> ## 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: 8 August 2024 - URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-8-august-2024/ - Published: 2024-08-07T20:13:38.000Z - Updated: 2024-08-09T04:41:06.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: NZ Politics, Politics *Republished with Permission* Author: **Bryce Edwards** **LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MĀORI WARDS** **Anna Murray (1News):** [**Could councils simply refuse to disestablish Māori wards?**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/08/could-councils-simply-refuse-to-disestablish-maori-wards/?ref=goodoil.news) **Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard):** [**Council and chamber unite in favour of Māori ward**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350368838/council-and-chamber-unite-favour-maori-ward?ref=goodoil.news) **No Right Turn:** [**Palmerston North supports Māori wards**](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/08/palmerston-north-supports-maori-wards.html?ref=goodoil.news) **Karanama Ruru (Stuff):** [**Cops at the door, councillor’s head in hands as Māori ward dumped**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350368728/cops-door-councillors-head-hands-maori-ward-dumped?ref=goodoil.news) **Te Aniwaniwa Paterson (Te Ao Māori News):** [**Mayor Craig Jepson says the ‘oppression’ of Māori is a false narrative**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/07/mayor-craig-jepsen-says-the-oppression-of-maori-is-a-false-narrative/?ref=goodoil.news) **Nanaia Mahuta (Te Ao Māori News):** [**A backward step into the NZ that used to be**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/07/nanaia-mahuta-a-backward-step-into-the-nz-that-used-to-be/?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Kaipara District Council votes to disestablish Māori ward**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/524386/kaipara-district-council-votes-to-disestablish-maori-ward?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Kaipara District Council votes to disestablish Māori ward**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/07/kaipara-district-council-votes-to-disestablish-maori-ward/?ref=goodoil.news) **Isaac Gunson (Whakaata Māori):** [**Kaipara council strikes down Māori ward in heated meeting, refuses to consult iwi and hapū**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/07/kaipara-council-strikes-down-maori-ward-in-heated-meeting-refuses-to-consult-iwi-and-hapu/?ref=goodoil.news) **Isaac Gunson (Whakaata Māori):** [**Ngāti Whātua files High Court proceedings over Māori ward vote in Kaipara**](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/07/ngati-whatua-files-high-court-proceedings-over-maori-ward-vote-in-kaipara/?ref=goodoil.news) **Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (1News):** [**Legal proceedings filed against Kaipara council before Māori ward vote**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/07/legal-proceedings-filed-against-kaipara-council-before-maori-ward-vote/?ref=goodoil.news) **Helen Harvey (Stuff):** [**Ward issue once again exposes racial tension in New Plymouth**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350369992/ward-issue-once-again-exposes-racial-tension-new-plymouth?ref=goodoil.news) **—————** **Lane Nicholas (Herald):** [**Auckland Council pays out $315m in ‘secret’ financial settlements on behalf of ratepayers**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-council-pays-out-315m-in-secret-financial-settlements-on-behalf-of-ratepayers/WBT2W4EJ5BBRJBNWM6TILKEH74/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Georgina Campbell (Herald):** [**Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s communications adviser Pearl Little quits after nine months**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-mayor-tory-whanaus-communications-adviser-quits-after-nine-months/SCQ6HJE6U5G4ZABYXOHF6MMRPI/?ref=goodoil.news) **Tom Hunt (Post):** [**Wellington mayor loses another staffer**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350370420/wellington-mayor-loses-another-staffer?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Adam Burns (RNZ):** [**Christ Church Cathedral rebuild: Councillor calls for independent review if further funding sought**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524441/christ-church-cathedral-rebuild-councillor-calls-for-independent-review-if-further-funding-sought?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Chch ratepayers put $7m into cathedral rebuild amid uncertainty**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/07/chch-ratepayers-to-put-7m-into-cathedral-rebuild-amid-uncertainty/?ref=goodoil.news) **Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Auckland’s new liquor policy approved after lengthy legal battle**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/524407/auckland-s-new-liquor-policy-approved-after-lengthy-legal-battle?ref=goodoil.news) **Alexa Cook (RNZ):** [**'It will wipe out this village' - Porangahau fears for council's stopbank proposal**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524415/it-will-wipe-out-this-village-porangahau-fears-for-council-s-stopbank-proposal?ref=goodoil.news) **Niva Chittock (RNZ):** [**'The growth is there, the infrastructure is not' - Selwyn asks residents to imagine their future**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524380/the-growth-is-there-the-infrastructure-is-not-selwyn-asks-residents-to-imagine-their-future?ref=goodoil.news) **Natalie Akoorie (RNZ):** [**Group fights to save Cambridge Water Tower**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524381/group-fights-to-save-cambridge-water-tower?ref=goodoil.news) **Wayne Brown (Post):** [**Some perspective on heritage buildings needed**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350364991/some-perspective-heritage-buildings-needed?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Hamish MacLean (ODT):** [**Cost makes wastewater plan ‘impossible’**](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/cost-makes-wastewater-plan-%E2%80%98impossible%E2%80%99?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting):** [**Rotorua residents petition for natural burial site**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-residents-petition-for-natural-burial-site/TFAPJLNFVFD3TJSPZA5LFWWPPA/?ref=goodoil.news) **ECONOMY, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, COST OF LIVING** **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**'Heads should roll' if OCR is cut next week - economist**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/524404/heads-should-roll-if-ocr-is-cut-next-week-economist?ref=goodoil.news) **Liam Dann (Herald):** [**Jobs data offers ‘no smoking gun’ for interest rate cuts next week**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/jobs-data-offers-no-smoking-gun-for-interest-rate-cuts-next-week/DVPEB6GO5BCFDBBCD3GNS2C2EM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Brianna McIlraith (Stuff):** [**What we can expect from next week’s OCR announcement**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/350369947/what-we-can-expect-next-weeks-ocr-announcement?ref=goodoil.news) **Jonathan Mitchell (NBR):** [**RBNZ unlikely to ‘panic’ and slash OCR this month: Rabobank**](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/rbnz-unlikely-to-panic-and-slash-ocr-this-month-rabobank/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB):** [**More eyes on the RB isn’t a bad thing**](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mike-s-minute-more-eyes-on-the-rb-isn-t-a-bad-thing/?ref=goodoil.news) **Susan Edmunds (RNZ):** [**Income hit from job loss 'can take years to recover from'**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/524468/income-hit-from-job-loss-can-take-years-to-recover-from?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Unemployment rate soars: Young people bearing brutal brunt of job crisis**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524451/unemployment-rate-soars-young-people-bearing-brutal-brunt-of-job-crisis?ref=goodoil.news) **1News:** [**Young Kiwis hit hard amid unemployment rise**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/07/young-kiwis-hit-hard-amid-unemployment-rise/?ref=goodoil.news) **Zane Small (Stuff):** [**Unemployment rate rises to 4.6%, young Kiwis make up almost half annual increase**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350370174/unemployment-rate-rises-46-young-kiwis-make-almost-half-annual-increase?ref=goodoil.news) **Dan Brunskill (Interest):** [**Unemployment climbs to 4.6% in June**](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/129094/population-growth-outpaced-employment-june-quarter-pushing-new-zealand%E2%80%99s-jobless?ref=goodoil.news) **Anan Zaki (RNZ):** [**Unemployment rate rises to 4.6%**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/524393/unemployment-rate-rises-to-4-point-6-percent?ref=goodoil.news) **RNZ:** [**Higher unemployment another sign of economic stress**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/524477/higher-unemployment-another-sign-of-economic-stress?ref=goodoil.news) **Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post):** [**Unemployment rises less than feared to 4.6%, but job options dry up for youth**](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350363128/unemployment-rises-less-feared-46-job-options-dry-youth?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Rachel Maher (Herald):** [**Soaring food prices mean poorest Kiwi kids going without healthy food, study finds**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/soaring-food-prices-means-poorest-kiwi-kids-going-without-healthy-food-study-finds/LLYERJQ3GFAO5IRCTUYK7SXDWU/?ref=goodoil.news) **Bryan Bruce:** [**Dr Ganesh Nana: Former BERL Research Director and Chair of the now disestablished Productivity Commission about the direction of the NZ Economy**](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/episode-1-dr-ganesh-nana) **(paywalled)** **PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS** **Azaria Howell (Herald):** [**Public sector cuts: $58 million spent so far in redundancy payouts at 24 government agencies**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/public-sector-cuts-58-million-spent-so-far-in-redundancy-payouts-at-24-government-agencies/QJ3SIMY4TFBFPBHP6P3N3PTULM/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Herald:** [**Public Service Minister Nicola Willis says there’s no urgent need for pay rises for public servants**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/finance-minister-nicola-willis-to-address-latest-financial-expectations-for-public-sector/VKP6INHFENHSXPAKHCP3CVGYIM/?ref=goodoil.news) **Russell Palmer (RNZ):** [**Finance Minister Nicola Willis directs public sector restraint over worker pay, spending**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524442/finance-minister-nicola-willis-directs-public-sector-restraint-over-worker-pay-spending?ref=goodoil.news) **Thomas Coughlan (Herald):** [**Nicola Willis warns many departments will get no extra money in 2025, confirms Māori language bonuses can stay**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nicola-willis-warns-many-departments-will-get-no-extra-money-in-2025-confirms-maori-language-bonuses-can-stay/ZQTCH5RZG5AXHPTLBXALSGP6C4/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Richard Harman (Politik):** [**Standby – more spending cuts to come**](https://www.politik.co.nz/standby-more-spending-cuts-to-come/?ref=goodoil.news) **(paywalled)** **Lauren Crimp (RNZ):** [**Change proposal at MBIE could see some jobs 'significantly impacted'**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/524401/change-proposal-at-mbie-could-see-some-jobs-significantly-impacted?ref=goodoil.news) “NZ Politics Daily” continues below. 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