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# NZ Politics Daily: 6 December 2024
- URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-6-december-2024/
- Published: 2024-12-05T19:46:36.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-05T20:45:22.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

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

**GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR**  
Richard Harman (Herald): [Budget battle looms as reality hits Coalition Government](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/dynamic-business/dynamic-business-reality-races-towards-coalition-richard-harman/FRHBVDCWFVGGVORC56J62WA3UA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [Government floats new deficit measure, Labour says it is ‘shifting the goalposts’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-floats-new-deficit-measure-labour-accuses-national-of-shifting-the-goalposts/34MGF4BMQNC7TCUQ2BHDPINZ6M/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Government deficit moves further off track](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360511642/government-deficit-moves-further-track?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Michael Reddell: [The PM and economic performance](https://croakingcassandra.com/2024/12/02/the-pm-and-economic-performance/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): [On How Slavishly This Government Is Serving Its Corporate Donors](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00006/on-how-slavishly-this-government-is-serving-its-corporate-donors.htm?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): [PM Luxon on bootcamps and guns, and what we now know about how the Treaty Principles Bill came to be](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360512457/pm-luxon-boot-camps-and-guns-and-what-we-now-know-about-how-treaty-principles-bill-came-be?ref=goodoil.news)  
Laura Walters (Newsroom): [PM on the most ‘emotionally challenging’ part of his year](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/pm-on-the-most-emotionally-challenging-part-of-his-year/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Argentina shows bold reform can deliver immediate gains](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/argentina-shows-bold-reform-can-deliver-immediate-gains-matthew-hooton/WULAIF5F6RH5FHIR2KXH6IXEVE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [Meet James Meager, the man left holding the treaty principles bill](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-12-2024/meet-james-meager-the-man-left-holding-the-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eva Corlett (Guardian): [‘We’re not going away’: the man who led NZ’s biggest Māori rights march vows to fight on](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/eru-kapa-kingi-new-zealand-maori-hikoi-protest-treaty?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): [Labour’s tax time-warp is naive and fanciful](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/labours-tax-time-warp-is-naive-and-fanciful/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [BoJo’s taxing visit is a warning against committing capital offence](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/bojos-taxing-visit-is-a-warning-against-committing-capital-offence/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Trotter (ODT): [Presents for everyone, up to and including Chris Hipkins](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/presents-everyone-and-including-chris-hipkins?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Byron Clark: [How NZ First became the party of the conspiracist "freedom movement"](https://buttondown.com/Fightback/archive/how-nz-first-became-the-party-of-the-conspiracist/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Funding cuts so deep at Environment Ministry, it may struggle to enact RMA reforms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360511756/funding-cuts-so-deep-environment-ministry-it-may-struggle-enact-rma-reforms?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (Post): [Thousands at mega ministry vote to plan industrial action](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360511392/thousands-mega-ministry-vote-plan-industrial-action?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Karyn Scherer (NBR): [Retirement Commission warns it may have to downsize](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/retirement-commission-warns-it-may-have-to-downsize/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Mike McRoberts (NBR): [The wero for Māori economic growth](https://www.nbr.co.nz/te-ao-maori/the-wero-or-challenge-for-maori-economic-growth/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Annika Naschitzki: [“Everyone I talked to was very confused” – Post-restructure assessments](https://fishhooks.substack.com/p/everyone-i-talked-to-was-very-confused)  
Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [Exits allowed NZGCP to start actively investing again](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/exits-have-allowed-nzgcp-to-start-actively-investing-again/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Newsroom: Raw Politics Podcast: [Throwing in the towel on climate and the foreshore](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/raw-politics-throwing-in-the-towel-on-climate-and-the-foreshore/?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [The largest transfer of power back to the legislature in recent times](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/12/the%5Flargest%5Ftransfer%5Fof%5Fpower%5Fback%5Fto%5Fthe%5Flegislature%5Fin%5Frecent%5Ftimes.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): [A ball-by-ball analysis of backyard cricket at the prime minister’s house](https://thespinoff.co.nz/sports/05-12-2024/a-ball-by-ball-analysis-of-backyard-cricket-at-the-prime-ministers-house?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mitchell Hageman (Herald): [NZ PM Christopher Luxon and Australian PM Anthony Albanese reveal their Spotify Wrapped amid online backlash](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nz-pm-christopher-luxon-and-australian-pm-anthony-albanese-reveal-their-spotify-wrapped-amid-online-backlash/ABHL7HHZ5FHUFDQPDL6MUHKQ2E/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HEALTH, DISABILITY**  
Ruth Hill (RNZ): ['No apology' from Ayesha Verrall after clash with Health Commissioner Lester Levy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535783/no-apology-from-ayesha-verrall-after-clash-with-health-commissioner-lester-levy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ian Powell (Scoop): [Public Hospital Specialists Increase: Delusional Spit In The Ocean With Sinister Undertone](https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00007/public-hospital-specialists-increase-delusional-spit-in-the-ocean-with-sinister-undertone.htm?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Health NZ commissioner loses $130m battle with Auditor-General](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/health-nz-commissioner-loses-130m-battle-with-auditor-general/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Pete Hodgson (Herald): [Dunedin Hospital project: The anatomy of a debacle and the warning signs for other regions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dunedin-hospital-project-the-anatomy-of-a-debacle-and-the-warning-signs-for-other-regions-pete-hodgson/YH2EQM3YGJCGVFJHYY3BA76KRQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/govts-medical-school-stance-double-standard?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Ministry of Disabled People fronts to MPs about funding challenges](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535734/ministry-of-disabled-people-fronts-to-mps-about-funding-challenges?ref=goodoil.news)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Farmers payout for 2,4,5-T herbicide exposure tip of the iceberg - lawyer says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535739/farmers-payout-for-2-4-5-t-herbicide-exposure-tip-of-the-iceberg-lawyer-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jessica Roden (1News): [Legal options to be sought if councils refuse fluoride directive](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/legal-options-to-be-sought-if-councils-refuse-fluoride-directive/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alan Perrott (NZ Doctor): [Big issues, few solutions, but primary care key to prenatal and menopausal care – Costello](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/big-issues-few-solutions-primary-care-key-prenatal-and-menopausal-care-costello?check%5Flogged%5Fin=1&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lee Scanlon (Westport News): [Health staff not to blame for death, review finds](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535785/health-staff-not-to-blame-for-death-review-finds?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Māori, rural children at greater risk of severe paediatric appendicitis](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535769/maori-rural-children-at-greater-risk-of-severe-paediatric-appendicitis?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna DeMello (The Conversation): [‘It’s the worst feeling’ – young New Zealanders regret their vaping addictions but feel unsupported to quit](https://theconversation.com/its-the-worst-feeling-young-new-zealanders-regret-their-vaping-addictions-but-feel-unsupported-to-quit-245018?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Should ACC cover workplace 'burnout’?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360510658/should-acc-cover-workplace-burnout?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Farrar: [The surge in doctors leaving](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/12/the%5Fsurge%5Fin%5Fdoctors%5Fleaving.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rona Carroll (The Conversation): [NZ is consulting the public on regulations for puberty blockers – this should be a medical decision not a political one](https://theconversation.com/nz-is-consulting-the-public-on-regulations-for-puberty-blockers-this-should-be-a-medical-decision-not-a-political-one-245020?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT**  
Gwynn Compton (Local Aotearoa): [Vision for Wellington – disorganised, disingenuous, discredited, and a dead duck](https://localaotearoa.co.nz/news/2024/12/4/vision-for-wellington-disorganised-disingenuous-and-discredited?ref=goodoil.news)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Wellington could also lose the Michael Fowler Centre, demolition option put to the public](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511160/wellington-could-also-lose-michael-fowler-centre-demolition-option-put-public?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Post): [Goodbye City to Sea bridge, hello lawyers](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360511932/goodbye-city-sea-bridge-hello-lawyers?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Julie Jacobson and Harriet Laughton (Post): [‘Chains rattling’: Bridge battlers not giving up](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360512257/chains-rattling-bridge-battlers-not-giving?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge will be demolished after bid to save it fails](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511161/wellingtons-city-sea-bridge-set-demolition-after-bid-save-it-fails?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): [Wellington's City to Sea bridge to be demolished after council vote](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535768/wellington-s-city-to-sea-bridge-to-be-demolished-after-council-vote?ref=goodoil.news)  
Harriet Laughton (Post): [Bye bye bridge: Wellington City to Sea bridge demolition confirmed](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360509970/bye-bye-bridge-wellington-city-sea-bridge-demolition-confirmed?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrea Vance (Post): [Wellington City Council hires Englishman for top job](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360511072/wellington-city-council-hires-englishman-top-job?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Wellington Water aiming to install 135,000 meters within next six years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535778/wellington-water-aiming-to-install-135-000-meters-within-next-six-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [Painfully slow sell-down of airport stake has cost Auckland Council millions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-painfully-slow-selldown-of-airport-stake-has-cost-auckland-council-millions/EUZBHDQB7VH6JCDGJT3A6Y2TEU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Queenstown Lakes council to pay court costs over billionaire Peter Thiel case](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511613/queenstown-lakes-council-pay-court-costs-over-billionaire-peter-thiel-case?ref=goodoil.news)  
Guy Williams (ODT): [Thiel’s lodge will cost ratepayers](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/thiel%E2%80%99s-lodge-will-cost-ratepayers?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Ashton (Crux): [QLDC ordered to pay hefty court costs in relation to Damper Bay lodge legal stoush](https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/us-billionaires-luxury-damper-bay-lodge-declined-resource-consent/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Queenstown Council on the hook for billionaire’s legal costs](https://www.nbr.co.nz/law/queenstown-council-on-hook-for-billionaires-legal-costs/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [Local govt expert: council must step up](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/local-govt-expert-council-must-step?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Katie Townsend (Stuff): [Nelson council votes to issue Israeli sanction](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360510191/nelson-council-votes-issue-israeli-sanction?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tipene O’Brien (Local Democracy Reporting): [Mayor blocks Parihaka Gaza call](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/05/mayor-blocks-parihaka-gaza-call/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Whanganui Council wants public's view on landmark iwi partnership](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/535786/whanganui-council-wants-public-s-view-on-landmark-iwi-partnership?ref=goodoil.news)  
Steve Hepburn (ODT): [Clutha District Council to down-size by third](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/council-down-size-third?ref=goodoil.news)  
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): ['Racism will not ruin our signs': Tasman District Council condemns ongoing vandalism](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/535795/racism-will-not-ruin-our-signs-tasman-district-council-condemns-ongoing-vandalism?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Masterton council’s new look](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511071/masterton-councils-new-look?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Ward (Waikato Times): [City’s cash windfall could help in rubbish fight](https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360511659/citys-cash-windfall-could-help-rubbish-fight?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alisha Evans (Local Democracy Reporting): [Claims of ageism as community board chair steps down](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511895/claims-ageism-community-board-chair-steps-down?ref=goodoil.news)

**TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says new revenue needed, is discussing structure of transport infrastructure debts](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nz-transport-agency-waka-kotahi-says-new-revenue-needed-is-discussing-structure-of-transport-infrastructure-debts/3OQBHH67WZBP7KWI4K6V42VKZI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Paying for National’s roads](https://www.politik.co.nz/paying-for-nationals-roads/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Transport Agency to seek first partner for Northland Expressway in the New Year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535762/transport-agency-to-seek-first-partner-for-northland-expressway-in-the-new-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Tolls, tolls, bloody tolls ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/tolls-tolls-bloody-tolls/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Taranaki farmers ordered to pay court costs of $180k over roading buyout](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535747/taranaki-farmers-ordered-to-pay-court-costs-of-180k-over-roading-buyout?ref=goodoil.news)  
Connor Sharp (Post): [Risk of central overriding local govt heightened by changes to Auckland Transport](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360511297/risk-central-overriding-local-govt-heightened-changes-auckland-transport?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown doubles down on gaining control of transport planning decisions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535749/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-doubles-down-on-gaining-control-of-transport-planning-decisions?ref=goodoil.news)  
Erin Johnson (Stuff): [Auckland transport power changes will be ‘postcode lottery’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360509623/auckland-transport-power-changes-will-be-post-code-lottery?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gwynn Compton (Local Aotearoa): [Wayne Brown wins big on Auckland Transport reform](https://localaotearoa.co.nz/news/2024/12/4/wayne-brown-wins-on-auckland-transport-reform?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Long (Stuff): [Auckland Council urged to not forget low-paid workers in congestion charge plans](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360512419/auckland-council-urged-not-forget-low-paid-workers-congestion-charge-plans?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): [Improving notorious Warkworth intersection shelved - again](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535794/improving-notorious-warkworth-intersection-shelved-again?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Government considers turning Interislander into partially-owned company](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360511934/government-considers-turning-interislander-partially-owned-company?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The Detail: The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait ferries](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/535813/the-risk-of-missing-the-boat-on-a-good-deal-for-the-cook-strait-ferries?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Wong (Post): [The electricity substations that power Wellington’s rail network get $137 million boost](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360511067/electricity-substations-power-wellingtons-rail-network-get-137-million-boost?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**EDUCATION, MARSDEN FUND CUTS**  
Grant Duncan: [Universities: how much faith do people have in them now?](https://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/universities-how-much-faith-do-people)  
Pretoria Gordon and Mary Argue (RNZ): [Universities criticise Marsden Fund cuts, business group backs the move](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535703/universities-criticise-marsden-fund-cuts-business-group-backs-the-move?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Baker (Newsroom): [Marsden Fund cuts a win for ‘convenient’ evidence](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/marsden-fund-cuts-a-win-for-convenient-evidence/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Juliet Gerrard (Spinoff): [Funding the whole pie](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-12-2024/juliet-gerrard-funding-the-whole-pie?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): [The changes to research funding in Aotearoa, explained](https://thespinoff.co.nz/science/05-12-2024/the-changes-to-research-funding-in-aotearoa-explained?ref=goodoil.news)  
Miranda Johnson (Post): [Devastating cuts to the research which holds society together](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360511994/devastating-cuts-research-which-holds-society-together?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Farrar: [TEU thinks competition is the biggest threat to academic freedom](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/12/teu%5Fthinks%5Fcompetition%5Fis%5Fthe%5Fbiggest%5Fthreat%5Fto%5Facademic%5Ffreedom.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jerry Coyne: [The ideologically captured scientists of New Zealand](https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/12/01/the-ideologically-captured-scientists-of-new-zealand/?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [45 percent of NCEA students fail this year's online literacy, numeracy tests](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535821/45-percent-of-ncea-students-fail-this-year-s-online-literacy-numeracy-tests?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [The imminent return of charter schools](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/06-12-2024/the-imminent-return-of-charter-schools?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [French school among five new charter schools on way for 2025](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535766/french-school-among-five-new-charter-schools-on-way-for-2025?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Five new charter schools announced for 2025](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360511552/five-new-charter-schools-announced-2025?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sophie Lapsley (Press/Post): [Second charter school for Christchurch: North College](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360511119/charter-schools-named-2025?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Hanna McCallum (Post): [MOE message to teachers on new curriculum: ‘Make a start, it’s all we’re asking’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360508303/moe-message-teachers-new-curriculum-make-start-its-all-were-asking?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Matthew Martin (Waikato Times/Post): [WorkSafe lays charges after school’s ‘life-threatening’ river float](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360512118/worksafe-lays-charges-after-schools-life-threatening-river-float?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**SOLAR ZERO, GREEN INVESTMENT FUND**  
1News: [Green Investment Fund questioned over SolarZero collapse](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/green-investment-fund-questioned-over-solarzero-collapse/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Minister ups heat on fund after briefing on SolarZero loans](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360511850/minister-ups-heat-fund-after-briefing-solarzero-loans?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [Secret process to liquidate SolarZero began with exit of CEO – sources](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/secret-process-to-liquidate-solarzero-began-with-removal-of-ceo-sources/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Keall (Herald): [SolarZero collapse: Willis demands more answers from NZGIF, Crown agency says BlackRock caught it on the hop](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/solarzero-collapse-willis-demands-more-answers-from-nzgif-crown-agency-says-blackrock-caught-it-on-the-hop/JSHXC62RDFE2LHQP37RSIXNKUE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tim Hunter (NBR): [SolarZero: unclean energy](https://www.nbr.co.nz/hunters-corner/solarzero-unclean-energy/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
NBR: [Finance Minister ordres NZGIF to front up on SolarZero](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/green-investment-finance-told-to-front-up-by-finance-minister/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: ['All of a sudden you have to tell them it's all over' - SolarZero collapse shocks installers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535801/all-of-a-sudden-you-have-to-tell-them-it-s-all-over-solarzero-collapse-shocks-installers?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Survey suggests businesses more optimistic about economy](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535767/survey-suggests-businesses-more-optimistic-about-economy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): [Greenwashing becoming riskier for Kiwi businesses](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/greenwashing-becoming-riskier-for-kiwi-businesses/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**COMMERCE COMMISSION, COMMERCE ACT, BUSINESS**  
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): [Government reviewing Commerce Act and Commerce Commission to combat monopolies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535752/government-reviewing-commerce-act-and-commerce-commission-to-combat-monopolies?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Government prepares to tighten competition rules, overhaul ComCom](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360511079/government-prepares-tighten-competition-rules-overhaul-comcom?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ella Somers (Interest): [Government reviews aiming to boost competition, improve productivity](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/131108/commerce-and-consumer-affairs-minister-andrew-bayly-wants-commerce-commission-and?ref=goodoil.news)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Higher bar for merger approvals in competition law shake-up](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/higher-bar-for-merger-approvals-in-competition-law-shake-up?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Creeping aquisitions to be targeted by Commerce Act Review](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/creeping-acquisitions-to-be-targeted-by-commerce-act-review/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Troy Pilkington, Bradley Aburn, Petra Carey (Russell McVeigh): [Major review of New Zealand's competition law regime announced](https://www.russellmcveagh.com/insights-news/major-review-of-new-zealands-competition-law-regime-announced/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Juha Saarinen (Interest): [Better cooperation between industry and government proposed by Commerce Minister to reduce growing online scamming menace, but no new funding made available](https://www.interest.co.nz/technology/131112/better-cooperation-between-industry-and-government-proposed-commerce-minister?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): ['Material uncertainty': EMA chief says ‘technicality’ behind auditor’s going concern opinion](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/business/material-uncertainty-ema-chief-says-technicality-behind-auditors-going-concern-opinion?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**ECONOMY**  
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Christopher Luxon on how to deal with NZ’s ‘productivity disease’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/dynamic-business/christopher-luxon-on-how-to-deal-with-nzs-productivity-disease-dynamic-business/2NMJ7MAFANHNRDOS64HF563EBE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Oliver Hartwich (NZ Initiative): [Rate cuts mask New Zealand’s productivity crisis](https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/opinion/rate-cuts-mask-new-zealands-productivity-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenny Ruth: [Did RBNZ governor Adrian Orr mislead parliament again?](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/did-rbnz-governor-adrian-orr-mislead) (paywalled)  
Michael Reddell: [More outright dishonesty from Orr](https://croakingcassandra.com/2024/12/04/more-outright-dishonesty-from-orr/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Garth Bray (BusinessDesk): S[urvive 2025: Tony Alexander counsels caution](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/survive-2025-tony-alexander-counsels-caution?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**CORRECTIONS**  
Pretorial Gordon (RNZ): [Corrections failing to prevent young prisoners joining gangs - report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535823/corrections-failing-to-prevent-young-prisoners-joining-gangs-report?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [Bootcamp participant dies after Waikato road accident as police search for another after absconding](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/boot-camp-participant-dies-after-waikato-road-accident-as-police-search-for-another-after-absconding/VH4FQJKMVVARFPQVSKE477YIVA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell, Jenna Lynch and Sam Smith (Stuff): [One teen dead, another on the run from Oranga Tamariki bootcamp](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360512464/one-teen-dead-another-run-oranga-tamariki-bootcamp?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Bootcamp participant dies while another on the run](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535796/bootcamp-participant-dies-while-another-on-the-run?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Participant in Govt youth boot camp pilot dies in reported crash](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/participant-in-govt-youth-boot-camp-pilot-dies-in-reported-crash/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Prison bed capacity across the country to run out by June in worst-case scenario](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535763/prison-bed-capacity-across-the-country-to-run-out-by-june-in-worst-case-scenario?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**POLICE**  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [New Police Commissioner Richard Chambers tight-lipped on frontline risk of firearms reform](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535820/new-police-commissioner-richard-chambers-tight-lipped-on-frontline-risk-of-firearms-reform?ref=goodoil.news)  
Craig McCulloch and Anneke Smith (RNZ): ['Challenging' to meet officer target by November 2025 - police](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535788/challenging-to-meet-officer-target-by-november-2025-police?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Pearse (Herald): [Government’s target to train 500 new police officers could miss deadline – police](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/governments-target-to-train-500-new-police-officers-could-miss-deadline-police/7R662X6I4ZHA7OPKSJDTBGHWEQ/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Police reveal they are not on track to reach Government deadline for 500 extra officers](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360511961/police-reveal-they-are-not-track-reach-government-deadline-500-extra-officers?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Govt's 500 extra cops deadline 'very challenging', police tell MPs](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/govts-500-extra-cops-deadline-very-challenging-police-tell-mps/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Harriette Boucher (Post): [Police may not be able to meet Govt’s promise of 500 new cops](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360512390/police-may-not-be-able-meet-govts-promise-500-new-cops?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): [We need 500 excellent cops, not average ones](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-we-need-500-excellent-cops-not-average-ones/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENVIRONMENT**  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Rod Carr accuses fossil-fuel promoters of ‘crime against humanity’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360512244/rod-carr-accuses-fossil-fuel-promoters-crime-against-humanity?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Call for NZ to step up to bold climate goal of 'net negative'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535803/call-for-nz-to-step-up-to-bold-climate-goal-of-net-negative?ref=goodoil.news)  
No Right Turn: [Climate Change: More unwelcome advice](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/12/climate-change-more-unwelcome-advice.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Government weighs up next climate target under the Paris Agreement](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535740/government-weighs-up-next-climate-target-under-the-paris-agreement?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Government won't buy overseas carbon credits to meet targets, Todd McClay says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535745/government-won-t-buy-overseas-carbon-credits-to-meet-targets-todd-mcclay-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): [Rod Carr marks final days at Climate Change Commission](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/climate-change/rod-carr-marks-final-days-at-climate-change-commission?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Government moves to restrict foresty on farmland will hamper climate efforts - Foresty Owners say](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535727/government-moves-to-restrict-foresty-on-farmland-will-hamper-climate-efforts-foresty-owners-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [Methane debate still rages after government-initiated review](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/535765/methane-debate-still-rages-after-government-initiated-review?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Our farming land is our calling card](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mikes-minute-our-farming-land-is-our-calling-card/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): [What will the new farm-to-forest changes mean for farmers?](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-what-will-the-new-farm-to-forest-changes-mean-for-farmers/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): [Farmers hopeful for cattle river grazing renewals](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/535779/farmers-hopeful-for-cattle-river-grazing-renewals?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT**  
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): [The minister who (might) save Christmas (parades)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-minister-who-might-save-christmas-parades/7BHRMIYE75ENTKSSWD53C2EWUM/?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Can’t they look after themselves?](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/can%E2%80%99t-they-look-after-themselves?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rachael Judge (BusinessDesk): [New high-income threshold good news for employers; teething issues likely](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/new-high-income-threshold-good-news-for-employers-teething-issues-likely?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Labour market under further pressure as NZers head overseas](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535708/labour-market-under-further-pressure-as-nzers-head-overseas?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**JUSTICE**  
Max Harris (Post): [Supreme Court ruling puts the lie to ‘judicial over-reach’ claims](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360511158/supreme-court-ruling-puts-lie-judicial-over-reach-claims?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Roger Partridge (Law News): [Supreme Court matters: charities law and judicial social engineering](https://lawnews.nz/administrative-public/supreme-court-matters-charities-law-and-judicial-social-engineering/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Time for action on the Seriously Flawed Office](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/time-for-action-on-the-seriously-flawed-office/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Smith (Stuff): [$11m Papakura RSA site to be developed after sitting empty for nearly two years](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511614/11m-papakura-rsa-site-be-developed-after-sitting-empty-nearly-three-years?ref=goodoil.news)  
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): [Government invests $100m in new courthouse](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360510744/government-invests-100m-new-courthouse?ref=goodoil.news)  
LawFuel: [LawFuel Power List 2024 – Nos. 31 – 50](https://www.lawfuel.com/lawfuel-power-list-2024-nos-31-50/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE**  
Louis Collins (RNZ): [The House: Defence minister defends defence force: 'Out there with our tails up'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535808/defence-minister-defends-defence-force-out-there-with-our-tails-up?ref=goodoil.news)  
Adel Fruean and Nick Sas (RNZ): [Sinking of New Zealand Navy ship Manawanui continues to impact Samoan villages, as community threatens legal action](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/535733/sinking-of-new-zealand-navy-ship-manawanui-continues-to-impact-samoan-villages-as-community-threatens-legal-action?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Amnesty International calls Gaza attacks 'genocide,' urges NZ to do more](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535804/amnesty-international-calls-gaza-attacks-genocide-urges-nz-to-do-more?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [NZ's cyber watchdog sounds warning over mass hacking operation](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535805/nz-s-cyber-watchdog-sounds-warning-over-mass-hacking-operation?ref=goodoil.news)  
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Winston Peters: ‘You never give up in this business’ ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/dynamic-business-winston-peters-you-never-give-up-in-this-business-fran-osullivan/X4LW3DDJGJGA7M5AFN5FR4OIFQ/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Jo Moir (RNZ): [Trade Minister Todd McClay to shoulder blame if no India free trade agreement by end of term](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/535774/trade-minister-todd-mcclay-to-shoulder-blame-if-no-india-free-trade-agreement-by-end-of-term?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [New Zealand losing out to Australia on India trade](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360511315/new-zealand-losing-out-australia-india-trade?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Todd McClay (Herald): [Dynamic Business: A big year for New Zealand Trade](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/dynamic-business-a-big-year-for-nz-trade/CQZZFTRC2RB33GBGIP7BIUFEEQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HOUSING, PROPERTY INDUSTRY**  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Increase in those living severely housing deprived](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360509757/increase-those-living-severely-housing-deprived?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gill Higgins (1News): [No address since 2019: Cheyenne is one of 50,000 homeless women in NZ](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/06/no-address-since-2019-cheyenne-is-one-of-50000-homeless-women-in-nz/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mildred Armah (Stuff): [Homeless women ‘avoid the streets’ by couch-surfing and trading sex for shelter, report finds](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360505639/homeless-women-avoid-streets-couch-surfing-and-trading-sex-shelter-report-finds?ref=goodoil.news)  
Hanna McCallum (Post): ‘[Unhoused, unsafe’: Shining a light on NZ’s 57,000 homeless women](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360504972/unhoused-unsafe-shining-light-nzs-50000-homeless-women?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jo Cribb (Newsroom): [Housing regime makes homeless women invisible](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/nzs-housing-system-makes-homeless-women-invisible/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Reddell: [Where were the central agencies?](https://croakingcassandra.com/2024/12/03/where-were-the-central-agencies/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anne Gibson (Herald): [Home buyers who paid $2.03m deposits for never-built Massey houses express distress](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/home-buyers-who-paid-203m-deposits-for-never-built-massey-houses-express-distress/WRLJQ5QAFBC5DJVSJY2U3LEI3M/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [Boring housing data good news for first-home buyers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535723/boring-housing-data-good-news-for-first-home-buyers?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Property values continue to drop as sales expected to rise next year](https://www.stuff.co.nz/home-property/360509399/property-values-continue-drop-sales-expected-rise-next-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anne Gibson (Herald): [Retirement village residents charged $9900 for failed complaint, racial prejudice allegations](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/retirement-village-residents-charged-9900-for-failed-complaint-racial-prejudice-allegations/AOVPDUZINFHIBK4SEMP4XKEXBU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sinead Gill (Press): [Luxury retirement village expected to get taller](https://www.thepress.co.nz/home-property/360506278/luxury-retirement-village-expected-get-taller?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA**  
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): [Pōmārie: Daily TV news to end on Whakaata Māori after 20 years](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/05/pomarie-daily-tv-news-to-end-on-whakaata-maori-after-20-years/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Trouble at Whakaata Māori – 27 roles confirmed gone in restructuring at TV network; HR boss quits](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-trouble-at-whakaata-maori-27-roles-confirmed-gone-in-restructuring-hr-boss-quits/IFQGQYLMRRBI5IYXSZ4XTKVPHI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: RNZ salary costs jump $5m in 12 months; Exclusive: Anna Burns-Francis on her TVNZ exit; Editors eye options to save newspapers](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-rnz-salary-costs-jump-5m-in-12-months-exclusive-anna-burns-francis-on-her-tvnz-exit-editors-eye-options-to-save-newspapers/VHOWJHTDYFEFTNSSGYKRBFO7LA-2/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rachel Moore (Stuff): [NZME confirms closure of 14 community newspapers before Christmas](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511253/nzme-confirms-closure-14-community-newspapers-christmas?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: NZME to close 14 community newspapers - private buyers may be keen on some titles](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-nzme-to-close-14-community-newspapers-private-buyers-may-be-keen-on-some-titles/56V565SN3RGFHBVTDRDD5B7QSQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Michael Cugley (Te Ao Māori News): [Newly revived Wairoa Star supporting other newspaper outlets facing closure](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/05/newly-revived-wairoa-star-supporting-other-newspaper-outlets-facing-closure/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Oliver (Metro): [Jack Tame](https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/jack-tame?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Harvey: [Age-Restricted Social Media Use](https://djhdcj.substack.com/p/age-restricted-social-media-use)  
  
**PRIMARY INDUSTRIES**  
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Action taken against forestry company responsible for bridge damage](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511202/action-taken-against-forestry-company-responsible-bridge-damage?ref=goodoil.news)  
Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): [Wool minister looking for a way to ‘reverse engineer’ Kāinga Ora’s carpet decision](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/wool-minister-looking-for-a-way-to-reverse-engineer-kainga-oras-carpet-decision?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): [Extra staffer suggested for water race redress](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360510072/extra-staffer-suggested-water-race-redress?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jacqueline Rowarth (Herald): [Farming, science, the Government and collaboration](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/farming-science-the-government-and-collaboration-dr-jacqueline-rowarth/ZXCDLZF4IBD4PALSOERAWY3R4A/?ref=goodoil.news)

**HERALD-DELOITTE 200 AWARDS**  
Tim McCready (Herald): [Fonterra, Zuru Group's Mowbrays triumph at the Deloitte Top 200 Awards](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/agribusiness/fonterra-zuru-groups-mowbrays-triumph-at-the-deloitte-top-200-awards/6YSXN3KU4FH35GCFLBSN7FFU4U/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrea Fox (Herald): [Company of the Year: Fonterra wins Deloitte Top 200 award](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cream-rising-to-the-top-for-fonterra-deloitte-top-200-company-of-the-year/XS3UZNVNUZEDBAXHXHN4TRVMUQ/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Herald: [Editorial: Deloitte Top 200 Awards a good time to celebrate business success ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business/editorial-deloitte-top-200-awards-a-good-time-to-celebrate-business-success/TKSQPGE3T5BJBG33336FFRB2SQ/?ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled)  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Deloitte Top 200: How CFOs are planning for the unexpected](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-how-cfos-are-planning-for-the-unexpected/JVBNFJYYEFFNRPMXIUGGW4DAKE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Graham Skellern (Herald): [Zuru Group's Mowbrays named visionary leaders of the year at Deloitte Top 200 Awards](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-visionary-leader-mat-anna-and-nick-mowbray/URCDGRSRTFHS7A3BZS5SNUUODU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Graham Skellern (Herald): [Deloitte Top 200 Judges’ recognition award: Dr Oliver Hartwich](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-judges-recognition-award-dr-oliver-hartwich/RYIAYLZPXNB3LLTVBYETBDZ7RU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Graham Skellern (Herald): [Infratil wins Best Growth Strategy at Deloitte Top 200 Awards](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-best-growth-strategy-infratil/REXP32AZMVD43K63LLQXIQOOLM/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Herald: [Deloitte Top 200: Māori make moves into the weightless economy - Anthony Ruakere](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-maori-make-moves-into-the-weightless-economy-anthony-ruakere/JACXJXUCSRHILETXDAO6U52ZKA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [CFO of the Year: Meridian Energy’s Mike Roan wins Deloitte Top 200 award](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/deloitte-top200-meridian-energys-mike-roan-named-cfo-of-the-year/PIV5Z7SVTBGCZLUMSQTTSIFD6Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Herald: [Deloitte Top 200 Index 2024: Mixed results for New Zealand's largest firms](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-index-2024-mixed-results-for-new-zealands-largest-firms/WUHFPLUG6VHW7JXQU7UEY4VICE/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tim McCready (Herald): [Spark NZ wins Deloitte Top 200 Sustainability Leadership Award](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/deloitte-top-200-sustainability-leadership-spark/5LYG7QIL3FCW7K4OWLVSFJSIEI/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)

**BIRD FLU**  
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): [No sign of high pathogen bird flu on other chicken farms operated by Mainland Poultry](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360510961/farm-centre-high-pathogen-bird-flu-outbreak-speak-out?ref=goodoil.news)  
Delphine Herbert (RNZ): [Bird flu: MPI confident it has resources if outbreak becomes more widespread](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/535792/bird-flu-mpi-confident-it-has-resources-if-outbreak-becomes-more-widespread?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ENERGY**  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [NZ's electricity market a problem for productivity - OECD](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535816/nz-s-electricity-market-a-problem-for-productivity-oecd?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): [Frank Energy switching off gas from March](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/frank-energy-switching-off-gas-from-march?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)

**OTHER**  
RNZ: [Facial recognition technology reduces serious harm in supermarkets by 16% - study](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535818/facial-recognition-technology-reduces-serious-harm-in-supermarkets-by-16-percent-study?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexa Cook (RNZ): [New technology could keep communications going during disasters](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535819/new-technology-could-keep-communications-going-during-disasters?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [High-resolution map details all active faults in New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360510316/high-resolution-map-details-all-active-faults-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Tā Pita Sharples named among most significant living artists](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/ta-pita-sharples-named-among-most-significant-living-artists/?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Eight arrested in Thailand by officials investigating NZ visa scam](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/05/eight-arrested-in-thailand-by-officials-investigating-nz-visa-scam/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Immigration NZ helps bring down visa fraud operation in Thailand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535772/immigration-nz-helps-bring-down-visa-fraud-operation-in-thailand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Immigration New Zealand uncovers visa fraud scheme in Thailand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360511019/immigration-new-zealand-uncovers-visa-fraud-scheme-thailand?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Fintech Revolut seeks NZ banking registration](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/131110/revolut-says-rbnz-banking-registration-would-see-it-launch-interest-bearing-savings?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Revolut applies for NZ banking licence as it seeks to challenge banks’ savings and lending products](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/revolut-applies-for-nz-banking-licence-as-it-seeks-to-challenge-banks-savings-and-lending-products/DIOLLODHGZDPFCEBS2ULRK42II/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Fintech Revolut applies for banking licence in New Zealand](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360512306/fintech-revolut-applies-banking-licence-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Revolution applies to be a bank in NZ](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/revolut-applies-to-be-a-bank-in-nz/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alan Granville (Stuff): [Auckland in final three to host the Gay Games 2030, the world's biggest LGBTQI+ sports and culture event](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360512374/auckland-down-final-three-host-gay-games-2030-worlds-biggest-lgbtq-sports-and-culture-event?ref=goodoil.news)

# Cartoons

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Emmerson - NZ Herald 6 December 2024

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Murdoch - The Post 6 December 2024

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Slane - x.com/Slanecartoons 4 December 2024

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