> ## 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: 21 January 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-21-january-2025/ - Published: 2025-01-20T19:05:53.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-20T20:42:14.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, CABINET RESHUFFLE** Luke Malpass (Post): [The political year is kicking off: here’s what to expect](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360550832/political-year-about-kick-heres-what-expect?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Wilson (Herald): [What will Christopher Luxon say in his State of the Nation speech this week?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-will-christopher-luxon-say-in-his-state-of-the-nation-speech-this-week-simon-wilson/IFUIQ6JMMZBVNC73K635GG65YI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On The Rise Of Simeon Brown](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00027/on-the-rise-of-simeon-brown.htm?ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke: [Are past careers important in politics?](https://www.henrycooke.news/p/are-past-careers-important-in-politics?ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey (The Kākā): [Luxon flicks Reti's hospital pass to Brown](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/luxon-flicks-retis-hospital-pass) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [New health minister declines ‘ODT’ interview](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/new-health-minister-declines-%E2%80%98odt%E2%80%99-interview?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [There’s no need for Christopher Luxon and the Government to hit the panic button just yet](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-theres-no-need-for-christopher-luxon-and-the-government-to-hit-the-panic-button-just-yet/BPLMHJJPQJGJDEBDBUTPZH5TRA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [The Front Page: Who are the winners and losers from the first Cabinet reshuffle](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/who-are-the-winners-and-losers-from-the-first-cabinet-reshuffle-the-front-page/AQPTRR3XI5GMNOZUFYCKRB7QCQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [The rise and fall of Shane Reti](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-01-2025/the-rise-and-fall-of-shane-reti?ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Shane Reti says he is leaving health portfolio in good position for Simeon Brown](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-reti-says-he-is-leaving-health-portfolio-in-good-position-for-simeon-brown/7BBQYODZAZBWLPR32LTLZP43QY/?ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): [Changing of the guard fails to address broken funding model](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/changing-guard-fails-address-broken-funding-model?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): [Who is Simeon Brown?](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/who-simeon-brown?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alan Perrott (NZ Doctor): [New health minister raises hackles of Māori health advocates](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/new-health-minister-raises-hackles-maori-health-advocates?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmonds (RNZ): [Significant challenges ahead for new Minister for Economic Growth](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/539475/significant-challenges-ahead-for-new-minister-for-economic-growth?ref=goodoil.news) Connor Sharp: [Can we have a normal Minister of Transport now?](https://greaterauckland.substack.com/p/can-we-have-a-normal-minister-of) Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): [MP James Meager's promotion strengthens South Island voice – mayor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/539461/mp-james-meager-s-promotion-strengthens-south-island-voice-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) Liz McDonald (Press/Post): [New South Island Minister confident despite junior ranking](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360553455/new-south-island-minister-confident-despite-junior-ranking?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anne Salmond (Newsroom): [Hayek’s bastards](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/21/anne-salmond-hayeks-bastards/?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Peters (World Socialists): [New Zealand government moves to scrap regulations that constrain corporate profit](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/20/ukfm-j20.html?ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Ward: [Deregulation explained](https://substack.com/inbox/post/154999590?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [MPs won't be on stage at Auckland's Big Gay Out this year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/539436/mps-won-t-be-on-stage-at-auckland-s-big-gay-out-this-year?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING, BUILDING** Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Government looks to sell 35 homes in Waikanae after developer triggers underwrite](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/government-looks-to-sell-35-homes-in-waikanae-after-developer-triggers-underwrite?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): [Kāinga Ora to tidy up mothballed $1.5m Gore site](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360549222/kainga-ora-tidy-mothballed-15m-gore-site?ref=goodoil.news) Gwynn Compton: [Time to put NIMBYism on the ash heap of history](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/time-to-put-nimbyism-on-the-ash-heap) Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): [Rotorua contracted emergency housing motel exits: Commissioner highlights ministry ‘assumptions’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-contracted-emergency-housing-motel-exits-commissioner-highlights-ministry-assumptions/RWSA6WIXFFECPMUBETYXRP7APQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [QV says average housing values declined by just 0.3% last year with prices remaining 'relatively static'](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/131529/qv-says-average-housing-values-declined-just-03-last-year-prices-remaining?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): ['No rush back' to the housing market](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/539477/no-rush-back-to-the-housing-market?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [House prices to remain flat throughout the summer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360553320/house-prices-remain-flat-throughout-summer?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post): [Don’t expect house price rises any time soon - QV](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360553363/dont-expect-house-price-rises-any-time-soon-qv?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mary Williams (ODT): [Long wait for housing in city ends in move to Chch](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/long-wait-housing-city-ends-move-chch?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Hospital NZ’s most delayed major project](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hospital-nz%E2%80%99s-most-delayed-major-project?ref=goodoil.news) Gary Payinda: [NZ's population grows by 93,000 people a year. Why are all the politicians ignoring this?](https://drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/nzs-population-grows-by-93000-people) Matthew Martin (Waikato Times): [More ‘wait and see’ for Hamilton medical school](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360553916/more-wait-and-see-hamilton-medical-school?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Exclusive: Serious harm cases in New Zealand maternity system include maternal deaths, C-section delay](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/exclusive-serious-harm-cases-in-new-zealand-maternity-system-include-maternal-deaths-c-section-delay/EM5SCYAYZZEJPCP27X44BLPEUY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lloyd Burr (Stuff): [Why are NZ’s rescue helicopters not fully funded by the Government?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360553852/why-are-nzs-rescue-helicopters-not-fully-funded-government?ref=goodoil.news) Nicky Pellegrino (Listener): [‘It’s not just measles’: Preventable childhood diseases on the rise](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/health/its-not-just-measles-preventable-childhood-diseases-on-the-rise/I5MWQAGE7FC5XEN6PWNLOXJ35M/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) There are links to **37 items above** in today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily”. 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