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# NZ Politics Daily: 30 January 2025
- URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-30-january-2025/
- Published: 2025-01-29T19:07:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-29T19:27:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

*Republished with Permission*  
  
Author: **Bryce Edwards**

**PRIVATISATION, ASSET SALES, ECONOMY**  
Janet Wilson (Post): [The fear is getting real for National](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360562956/fear-getting-real-national?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): [How a failure of the imagination opens the door to privatisation](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-01-2025/how-a-failure-of-the-imagination-opens-the-door-to-privatisation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Bernard Hickey (The Kākā): [Luxon stumbles into toxic privatisation debate](https://thekaka.substack.com/p/luxon-stumbles-into-toxic-privatisation)  
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [Privatisation fear sees opposition go on the attack](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/29-01-2025/privatisation-fear-sees-opposition-go-on-the-attack?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Sir John Key doubts asset sales will boost New Zealand economy, says ‘nothing to sell’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/sir-john-key-doubts-asset-sales-will-boost-new-zealand-economy-says-nothing-to-sell/CUMXTV3HORGRRJ4THNJF5S6BVU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Talking (and talking) about growth](https://www.politik.co.nz/talking-and-talking-about-growth/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Christopher Luxon says New Zealand has been in recession for three years, Treasury disagrees](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-says-new-zealand-has-been-in-recession-for-three-years-treasury-disagrees/SPJF2W4V2BHIXE6JV6PXYNFZEA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Economy may be at turning point but beware 'slowbalisation' — Treasury](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360563253/economy-may-be-turning-point-beware-slowbalisation-treasury?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [RBNZ chief economist downbeat on economic outlook](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540299/rbnz-chief-economist-downbeat-on-economic-outlook?ref=goodoil.news)  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Willis aims for policy costing unit ahead of election](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/29/willis-to-decide-on-election-policy-costing-unit-this-year/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [Just some ideas to help NZ win the growthy-yessy arms race](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-01-2025/just-some-ideas-to-help-nz-win-the-growthy-yessy-arms-race?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Government’s ‘Growth Budget’ to be released on May 22](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360563044/governments-growth-budget-be-released-may-22?ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Willis promises legislative changes in Budget 2025](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131681/budget-2025-will-focus-more-economic-development-and-not-just-annual-spending?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Finance Minister reveals date for 2025 Budget](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/29/finance-minister-reveals-date-for-2025-budget/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Budget to be held on May 22 and focus on ‘growth’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360562445/budget-be-held-may-22-and-focus-growth?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Terry Baucher (Interest): [Buckle up. It's going to get very bumpy as President Trump, Nicola Willis and Inland Revenue set the tone for a busy tax year](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131677/new-zealand-tax-podcast-buckle-its-going-get-very-bumpy-president-trump-nicola?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [RBNZ sees OCR as still 'restrictive' and says 'neutral' is between 2.5% and 3.5%](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131663/rbnz-chief-economist-paul-conway-says-central-bank-will-have-feel-its-way-ocr-gets?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [What have we got left to sell?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-what-have-we-got-left-to-sell/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): [Which assets to sell? What about these ones?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-which-assets-to-sell-what-about-these-ones/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PARLIAMENT**  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [NZ First refuses to back down over 'xenophobic' comments](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540319/nz-first-refuses-to-back-down-over-xenophobic-comments?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell and Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [NZ First MP shouts ‘send the Mexicans home’ - as identity war sparks in Parliament](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360563844/nz-first-mp-shouts-send-mexicans-home-identity-war-sparks-parliament?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Greens ask PM to condemn 'outwardly racist' rhetoric](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540293/greens-ask-pm-to-condemn-outwardly-racist-rhetoric?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Watch: Christopher Luxon in the hot seat at first Question Time of 2025](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540272/watch-christopher-luxon-in-the-hot-seat-at-first-question-time-of-2025?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): [Echo Chamber: Strap in for the first question time of 2025](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-01-2025/echo-chamber-strap-in-for-the-first-question-time-of-2025?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House: Parliament begins with farewells to the fallen](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540273/parliament-begins-with-farewells-to-the-fallen?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): ‘[The Prime Minister wants to give other people a chance to develop’ - Government’s quiet committee reshuffle](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-prime-minister-wants-to-give-other-people-a-chance-to-develop-governments-quiet-committee-reshuffle/4USVF6XZMBG25HF3GK2CVCKZVM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): [Which sort of people? Liberal versus populist democracy](https://democracyproject.nz/2025/01/30/chris-trotter-which-sort-of-people-liberal-versus-populist-democracy/?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=chris-trotter-which-sort-of-people-liberal-versus-populist-democracy)  
Greg Presland (The Standard): [Later Stuart](https://thestandard.org.nz/later-stuart-2/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [What the world is saying about the Jacinda Ardern documentary: Prime Minister](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/540241/what-the-world-is-saying-about-the-jacinda-ardern-documentary-prime-minister?ref=goodoil.news)  
Caron Copek (Stuff): [What Dame Jacinda Ardern had to say about the Prime Minister documentary](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360563505/what-dame-jacinda-arden-had-say-about-prime-minister-documentary?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Inquiry into marae data use raises concerns requiring investigation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360561595/inquiry-marae-data-use-raises-concerns-requiring-investigation?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
Adam Burns and Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Group on collision course with government over 'appalling' move to higher speeds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540320/group-on-collision-course-with-government-over-appalling-move-to-higher-speeds?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [Is hiking speed limits really going to bolster productivity?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/30-01-2025/is-hiking-speed-limits-really-going-to-bolster-productivity?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tina Law (Press): [New speed limit rules ‘undermine’ local decision making](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360563800/new-speed-limit-rules-undermine-local-decision-making?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [Speed limit changes: How much of a difference will they actually make on the roads?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360563274/speed-limit-changes-how-much-difference-will-they-actually-make-roads?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nick James (RNZ): [Users of first road to have speed reductions reversed mixed on change](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540312/users-of-first-road-to-have-speed-reductions-reversed-mixed-on-change?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Speed limits start going back up, full list of roads announced](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540233/speed-limits-start-going-back-up-full-list-of-roads-announced?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Speed limits to increase on 38 sections of state highway network](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/29/speed-limits-to-increase-on-38-sections-of-state-highway-network/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Judson and Piers Fuller (Wairarapa Times-Age/Post): [Speed limit reductions reversals to begin](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360562620/government-expected-reverse-speed-limits?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Martin (Waikato Times): [Picking up the pace - new speed limits for Hamilton](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360563513/picking-pace-new-speed-limits-hamilton?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Georgina Campbell (Heald): [KiwiRail releases board members’ resignation letters, including David McLean’s, after Ombudsman intervenes](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwirail-releases-board-members-resignation-letters-inclding-david-mcleans-after-ombudsman-intervenes/YG3CO4DO4RCG3NYNEMK4ZU3TQE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sinead Gill (Press): [KiwiRail delays contribute to $9m cycleway cost blowout](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360562925/kiwirail-delays-contribute-9m-cycleway-cost-blowout?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Relief over opening of $130m road in Queenstown but clouds hang over next stages](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540328/relief-over-opening-of-130m-road-in-queenstown-but-clouds-hang-over-next-stages?ref=goodoil.news)

**HEALTH**  
Ian Powell (Newsroom): [Reti’s velvet glove wore too thin for PM’s iron fist](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/29/retis-velvet-glove-wore-too-thin-for-pms-iron-fist/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo Moir (RNZ): [Simeon Brown lines up ED wait times, primary healthcare for fix list](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540336/simeon-brown-lines-up-ed-wait-times-primary-healthcare-for-fix-list?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward (Newsroom): [New minister’s track record doesn’t bode well for our health](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/30/new-ministers-feeble-track-record-doesnt-bode-well-for-our-health/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Davison (Herald): [Health NZ to be audited over growing surgery wait times, unequal access to operations](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-nz-to-be-audited-over-growing-surgery-wait-times-unequal-access-to-operations/JMOXP6QPPFGBTEZQ6CK3IRKJNU/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): ['Significant clinical risk': Dargaville Hospital had overnight doctor only five out of 55 nights](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540317/significant-clinical-risk-dargaville-hospital-had-overnight-doctor-only-five-out-of-55-nights?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [Pharmac refusing to release culture review, boss understood to be on extended leave](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360564059/pharmac-refusing-release-culture-review-boss-understood-be-extended-leave?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): ['Predictable beginning' of health system collapse - General Practice Aotearoa](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540296/predictable-beginning-of-health-system-collapse-general-practice-aotearoa?ref=goodoil.news)  
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): [Staff shortages key driver as more general practices turn away new patients](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540200/staff-shortages-key-driver-as-more-general-practices-turn-away-new-patients?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Kids’ counselling line at risk of closure after funding cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360563890/kids-counselling-line-risk-closure-after-funding-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Anita Gibbs (Newsroom): [Will new health minister carry on good work on this lifelong disability?](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/30/will-new-health-minister-carry-on-good-work-on-this-lifelong-disability/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [Health worker shortages and cuts putting NZ mums and babies at risk](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-worker-shortages-and-cuts-putting-nz-mums-and-babies-at-risk-editorial/5JDT5KKKPFCCTGYYVI4C37GHE4/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Roundup tops ACC list for herbicide, pesticide and insecticide injuries](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540247/roundup-tops-acc-list-for-herbicide-pesticide-and-insecticide-injuries?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Pharmac reconsiders decision on HRT oestrogen patches](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540284/pharmac-reconsiders-decision-on-hrt-oestrogen-patches?ref=goodoil.news)  
Imogen Wells (Stuff): [Pharmac u-turns on menopause patches following public outrage](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360563757/pharmac-u-turns-menopause-patches-following-public-outrage?ref=goodoil.news)  
Blair Roxborough (Herald): [Private healthcare and hospitals ease public system burden, they are not adversaries](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/private-healthcare-and-hospitals-ease-public-system-burden-they-are-not-adversaries-opinion/KHPY34FOHFGXTNECY54JQNNZIU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Water leak at Auckland City Hospital building, supply out for 10 hours](https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/29/water-leak-at-auckland-city-hospital-supply-out-for-10-hours/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Water cut off at Auckland Hospital overnight due to burst pipe](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540331/water-cut-off-at-auckland-hospital-overnight-due-to-burst-pipe?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ann David (Listener): [Some doctors, care facilities and hospices obstructing patients’ right to die](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/opinion/some-doctors-care-facilities-and-hospices-obstructing-patients-right-to-die/VVVT36JRBBHQXF72YVWRM32QTU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS**  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [Ministry of Justice says Treaty referendum comes with ‘significant risk’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360563160/ministry-justice-says-treaty-referendum-comes-significant-risk?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [Treaty Principles Bill: Former Labour minister Kiri Allan slams ‘despicable’ Government actions ahead of oral submission](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-former-labour-minister-kiri-allan-slams-despicable-govt-actions-ahead-of-oral-submission/KPET4VIL4VAL3EQ57ZAH3PUZOY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Select Committee hearings on Treaty Principles Bill set to resume](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540321/select-committee-hearings-on-treaty-principles-bill-set-to-resume?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): [Toitū te Tiriti file urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim on Regulatory Standards Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/540298/toitu-te-tiriti-file-urgent-waitangi-tribunal-claim-on-regulatory-standards-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**IMMIGRATION, DIGITAL NOMADS**  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [New Zealand apologises for failing to consult Pacific countries on RSE worker changes](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealand-apologises-for-failing-to-consult-pacific-countries-on-rse-worker-changes/6AHENRKQP5FAVJ6TMGJVVE3MQQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Stanford hints at changes to the immigration system](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/improving-the-immigration-system/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Wayne Brown urges Govt to ease Chinese visa conditions](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360563119/wayne-brown-urges-govt-ease-chinese-visa-conditions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Thousands eye NZ's digi-nomad scheme, MPs challenge the policy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540311/thousands-eye-nz-s-digi-nomad-scheme-mps-challenge-the-policy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Miriam Bell (Post): [Here’s how digital nomads could affect the rental market](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360561796/heres-how-digital-nomads-could-affect-rental-market?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Duoya Lu (RNZ): [Visitor visa reform unlikely to woo Asian ‘digital nomads’](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/540287/visitor-visa-reform-unlikely-to-woo-asian-digital-nomads?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): [The art of luring wealth and talent to NZ](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/the-art-of-luring-wealth-and-talent-to-nz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): [The best and worst places to work remotely in New Zealand](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-01-2025/the-best-and-worst-places-to-work-remotely-in-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Stanford (Stuff): [The best places to be a digital nomad in New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360562966/best-places-be-digital-nomad-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Georgina Campbell (Herald): [What Wellington City Council Crown observer Lindsay McKenzie said in his first report](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-wellington-city-council-crown-observer-lindsay-mckenzie-said-in-his-first-report/55R2WTQSVFAFROWKIM7G57G42I/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrea Vance (Post): [‘It didn’t need to be this way’: Crown observer critical of Wellington council](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360564021/it-didnt-need-be-way-crown-observer-critical-wellington-council?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Linda O’Reilly (Local Government Magazine): [Mayoral power and the attraction of a benevolent dictator](https://localgovernmentmag.co.nz/mayoral-power-and-the-attraction-of-a-benevolent-dictator-2/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ethan Manera (Herald): [Wellington Live owner Graham Bloxham announces mayoral bid, sale of Facebook page](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-live-owner-graham-bloxham-announces-mayoral-bid-sale-of-facebook-page/H7BU3QWL6JEPTN7DCBEDETQ25A/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Post: [Wellington City Council nemesis claims he is vying to be mayor](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360563724/wellington-city-council-nemesis-claims-he-vying-be-mayor?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Matt Doocey stuffed bed tax, Wayne Brown says](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360563443/matt-doocey-stuffed-bed-tax-wayne-brown-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nick James (RNZ): [Dr Who exhibition joins list of loss makers at $180m Tākina convention centre](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540213/dr-who-exhibition-joins-list-of-loss-makers-at-180m-takina-convention-centre?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jean Drage (Local Government Magazine): [Local elections – let’s celebrate the positive](https://localgovernmentmag.co.nz/local-elections-lets-celebrate-the-positive/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Whanganui council signs off on 'world-first' draft relationship agreement with hapū](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/540303/whanganui-council-signs-off-on-world-first-draft-relationship-agreement-with-hapu?ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [Retaining railways is preference](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/retaining-railways-preference?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ruby Shaw (ODT): [Days appear numbered for free Sunday parking in Dunedin CBD](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/days-appear-numbered-free-sunday-parking-dunedin-cbd?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julie Asher (ODT): [Shock as unknown reserves discovered](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/shock-unknown-reserves-discovered?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Meg Fulford (Greymouth Star/ODT): [Quake-strengthening jeopardising town’s future, owner says](https://www.odt.co.nz/business/quake-strengthening-jeopardising-town%E2%80%99s-future-owner-says?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HOUSING**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [No-fault evictions back again amid claim of 'open-season on renters'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540318/no-fault-evictions-back-again-amid-claim-of-open-season-on-renters?ref=goodoil.news)  
Caroline Williams (Stuff): [Landlords can now evict tenants without cause. Here’s what you need to know](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360563801/landlords-can-now-evicts-tenants-without-cause-heres-what-you-need-know?ref=goodoil.news)  
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): [Developer of apartments opposed by Christopher Luxon in High Court appeal](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/developer-of-apartments-opposed-by-christopher-luxon-in-high-court-appeal?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The Govt need to move on foreign buyers this year](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-the-govt-need-to-move-on-foreign-buyers-this-year/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Herald): [Bank switching sends mortgage figures to highest level in three years](https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/131557/latest-figures-reserve-bank-show-more-8-billion-new-mortgage-commitments?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [$3.5m pricing gap opens up for highest and lowest suburbs in Auckland](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540329/3-point-5m-pricing-gap-opens-up-for-highest-and-lowest-suburbs-in-auckland?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alka Prasad (Post): [Auckland leads property price extremes with $3.61m gap](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360563920/auckland-leads-property-price-extremes-361m-gap?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**POLICE**  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Police review use of system to identify number plates, combat retail crime](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540307/police-review-use-of-system-to-identify-number-plates-combat-retail-crime?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Scrapping top iwi police role not diminishing its importance - commissioner](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540218/scrapping-top-iwi-police-role-not-diminishing-its-importance-commissioner?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Martin (Waikato Times): [Trolley cops may not be a good fit for Hamilton](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360563931/trolley-cops-may-not-be-good-fit-hamilton?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**BOOTCAMPS, CORRECTIONS, JUSTICE**  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [Bootcamps: Te Pāti Māori MP says Karen Chhour does not understand ‘essence of being Māori’ in tense exchange](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/boot-camps-te-pati-maori-mp-says-karen-chhour-does-not-understand-essence-of-being-maori-in-heated-exchange/P72G5D3I6RCP3AWYNNTKHPU6KI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Roger Partridge (Herald): [Supreme Court’s rush to judgment is a constitutional wake-up call](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/supreme-courts-rush-to-judgment-is-a-constitutional-wake-up-call/2E66YYCY65BCHCNOEO7D2W7ZEE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Neil Sands (Law News): [Watchdog wants panel to examine pre-Christmas fracas at the Northern Club](https://lawnews.nz/courts/preliminary-inquiry-completed-into-pre-christmas-fracas-at-the-northern-club/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Drunk outside-the-wire: Another Rimutaka Prison community living breach alleged](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360562933/drunk-outside-wire-another-rimutaka-prison-community-living-breach-alleged?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [National MP calls for jury duty cut-off age to increase](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540232/national-mp-calls-for-jury-duty-cut-off-age-to-increase?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE**  
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): [Explaining the ‘diplomatic tiff’ between New Zealand and Kiribati](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-01-2025/explaining-the-diplomatic-tiff-between-new-zealand-and-kiribati?ref=goodoil.news)  
Nick Truebridge (Stuff): [Police looking into threatening social media activity linked to 'Genocide Hotline'](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360563932/police-looking-threatening-social-media-activity-linked-genocide-hotline?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Activist John Minto defends 'Genocide hotline' after government condemnation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540227/activist-john-minto-defends-genocide-hotline-after-government-condemnation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Police investigate social media message after ‘genocide hotline’ targets Israeli soldiers](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-investigate-social-media-message-for-genocide-hotline-targeting-israeli-soldiers/W6AYQ32DG5AUNETGCRYKJHBOTI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike McRoberts (NBR): [What Groser sees for NZ trade under Trump economy](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/what-tim-groser-sees-for-nz-trade-under-trump-economy/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Ukraine ambassador grateful for support](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/ukraine-ambassador-grateful-support?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKS**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [David Seymour wants bank capital rules reversed, asks Regulations Ministry for advice](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-wants-bank-rules-reversed-asks-regulations-ministry-for-advice/5VXV72XFIFEBTPZ3LCFSK3KVJY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [NZ First’s Shane Jones joins forces with Australian MPs to fight ‘woke’ banks](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nz-firsts-shane-jones-joins-forces-with-australian-mps-to-fight-woke-banks/T4F5GKEENFCIXPIDS44AR52PLU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Big Australian banks should face higher capital requirements than small banks, TSB tells MPs](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360563106/big-australian-banks-should-face-higher-capital-requirements-small-banks-tsb-tells-mps?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Otago accountant tells MPs of farmers penalised for their ‘loyalty’ with higher loan rates](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360563255/otago-accountant-tells-mps-farmers-penalised-their-loyalty-higher-loan-rates?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [One in five complaints to Banking Ombudsman scam-related in December quarter](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/540235/one-in-five-complaints-to-banking-ombudsman-scam-related-in-december-quarter?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Price transparency for money transfers; 'the low hanging fruit of competition-based solutions for banking problems’](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131680/money-transfer-company-wise-asks-mps-mandate%C2%A0price-transparency-international-money?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA**  
Graham Adams (The Platform): [NZ Herald struggles with how to gain readers’ trust](https://theplatform.kiwi/opinions/nz-herald-struggles-with-how-to-gain-readers-trust?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexandra Andhov (The Conversation): [As the ‘digital oligarchy’ grows in power, NZ will struggle to regulate its global reach and influence](https://theconversation.com/as-the-digital-oligarchy-grows-in-power-nz-will-struggle-to-regulate-its-global-reach-and-influence-247899?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: Facebook whistleblower urges NZ lawmakers to demand transparency from tech giants](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/facebook-whistleblower-urges-nz-lawmakers-to-demand-transparency-from-tech-giants-the-front-page/IUZ64IYOFFH7TB5KWPMOQCC67U/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Spinoff: [The Fold: NZME’s pivot to video, TVNZ’s cricket hit and DeepSeek AI](https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/29-01-2025/the-fold-nzmes-pivot-to-video-tvnzs-cricket-hit-and-deepseek-ai?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION**  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Schools flout minister’s ‘ban’ on in-term teacher-only days](https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/29/schools-flout-ministers-ban-on-in-term-teacher-only-days/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Front Page: Charter schools return, curriculum changes for students in 2025](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charter-schools-return-curriculum-changes-for-students-in-2025-the-front-page/IQE42W6HLRHKFBZGID6XOSO3ZQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Louise Ternouth (RNZ): [Parents weigh options as cost of school holiday programmes climbs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540297/parents-weigh-options-as-cost-of-school-holiday-programmes-climbs?ref=goodoil.news)  
Simon Brown (Post): [The big payoff from teaching our kids financial literacy](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360562251/big-payoff-teaching-our-kids-financial-literacy?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ENERGY**  
Earl Bardsley (Interest): [Is the Lake Onslow pumped storage scheme still on the political table?](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131671/earl-bardsley-lake-onslow-pumped-storage-scheme-decision-pending?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Final approval given for NZ's 'largest solar farm’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360563839/final-approval-given-nzs-largest-solar-farm?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Gray (Herald): [Harmony, Clarus to build NZ’s biggest solar farm](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/harmony-clarus-to-build-nzs-biggest-solar-farm/WT6NL3WI3ZG6XBUAOXBNHWYUPY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Fonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/540237/fonterra-announces-plans-to-slash-fossil-gas-use-by-38-percent?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Government set to reveal NZ's climate targets beyond 2030](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540334/government-set-to-reveal-nz-s-climate-targets-beyond-2030?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government releases artificial intelligence framework for use by public service](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540285/government-releases-artificial-intelligence-framework-for-use-by-public-service?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Privacy law support](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/privacy-law-support?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jaime Lyth (Herald): [Kiwi found dead in Northland DoC trap](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-found-dead-in-doc-trap-in-northland/HXGPIXVKKFEE3NSF2D6AI252BA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): [Councils vote to overhaul Hawke's Bay emergency response after Cyclone Gabrielle](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540260/councils-vote-to-overhaul-hawke-s-bay-emergency-response-after-cyclone-gabrielle?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Gray (Herald): [Forestry: NZ’s third-largest export – where it all began](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/commodities/forestry-nzs-3rd-biggest-export-where-it-all-began/SEGRSQCBPNFM3E3JT564RB5VPM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): [Understanding employment disputes and their unhappy endings](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360561594/understanding-employment-disputes-and-their-unhappy-endings?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rowan Simpson (Spinoff): [Scrapping Callaghan Innovation is a necessary reset. But what comes next?](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/29-01-2025/scrapping-callaghan-innovation-is-a-necessary-reset-but-what-comes-next?ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Should foreign visitors pay to visit New Zealand museums?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360560381/should-foreign-visitors-pay-visit-new-zealand-museums?ref=goodoil.news)

# Cartoons

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Emmerson - NZ Herald 30 January 2025

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Yeo - ODT 30 January 2025

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Hubbard - The Post 30 January 2025

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