Table of Contents
Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT
Janet Wilson (Post): National blows up its support from women with pay equity debacle (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Under urgency, without basic paperwork, the Govt moves to change workers’ rights (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National grins and bears it as Act notches wins in Parliament
Richard Harman (Politik): Saving the Budget (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The equal pay law change has passed. This is who it impacts
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Labour slams ACT for championing better lawmaking as law changes rushed through
Bridie Witton (Stuff): What is a pay equity claim, and how will it change?
Kelly Dennett (Post): National Party ministers grilled on pay equity changes (paywalled)
Alice Neville (Spinoff): What have the women of the coalition said about pay equity?
RNZ: Pay Equity Amendment Bill passes under urgency
1News: Pay Equity Amendment Bill passes under urgency
Simon O’Connor: The sniff test
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Don't crow about giving women the vote and then do this
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): This Government has a problem with optics
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Reform for the Pay Equity Act is good
Greg Presland (The Standard): Lies damned lies and Pay Equity Repeal excuses
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Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Once again, workers pay the price in the fight against inflation
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): When will 33,000 people who've lost their jobs get them back?
No Right Turn: Still 34,000 unemployed under National
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Steady jobless rate masks deeper cracks in NZ economy
Liam Dann (Herald): Unemployment: Rise of part-time workers flatters better-than-expected unemployment rate (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Only small rise in unemployment, but more settling for part-time work (paywalled)
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Unemployment rate unchanged at 5.1 percent
David Hargreaves (Interest): The peak? Unemployment beats expectations by staying at 5.1%
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ACC backtracks on ‘race-based’ tender after coalition clash
Jessica Pillow (Post): We’re on the cusp of a shift in how we talk about pay in the workplace (paywalled)
Doug Sail (Stuff): Timaru lumber yard’s $547k fine over workplace death may be substantially reduced
Neil Sands (Law News): Human Rights Review Tribunal fails to explain years-long delay in resolving discrimination complaint
DAVID PARKER VALEDICTORY
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Parker leaves House knowing he ‘tried to move the dial’
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Senior Labour MP’s parting message on tax, coal, and polarisation
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): David Parker’s valedictory speech: Long-serving Labour MP bows out of Parliament
RNZ: Long-serving Labour MP David Parker’s valedictory address
Anna Whyte (Post): David Parker signs off: ‘Some people call me a wonk, it could be worse’ (paywalled)
TE PĀTI MĀORI PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE HEARING
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Decision on fate of Te Pāti Māori MPs closer after late-night Privileges Committee meeting
RNZ: Parliament's Privileges Committee closer to decision on Te Pāti Māori haka
David Farrar: Why contempt needs to be met with contempt
Jamie Ensor (Herald); Treaty Principles Bill haka: Te Pāti Māori admits social media post ‘mistake’, tells Judith Collins ‘you’ve got us’
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori apologises for breaching privilege rule
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Te Pāti Māori expecting a harsh punishment for Parliament haka
Tumamao Harawira (Te Ao Māori News): Te Pāti Māori left in limbo for another week
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR
ODT Editorial: Risks in being ‘super relaxed’ (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Submitters oppose David Seymour’s regulation law. Why he’s charging forward anyway
Thomas Manch (Post): David Seymour dismisses officials’ concern with Regulatory Standards Bill (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Cabinet signs off on proposal for Regulatory Standards Bill
No Right Turn: Government of the 0.3%
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Officials to minister: Give all prisoners the vote
Simon Wilson (Herald): Pope Francis, Trump and the Aussie election: The lessons for Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Paddy Gower (Stuff): We have got too many ministers - and our politicians need to treat each other like they treat us
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: Pay equity, private emails and petty politicians
Spinoff: Gone By Lunchtime: Really, really, really urgent
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: MPs give pope a tardy but honest obituary
Science Media Centre: New Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and Council revealed – Expert Reaction
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Agriculture the winner in senior science advisory roles (paywalled)
BUDGET, INVESTMENT SUMMIT
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Government spent $20k flying former Donald Trump aide, expat New Zealander Chris Liddell to Auckland investment summit
Laura Walters (Newsroom): What could the Govt cut this Budget?
Bryce Wilkinson (Herald): Budget 2025: The next step in a long, dogged, uphill fiscal trudge
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN
Nick James (RNZ): Seymour calls for inquiry into National's proposal to ban social media for under 16s
Alex Beattie (The Conversation): 10 reasons why banning social media for New Zealanders under 16 is a bad idea – and will affect adults too
RNZ: Social media ban: Parents need to step up, not the government - retired judge
Sarah Catherall (Listener): B416: The high-profile group backing a social media ban for under-16s (paywalled)
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): ‘Doomed to fail’ and ‘laughable’ - tech commentators on U-16 social media ban
Ani O’Brien: Breaking down the Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Explained: Is the Government saying it’s OK to kill kiwi to build roads?
Stacy Vallis, Andrew Burgess, Ann Morrison, Imelda Piri and Priscila Bean (The Conversation): Moving towns: 4 stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat
Mary Argue (RNZ): Police disappointed Restore Passenger Rail prosecution abandoned, say safety was at risk
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): The Restore Passenger Rail protestors will be back
Kate Green (RNZ): Predator Free Wellington faces $1.75m annual shortfall
Kevin Norquay (Post): Funding shortfall for Predator Free Wellington (paywalled)
Kevin Norquay (Post): Licence to Kill: Predator Free Wellington’s Secret Service (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Minister Judith Collins says no allies have put pressure on government to up defence spending
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Clear battle lines drawn over New Zealand politicians' interpretations of Australian election
Brent Edwards (NBR): What parties here can learn from the Australian election (paywalled)
Christina Persico and Lydia Lewis (RNZ): 'Will take time': Manawanui's fate still to be decided
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): New group to hold Govt to account on trade deals
Anan Zaki (RNZ): Reserve Bank warns of increased risk on back of US tariffs
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Trade war threatens financial stability, RBNZ says
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): How trade war could reduce your mortgage payments – or your deposit returns
Kaya Selby (RNZ): Pacific economies set to slow amid trade global tensions - IMF
TRANSPORT
Nick James (RNZ): Money still being sunk into ferry project canned by government in 2023
Nick James (RNZ): Six shipbuilders shortlisted to deliver new Cook Strait ferries
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): 'Blue Highway' reboot: Government set to release details of new $30m coastal shipping fund (paywalled)
John Weekes (Herald): Airfares: Commerce Commission explains why it doesn’t want a competition study, but tells airlines to watch out (paywalled)
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Willis ‘open to’ market study over Air NZ prices, Luxon says airline ‘doing a good job’
Kelly Dennett (Post): Nicola Willis set to meet with Air NZ, ‘open to’ market study (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Auckland: is it NZ’s super power or too ambitious by half?
Simon Wilson (Herald): Sir John Key: ‘I had to sideline Bill English and Steven Joyce to get the CRL built’ (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Survey of Aucklanders that slammed Super City is not a real survey, pollster says (paywalled)(
RNZ: Auckland not performing for a city it's size, Deloitte NZ survey shows
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): John Key, Helen Clark, Wayne Brown all support a 'bed tax' for Auckland (paywalled)
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Anzac Day organisers faced $7000 bill for 15-minute road closure
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Invercargill City Council rejects wish of rūnanga to obtain land
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Urban ratepayers to cop double-digit rates rise
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Ultimatum on student needs delivered
Hilary Calvert (ODT): Council water race a merry-go-round
BUSINESS, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Gary Hamilton-Irvine (Hawkes Bay Today/Herald): Wairoa has one supermarket – a new study examines if its prices are fair (paywalled)
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Contact Energy cleared to buy 100% of Manawa Energy shares
Post: Contact’s acquisition of Manawa gets ComCom green light (paywalled)
Tess Brunton (RNZ): TRENZ conference: Prime Minister wants to see tourism industry grow
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): The Detail: Tourism operators optimistic in the face of capacity restraints
Mike Lee (Newsroom): Been there, done that, bought the shirt – the rebirth of anti-consumerism
BANKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, INSURANCE
Victoria Stace (The Conversation): Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder
Martien Lubberink: Burning Capital: Why Kiwibank’s $500 Million Pitch Deserves a Closer Look
Dan Brunskill (Interest): RBNZ wants ‘short, sharp’ capital review
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank: Financial risks rise but bank buffers sufficient (paywalled)
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Reserve Bank warns Government it will be lumped with a bigger bill than insurers in the event of a disaster (paywalled)
Interest: RBNZ says stress test shows insurance policyholder claims would be met in 1-in-1,200-year loss event
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank: Financial risks rise but bank buffers sufficient (paywalled)
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): Capital requirements review doesn't mean they are too high – RBNZ (paywalled)
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Bank of New Zealand sees rise in net profit for first half
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Buoyant BNZ declares confidence in NZ economy despite global uncertainty
Rob Stock (Post): BNZ posts 4.3% half-year profit rise, claims crown as most popular consumer bank (paywalled)
HOUSING
Robin Martin (RNZ): Car park suggested as temporary daytime space for New Plymouth's homeless population
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Ventilation rules to be revamped to ease plight of Auckland townhouse occupants
Ben Leahy & Chris Knox (Herald): Kāinga Ora sell-off: The location of 840 of Auckland’s most valuable state homes mapped out (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): Dame Gaylene Preston throws weight behind opposition to Mt Vic development (paywalled)
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Property flipping 'pushing up prices': Valuer (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Cost of better-insulated homes low compared to power bill savings: report (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Methamphetamine use still a headache for landlords, regulatory decisions due this year
Greg Ninness (Interest): Asking prices dropping on Trade Me Property with thousands more homes for sale compared to a year ago
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Education Ministry puts multi-million school boards contract up for grabs
Ella Stewart (RNZ): The small regulatory shift that could have big impacts on mokopuna Māori
HEALTH, ABUSE IN CARE
RNZ: More specialists shifting to private hospitals - report
Henry McMullan (1News): Palmerston North council votes against removing sugary drinks
RNZ: Porirua City Council looks to find family of 1800 people in unmarked graves
Justin Wong (Post): Porirua Hospital former patients' families sought for headstone project (paywalled)
JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME
Luka Forman (RNZ): Some domestic violence calls to police going unanswered - agency
Brent Edwards (NBR): Tackling the scourge of organised crime (paywalled)
Anna Leask (Herald): Two by Twos: NZ police confirm fresh reports of alleged abuse (paywalled)
MEDIA
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Jim Grenon: The businessman aiming to reshape NZME (paywalled)
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): NZME's Chapman 'misleading' says Caniwi's Bowker (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): James Grenon did not breach NZME Takeover Code, NZX Takeovers Panel finds
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: NZME board battle – Takeovers Panel clears Jim Grenon of any code breach (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Jim Grenon found to have not breached Takeovers Code as he seeks to remove NZME board (paywalled)
ANIMAL WELFARE, PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The ‘back door’ for meat and egg imports looks unlikely to be closed
Stephanie Ockhuysen (RNZ): Greens launch bill to stop animal cruelty through imported products
Tobias Macintosh (Stuff): How many sheep does New Zealand have per person now?
Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): Gap between people and sheep rapidly closing
AI
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): The business opportunity of the century – and NZ lags the world
Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): Our AI problem: You won’t trust it if you don’t understand it (paywalled)
OTHER
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Transpower proposes spending $1.4b replacing and improving Cook Strait power connection
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): ‘We’ve got a family living in a tent’ - 9033 kids and counting who don’t even have PJs
Robin Martin (RNZ): Earthquake standards risk turning Stratford into a 'ghost town’
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Do we all really need the pension at 65?
RNZ: Christchurch council to review decision not to open Wairewa Lake Forsyth sooner during heavy rain
