Republished with Permission
Author: Bryce Edwards
KIINGI TUHEITIA HAS DIED
RNZ: Live updates: Māori King Kiingi Tūheitia dies
Joseph Los’e (Herald): Tributes flow for Māori Kiing Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII
Stuff: Māori King Tūheitia dies aged 69
RNZ: Obituary: Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Māori King, dies at 69
1News: 'Rest easy now': Tributes flow for Kīngi Tuheitia
1News: Kiingi Tuheitia dies at 69
Whatitiri Te Wake (Whakaata Māori): Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died aged 69
Isaac Gunson (Whakaata Māori): ‘You made everyone feel welcome’ Ardern pays tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia
TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE
Matthew Hooton (Herald): New infrastructure plan needs Labour’s support (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Bipartisan infrastructure planning? Pfft
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): The infrastructure plan is wildly exciting
Anna Murray (1News): How New Zealanders will pay for the country's new roads
Brent Edwards (NBR): The Government’s plan to pay for new roads (paywalled)
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): NZTA scraps dedicated road safety team as part of government cost-cutting drive
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Cautious optimism over government plan to make all motorists pay road user charges
Bill Bennett (Herald): Building Nations 2024: Users to pay for new roads, upgrades (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Petrol cars could be hit with road user charges from 2027
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Petrol taxes ditched from 2027 as part of transport funding reforms (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Petrol, parking, public transport: Change is on the way for our roads
Brent Edwards (NBR): KiwiRail’s ‘marginal call’ to be a for-profit entity (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Why KiwiRail boss has ‘no plans’ to fall on his sword
Ian Allen (Stuff): Picton streets reopen as KiwiRail puts town back ‘the way it was’
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): 'NZ in the worst situation': Mainfreight's Don Braid on the Reserve Bank, success in Australia and those Cook Strait ferries (paywalled)
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): New Zealand First member's bill seeks to disband Auckland Transport
Amelia Wade (Post): ‘I’m fed up’: Auckland mayor lambasts AT again as pressure piles on agency (paywalled)
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): The city rail link and ‘transit-orientated museums’ (paywalled)
Felix Desmarais (1News): Disability advocate lauds fine increase for mobility parking 'abuse'
Felix Desmarais (1News): 'Selfish behaviour': Fines to increase for misuse of mobility parks
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Disability parking fines: Government to ‘get tough’ on rule-breakers, hikes fine by 400%
RNZ: Big increase in penalties for misuse of disabled parking spots
Herald Editorial: Spotlight on airline performance should be just the start for passengers (paywalled)
RNZ: Air NZ profit drops by two thirds to $146m
RNZ: Air New Zealand wants to explore routes to India - CEO Greg Foran
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Wellington City Council investigating Beam e-scooters after Auckland compliance breach
FAST-TRACK, MINING, RMA
Kate Green (RNZ): Four mines included in draft Fast-track bill that was floated during coalition negotiations
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Gold and coal mines on draft list for fast-track consents
Andrea Vance (Post): NZ First identified fast-track projects before election (paywalled)
Patrick Phelps (Press/Post): Mining must move beyond its dependence on sympathetic governments
Bill Bennett (Herald): Building Nations: Public-private partnerships reboot planned as Government mulls RMA replacement (paywalled)
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