Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, YEAR IN REVIEW
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Seymour takes aim at politics, the media, and economic recovery
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Shane Jones wants coal in his stocking
Brent Edwards (NBR): Chlöe Swarbrick’s nerdy interest in democracy (paywalled)
RNZ: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon shares Christmas message
Herald: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon shares festive photo of family Christmas Eve tradition, donning matching pyjamas
Anna Whyte (Post): Summer off politics: Cameron Brewer (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Post): Summer Off Politics: Mark Patterson (paywalled)
Kelly Dennett (Post): Travelling ministers’ go-to gifts (paywalled)
Emma Hildesley (1News): The distinctly Kiwi stories that made global headlines this year
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): Te Ao Māori News 2024: The stories that popped off on our website
Harriette Boucher (Post): The Art of Parliament: Edwardian Gloria Corking Machine (paywalled)
ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING
Jack McDonald (Post): We need leaders who act in the interests of our most vulnerable (paywalled)
Matthew Hooton (Herald): What it will take for things to be looking up in 2025 (paywalled)
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Treasury CEO Iain Rennie on NZ’s deteriorating finances: ‘Let’s not panic, but let’s actually sort it out’ (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: The Only Way Out for the Coalition (and NZ) in 2025 is to end welfare transfers to high income families
Terry Baucher (Interest): Te wiki o te tāke: 2024 a year of more tax policy action
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): What will food prices do next year?
HEALTH
ODT Editorial: No magic wand for health woes (paywalled)
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): Health NZ writes off millions in non-residents’ healthcare bills (paywalled)
Christine Garey (ODT): Accident and ailment, the hospital has been there for us
Aimee Shaw (The Post): The Small Business Project: Not-for-profit striving to bring down youth suicide rates
RNZ: Covid-19 cases: 1402 new cases, 8 deaths
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
RNZ: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown takes a swipe at online trolls in Christmas message
Nazahryth Bernard (Herald): Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown responds to online critics in new Christmas video
Shilpy Arora (Stuff): Auckland’s newest attraction Karanga Plaza swimming pool declared unsafe days after opening
David Williams (Herald): Karanga Plaza: Safeswim declares new Auckland pool unsafe days after opening
David Farrar: Five good ideas for local government reform
Hamish MacLean (ODT): Green Island operations receive consent (paywalled)
Torika Tokelau (Local Democracy Reporting): South Auckland councillor Angela Dalton to stand down at next elections
TRANSPORT
Bernard Orsman (Herald): National's first wave of major new roads, and how existing projects are tracking
Georgina Campbell (Herald): What Transmission Gully court settlement means for awaited 110km/h speed limit
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Napier Port’s Cook Strait ferry proposal resurfaces as possible solution for Winston Peters (paywalled)
Ollie Hall (Post): EV bounce-back essential to hit emissions targets (paywalled)
Herald: Wellington speed camera earns almost $1.5 million in first half of 2024
1News: New Zealand on track for lowest annual road toll in a decade
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): Auckland rail shutdown begins: What you need to know
TREATY
Angela Yeoman (Post): Challenging indigenous rights: Part I (paywalled)
Centrist: Why are certain Treaty amendments welcomed while others are instantly dismissed?
Rob Campbell (Herald): Open minds to Māori history needed as new books challenge perspectives
EMPLOYMENT
Lucy Xia (RNZ): Former Prolink NZ workers demand open work visas as company liquidated
Bill Bennett (Herald): Loss of skilled workers forcing a rethink on future of the workforce - recruitment firm
Centrist: Mission creep at Diversity Works NZ leads to taxpayer-funded DEI activism
OTHER
Shayne Currie (Herald):: Media Insider: Five for 2025 - Media leaders on year ahead (paywalled)
Sonja Cooper (Newsroom): Hopes versus expectations for ALL survivors
David Williams (Newsroom): ‘Ambitious’ climate claim against Attorney-General dismissed
Alex Penk (The Post): Embracing the good in disagreement (paywalled)
Bob Jones: Judith Collins naivety
Mike Mather (Waikato Times): Court in a storm: Hamilton's overburdened justice ecosystem (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: Balancing Covid pandemic response with economic fallout (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Bird flu response praiseworthy (paywalled)
Tatiana Gibbs (Press/Post): What happened to plans for a national sports museum in Christchurch? (paywalled)
Mark Yardley (Press/Post): Insurance cost increases a big factor keeping inflation stubbornly high (paywalled)
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