> ## 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 December 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-13-december-2024/ - Published: 2024-12-12T19:58:40.000Z - Updated: 2024-12-12T21:39:06.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT** Jo Moir (RNZ): [Winston Peters says rail-enabled ferries are 'no-brainer' for Interislander replacements](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536460/winston-peters-says-rail-enabled-ferries-are-no-brainer-for-interislander-replacements?ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk): [The ferry "announcement" is embarrassing](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/heather-du-plessis-allan-the-ferry-announcement-is-embarrassing/?ref=goodoil.news) Dom Kalasih (The Post): [Rail ferry debate needs reality rather than rhetoric](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360520323/rail-ferry-debate-needs-reality-rather-rhetoric?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Manch (The Post): [If looks could kill, Winston Peters would be dead](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360521247/if-looks-could-kill-winston-peters-would-be-dead?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Own goal? Govt sets new $4b goalpost for ferries](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/12/own-goal-govt-sets-new-4b-goalpost-for-ferries/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Editorial – Interislander ferries update a political power play from Peters – Editorial](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/interislander-ferries-update-a-political-power-play-from-peters-editorial/GCWIB5UGLZA7XAODRKCKNB6S64/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): [The ferry saga; cracks in the coalition and closing Wellington’s container port](https://www.politik.co.nz/the-ferry-saga-cracks-in-the-coalition-and-closing-wellingtons-container-port/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [David Seymour wrong on cost of ferry replacement project, says Winston Peters](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536418/david-seymour-wrong-on-cost-of-ferry-replacement-project-says-winston-peters?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (The Post): [Peters says ferry decision is back to the drawing board](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360520370/winston-peters-says-ferry-decision-back-drawing-board?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John MacDonald (Newstalk): [Hey Winston! More fairy dust, less bull dust please](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-hey-winston-more-fairy-dust-less-bull-dust-please/?ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Coalition clash: Winston Peters, David Seymour on opposite sides of Cook Strait ferry debate](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/coalition-clash-winston-peters-david-seymour-on-opposite-sides-of-cook-strait-ferry-debate-audrey-young/HC3GBNFLJVANFFQAKHQ5OU77YM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ava Whitworth (Stuff): [New Minister for Rail Winston Peters vows to fix ‘unholy mess’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360520214/new-minister-rail-winston-peters-vows-fix-unholy-mess?ref=goodoil.news) Mountain Tui: [Luxon & Willis Double Down on Ferries Debacle](https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/luxon-and-willis-double-down-on-ferries) Ian Allen (The Press): [Ports on ‘parking’ duty for new ferries and that’s fine – CEO](https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/360520279/ports-parking-duty-new-ferries-and-thats-fine-ceo?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, THE YEAR IN POLITICS** Marc Daalder and Laura Walters (Newsroom): [From elusive principles to the year’s biggest ‘loser’ – 2024 had it all](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/12/from-elusive-principles-to-the-years-biggest-loser-2024-had-it-all/?ref=goodoil.news) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [All those recent political polls: a quick recap](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-12-2024/all-those-recent-political-polls-a-quick-recap?ref=goodoil.news) The Facts: [Nats & Greens down. ACT/NZF/Other steady. Labour & Te Pāti up](https://thefacts.nz/poll-of-polls-december-2024/?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Patreon): [Peters’ little war against the PM](https://www.patreon.com/posts/peters-little-pm-117813383/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Greg Dixon (Listener): [Nicola Willis is no Ferry Godmother](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/greg-dixons-another-kind-of-politics-nicola-willis-is-no-ferry-godmother/MK6YZ6LJMBDIBDT4C5VMQP65JU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Metiria Stanton-Turei (ODT): [Visionary leadership difficult but it is what is needed now](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/visionary-leadership-difficult-it-what-needed-now?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Christopher Luxon, Donald Trump, Treaty tensions and a struggling NZ economy: Unpacking biggest stories of 2024](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/luxon-trump-treaty-tensions-and-a-struggling-economy-unpacking-the-biggest-stories-of-2024-the-front-page/7JHJZ2425JBXVP2FAI3TXCWGGM/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Representation Commission to review electorate boundaries](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536471/representation-commission-to-review-electorate-boundaries?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New legislation cracking down on beneficiaries passes first reading](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536503/new-legislation-cracking-down-on-beneficiaries-passes-first-reading?ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [Tough justice: How to drown a select committee](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536491/tough-justice-how-to-drown-a-select-committee?ref=goodoil.news) Isra'a Emhail (RNZ): [Google's most searched terms for 2024 in New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536192/google-s-most-searched-terms-for-2024-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Thirteen New Zealanders we talked about in 2024](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/07/thirteen-new-zealanders-we-talked-about-in-2024/?ref=goodoil.news) **DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER INVESTIGATED** Jared Savage & Anna Leask (Herald): [Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/deputy-police-commissioner-jevon-mcskimming-on-leave-amid-investigation-ipca-probe/367KOBLTNRGKZHMLKHQKFFOCKE/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [What we know about the probe into Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536540/what-we-know-about-the-probe-into-deputy-police-commissioner-jevon-mcskimming?ref=goodoil.news) Blair Ensor, Imogen Wells (Stuff): [Police Deputy Commissioner investigated over conduct towards young woman](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360520568/police-deputy-commissioner-under-investigation-leave?ref=goodoil.news) **FAST TRACK BILL; INFRASTRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Government gets fast-track reform right](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/government-gets-fast-track-reform-right-matthew-hooton/QAVDTITLQVDPTPL2UE3O5JF7GE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Gray (Herald): [Government looks to loosen Kiwisaver rules to allow investment in infrastructure](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/kiwisaver/government-looks-to-loosen-kiwisaver-rules-to-allow-investment-in-infrastructure/W6HJ4WM5SFBN5NOAKI23TVYRPI/?ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Naish (The Press): [Gold mining company charged with contaminating West Coast waterway](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360518831/gold-mining-company-charged-contaminating-west-coast-waterway?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Hunter (NBR): [Charging towards a KiwiSaver mistake](https://www.nbr.co.nz/hunters-corner/charging-towards-a-kiwisaver-mistake/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hamish McNicol (NBR): [‘Unattractive market’: Govt to loosen listing, KiwiSaver rules](https://www.nbr.co.nz/finance/unattractive-market-govt-to-loosen-listing-kiwisaver-rules/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) There are links to **35 items above** in today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily”. 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