaches](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559817/asbestos-laden-fibre-cement-board-washing-up-on-tamaki-estuary-beaches?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): [Conservation Minister sees caulerpa’s ‘catastrophic’ impact in Bay of Islands](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360675733/conservation-minister-sees-caulerpas-catastrophic-impact-bay-islands?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: V[olunteers warn more is needed to halt invasive seaweed species](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559821/volunteers-warn-more-is-needed-to-halt-invasive-seaweed-species?ref=goodoil.news) **AGED CARE** Tracey Martin (Post): [Aged care funding needs fixing – not finger-pointing](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360677888/aged-care-funding-needs-fixing-not-finger-pointing?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Miriam Bell (Post): [Is residential aged care giant Bupa skimping on tax?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360670922/residential-aged-care-giant-bupa-skimping-tax?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ruth: [Rays of light in the listed aged-care sector](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/rays-of-light-in-the-listed-aged) (paywalled) RNZ: [Man, 71, dies in rest home from infected wound left untreated](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559969/man-71-dies-in-rest-home-from-infected-wound-left-untreated?ref=goodoil.news) **MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS** Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [A rocky $2.7b atonement: Watchdog warning on Treaty settlement commitments](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360672936/rocky-27b-atonement-watchdog-warning-treaty-settlement-commitments?ref=goodoil.news) Ethan Manera (Herald): [Wellington Museum defends flying Toitū Te Tiriti branded flag to mark Treaty anniversary](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-museum-defends-flying-toitu-te-tiriti-branded-flag-to-mark-treaty-anniversary/LBYIEYMMMFESDCRGWL6VERJXGI/?ref=goodoil.news) Dave Hull (Stuff): ['Te Tiriti is your friend - it’s nothing to be scared of': Hīkoi leader on why Māori rights benefit everyone](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360667797/te-tiriti-your-friend-its-nothing-be-scared-hikoi-leader-why-maori-rights-benefit-everyone?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Whanganui iwi leader takes place on Waitangi Tribunal](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360675762/whanganui-iwi-leader-takes-place-waitangi-tribunal?ref=goodoil.news) Gisborne Herald: [Gisborne protest: Ngāti Oneone calls for return of ancestral land](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gisborne-protest-ngati-oneone-calls-for-return-of-ancestral-land/5ULJY5G2TNBWHHJT5N4BXK5TXQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, EXTREME WEATHER** Maxine Jacobs (Press): [Should lakes have been opened before farms flooded?](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360677614/should-lakes-have-been-opened-farms-flooded?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [‘Strict conditions' govern when lakes can be emptied - ECan](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559932/strict-conditions-govern-when-lakes-can-be-emptied-ecan?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Brown (RNZ): [Opening Lake Forsyth to ocean could have mitigated flooding, Little River residents say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559801/opening-lake-forsyth-to-ocean-could-have-mitigated-flooding-little-river-residents-say?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Emergency Management and Recovery Minister praises community after Canterbury floods](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559775/emergency-management-and-recovery-minister-praises-community-after-canterbury-floods?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Wellington residents without power 'left in limbo' as power outage goes on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559869/wellington-residents-without-power-left-in-limbo-as-power-outage-goes-on?ref=goodoil.news) Phoebe Utteridge (Stuff): [Landlord says ongoing Wellington power outage ‘just not good enough’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360676534/landlord-says-ongoing-wellington-power-outage-just-not-good-enough?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Killick (Sunday Star Times): [Floods and frustration: When climate resilience meets resident resistance](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360672575/floods-and-frustration-when-climate-resilience-meets-resident-resistance?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **AI** Benjamin Liu (Newsroom): [Now’s our chance to lead on AI regulation](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/nows-our-chance-to-lead-on-ai-regulation/?ref=goodoil.news) Jaime Cunningham (Herald): [Ministry of Education defends AI guidance amid calls for clarity in schools](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ministry-of-education-defends-ai-guidance-amid-calls-for-clarity-in-schools/U4DE26CJUJE4ZKSHAGS7VTR2PE/?ref=goodoil.news) Bruce Munro (ODT): [Raising AI](https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/raising-ai?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eva de Jong (Herald): [Netsafe reports 68% rise in sextortion in NZ as AI deepfake threats increase](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/netsafe-reports-68-rise-in-sextortion-in-nz-as-ai-deepfake-threats-increase/QI74I2MHLNHM5BNPSPY665NHFM/?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Supermarket shoppers in regional NZ missing out, Consumer NZ says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559803/supermarket-shoppers-in-regional-nz-missing-out-consumer-nz-says?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [‘Critical Milestone’: Ruapehu mayor rallies support for Whakapapa comeback](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/559708/critical-milestone-ruapehu-mayor-rallies-support-for-whakapapa-comeback?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [On The Money: Watts, Watt, Walker, Wallace, and more](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/on-the-money/on-the-money-watts-watt-walker-wallace-and-more?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Companies, directors fined $1.6m for altering tallow for profit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/559777/companies-directors-fined-1-point-6m-for-altering-tallow-for-profit?ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Collaboration key to showcasing North Island tourism destinations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/560040/collaboration-key-to-showcasing-north-island-tourism-destinations?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post): [New North Island tourism alliance announced](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360677170/new-north-island-tourism-alliance-announced?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Sam Smith (Stuff): [Rats, a ramming and a stranding: The troubled times of the Aratere](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360673427/rats-ramming-and-stranding-troubled-times-aratere?ref=goodoil.news) Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): [What the Mill Rd development could mean for those on its doorstep](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360673030/what-mill-rd-development-could-mean-those-its-doorstep?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Why the Commerce Commission is not investigating Air New Zealand fares](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360672444/why-commerce-commission-not-investigating-air-new-zealand-fares?ref=goodoil.news) NZ Energy: [In defense of Air New Zealand](https://newzealandenergy.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-air-new-zealand) Caron Copek (Stuff): [Checking Air NZ: To fly Timaru-Napier or drive? Which is cheaper?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360669919/checking-air-nz-fly-timaru-napier-or-drive-which-cheaper?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Powers (Waikato Times): [Waikato’s campaign for Auckland to help save Te Huia from extinction](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360675137/waikatos-campaign-auckland-help-save-te-huia-extinction?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **GENDER** Alka Prasad (Post): [‘Aggressive pushback’ on gender rights could set equity back a century, Kiwis hear at UN](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360670861/aggressive-pushback-gender-rights-could-set-equity-back-century-kiwis-hear-un?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul Thistle (Post): [Human rights, not culture wars, are the solutions to social challenges](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360676292/human-rights-not-culture-wars-are-solutions-social-challenges?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Hundreds gather in Dunedin for protest against proposed gender legislation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559807/hundreds-gather-in-dunedin-for-protest-against-proposed-gender-legislation?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Scott (ODT): [Standing in solidarity](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/standing-solidarity?ref=goodoil.news) Nāsili Vaka’uta (E-Tangata): [A truth to be embraced, not a problem to be solved](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/a-truth-to-be-embraced-not-a-problem-to-be-solved/?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): [Wellington workshop makes space for women, gender diverse people](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559767/wellington-workshop-makes-space-for-women-gender-diverse-people?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Influencers reject gambling promo amid Govt crackdown - two fail to comply](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/influencers-reject-gambling-promo-amid-govt-crackdown-two-fail-to-comply/IUTJJYKZKJFXTPOPKGHAO5VUIM/?ref=goodoil.news) Liu Chen (RNZ): [‘Golden visa’ shutting out Chinese investors, legal experts say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/559967/golden-visa-shutting-out-chinese-investors-legal-experts-say?ref=goodoil.news) Roeland van den Bergh and Dita De Boni (Post): [Government funds new advanced tech platform from strategic science fund](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360677283/government-funds-new-advanced-tech-platform-strategic-science-fund?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Damien Grant (Stuff): [Why free speech isn’t always free](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360675755/damien-grant-why-free-speech-isnt-always-free?ref=goodoil.news) Good Ideas: [In Porirua, democracy's innovators deliver on their promises](https://goodideasnz.substack.com/p/in-porirua-democracys-innovators) (paywalled) Mike Dinsdale (Northern Advocate): [New iwi-run social supermarket in Kaikohe opens to support the community](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/new-iwi-run-social-supermarket-in-kaikohe-opens-to-support-the-community/KVRXKFI4SJFZDLQ4Q3ZOVKZG4E/?ref=goodoil.news) NBR: [Power retailer Prime defaults, customers to switch](https://www.nbr.co.nz/energy/power-retailer-prime-defaults-customers-to-switch-2/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The great man that was Sir Bob Jones](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-the-great-man-that-was-sir-bob-jones/?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) 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