> ## 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: 14 January 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-14-january-2025/ - Published: 2025-01-13T19:03:09.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-13T21:06:35.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, GOVT LEGISLATION** Anna Whyte (Post): [Jam-packed political start lies ahead](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360546668/jam-packed-political-start-lies-ahead?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Spinoff: [NZ politics in 2025: The big issues on which the year will hinge](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-01-2025/nz-politics-in-2025-the-big-issues-on-which-the-year-will-hinge?ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Post): [The country has bigger fish to fry](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360546300/country-has-bigger-fish-fry?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [David Seymour’s Treaty bill draws record response amid widespread criticism](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/seymours-treaty-bill-draws-record-response-amid-widespread-criticism/UK3RRC43JJAEJPW46Y3CWJZC3A/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tureiti Moxon (Herald): [Regulatory Standards Bill undermines Māori equity](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/tureiti-moxon-regulatory-standards-bill-undermines-maori-equity/7VRXCWYTYJDSNF5HBWSHXODRU4/?ref=goodoil.news) Bryce Wilkinson (NZ Initiative): [Submission: Discussion document on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill](https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/submissions/submission-discussion-document-on-the-proposed-regulatory-standards-bill/?ref=goodoil.news) **SOCIAL MEDIA, MISINFORMATION, FREE SPEECH** Nicholas Agar (Newsroom): [Meta cannot be custodian of our national debates](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/meta-cannot-be-custodian-of-our-national-debates/?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Ayling (Herald): [Facebook ends fact-checking: The global debate over free speech and online misinformation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/facebook-dumps-fact-checking-the-global-debate-over-free-speech-and-online-misinformation-jonathan-ayling/3TCWFQY4NFGUDDWYWSDPJRPKKY/?ref=goodoil.news) Nicole Skews-Poole & Seamus Boyer (Post): [Time for public sector to step up in defence of online trust](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360546352/time-public-sector-step-defence-online-trust?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, TAX** Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Hugely complex' new global minimum tax likely to cost New Zealand more than it yields](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/hugely-complex-new-global-minimum-tax-likely-to-cost-new-zealand-more-than-it-yields/AUKUIMV2YRBJBHEPGG5SNEJYII/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ganesh R Ahirao: [The scourge of the clickbait homily - ICYMI: the government is NOT a household](https://ganeshnana.substack.com/p/the-scourge-of-the-clickbait-homily) Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): ['I'll be back': Concerns grow about US inflation](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/ill-be-back-concerns-grow-about-us-inflation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Weak NZD may curb RBNZ's appetite for Feb 50bp rate cut](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/weak-nzd-may-curb-rbnzs-appetite-for-feb-50bp-rate-cut?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Growth in consumer spending at a five-year low](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/538847/growth-in-consumer-spending-at-a-five-year-low?ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Post): [New Zealanders’ retail spending hits $36.3 billion in 2024](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360546487/new-zealanders-retail-spending-hits-363-billion-2024?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Raynel (Herald): [Consumer spending growth stalls in 2024, December spending down](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/consumer-spending-growth-stalls-in-2024-december-spending-down/T57BGKGXZNG65HMGKXMJRKOIYI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): [Hospitality bears brunt of 2024 spending downturn, Worldline says](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail/hospitality-bears-brunt-of-2024-spending-downturn-worldline-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ENVIRONMENT, MINING** Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [NZ’s climate credentials on the line in 2025](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/nzs-climate-credentials-on-the-line-in-2025/?ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Phelps (Herald): [Fast-track Approvals Bill clears House: Why mining expansion could benefit Māori ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/commodities/fast-track-bill-clears-house-why-mining-expansion-could-benefit-maori-patrick-phelps/FVVQHFU27VE5NIOZXVS46F7FUU/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Kate Newton (RNZ): [Research reveals potentially dangerous 'urban heat island’ effect in central Auckland](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/538865/research-reveals-potentially-dangerous-urban-heat-island-effect-in-central-auckland?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: LA fires: Expert warns climate change has ‘made it worse’, urges better planning for a warmer world](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/la-fires-expert-warns-climate-change-has-made-it-worse-urges-better-planning-for-a-warmer-world-the-front-page/XLBF5GG2X5B7JCIF6I26J5LOD4/?ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Scientists head to Antarctica to study ocean: 'Catching glimpses of a future we really want to avoid'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/538866/scientists-head-to-antarctica-to-study-ocean-catching-glimpses-of-a-future-we-really-want-to-avoid?ref=goodoil.news) Ke-Xin Li (Waikato Times): [What people said about Te Awamutu’s waste-to-energy plant](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360544321/what-people-said-about-te-awamutus-waste-energy-plant?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) There are links to **23 items above** in today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily”. 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