> ## 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: 30 August 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-30-august-2024/ - Published: 2024-08-29T20:39:23.000Z - Updated: 2024-08-30T05:20:26.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **KIINGI TUHEITIA HAS DIED** **RNZ:** [**Live updates: Māori King Kiingi Tūheitia dies**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/526565/live-updates-maori-king-kiingi-tuheitia-dies?ref=goodoil.news) **Joseph Los’e (Herald):** [**Tributes flow for Māori Kiing Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/tributes-flow-for-maori-king-tuheitia-pootatau-te-wherowhero-vii/7HNNG2XDN5A2JJM74FZQL4WXQY/?ref=goodoil.news) **Stuff:** [**Māori King Tūheitia dies aged 69**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350396951/maori-king-tuheitia-dies-aged-69?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Obituary: Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Māori King, dies at 69**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/526570/obituary-tuheitia-potatau-te-wherowhero-vii-maori-king-dies-at-69?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**'Rest easy now': Tributes flow for Kīngi Tuheitia**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/30/rest-easy-now-tributes-flow-for-kiingi-tuheitia/?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Kiingi Tuheitia dies at 69**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/30/kiingi-tuheitia-dies-at-69/?ref=goodoil.news) **Whatitiri Te Wake (Whakaata Māori):** [**Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died aged 69**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/30/kiingi-tuheitia-pootatau-te-wherowhero-vii-has-died-aged-69/?ref=goodoil.news) **Isaac Gunson (Whakaata Māori):** [**‘You made everyone feel welcome’ Ardern pays tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/30/you-made-everyone-feel-welcome-ardern-pays-tribute-to-kiingi-tuheitia/?ref=goodoil.news) **TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE** **Matthew Hooton (Herald):** [**New infrastructure plan needs Labour’s support**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-infrastructure-plan-needs-labours-support-matthew-hooton/OXPLDLSXM5ANPEYGWQI2HFZU7U/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB):** [**Bipartisan infrastructure planning? Pfft**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-bipartisan-infrastructure-planning-pfft/?ref=goodoil.news) **Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB):** [**The infrastructure plan is wildly exciting**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-the-infrastructure-plan-is-wildly-exciting/?ref=goodoil.news) **Anna Murray (1News):** [**How New Zealanders will pay for the country's new roads**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/29/how-new-zealanders-will-help-pay-for-the-countrys-new-roads/?ref=goodoil.news) **Brent Edwards (NBR):** [**The Government’s plan to pay for new roads**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/the-governments-plan-to-pay-for-new-roads/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Maia Ingoe (RNZ):** [**NZTA scraps dedicated road safety team as part of government cost-cutting drive**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526577/nzta-scraps-dedicated-road-safety-team-as-part-of-government-cost-cutting-drive?ref=goodoil.news) **Giles Dexter (RNZ):** [**Cautious optimism over government plan to make all motorists pay road user charges**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526564/cautious-optimism-over-government-plan-to-make-all-motorists-pay-road-user-charges?ref=goodoil.news) **Bill Bennett (Herald):** [**Building Nations 2024: Users to pay for new roads, upgrades**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/building-nations-2024-users-to-pay-for-new-roads-upgrades/3T5N3HTIUVCN3NLFUHPS6WRAWA/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Craig McCulloch (RNZ):** [**Petrol cars could be hit with road user charges from 2027**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526491/petrol-cars-could-be-hit-with-road-user-charges-from-2027?ref=goodoil.news) **Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk):** [**Petrol taxes ditched from 2027 as part of transport funding reforms**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/petrol-taxes-ditched-from-2027-as-part-of-transport-funding-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff):** [**Petrol, parking, public transport: Change is on the way for our roads**](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/30-08-2024/petrol-parking-public-transport-change-is-on-the-way-for-our-roads?ref=goodoil.news) **Brent Edwards (NBR):** [**KiwiRail’s ‘marginal call’ to be a for-profit entity**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/kiwirails-marginal-call-to-be-a-for-profit-entity/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Jonathan Milne (Newsroom):** [**Why KiwiRail boss has ‘no plans’ to fall on his sword**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/29/why-kiwirail-boss-has-no-plans-to-fall-on-his-sword/?ref=goodoil.news) **Ian Allen (Stuff):** [**Picton streets reopen as KiwiRail puts town back ‘the way it was’**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350395694/picton-streets-reopen-kiwirail-puts-town-back-way-it-was?ref=goodoil.news) **Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk):** [**'NZ in the worst situation': Mainfreight's Don Braid on the Reserve Bank, success in Australia and those Cook Strait ferries**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/nz-in-the-worst-situation-mainfreights-don-braid-on-the-reserve-bank-success-in-australia-and-those-cook-strait-ferries?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Maia Ingoe (RNZ):** [**New Zealand First member's bill seeks to disband Auckland Transport**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526533/new-zealand-first-member-s-bill-seeks-to-disband-auckland-transport?ref=goodoil.news) **Amelia Wade (Post):** [**‘I’m fed up’: Auckland mayor lambasts AT again as pressure piles on agency**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350395971/im-fed-auckland-mayor-lambasts-again-pressure-piles-agency?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk):** [**The city rail link and ‘transit-orientated museums’**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/the-city-rail-link-and-transit-orientated-museums?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Felix Desmarais (1News):** [**Disability advocate lauds fine increase for mobility parking 'abuse'**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/29/disability-advocate-lauds-fine-increase-for-mobility-parking-abuse/?ref=goodoil.news) **Felix Desmarais (1News):** [**'Selfish behaviour': Fines to increase for misuse of mobility parks**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/29/selfish-behaviour-fines-to-increase-for-misuse-of-mobility-parks/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jamie Ensor (Herald):** [**Disability parking fines: Government to ‘get tough’ on rule-breakers, hikes fine by 400%**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/disability-parking-fines-government-to-get-tough-on-rule-breakers-hikes-fine-by-400/YCMMPJIS4ZBXNNLRGTDKBWGF7Q/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Big increase in penalties for misuse of disabled parking spots**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526499/big-increase-in-penalties-for-misuse-of-disabled-parking-spots?ref=goodoil.news) **Herald Editorial:** [**Spotlight on airline performance should be just the start for passengers**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-monitoring-airline-performance-should-be-just-the-start-for-passengers/CS4PJQWWTBD6XCT3A3BTHBX4VE/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **RNZ:** [**Air NZ profit drops by two thirds to $146m**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/526474/air-nz-profit-drops-by-two-thirds-to-146m?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Air New Zealand wants to explore routes to India - CEO Greg Foran**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/526551/air-new-zealand-wants-to-explore-routes-to-india-ceo-greg-foran?ref=goodoil.news) **Caroline Williams (Stuff):** [**Wellington City Council investigating Beam e-scooters after Auckland compliance breach**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350395661/wellington-city-council-investigating-beam-e-scooters-after-auckland-compliance?ref=goodoil.news) **FAST-TRACK, MINING, RMA** **Kate Green (RNZ):** [**Four mines included in draft Fast-track bill that was floated during coalition negotiations**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526552/four-mines-included-in-draft-fast-track-bill-that-was-floated-during-coalition-negotiations?ref=goodoil.news) **Fox Meyer (Newsroom):** [**Gold and coal mines on draft list for fast-track consents**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/29/fast-track-in-the-works-for-three-years-with-projects-identified-before-election/?ref=goodoil.news) **Andrea Vance (Post):** [**NZ First identified fast-track projects before election**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350396590/nz-first-identified-fast-track-projects-election?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Patrick Phelps (Press/Post):** [**Mining must move beyond its dependence on sympathetic governments**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350395877/mining-must-move-beyond-its-dependence-sympathetic-governments?ref=goodoil.news) **Bill Bennett (Herald):** [**Building Nations: Public-private partnerships reboot planned as Government mulls RMA replacement**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/building-nations-public-private-partnerships-reboot-planned-as-government-mulls-rma-replacement/DLBE5NZH2NAXJMT6CQQZDG3L2Y/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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