> ## 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: 29 January 2025 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-29-january-2025/ - Published: 2025-01-28T18:57:53.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-28T23:29:07.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **GOVERNMENT, PRIVATISATION, ASSET SALES** Richard Shaw (The Conversation): [David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite](https://theconversation.com/david-seymour-says-kiwis-are-too-squeamish-about-privatisation-history-shows-why-they-lost-the-appetite-248308?ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Asset sales are on the agenda. So, what could be sold?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360562338/asset-sales-are-agenda-so-what-could-be-sold?ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Christopher Luxon hints National will campaign on asset sales in the 2026 election](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540141/christopher-luxon-hints-national-will-campaign-on-asset-sales-in-the-2026-election?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Christopher Luxon floats National potentially campaigning on asset sales at election](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-floats-national-potentially-campaigning-on-asset-sales-at-election/M7DFLNAMP5GR7PPFBM37VBBI7A/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Luxon Government takes Key-era approach to asset sales](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360561636/luxon-government-takes-key-era-approach-asset-sales?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [David Seymour’s privatisation comments push his agenda back into spotlight](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymours-privatisation-comments-push-his-agenda-back-into-spotlight/ABNZGD3IRBGLHMFJMJXIZ33T7Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Prebble (Herald): [On asset sales: How privatisation can be a success story](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/richard-prebble-on-asset-sales-why-privatization-can-be-a-success-story/FLF2MVZPWRHCLMOCO6EDHYGNDE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): [Willie Jackson urges Prime Minister to rule out privatisation](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/01/28/willie-jackson-urges-prime-minister-to-rule-out-privatisation/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Post): [Interislander ferry plan cost $1m before Peters took hold](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360562691/interislander-ferry-plan-cost-1m-peters-took-hold?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Govt smashes record for laws passed without select committee scrutiny](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/govt-smashes-record-for-laws-passed-without-select-committee-scrutiny/?ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Nicola Willis joins government voices in support of more mining](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540190/nicola-willis-joins-government-voices-in-support-of-more-mining?ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Sand mining protest expected to be first of many against fast-track projects](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/sand-mining-protest-expected-to-be-first-of-many-against-fast-track-projects/MYEFOONFSRDGDHU5VBXJ2Y4DR4/?ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey (The Kākā): [Govt pivots to faster migration & tourism](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/govt-pivots-to-faster-migration-and) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Luxon lays out government agenda for the year](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/prime-minister-sets-out-government-agenda-for-the-year/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS** Laura Walters (Newsroom): [External consultants to analyse record Treaty Principles submissions](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/external-consultants-to-analyse-record-treaty-principles-submissions/?ref=goodoil.news) Ruby Shaw (ODT): [Submitters have their say on divisive Treaty Bill](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/submitters-have-their-say-divisive-treaty-bill?ref=goodoil.news) Tumamao Harawira (Te Ao Māori News): [Hapū leader advises David Seymour to stay away from Waitangi](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/01/28/hapu-leader-advises-david-seymour-to-stay-away-from-waitangi/?ref=goodoil.news) **PARLIAMENT** Andrea Vance (Post): [Manurewa Marae data use claims: report due next week](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360560328/manurewa-marae-data-use-claims-report-due-next-week?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [The Yeah-Nah Parliament of 2025](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/29/the-yeah-nah-parliament-of-2025/?ref=goodoil.news) Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: An unruly first day back at the school of growth](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-01-2025/echo-chamber-an-unruly-first-day-back-at-the-school-of-growth?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [Parliament has ‘beginning of the year’ energy](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360562218/parliament-has-beginning-year-energy?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Poll shows support for extending parliamentary term to four years](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360561726/poll-shows-support-extending-parliamentary-term-four-years?ref=goodoil.news) Spinoff: [What the critics are saying about the Jacinda Ardern film that just premiered at Sundance](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-01-2025/what-the-critics-are-saying-about-the-jacinda-ardern-film-that-just-premiered-at-sundance?ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (Guardian): [Prime Minister: Jacinda Ardern documentary featuring home videos premieres at Sundance](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/28/jacinta-ardern-documentary-prime-minister-sundance-premiere?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING, INTEREST RATES** Derek Cheng (Herald): [New report: Younger Kiwis feel increasingly locked out of home ownership, more than almost anywhere else in the world](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-report-younger-kiwis-feel-increasingly-locked-out-of-home-ownership-more-than-almost-anywhere-else-in-the-world/NHLBQLFSLJC4NCVXWHJOOHROJY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ipsos: [New Zealand Housing Monitor 2025](https://www.ipsos.com/en-nz/ipsos-new-zealand-housing-monitor-2025?ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): [Kāinga Ora properties sit derelict while reviews continue](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/property/kainga-ora-properties-sit-derelict-while-reviews-continue?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Kāinga Ora taking new hard line, tenants ousted in rent arrears cases worth over $72,000](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360561413/kainga-ora-taking-new-hard-line-tenants-ousted-rent-arrears-cases-worth-over-72000?ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Where Auckland rents are rising fastest](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360560239/where-auckland-rents-are-rising-fastest?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Here's how much falling interest rates might save you](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540201/here-s-how-much-falling-interest-rates-might-save-you?ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (Post): [Household finances looking more flush in 2025 thanks to lower borrowing costs: Westpac](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360562833/household-finances-looking-more-flush-2025-thanks-lower-borrowing-costs-westpac?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [The regions that can expect the biggest mortgage drop](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360562861/regions-can-expect-biggest-mortgage-drop?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Kiwibank joins interest rate cuts on its shorter-term loan fixes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540136/kiwibank-joins-interest-rate-cuts-on-its-shorter-term-loan-fixes?ref=goodoil.news) David Chaston (Interest): [Kiwibank moves down, targets a low one year fixed rate](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131580/laggard-kiwibank-has-finally-shifted-its-carded-home-loan-rates-down-and?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Kiwibank drops home loan rates](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360561513/kiwibank-drops-home-loan-rates?ref=goodoil.news) Henry McMullan (1News): [Wairoa retirees to take landlord to tribunal over rent increases](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/28/wairoa-retirees-to-take-landlord-to-tribunal-over-rent-increases/?ref=goodoil.news) Erin Johnson (Stuff): [Why Auckland Council is still consenting hundreds of new homes in flood zones](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360556997/why-auckland-council-still-consenting-hundreds-new-homes-flood-zones?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Climate Adaptation certainty key to insurance affordability](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/kris-faafoi-story/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **ECONOMY, DIGITAL NOMADS, EMPLOYMENT** Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Labour: Growth needs business lending, not visa tweaks](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131664/labour-says-new-economic-growth-minister-should-focus-helping-small-businesses?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['People are being pushed out': Spain resident warns of 'digital nomad' visa change](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540135/people-are-being-pushed-out-spain-resident-warns-of-digital-nomad-visa-change?ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Visas for 'digital nomads' a positive step, commentators say, but there are potential complications](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540177/visas-for-digital-nomads-a-positive-step-commentators-say-but-there-are-potential-complications?ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (Guardian): [New Zealand relaxes visa rules to lure digital nomads and influencers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/28/new-zealand-relaxes-visa-rules-to-lure-digital-nomads-and-influencers?ref=goodoil.news) Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): [Business of Government: growth vs productivity, investors vs property owners, Upton vs Seymour, and more …](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/business-of-government-growth-vs-productivity-investors-vs-property-owners-upton-vs-seymour-and-more?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Inside Economics: Productivity problem - where should ordinary Kiwis invest?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/inside-economics-productivity-problem-where-should-ordinary-kiwis-invest/TTTFP7NNQJFJ3KZ63OU66I7QGI/?ref=goodoil.news) (Paywalled) Andrew Patterson (Newsroom): [Will 2025 be the year of the rebound?](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/will-2025-be-the-year-of-the-rebound/?ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Another monthly rise in the number of filled jobs in December may indicate that New Zealand's rate of unemployment is close to peaking](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131555/another-monthly-rise-number-filled-jobs-december-may-indicate-new-zealands-rate?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [New Zealand economy added more jobs in December, Stats NZ says](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-zealand-economy-added-more-jobs-in-december-stats-nz-says/SPLOQVVKWBCH5GBFYBF7JRGIWI/?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDEN PARK** Tom Hunt (Post): [The $1667 chasm between Wellington rates plan and reality](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360561438/1667-chasm-between-wellington-rates-plan-and-reality?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): [Wellington City Council changes tune on profitability of electric car chargers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360561358/wellington-city-council-changes-tune-profitability-electric-car-chargers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [The ‘apolitical’ positivity battle for Wellington](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-the-apolitical-positivity-battle-for-wellington/I72UZ2DFPFERJGLSY3QGNSO6UQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Lynch: [“Abuse of public trust” Council logos “exploited” for partisan political fundraising event](https://www.chrislynchmedia.com/news-items/abuse-of-public-trust-council-logos-exploited-for-partisan-political-fundraising-event/?ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Ban on shops selling alcohol after 9pm mooted to cut harm](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360560763/ban-shops-selling-alcohol-after-9pm-mooted-cut-harm?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Maxine Jacobs (Press): [Ratepayers to fund wastewater system with no apparent owner](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360561943/ratepayers-fund-wastewater-system-no-owner?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [ORC outlines steps sought for QLDC plant](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/orc-outlines-steps-sought-qldc-plant?ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Simms pitches mayoralty bid](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/simms-pitches-mayoralty-bid?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Grant Miller (ODT): [Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/rates-affordability-high-councillors%E2%80%99-agendas?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Schulz (RNZ): ['Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540142/turn-it-into-a-retirement-village-inside-the-war-of-words-over-eden-park?ref=goodoil.news) Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: Behind the scenes with Eden Park's CEO](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540204/behind-the-scenes-with-eden-park-s-ceo?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Oldfield (Newsroom): [Swift response on infrastructure is the right tune](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/29/a-swift-response-on-infrastructure/?ref=goodoil.news) Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): [What’s ahead for kerbside food waste collection?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/kai/29-01-2025/whats-next-for-kerbside-food-waste-collection?ref=goodoil.news) **FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE** 1News: [Peters holds tough line over diplomatic rift with Kiribati](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/28/peters-holds-tough-line-over-diplomatic-rift-with-kiribati/?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Heald): [Kiribati defends Winston Peters snub, but Peters isn't buying it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/kiribati-defends-winston-peters-snub-but-peters-isnt-buying-it/IBHHC4KE3NBDJIOWJAC27KZW5A/?ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Winston Peters rejects Kiribati leader’s explanation for canning trip](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360562034/especially-disappointing-government-working-kiribati-aid-review?ref=goodoil.news) Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ): [Winston Peters rejects Kiribati's excuse as Hipkins urges constructive diplomacy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/540181/winston-peters-rejects-kiribati-s-excuse-as-hipkins-urges-constructive-diplomacy?ref=goodoil.news) Lydia Lewis (RNZ): [NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau govt minister says 'impacts to be felt by the people'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/540145/nz-kiribati-fallout-maamau-govt-minister-says-impacts-to-be-felt-by-the-people?ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [A disrespectful foreign policy](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-disrespectful-foreign-policy.html?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Foreign ministry braces for cutbacks](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/foreign-ministry-set-for-cutbacks/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['Genocide hotline' sets a dangerous precedent - Chief Human Rights Commissioner](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540188/genocide-hotline-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-chief-human-rights-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news) Nick Truebridge (Stuff): [Promotion of ‘Genocide hotline’ must end, says top Human Rights Commissioner](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360561745/genocide-hotline-posted-activist-john-minto-prompts-jewish-council-backlash?ref=goodoil.news) Mike McRoberts (NBR): [What Groser sees for NZ trade under Trump economy](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/what-tim-groser-sees-for-nz-trade-under-trump-economy/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **POLICE** Poppy Clark and Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [Police propose disestablishment of 37 executive roles](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360562311/police-propose-disestablishment-37-executive-roles?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Police boss believes leaner police executive will deliver on his priorities](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540170/police-boss-believes-leaner-police-executive-will-deliver-on-his-priorities?ref=goodoil.news) Katie Ham (Post): [Police troops praise proposal to cut 37 executive roles](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360562636/police-troops-praise-proposal-cut-37-executive-roles?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Proposal to reduce number of executive roles at NZ Police](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/28/proposal-to-reduce-number-of-top-nz-police-roles/?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Te Pāti Māori MP ‘appalled’ by police’s Operation Trolley in Rotorua](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360562435/te-pati-maori-mp-appalled-polices-operation-trolley-rotorua?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Makiha (Rotorua Daily Post): [Rotorua police’s Operation Trolley prompts political war of words](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-polices-operation-trolley-prompts-political-war-of-words/HNQTH4QSZFFOPKWQ3QZA46EITI/?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Te Pāti Māori MP ‘appalled’ by police’s Operation Trolley in Rotorua](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360562435/te-pati-maori-mp-appalled-polices-operation-trolley-rotorua?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Rachel Thomas (Post): [Health NZ boss signing off every paper to ministers, adding to 17-step process, staff say](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360560712/health-nz-boss-signing-every-paper-ministers-adding-17-step-process-staff-say?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [South’s wants expressed](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/south%E2%80%99s-wants-expressed?ref=goodoil.news) Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): [Staff shortages key driver as more general practices turn away new patients](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540200/staff-shortages-key-driver-as-more-general-practices-turn-away-new-patients?ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Lourens (Post): [Half of Canterbury GPs not accepting new patients](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360562333/half-canterbury-gps-not-accepting-new-patients?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Checkpoint: Call service to combat loneliness needs more volunteers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540196/call-service-to-combat-loneliness-needs-more-volunteers?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Campbell (Newsroom): [Govt must get off the couch and back health innovation](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/govt-must-get-off-the-couch-and-back-health-innovation/?ref=goodoil.news) **RETIREMENT** David Chaplin (BusinessDesk): [Enough talk: why the pension spending conversation is heating up](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/enough-talk-why-the-pension-spending-conversation-is-heating-up?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ella Somers (Interest): [$500,000 or less could get you through retirement](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131662/latest-retirement-expenditure-guidelines-report-out-massey-university-finds?ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Inflation puts strain on retirement savings buffer](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/inflation-puts-strain-on-retirement-savings-buffer/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [An employers’ guide to KiwiSaver contributions](https://www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-trouble/an-employers-guide-to-kiwisaver-contributions/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Planning for retirement in your 40s? Really?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-planning-for-retirement-in-your-40s-really/?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE** Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Government announces roads where speed limit reductions will be reversed](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-unveils-roads-where-speed-limit-reductions-will-be-reversed/NJ4ETX5KRRET7NTIFOD57UR3OA/?ref=goodoil.news) Max Frethey (Local Democracy Reporting): ['Hugely frustrating': Tasman communities grow impatient for lower speeds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/540193/hugely-frustrating-tasman-communities-grow-impatient-for-lower-speeds?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Sergel (Herald): [Auckland public transport complaints plummet, but public still critical of Auckland Transport](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-public-transport-complaints-plummet-but-public-still-critical-of-auckland-transport/2H62CIUTS5ATNHXC52EH756UC4/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland commuters face more train cancellations after month-long network closure](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540153/auckland-commuters-face-more-train-cancellations-after-month-long-network-closure?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): [Will sealed roads become a luxury in the south?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/540168/will-sealed-roads-become-a-luxury-in-the-south?ref=goodoil.news) **BUSINESS** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Government and Opposition put heat on Reserve Bank over business lending](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360562050/government-and-opposition-put-heat-reserve-bank-over-business-lending?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nicholas Pointon (NBR): [IRD hardline approach on company tax arrears causes frustration](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/irds-hardline-approach-on-company-tax-arrears-causes-frustation/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Phil O’Reilly (Post): [Collaboration key to converting confidence into tangible results](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360560373/collaboration-key-converting-confidence-tangible-results?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **MEDIA** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Trump threat could put $493m hole in NZ accounts and complicate media help](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360560880/trump-threat-could-put-493m-hole-nz-accounts-and-complicate-media-help?ref=goodoil.news) Bob McCoskrie: [Media missed the (trust) memo](https://mcblog.substack.com/p/media-missed-the-trust-memo) **OTHER** David Fisher (Herald): [Former MP Golriz Ghahraman critical of police’s ‘weird’ pursuit of Pak’nSave alleged shoplifting incident](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-mp-golriz-ghahraman-critical-of-polices-weird-pursuit-of-paknsave-alleged-shoplifting-incident/QMKWLXKEK5BPDOJU3GTZCK6IMU/?ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Post): [The future of facial recognition in NZ retail](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360561712/future-facial-recognition-nz-retail?ref=goodoil.news) Tina Mitchell (Herald): [Los Angeles wildfires: Could the insurance gap that affected victims happen in New Zealand?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/los-angeles-wildfires-could-the-insurance-gap-that-affected-victims-happen-in-new-zealand/RDOFJEOAT5DVTAQ6V4TYDTFY7U/?ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Work needed to remove barriers to offshore wind industry - mayors](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540195/work-needed-to-remove-barriers-to-offshore-wind-industry-mayors?ref=goodoil.news) Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): [AI on a budget: DeepSeek's disruption and NZ's opportunity](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/ai-on-a-budget-deepseeks-disruption-and-nzs-opportunity?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sarah Ramsay (ODT): [Science reforms changing system for the better](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/science-reforms-changing-system-better?ref=goodoil.news) Mike and Ruth Williams (ODT): [Do not rush Bill and shut the farmers out](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/do-not-rush-bill-and-shut-farmers-out?ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Connors (ODT): [Turning the Minister for the South Island into a role with teeth](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/turning-minister-south-island-role-teeth?ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Property Insider: Questions about ‘defective’ Kingsland Apartments; Westmere helicopter pad update; how Māori traditionally regarded land; Wyborn Capital projects; engineered stone submissions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/property-insider/DWTMARCZVREXVFHFAKD7XGPN3E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Julie Asher (ODT): [Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/fulltime-equivalent-students-are-key-potiki?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) # 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%2Faa0ca534-4834-4524-9ed8-f8f07115f6e2_2302x1702.png) Ellison - Listener 27 January 2025 [Leave a comment](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/nz-politics-daily-29-january-2025/comments)