> ## 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. # NZ Politics Daily: 12 July 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-12-july-2024/ - Published: 2024-07-11T20:21:35.000Z - Updated: 2024-07-26T11:27:46.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **FOREIGN AFFAIRS** Gordon Campbell: [On Luxon in the NATO pressure cooker](http://werewolf.co.nz/2024/07/gordon-campbell-on-luxon-in-the-nato-pressure-cooker/?ref=goodoil.news) Davina Zimmer (RNZ): [America's space wars are our space wars](https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018945596/america-s-space-wars-are-our-space-wars?ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [PM Christopher Luxon weighs in on President Joe Biden’s mental state](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/horrific-pm-christopher-luxon-to-ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-at-nato-indo-pacific-meeting/NQYOKVFBLFGVLH3GJMM6ZLY26Q/?ref=goodoil.news) Logan Church (1News): ['On top of his brief' - Luxon on Biden meeting](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/12/on-top-of-his-brief-luxon-on-biden-meeting/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Peters heads to Japan, Korea for a week](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521882/peters-heads-to-japan-korea-for-a-week?ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Christopher Luxon calls out 'Russia's callous disregard for life' in meeting with Ukraine President](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/521927/christopher-luxon-calls-out-russia-s-callous-disregard-for-life-in-meeting-with-ukraine-president?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [Luxon takes aim at China’s Russian war support, meets Zelenskyy and Biden at Nato](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350340278/luxon-takes-aim-chinas-russian-war-support-meets-zelenskyy-and-biden-nato?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZ announces more sanctions over military support for Russia](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521857/nz-announces-more-sanctions-over-military-support-for-russia?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['Wonderful night': PM Christopher Luxon on staying at the White House](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521890/wonderful-night-pm-christopher-luxon-on-staying-at-the-white-house?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [‘Wonderful night’ for Luxon at White House dinner hosted by Joe Biden](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350338883/wonderful-night-luxon-white-house-dinner-hosted-joe-biden?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Christopher Luxon meets US President Joe Biden](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/11/christopher-luxon-meets-us-president-joe-biden/?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Fishing or rockets? Space operator denies involvement in lakeside hut evictions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521863/fishing-or-rockets-space-operator-denies-involvement-in-lakeside-hut-evictions?ref=goodoil.news) Kelvin Anthony (RNZ): [Suspended Fiji prosecutor Christopher Pryde seeks NZ government intervention](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/521898/suspended-fiji-prosecutor-christopher-pryde-seeks-nz-government-intervention?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Jessica Roden (1News): [Ministerial group advises KiwiRail no longer run Cook Strait ferries](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/11/ministerial-group-advises-kiwirail-no-longer-run-cook-strait-ferries/?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Aratere ferry grounding: How an NZ First tweet drove daylight between Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/aratere-ferry-grounding-how-an-nz-first-tweet-drove-daylight-between-christopher-luxon-and-winston-peters/PLFBBDDITZDLPKUBCIJLRGZ4LA/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Acting PM Winston Peters runs the country by 'just asking questions’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350339566/acting-pm-winston-peters-runs-country-just-asking-questions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kelly Dennett (Post): [How a NZ First tweet led to reason the Interislander grounded](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350339485/how-nz-first-tweet-led-reason-interislander-grounded?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Erin Gourley and Tom Hunt (Post): [Beached ferry crew dispute ‘wrong button’ safety report](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350340215/beached-ferry-crew-dispute-wrong-button-safety-report?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Analysis: The tough questions KiwiRail faces after Interislander Aratere autopilot bungle](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/analysis-the-tough-questions-kiwirail-faces-after-interislander-aratere-autopilot-bungle/7XKLHKHKSFH2ZI4BNT7IRUROCE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuff: [What we know about the alleged autopilot error on the Aratere](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350339252/what-we-know-about-alleged-autopilot-error-aratere?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Winston Peters alleges cover-up over Interislander crash](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521836/winston-peters-alleges-cover-up-over-interislander-crash?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Winston demands ferry answers, Interislander insists ‘no cover up’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350339069/winston-demands-ferry-answers-interislander-insists-no-cover?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bill Hickman (RNZ): [Aratere ferry grounding: Interislander hits back at Winston Peters' claims](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521901/aratere-ferry-grounding-interislander-hits-back-at-winston-peters-claims?ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [New poll shows Kiwis divided over whether to sell Cook Strait Interislander service](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-poll-shows-kiwis-divided-over-whether-to-sell-cook-strait-interislander-service/UXN3WBDYZZGWRONQEKPHAJ5D2M/?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Hey KiwiRail, come clean or be cleaned-up](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-hey-kiwirail-come-clean-or-be-cleaned-up/?ref=goodoil.news) Lynn Prentice (Standard): [Winston Peters – lazy hypocrite on ferries](https://thestandard.org.nz/winston-peters-lazy-hypocrite-on-ferries/?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (RNZ): [Time of use pricing schemes are a step closer in Auckland: What you need to know](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/521899/time-of-use-pricing-schemes-are-a-step-closer-in-auckland-what-you-need-to-know?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Transport Minister Simeon Brown: Traffic management road cone use ‘out of control’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/transport-minister-simeon-brown-traffic-management-road-cone-use-out-of-control/KUAUDCCVJFB5NGEL6KCBLUFE74/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government declares crackdown on 'excessive' use of road cones, temporary speed limit signs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521932/government-declares-crackdown-on-excessive-use-of-road-cones-temporary-speed-limit-signs?ref=goodoil.news) Max Frethey (1News): [Speed reductions that 'make sense' should be kept — councillors](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/11/speed-reductions-that-make-sense-should-be-kept-councillors/?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Boeing is in trouble and Air New Zealand is doubling down on Dreamliners - why?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why-air-new-zealand-is-doubling-down-on-boeing-787-dreamliners/ZKEDILIPWNELHE34XW53FTO4D4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nicholas Boyack (Post): [Finally, a start date for Melling Interchange](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350336342/finally-start-date-melling-interchange?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **PARLIAMENT** Peter Dunne: [The Greens moral high horse has become a much more uncomfortable ride](https://honpfd.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-curious-case-of-ex-green-mp-darleen.html?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (Post): [How do you vet a political candidate?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350339436/how-do-you-vet-political-candidate?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mountain Tui: [Casey Costello strikes again](https://mountaintuihere.substack.com/p/casey-costello-strikes-again) No Right Turn: [A criminal minister](http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-criminal-minister.html?ref=goodoil.news) Haimona Gray: [Debbie Ngarewa-Harris And The Risk Facing The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency](https://haimona.substack.com/p/debbie-ngarewa-harris-and-the-risk) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Green controversy, climate strategy, Nato talks, rate cuts](https://www.nbr.co.nz/beehive-banter/green-controversy-climate-strategy-nato-talks-and-rate-cuts/?ref=goodoil.news) Newsroom: [Raw Politics: Greens and Peters defy political gravity](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/12/raw-politics-greens-and-peters-defy-political-gravity/?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tui: [Christopher Luxon's business acumen](https://mountaintuihere.substack.com/p/christopher-luxons-business-acumen) ODT: [Act begins bus tour of country](https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/southland-express/act-begins-bus-tour-country?ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Hutton (Open Justice Reporting): [Parliament protester praised by judge for turning life around](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/parliament-protester-praised-judge-turning-life-around?ref=goodoil.news) **OECD REPORT ON GOVT REGULATION AND LOBBYING** Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [OECD urges NZ to tame its corporate lobbyists](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/oecd-urges-nz-to-tame-its-corporate) Thomas Manch (Post): [NZ’s OECD regulation ranking shows overhaul needed: Seymour](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350339222/nzs-oecd-regulation-ranking-shows-overhaul-needed-seymour?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [New Zealand falls behind in OECD ranking of most regulated countries](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealand-falls-behind-in-oecd-ranking-of-most-regulated-countries/BJ4L2TQCOZC5TORUJ424DD3QWI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): [When it comes to red tape, OECD says NZ's a bit average](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/when-it-comes-to-red-tape-oecd-says-nzs-a-bit-average?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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