> ## 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 December 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-30-december-2024/ - Published: 2024-12-29T18:57:15.000Z - Updated: 2024-12-29T21:15:17.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, YEAR IN REVIEW** Steve Braunias (Newsroom): [The Secret Diary of .. 2024](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/27/the-secret-diary-of-2024/?ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Peters on NZ First: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/30/peters-on-nz-first-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet/?ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Dennett (Post): [Nicola Willis: Relentless optimist, trying not to be perfect all the time](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360525597/nicola-willis-relentless-optimist-trying-not-be-perfect-all-time?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [Opportunity for alternative principles on Act’s Treaty Bill](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-opportunity-for-alternative-principles-on-acts-treaty-bill/W6N7N4NOBNGW5GNSAEUCM5BG5A/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Just for one day](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/just-one-day?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shane Te Pou (Herald): [Seymour, Swarbrick among standout MPs in eventful year in Parliament](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/seymour-swarbrick-among-standout-mps-in-eventful-year-in-parliament-shane-te-pou/ZWRBQCS6SJAGLMZALFTGMTBSW4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): [Will Maori Party over cook the hangi and gift Winston another term?](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2024/12/29/will-maori-party-over-cook-the-hangi-and-gift-winston-another-term/?ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [The ins, outs, twists and turns of the political year that was](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/ins-outs-twists-and-turns-political-year-was?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Hui, protests, kotahitanga, and a new Kuini - A historic year for Māoridom](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/537717/hui-protests-kotahitanga-and-a-new-kuini-a-historic-year-for-maoridom?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Hyslop: [We shall overcome](https://reimaginingsocialwork.nz/2024/12/27/we-shall-overcome/?ref=goodoil.news) Charles Finny (Newsroom): [My robot waiter reminds us what really matters](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/28/my-robot-waiter-reminds-us-what-really-matters/?ref=goodoil.news) Philip Matthews (Post): [2024 in review: Fresh starts or false hopes?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360534642/2024-review-fresh-starts-or-false-hopes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Post: [Summer off politics: Barbara Edmonds’ special potato salad recipe](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360526382/summer-politics-barbara-edmonds-special-potato-salad-recipe?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harriette Boucher (Post): [The Art of Parliament: In the inner sanctums](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360532495/art-parliament-inner-sanctums?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harriette Boucher (Post): [The Art of Parliament: Koru](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360532463/art-parliament-koru?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **LOCAL GOVERNMENT** Tom Hunt (Press): [Who wants to be Wellington's next mayor?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360523952/who-wants-be-wellingtons-next-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brittany Keogh (Post): [Birth rates, job losses and the brain drain: The year in review in five charts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360530378/birth-rates-job-losses-and-brain-drain-year-review-five-charts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Justin Wong (Post): [Could these new fans spell the end of Spicer Landfill’s smelly woes?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360528520/could-these-new-fans-spell-end-spicer-landfills-smelly-woes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Karanga Plaza: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown unhappy after new pool declared unsafe for swimming](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-kicks-up-a-stink-after-waterfront-pool-declared-unsafe-for-swimming/XXNL2HTBBNGNPLTOOHS7GTQBSM/?ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Kelly (Press): [No Government intervention on Gore’s controversial proposed district plan](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360528806/no-government-intervention-gores-controversial-proposed-district-plan?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Tauranga’s new rainbow crossing installed after six-year campaign](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/537760/tauranga-s-new-rainbow-crossing-installed-after-six-year-campaign?ref=goodoil.news) Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): [Roll call please - how many meetings are Hawke’s Bay’s councillors missing?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/roll-call-please-how-many-meetings-are-hawkes-bays-councillors-missing/BQT2DHXC7BHYBGAODWBJ3QDXPA/?ref=goodoil.news) Adam Burns (RNZ): [Is Ashburton boring? Teenagers take on mayor and council](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/537736/is-ashburton-boring-teenagers-take-on-mayor-and-council?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): [Meet Kaipara’s fishing-mad mayor – the 'Trump of the North'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/537818/meet-kaipara-s-fishing-mad-mayor-the-trump-of-the-north?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): [Mitimiti magic for Far North Mayor, at the end of the winding gravel road](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/28/mitimiti-magic-for-far-north-mayor-at-the-end-of-the-winding-gravel-road/?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): [Whangārei Mayor’s waistcoats add aplomb to summer gardening](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/537756/whangarei-mayor-s-waistcoats-add-aplomb-to-summer-gardening?ref=goodoil.news) **CHILD WELFARE, POLICING** Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Government coy on police plan to target 'at risk' children for social investment](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/537685/government-coy-on-police-plan-to-target-at-risk-children-for-social-investment?ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Police refer 12yo boy to Youth Aid for wearing boxing club t-shirt ‘featuring Black Power type insignia’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360535609/police-refer-12yo-boy-youth-aid-wearing-boxing-club-t-shirt-featuring-black-power-type-insignia?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Twelve-year-old stopped by police for wearing a boxing club shirt](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/27/twelve-year-old-stopped-by-police-for-wearing-a-boxing-club-shirt/?ref=goodoil.news) There are links to **30 items above** in today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily”. 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