> ## 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: 4 July 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-4-july-2024/ - Published: 2024-07-03T20:17:51.000Z - Updated: 2024-07-26T11:27:55.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **HOUSING** Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Government to ‘flood’ cities with more housing by liberalising planning rules](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-to-flood-cities-with-more-housing-by-liberalising-planning-rules/K4LYY3G54BF5TIDRWTUEEOGYEU/?ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Post): [Chris Bishop to set out radical land use and planning reforms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350331318/chris-bishop-set-out-radical-land-use-and-planning-reforms?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Minister announces new Kāinga Ora board, lays out 'expectations'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521178/minister-announces-new-kainga-ora-board-lays-out-expectations?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Construction downturn bites hard, Kāinga Ora refocuses](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/03/construction-downturn-bites-hard-as-kainga-ora-refocuses/?ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Increase in property values in late 2023/early 2024 a 'dead cat bounce', CoreLogic says](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/128543/corelogic-says-average-dwelling-values-have-been-slowly-declining-last-three-months?ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Biggest monthly house values drop in a year — CoreLogic](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/04/biggest-monthly-house-values-drop-in-a-year-corelogic/?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [House prices have largest monthly drop in a year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/521224/house-prices-have-largest-monthly-drop-in-a-year?ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Post): [By the numbers: Where house prices are at](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350330671/numbers-where-house-prices-are?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Housing intensification best way to save money on Wellington infrastructure - report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521194/housing-intensification-best-way-to-save-money-on-wellington-infrastructure-report?ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Council rates rises blamed for rocketing rents](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/521220/council-rates-rises-blamed-for-rocketing-rents?ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Homeowners may be forced to sell if rates rise confirmed - council staff](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521184/homeowners-may-be-forced-to-sell-if-rates-rise-confirmed-council-staff?ref=goodoil.news) Malcolm McCracken: [Let your city flourish](https://betterthingsarepossible.substack.com/p/let-your-city-flourish) Mary Williams (ODT): [Fears homeless will be kicked out for kick-off](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/fears-homeless-will-be-kicked-out-kick?ref=goodoil.news) (paywaled) **PARLIAMENT** Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Inside Chris Hipkins’ mission to rebuild Labour’s support in Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350330613/inside-chris-hipkins-mission-rebuild-labours-support-auckland?ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Treaty Principles Bill: Māori translators pen letter over 'deeply flawed translations'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/521201/treaty-principles-bill-maori-translators-pen-letter-over-deeply-flawed-translations?ref=goodoil.news) Anna Murray (1News): [What happens when coalition partners 'agree to disagree'?](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/04/what-happens-when-coalition-partners-agree-to-disagree/?ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [What's the point of the David Seymour Snapchat story?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/opinion/barry-soper-whats-the-point-of-the-david-seymour-snapchat-story/?ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [AM hosts say David Seymour Snapchatting school students 'icky', 'looks bad'](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/07/am-hosts-say-david-seymour-snapchatting-school-students-icky-looks-bad.html?ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Pannett (Washington Post): [New Zealand, once a utopia for Trump-weary exiles, turns to the right](https://archive.is/xyaKK?ref=goodoil.news#selection-519.0-1681.190) Ben Thomas (Post): [No-surprise politics may make Luxon the anti-Trump we need](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350331314/no-surprise-politics-may-make-luxon-anti-trump-we-need?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Robert MacCulloch: [Luxon is a good team leader, but not a "PM" designing rules & incentives to improve the nation's efficiency and fairness](https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/1st-year-performance-review-luxon-is-a-good-team-leader-people-manager-but-not-a-pm-who-s-desi?ref=goodoil.news) Danny Keenan (Newsroom): [Could a Māori Parliament arise again?](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/04/could-a-maori-parliament-arise-again/?ref=goodoil.news) Simon O’Connor: [Three reasons ...](https://onpointnz.substack.com/p/three-reasons) Post: [Beehive Briefing: Everything you need to know from today](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350330833/beehive-briefing-everything-you-need-know-today?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [How Richard Prebble tried to save the Lange government with Human Synergistics](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-07-2024/how-richard-prebble-tried-to-save-the-lange-government-with-human-synergistics?ref=goodoil.news) **ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [New data shows astonishing number of protected species killed by commercial fishers in three-month period](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2024/07/new-data-shows-astonishing-number-of-protected-species-killed-by-commercial-fishers-in-three-month-period.html?ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Gee (RNZ): [Fisheries NZ change to way fishing bycatch data reported worries conservationists](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521239/fisheries-nz-change-to-way-fishing-bycatch-data-reported-worries-conservationists?ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Shane Jones heads to Australia to woo mining investors](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/shane-jones-heads-to-australia-to-woo-mining-investors?ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Partisan politics stands in the way of policy consistency](https://www.nbr.co.nz/edwards-on-politics/partisan-politics-stands-in-the-way-of-policy-consistency/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Allan Brent: [Distractions](https://brentystwocents.substack.com/p/distractions) Nick Clark (Herald): [Charting a course for meaningful RMA reform](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/xxx/X4YJDWXZWZCGNCOHYBU64O2T74/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Emily Writes: [Debunking the myths about greyhound racing](https://emilywrites.substack.com/p/debunking-the-myths-about-greyhound) 1News: [Above average temperatures for most of NZ in June — NIWA](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/03/above-average-temperatures-for-most-of-nz-in-june-niwa/?ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Powers (Waikato Times/Post): [Eco island’s cash crisis - Maungatautari in Jobs for Nature pinch](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350330827/eco-islands-cash-crisis-maungatautari-jobs-nature-pinch?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [Scratching at the cat-control problem](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/scratching-cat-control-problem?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Feral cats like 'devil on meth' - Canterbury hunt organiser](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/03/feral-cats-like-devil-on-meth-canterbury-hunt-organiser/?ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Reducing farm emissions is about future proofing: Nestlé](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/reducing-farm-emissions-is-about-future-proofing-nestle?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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