> ## 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: 7 October 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-7-october-2024/ - Published: 2024-10-06T19:03:43.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-07T19:33:44.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **FAST TRACK, INFRASTRUCTURE** **Anneke Smith (RNZ):** [**Critics express alarm at list of fast-track projects**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/529996/critics-express-alarm-at-list-of-fast-track-projects?ref=goodoil.news) **Glenn McConnell (Stuff):** [**The details for each of the 149 projects on the ‘fast track’ list**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350441995/details-each-149-projects-fast-track-list?ref=goodoil.news) **Richard Harman (Politik):** [**Bishop answers the call**](https://www.politik.co.nz/bishops-answers-the-call/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Luke Malpass (Post):** [**Why fast track is the centrepiece of the coalition’s first term**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350441923/why-fast-track-centrepiece-coalitions-first-term?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Jamie Ensor (Herald):** [**Roads, mines, housing developments and Eden Park upgrade on fast-track approvals list announced by Government**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/roads-mines-housing-developments-and-eden-park-upgrade-on-fast-track-approvals-list-announced-by-government/EJ4QKFMPTRD3RGHT2ZBUF4Z5F4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Dan Brunskill (Interest):**[**55,000 housing units included in Fast-track list**](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/130090/luxury-golf-course-ski-resort-village-and-new-roof-eden-park-are-all-included?ref=goodoil.news) **Glenn McConnell and Luke Malpass (Stuff):** [**Government announces massive new Fast Track list**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350441898/government-announces-massive-new-fast-track-list?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Government unveils 149 projects selected by Fast-track Approvals Bill**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/529962/government-unveils-149-projects-selected-by-fast-track-approvals-bill?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Govt unveils 149 projects it wants fast-tracked across NZ**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/06/govt-unveils-149-projects-it-wants-fast-tracked-across-nz/?ref=goodoil.news) **Matthew Littlewood (ODT):**[**Fast-track housing news 'important, challenging’**](https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/fast-track-housing-news-important-challenging?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk):** [**Northland connections aplenty in fast track list**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/northland-connections-aplenty-in-fast-track-list?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Steven Joyce (Herald):** [**Why New Zealand struggles with infrastructure compared to Australia**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why-new-zealand-struggles-with-infrastructure-compared-to-australia-steven-joyce/GLKRE7UA7RCX5MG4P7VUHQY2DE/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Eye of the Fish:** [**Fast Track Bishop**](https://eyeofthefish.org/fast-track-bishop/?ref=goodoil.news) **HEALTH** **Danyl McLauchlan (Listener):** [**The government cuts that won’t heal**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/danyl-mclauchlan-the-government-cuts-that-wont-heal/7WDHPNC4J5BEZPEBD2IMVC37UU/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Phil Pennington (RNZ):** [**How did Health NZ go from $500 million of savings to a $1 billion hole?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/530005/how-did-health-nz-go-from-500-million-of-savings-to-a-1-billion-hole?ref=goodoil.news) **Ruth Hill (RNZ):** [**Cuts looming for 'critical' public health services**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/530001/cuts-looming-for-critical-public-health-services?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Health NZ deputy commissioners being paid $200k a year in fees**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/529938/health-nz-deputy-commissioners-being-paid-200k-a-year-in-fees?ref=goodoil.news) **David Williams (Newsroom):** [**Shockwaves felt in Dunedin Hospital after bombshell announcement**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/04/shockwaves-felt-in-dunedin-hospital-after-bombshell-announcement/?ref=goodoil.news) **Hamish McNeilly (Stuff):** [**The 72-page report on the Dunedin Hospital blow-out cost taxpayers $3720 a page**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350439676/72-page-report-dunedin-hospital-blow-out-cost-taxpayers-3720-page?ref=goodoil.news) **Mike Houlahan (ODT):** [**Trying to remain as angry as possible for another two years**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/trying-remain-angry-possible-another-two-years?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Michael Hundleby (ODT):** [**Opinion: New hospital project: how options stack up**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion-new-hospital-project-how-options-stack?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **ODT: Civis:** [**Their broken promises will not be forgotten**](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/their-broken-promises-will-not-be-forgotten?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Janet Wilson (Post):** [**Heated tobacco products farce burns through coalition’s political capital**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350440107/heated-tobacco-products-farce-burns-through-coalitions-political-capital?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Vernon Small (SST):** [**Time for Peters to step in and end Costello’s farcical run**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350441359/time-peters-step-and-end-costellos-farcical-run?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Richard Edwards, Andrew Waa and Chris Bullen (Newsroom):** [**The heated tobacco products excise cut – a trial, but not as we know it**](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/07/the-heated-tobacco-products-excise-cut-a-trial-but-not-as-we-know-it/?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**'Bizarre': Critics baffled by Costello's 'independent advice' on heated tobacco**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/04/bizarre-critics-baffled-by-costellos-independent-advice-on-heated-tobacco/?ref=goodoil.news) **Greg Presland (Standard):** [**She did her own research**](https://thestandard.org.nz/she-did-her-own-research/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB):** [**Casey Costello and the efficacy of heated tobacco products**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/jack-tame-casey-costello-and-the-efficacy-of-heated-tobacco-products/?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Addicted young vapers 'falling through the cracks'**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/05/addicted-young-vapers-falling-through-the-cracks/?ref=goodoil.news) **Nicholas Jones (Herald):** [**Racism fallout at North Shore Hospital after patient request to avoid Asian staff**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/racism-fallout-at-north-shore-hospital-after-patient-request-to-avoid-asian-staff/JGF23VC6NFCY5AUTO5ZOOWYNTA/?ref=goodoil.news) **Cherie Howie (Herald):** [**New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation calls for Health NZ-Te Whatu Ora to do more in fight against systemic racism**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-nurses-organisation-calls-for-health-nz-te-whatu-ora-to-do-more-in-fight-against-systemic-racism/EXF3HOIH6NHKNGXCL75NLXQHUA/?ref=goodoil.news) **Ian Powell:** [**Effectiveology**](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2024/10/05/effectiveology/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bay of Plenty Times:** [**Health NZ Te Whatu Ora report raises questions for ministers, Council of Trade Unions says**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-nz-te-whatu-ora-report-raises-questions-for-ministers-council-of-trade-unions-says/D7HJ3WJVPFGUJM3RA2YVVMMPLQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **Belinda Loring, Papaarangi Reid, Elana Curtis, Melissa McLeod, Ricci Harris, Rhys Jones (NZ Medical Journal/E-Tangata):** [**‘An attack on science and good medical practice’**](https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/an-attack-on-science-and-good-medical-practice/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Covid-19: Removing free RATs will hit low-income people hardest - epidemiologist**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529934/covid-19-removing-free-rats-will-hit-low-income-people-hardest-epidemiologist?ref=goodoil.news) **Denise Piper (Northern Advocate):** [**Cancer in Northland: Stark figures show postcode lottery for cancer care**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cancer-in-northland-stark-figures-show-postcode-lottery-for-cancer-care/JFX5SWXEPFC23I53R7CAI4YPNI/?ref=goodoil.news) **Denise Piper (Northern Advocate):** [**Cancer in Northland: Whangārei mum Jacqualine Findlater in fight for life against aggressive cancer**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cancer-in-northland-whangarei-mum-in-fight-for-life-against-aggressive-cancer/QOCGG5XGD5FRNF3I65UCPBU24Y/?ref=goodoil.news) **David Williams (Herald):** [**Health system: Wellington man’s 11-hour wait with sick daughter in emergency department**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-system-wellington-mans-11-hour-wait-with-sick-daughter-in-emergency-department/SC6SGTRZBVEGHKBY24WOUSTMI4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Eva de Jong (Herald):** [**More patients visiting pharmacists for GP advice due to wait times for appointments**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-patients-visiting-pharmacists-for-gp-advice-due-to-wait-times-for-appointments/5447MGUDJ5AO5H6VBNMWQL4KA4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Brittany Keogh (Post):** [**Health NZ doesn’t know how many youth eligible for free vaccine**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350440132/health-nz-doesnt-know-how-many-youth-eligible-free-vaccine?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Katie Harris (Herald):** [**The regions, age groups and ethnicities using the most medicinal cannabis**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-regions-age-groups-and-ethnicities-using-the-most-medicinal-cannabis/LNG7NHEDI5GYJMG6SCER7B3HKQ/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Amelia Wade (SST):** [**Why does ACC cover mothers injured by birth but not their babies?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350440547/why-does-acc-cover-mothers-injured-birth-not-their-babies?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Nikki Macdonald (SST):** [**‘It’s not rocket science’: Could we banish cervical cancer?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350438480/its-not-rocket-science-could-we-banish-cervical-cancer?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Jamie Morton (Herald):** [**Kiwi consumers being left in the dark over harmful fats in supermarket foods**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-consumers-being-left-in-dark-over-harmful-fats-in-supermarket-foods/QUATIF5KBJH7ZFJI5YWZT6LTOI/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Jamie Morton (Herald):** [**Mothers’ stress, smoking, deprivation in pregnancy linked to depression in pre-teens - first-time NZ findings**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/stress-smoking-deprivation-in-pregnancy-linked-to-depression-in-pre-teens-first-time-nz-findings/TIV4JAHODNFOHB6VGAPQHYDJ4I/?ref=goodoil.news) **Jamie Morton (Herald):** [**Scientists reveal first results of bird flu sampling; health plan shows how NZ would respond to human outbreak**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/scientists-reveal-first-results-of-bird-flu-sampling-health-plan-shows-how-nz-would-respond-to-human-outbreak/ME7OORURMJHYDFCSVAHHBUIDRU/?ref=goodoil.news) **Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ):** [**The Detail: Warnings that crackdown on nangs will make them more dangerous**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/529992/warnings-that-crackdown-on-nangs-will-make-them-more-dangerous?ref=goodoil.news) **HOUSING** **Philippa Howden-Chapman (Post):** [**Govt rushes to fix its own error that helped collapse the construction sector**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350441083/govt-rushes-fix-its-own-error-helped-collapse-construction-sector?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Government pinches KiwiBuild idea National dubbed ‘financial black hole’ to save property developers**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-pinches-kiwibuild-idea-national-dubbed-financial-black-hole-to-save-property-developers/M5W3UTS63ZCX3FMYK2NUCEBMQ4/?ref=goodoil.news) **Dan Brunskill (Interest):** [**Coalition brings back Kiwibuild-style underwrite scheme**](https://www.interest.co.nz/property/130072/coalition-government-plans-revive-kiwibuild-style-scheme-support-housing?ref=goodoil.news) **Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk):** [**Labour says Govt delay on house building underwrite 'unnecessary', cost jobs**](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy/labour-says-govt-delay-on-house-building-underwrite-unnecessary-cost-jobs?ref=goodoil.news) **Miriam Bell (Post):** [**Do quicker build times = cheaper houses?**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350434262/do-quicker-build-times-cheaper-houses?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**More than 50,000 property investors making losses**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/529846/more-than-50-000-property-investors-making-losses?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):**[**What's driven the increase in homeownership, and can it last?**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/529882/what-s-driven-the-increase-in-homeownership-and-can-it-last?ref=goodoil.news) **Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB):** [**Here's one interesting takeaway from the Census data**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-jack-tame-heres-one-interesting-takeaway-from-the-census-data/?ref=goodoil.news) **Ben Leahy (RNZ):** [**Pensioner party poopers? Kāinga Ora bans elderly tenants from happy hour drinks**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pensioner-party-poopers-kainga-ora-bans-elderly-tenants-from-their-happy-hour-drinks/A6KGFPGKQJBIZI2CG4N2G2SIXY/?ref=goodoil.news) Today’s free version of “NZ Politics Daily” contains links to **56 items above**, and the full version, which continues below the paywall below, has links to **an additional 107 categorised items**, and today’s cartoons. To subscribe to the full version, click on “Subscribe now” link below. Your paid subscription helps keep the newsletter going, which is 100% subscriber-funded and not-for-profit. I’m also happy to give complimentary full subscriptions to anyone on limited budgets - just email me: bryce.edwards@vuw.ac.nz [Subscribe now](https://democracyproject.substack.com/subscribe?) [Read more](https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/nz-politics-daily-7-october-2024)