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Author: Bryce Edwards
ABUSE IN CARE
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): A day when sorry seemed to be the easiest word
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On The Crown’s Sorry Excuse For An Apology
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The politics of saying sorry
Jennifer Montgomery (The Conversation): Despite the national apology, abuse in state care is still happening – only systemic change will work
Alex Casey, Joel MacManus and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Three rooms, one apology: Survivors gather across the motu for abuse in care reckoning
Michael Morrah (Herald): Leading abuse in care lawyer says Prime Minister Chris Luxon’s absence from survivor speeches was disrespectful
David Burton (Post): Remedies - is compensation ever enough? (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Abuse in care apology called PR stunt, 'not genuine' and 'tokenistic' by some survivors
Adam Pearse (Herald): Abuse in state care: Redress questions remain unanswered for survivors amid landmark apology
Kate Green and Rachel Graham (RNZ): Abuse in care apology will never erase what happened but helps with 'closure'
Luke Malpass (Post): Why the Crown apology is the first step of many harder ones (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ‘Put your money where your mouth is’ survivors say to state apology
Hanna McCallum (Post): Public apology ‘a start’ but abuse survivors wait for impact (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Will saying sorry ease the pain?
No Right Turn: Jagose doesn't get it
1News: Emotions run high as abuse survivors hear apologies
RNZ: 'You deserved so much better' - Christopher Luxon apologises to survivors of abuse in care
Eva Corlett (Guardian): New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): ‘We apologise for ignoring you’ - Labour leader acknowledges party’s role in abuse in state care
RNZ: The full text of Christopher Luxon's Crown apology to abuse survivors
RNZ: Luxon's national apology interupted, heckler removed from Parliament
Herald: Abuse in state care: Christopher Luxon heckled by Karl Mokaraka in the house
TREATY OF WAITANGI
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): Act preparing the ground for political exploitation
Joseph Los’e (Herald): Hīkoi to Parliament: David Seymour warns parents who take their children on hīkoi to explain ‘unjustified absences’
Emma Andrews (RNZ): Hīkoi mō te Tiriti: Auckland commuters advised to plan ahead and expect delays
Herald: Auckland Harbour Bridge lanes to close for Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi protest, NZTA warns of ‘significant congestion’
RNZ: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti's stop in Kaipara district to mark loss of Māori ward
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): Oligarchs have killed Egalitarian Democracy
Richard Prebble (Herald): Why Donald Trump won the US election and what it means for us (paywalled)
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon details his first phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has phone call with President-elect Donald Trump
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Christopher Luxon calls Donald Trump after ‘historic’ election victory
RNZ: Christopher Luxon speaks with Donald Trump
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Donald Trump's trade policies spark interest rate warning for New Zealand
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Trump tariffs won’t be factored into Treasury’s half-year forecasts
Liam Dann (Herald): Trump policies to clip NZ economic growth in 2025 - international analysts (paywalled)
Esther Taunton (Stuff): Donald Trump’s election win triggers spike in US searches for NZ property
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THREE WATERS
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Auckland Transport on the chopping block in massive shake-up by Mayor Wayne Brown
Tom Hunt (Post): Crown Observer will cost Wellington City ratepayers $1000 a day
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau admits being naive about her council, says they’ll never be ‘best friends’
RNZ: Wellington Airport sale still possible - council's chief financial officer
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): Wellington Council Crown observer sits in on briefing of financial shortfall
Post: Wellington mayor Tory Whanau plans to join hīkoi (paywalled)
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Decision day looms for Wairarapa water
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): US couple says council protection on part of farm is a ‘land grab’
TRANSPORT
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Whangaparāoa residents fume as AT considers cutting ferry service
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth council wrestles with multi-million dollar transport shortfall
Tina Law (Press): KiwiRail backs down on cycleway closure - for now (paywalled)
RNZ: Fix for Westland's State Highway 6 will be costly, take years - NZTA
ECONOMY
Herald Editorial: More Kiwis out of work as the cost of Adrian Orr’s inflation war becomes clear (paywalled)
Mike Jones (Newsroom): Where are we all going? Our population trends in 10 charts
David Hargreaves (Interest): Economists see the Reserve Bank being wary on inflation and taking a cautious approach to further interest rate cuts next year
Ryan Bridge (Herald): Taming inflation: Cost of living is the Grinch that threatens Christmas (paywalled)
GANGS, POLICE
RNZ: Police say gang patches in public places will not be tolerated when new laws begin
1News: Police engage with gang leaders ahead of public patch ban taking effect
HEALTH
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): Pharmac axes Māori advisory body after three years
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Pharmac to disestablish its Māori advisory group
Martin Johnston (NZ Doctor): Redundancy rollercoaster: Ups and downs of health job numbers (paywalled)
David Farrar: Why do media repeat Labour’s lies?
RNZ: Suicide callouts taking toll on paramedics, study finds
RNZ: Pharmac to fund at-home testing kit to check pregnancy termination successful
MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA
Alastair Thompson (Scoop): Google's Support For Democracy And Media In NZ
Alastair Thompson (Scoop): Google's Support For Democracy And Media In NZ | Part 2
Shane Currie (Herald): Media Insider: Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill up in the air – Beehive sources say new law ‘snagged’ as it is removed from second reading; Latest 6pm TV ratings
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): We have the ratings for Stuff’s ThreeNews. What story do they tell?
HOUSING
Brianna McIlraith (RNZ): Three in five homeowners in New Zealand suffering from ‘mortgage stress’
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Wanting to sell your house? It may take 7 years before you don't face a loss
Brianna McIlraith (RNZ): More property sellers face losses amidst weak market
Greg Ninness (Interest): Almost 10% of national residential property sales are selling for less than they were bought for
Anne Gibson (Herald): Top national house builder drops staff numbers by 90
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Apartment owners bear brunt of insurance premium hikes - Treasury reveals by how much (paywalled)
ENERGY
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
Juha Saarinen (Interest): AI data centres to be constrained by power availability in 2027: analysts
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Fuel importers ‘ready for international shocks’
BUSINESS
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): ComCom still in talks with potential grocery sector entrants (paywalled)
RNZ: Reserve Bank issues rare public warning to Quest Insurance Group for breaching rules
Herald: Reserve Bank warns Quest Insurance Group
RNZ: Former high-cost lender Eagle Man fined $200k for charging up to 182.5 percent interest
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Lender pinged for interest rates up to 182.5% - but still operating (paywalled)
David Hargreaves (Interest): Retail spending turns up in October with biggest rise in months
Tom Raynel (Herald): Hospitality spending surges in latest electronic card data (paywalled)
Ella Somers (Interest): Annual KiwiSaver fees jump $157 million year-on-year
RNZ: The value of KiwiSaver funds increases by $7 billion in the third quarter, survey finds
OTHER
RNZ: Labour backs probe into immigration adviser accused of selling job
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Rocket Lab US headquarters threatens NZ academic with defamation action
RNZ: Defence Minister uses 'extraordinary' power to allow soldiers to do civillian work during NZDF strike
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): NZ warned against ‘blood offsets’ from carbon credit breakthrough
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Otago University fee-hike vote done with ‘heavy heart’ (paywalled)
Alex Sims (Newsroom): Face-off against surveillance
Anne Gibson (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon opens NZ's most expensive new office block (paywalled)
Doug Laing (Hawkes Bay Today): Ōmāhu housing: Ceremony marks opening of 11 relocatable homes at Ōmāhu Marae
RNZ: Temporary village built for whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle
Herald: 19 separate identities and $82,000 stolen: Man jailed for part in Covid relief fraud
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): Rātana Pā to receive $10m boost to fix failing marae buildings
RNZ: Initiative launched to recognise Ōamaru as a National Historic Landmark
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