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# News Briefing: 7 March 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/news-briefing-7-march-2025/
- Published: 2025-03-06T19:14:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-07T00:19:03.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

*Republished with Permission*  
  
Author: **Bryce Edwards**

**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE**  
Luke Malpass (Post): [Suits in the White House and Phil Goff’s untenable position](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360605177/suits-white-house-and-phil-goffs-untenable-position?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Peters say sacking Goff was seriously regrettable, expert says it's justified](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544028/peters-say-sacking-goff-was-seriously-regrettable-expert-says-it-s-justified?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Peters says Goff's role in UK 'untenable' after Trump remark](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/peters-says-goffs-role-in-uk-untenable-after-trump-remark/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass and Thomas Manch (Post): [Winston Peters sacks Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360604589/winston-peters-sacks-phil-goff-uk-high-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Benjamin Plummer (Herald): [Phil Goff sacking: Why New Zealand had to remove UK High Commissioner over Trump comments](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/phil-goff-sacking-why-new-zealand-had-to-remove-uk-high-commissioner-over-trump-comments/SY2DKCBDWFCTBGH6ZEQU7QJX24/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Farrar: [Goff sacked](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2025/03/goff%5Fsacked.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [Phil Goff was sacked after speaking at Chatham House. Wait, what about Chatham House rules?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360604881/phil-goff-was-sacked-after-speaking-chatham-house-wait-what-about-chatham-house-rules?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Phil Goff to go as UK High Commissioner after Donald Trump comments labelled ‘deeply disappointing’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/phil-goff-to-go-as-uk-high-commissioner-after-deeply-disappointing-donald-trump-comments/K6Z57WF6SJH7POVI4OFKNXVH64/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Phil Goff sacked as NZ’s high commissioner to UK after criticising Donald Trump](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360604666/comment-cost-phil-goff-his-job-high-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eva Corlett (Guardian): [New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/phil-goff-donald-trump-comments-new-zealand-high-commissioner-removed-chatham-house-ntwnfb?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Who is Phil Goff, sacked NZ High Commissioner to the UK?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543967/who-is-phil-goff-sacked-nz-high-commissioner-to-the-uk?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Watkins (Pundit): [Trump's UN Vote A Defining Act That Points To Day Of Reckoning For NZ](https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/trumps-un-vote-a-defining-act-that-points-to-day-of-reckoning-for-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
Madison Malone (Herald):[Cyber threat highest it’s ever been, ex-Five Eyes leader warns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets-with-madison/cyber-threat-highest-its-ever-been-ex-five-eyes-leader-warns/F4G6TUDZ3JAT7PNZNFBVBXXPF4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [SIS 'stronger focus' on Cook Islands after China agreements, spy boss says](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360605430/sis-stronger-focus-cook-islands-after-china-agreements-spy-boss-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): [Trump’s tariffs create uncertainty for NZ wine exporters](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/trumps-tariffs-create-uncertainty-for-nz-wine-exporters?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tim Cronshaw (ODT): [Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs](https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/red-meat/farmers-await-forecast-profits-amid-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Salvors finish removing fuel from sunk HMNZS Manawanui](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/salvors-finish-removing-fuel-from-sunk-hmnzs-manawanui/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Fuel almost removed from sunken NZ navy ship in Samoa](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543976/fuel-almost-removed-from-sunken-nz-navy-ship-in-samoa?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tobias Macintosh (Stuff): [Military tanks have paid Wellington a visit. Why?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360604906/military-tanks-have-paid-wellington-visit-why?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): [PM briefed on Khalistan 'referendum' ahead of event, OIA documents reveal](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/543961/pm-briefed-on-khalistan-referendum-ahead-of-event-oia-documents-reveal?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**WATER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Tom Hunt (Post): ['Kangaroo court': Mayor's explosive response to Wellington council letter](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360605102/kangaroo-court-mayors-explosive-response-wellington-council-letter?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ethan Manera & Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Government considering intervention over Wellington Water, Tory Whanau calls for Nick Leggett to go](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-government-minister-simon-watts-considering-government-intervention-over-wellington-water/WRVBUTNJWVCLNFIZ5VKUTPFTZ4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): [Mayor, councillors call for Wellington Water board chairperson to resign](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543966/mayor-councillors-call-for-wellington-water-board-chairperson-to-resign?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Tory Whanau calls for water board chair to go over 'millions wasted'](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/tory-whanau-calls-for-water-board-chair-to-go-over-millions-wasted/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Call for Wellington Water chairman Nick Leggett to be fired](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360600827/call-wellington-water-chairman-nick-leggett-be-fired?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Wellington Water’s problems reinforce need for water reform](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/wellington-waters-problems-reinforce-need-for-water-reform/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Anne Gibson (Herald): [Watercare may reduce firefighting capacity to NZ’s biggest new supermarket if terms not met](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/watercare-may-reduce-fire-fighting-capacity-to-nzs-biggest-new-supermarket-if-terms-not-met/H7A3Q32OJZFR7NVYM7BEXVM6JE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Justin Wong (Post): [Kāpiti Coast council wants to keep water services in-house](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360604211/kapiti-coast-council-wants-keep-water-services-house?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): [Nelson councillors fear ‘ambushing’ Tasman on amalgamation question](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360605501/nelson-councillors-fear-ambushing-tasman-amalgamation-question?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): [New reservoir planned for Hawke's Bay](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/543893/new-reservoir-planned-for-hawke-s-bay?ref=goodoil.news)  
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Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): [Ombudsman gives councils nudge over closed meetings](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/543992/ombudsman-gives-councils-nudge-over-closed-meetings?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eric Crampton (Herald): [Giving councils more flexibility](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/giving-councils-more-flexibility-dr-eric-crampton/VQH7IUT3EZDR3EP3YYWFJB33VI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chris Lynch: [“What I’m sharing could be seen as whistleblowing”: Port worker warns job cuts risk lives at Lyttelton Port](https://www.chrislynchmedia.com/news-items/what-im-sharing-could-be-seen-as-whistleblowing-port-worker-warns-job-cuts-risk-lives-at-lyttelton-port/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tina Law (Press): [Developer slams council’s draft 30-year transport plan](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360604207/developer-slams-councils-draft-30-year-transport-plan?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alka Prasad (Post): [Local board concern as Auckland Council agencies are disbanded](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360603400/local-board-concern-auckland-council-agencies-are-disbanded?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sandra Conchie (Bay of Plenty Times): [Taxpayers Union slams Tauranga council for $5m waterfront playground](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/taxpayers-union-slam-tauranga-council-for-5m-waterfront-playground/6PYGEHBX7JF3NOPDZPA6NWOIVQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [The council with no Millennials or Gen Z representatives](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360604661/council-no-millennials-or-gen-z-representatives?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Welcome to 'Bogan Town': The people of Upper Hutt embrace their 'roots'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544025/welcome-to-bogan-town-the-people-of-upper-hutt-embrace-their-roots?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): [Alf Filipaina won't seek re-election for council](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/543969/alf-filipaina-won-t-seek-re-election-for-council?ref=goodoil.news)  
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): [Should the night market move? And who should pay more for the new sewerage scheme?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360605511/should-night-market-move-and-who-should-pay-more-new-sewerage-scheme?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA**  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: The battle for NZME’s boardroom - who is Jim Grenon and what are his plans for NZ Herald/Newstalk ZB owner?; Who’s in line for TVNZ top news role](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-the-battle-for-nzmes-boardroom-who-is-jim-grenon-and-what-are-his-plans-for-nz-heraldnewstalk-zb-owner-whos-in-line-for-tvnz-top-news-role/ONMSVBVQSFF5FEHHTTDC7INPCY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Billionaire investor Jim Grenon wants clean-out of NZ Herald owner NZME’s board](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-billionaire-investor-jim-grenon-wants-cleanout-of-nz-herald-owner-nzmes-board/TXXTKJNSENFR5E2YUWSI5T3HVY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [NZME board spill attempt – opponents close to 40%](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/nzme-board-spill-attempt-opponents-close-to-40?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): [Shareholder mutiny brewing at owner of Herald and Newstalk ZB](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/06-03-2025/shareholder-munity-brewing-at-owner-of-herald-and-newstalk-zb?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Boardroom putsch at NZME ‘last thing media needs’ — Labour](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360604837/fight-control-nz-herald-owner-nzme?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Union wary of Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon's NZ media influence](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543974/union-wary-of-canadian-billionaire-jim-grenon-s-nz-media-influence?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Canadian billionaire makes move to take over board of NZME](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/543955/canadian-billionaire-makes-move-to-take-over-board-of-nzme?ref=goodoil.news)  
Simon Plumb (Stuff): [Billionaire moves to clear NZME board, add himself, days after buying 9% stake](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360604889/canadian-billionaire-moves-clear-nzme-board-add-himself-days-after-buying-9-stake?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Billionaire investor proposes overhaul of NZME's board](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/billionaire-investor-proposes-of-nzmes-board/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Spinoff: [The Fold: What can we learn from NZME, TVNZ and Sky’s 2024 results?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/06-03-2025/the-fold-what-can-we-learn-from-nzme-tvnz-and-skys-2024-results?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jessica Roden (1News): [Social media platform 'defied' order to remove suppression breach](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/social-media-platform-defied-order-to-remove-suppression-breach/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FERRIES, TRANSPORT**  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Govt nearly $800m in the red over cancelled interisland ferries ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/infrastructure/sharing-the-costs-of-the-governments-alternative-ferry-project/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Winston Peters woos jilted Interisland ferry builder Hyundai with Korean War talk](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/its-a-thing-called-respect-and-gratitude-winston-peters-woos-hyundai-with-korean-war-talk/QHZAAZ57UNEYXIWHE7DGVNTGSE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Company for procuring Cook Strait ferries officially registered](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/company-for-procuring-cook-strait-ferries-officially-registered?ref=goodoil.news) (Paywalled)  
Louis Collins (RNZ): [MPs prepare to brave the response to congestion charging](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544000/mps-prepare-to-brave-the-response-to-congestion-charging?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Air NZ is weak — its new CEO needs to deliver cheaper fares and growth](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360605338/brook-sabin-air-nz-weak-its-new-ceo-needs-deliver-cheaper-fares-and-growth?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran resigns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543954/air-new-zealand-chief-executive-greg-foran-resigns?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Greg Foran to step down as Air New Zealand chief executive](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/greg-foran-to-step-down-as-air-new-zealand-chief-executive/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Air NZ CEO Greg Foran resigns, global search for replacement under way](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/air-nz-ceo-greg-foran-resigns-global-search-for-replacement-under-way?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Roeland van den Bergh and Kevin Norquay (Post): [‘Exceptional leadership and grit’: Air NZ CEO Greg Foran resigns](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360604903/air-nz-chief-executive-foran-has-resigned?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland public transport subsidies soar to $750m over five years](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-public-transport-subsidies-soar-to-750m-over-five-years/CKYY43E2YZBBPGHF6RNJW3NZ4I/?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Cycling revolutions](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/cycling-revolutions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**FOREIGN INVESTMENT, ECONOMY**  
Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Christopher Luxon has just one job next week](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/christopher-luxon-has-just-one-job-next-week-matthew-hooton/LLGW2SWWUVF6VIU4SDVJUHDHJQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Campbell (Post): [The real agenda behind the Government’s economic moves](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360604438/real-agenda-behind-governments-economic-moves?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Billion-dollar improvement in Government books – but billions left to go](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/billion-dollar-improvement-in-government-books-but-billions-left-to-go/FK7XFJAVNJDPNBI4QTHS6XMPHA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [All that glitters is golden as tech heavyweights target NZ's new investor visas](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/all-that-glitters-is-golden-as-tech-heavyweights-target-nzs-new-investor-visas?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Stats NZ says environmental taxes dropped 21% to $5.2 billion in 2023](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/132257/new-zealand%E2%80%99s-environmental-taxes-fell-21-52-billion-2022-2023-year-driven-energy?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Inland Revenue will continue calls causing fears over scammers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543920/inland-revenue-will-continue-calls-causing-fears-over-scammers?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ADRIAN ORR’S RESIGNATION, RESERVE BANK**  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Nicola Willis gets advice on overriding Reserve Bank’s bank capital rules championed by Adrian Orr](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/nicola-willis-gets-advice-on-overriding-reserve-banks-bank-capital-rules-championed-by-adrian-orr/2M6M22I7OZBKVCC57HH3Q7KGHA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Hiding in plane sight? The mystery of why the Governor cashed in his chips](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/06/shock-and-orr-the-mystery-of-why-the-reserve-bank-governor-cashed-in-his-chips/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Orr, Trump fade to the background as central bankers get technical in capital](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360604132/orr-trump-fade-background-central-bankers-get-technical-capital?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Michael Reddell: [$11 billion and out](https://croakingcassandra.com/2025/03/06/11-billion-and-out/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Hunter (NBR): [Orr was right to step down from RBNZ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/hunters-corner/orr-was-right-to-step-down-from-rbnz/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Herald Editorial: [Next Reserve Bank Governor needs to have more than just the right qualifications](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-next-reserve-bank-governor-needs-to-have-more-than-just-the-right-qualifications/ORDBKBB55RAXTIUONAFPUG4UYU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Willingness may trump availability in RBNZ governor search](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/willingness-may-trump-availability-in-rbnz-governor-search?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [What got more expensive under Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr's watch?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/544006/what-got-more-expensive-under-reserve-bank-governor-adrian-orr-s-watch?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenny Ruth: [RBNZ’s chair and board should also go](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/rbnzs-chair-and-board-should-also) (paywalled)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Adrian Orr leaving is excellent](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-adrian-orr-leaving-is-excellent/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Orr's job was to re-build the rock star economy - not be the rock star](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-orrs-job-was-to-re-build-the-rock-star-economy-not-be-the-rock-star/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [It's hard to find anyone sorry Adrian Orr's gone](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-its-hard-to-find-anyone-sorry-adrian-orrs-gone/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Why do we have an inflation target of around 2%?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360604142/why-do-we-have-inflation-target-around-2?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PARLIAMENT, WEEK IN POLITICS**  
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): [We don’t know who Luxon is or what he stands for](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/06/we-still-dont-know-who-luxon-is-or-what-he-stands-for/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [Phil Goff let himself and Govt down with reckless Donald Trump comments](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/phil-goff-let-himself-and-govt-down-with-reckless-donald-trump-comments-audrey-young/B5TUFQSQPJHGLP5ZGOLJZ5563I/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [Tourism NZ slogan getting taken much too literally](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-03-2025/tourism-nz-slogan-getting-taken-much-too-literally?ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Dixon (Listener): [Does “Marmite” Luxon just hate the poor?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/greg-dixons-another-kind-of-politics-does-marmite-luxon-just-hate-the-poor/I3JGJZFIGRGIJNPLY5NUN475ZM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House: Urgent debate on Andrew Bayly resignation - Prosecution and defence](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543926/the-house-urgent-debate-on-andrew-bayly-resignation-prosecution-and-defence?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karl du Fresne: [A tip for Luxon: ignore your media coaches](https://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-tip-for-luxon-ignore-your-media.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Is Winston losing his edge?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-03-2025/echo-chamber-is-winston-losing-his-edge?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Day (1News): [Labour set to reshuffle shadow cabinet with new role for Andersen](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/labour-set-to-reshuffle-shadow-cabinet-with-new-role-for-andersen/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [Labour leader to reveal caucus reshuffle, Auckland portfolio set to change hands](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-leader-to-reveal-caucus-reshuffle-auckland-portfolio-set-to-change-hands/UQFD3JPFGFDU7CWWV6YY7LUKOQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Duncan Garner: [Slam Dunc podcast: Is Luxon National’s Biggest Liability?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI0hPNC3Gkc&ref=goodoil.news)  
Laszlo Szollosi-Cira: [Whispers on Luxon’s replacement](https://fairpolicycommentary.substack.com/p/whispers-on-luxons-replacement)  
  
**SCHOOL LUNCHES**  
Lucy Xia (RNZ): [Investigation launched after student reportedly burnt by school lunch](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543993/investigation-launched-after-student-reportedly-burnt-by-school-lunch?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [Student taken to hospital after being burnt by hot school lunch](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360605421/student-taken-hospital-after-being-burnt-hot-school-lunch?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Complaints about lunches frustrate principal whose students go without](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544009/complaints-about-lunches-frustrate-principal-whose-students-go-without?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dr Bex: [School lunches are more than food](https://drbex.substack.com/p/school-lunches-are-more-than-food)  
Martin van Beynen (Press/Post): [Marmite sandwich quip resonates with average punters](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360603708/marmite-sandwich-resonates-average-punters?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [The PM just doesn't get it, does he?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-the-pm-just-doesnt-get-it-does-he/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Metiria Stanton Turei (ODT): [Impoverished school lunch scheme robs kids of learning](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/impoverished-school-lunch-scheme-robs-kids-learning?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**TREATY, TE AO MĀORI, RICHARD PREBBLE’S WAITANGI TRIBUNAL RESIGNATION**  
Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Richard Prebble’s Waitangi Tribunal exit a ‘political stunt’, says Willie Jackson](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/richard-prebbles-waitangi-tribunal-exit-a-political-stunt-says-willie-jackson/EF6PYXNQORB7PKJXCU67K7XWUY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Bassett: [Academic Arrogance](https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/michael-bassett-academic-arrogance?ref=goodoil.news)  
Robert MacCulloch: [Prebble is right to resign from Waitangi Tribunal. Wellington](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/prebble-is-right-to-resign-from-waitangi-tribunal-wellington-including-the-likes-of-the-nz-treasur?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Te Tari Whakatau: Renaming of Te Arawhiti reflects smaller role](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543934/te-tari-whakatau-renaming-of-te-arawhiti-reflects-smaller-role?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Fifty things I learned from nearly 80 hours of submissions on the Treaty principles bill](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-03-2025/fifty-things-i-learned-from-nearly-80-hours-of-submissions-on-the-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mihingarangi Forbes (RNZ): [Mata: State of the Māori Nation - An extended interview with Willie Jackson](https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/mata-with-mihingarangi-forbes/story/2018944171/mata-season-3-episode-4-state-of-the-maori-nation-an-extended-interview-with-willie-jackson?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tony Wall (Stuff): [Employment law expert says iwi directors treated ‘outrageously’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360604507/employment-law-expert-says-iwi-directors-treated-outrageously?ref=goodoil.news)  
André Chumko (Post): [Hundreds of unresolved taonga tūturu cases](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360601318/hundreds-unresolved-taonga-tuturu-cases?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HOUSING, PROPERTY MARKET**  
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ['Almost a trap' - Advocates say near impossible to get into emergency housing as homelessness increases](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544007/almost-a-trap-advocates-say-near-impossible-to-get-into-emergency-housing-as-homelessness-increases?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Mortgage woes may be with us for longer than we hoped](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/132219/surge-non-performing-mortgage-loans-reminder-even-though-interest-rates-are?ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Ninness (Interest): [Residential building costs up by just 1.5% in year to February](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/132252/construction-costs-flatten-out-weak-demand-keeps-lid-prices-qv-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Ninness (Interest): [Average NZ dwelling value increased slightly in February, CoreLogic says](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/132234/corelogic-says-average-value-nz-homes-was-807164-february-values-slowly-rising?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Housing downturn over, Corelogic says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/543886/housing-downturn-over-corelogic-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Property investors say multi-offer situations unfair](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/543906/property-investors-say-multi-offer-situations-unfair?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Chaston (Interest): [Home loan rate offers coalesce around their cycle minimums](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/132254/lower-home-loan-rate-offer-changes-are-quiet-phase-and-background-funding?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH, COVID-19**  
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On Why GP Practices Are In Crisis](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00009/on-why-gp-practices-are-in-crisis.htm?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Bowel cancer free screening age lowered to 58, funding pulled from Māori programme](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543915/bowel-cancer-free-screening-age-lowered-to-58-funding-pulled-from-maori-programme?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Bowel cancer screening age of eligibility lowered](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360604494/bowel-cancer-screening-plan-widened?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Bowel cancer screening age to be lowered to 58](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/06/bowel-cancer-screening-age-to-be-lowered-to-58/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Autistic man in seclusion ward stuffs paper in ears to escape 'distressing' noise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/543908/autistic-man-in-seclusion-ward-stuffs-paper-in-ears-to-escape-distressing-noise?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Practice guidelines for midwives 'too broad' - MPs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543988/practice-guidelines-for-midwives-too-broad-mps?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Long Covid warning: 'Silent organ damage is a real problem'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543885/long-covid-warning-silent-organ-damage-is-a-real-problem?ref=goodoil.news)  
Charlotte Pleasants (Post):[What it was like spending 14 days in MIQ](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360602862/what-it-was-spending-14-days-miq?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lucy Xia and Maia Ingoe (RNZ): [Surgeries deferred because of power outage at Greenlane Clinical Centre](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543982/surgeries-deferred-because-of-power-outage-at-greenlane-clinical-centre?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Greenlane Clinical Centre delays surgeries over power outage](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543916/greenlane-clinical-centre-delays-surgeries-over-power-outage?ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): [Health NZ apologises to abuse survivor after ignoring John Middleditch sculpture complaint](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543960/health-nz-apologises-to-abuse-survivor-after-ignoring-john-middleditch-sculpture-complaint?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Global shortage of ADHD drugs hitting NZ patients](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543972/global-shortage-of-adhd-drugs-hitting-nz-patients?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rachel Thomas (Post): [‘Thankless role’: Lab worker strike expected to affect 123,000 tests](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360604633/thankless-role-lab-worker-strike-expected-affect-123000-tests?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): [Brain tumour registry: 'We're missing across the whole research spectrum'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543910/brain-tumour-registry-we-re-missing-across-the-whole-research-spectrum?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**CRIME**  
Lane Nicholas (Herald): [Auckland businessman found guilty of money laundering in connection with $2m investment scam](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-businessman-found-guilty-of-money-laundering-in-connection-with-2m-investment-scam/QXO53DUIPNEGVFV72NGYDR3X5E/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): [No relief in violent crime victimisations at retail outlets year on year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/543797/no-relief-in-violent-crime-victimisations-at-retail-outlets-year-on-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT, PRIMARY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Surprise at the GE Committee](https://www.politik.co.nz/surprise-at-the-ge-committee/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Stephanie Ockhuysen (RNZ): [NZ Merino Company suppliers have two farmers suspended after animal welfare investigation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543964/nz-merino-company-suppliers-have-two-farmers-suspended-after-animal-welfare-investigation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Olley (1News): [Fonterra drops 'carbon zero milk' claim from product](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/03/fonterra-drops-carbon-zero-milk-claim-from-product/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Push for recycling scheme re-emerges, with broad support for bottle deposit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544003/push-for-recycling-scheme-re-emerges-with-broad-support-for-bottle-deposit?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Verdict not yet reached over Restore Passenger Rail protests](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543980/verdict-not-yet-reached-over-restore-passenger-rail-protests?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BUSINESS, CONSUMER AFFAIRS**  
Stuff: [Consumer NZ calls for ban on card payment surcharges](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360603994/consumer-nz-calls-ban-card-payment-surcharges?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Revealed: Exactly how many hours New Zealanders wait on hold each year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543978/revealed-exactly-how-many-hours-new-zealanders-wait-on-hold-each-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Business confidence in Auckland remains in doldrum](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/543933/business-confidence-in-auckland-remains-in-doldrums?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Work and Safety have something to answer for](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-work-and-safety-have-something-to-answer-for/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alka Prasad (Post): [Boycotted KiwiSaver scheme’s Gaza investments ‘compliant’, ASB says](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360605461/boycotted-kiwisaver-schemes-gaza-investments-compliant-asb-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Miriam Bell (Post): [Market turbulence should not spook KiwiSavers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360604533/market-turbulence-should-not-spook-kiwisavers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**IMMIGRATION, MIGRANT WORKERS**  
Finn Blackwell (RNZ): ['Broken' Tongan family facing deportation asks minister to let them stay](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543985/broken-tongan-family-facing-deportation-asks-minister-to-let-them-stay?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shannon Pitman (Open Justice Reporting): [Kaipara cannabis operation: Five migrant workers jailed over $3m grow house bust](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544023/kaipara-cannabis-operation-five-migrant-workers-jailed-over-3m-grow-house-bust?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PRIDE, RAINBOW CROSSINGS**  
Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Wellington gears up to celebrate Pride festival despite protests](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543986/wellington-gears-up-to-celebrate-pride-festival-despite-protests?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Wellington crossing painted in transgender flag restored to original](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543930/wellington-crossing-painted-in-transgender-flag-restored-to-original?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Group behind pride colours on Wellington crossing comes forward](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543777/group-behind-pride-colours-on-wellington-crossing-comes-forward?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): [Average Jobseeker beneficiary claims welfare payments for more than three years](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/05/average-jobseeker-beneficiary-claims-welfare-payments-for-more-than-three-years/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Researcher outlines plan for higher tax on well-off pensioners](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544002/researcher-outlines-plan-for-higher-tax-on-well-off-pensioners?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Clouds still hang over Oranga Tamariki, new leadership brought in](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360605359/clouds-still-hang-over-oranga-tamariki-new-leadership-brought?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): [Government puts $435,000 towards Mangawhai tornado clean-up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/543981/government-puts-435-000-towards-mangawhai-tornado-clean-up?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): [Govt needs to ‘pony up the infrastructure’ for growth](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/govt-needs-%E2%80%98pony-infrastructure%E2%80%99-growth?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [$200m bill for Auckland to secure America's Cup hosting rights](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/543911/200m-bill-for-auckland-to-secure-america-s-cup-hosting-rights?ref=goodoil.news)

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