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NZ Politics Daily: 27 January 2025

Republished with Permission

Author: Bryce Edwards

GOVERNMENT
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Economics 101: The coalition’s wake-up call (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Economists challenge details of Luxon's new growth plan
Press Editorial (Post): Just a question of attitude (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Going for growth (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): Growth, growth, growth. Easy to say, harder to deliver (paywalled)
Claire Trevett (Herald): National’s stagnant polling puts pressure on PM Christopher Luxon to steal thunder back from David Seymour and Winston Peters (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Coalition Government gears up for busy year (paywalled)
Glenn Banks and Regina Scheyvens (The Conversation): Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism - we should be careful what he wishes for
Bay of Plenty Times: Government hints at major mining announcement, defends using conservation land
Michael Daly (Stuff): Kiwis need to ‘get over ourselves’ and identify DOC land that can be used for mining, Shane Jones says
Damien Grant (Stuff): National are squandering an opportunity to reshape our faltering economy
Gareth Hughes (Spinoff): The problem with ‘going for growth’
Brian Easton (Pundit): How Important Is Regulation To Economic Performance?
Eric Crampton (Post): Growth is good: how the PM’s speech has moved the vibe (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): The PM is right, we have a ‘culture of saying no’ and we need to shake it off (paywalled)
Vernon Small (Sunday Star Times): The surplus is dead! Long live growth! (paywalled)
Bryan Bruce: Growth For What?
Duncan Garner (Listener): Dear Prime Minister, just what is the plan to stop Kiwis leaving? (paywalled)
Josie Pagani (Post): The PM wants growth but is offering more org charts (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Post): Austerity kills, but it’s not the actual threat facing us (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): The Coalition Government promises an economic growth plan within weeks, but can it deliver results?
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Te Awa Lakes a good fast-track candidate (paywalled)
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Invest NZ not a double-up for international infrastructure investors, ministers say (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Post): Willis waters the seeds of growth - the day one plan (paywalled)
The Standard: New Zealand’s worst leadership speech since 2008
Andrea Vance (Post): Are we in Winston Peters’ Golden Age? (paywalled)
Alexander Lee (Post): The message Melissa Lee’s demotion sends to our ethnic communities (paywalled)

MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS, RĀTANA, WAITANGI
Ella Stewart (RNZ): David Seymour's hapū requests he not attend Waitangi Day commemorations
Herald Editorial: Christopher Luxon’s decision not go to Waitangi may be seen as a snub to Māori and iwi leaders (paywalled)
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Luxon can’t keep eyes off Treaty Principles at Rātana
Adam Pearse (Herald): National and NZ First’s frustration over Treaty Principles Bill only set to grow (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): David Seymour’s policies follow Christopher Luxon to Rātana
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Treaty referendum ruled out under Luxon's watch
RNZ: Watch: Luxon, Peters dismiss Treaty Principles debate at Rātana
Anna Whyte (Post): Absent Seymour’s Treaty shadow follows Luxon at Rātana (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Justice Committee begins hearing submissions on Treaty Principles Bill as Parliament returns
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Treaty Principles Bill: Select committee begins hearing 80 hours of submissions
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): Heavy hitters named in first day of oral submissions on Treaty Principles Bill
Anna Whyte (Post): Political heavyweights turn up heat on Treaty submissions - here’s what they’ll say
Julia Gabel (Herald): Rātana 2025: Crown faces Māori leaders as both sides call for better collaboration
RNZ: Rātana 2025: A Photo Essay

SEYMOUR STATE OF NATION SPEECH
Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): Public Service Association calls on Luxon to rule out privatisation: 'Not the New Zealand way'
Sam Smith (Stuff): David Seymour flags asset sales in State of the Nation speech
Adam Burns (RNZ): Privatising health care would hurt those on lower incomes - Advocate
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Act’s David Seymour believes NZ at ‘tipping point’ between ‘two tribes’, raises privatisation
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Seymour: NZ is at a tipping point.
Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): ACT proposes $6000 incentive to all Kiwis to quit public health system (paywalled)
Bryan Bruce: Seymour’s dire speech (Or what the ****?)

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