> ## 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: 3 September 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-3-september-2024/ - Published: 2024-09-02T20:16:37.000Z - Updated: 2024-09-02T23:25:34.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE** **RNZ:** [**'It'll kill rail off' - Rail advocate on Government's transport plan**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/526883/it-ll-kill-rail-off-rail-advocate-on-government-s-transport-plan?ref=goodoil.news) **Russell Palmer (RNZ):** [**National's new roads a trade-off for safety, public transport, local roading - opposition parties**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526861/national-s-new-roads-a-trade-off-for-safety-public-transport-local-roading-opposition-parties?ref=goodoil.news) **Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff):** [**The politics of potholes**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/03-09-2024/the-politics-of-potholes?ref=goodoil.news) **Richard Harman (Politik):** [**Can Brown deliver his roads**](https://www.politik.co.nz/can-brown-deliver-his-roads/?ref=goodoil.news#google%5Fvignette) **Amelia Wade (Post):** [**Transport minister under fire for speed bump claims**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350400954/transport-minister-under-fire-speed-bump-claims?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tim Scott (ODT):** [**Dunedin Councillor blasts govt’s transport funding**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/councillor-blasts-govt%E2%80%99s-transport-funding?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Government’s National Land Transport Programme shake-up: New roads in, cycleways out**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/governments-transport-shake-up-new-roads-in-cycleways-out/ODVUVNJMW5CDBLQ4DFO75PLB2A/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bridie Witton and Sam Smith (Stuff):** [**Govt unveils $32.9b for roads, rail, public transport**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350400382/govt-unveils-329b-roads-rail-public-transport?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Government to spend nearly $33 billion on transport over the next 3 years**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526837/government-to-spend-nearly-33-billion-on-transport-over-the-next-3-years?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald:** [**Transport Minister Simeon Brown unveils $32.9b National Land Transport Programme**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/transport-minister-simeon-brown-set-to-release-three-year-national-land-transport-programme/QXSVUSLCHBAT7AIATIEHGJ3O3M/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jamie Ensor (Herald):** [**Mother of man killed by drugged driver pleads for MPs to support roadside testing, but concerns raised about technology**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/mother-of-man-killed-by-drugged-driver-pleads-for-mps-to-support-roadside-testing-but-concerns-raised-about-technology/OXWVTYNUX5GKLJMMFF5V7WCRGQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **Simon Wilson (Herald):** [**Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown: Rude, ridiculous, and sometimes he’s right**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-rude-ridiculous-and-sometimes-hes-right-simon-wilson/UU363O2BOJGUJGFSTSWGKBNHI4/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Claire Trevett (Herald):** [**Arm wrestling by National and Labour over consensus on fast-track and infrastructure is why we can’t have nice things**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/claire-trevett-arm-wrestling-by-national-and-labour-over-consensus-on-fast-track-and-infrastructure-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/OLRZPA7DUVHSLE247H3M66RQL4/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **PARLIAMENT** **Chris Trotter (Democracy Project):** [**Forty Years of Remembering to Forget**](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/forty-years-of-remembering-to-forget) **David Farrar:** [**The Police should have prosecuted**](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/09/the%5Fpolice%5Fshould%5Fhave%5Fprosecuted.html?ref=goodoil.news) **Shayne Currie (Herald):** [**Media Insider: Politics and the PR blame game - when do we stop looking in the rear-vision mirror?**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider-politics-and-the-pr-blame-game-when-do-we-stop-looking-in-the-rear-vision-mirror/XU2MDAOJUJFCRJPROKG54JGB7M-2/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Sam Smith (Stuff):** [**Jacinda Ardern recognised for leadership with international award win**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350400983/jacinda-ardern-recognised-leadership-international-award-win?ref=goodoil.news) **Standard:** [**Let’s Talk About Tax**](https://thestandard.org.nz/lets-talk-about-tax/?ref=goodoil.news) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THREE WATERS** **Craig Penney (Post):** [**Assessing the real value of Government’s tough talk to councils**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350396255/assessing-real-value-governments-tough-talk-councils?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tim Cadogan (Stuff):** [**Getting to grips with what core business actually is**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350396780/getting-grips-what-core-business-actually?ref=goodoil.news) **ODT Editorial:** [**Combining southern councils**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/combining-southern-councils?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tom Hunt (Post):** [**Council pulled out of Reading deal over concerns about company’s finances, councillors say**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350399059/council-pulled-out-reading-deal-over-concerns-about-companys-finances-councillors?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tracey Roxburgh (ODT):** [**Government’s regional deals framework a perfect fit for Queenstown**](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/government%E2%80%99s-regional-deals-framework-perfect-fit-queenstown?ref=goodoil.news) **Gabi Lardies (Spinoff):** [**Everything you need to know about Auckland’s new alcohol rules**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-09-2024/everything-you-need-to-know-about-aucklands-new-alcohol-rules?ref=goodoil.news) **Torika Tokelau (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**'Rush' for Auckland bottle shop licences ahead of new rules**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/526802/rush-for-auckland-bottle-shop-licences-ahead-of-new-rules?ref=goodoil.news) **Joel MacManus (Spinoff):** [**What’s going on with the Golden Mile?**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-09-2024/whats-going-on-with-the-golden-mile?ref=goodoil.news) **Julie Jacobson (Post):** [**‘You couldn’t excavate me out of here if you tried’: Wellington’s cheerleaders speak up**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350400439/you-couldnt-excavate-me-out-here-if-you-tried-wellingtons-cheerleaders-speak?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Tracy Watkins (SST):** [**Accentuate the positives, or dwell on the negatives?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350398883/accentuate-positives-or-dwell-negatives?ref=goodoil.news) **Georgina Campbell (Herald):** [**Front Page: Inside Sir Peter Jackson’s biggest land deal of the year**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-sir-peter-jacksons-biggest-land-deal-of-the-year-the-front-page/BX6XWYCE4RG2BLUNKX6PYZBPSM/?ref=goodoil.news) **Samantha Gee (RNZ):** [**Nerves, frustration as South Island councils vote on Māori wards**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/526797/nerves-frustration-as-south-island-councils-vote-on-maori-wards?ref=goodoil.news) **Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Rotorua Lakes Council to hold binding Māori ward poll at 2025 election**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350400709/rotorua-lakes-council-hold-binding-maori-ward-poll-2025-election?ref=goodoil.news) **Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**‘Paddling the waka together’ – Western Bay votes to keep its Māori ward**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/paddling-the-waka-together-western-bay-votes-to-keep-its-maori-ward/IZVICL7EVJCCZDJIU4BF6RA66U/?ref=goodoil.news) **Janhavi Gosavi (Re: News):** [**Young NZers are voting in local elections but why aren’t more running?**](https://www.renews.co.nz/young-nzers-are-voting-in-local-elections-but-why-arent-more-running/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bob Harvey and Ian Taylor (Herald):** [**Transforming Auckland: The case for waterfront museum showcasing a nation of voyagers**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transforming-auckland-the-case-for-waterfront-museum-showcasing-a-nation-of-voyagers/6HXSWYWPJZBZTK5YVYN4II26HA/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Max Frethy (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Faecal bacteria at popular swimming sites raise safety concerns**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/526843/faecal-bacteria-at-popular-swimming-sites-raise-safety-concerns?ref=goodoil.news) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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