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Author: Bryce Edwards
FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Jo Moir (RNZ): Winston Peters says rail-enabled ferries are 'no-brainer' for Interislander replacements
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk): The ferry "announcement" is embarrassing
Dom Kalasih (The Post): Rail ferry debate needs reality rather than rhetoric (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (The Post): If looks could kill, Winston Peters would be dead (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Own goal? Govt sets new $4b goalpost for ferries (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial – Interislander ferries update a political power play from Peters – Editorial (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): The ferry saga; cracks in the coalition and closing Wellington’s container port (paywalled)
RNZ: David Seymour wrong on cost of ferry replacement project, says Winston Peters
Thomas Manch (The Post): Peters says ferry decision is back to the drawing board (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk): Hey Winston! More fairy dust, less bull dust please
Audrey Young (Herald): Coalition clash: Winston Peters, David Seymour on opposite sides of Cook Strait ferry debate (paywalled)
Ava Whitworth (Stuff): New Minister for Rail Winston Peters vows to fix ‘unholy mess’
Mountain Tui: Luxon & Willis Double Down on Ferries Debacle
Ian Allen (The Press): Ports on ‘parking’ duty for new ferries and that’s fine – CEO (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
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): All those recent political polls: a quick recap
The Facts: Nats & Greens down. ACT/NZF/Other steady. Labour & Te Pāti up
Matthew Hooton (Patreon): Peters’ little war against the PM (paywalled)
Greg Dixon (Listener): Nicola Willis is no Ferry Godmother (paywalled)
Metiria Stanton-Turei (ODT): Visionary leadership difficult but it is what is needed now (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Christopher Luxon, Donald Trump, Treaty tensions and a struggling NZ economy: Unpacking biggest stories of 2024
RNZ: Representation Commission to review electorate boundaries
RNZ: New legislation cracking down on beneficiaries passes first reading
Phil Smith (RNZ): Tough justice: How to drown a select committee
Isra'a Emhail (RNZ): Google's most searched terms for 2024 in New Zealand
1News: Thirteen New Zealanders we talked about in 2024
DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER INVESTIGATED
Jared Savage & Anna Leask (Herald): Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe
RNZ: What we know about the probe into Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming
Blair Ensor, Imogen Wells (Stuff): Police Deputy Commissioner investigated over conduct towards young woman
FAST TRACK BILL; INFRASTRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Government gets fast-track reform right (paywalled)
Jamie Gray (Herald): Government looks to loosen Kiwisaver rules to allow investment in infrastructure
Joanne Naish (The Press): Gold mining company charged with contaminating West Coast waterway (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): Charging towards a KiwiSaver mistake (paywalled)
Hamish McNicol (NBR): ‘Unattractive market’: Govt to loosen listing, KiwiSaver rules (paywalled)
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