> ## 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: 2 October 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-2-october-2024/ - Published: 2024-10-01T19:08:37.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-01T19:14:50.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **DUNEDIN HOSPITAL CUTS, PRIVATISATION** **1News:** [**Health NZ urges Govt to consider privately-run public hospitals**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/01/health-nz-urges-govt-to-consider-privately-run-public-hospitals/?ref=goodoil.news) **Gordon Campbell:** [**On the Dunedin hospital fiasco**](http://werewolf.co.nz/2024/10/gordon-campbell-on-the-dunedin-hospital-fiasco/?ref=goodoil.news) **Ian Taylor (ODT):** [**Dunedin Hospital: An open letter to Christopher Luxon**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/dunedin-hospital-open-letter-christopher-luxon-sir-ian-taylor?ref=goodoil.news) **Matthew Littlewood (ODT):** [**Claim of efforts to cut costs — service chops ‘last resort’**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/claim-efforts-cut-costs-%E2%80%94-service-chops-%E2%80%98last-resort%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) **ODT Editorial:** [**Sophistry or bad Swedish rounding?**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/sophistry-or-bad-swedish-rounding?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Rachael Kelly (Southland Times):** [**‘People will actually die’: Southland leaders speak out about Dunedin Hospital rebuild**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350434191/people-will-actually-die-southland-leaders-speak-out-about-dunedin-hospital?ref=goodoil.news) **Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk):** [**Why our healthcare system is ailing**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/why-our-healthcare-system-is-ailing?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Ben Tomsett (Herald):** [**Opinion: Inside Dunedin’s historic protest with 35,000 people angry over hospital cuts**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-dunedins-historic-protest-with-35000-people-angry-over-hospital-cuts/ZH7URJODVBAO7MWDPPXM4ZHPBE/?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**Dunedin Hospital: Why does it cost so much?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/529599/dunedin-hospital-why-does-it-cost-so-much?ref=goodoil.news) **ODT:** [**Hospital campaign shifts to postcard blitz**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/hospital-campaign-shifts-postcard-blitz?ref=goodoil.news) **Regan Harris (ODT):** [**Protesters echo health concerns**](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/protesters-echo-health-concerns?ref=goodoil.news) **HEATED TOBACCO TAX CUT, HEALTH** **Guyon Espiner (RNZ):** [**Casey Costello’s tobacco tax cut plan stalled as device pulled from shelves**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/529583/casey-costello-s-tobacco-tax-cut-plan-stalled-as-device-pulled-from-shelves?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Christopher Luxon hasn't seen advice on heated tobacco tax cut**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/529508/christopher-luxon-hasn-t-seen-advice-on-heated-tobacco-tax-cut?ref=goodoil.news) **Greg Presland (Standard):** [**When will Costello be sacked?**](https://thestandard.org.nz/when-will-costello-be-sacked/?ref=goodoil.news) **Toby Manhire (Spinoff):** [**The Casey Costello guide to the school holidays**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-10-2024/the-casey-costello-guide-to-the-school-holidays?ref=goodoil.news) **Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard):** [**Under-staffed cancer services turn off treatment machines**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350428023/under-staffed-cancer-services-turn-treatment-machines?ref=goodoil.news) **John Lewis (ODT):** [**Engagement barrier to uptake: Prof**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/engagement-barrier-uptake-prof?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Untreated ADHD can lead to addiction and drug harm - report**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/01/untreated-adhd-can-lead-to-addiction-and-drug-harm-report/?ref=goodoil.news) **Re: News:** [**Māori are twice as likely to die from accidental drug overdose**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/01/maori-are-twice-as-likely-to-die-from-accidental-drug-overdose/?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Govt called to fund laser removal of cancer radiation tattoos**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/30/govt-called-to-fund-laser-removal-of-cancer-radiation-tattoos/?ref=goodoil.news) **Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB):** [**I'm so glad I have health insurance**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-im-so-glad-i-have-health-insurance/?ref=goodoil.news) **David Farrar:** [**Health Target 3 – Emergency Dept Waiting Times**](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/10/health%5Ftarget%5F3%5F-%5Femergency%5Fdept%5Fwaiting%5Ftimes.html?ref=goodoil.news) **PM’S UNTAXED CAPITAL GAINS** **Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project):** [**Do housing assets cause a conflict of interest for wealthy politicians?**](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/do-housing-assets-cause-a-conflict) **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Christopher Luxon avoids up to $70k tax on apartment sale after Govt law change**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/revealed-christopher-luxon-avoids-tax-on-apartment-by-2-months/BIRSZTJ6TVHF5BQPP77RXFTWKY/?ref=goodoil.news) **Thomas Manch (Post):** [**Luxon’s brightline test change has him escape tax on apartment sale**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350435817/luxons-brightline-test-change-has-him-escape-tax-apartment-sale?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Bernard Hickey (The Kākā):** [**‘I don't know what the point of the questioning is.’**](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/i-dont-know-what-the-point-of-the) **Raphael Franks (Herald):** [**Prime Minister Christopher Luxon responds to attention on Wellington apartment sale on Newstalk ZB**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-responds-to-attention-on-wellington-apartment-sale-on-newstalk-zb/GZNTL5LEBVFFPKG5GKOGIYMTP4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Sanda Arambepola (Stuff):** [**‘I’m wealthy and I’m sorted’: PM makes no apology for capital gains on Wellington apartment**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350435767/im-wealthy-and-im-sorted-pm-makes-no-apology-capital-gains-wellington-apartment?ref=goodoil.news) **Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB):** [**We have a fascination with prime ministers and their money**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/heather-du-plessis-allan-we-have-a-fascination-with-prime-ministers-and-their-money/?ref=goodoil.news) *Today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily” contains links to *29 items above*, and the full version, which continues below the paywall below, has links to an *additional 115 categorised items, and today’s cartoons*. 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