> ## 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: 25 October 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-25-october-2024/ - Published: 2024-10-24T19:27:36.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-24T20:33:30.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** Dear Subscribers Thanks to the 230 people who have so far undertaken the subscriber survey about making changes to the Democracy Project email newsletters. If you have any ideas or feedback on the email services, please do help us out by [clicking on this link](https://forms.office.com/r/qyhJReXEiu?ref=goodoil.news) and answering a few questions. Kind regards Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Democracy Project, Victoria University of Wellington --- **WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL, LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Peter Dunne (Newsroom): [Now it’s Simeon Brown on notice, not mayor](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/24/now-its-brown-and-the-govt-on-notice-not-wellington-council/?ref=goodoil.news) Gordon Campbell: [On Dissing Wellington, And Porridge Radio](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2410/S00036/on-dissing-wellington-and-porridge-radio.htm?ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington City Council’s Crown observer was waiting in the wings in January](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-city-councils-crown-observer-was-waiting-in-the-wings-in-january-a-capital-letter/YSTDZK5RQNCRFAIH5ZZO45BXHA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nick James (RNZ): [No new major contracts from Wellington City Council as it works on long-term plan amendment](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531790/no-new-major-contracts-from-wellington-city-council-as-it-works-on-long-term-plan-amendment?ref=goodoil.news) Post: [Wellington movers, shakers, dames and knights, set goal for the capital](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360461416/wellington-movers-shakers-dames-and-knights-set-goal-capital?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Azaria Howell (HReld): [Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s Instagram account likes comments suggesting Govt intervention is a ‘hit-job’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-mayor-tory-whanaus-instagram-account-likes-comments-suggesting-govt-intervention-is-a-hit-job/TPYZHY7YNFHYPI3PRG6ES5AYEA/?ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Boyack (Post): [It will take Wellington City 6388 years to fix its broken pipes](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360463270/it-will-take-wellington-city-6388-years-fix-its-broken-pipes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [Even Green voters say Wellington’s spending too much on cycleways](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360462069/even-green-voters-say-wellingtons-spending-too-much-cycleways?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Here's how we could keep local councils on track](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-heres-how-we-could-keep-local-councils-on-track/?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [Busy long weekend in the capital, but no trains to get there](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360464014/busy-long-weekend-capital-no-trains-get-there?ref=goodoil.news) Eye of the Fish: [Bridge to Nowhere](https://eyeofthefish.org/bridge-to-nowhere/?ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Laughton (Post): [Waterfront safety $23 million more than expected](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360463459/waterfront-safety-23-million-more-expected?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [Voting decline 'existential threat to local government'](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/voting-decline-existential-threat-local-government?ref=goodoil.news) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Here's how to get more people voting in local body elections](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-heres-how-to-get-more-people-voting-in-local-body-elections/?ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law and Sinead Gill (Press): [Christchurch council payouts increase eight-fold](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360463327/christchurch-council-payouts-increase-eight-fold?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Davison (ODT): [Heated debate as CDC votes to reduce its size](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/heated-debate-cdc-votes-reduce-its-size?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Letter forces Auckland Council to delay decision on moving speedway from Western Springs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bombshell-letter-forces-auckland-council-to-delay-decision-on-moving-speedway-from-western-springs/7ZP5IMLPFNAVHHI4MGZUDWGZNY/?ref=goodoil.news) David Long (Stuff): [Chaos at Auckland Council meeting over speedway’s future at Western Springs Stadium](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360462906/chaos-auckland-council-meeting-over-speedways-future-western-springs-stadium?ref=goodoil.news) Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): [Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/10/24/maori-ward-contenders-told-do-the-homework/?ref=goodoil.news) **FAST-TRACK, RMA, ENVIRONMENT** Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Regional council fumes over late changes to RMA](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531775/regional-council-fumes-over-late-changes-to-rma?ref=goodoil.news) Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Government passes Resource Management Act changes to freshwater](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/531811/the-house-government-passes-resource-management-act-changes-to-freshwater?ref=goodoil.news) Krystal Gibbons (RNZ): [Wind power firm departs, amid fast-track controversy over seabed mining](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531844/wind-power-firm-departs-amid-fast-track-controversy-over-seabed-mining?ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Offshore wind developer pulls out of NZ amid seabed mining concerns](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/24/offshore-wind-developer-pulls-out-of-nz-amid-seabed-mining-concerns/?ref=goodoil.news) Maiki Sherman (1News): [Wind farm plan scrapped, 'key uncertainties' include allocation of seabed](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/24/wind-farm-plan-scrapped-key-uncertainties-include-allocation-of-seabed/?ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Fast-track foils offshore wind project](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/130419/offshore-wind-investors-may-be-driven-away-new-zealand-if-fast-track-approval?ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Offshore wind developer BlueFloat pulls out of NZ](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360463305/offshore-wind-developer-bluefloat-pulls-out-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: ['Catastrophe in the making?': Fast-tracked housing on flood-prone land sparks concern](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531808/catastrophe-in-the-making-fast-tracked-housing-on-flood-prone-land-sparks-concern?ref=goodoil.news) Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): [Winton chair defends Sunfield development after shareholder concerns](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/property/winton-chair-defends-sunfield-development-after-shareholder-concerns?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (NBR): [Backing billionaires: Queenstown’s remarkable fast-track wishlist ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/property/backing-billionaires-queenstowns-remarkable-fast-track-wishlist/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Philip Chandler (Mountain Scene): ['Call me a Nimby': Gibbston locals fight plan for 900 homes](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/fear-dark-sky-certification-risk-if-village-goes-ahead?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Market-led approach best for climate change adaptation: Watts](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/responding-to-the-climate-change-adaptation-challenge/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marnie Prickett and Simon Hales (Press): [Will ECan’s decisions today stop this getting worse tomorrow?](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360462933/will-ecans-decisions-today-stop-getting-worse-tomorrow?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Sintenie (Press): [Canterbury’s rivers deserve better than ‘quick and dirty’](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360463094/canterburys-rivers-deserve-better-quick-and-dirty?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT** Adam Pearse (Herald): [Unredacted letter shows Andrew Bayly complainant a former Defence Force worker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/unredacted-letter-shows-andrew-bayly-complainant-a-former-defence-force-worker/Q7M54MG6PFBALPGK5HYMRQGHPQ/?ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Andrew Bayly complainant condemns minister's behaviour in unredacted letter](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531793/andrew-bayly-complainant-condemns-minister-s-behaviour-in-unredacted-letter?ref=goodoil.news) Bryan Bruce: [They Don't Give A \*\*\*\* About Workers' Rights](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/they-dont-give-a-about-workers-rights) Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): [With one electorate set for the chop, could Epsom’s days be numbered?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-10-2024/one-electorate-is-set-for-the-chop-could-epsoms-days-be-numbered?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Presland (Standard):[Is the Epsom seat goneburger?](https://thestandard.org.nz/is-the-epsom-seat-goneburger/?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Dixon (Listener): [Who’s NZ’s biggest loser, Bayly or Luxon?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/greg-dixons-another-kind-of-politics-whos-nzs-biggest-loser-bayly-or-luxon/FEIKPJ2AKRGSJLTTIHTJJ4NQZU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newsroom: [Raw Politics Podcast: Send in the Crown(s)](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/25/raw-politics-send-in-the-crowns/?ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Political ups and down sees Darleen Tana out, Andrew Bayly under fire, and Winston’s war of words](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/latest-political-scandals-tana-ousted-baylys-the-big-loser-and-winston-being-winston-the-front-page/7ZZ5GT6YCNEJ5KOYAGXR3VRBGM/?ref=goodoil.news) Inside Government: [New Electoral Commission chair appointed](https://insidegovernment.co.nz/new-electoral-commission-chair-appointed/?ref=goodoil.news) Today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily” contains 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