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Author: Bryce Edwards
GOVERNMENT, TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL
Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): Ripples of discontent: The second-year test for Luxon and co (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): Q+A: Treaty bill: ACT leader Seymour on coalition partners' disagreement
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): The government turns one: PM Christopher Luxon talks coalition dynamics, differences and deals
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Hīkoi and economists cast shadow on Coalition’s first anniversary
Post: The Annual Report: From hero to zero ‒ how good is Luxon’s Cabinet a year in? (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Hīkoi’s influence will be felt for years, but Treaty bill still popular (paywalled)
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): National desperately needs to nullify Act’s Treaty bill
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): A year ago, Luxon promised to unite the nation. Then came the Treaty debate
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): On the PM’s hīkoi horror (paywalled)
Janet Wilson (Post): Never mind the policy, here’s the vibe (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: Mr Prime Minister: Lead, Goddammit. Address the Nation in this time of Crisis. Tell us: Are there Treaty Principles? If so, are they part of NZ's Constitution?
Andrew Gunn (Post): How the great men of history wash their hands of responsibility (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): One year in, New Zealanders are getting what they voted for
Luke Malpass (Post): The Annual Report: Christopher Luxon on one year in office (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on why ‘coalition of chaos’ defied the critics (paywalled)
Duncan Garner (Listener): David Seymour’s 2026 election campaign is underway (paywalled)
Georgina Stylianou (Post): Coalition’s pick-and-mix assortment of achievements and shortfalls (paywalled)
Brian Rankin (Herald): What’s good for Māori is great for us all
Brian Easton (Pundit): Property Rights And The Treaty Principles Bill
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): We’re having the Treaty Principles debate, it can either be hysterical or adult (paywalled)
Damien Grant (Stuff): A haka makes for great theatre. It isn’t an argument
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): David Seymour won’t ‘bow down’ to his hapū leaders over Treaty Principles Bill
RNZ: In-person submissions on Treaty Principles Bill to be at Parliament or by video call
Carwyn Jones (E-Tangata): It’s critical to submit on the principles bill
Bruce Cotterill (Herald): The right to protest is vital even if you don’t agree with the cause (paywalled)
Grant Chapman (1News): Departing veteran Perenara shows support for Treaty in All Blacks haka
Stuff: TJ Perenara's Treaty message in All Blacks haka 'a sign of unity'
RNZ: Razor's thoughts on Perenara's hīkoi support haka
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): What to get your favourite Māori for Christmas
K Gurunathan (Post): Sparks fly as political tinder of Māori anger builds (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Andrew Bayly ‘loser’ incident: Frantic texts, thumbs-up from PM, photo of drinking from wine glass
RNZ: 'Got my support' - Christopher Luxon stands by Erica Stanford after 'stupid bitch' comment
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): My Net Worth: Erica Stanford, Cabinet minister (paywalled)
Victor Billot (Newsroom): An Ode to .. Erica Stanford
Herald: Police admit security breach after Christopher Luxon’s schedule left in full view on patrol car dashboard
Anna Whyte (Post): Where have public service cuts left NZ and how did the Government do? (paywalled)
Azaria Howell (Herald): Public sector wages grew faster than private sector wages in September quarter
PARLIAMENT , WEEK IN POLITICS
Jamie Ensor (Herald): David Seymour criticises ‘out-of-date’ system as people to help decide key election details revealed
Tracy Watkins (Sunday Star Times): Why it might be time to ditch the ‘politician tax’ (paywalled)
Shane Te Pou (Herald): Wealth tax: Labour must adopt bold policies to be relevant to voters again (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Treaty hikoi, gang patches, fiscal policy, delayed recovery
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): On the Money: Foran's crackers, Luxon's hard-sell, McClay's cake, and going on a Journee (paywalled)
Steve Braunais (Newsroom): The Secret Diary of .. Heather and Barry
1News: Q+A: NZ's first openly non-binary MP on their path to Parliament
Danielle Zollickhofer (Herald): Benjamin Doyle, Green Party List MP in Hamilton, presents maiden speech
Louis Collins (RNZ): The House: 'To love is to move towards freedom': Parliament's newest MP makes their maiden statement
HEALTH, DISABILITY
Ben Tomsett (Herald): The $3 billion Dunedin Hospital saga: Broken promises, blown budgets and southern outrage (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Remedy needed for bad diagnosis (paywalled)
Tim Wilkinson (Post): Why our local hospital is essential to medical training (paywalled)
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Smoke and mirrors in tobacco debate
RNZ: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of 2025 smokefree goal
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Fewer teens vaping, but concern remains for children as young as 10
Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa: Smoking prevalence and trends: important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): Youth vaping rates fall but concern over ‘piecemeal’ approach to tackling problem (paywalled)
Isaac Davison (Herald): Obesity challenge: Crack down on junk food ads, takeaway shops, says Helen Clark Foundation
RNZ: Call for urgent government intervention as obesity rates soar
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): NZ neglecting palliative children outside Auckland - report
Nikki Macdonald (Post): The urgent need for a national palliative care service for dying kids (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: We urgently need to lift whooping cough vaccination rates in Aotearoa (paywalled)
RNZ: Whoopng cough epidemic: Get infants vaccinated on time, expert says
Hannah Martin (Stuff): New Zealand is in a whooping cough epidemic — but what is it?
RNZ: New Zealand declares whooping cough epidemic
1News: NZ in early stages of whooping cough epidemic
RNZ: Blind Low Vision NZ admits it 'slipped back' with blind people in senior positions
Martin Johnston (NZ Doctor): Ministry implements political directive on puberty blockers (paywalled)
Bob McCoskrie: Puberty blockers - "lack of good quality evidence" but have some anyway
ODT: Online hub to help farmers build resilience
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