> ## 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: 16 August 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-16-august-2024/ - Published: 2024-08-15T20:44:21.000Z - Updated: 2024-08-15T21:13:06.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **FOREIGN AFFAIRS** **Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project):** [**Christopher Luxon’s hawkish foreign policy address in Sydney**](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/christopher-luxons-hawkish-foreign) **Chris Trotter (ODT):** [**In whose footsteps exactly are our leaders choosing to follow?**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/whose-footsteps-exactly-are-our-leaders-choosing-follow?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Laura Walters (Newsroom):** [**Luxon to Canberra: we need you (you might need us too)**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/16/luxon-to-canberra-we-need-you-you-might-need-us-too/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jenna Lynch (Stuff):** [**PM Luxon says ‘Ukraine could happen’ in Indo-Pacific, warns ‘splendid isolation’ not enough**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350380641/pm-luxon-says-ukraine-could-happen-indo-pacific-warns-splendid-isolation-not?ref=goodoil.news) **Lillian Hanly (RNZ):** [**Christopher Luxon's Lowy Institute address: 'Deliberately deepening our relationships' with Five Eyes**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525282/christopher-luxon-s-lowy-institute-address-deliberately-deepening-our-relationships-with-five-eyes?ref=goodoil.news) **Luke Malpass and Thomas Manch (Post):** [**Luxon commits New Zealand to be ‘participant’ in global security**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350378948/luxon-commits-new-zealand-be-participant-global-security?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Glenn McConnell (Stuff):** [**Christopher Luxon, in Australia, sees benefits in Aukus alliance**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350380423/christopher-luxon-australia-sees-benefits-aukus-alliance?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald:** [**Prime Minister Christopher Luxon outlines bleak international outlook in major foreign affairs speech**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-outlines-bleak-international-outlook-in-major-foreign-affairs-speech/RF6VOTTBTVGCTB764HCVLAATJQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **Lydia Lewis (RNZ):** [**Tonga invites Elon Musk to Pacific leaders’ summit**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/525264/tonga-invites-elon-musk-to-pacific-leaders-summit?ref=goodoil.news) **Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom):** [**NZ urged to speak out about citizen imprisoned in Iran**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/15/nz-asked-to-speak-out-about-citizen-imprisoned-in-iran/?ref=goodoil.news) **Julia Bergen (ABC News):** [**NZ pilot shot dead in West Papua remembered by family and friends as a man with 'mana'**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/525290/nz-pilot-shot-dead-in-west-papua-remembered-by-family-and-friends-as-a-man-with-mana?ref=goodoil.news) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING, BENEFIT SANCTIONS** **Hayden Donnell (Spinoff):** [**A thank you to our interest rate-cutting heroes, the unemployed**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/16-08-2024/a-thank-you-to-our-interest-rate-cutting-heroes-the-unemployed?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**Why the OCR cut is not necessarily something to celebrate**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/525296/why-the-ocr-cut-is-not-necessarily-something-to-celebrate?ref=goodoil.news) **Matthew Hooton (Herald):** [**Willis celebrates while bell tolls for Hipkins**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/willis-celebrates-while-bell-tolls-for-hipkins-matthew-hooton/IVWMMO2D7RGEVFPIUWI4LLHIGA/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Phil Pennington (RNZ):** [**Benefit crackdown: Can 'outdated, hard to use' technology support government's changes?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525317/benefit-crackdown-can-outdated-hard-to-use-technology-support-government-s-changes?ref=goodoil.news) **Alexia Russell (RNZ):** [**The Detail: Questions of evidence over new benefit sanctions regime**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018951274/questions-of-evidence-over-new-benefit-sanctions-regime?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald:** [**Front Page: What the Official Cash Rate changes means for you and the wider economy**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/what-the-official-cash-rate-changes-means-for-you-and-the-wider-economy-the-front-page/7Y5XZP4HKJBRVMJMTJ4J5PMAAE/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jenny Ruth:** [**Adrian Orr: his own worst enemy or just a gaslighter?**](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/adrian-orr-his-own-worst-enemy-or) **(paywalled)** **Michael Reddell:** [**Heading for 2.5% (or less) by this time next year?**](https://croakingcassandra.com/2024/08/15/heading-for-2-5-or-less-by-this-time-next-year/?ref=goodoil.news) **Robert MacCulloch:** [**The Reserve Bank throws truth out the window**](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/the-reserve-bank-throws-truth-out-the-window-its-monetary-policy-statement-would-make-a-propaganda?ref=goodoil.news) **Robert MacCulloch:** [**The National Party's Adviser / Think Tank, the NZ Initiative, comes out as Pro-Monopoly, Anti-Consumer**](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/the-national-party-s-adviser-think-tank-the-nz-initiative-comes-out-as-pro-monopoly-anti-consum?ref=goodoil.news) **ODT Editorial:** [**A vulnerable juncture**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/vulnerable-juncture?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB):** [**You can't trust Adrian Orr**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-you-cant-trust-adrian-orr/?ref=goodoil.news) **John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB):** [**The OCR is just a piece in the economic puzzle**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-the-ocr-is-just-a-piece-in-the-economic-puzzle/?ref=goodoil.news) **Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB):** [**Interpreting RBNZ statements has become a bit of an art**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/francesca-rudkin-interpreting-rbnz-statements-has-become-a-bit-of-an-art/?ref=goodoil.news) **Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post):** [**Rising unemployment ‘weighing heavily on policy makers’ Adrian Orr tells MPs**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350375214/rising-unemployment-weighing-heavily-policy-makers-adrian-orr-tells-mps?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Anan Zaki (RNZ):** [**'There's no U-turn' - Reserve Bank governor hits back over rate cut 'flip-flop'**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/525242/there-s-no-u-turn-reserve-bank-governor-hits-back-over-rate-cut-flip-flop?ref=goodoil.news) **Dan Brunskill (Interest):** [**Orr rejects 'U-turn' label at Parliament committee, suggests lower rates could be passed through to the economy more quickly**](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/129231/rbnz-governor-adrian-orr-rejects-u-turn-label-parliament-committee-suggests-lower?ref=goodoil.news) **Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): '**[**There’s no U-turn’: Adrian Orr irritated with National MP**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/theres-no-u-turn-adrian-orr-irritated-with-national-mp/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **David Hargreaves (Interest):** [**Households still doubt inflation will fall back under 3%**](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/129225/latest-quarterly-household-expectations-survey-reserve-bank-finds?ref=goodoil.news) **Newsroom:** [**Raw Politics: The Govt’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/16/raw-politics-the-govts-mission-accomplished-moment/?ref=goodoil.news) **GOVERNMENT** **Amelia Wade (Post):** [**Ex-gun lobbyist minister meets monthly with firearms groups**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350377946/ex-gun-lobbyist-minister-meets-monthly-firearms-groups?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Gordon Campbell:** [**On ACT’s Takeover Of The Government Agenda**](http://werewolf.co.nz/2024/08/gordon-campbell-on-acts-takeover-of-the-government-agenda/?ref=goodoil.news) **Peter Dunne (Newsroom):** [**Luxon needs to paint us all a picture**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/15/luxon-needs-to-paint-us-all-a-picture/?ref=goodoil.news) **Peter Dunne:** [**Judith Collins has rewritten the book about how ex-leaders should behave within a party Caucus**](http://honpfd.blogspot.com/2024/08/in-every-government-there-is-quiet.html?ref=goodoil.news) **Audrey Young (Herald):** [**Government on track for post-Olympic policy sprint; Luxon lets side down with benefit brain fade**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-on-track-for-post-olympic-policy-sprint-luxon-lets-side-down-with-benefit-brain-fade-audrey-young/CMIBG5GYVFAGTB3ZTALOBTGUCE/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Bryan Bruce:** [**Back On The Nasty Track**](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/back-on-the-nasty-track) **(paywalled)** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Revealed: Why Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was rushed away from Auckland media briefing**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/revealed-why-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-was-rushed-away-from-auckland-media-briefing/GDDIHCLIZVAM5MAA4O5NELRQGY/?ref=goodoil.news) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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