> ## 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 November 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-12-november-2024/ - Published: 2024-11-11T19:25:09.000Z - Updated: 2024-11-11T22:01:34.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **ABUSE IN CARE** Steve Goodlass (Spinoff): [For abuse in care survivors, an apology without action means nothing](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/11-11-2024/for-abuse-in-care-survivors-an-apology-without-action-means-nothing?ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Winter (Newsroom): [Apology will be hollow without meaningful legal and system changes](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/11/apology-will-be-hollow-without-meaningful-legal-and-system-changes/?ref=goodoil.news) Laura Walters (Newsroom): [The big apology is here, including one from the Solicitor-General](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/12/the-big-apology-is-here-but-the-big-action-is-yet-to-come/?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Child abuse survivors await apology - and redress](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360482262/child-abuse-survivors-await-apology-and-redress?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Abuse in state care: Government cops flak as redress scheme absent ahead of apology](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/abuse-in-state-care-government-cops-flak-as-redress-scheme-absent-ahead-of-apology/QTCLKHZYOBFANIPH4R7T6DSO3I/?ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Greive (Spinoff): [A national apology and what’s left unsaid](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/12-11-2024/a-national-apology-and-whats-left-unsaid?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Smith (Herald): [Abuse in Care apology: Why Parliament was the wrong place for atonement](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/abuse-in-care-apology-why-parliament-was-the-wrong-place-for-atonement-russell-smith/LMELZHOO4FFYRBPA6CQUVKTRTQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): [Parliament hosting the national apology ‘doesn’t cut it’](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/11/parliament-hosting-the-national-apology-doesnt-cut-it/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Survivors disappointed government chose to deliver abuse in care apology at Parliament](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533489/survivors-disappointed-government-chose-to-deliver-abuse-in-care-apology-at-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Abuse in Care: Government prepares to formally apologise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533490/abuse-in-care-government-prepares-to-formally-apologise?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Abuse in Care: Government apology to victims has got to be more than just lip service](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/abuse-in-care-government-apology-to-victims-has-got-to-be-more-than-just-lip-service-editorial/4F6SAOSBW5CAHHYOANWND4I3T4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Government to outlaw strip searches of children - abuse survivors worry it’s not enough](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360483178/government-outlaw-strip-searches-children-abuse-survivors-worry-its-not-enough?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government to abolish strip searches of children in care](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533468/government-to-abolish-strip-searches-of-children-in-care?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Government to outlaw strip searches of children in care](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360482950/government-outlaw-strip-searches-children-care?ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [ACC not removing psychologist associated with Lake Alice, despite survivors' wishes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/abuseincare/533471/acc-not-removing-psychologist-associated-with-lake-alice-despite-survivors-wishes?ref=goodoil.news) Shaun Robinson (Post): [It’s time for actions, not words, to put an end to this practice](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360482876/its-time-actions-not-words-put-end-practice?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Brown (RNZ): [Abuse in care: Survivors say they were tortured by state employees in psychiatric hospitals](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533397/abuse-in-care-survivors-say-they-were-tortured-by-state-employees-in-psychiatric-hospitals?ref=goodoil.news) Carly Gooch (Press/Post): [Healing walk for state care survivor](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360482101/healing-walk-state-care-survivor?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: ['Excited... anxious': National apology for people abused in care](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/12/excited-anxious-national-apology-for-people-abused-in-care/?ref=goodoil.news) Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Abuse in care: Māori survivors on what a national apology means to them](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/abuseincare/533487/abuse-in-care-maori-survivors-on-what-a-national-apology-means-to-them?ref=goodoil.news) Pokere Paewai (RNZ): '[We are not what happened to us': Independent report on rainbow survivors of abuse in care released](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533504/we-are-not-what-happened-to-us-independent-report-on-rainbow-survivors-of-abuse-in-care-released?ref=goodoil.news) Haami Chapman (Herald): [Abuse in care apology: I help Mongrel Mob members change their lives – here’s why healing matters](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/abuse-in-care-apology-i-help-mongrel-mob-members-change-their-lives-heres-why-healing-matters/ABOE2WA5UNHWTOZMZ4RIZFX24E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paula Penfold (Stuff): [The little girl who smiled through the abuse etched on her face](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360483019/little-girl-who-smiled-through-abuse-etched-her-face?ref=goodoil.news) Harriette Boucher (Post): [An apology, finally, but redress question still live](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360483116/apology-finally-redress-question-still-live?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Tim Murphy and David Williams (Newsroom): [Speaker lifts ban on Newsroom journalist ahead of Crown apology](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/11/speaker-lifts-ban-on-newsroom-journalist-ahead-of-crown-apology/?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Speaker backs down from blocking journalist from covering state apology for abuse in care](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360482266/investigative-journalist-who-exposed-abuse-care-barred-national-apology?ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Government reverses decision to bar journalist from abuse apology at Parliament](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533466/government-reverses-decision-to-bar-journalist-from-abuse-apology-at-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Speaker Gerry Brownlee reverses decision to bar journalist from covering state abuse apology](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nz-press-gallery-appealing-speakers-regrettable-decision-to-bar-journalist-from-state-abuse-apology/VHUQXGKX6NBPRMPZSQEEZWZLIY/?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [Speaker U-turns over decision to bar journalist from covering apology in Parliament](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360482417/speaker-u-turns-over-decision-bar-journalist-covering-apology-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [Barring Aaron Smale from the abuse in care apology is a very, very bad joke](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-11-2024/barring-aaron-smale-from-the-abuse-in-care-apology-is-a-very-very-bad-joke?ref=goodoil.news) **TREATY OF WAITANGI** Chris Trotter (Interest): [Hearing ourselves think](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/130681/one-sound-loud-enough-be-heard-above-even-most-determined-political-noise?ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Seymour is only beginning](https://www.politik.co.nz/seymour-is-only-beginning-on-the-treaty/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: 'Lets make this hīkoi build a nation'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533479/hikoi-mo-te-tiriti-day-one-lets-make-this-hikoi-build-a-nation?ref=goodoil.news) Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [Hundreds grow to thousands as hīkoi moves across Northland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/360482163/hundreds-grow-thousands-hikoi-moves-across-northland?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [PM says he gets the 'immense frustration' about Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360483161/pm-says-he-gets-immense-frustration-about-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Prime Minister Christopher Luxon open to meeting hīkoi protesters as parties call for conscience vote on Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-open-to-meeting-hikoi-protesters-as-parties-call-for-conscience-vote-on-treaty-principles-bill/2IEUKTGW2NDFBALNY5X5NSDK34/?ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwaniwa Paterson (Te Ao Māori News): [Green Party calls for conscience vote on bill deemed a waste of time](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/11/green-party-calls-for-conscience-vote-on-bill-deemed-a-waste-of-time/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi organiser rejects David Seymour's offer to meet](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533360/treaty-principles-bill-hikoi-organiser-rejects-david-seymour-s-offer-to-meet?ref=goodoil.news) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Police warn of disruptions ahead of Treaty Principle Bills hīkoi](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360482519/police-warn-disruptions-ahead-treaty-principle-bills-hikoi?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Writes: [A guide to Hīkoi mō te Tiriti for Pākehā/Tangata Tiriti/tauiwi](https://emilywrites.substack.com/p/what-you-need-to-know-today) Hanna McCallum (Post): [Student haka sends ‘warning’ to David Seymour](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360480254/student-haka-sends-warning-david-seymour?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** Simon Wilson (Herald): [Could Donald Trump happen here?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/could-trump-happen-here-simon-wilson/P24C46BIFRDERDTD3FM2N354GU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Harvey: [Lessons from America](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/lessons-from-america) Tim Hurdle (Post): [Tariffs, taxes, and the new ingenuity](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360482715/tariffs-taxes-and-new-ingenuity?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Shepherd (NBR): [Podcast 28: US Elections - where to now for markets and trade?](https://www.nbr.co.nz/the-nbr-podcast/the-nbr-podcast-us-election-markets-trade-28/?ref=goodoil.news) Lydia Lewis (RNZ): [Pacific Cooperation Foundation strives to reimagine Pacific narrative amid NZ gov cuts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/533211/pacific-cooperation-foundation-strives-to-reimagine-pacific-narrative-amid-nz-gov-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiribati voices concern over ongoing missile testing in the Pacific Ocean](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/533455/kiribati-voices-concern-over-ongoing-missile-testing-in-the-pacific-ocean?ref=goodoil.news) **FAST TRACK, GE, CONSERVATION, DOC** Te Aniwaniwa Paterson (Te Ao Māori News): [Greenpeace slams fast-track bill as ‘war on nature’ and anti-Māori](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/11/greenpeace-slams-fast-track-bill-as-war-on-nature-and-anti-maori/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Thorpe (Herald): [Proposed Government reforms of genetic engineering regulation raises industry concerns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/proposed-government-reforms-of-genetic-engineering-regulation-raises-industry-concerns/4JVJOWBZ4JHRLNFWTBVINN34A4/?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Alley (1News): [Risk possums in NZ will become resistant to 1080 - research](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/08/risk-possums-in-nz-will-become-resistant-to-1080-research/?ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [DOC warns government it will lose money investing in Tongariro Chateau repair](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533484/doc-warns-government-it-will-lose-money-investing-in-tongariro-chateau-repair?ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times): [Repair costs and climate change concerns cited in DOC advice to Conservation Minister over future of the Chateau Tongariro](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360471329/repair-costs-and-climate-change-concerns-cited-doc-advice-conservation-minister?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Dave Armstrong (Post): [The cost-cutting option that’s not being looked at](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360482892/cost-cutting-option-thats-not-being-looked?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Govt announces Crown Observer pick for Wellington City Council](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/11/govt-announces-crown-observer-pick-for-wellington-city-council/?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Smith (Stuff): [Crown Observer appointed to Wellington Council](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360483173/crown-observer-appointed-wellington-council?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Wellington City Council's Crown observer named as Lindsay McKenzie](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533474/wellington-city-council-s-crown-observer-named-as-lindsay-mckenzie?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Wellington City Council spends $45k on three Christmas trees, decorations and light installation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-city-council-spends-45k-on-three-christmas-trees-decorations-and-light-installation/Y6J35FWXGVCMRM2FDYPVVZHZUU/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Post): [Council open to sandy save for City to Sea Bridge](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360481611/council-open-sandy-save-city-sea-bridge?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [In defence of Auckland's $1.2m Christmas tree](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533428/in-defence-of-auckland-s-1-point-2m-christmas-tree?ref=goodoil.news) Gwynn Compton (Local Aotearoa): [Simeon Brown being investigated by Ombudsman for failing to disclose meeting](https://localaotearoa.co.nz/news/2024/11/8/simeon-brown-being-investigated-by-ombudsman-for-failing-to-disclose-meeting?ref=goodoil.news) Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Council ‘dysfunction’ disillusions residents](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360480893/council-dysfunction-disillusions-residents?ref=goodoil.news) Liz McDonald (Press): [Private sector keen to lead economic vision](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360482279/private-sector-keen-lead-economic-vision?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [Update for councillors on CEO expected](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/update-councillors-ceo-expected?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [Concise questioning trial floated](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/concise-questioning-trial-floated?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [ECan confident Ngāi Tahu voice will remain at council table](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/12/ecan-confident-ngai-tahu-voice-will-remain-at-council-table/?ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Ruapehu mayor: Government funding needed to complete ‘vital’ Mountains to Sea trail](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360482497/ruapehu-mayor-government-funding-needed-complete-vital-mountains-sea-trail?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** Michael Morrah (Herald): [Aviation sector accuses Civil Aviation Authority of secrecy amid restructure](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aviation-sector-accuses-civil-aviation-authority-of-secrecy-amid-restructure/W7LEY62APBFRZP7JMMXJFJ7A34/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Council faces hefty maintenance bill if replacement Manawatū Gorge road is tolled](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533446/council-faces-hefty-maintenance-bill-if-replacement-manawatu-gorge-road-is-tolled?ref=goodoil.news) Julie Jacobson (Post): [Child safety concerns raised as Wellington cycle lanes rolled out](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360482361/child-safety-concerns-raised-wellington-cycle-lanes-rolled-out?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Press): [Ratepayers face $51m bill to upgrade railway crossings](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360479195/ratepayers-face-51m-bill-upgrade-railway-crossings?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, TAX** Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Why we might need to pay more tax](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533503/why-we-might-need-to-pay-more-tax?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Inflation expectations show small rise in RBNZ survey](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/130689/influential-rbnz-survey-has-perhaps-surprisingly-shown-small-rise-expectations?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Survey reveals predictions for the economy in 2025](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533482/survey-reveals-predictions-for-the-economy-in-2025?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Has New Zealand reached peak financial hardship?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533433/has-new-zealand-reached-peak-financial-hardship?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): ['The balancing act for the Reserve Bank has become more complex'](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/130684/westpac-economists-say-change-us-administration-reinforces-their-expectations-rbnzs?ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Trump govt could hit NZ growth, dollar, and inflation, warns BNZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/trump-govt-could-hit-nz-growth-dollar-and-inflation-warns-bnz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **HEALTH** Jacob Johnson (1News): [Health needs dominate as latest Givealittle donation figures revealed](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/11/health-needs-dominate-as-latest-givealittle-donation-figures-revealed/?ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): [New Zealand Health Plan won’t be signed off until 2025 due to delays](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/new-zealand-health-plan-wont-be-signed-until-2025-due-delays?check%5Flogged%5Fin=1&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Thousands lose after-hours care](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/thousands-lose-after-hours-care?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): [Free lower North Island counselling service facing uncertain future](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533476/free-lower-north-island-counselling-service-facing-uncertain-future?ref=goodoil.news) James Pocock (Herald): [Tairāwhiti practices concerned with after-hours care tender process](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tairawhiti-practices-concerned-with-after-hours-care-tender-process/IFPCHQ2BHRG6LHLKRR3HFZRP2U/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Pharmac to fund new ADHD medicine](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533449/pharmac-to-fund-new-adhd-medicine?ref=goodoil.news) **MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA** Gavin Ellis: [Tar from Trump’s brush could splatter NZ media](https://knightlyviews.com/tar-from-trumps-brush-could-splatter-nz-media/?ref=goodoil.news) David Harvey: [Media Influencers](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/media-influencers) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [TVNZ directors turn down Govt’s 41% fee increases – for now](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/09/tvnz-directors-turn-down-govts-41-fee-increases-for-now/?ref=goodoil.news) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Top TVNZ news roles in the gun amid plans to axe 50 jobs from state broadcaster](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/top-tvnz-news-roles-in-the-gun-amid-plans-to-axe-50-jobs-from-state-broadcaster/SUSNY5X7EJHOXIG44AXAQXUGNI/?ref=goodoil.news) Simon Plumb (Stuff): [Leaked TVNZ document reveals proposed fate of senior news bosses](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360480392/leaked-tvnz-document-reveals-proposed-fate-senior-news-bosses?ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [How not to do PR](https://www.nbr.co.nz/last-word/how-not-to-do-pr/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [NZME says operating profit will be $2m to $4m below bottom of earlier forecast](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360482017/nzme-says-operating-profit-will-be-2m-4m-below-bottom-earlier-forecast?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Herald publisher NZME downgrades earnings guidance from $57m-$61m to $53m-$55m but positive about fourth quarter](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-herald-publisher-nzme-downgrades-earnings-guidance-from-57m-61m-to-53m-55m/SO2SYOG2HNBUVPSBQTGWM32JJQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Mediawatch: Australia and Malaysia step up social media accountability](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawatch/533363/australia-and-malaysia-step-up-social-media-accountability?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ should follow Australian ban on social media for children under-16 - expert](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533208/nz-should-follow-australian-ban-on-social-media-for-children-under-16-expert?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** Ella Somers (Interest): [Coastal erosion may make 10,000 homes uninsurable by 2050, report suggests](https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/130691/climate-report-warns-steep-insurance-premium-increases-and-coverage-gaps-coastal?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [QV says home values 'showing no sign of taking off anytime soon'](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/130680/housing-values-bouncing-along-bottom-according-quotable-value?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Average house values little changed from start of year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533493/average-house-values-little-changed-from-start-of-year?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Average house price back to where it was at the start of the year](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360482146/average-house-price-back-where-it-was-start-year?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ house values remain 'largely flat overall' - QV](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/12/nz-house-values-remain-largely-flat-overall-qv/?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post):[‘No sign’ house prices will rise any time soon - QV](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360482147/no-sign-house-prices-will-rise-any-time-soon-qv?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Kidney (ODT): [Dunedin’s own heritage dilemma](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/dunedin%E2%80%99s-own-heritage-dilemma?ref=goodoil.news) **ENERGY** Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Regulator warns electricity contract issues may pose risk to competition](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/editors-picks/regulator-warns-electricity-contract-issues-may-pose-risk-to-competition?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [More concerns raised over Contact's $1.9b bid for Manawa](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360482951/more-concerns-raised-over-contacts-19b-bid-manawa?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Robertson (BusinessDesk): [Energy is everything](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/energy-is-everything?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Casey (Post): [New Zealand: Please put your rooftops to work](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478492/new-zealand-please-put-your-rooftops-work?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Should the taxpayer chip-in for your solar panels?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-should-the-taxpayer-chip-in-for-your-solar-panels/?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [Country’s largest solar farm prepares to power up, as green waste piles up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533147/country-s-largest-solar-farm-prepares-to-power-up-as-green-waste-piles-up?ref=goodoil.news) **EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE SAFETY** Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Immigration adviser on tape offering job for $70k](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533495/immigration-adviser-on-tape-offering-job-for-70k?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Member’s bill to limit PGs could see “free-for-all’, lawyer ways](https://www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-trouble/members-bill-to-limit-pgs-could-see-free-for-all-lawyer-says/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Is Gen Z asking for too much in the workplace?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/is-gen-z-asking-for-too-much-in-the-workplace-the-front-page/EVKGGJ6FCZD5VJTW3P3G6KDK6Y/?ref=goodoil.news) Alka Prasad (Post): [Gen Z workplace discrimination ‘wake up call’ for employers - report](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360482131/gen-z-workplace-discrimination-wake-call-employers-report?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Skills shortage: Disabled New Zealanders can help fill industry shortage gaps](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/skills-shortage-disabled-new-zealanders-can-help-fill-industry-shortage-gaps-new-report/SNZF5Y676RDWLE4CI2PSSI5ULM/?ref=goodoil.news) Nadine Roberts (Stuff): [‘Glaring safety gaps’: Steel firm fined $300k after employee crushed to death](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360476131/glaring-safety-gaps-steel-firm-fined-300k-after-employee-crushed-death?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Business fined $300k after man's 'tragic' death in racking collapse](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/11/business-fined-300k-after-mans-tragic-death-in-racking-collapse/?ref=goodoil.news) Press: [Gloriavale leader allegedly admits community ‘used forced labour’](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360483294/gloriavale-leader-allegedly-admits-community-used-forced-labour?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BUSINESS** RNZ: [Commerce Commission wants greater budget independence for telco disputes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533210/commerce-commission-wants-greater-budget-independence-for-telco-disputes?ref=goodoil.news) Ben Moore (BusinessDesk): [Commerce Commission wants to detach telco disputes from industry](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/commerce-commission-wants-to-detach-telco-disputes-from-industry?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jemima Huston (RNZ): [Weak results expected in company earnings reports](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533470/weak-results-expected-in-company-earnings-reports?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: ‘Shrinkflation’ is becoming more common but what is it?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shrinkflation-is-becoming-more-common-but-what-is-it-the-front-page/HHA3R7OPFVDC3G3RKBBNOZNVAY/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Gift card tax warning for tradespeople](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533334/gift-card-tax-warning-for-tradespeople?ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Hoteliers keeping the bed tax dream alive](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533267/hoteliers-keeping-the-bed-tax-dream-alive?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post): [Commercial rent collection is up, but challenges remain](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478543/commercial-rent-collection-challenges-remain?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Sistema proposes to cut 102 from its workforce, union says](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360482203/sistema-proposes-cut-102-its-workforce-union-says?ref=goodoil.news) **JUSTICE** RNZ: [Stalking law: 'Shouldn't be up to victims to prove they were scared'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533421/stalking-law-shouldn-t-be-up-to-victims-to-prove-they-were-scared?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Holden (Spinoff): [The new stalking law, explained](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-11-2024/the-new-stalking-law-explained?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Long-needed law change nears](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/long-needed-law-change-nears?ref=goodoil.news) Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [I'm surprised stalking wasn't illegal before](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-im-surprised-stalking-wasnt-illegal-before/?ref=goodoil.news) Neil Sands (Law News): [What it takes to become a judge](https://lawnews.nz/courts/what-it-takes-to-become-a-judge/?ref=goodoil.news) **CLIMATE CHANGE** Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Does NZ have the credibility to lead discussions at COP29?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/533517/does-nz-have-the-credibility-to-lead-discussions-at-cop29?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Climate summit fails to launch as countries battle over agenda](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/12/climate-summit-fails-to-launch-as-countries-battle-over-agenda/?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [COP29: The trillion-dollar questions to be asked at climate summit](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/11/cop29-the-trillion-dollar-questions-to-be-asked-at-climate-summit/?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Climate minister doesn’t expect criticism of new oil and gas at global summit](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/11/climate-minister-doesnt-expect-criticism-of-new-oil-and-gas-at-global-summit/?ref=goodoil.news) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [What is Cop29? A beginner’s guide to the big climate summit in Baku](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-11-2024/what-is-cop29-a-beginners-guide-to-the-big-climate-summit-in-baku?ref=goodoil.news) Eric Frykberg (Interest): [NZ needs more horticulture plus low methane breeding for cattle & sheep, Climate Change Commission says](https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/130686/reductions-pastoral-farming-among-advice-unveiled-climate-change-commission-how?ref=goodoil.news) **BANKS, FINANCE SECTOR** Rob Stock (Post): [ANZ bucks big bank trend by not setting dairy emissions target](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360480493/anz-bucks-big-bank-trend-not-setting-dairy-emissions-target?ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Have we forgotten about non-bank finance?](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/have-we-forgotten-about-non-bank-finance?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Brent Sheather (NBR): [Fairness in financial services: the role of regulation](https://www.nbr.co.nz/on-the-money/fairness-in-financial-services-the-role-of-regulation/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **TECHNOLOGY** Nicholas Xavier Dynon (The Conversation): [In your face: our acceptance of facial recognition technology depends on who is doing it – and where](https://theconversation.com/in-your-face-our-acceptance-of-facial-recognition-technology-depends-on-who-is-doing-it-and-where-242590?ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (BusinessDesk): [Tech leader frustrated at MPs lack of understanding](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/tech-leader-frustrated-at-mps-lack-of-understanding?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **EDUCATION** Sarah Morton (Waikato Times): [Schools face tight deadline for curriculum implementation](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360474564/schools-face-tight-deadline-curriculum-implementation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tatiana Gibbs (Press): [Getting in: Christchurch’s oldest and most expensive high school](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360470152/getting-christchurchs-oldest-and-most-expensive-high-school?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brett Kerr-Laurie (Press): [Getting In: What happens when a school leaves its zone?](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360482403/getting-what-happens-when-school-leaves-its-zone?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **BOM GILLIES LAID TO REST** RNZ: [Flags to fly at half-mast following death of WWII veteran Sir Robert Gillies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533477/flags-to-fly-at-half-mast-following-death-of-wwii-veteran-sir-robert-gillies?ref=goodoil.news) Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Thousands expected to farewell Sir Robert Gillies today](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533508/thousands-expected-to-farewell-sir-robert-gillies-today?ref=goodoil.news) Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Hundreds pay final respects to Sir Robert Gillies at Rotorua marae](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533475/hundreds-pay-final-respects-to-sir-robert-gillies-at-rotorua-marae?ref=goodoil.news) Aleyna Martinez (Rotorua Daily Post): [Sir Robert Gillies tangihanga in Rotorua: Thousands expected to pay respects](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sir-robert-gillies-tangihanga-in-rotorua-thousands-expected-to-pay-respects/OVZ7FIPWEJDKLM3YDBY3CSCFEE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Sir Robert Gillies funeral: Rotorua marae welcomes people from across Aotearoa for tangi](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533368/sir-robert-gillies-funeral-rotorua-marae-welcomes-people-from-across-aotearoa-for-tangi?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Sir Bom remembered: 'A huge loss across the world and Aotearoa'](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/08/sir-bom-remembered-a-huge-loss-across-the-world-and-aotearoa/?ref=goodoil.news) Willie Jackson (Herald): [Vale Sir Robert Gillies: The inside story of how the last Māori Battalion soldier finally accepted a knighthood](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/vale-sir-robert-gillies-the-inside-story-of-how-the-last-maori-battalion-soldier-finally-accepted-a-knighthood/H7XZ43CAMBDJ7EZHPT5ENGYYBE/?ref=goodoil.news) **OTHER** Harriette Boucher and Anna Whyte (Post): [The slash and burn of the public sector: where are the numbers at now?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360482998/slash-and-burn-public-sector-where-are-numbers-now?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Defence Minister uses ‘extraordinary’ power to control NZDF strike](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360483166/defence-minister-uses-extraordinary-power-control-nzdf-strike?ref=goodoil.news) Janet Wilson (Post): [What if how we use the right to speak brings that right into disrepute?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360480552/what-if-how-we-use-right-speak-brings-right-disrepute?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) K Gurunathan (Post): [The voices that should be heard in a ‘discussion’ about the swastika](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360477057/voices-should-be-heard-discussion-about-swastika?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Graeme Austin (Newsroom): [Parody and satire bill would let us safely poke fun at the world](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/12/parody-and-satire-bill-would-allow-us-to-safely-poke-fun-at-the-world/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [A third of retiress frequently feel lonely or socially isolated, study finds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533516/a-third-of-retiress-frequently-feel-lonely-or-socially-isolated-study-finds?ref=goodoil.news) Karyn Scherer (NBR): [Many Kiwi retirees better off than Aussies, say NZIER](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/many-kiwi-retirees-better-off-than-aussies-says-nzier/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Formula 1: Liam Lawson calls for NZ anthem to be played for McLaren victories](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/533412/formula-1-liam-lawson-calls-for-nz-anthem-to-be-played-for-mclaren-victories?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Regional fund grants $20m to Waitangi and Rātana grounds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533382/regional-fund-grants-20m-to-waitangi-and-ratana-grounds?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Are your KiwiSaver funds used ethically – or not? Here's how to know](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/11/are-your-kiwisaver-funds-used-ethically-or-not-heres-how-to-know/?ref=goodoil.news) Jared McCulloch (1News): [Outdoor recreation groups calling for clarity of health and safety law](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/11/outdoor-recreation-groups-calling-for-clarity-of-health-and-safety-law/?ref=goodoil.news) Peter Grace (Listener): [State surveillance goes under the spotlight to reveal hidden cost of dissent](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/books/state-surveillance-goes-under-the-spotlight-to-reveal-hidden-cost-of-dissent/A5YGZDGJ7ZERPLKF5R4T3PQ7EM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nicolas Boyack (Post): [Stunning picture of Muldoon unearthed in private collection](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360475134/stunning-picture-muldoon-unearthed-private-collection?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) # Cartoons ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F044c2080-498f-4dd4-9f7e-8ce22189792a_2620x1531.png) Cook - The Post 12 November 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24dc9b42-d89a-406e-9e37-2facce908165_2419x1579.png) Parton - NZ Herald 12 November 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52c2ce2-438f-42b5-a5d5-f85974ff16d4_2077x1658.png) Yeo - ODT 12 November 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6a753a1f-183f-4291-b968-d6e0d55ce805_2656x1576.png) Murdoch - Sunday Star Times 10 November 2024 The Democracy Project is hosted at **Victoria University of Wellington**, which helps with fundraising, to help keep the Substack newsletter service operating. If you can afford to donate, please do so via the University: [https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/engage/giving/donate/areas/democracy-project](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/engage/giving/donate/areas/democracy-project?ref=goodoil.news) [Leave a comment](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/nz-politics-daily-12-november-2024/comments)