> ## 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: 23 September 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-23-september-2024/ - Published: 2024-09-22T20:19:00.000Z - Updated: 2024-09-22T20:52:54.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **GOVERNMENT** **Derek Cheng (Herald):** [**In the pocket of the gun lobby? Firearms Minister's messages revealed**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/in-the-pocket-of-the-gun-lobby-firearms-minister-nicole-mckees-messages-with-gun-owners-group-revealed/LOHV3HGCQFGG7JUFTZUHQA73JM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Janet Wilson (Post):** [**Ministers can claim the political win, but democracy is the loser**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350423111/ministers-can-claim-political-win-democracy-loser?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Vernon Small (SST):** [**Luxon’s venting over ‘frickin’ targets’ is a bit rich**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350424459/luxons-venting-over-frickin-targets-bit-rich?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff):** [**Big frick energy**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/21-09-2024/the-weekend-big-frick-energy?ref=goodoil.news) **Claire Trevett (Herald):** [**National’s law and order push and why PM Christopher Luxon got grumpy about the frickin’ targets**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/claire-trevett-nationals-law-and-order-push-and-why-pm-christopher-luxon-got-grumpy-about-the-frickin-targets/BPNJ2LR5HNCQDPDSKDLSK62NTM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Andrea Vance (Post):** [**Red tape ministry got budget boost while other agencies made cuts**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350421998/red-tape-ministry-got-budget-boost-while-other-agencies-made-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Fox Meyer (Newsroom):** [**Govt urged to release list of fast-track projects**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/19/govt-urged-to-release-list-of-fast-track-projects-and-extend-scrutiny-deadline/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jason Walls (Newstalk ZB):** [**The $3b child poverty price tag: Why National minister won’t write that cheque**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-3b-child-poverty-price-tag-why-the-ministers-not-writing-that-check/KSNVBPX5A5EULGLEM5LSSJ3KLI/?ref=goodoil.news) **Peter Wilson (RNZ):** [**Week in Politics: 'Crime wave' puts government's target in doubt**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528558/week-in-politics-crime-wave-puts-government-s-target-in-doubt?ref=goodoil.news) **Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk):** [**Agencies take months to agree on transport ministry’s performance review**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/agencies-take-months-to-agree-on-transport-ministrys-performance-review?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **LABOUR, TAX** **Max Rashbrooke (Post):** [**How a capital gains tax could help fix the economy**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350423572/how-capital-gains-tax-could-help-fix-economy?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Henry Cooke (Post):** [**Can Chris Hipkins learn how to talk about tax from Keir Starmer?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350423312/can-chris-hipkins-learn-how-talk-about-tax-keir-starmer?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Andrea Vance (SST):** [**Can Labour re-write a new playbook with British help?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350423524/can-labour-re-write-new-playbook-british-help?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Bryan Bruce:** [**Rich Pickings**](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/rich-pickings) **Nigel Haworth (The Standard):** [**On Labour’s Enduring and Unrelenting Historic Role**](https://thestandard.org.nz/on-labours-enduring-and-unrelenting-historic-role/?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT** **Jamie Ensor (Herald):** [**Christopher Luxon says referendum on four-year political term could be at next election**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-says-referendum-on-four-year-political-term-could-be-at-next-election/PR2XLMRSXBDCFKZXFK3WZBHAK4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Phil Smith (RNZ):** [**The House: Opposition forcing long debates on brief committees**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/528674/opposition-forcing-long-debates-on-brief-committees?ref=goodoil.news) **Brent Edwards (NBR):** [**Economy stupid, tough on gangs, health woes, bad behaviour**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/beehive-banter/economy-stupid-tough-on-gangs-health-woes-and-bad-behaviour/?ref=goodoil.news) **Mike Houlahan (ODT):** [**Getting a good workout during the environment estimates**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/getting-good-workout-during-environment-estimates?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Louis Collins (RNZ):** [**The House: Wā Pātai: Māori language week at Parliament**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528594/wa-patai-maori-language-week-at-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) **Catherine Hubbard (Stuff):** [**SovCits used fake ID to access Parliament, Government House, police say**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350410891/sovcits-used-fake-id-access-parliament-government-house-police-say?ref=goodoil.news) **Sam Sherwood (Stuff):** [**Police reviewing historical sexual abuse allegations against former National MP**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350424683/police-reviewing-historical-sexual-abuse-allegations-against-former-national-mp?ref=goodoil.news) **GREENS** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Waka-jumping law could be triggered: What’s next for former Green MP Darleen Tana and the Green Party?**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/what-next-for-darleen-tana-and-the-greens/7XZPMZRWHVDDBHRCZ6MJNUKHQQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Green Party given all-clear to expel Darleen Tana after failed High Court bid**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-party-given-all-clear-to-waka-jump-darleen-tana-after-failed-high-court-bid/6B5E5LMNIRBPHLW7BWKBRCWYIM/?ref=goodoil.news) **Steve Kilgallon (Stuff):** [**Darleen Tana’s High Court attempt to stop Greens using waka-jumping rule fails**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350424130/high-court-rules-green-partys-decision-darlene-tana?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**High Court judgment clears path for Greens to waka jump Darleen Tana - expert**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528604/high-court-judgment-clears-path-for-greens-to-waka-jump-darleen-tana-expert?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Darleen Tana fails High Court bid against Green Party investigation**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528569/darleen-tana-fails-high-court-bid-against-green-party-investigation?ref=goodoil.news) **RMA, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, ENVIRONMENT** **Richard Harman (Politik):** [**Yawning gaps in RMA proposals**](https://www.politik.co.nz/yawning-gaps-in-rma-proposals/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Government announces plans to axe RMA and replace it with two new laws**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-announces-plans-to-axe-rma-and-replace-it-with-two-new-laws/53ZZQS5B2ZEYVE5KPT44TPAFCQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **Robin Martin (RNZ):** [**Resource Management Act to be replaced by two new laws**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528567/resource-management-act-to-be-replaced-by-two-new-laws?ref=goodoil.news) **Brent Edwards (NBR):** [**RMA reform should be completed in 2026**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/rma-reform-should-be-completed-in-2026/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Farah Hancock (RNZ):** [**Rocky road: The rock in the hill a quarry really, really wants to get out**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/528717/rocky-road-the-rock-in-the-hill-a-quarry-really-really-wants-to-get-out?ref=goodoil.news) **Martin Van Beynen (SST):** [**IRD recoils at $38m tax rebate to oil company**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350420043/ird-recoils-38m-tax-rebate-oil-company?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**Canadian energy company eyes oil and gas in Taranaki**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528553/canadian-energy-company-eyes-oil-and-gas-in-taranaki?ref=goodoil.news) **John Drummond (ODT):** [**As we race towards 50°C temperatures, we need to act now**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/we-race-towards-50%C2%B0c-temperatures-we-need-act-now?ref=goodoil.news) **Hamish MacLean (ODT):** [**South D risk assessment delayed after review**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/south-d-risk-assessment-delayed-after-review?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tina Morrison (Newsroom):** [**Gisborne landowners may seek compo for retiring erosion-prone land**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/20/gisborne-landowners-may-seek-compo-for-retiring-erosion-prone-land/?ref=goodoil.news) **WELLINGTON, LOCAL GOVERNMENT** **Fox Meyer (Newsroom):** [**$2m spend on Māori wards while deriding nice-to-haves**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/20/government-triggers-2-million-spend-on-maori-wards-while-deriding-nice-to-haves/?ref=goodoil.news) **Joel MacManus (Spinoff):** [**Windbag: Tory Whanau keeps making unforced errors**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-09-2024/windbag-tory-whanau-keeps-making-unforced-errors?ref=goodoil.news) **Tom Hunt (Post):** [**$70m funding hole the third fly in Wellington City's long-term ointment**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350424975/70m-funding-hole-third-fly-wellington-citys-long-term-ointment?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Justin Hu (1News):** [**Wellington Mayor clarifies after appearing to backtrack on car sale claim**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/22/wellington-mayor-clarifies-after-appearing-to-backtrack-on-car-sale-claim/?ref=goodoil.news) **Hannah Martin (Stuff):** [**Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says ‘walkable city’ main reason she sold car, not to pay bills**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350424909/wellington-mayor-tory-whanau-says-walkable-city-main-reason-she-sold-car-not-pay?ref=goodoil.news) **Isaac Davison (Herald):** [**Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau backtracks on claim she sold car to pay her bills**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-mayor-tory-whanau-backtracks-on-claim-she-sold-car-to-pay-her-bills/NHNIBWBMF5DOLHKNM7FXXRNT6U/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau sold car to walk to work, not pay bills**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528680/wellington-mayor-tory-whanau-sold-car-to-walk-to-work-not-pay-bills?ref=goodoil.news) **Victor Billot (Newsroom):** [**An Ode to .. Tory Whanau**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/22/an-ode-to-tory-whanau/?ref=goodoil.news) **Ryan Anderson (Stuff):** [**Abandoned Wellington teachers college up for sale after ‘unnecessary’ heritage demolition**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350421513/abandoned-wellington-teachers-college-sale-after-unnecessary-heritage-demolition?ref=goodoil.news) **Annemarie Quill (Stuff):** [**Is working from home killing Wellington?**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350422119/working-home-killing-wellington?ref=goodoil.news) **Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald):** [**Working from home habits hit Wellington’s economy hard**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/working-from-home-wfh-habits-hit-wellingtons-economy-hard-heather-du-plessis-allan/FPR53SJQIFECHMWLKM766WRDNM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Kevin Norquay (Post):** [**Capital Conversation: Reinvigorated cities prove Wellington is far from its Waterloo**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350419359/capital-conversation-reinvigorated-cities-prove-wellington-far-its-waterloo?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **John Duguid (Herald):** [**Auckland Council’s Plan Change 79 is about putting the safety of Aucklanders first**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-council-plan-change-79-is-about-putting-the-safety-of-aucklanders-first-john-duguid/TS5KT3IWP5EZ7OHDA7FALBCRB4/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Will Harvie and Keiller MacDuff (Press/Post):** [**ECan chair gives up council car, apologises**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350422255/ecan-chair-gives-council-car-apologises?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Marae keen to re-engage with council: Marama Fox**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/09/21/marae-keen-to-re-engage-with-council-marama-fox/?ref=goodoil.news) **John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB):** [**What's the Christchurch Council's beef with food trucks?**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-whats-the-christchurch-councils-beef-with-food-trucks/?ref=goodoil.news) **Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Council 'got it wrong' with Links Ave closure, meeting told**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/528529/council-got-it-wrong-with-links-ave-closure-meeting-told?ref=goodoil.news) **Mike Tweed (Whanganui Chronicle):** [**New Whanganui ratepayers association kicks off with strong message for district council**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/new-whanganui-ratepayers-association-kicks-off-with-strong-message-for-district-council/SKQHYKPS2RB3PAOAXURA7OPKZY/?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT** **Brian Easton (Pundit):** [**Pricing Road Usage**](https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/pricing-road-usage?ref=goodoil.news) **Bill Hickman (RNZ):** [**Government urged to intervene in Cook Strait ferry woes**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528584/government-urged-to-intervene-in-cook-strait-ferry-woes?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Concerns Marlborough and South Island will lose tourism over unreliable ferries**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528618/concerns-marlborough-and-south-island-will-lose-tourism-over-unreliable-ferries?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**SeaLink offers pay rises to staff threatening to strike**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528521/sealink-offers-pay-rises-to-staff-threatening-to-strike?ref=goodoil.news) **Aimee Shaw (SST):** [**Inside NZ’s stalling EV market - and how the country fares on infrastructure roll out**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350411629/inside-nzs-stalling-ev-market-and-how-country-fares-infrastructure-roll-out?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Maia Ingoe (RNZ):** [**Auckland Transport officers need to be deployed outside of the central city - driver**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350424836/auckland-transport-officers-need-be-deployed-outside-central-city-driver?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Dunedin moves to introduce ANPR cameras to police car parks**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528700/dunedin-moves-to-introduce-anpr-cameras-to-police-car-parks?ref=goodoil.news) **Michael Daly (Stuff):** [**The towns and cities where roadworks are causing the most disruption**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350419844/towns-and-cities-where-roadworks-are-causing-most-disruption?ref=goodoil.news) **Eric Crampton (Post):** [**The economics behind Auckland’s planned parking revolution**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350423529/economics-behind-aucklands-planned-parking-revolution?cx%5FtestId=3&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=6&utm%5Fsource=localised%5Fmodule#cxrecs%5Fs) **(paywalled)** **Tom Hunt Post):** [**Wellington train relief coming down the line**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350424908/wellington-train-relief-coming-down-line?cx%5FtestId=3&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=7&utm%5Fsource=localised%5Fmodule#cxrecs%5Fs) **(paywalled)** **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**Are airfares really getting cheaper?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528666/are-airfares-really-getting-cheaper?ref=goodoil.news) **POLICING, GANGS, CRIME** **Phil Pennington and Ben Strong (RNZ):** [**Police begin testing new approach to 111 calls, pulling back on social harm callouts**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528724/police-begin-testing-new-approach-to-111-calls-pulling-back-on-social-harm-callouts?ref=goodoil.news) **Press Editorial (Post):** [**Gang bans create new problems**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350423848/gang-bans-create-new-problems?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Amanda Gillies (RNZ):** [**The Detail: Gang search clause a step too far?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528714/gang-search-clause-a-step-too-far?ref=goodoil.news) **Craig Hoyle (SST):** [**Why Kiwi crime stats don’t tell the full story**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350424445/why-kiwi-crime-stats-dont-tell-full-story?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Chris Knox (Herald):** [**Fact check: What Police Minister Mark Mitchell didn’t tell you about his assault figures**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fact-check-what-mark-mitchell-didnt-tell-you-about-his-assault-figures/LQJTEZUJYBCZHGMM7XYMI4CKWU/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Rayssa Almeida (RNZ):** [**Nearly 80 fraud and scam cases reported to banking watchdog every month, report shows**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528713/nearly-80-fraud-and-scam-cases-reported-to-banking-watchdog-every-month-report-shows?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald:** [**Front Page: Economic cost of fraud and scams in New Zealand and how people get away with it**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/economic-cost-of-fraud-and-scams-in-new-zealand-and-how-people-get-away-with-it-the-front-page/662YQ5JTMJE6ZNBM3YWDKLHF3A/?ref=goodoil.news) **David Farrar:** [**Jury trial consultation**](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/09/jury%5Ftrial%5Fconsultation.html?ref=goodoil.news) **Belinda Feek (Open Justice Reporting):** [**Waikato Police Superintendent Bruce Bird gets temporary role after bullying ruling**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-police-superintendent-bruce-bird-gets-temporary-role-after-bullying-ruling/NH3LKM5ZZVCBLIUCBABMS4T34A/?ref=goodoil.news) **TREATY** **Damien Grant (Stuff):** [**Church leaders wrong over Treaty debate risks**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350424254/damien-grant-church-leaders-wrong-over-treaty-debate-risks?ref=goodoil.news) **Julia Gabel (Herald):** [**Treaty Principles Bill: Ngāi Tahu says policy a ‘pointless, divisive, expensive discussion’**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-ngai-tahu-chairman-says-policy-a-pointless-divisive-expensive-discussion/43K7COI3BZDQHPOSQYFFBEQ7MM/?ref=goodoil.news) **Julia Gabel (Herald):** [**Foreshore & seabed: Supreme Court orders Crown to pay more than $100,000 to cover claimants’ court costs**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/foreshore-seabed-supreme-court-orders-crown-to-pay-more-than-100000-to-cover-claimants-courts-costs/T272NLVTHBA6PMAVQQB2QSBEWQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **No Right Turn:** [**The Supreme Court stands up for fairness**](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-supreme-court-stands-up-for-fairness.html?ref=goodoil.news) **Arena Williams, Stuart Smith (Stuff):** [**A successful Treaty Partnership delivers what’s best for all Kiwis**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350422929/successful-treaty-partnership-delivers-whats-best-all-kiwis?ref=goodoil.news) **ENERGY** **Danyl McLauchlan (Listener):** [**Crisis or opportunity? Electrification could transform NZ’s energy landscape**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/danyl-mclauchlan-crisis-or-opportunity-electrification-could-transform-nzs-energy-landscape/I4VNQHCNNBGMHNMWDL3IBE74MM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Bernard Hickey and Patrick Reynolds:** [**Kaka project: What could a revamped Entrust do with/for/to Vector?**](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/kaka-project-what-could-a-revamped) **Brendon Harre (Interest):** [**Is there a localised solution to our energy trilemma?**](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/129844/brendon-harre-looks-energy-options-would-suit-new-zealand-affordable-ones-can?ref=goodoil.news) **Shane Te Pou (Herald):** [**Energy crisis: What NZ needs to deliver cheaper power for Kiwi families**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/energy-crisis-what-nz-needs-to-deliver-cheaper-power-for-kiwi-families-shane-te-pou/UJPDXB6ETFHEZKBNUWEIX6JXNE/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **HEALTH, EUTHANASIA** **Rachel Thomas (Post):** [**‘Hideous’ atmosphere at Health NZ as staff await redundancy decisions**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350424104/hideous-atmosphere-health-nz-staff-await-redundancy-decisions?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **ODT Editorial:** [**Mr Radich goes to Wellington**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/mr-radich-goes-wellington?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Rachel Thomas (Post):** [**Wellington ED expansion expected to beat health cuts, but will the Hutt mental health build make it?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350422609/wellington-ed-expansion-expected-beat-health-cuts-will-hutt-mental-health-build?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Thomas Manch (Stuff):** [**Police can now prosecute sellers of ‘nangs’, or nitrous oxide**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350424918/police-can-now-prosecute-sellers-nangs-or-nitrous-oxide?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Government taking urgent action to restrict sale of nitrous oxide**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528676/government-taking-urgent-action-to-restrict-sale-of-nitrous-oxide?ref=goodoil.news) **Isaac Davison (Herald):** [**Nang ban: Government cracks down on selling and inhaling nitrous oxide, threat of jail time**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nang-ban-government-cracks-down-on-selling-and-inhaling-nitrous-oxide/QFPIPJLGIFGCXPRSL7EZNU723U/?ref=goodoil.news) **Hamish McNeilly (Stuff):** [**No new bottle stores recommended for ‘vulnerable student area’**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350423123/no-new-bottle-stores-recommended-vulnerable-student-area?ref=goodoil.news) **Matthew Littlewood (ODT):** [**Proposal would ban new liquor stores from student quarter**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/proposal-would-ban-new-liquor-stores-student-quarter?ref=goodoil.news) **Tim Scott (ODT):** [**Dunedin alcohol policy on agenda: Off-licence changes seen as ineffectual**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dunedin-alcohol-policy-agenda-licence-changes-seen-ineffectual?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **ODT:** [**In-person support preferred**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/person-support-preferred?ref=goodoil.news) **Donna Chisholm (Listener):** [**Are environmental toxins be behind NZ’s alarming increase in Parkinson’s Disease?**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/health/are-environmental-toxins-be-behind-nzs-alarming-increase-in-parkinsons-disease/RKP6M43FVZAUBIYO54W5RG4K5E/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Nikki Macdonald (SST):** [**The still-murky world of drug company fees and freebies**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350412508/still-murky-world-drug-company-fees-and-freebies?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Jamie Morton (Herald):** [**Health star ratings: Why researchers say it’s time to rethink them**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-star-ratings-why-researchers-say-its-time-to-rethink-them/FKW34MU6TZEN3LOHJZXDCSD6B4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald Editorial:** [**Asthma and other lung diseases skyrocketing in New Zealand – what’s behind the increase?**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-asthma-and-other-lung-diseases-skyrocketing-in-new-zealand-whats-behind-that-increase/KAHC6H3UBFG6TBY53RLPFEFITM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **1News:** [**Three years of assisted dying in NZ: How well is the law working?**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/22/three-years-of-assisted-dying-in-nz-how-well-is-the-law-working/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bob McCoskrie:** [**Simon O'Connor on Q&A this morning**](https://mcblog.substack.com/p/simon-oconnor-on-q-and-a-this-morning) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE** **Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ):** [**Phillip Mehrtens' hostage-takers claim bribe was paid to secure release**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528715/phillip-mehrtens-hostage-takers-claim-bribe-was-paid-to-secure-release?ref=goodoil.news) **Thomas Manch (Post):** [**Safe release of Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens was far from guaranteed**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350424874/safe-release-kiwi-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-was-far-guaranteed?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**'Extremely grateful and relieved': Family of Phillip Mehrtens react to release**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528657/extremely-grateful-and-relieved-family-of-phillip-mehrtens-react-to-release?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528632/nz-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-freed-from-captivity-in-west-papua?ref=goodoil.news) **Hannah Martin (Stuff):** [**‘Extremely grateful and relieved’: Mehrtens family on Kiwi pilot’s release**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350425005/extremely-grateful-and-relieved-mehrtens-family-kiwi-pilots-release?ref=goodoil.news) **Stuff:** [**Freed Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens: ‘so happy to be back with my family soon’**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/350424808/freed-kiwi-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-so-happy-be-back-my-family-soon?ref=goodoil.news) **Ben Tomsett (Herald):** [**Family of freed NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens make statement and share details of efforts to rescue him from Papuan rebels**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-of-freed-nz-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-make-statement-and-share-details-of-efforts-to-rescue-him-from-papuan-rebels/FEY34ANUKNAQNO6VPD7EQQTIB4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald:** [**After release from West Papua rebels: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens’ first hours of freedom**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/after-release-from-west-papua-rebels-kiwi-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-first-hours-of-freedom/6RAPJSUBGZCJ3KSGX2YNTXOFJE/?ref=goodoil.news) **—————** **Jo Moir (RNZ):** [**Foreign Minister Winston Peters and former PM Helen Clark united on failings of UN Security Council**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528716/foreign-minister-winston-peters-and-former-pm-helen-clark-united-on-failings-of-un-security-council?ref=goodoil.news) **Fran O’Sullivan (Herald):** [**New Zealand strengthens ties with US as Christopher Luxon navigates political landscape**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-zealand-strengthens-ties-with-us-as-christopher-luxon-navigates-political-landscape-fran-osullivan/X6KDYPZGSVFVFEGKGJ4U5PK4WQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**GCSB completes audit of systems, including capabilities of foreign partners**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528705/gcsb-completes-audit-of-systems-including-capabilities-of-foreign-partners?ref=goodoil.news) **Paula Penfold (Stuff):** [**‘We don’t feel safe here in New Zealand’: Call for urgent inquiry into foreign interference**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350423709/we-dont-feel-safe-here-new-zealand-call-urgent-inquiry-foreign-interference?ref=goodoil.news) **Teuila Fuatai & Falema'i Lesā (E-Tangata):** [**Falema’i Lesā: The law is unfair and racist**](https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/falemai-lesa-the-law-is-unfair-and-racist/?ref=goodoil.news) **Nic George (Stuff):** [**Compromised NZ devices found in CCP-linked spy network**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350423245/compromised-nz-devices-found-ccp-linked-spy-network?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Defence Force offered zero pay increase start industrial action**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528522/defence-force-offered-zero-pay-increase-start-industrial-action?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** **Thomas Manch (Stuff):** [**Most leaving emergency housing are being supported into homes - minister**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350424869/most-leaving-emergency-housing-are-being-supported-homes-minister?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Government celebrates as number of whānau in emergency housing drops by more than half**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528698/government-celebrates-as-number-of-whanau-in-emergency-housing-drops-by-more-than-half?ref=goodoil.news) **Annemarie Quill (Stuff):** [**Kāinga Ora block in upmarket Auckland suburb fenced off and left empty - why?**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350418193/kainga-ora-block-upmarket-auckland-suburb-fenced-and-left-empty-why?ref=goodoil.news) **Janine Starks (Post):** [**Stunts, mischief, fish-hooks: retirement village highlights and lowlights**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350420548/stunts-mischief-fish-hooks-retirement-village-highlights-and-lowlights?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**What do you really have to do for a rental inspection?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528725/what-do-you-really-have-to-do-for-a-rental-inspection?ref=goodoil.news) **Greg Ninness (Interest):** [**Cost of home ownership down an average $81 a week for typical first home buyers over the last six months**](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/129794/last-some-good-news-first-home-buyers-combination-falling-prices-and-lower-interest?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**Housing crunch: 'You can't build them for these prices'**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528712/housing-crunch-you-can-t-build-them-for-these-prices?ref=goodoil.news) **Julie Asher (ODT):** [**Plan for 500-plus homes: Hurdle set to be cleared**](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/plan-500-plus-homes-hurdle-set-be-cleared?ref=goodoil.news) **Megan Wilson (Rotorua Daily Post):** [**Rotorua housing shortage: Twenty-eight rentals for Koutu**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-housing-shortage-twenty-eight-rentals-for-koutu/EFBTSEQ4MJBEFDUBPALOH7VI6M/?ref=goodoil.news) **Martin Van Beynen and Joanne Naish (Press/Post):** [**Owners of collapsed Hanmer building company urged to do decent thing**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350423309/owners-collapsed-hanmer-building-company-urged-do-decent-thing?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **WORKSAFE** **Marty Sharpe (Stuff):** [**The 'private communication' WorkSafe says never occurred**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350416424/private-communication-worksafe-says-never-occurred?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Eleven staff lodge personal grievances against WorkSafe**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528669/eleven-staff-lodge-personal-grievances-against-worksafe?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT** **1News:** [**Govt decision to not advance modern slavery law criticised**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/22/govt-decision-to-not-advance-modern-slavery-law-criticised/?ref=goodoil.news) **Brianna McIlraith (Stuff):** [**Prezzy Card still an issue for consumers**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/350416503/prezzy-card-still-issue-consumers?ref=goodoil.news) **Miriam Bell (Post):** [**The long & winding road to gender equality at work**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350417016/long-winding-road-gender-equality-work?ref=goodoil.news) **Rob Stock (Post):** [**10 things we learned from the responsible investment forum**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350421835/10-things-we-learned-responsible-investment-forum?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk):** [**Simon Watts tries to win over sceptical ethical investors**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/sustainable-finance/simon-watts-tries-to-win-over-sceptical-ethical-investors?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Sasha Borissenko (Herald):** [**New Zealand lawyers unhappiest in the world**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-zealand-lawyers-unhappiest-in-the-world-sasha-borissenko/X54P3BYK5BCLJGZVCID5K2XVUY/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Natalia Sutherland (1News):** [**Sorry New Zealand, I'm heading overseas because I need a job**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/21/sorry-new-zealand-im-heading-overseas-because-i-need-a-job/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Should we tip hospo staff in New Zealand?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/528519/should-we-tip-hospo-staff-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) **ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING** **Brianna McIlraith (Stuff):** [**High cost of living hits incomes, with more households falling into ‘in-work’ poverty**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/350422915/high-cost-living-hits-incomes-more-households-falling-work-poverty?ref=goodoil.news) **Dan Brunskill (Interest):** [**Could lower interest rates change NZ’s political fortunes?**](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/129843/mortgage-rate-relief-could-bring-about-breakthrough-polls-has-otherwise-eluded-prime?ref=goodoil.news) **Steven Joyce (Herald):** [**PM needs to focus on economic recovery not gang patches**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/pm-needs-to-focus-on-economic-recovery-not-gang-patches-steven-joyce/MQKPFUPXJRHM3GHGA6PYSKDN2U/?ref=goodoil.news) **Brianna McIlraith (Stuff):** [**Kiwis pushed across the ditch as unemployment rises**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350422916/kiwis-pushed-across-ditch-unemployment-rises?ref=goodoil.news) **Robert MacCulloch:** [**A succession of National and Labour governments have turned NZ into one of the planet's worst performing economies**](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/the-world-bank-confirms-150-developing-nations-are-on-track-to-overtake-nz-as-a-succession-of-natio?ref=goodoil.news) **EDUCATION** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**NZ students could take courses from multiple universities under potential shake-up**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/students-could-take-courses-from-multiple-universities-under-potential-shake-up/TCH4P3IF7FDABKKVS5GWWZWJTM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **John Gerritsen (RNZ):** [**Minimum teacher-child ratios not good enough for two-year-olds - unions**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528659/minimum-teacher-child-ratios-not-good-enough-for-two-year-olds-unions?ref=goodoil.news) **John Gerritsen (RNZ):** [**Students using artificial intelligence to cheat on assessments, teachers warn**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528711/students-using-artificial-intelligence-to-cheat-on-assessments-teachers-warn?ref=goodoil.news) **Ben Leahy (Herald):** [**Out-of-zone students swamp Auckland Grammar, Epsom Girls’ Grammar and other public schools**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/out-of-zone-students-swamp-auckland-grammar-epsom-girls-grammar-and-leading-public-schools/67SCJVNRJZHSRI5PEYR7KMI5AQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Hanna McCallum (Post):** [**Calls for more reo Māori teachers in secondary schools as demand increases**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350421671/calls-more-reo-maori-teachers-secondary-schools-demand-increases?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**NZ Space Agency offers internship at NASA**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528663/nz-space-agency-offers-internship-at-nasa?ref=goodoil.news) # Cartoons ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c7a83e9-93a8-4b28-ae26-4517ecbc08e3_2212x1527.png) Body - NZ Herald 23 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a1f13a9-8256-4009-98f0-da53167965eb_2638x1576.png) Murdoch - Sunday Star Times 22 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4239bb2-ec34-47a1-a520-f97fe06fea71_2144x1238.png) Bell - The Post 23 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb668f582-30b3-4137-82c6-b12e1e48b0e4_1688x1126.png) Emmerson - NZ Herald 21 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe189391-3548-451a-a834-29b199ec7d6a_1891x1303.png) Emmerson - NZ Herald 21 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b8df416-0f75-4b5b-bf67-f00a5d51f9dc_2381x1732.png) Ellison - The Listener 23 September 2024 ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd8fd9d5-642f-4124-9c23-8cd990617c34_1447x1137.png) Yeo - ODT 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