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Author: Bryce Edwards
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
RNZ: Can the govt step in to take control over Wellington City Council?: What you need to know
Andrea Vance (Post): Attention Wellington City Council ‒ this is not a drill (paywalled)
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Tory Whanau’s Wellington City Council: Why there’s a real risk Simeon Brown will intervene (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Analysis: The knives are out for Wellington - the city that ‘repeatedly frustrates the locals’
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Wellington City Council woes: How did it all go so wrong?
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Will the Wellington Council survive until the next election?
Kevin Norquay (The Post): Law curbs Government over-reach in council kerfuffle (paywalled)
Ryan Bridge (Herald): Wellington City Council woes: Do Tory Whanau and councillors need training wheels? (paywalled)
Nick James (RNZ): Simeon Brown threatens to intervene over Wellington City Council
Claire Trevett (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s ‘concerned’ about Wellington’s long-term plan
RNZ: Wellington councillors who want government intervention in the city's management
Stuff: Local Govt minister won’t rule out early election for Wellington City Council
Post: ‘Schemozzle’: Govt seeks advice on Wellington council intervention (paywalled)
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Wellington City Council warned airport could request money for expansion plan
Gwynn Compton (Local Aotearoa): Wellington City Council votes to ground Wellington Airport sale, for now...
Ryan Anderson (Stuff): 'A ghost town': Wellington businesses say latest bike lanes are 'stuffing’ up the city
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Turning the Tap: Show me the money (paywalled)
Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): ACT Party says Gore council’s proposed district plan ‘looks like a land grab’
Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): West Coast district plan costs soar
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): Tauranga council agrees to fluoridate water despite mayor Mahé Drysdale’s no-vote
RNZ: Queenstown eatery's outdoor dining fees hiked 1600 percent
The Press: Christchurch mayor: ‘I wouldn’t say that I broke that promise, but I didn’t do what I promised,’ (paywalled)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Anna Whyte (Post): Thousands added to public service bosses’ pay packets (paywalled)
1News: Inquiry launched over Oranga Tamariki provider funding cuts
Julia Gabel (Herald): Auditor-General inquiry into Oranga Tamariki: Children’s Minister Karen Chhour says she welcomes scrutiny
Laura Walters (Newsroom): New public service commissioner after ‘months of drift’
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: First thoughts from Brian Roche on being made commissioner (paywalled)
David Farrar: Roche gets the top job
John Weekes & Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Minister Paul Goldsmith has questions as NZ Film Commission slammed for ‘six-figure junket’ to Cannes
No Right Turn: What if you run a transparent process, then ignore it?
Jo Moir (RNZ): 'More than just a one-off' - MBIE's incorrect calculations of benefits from taxpayer-funded events
Nessa Lynch (Newsroom): AI no substitute for robust and inclusive public services
Anna Rankin (Newsroom): Inside the ministry’s $500,000 flop (paywalled)
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Narrative Muse sticks to its story
Oliver Hartwich (NZ Initiative): The Reserve Bank’s annual report: A glossy façade hiding serious issues
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: Just over half think PM Luxon out of touch with voters
Julia Gabel & Claire Trevett (Herald): New 1News-Verian poll: Half of people think Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has lost touch with voters
1News: Poll: 54% of voters think Hipkins should stay as Labour leader
1News: 'We won't be popular with everybody, I get that' — Prime Minister
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The losers, losers and other losers in the one-year-on polling
Jacqui Van Der Kaay (Democracy Project): Scandals contributed to Labour’s election defeat
Oliver Hartwich: Luxon runs NZ like a listed company – and he’s getting results
Kelly Dennett (Post): Government grilled on Interislander, Manawanui; Casey Costello says she’s been ‘vilified’
Elliot Crossan: Will This Be a One-Term Government?
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Chris Hipkins - Is his heart still in it?
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Greens to proceed with Darleen Tana party-hopping meeting despite appeal
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Darleen Tana off to the Court of Appeal to argue for her place in Parliament
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Darleen Tana appeals, but Greens continue process to oust her
ENVIRONMENT
Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): Why last-minute changes to the Hauraki Gulf protection bill are stirring up a stink
Te Rina Kowhai (Te Ao Māori News): Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana bill amendments a slap in the face for mana whenua and advocate groups
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Govt to consider emissions from buildings in final climate plan
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Climate impact of peat soil pushed above BP's fuel sales by huge 2022 blazes
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