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# NZ Politics Daily: 17 December 2024
- URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-17-december-2024/
- Published: 2024-12-16T19:07:32.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-16T19:51:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

*Republished with Permission*  
  
Author: **Bryce Edwards**

**ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING**  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [HYEFU preview: Pre-emptive blame game ahead of opening of the books](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536866/hyefu-preview-pre-emptive-blame-game-ahead-of-opening-of-the-books?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brian Easton (Pundit): [Foreshadowing HYEFU 2024](https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/foreshadowing-hyefu-2024?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Government reveals whether Nicola Willis will ‘shift goalposts’ on surplus target or ditch multi-year capital allowance, details on 2025 cuts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-reveals-whether-nicola-willis-will-shift-goalposts-on-surplus-target-or-ditch-multi-year-capital-allowance-details-on-2025-cuts/TCCZVIDJKZDOVNMBIS2W34TGHM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Luke Malpass (Post): [This HYEFU Budget update will not be pretty](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360523887/hyefu-budget-update-will-not-be-pretty?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Luxon’s pre-emptive strike](https://www.politik.co.nz/luxons-pre-emptive-strike/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Government’s half-year economic update expected to show worsening outlook](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360523815/governments-half-year-economic-update-expected-show-worsening-outlook?ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [GDP: ‘Low point’ – new data to confirm New Zealand back in recession](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gdp-preview-low-point-new-data-to-confirm-nz-back-in-recession/3L4DGSRLWJA2PKG2I6DR2BRZOU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Anan Zaki (RNZ): [Economic slowdown expected in GDP figures, but better times ahead](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536871/economic-slowdown-expected-in-gdp-figures-but-better-times-ahead?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government's financial update expected to show bigger deficits for longer](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536796/government-s-financial-update-expected-to-show-bigger-deficits-for-longer?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [GDP - backwards once more?](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131190/david-hargreaves-examines-upcoming-gdp-figures-likely-show-our-economy-having?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Here comes 2025 - fingers crossed](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131202/david-hargreaves-examines-prospects-new-year-appears-offer-lot-both-potentially-good?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Fewer than half of families eligible for FamilyBoost get payments](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/16/fewer-than-half-of-families-eligible-for-familyboost-get-payments/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [Somewhere along the line someone always pays](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/16/somewhere-along-the-line-someone-always-pays/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Esther Taunton (Stuff): [What will interest rates do in 2025?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360515260/what-will-interest-rates-do-2025?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Kiwis' economic fortunes set to lift after shaky start to 2025 - Kiwibank](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536651/kiwis-economic-fortunes-set-to-lift-after-shaky-start-to-2025-kiwibank?ref=goodoil.news)  
Cameron Smith (Herald): [The good and the bad: 2025 will be a ‘year of two halves’ – Kiwibank](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/the-good-and-the-bad-2025-will-be-a-year-of-two-halves-kiwibank/Q7CI5JOP7BAYNEXCD2O6EOJ4H4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Food prices down slightly in November](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536818/food-prices-down-slightly-in-november?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Food prices and rentals subdued while air fares take off](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131232/statistics-nzs-selected-price-indexes-show-continuing-subdued-pricing-pressures?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Domestic flight prices increase 10.8% in November - Stats NZ](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/16/domestic-flight-prices-increase-108-in-november-stats-nz/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): ['Another case of things getting less bad before they get good'](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131278/activity-nzs-services-sector-has-improved-still-remains-contractionary-levels-while?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Rich-lister, church and anonymous donor save South Auckland's Buttabean food bank - for now](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536857/rich-lister-church-and-anonymous-donor-save-south-auckland-s-buttabean-food-bank-for-now?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joseph Los’e (Herald): [Dave Letele’s foodbank rescued: 1000 Christmas hampers to be distributed to Kiwi families in need](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/dave-leteles-foodbank-rescued-1000-christmas-hampers-to-be-distributed-to-kiwi-families-in-need/D6IKAKWLMBD3RFPHT77EKUA6XA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Amy Williams (RNZ): [Auckland foodbanks face closure, reducing services as funding to stop](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536762/auckland-foodbanks-face-closure-reducing-services-as-funding-to-stop?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Auckland City Mission delivers dignity and holiday cheer, but faces funding uncertainty](https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/16-12-2024/auckland-city-mission-delivers-dignity-and-holiday-cheer-but-faces-funding-uncertainty?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Stewart Sowman-Luynd (Spinoff): [Councils back on the government’s naughty step](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/17-12-2024/councils-back-on-the-governments-naughty-step?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Roads in, social housing out as Government forces councils ‘back to basics’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/roads-in-social-housing-out-as-government-forces-councils-back-to-basics/2LP4BFXG45AFFALIOWW5BSDNC4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Giles Dexter (RNZ): [Wellbeing provisions distracting councils from core job - Simeon Brown](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536863/wellbeing-provisions-distracting-councils-from-core-job-simeon-brown?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Government to ‘benchmark’ councils for performance](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360524308/government-make-local-government-announcement?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Law change to force councils to focus on the basics](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/law-change-to-make-councils-focus-on-the-basics/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Govt wants councils to get back to basics](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail/food-prices-lower-but-airfares-rise?1734336874934&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Kate Green (RNZ): ['We've got a package ready' - Wellington mayor confident council will get over the line](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536868/we-ve-got-a-package-ready-wellington-mayor-confident-council-will-get-over-the-line?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Green (RNZ): [Wellington City Council set to lock in long-term plan cuts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536845/wellington-city-council-set-to-lock-in-long-term-plan-cuts?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julie Jacobson (Post): [Wellington loses over 1600 car parks, millions in revenue in cycle lane roll out](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523857/wellington-loses-over-1600-car-parks-millions-revenue-cycle-lane-roll-out?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [Tear down the City to Sea Bridge](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-12-2024/windbag-tear-down-the-city-to-sea-bridge?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [The winners and losers of local politics](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-winners-and-losers-of-local-politics-on-the-tiles-local-edition/OW3LJ2VFRBDIDOXT5DNCCDM2UA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): ['Standing next to you': Gisborne council's stance against Treaty Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536559/standing-next-to-you-gisborne-council-s-stance-against-treaty-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [ECan speaks out against Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536519/ecan-speaks-out-against-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sarah Marcom (Waikato Times): [Council pulls no punches in Treaty bill submission](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360523809/waikato-district-joins-list-councils-against-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536338/whanganui-council-takes-stand-against-deep-seabed-mining?ref=goodoil.news)  
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): [Money link to Israeli settlements ignites New Plymouth battle](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536570/money-link-to-israeli-settlements-ignites-new-plymouth-battle?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): [Race to develop NZ's 'national stadium' heats up](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/race-to-develop-nzs-national-stadium-heats-up?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [‘Are you joking?’: Councillor appalled it took a month to learn of rates billing error](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360520253/are-you-joking-councillor-appalled-it-took-month-learn-rates-billing-error?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): [Te Tai Tokerau iwi marks 'significant milestone' in council relations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536807/te-tai-tokerau-iwi-marks-significant-milestone-in-council-relations?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [ECan submissions lost after technical glitch](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536805/ecan-submissions-lost-after-technical-glitch?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Focus on infrastructure highlighted in Carterton council’s annual report](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360521795/focus-infrastructure-highlighted-carterton-councils-annual-report?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Wong (Post): [Hutt City keeps next year’s forecast rate rise at 13.4%](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523720/hutt-city-keeps-next-years-forecast-rate-rise-134?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Ashton (Crux): [QLDC councillor: Mayor's Public Forum speech ban 'outrageous'](https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/qdlc-councillor-mayors-speech-ban-outrageous/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, YEAR IN REVIEW**  
Chris Trotter (Interest): [2024: A year of dishonouring the past and ignoring the future](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131276/successful-political-leadership-embodies-keen-awareness-past-present-and?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Manurewa marae allegations: Findings secret until next year, matters ‘require referral to other authorities’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/manurewa-marae-allegations-findings-secret-until-next-year-matters-require-referral-to-other-authorities/36KRT2FP3JC7PDD4B47R5GH7G4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Te Pāti Māori roasts Electoral Commission over Manurewa marae apology](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536878/te-pati-maori-roasts-electoral-commission-over-manurewa-marae-apology?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): [Waitangi Day: PM won't confirm if he will attend commemorations at Waitangi](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536872/waitangi-day-pm-won-t-confirm-if-he-will-attend-commemorations-at-waitangi?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Question mark hangs over PM’s Waitangi attendance](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360524687/question-mark-hangs-over-pms-waitangi-attendance?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Māori leaders pen open letter calling on King Charles III to stop coalition's 'attack' on Te Tiriti o Waitangi](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/536380/maori-leaders-pen-open-letter-calling-on-king-charles-iii-to-stop-coalition-s-attack-on-te-tiriti-o-waitangi?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Iwi leader 'cuts out middle man' with open letter to King Charles III](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/536459/iwi-leader-cuts-out-middle-man-with-open-letter-to-king-charles-iii?ref=goodoil.news)  
The Standard: [The real purpose of the Ministry for Regulation](https://thestandard.org.nz/the-real-purpose-of-the-ministry-for-regulation/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tracy Withers and Ainsley Thomson (Bloomberg): [New Zealand plans ‘golden visa’ changes to lure wealthy migrants](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/dec/15/new-zealand-plans-golden-visa-changes-to-lure-weal/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Harvey: [Are You Being Served?](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/are-you-being-served)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Te Pāti Māori call for extra security following ‘staged attack’ on Debbie Ngarewa-Packer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360524159/te-pati-maori-call-extra-security-following-staged-attack-debbie-ngarewa-packer?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Parliamentary limbo pauses the countdown to Christmas](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/parliamentary-limbo-pauses-the-countdown-to-christmas/NFZ32OSZW5CYFMVGRKPLOO73Z4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): [The Secret Diary of .. Xmas songs](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/14/the-secret-diary-of-xmas-songs/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): [Unpacking Labour and the Greens' track record with the vulnerable](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-ryan-bridge-unpacking-labour-and-the-greens-track-record-with-the-vulnerable/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sophie Neville (Woman’s Weekly): [Christmas with the Luxons: ‘It always feels magical’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/christmas-with-the-luxons-it-always-feels-magical/D3O6DQ7PNJEJNALZXQE7UMORCU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [2024 Kiwiblog Award winners](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/12/2024%5Fkiwiblog%5Faward%5Fwinners.html?ref=goodoil.news)

**TRANSPORT**  
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [Leaked: Government warned operating Aratere Interislander ferry until 2029 ‘simply not possible’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360524439/leaked-government-warned-operating-aratere-interislander-ferry-until-2029-simply-not-possible?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On The Latest Round Of Ferry Follies](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00023/gordon-campbell-on-the-latest-round-of-ferry-follies.htm?%5Fgl=1%2A1py14pc%2A%5Fga%2AMTI4NzE4MTgxOC4xNzIzNTIzNjU5%2A%5Fga%5FGGVMM3MB82%2AMTczNDMzMzUwNC44MC4xLjE3MzQzMzM1NTAuMTQuMC4w&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [New Rail Minister Winston Peters is never going to be railroaded – especially by journalists](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/editorial-xxxx/VBLVWMX6LFGAJGYMNVOGA3GPNY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Gunn: [A Farce Of Biblical Proportions](https://andrewgunn.substack.com/p/a-farce-of-biblical-proportions) (paywalled)  
Nick James (RNZ): [KiwiRail sells ferry for more than double what it paid for it](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536587/kiwirail-sells-ferry-for-more-than-double-what-it-paid-for-it?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dave Armstrong (Post): [To toll or not to toll, that is the question](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523940/toll-or-not-toll-question?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Transport Minister Simeon Brown confirms three North Island roads to be tolled, reveals trip costs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/three-roads-to-be-tolled-government-reveals-toll-rates/KNY7I44MCREBVDHW66SZLSKITY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Stuff: [Government announces tolls for three new roads](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360522234/government-announces-tolls-three-new-roads?ref=goodoil.news)  
Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): ['Such a load of s\*\*\*' – Speed limit process tests Tasman mayor's patience](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/13/such-a-load-of-s-speed-limits-test-tasman-mayors-patience/?utm%5Fsource=substack&utm%5Fmedium=email) (paywalled)  
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Drilling for new Waitematā Harbour crossing to start next year](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/drilling-for-new-waitemata-harbour-crossing-to-start-next-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Justin Wong (Post): [Safer option or backwards step? Cycle lane debate reignites](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523145/moving-cycleways-footpath-safer-option-business-owners?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mike Yardley (Press): [e-scooters get speed ‘free pass’](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360524404/mike-yardley-e-scooters-get-speed-free-pass?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): [Flat-fare bus trial extended but price going up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536485/flat-fare-bus-trial-extended-but-price-going-up?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Northland’s Kaitaia Airport to return to local iwi control](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360522635/northlands-kaitaia-airport-return-local-iwi-control?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PUBLIC SERVICE**  
Simon Wilson (Herald): [Hooray for the Public Servant of the Year](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/announcing-the-public-servant-of-the-year-simon-wilson/Y65BG3T3UVFSFABP3QHGF7S5OQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
No Right Turn: [More public service contempt of parliament](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/12/more-public-service-contempt-of.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Hundreds of MBIE workers begin strike action after 0% pay offer](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536880/hundreds-of-mbie-workers-begin-strike-action-after-0-percent-pay-offer?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [MBIE workers vote for industrial action](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360524510/mbie-workers-vote-industrial-action?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Williams (Newsroom): [Conservation staffer fired after tampering with jobs system](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/16/conservation-staffer-fired-after-tampering-with-jobs-system/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS**  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [Who else was on the ‘political tourism’ trip to China?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360524705/who-else-was-political-tourism-trip-china?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Police China trip a classic bid to 'curry favour' - Andrew Little](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536809/police-china-trip-a-classic-bid-to-curry-favour-andrew-little?ref=goodoil.news)  
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [NZ police officers' China trip had all the hallmarks of foreign interference operation - expert](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536770/nz-police-officers-china-trip-had-all-the-hallmarks-of-foreign-interference-operation-expert?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sione Tekitek (The Conversation): [Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable island nations still lose out](https://theconversation.com/superpower-rivalry-is-making-pacific-aid-a-bargaining-chip-vulnerable-island-nations-still-lose-out-244280?ref=goodoil.news)  
Steven Cowan: [New Zealand’s own holocaust deniers](https://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2024/12/new-zealands-own-holocaust-deniers.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Annemarie Quill (Stuff): [Son of NZ man left in Bali jail as remaining Bali Nine released wants government to intervene](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360524383/son-nz-man-left-bali-jail-remaining-bali-nine-released-wants-government-intervene?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HOUSING**  
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): ['Significant risk to the public': Homeless given two days to leave Whanganui camping site](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536846/significant-risk-to-the-public-homeless-given-two-days-to-leave-whanganui-camping-site?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Tweed (Whanganui Chronicle): [Homelessness: Whanganui District Council closes freedom camping site; residents told to leave](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/homelessness-whanganui-district-council-closes-freedom-camping-site-residents-told-to-leave/HGW3WRZHWVDIRF22IG7DTIWT7E/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Good news for renters as landlords 'having to compete harder'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536824/good-news-for-renters-as-landlords-having-to-compete-harder?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Cessford (RNZ): [Mt Victoria apartment building will 'ruin sun and privacy', residents say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536782/mt-victoria-apartment-building-will-ruin-sun-and-privacy-residents-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jacob Johnson (1News): ['A sauna without the fun': Calls grow for action on overheating townhouses](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/15/a-sauna-without-the-fun-calls-grow-for-action-on-overheating-townhouses/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Samantha Motion (bay of Plenty Times): [Former Tauranga deputy mayor Larry Baldock’s subdivision plan meets opposition from neighbours](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-tauranga-deputy-mayor-larry-baldocks-subdivision-plan-meets-opposition-from-neighbours/M6FNNQP6VNBLFKOX5BZEGANTEQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**CRIME, JUSTICE**  
Finn Blackwell (RNZ): [Homelessness biggest driver of youth crime - advocate](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536839/homelessness-biggest-driver-of-youth-crime-advocate?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Number of youths kept in police cells 10 times higher than two years ago](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536804/number-of-youths-kept-in-police-cells-10-times-higher-than-two-years-ago?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [‘No rehab, no parole’ bill enters lock-up](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/13/no-rehabilitation-no-parole-bill-enters-lock-up/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): [Dave Letele's kaupapa Māori approach to youth rehabilitation: 'It's good for everyone'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/536586/dave-letele-s-kaupapa-maori-approach-to-youth-rehabilitation-it-s-good-for-everyone?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH**  
RNZ: [Health NZ's IT cutbacks: Faults could 'snowball', report warns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536851/health-nz-s-it-cutbacks-faults-could-snowball-report-warns?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Health NZ documents outline major concerns from proposed job cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360524759/health-nz-documents-outline-major-concerns-proposed-job-cuts?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Immunisation programme faces funding cut, as whooping cough looms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536874/immunisation-programme-faces-funding-cut-as-whooping-cough-looms?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kathy Spencer (Post): [The smoke and mirrors of health funding](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360524335/smoke-and-mirrors-health-funding?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Concerns med school price tag too low](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/concerns-med-school-price-tag-too-low?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Boyd Swinburn (Post): [Better explanations needed for low-cost school lunch programme](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360522049/better-explanations-needed-low-cost-school-lunch-programme?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Mental Health Bill: 'No place for compulsory care' in new law, academic says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536705/mental-health-bill-no-place-for-compulsory-care-in-new-law-academic-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [Rainbow mental health service calls for government to review restrictive funding rules](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360522749/rainbow-mental-health-service-calls-government-review-restrictive-funding-rules?ref=goodoil.news)  
Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa: [National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion](https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/national-capacity-needed-monitor-misinformation-protect-public-health-and-social-cohesion?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kelvin McDonald (Te Ao Māori News): [Trauma injuries: Māori experience highest rates across a decade in health region](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/13/trauma-injuries-maori-experience-highest-rates-across-a-decade-in-health-region/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ACC**  
Ella Somers (Interest): [ACC levies set to jump](https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/131234/acc-minister-matt-doocey-reveals-big-hikes-acc-levies-and-announces-review-scheme?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Electric vehicle owners hit with big increase in ACC levies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536634/electric-vehicle-owners-hit-with-big-increase-in-acc-levies?ref=goodoil.news)  
NBR: [Independent review to look at ACC costs and rehabilitation](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/independent-review-to-look-at-acc-costs-and-rehabilitation/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT, RETIREMENT, BUSINESS**  
1News: ['Back to the drawing board' for Holidays Act reform — minister](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/13/back-to-the-drawing-board-for-holidays-act-reform-minister/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karyn Scherer (NBR): [Government decides to start from scratch with the Holidays Act](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/government-decides-to-start-again-with-the-holidays-act/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [Change the new constant for employment law](https://www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-trouble/change-the-new-constant-for-employment-law/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Wellington loses 11.6 percent of jobs in a year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536622/wellington-loses-11-point-6-percent-of-jobs-in-a-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
Frances Chin (Post): [How many jobs have actually been lost in Wellington?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523150/how-many-jobs-have-actually-been-lost-wellington?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Raynel (Herald): [Tourism and hospitality get research funding as Holidays Act resets](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/tourism-and-hospitality-get-research-funding-as-holidays-act-resets/MJFU2AGUNNCJRJMST36NMQBEZA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Job ads rise for the first time since July](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131285/latest-seek-nz-employment-report-shows-small-increase-job-advertisements-during?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Number of job ads rises for first time in months](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536869/number-of-job-ads-rises-for-first-time-in-months?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alka Prasad (Post): [Vacancies tick up slightly, but competition also getting hotter for jobseekers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360523830/vacancies-tick-slightly-competition-also-getting-hotter-jobseekers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [The industries with the fastest growing salaries](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360522207/industries-fastest-growing-salaries?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Busting the '$1 million-to-retire’ myth](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536650/busting-the-1-million-to-retire-myth?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Hairdressers say they didn't know some salon rules David Seymour seeks to cut existed at all](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536579/hairdressers-say-they-didn-t-know-some-salon-rules-david-seymour-seeks-to-cut-existed-at-all?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Beaurepaires fined for 'deceptive' conduct over extended warranties](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/16/beaurepaires-fined-for-deceptive-conduct-over-extended-warranties/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Murray Jones (BusinessDesk): [Auditing the Auditors: KPMG takes NZX50 market share](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/auditing-the-auditors-kpmg-takes-nzx50-market-share?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Big gigs, big prices: Stats show impact of dynamic pricing on flight costs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536847/big-gigs-big-prices-stats-show-impact-of-dynamic-pricing-on-flight-costs?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKS**  
Ernie Newman (The Post): [Boosting Kiwibank doesn’t cut it for reforming banking](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360519768/boosting-kiwibank-doesnt-cut-it-reforming-banking?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
ODT Editorial: [Banking on Kiwibank?](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/banking-kiwibank?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Sunday Star Times): [Bad year to be a banker, though the pay packets weren’t half bad](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360516115/bad-year-be-banker-though-pay-packets-werent-half-bad?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Citing 'an obligation of confidence,' Commerce Commission declines to name Chairman John Small's recalcitrant bank](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131244/citing-obligation-confidence-commerce-commission-declines-name-chairman-john-smalls?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [Should Kiwibank be the bank of last resort?](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/12/should%5Fkiwibank%5Fbe%5Fthe%5Fbank%5Fof%5Flast%5Fresort.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA**  
Gavin Ellis: [News media’s hellish year, as seen by a cock-eyed optimist](https://knightlyviews.com/news-medias-hellish-year-as-seen-by-a-cock-eyed-optimist/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill on hold – Government may follow hardline new Australian legislation](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-fair-digital-news-bargaining-bill-on-hold-government-may-follow-hardline-new-australian-legislation/PJ35NQGSKJBW3MPEXW4Y444X6M/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill officially put on hold](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536628/fair-digital-news-bargaining-bill-officially-put-on-hold?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Poll: Should NZ restrict social media access for under 16s?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/13/poll-should-nz-restrict-social-media-access-for-under-16s/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Natasha Hill (Te Ao Māori News): [Inside look: Mana newspaper, the first of its kind, continuing a legacy](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/13/inside-look-mana-newspaper-the-first-of-its-kind-continuing-a-legacy/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MARSDEN FUND, EDUCATION**  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [Marsden Fund controversy: Peak science body urges PM to reconsider research funding cuts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/marsden-fund-controversy-peak-science-body-urges-pm-to-reconsider-research-funding-cuts/MM2XODIB6VGIRO3MFVTLD3YJLI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Changes to govt science funding ‘cut to innovation’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/changes-govt-science-funding-%E2%80%98cut-innovation%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joanne Wilkes (Spinoff): [What can we learn from Australia’s version of the Marsden Fund furore?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-12-2024/what-can-we-learn-from-australias-version-of-the-marsden-fund-furore?ref=goodoil.news)  
Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): [Marsden fund cuts ‘disappointing, not surprising’, concerns over Māori research impact](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/16/marsden-fund-cuts-disappointing-not-surprising-concerns-over-maori-research-impact/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Benjamin Schonthal (ODT): [Humanities, social sciences, bring in dollars too](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/humanities-social-sciences-bring-dollars-too?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Teachers fear curriculum rewrites will erupt into debates over trans identity, traditional Māori knowledge](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536512/teachers-fear-curriculum-rewrites-will-erupt-into-debates-over-trans-identity-traditional-maori-knowledge?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sarah Morcom (Waikato Times): [Wintec music and communications courses saved from the chop](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360524429/wintec-music-and-communications-courses-saved-chop?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENERGY**  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [$115m public loan depends on illusory solar power revenues](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/13/115m-public-loan-secured-against-a-solar-power-illusion/?ref=goodoil.news)  
NBR: [NZGIF chair quits after SolarZero collapse](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/nzgif-chair-quits-after-solarzero-collapse/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): [Power prices: Electricity costs for households, businesses set to climb over next two years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536577/power-prices-electricity-costs-for-households-businesses-set-to-climb-over-next-two-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Power crisis cost the economy $300 million this year, expert says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536574/power-crisis-cost-the-economy-300-million-this-year-expert-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Contact told windfarm may face 'insurmountable' consenting issues](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/contact-told-windfarm-may-face-insurmountable-consenting-issues?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Supplier signed up for $450m Cook Strait cable replacement](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/news-in-brief/supplier-signed-up-for-450m-cook-strait-cable-replacement?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION**  
Andrea Vance (Post): [DOC, MPI acted unlawfully in failing to protect sea life](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360524347/doc-mpi-acted-unlawfully-failing-protect-sea-life?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [NZ swims against Pacific currents at global climate case](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/16/nz-swims-against-pacific-currents-at-global-climate-case/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalie Netzler (RNZ): [NZ can’t keep H5N1 bird flu virus out for ever](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/nz-cant-keep-h5n1-bird-flu-virus-out-for-ever/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**KIWISAVER, FINANCE**  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Could we see mergers & acquisitions among KiwiSaver fund providers?](https://www.interest.co.nz/investing/131252/commerce-and-consumer-affairs-minister-andrew-bayly-sees-potential-kiwisaver?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Industry supportive of government's planned KiwiSaver changes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536594/industry-supportive-of-government-s-planned-kiwisaver-changes?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Government moves to unlock KiwiSaver funds and revamp NZ capital markets](https://www.interest.co.nz/investing/131238/government-reforms-will-allow-120-billion-currently-kiwisaver-funds-be-more-easily?ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish McNicol (NBR): [‘What’s an outcomes-focused approach?’: FMA guidance delayed](https://www.nbr.co.nz/law/whats-an-outcomes-focused-approach-fma-guidance-delayed/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**OTHER**  
Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform](https://theconversation.com/from-ghost-guns-to-gangs-5-lessons-from-canada-for-nz-firearms-reform-245553?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anaru Eketone (Herald): [Invisible privilege: Left-handedness and the myth of equality in New Zealand](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/invisible-privilege-left-handedness-and-the-myth-of-equality-in-new-zealand-anaru-eketone/HT3B4FFVKFBYNHWLH6VTOY2BFE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [It happens here: Sex trafficking and slavery in NZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536764/it-happens-here-sex-trafficking-and-slavery-in-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Family violence funding review could see services lose out - critics](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/536771/family-violence-funding-review-could-see-services-lose-out-critics?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo Lines-MacKenzie (Waikato Times): [Patch ban changing streets for the better, locals say](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360516961/gang-patch-ban-changing-things-chartwell-locals-say?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Marjorie Cook (ODT): [Claim fast track Bill caused loss of investment](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/claim-fast-track-bill-caused-loss-investment?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): [Multiple complaints to Sport Integrity Commission over athlete welfare and conduct concerns within high-performance yachting](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/536865/multiple-complaints-to-sport-integrity-commission-over-athlete-welfare-and-conduct-concerns-within-high-performance-yachting?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): [Farmers in limbo after ‘stupid’ plan pause: O'Connor](https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/farmers-limbo-after-%E2%80%98stupid%E2%80%99-plan-pause-oconnor?ref=goodoil.news)  
Monique Steele (Local Democracy Reporting): [East Coast silt: Hawke's Bay marks milestone with more money for Wairoa, Tai Rāwhiti chugs on](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/536864/east-coast-silt-hawke-s-bay-marks-milestone-with-more-money-for-wairoa-tai-rawhiti-chugs-on?ref=goodoil.news)  
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): [Funding extension brings relief to Wairoa’s recovery efforts](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536823/funding-extension-brings-relief-to-wairoa-s-recovery-efforts?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Who is controversial US commentator Candace Owens?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/13/who-is-controversial-us-commentator-candace-owens/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Keall (Herald): [Microsoft global exec on Judith Collins’ AI strategy, security turnaround](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/microsoft-global-exec-on-judith-collins-ai-strategy-security-turnaround/IHNTZCRVZVESBAUGLLYEPTHSEA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jessica C Lai (The Conversation): [A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored](https://theconversation.com/a-new-treaty-could-prevent-some-misappropriation-of-maori-and-indigenous-design-and-shouldnt-be-ignored-245025?ref=goodoil.news)

# Cartoons

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Ellison - Listener 16 December 2024

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Emmerson - NZ Herald 15 December 2024

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Cook - The Post 17 December 2024

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Parton - NZ Herald 17 December 2024

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