> ## 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 October 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-29-october-2024/ - Published: 2024-10-28T19:11:21.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-28T19:48:15.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** Dear Subscribers I am currently trying to plan the future of the Democracy Project Substack newsletters - especially in terms of whether to continue with the *NZ Politics Daily* and *Political Roundup* newsletters, and if so, how they might be changed or improved. That’s why I’ve set up a survey get subscriber feedback on this. I’m extremely grateful to the 325 subscribers who have so far taken the time to do the survey and provided such thoughtful feedback. 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Kind regards Dr Bryce Edwards, Political Analyst in Residence, Democracy Project, Victoria University of Wellington **PARLIAMENT** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Labour closing in on National in latest Ipsos issues poll, with 65% support for capital gains tax](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-closing-in-on-national-in-latest-poll-with-65-support-for-capital-gains-tax/QSD7A426WFDEFHIHVCVBDQ5C44/?ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Christopher Luxon should be grateful that Chris Hipkins is as out of sympathy with the temper of the times as he is](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/130457/chris-trotter-says-christopher-luxon-should-be-grateful-his-principal-opponent?ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [An end to fiscal holes – National, Labour and Greens push ahead with costings offices](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/an-end-to-fiscal-holes-national-labour-and-greens-push-ahead-with-costings-offices/GBXUGZHSGBE6TGDTLYH5TLHBXE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Labour’s political attacks - Andrew Bayly, Dunedin Hospital put the spring back into Labour leader Chris Hipkins’ step](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labours-political-attacks-andrew-bayly-dunedin-hospital-put-the-spring-back-into-labour-leader-chris-hipkins-step-claire-trevett/6KZKLYIIDZA6RNIF2IZPPRSU5Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Three strikes, one strike, Wellington knows best, bold ideas](https://www.nbr.co.nz/beehive-banter/three-strikes-one-strike-wellington-knows-best-and-bold-ideas/?ref=goodoil.news) Don Brash: [Prebble puts the cat among the pigeons!!](https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/don-brash-prebble-puts-the-cat-among-the-pigeons?ref=goodoil.news) Ffion Heale (Post): [Could Wellington lose an electorate?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360462989/could-wellington-lose-electorate?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE, GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS** Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Government spends $3.5 million to fight historical abuse claims](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/532138/government-spends-3-point-5-million-to-fight-historical-abuse-claims?ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche on his plans for the job](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/public-service-commissioner-sir-brian-roche-on-his-plans-for-the-job/OHF5GXVYYBFK7ESQBWXUMNAN2Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steve Braunias (Newsroom): [The Secret Diary of .. political appointments](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/26/the-secret-diary-of-political-appointments/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: ['Unbelievable' - Labour's Willie Jackson furious over Prebble's Waitangi Tribunal role](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/531867/unbelievable-labour-s-willie-jackson-furious-over-prebble-s-waitangi-tribunal-role?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Presland (The Standard): [Act’s revenge on the Waitangi Tribunal](https://thestandard.org.nz/acts-revenge-on-the-waitangi-tribunal/?ref=goodoil.news) Tim Selwyn (Daily Blog): [How mad is that doggy in the Waitangi Tribunal? Selling Prebble.](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2024/10/29/how-mad-is-that-doggy-in-the-waitangi-tribunal-selling-prebble/?ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [It is a great thing the Human Rights Commissioners were not the ones officials wanted](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/10/it%5Fis%5Fa%5Fgreat%5Fthing%5Fthe%5Fhuman%5Frights%5Fcommissioners%5Fwere%5Fnot%5Fthe%5Fones%5Fofficials%5Fwanted.html?ref=goodoil.news) Vernon Small (Post): [Nat MP’s ‘loser’ controversy a kerfuffle, not a scandal](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360465742/nat-mps-loser-controversy-kerfuffle-not-scandal?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Victor Billot (Newsroom): [An Ode to .. Andrew Bayly](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/27/an-ode-to-andrew-bayly/?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Hutt South MP and Government Minister Chris Bishop announces birth of second child](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/hutt-south-mp-and-government-minister-chris-bishop-announces-birth-of-second-child/TTABSTIKIJEMXJR24ZU5XZIVHM/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH MINISTRY CONFLICT OF INTEREST** Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Health Ministry not winning any friends over conflict of interest handling](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531966/health-ministry-not-winning-any-friends-over-conflict-of-interest-handling?ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [Ministry of Health has questions to answer over Costello conflict](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360465365/ministry-health-has-questions-answer-over-costello-conflict?ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Messy smoking saga drags on](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/messy-smoking-saga-drags?ref=goodoil.news) (Paywalled) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ['Incredibly disappointing': PM turns up heat on Ministry of Health failing to disclose conflict of interest](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531924/incredibly-disappointing-pm-turns-up-heat-on-ministry-of-health-failing-to-disclose-conflict-of-interest?ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly [Chris Hipkins says he chose ‘wrong form of words’ to describe Ayesha Verrall’s relative](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360465303/chris-hipkins-says-he-chose-wrong-form-words-describe-ayesha-verralls-relative?ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Herald): [Christopher Luxon calls out ministry for failing to tell Casey Costello worker was Ayesha Verrall’s relative](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-calls-out-ministry-of-health-for-failing-to-tell-casey-costello-worker-was-ayesha-verralls-relative-chris-hipkins-admits-using-wrong-words/C6BQWQ6PCNEHLHYDAFUNRBY7KE/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Budget documents: Is Health NZ underfunded? Treasury doesn’t think so](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-documents-is-health-nz-underfunded-treasury-doesnt-think-so/XXEMXBWJMVEHNDL7ZNGKHM4YCU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rachel Thomas (Post): [Health NZ spent $188k each day plugging doctor gaps last year](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360463132/health-nz-spent-188k-each-day-plugging-doctor-gaps-last-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ian Breeze (ODT): [The rewards to NZ of delivering timely healthcare](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/rewards-nz-delivering-timely-healthcare?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hunter (ODT): [Taking a pulse of the hospital ED](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/taking-pulse-hospital-ed?ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Hospital's tertiary status at stake: MP](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hospitals-tertiary-status-stake-mp?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Northland ED doctor Gary Payinda speaks out on dire state of Whangārei Hospital](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531940/northland-ed-doctor-gary-payinda-speaks-out-on-dire-state-of-whangarei-hospital?ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): [Dargaville Hospital safe without on-site doctors, Health NZ tells Northlanders](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dargaville-hospital-safe-without-on-site-doctors-health-nz-tells-northlanders/O6UQ7L3QYRFVTCYKQC4EN7E6WU/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Southland Hospital wait times 'heartwrenching' says cancer advocate](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531975/southland-hospital-wait-times-heartwrenching-says-cancer-advocate?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cancer Control Agency accused of 'flawed' analysis on blood cancer drugs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532086/cancer-control-agency-accused-of-flawed-analysis-on-blood-cancer-drugs?ref=goodoil.news) Peter Reynolds (Post): [Disability community’s nervous wait for the next hammer blow](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360465030/disability-communitys-nervous-wait-next-hammer-blow?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Pharmac Minister David Seymour stops short of supporting law change amid drug-buying reform](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pharmac-minister-david-seymour-stops-short-of-supporting-law-change-amid-drug-buying-reform/5CTQV7HGGJHD5JPYT5LCQWNOVU/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [West Coast telehealth service receives hundreds of calls in first month](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532101/west-coast-telehealth-service-receives-hundreds-of-calls-in-first-month?ref=goodoil.news) Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): [Mike King calls for unity ahead of Gumboot Friday: 'Can't we just come together for our kids?'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532039/mike-king-calls-for-unity-ahead-of-gumboot-friday-can-t-we-just-come-together-for-our-kids?ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Mike King’s stolen electric bike found by Tauranga local, Good Samaritan refuses reward](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mike-kings-stolen-electric-bike-found-after-tauranga-local-confronts-alleged-thief/XGYOHF6FFZHHNPLJLNMU3D2BK4/?ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Helping the ‘missing middle’ in mental health in New Zealand](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-helping-the-missing-middle-in-mental-health-in-new-zealand/CVAHRXF6AFDQXAQPUPC2WZKH7M/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Multicultural, multilingual hospitals](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/multicultural-multilingual-hospitals?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [Want only white nurses? You might be waiting a while](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-want-only-white-nurses-you-might-be-waiting-a-while/?ref=goodoil.news) Siena Yates (E-Tangata): [‘If we give up now, nothing is going to change’](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/if-we-give-up-now-nothing-is-going-to-change/?ref=goodoil.news)' Derek Cheng (Herald): [Why nitrous oxide is causing the Government concern, despite being less harmful than kava or vaping](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/why-nitrous-oxide-is-causing-the-government-concern-despite-being-less-harmful-than-kava-or-vaping/63X6PYYYHFGPHG2LNETUB4Z35M/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [The dentist opening his doors for a whole island](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350451670/dentist-opening-his-doors-whole-island?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [ACT MP sets sight on scrapping West Auckland alcohol licensing trust monopolies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/532066/act-mp-sets-sight-on-scrapping-west-auckland-alcohol-licensing-trust-monopolies?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemiologist warns of 'very harmful' summer Covid-19 wave](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching?ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Calls for sunscreen to be GST exempt as cost of slip, slop, slapping increases](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360461101/calls-sunscreen-be-gst-exempt-cost-slip-slop-slapping-increases?ref=goodoil.news) Today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily” contains links to **46 items above**, and the full version, which continues below the paywall below, has links to **an additional 103 categorised items**, and **today’s cartoons**. 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