> ## 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: 13 August 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-13-august-2024/ - Published: 2024-08-12T20:06:21.000Z - Updated: 2024-08-12T20:35:27.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **WELFARE** **Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff):** [**Welcome to the benefit Olympics**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-08-2024/welcome-to-the-benefit-olympics?ref=goodoil.news) **Stewart Bowman-Lund (Spinoff):** [**The green light flicks on for tougher beneficiary sanctions**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/13-08-2024/the-green-light-flicks-on-for-tougher-beneficiary-sanctions?ref=goodoil.news) **Glenn McConnell (Stuff):** [**New sanctions for beneficiaries, but minister doesn’t know what happens post-sanction**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350375801/new-sanctions-beneficiaries-minister-doesnt-know-what-happens-post-sanction?ref=goodoil.news) **Russell Palmer and Lillian Hanly (RNZ):** [**Government benefit sanctions 'waging a war on the poor' - Greens**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524959/government-benefit-sanctions-waging-a-war-on-the-poor-greens?ref=goodoil.news) **Felix Desmarais (1News):** [**Government increases benefit sanctions**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/12/government-increases-benefit-sanctions/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Watch: Government further increases sanctions for beneficiaries**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524919/watch-government-further-increases-sanctions-for-beneficiaries?ref=goodoil.news) **Julia Gabel (Herald):** [**Cruel policies and benefit bashing: Government’s political opponents slam new social welfare sanctions**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/cruel-policies-and-benefit-bashing-governments-political-opponents-slam-new-social-welfare-sanctions/ZNZN7JPIYFGP5G77VO346373C4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bryan Bruce:** [**Shape Up or Ship Out!**](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/shape-up-or-ship-out) **(Paywalled)** **Dan Brunskill (Interest):** [**Government imposes new sanctions on Jobseekers**](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/129168/money-management-and-community-work-sanctions-be-imposed-jobseekers-who-do-not?ref=goodoil.news) **Kelly Dennett (Post):** [**Tougher sanctions for beneficiaries to be introduced next year**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350375804/tougher-sanctions-beneficiaries-be-introduced-next-year?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Susan St John (Daily Blog):** [**Just listen to Matthew Hooton and apply market-based technology to solve complex social problems**](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2024/08/13/just-listen-to-matthew-hooton-and-apply-market-based-technology-to-solve-complex-social-problems/?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald Editorial:** [**Emergency housing: Not even Houdini could make that many families disappear from the list**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/editorial-not-even-houdini-could-make-that-many-families-disappear-from-emergency-housing-list/6CQKRURW3FHKLANXV6NVFVI7FY/?ref=goodoil.news)[**t**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business-confidence-hits-reverse-gear-economic-pressures-drive-stress-and-burnout/NVSECQH4ARAO5ARVTZV76ADT6Q/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Hanna McCallum (Post):** [**Advocates query suitability of new homes for those leaving emergency housing**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350375739/advocates-query-suitability-new-homes-those-leaving-emergency-housing?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB):** [**Not everybody wants to be at the mercy of a failed social housing system**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-not-everybody-wants-to-be-at-the-mercy-of-a-failed-social-housing-system/?ref=goodoil.news) **GOVERNMENT, FAST TRACK, PUBLIC SECTOR** **Fox Meyer (Newsroom):** [**Bishop: Releasing list of fast-track applicants ‘would lead to lobbying’**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/12/bishop-releasing-list-of-fast-track-applicants-would-lead-to-lobbying/?ref=goodoil.news) **Anne Gibson (Herald):** [**Retirement giant Generus Living Group wins fast-track consent for 13-level block at $500m Parnell village**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/retirement-giant-generus-group-wins-fast-track-consent-for-13-level-block-at-500m-parnell-village/HSD2MWPS4FH3NARMA7GJFJ6G5M/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Rob Campbell (Newsroom):** [**If it walks like austerity and talks like austerity**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/12/if-it-walks-like-austerity-and-talks-like-austerity/?ref=goodoil.news) **Dave Armstrong (Post):** [**An updated letter from Goldo to Burko**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350375754/updated-letter-goldo-burko?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**How many public sector roles are going, and from where?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524904/how-many-public-sector-roles-are-going-and-from-where?ref=goodoil.news) **Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk):** [**Merging of Crown Research Institutes on the cards**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/merging-of-crown-research-institutes-on-the-cards?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE** **Glenn McConnell (Stuff):** [**Transport Minister confirms congestion charges, but predicts speed bumps**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350375186/transport-minister-confirms-congestion-charges-predicts-speed-bumps?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Govt to introduce congestion charge bill**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/12/govt-to-introduce-congestion-charge-bill/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Government accelerates congestion charging plans**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524883/government-accelerates-congestion-charging-plans?ref=goodoil.news) **Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk):** [**Government agrees on policy guide for congestion charging**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/government-agrees-on-policy-guide-for-congestion-charging?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Simon Wilson (Herald):** [**Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown vs Simeon Brown: Minister hints Wellington may run transport in Auckland**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-and-simeon-brown-the-floggings-continue/RWRM2D3PBBDIVMMOMPOQRBP7IU/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **David Long (Stuff):** [**Minister looking to take policy to cabinet to strip Auckland Transport of its power**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350375416/minister-looking-take-policy-cabinet-strip-auckland-transport-its-power?ref=goodoil.news) **Jonathan Killick (Post):** [**How congestion charging is likely to affect Auckland**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350375478/how-congestion-charging-likely-affect-auckland?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Richard Harman (Politik):** [**Minister slows down moves to speed up traffic**](https://www.politik.co.nz/minister-slows-down-moves-to-speed-up-traffic/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Andrew Bevin (Newsroom):** [**Consumers benefited from axing Auckland fuel tax, study finds**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/12/consumers-benefited-from-axing-auckland-fuel-tax-study-finds/?ref=goodoil.news) **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Kiwi road maintenance crisis as resurfacing costs increase 50% in six years**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/kiwi-road-maintenance-crisis-as-resurfacing-costs-increase-50-in-six-years/2RTI2LDK3VEZDPZYN5ATJF63RI/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Lloyd Burr (Stuff):** [**Explained: The bridges to nowhere on Auckland’s motorway**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350368974/explained-bridges-nowhere-aucklands-motorway?ref=goodoil.news) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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