> ## 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: 19 December 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-19-december-2024/ - Published: 2024-12-18T19:26:23.000Z - Updated: 2024-12-18T19:53:25.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **FAST TRACK, MINING** Fox Meyer (Newsroom): [‘Luxon Hustle’ targets foreign tech and infrastructure investors](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/luxon-hustle-targets-foreign-tech-and-infrastructure-investors/?ref=goodoil.news) Fox Meyer (Newsroom): [Zombies given new life as fast-track passes into law](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/18/zombies-given-new-life-as-fast-track-passes-into-law/?ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (Guardian): [‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/18/new-zealand-mining-bill-fast-track-approvals-legislation?ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [Winton’s Kāinga Ora lawsuit balloons to $305m-plus](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/18/wintons-kainga-ora-lawsuit-balloons-to-at-least-305m/?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Scott (ODT): [Mining company hails passing of Fast-track Approvals Bill](https://www.odt.co.nz/business/mining-company-hails-passing-fast-track-approvals-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Santana Minerals welcomes passing of the Fast-track Approvals Bill](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360526887/santana-minerals-welcomes-passing-fast-track-approvals-bill?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): [Two fast-track projects collide](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/two-fast-track-projects-collide?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stephen Ward (Waikato Times): [Site of planned $100m-plus steel plant revealed](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360526780/site-planned-100m-plus-steel-plant-revealed?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Treasury gave Labour an open goal, somehow they missed it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treasury-gave-labour-an-open-goal-somehow-they-missed-it/3YV5AU7B7NCA3D3M45WYXSJUAE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [NZ almost last in global economic comparison](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/537075/nz-ranks-low-in-global-economic-comparison-for-2024?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Balancing the budget without tax increases or austerity measures may require a Christmas miracle](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131312/balancing-budget-without-tax-increases-or-austerity-measures-may-require?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Fixing the economy and fiscal situation no easy task](https://www.nbr.co.nz/edwards-on-politics/fixing-the-economy-and-fiscal-situation-no-easy-task/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Smith (Stuff): [Political blame game begins over state of Government’s books](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360526720/political-blame-game-begins-over-state-governments-books?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Duncan: [Nicola Willis's fiscal poetry contest](https://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/nicola-williss-fiscal-poetry-contest) Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [Did Treasury go far enough?](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/did-treasury-go-far-enough?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Barbara Edmonds not sure how coalition will meet spending limits](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/barbara-edmonds-story-2/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Robert McCulloch: [Yes, Labour Recklessly Borrowed $100 billion. National's doing the same.](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/yes-labour-recklessly-borrowed-100-billion-national-s-now-doing-the-same-how-finance-minister-wi?ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Christopher Luxon: ‘Merry Xmas, here’s some more brutal austerity'](https://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2024/12/christopher-luxon-merry-xmas-heres-some.html?ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [The Government aren't fixing our economic mess](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/heather-du-plessis-allan-the-government-arent-fixing-our-economic-mess/?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Kneejerk reactions won't fix the fiscals](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/john-macdonald-kneejerk-reactions-wont-fix-the-fiscals/?ref=goodoil.news) Virginia Fallon (Post): [‘Well done everyone’: the PM goes to a foodbank](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360522208/well-done-everyone-pm-goes-foodbank?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amy Williams (RNZ): ['The government's turning down people' - declined food grants put more pressure on foodbanks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/537067/the-government-s-turning-down-people-declined-food-grants-put-more-pressure-on-foodbanks?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [NZ's current account deficit narrows](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131296/deficit-between-what-we-earn-overseas-and-what-we-spend-has-dropped-64-gdp-remains?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Current account deficit narrows as Kiwis import less](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/current-account-deficit-narrows-as-kiwis-import-less/77Y5BEWJOBG4NMPV2QPDUBVUXM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Consumer confidence up, but still below long time average](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/537010/consumer-confidence-up-but-still-below-long-time-average?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Economic optimism up but Xmas will still be frugal](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360526596/economic-optimism-xmas-will-still-be-frugal?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, YEAR IN REVIEW** Andrea Vance (Post): [‘Really disgusted’: Judith Collins rips into judge’s party behaviour](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360527193/really-disgusted-judith-collins-rips-judges-party-behaviour?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Stuff): [‘Really disgusted’: Judith Collins rips into judge’s party behaviour](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360527935/really-disgusted-judith-collins-rips-judges-party-behaviour?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Peters considers legal action over judge’s ‘verbal attack’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/18/peters-considers-legal-action-over-judges-verbal-attack/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Attorney-general 'appalled' after Judge and former doctor verbally abuse Winston Peters at exclusive party](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/537050/attorney-general-appalled-after-judge-and-former-doctor-verbally-abuse-winston-peters-at-exclusive-party?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [District Court Judge Ema Aitken, Dr David Galler disrupt NZ First party at Northern Club](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/district-court-judge-ema-aitken-dr-david-galler-disrupt-nz-first-party-at-northern-club/O3K6VPS5RBC4HJ6HYPYRIFM7IU/?lid=cl5fnnksgdg6&ref=goodoil.news#google%5Fvignette) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [The Act Party’s highly influential year](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/democracy-briefing-the-act-partys) Ben Thomas (Post): [Kiwi summer couldn’t come at a better time for the coalition](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360528094/kiwi-summer-couldnt-come-better-time-coalition?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Geoff Neal (TheFacts): [National Party’s performance rated 10 percentage points higher (+25%) than they poll](https://thefacts.nz/polling%5Fv%5Fperformance/?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Opposition parties move towards 'formalising' collaboration](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/537076/opposition-parties-move-towards-formalising-collaboration?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Open Government: The joke ends](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/12/open-government-joke-ends.html?ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [Why Christopher Luxon is my politician of the year](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-christopher-luxon-is-my-politician-of-the-year-barry-soper/3LJPJ67AT5DWFAJ57PFVPSHJGM/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Winston Peters spends much of of year speech criticising Te Pāti Māori, Waititi breaks into song](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/537107/winston-peters-spends-much-of-of-year-speech-criticising-te-pati-maori-waititi-breaks-into-song?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Christopher Luxon gifts Chris Hipkins an Air NZ safety message as Parliament wraps up for Christmas](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-gifts-chris-hipkins-an-air-nz-safety-message-as-parliament-wraps-up-for-christmas/VTUJUZECUZBCLCQ6ICC36GINB4/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Luxon ends Parliamentary year with unsparing roast](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360527984/luxon-ends-parliamentary-year-unsparing-roast?ref=goodoil.news) Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [The year in five news events](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/19-12-2024/the-year-in-five-news-events?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): [Who, whom? The Luxon Piñata Shows We Can Never Escape the Playground](https://thebluereview.substack.com/p/who-whom) There are links to **42 items above** in today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily”. But below the paywall there are **an additional 84 categorised items, and today’s newspaper cartoons**. For access to the full subscription, we charge $5 per month, which helps keep the newsletter going, which is 100% subscriber-funded and not-for-profit. For those that want to help our mission of fostering debate and informing the public about New Zealand politics and society, you can also donate via **Victoria University of Wellington**, which hosts the **Democracy Project** and helps with fundraising:[https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/engage/giving/donate/areas/democracy-project](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/engage/giving/donate/areas/democracy-project?ref=goodoil.news) [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) 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