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# NZ Politics Daily: 8 November 2024
- URL: https://goodoil.news/nz-politics-daily-8-november-2024/
- Published: 2024-11-07T19:50:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-07T20:55:42.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: NZ Politics, Politics

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

**US ELECTION, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE**  
Claire Trevett (Herald): [The President Donald Trump-Jacinda Ardern combo did not go well but how will PM Christopher Luxon handle a Trump charm offensive?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/us-election-the-president-donald-trump-jacinda-ardern-combo-did-not-go-well-but-how-will-pm-christopher-luxon-handle-a-trump-charm-offensive/ENH33LLFR5GK7N3XBTLONY2RLU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [New Zealand wanted greater ‘strategic alignment’ with the US - what now?](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360478715/new-zealand-wanted-greater-strategic-alignment-us-what-now?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): [The calls that Trump will take first](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/07/the-calls-that-donald-trump-will-take-first/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [What does a Donald Trump victory mean for New Zealand's economy?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533088/us-election-what-does-a-donald-trump-victory-mean-for-new-zealand-s-economy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Shilpy Arora (Stuff): [Sir John Key ‘not surprised’ after Donald Trump’s US election victory](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478337/sir-john-key-not-surprised-after-donald-trumps-us-election-victory?ref=goodoil.news)  
Post: [US has ‘made choice and must live with it’, says Helen Clark](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360478250/us-has-made-choice-and-must-live-it-says-helen-clark?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): [Trump victory could spark New Zealand rethink at APEC in Peru](https://democracyproject.nz/2024/11/08/geoffrey-miller-trump-victory-could-spark-new-zealand-rethink-at-apec-in-peru/?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=geoffrey-miller-trump-victory-could-spark-new-zealand-rethink-at-apec-in-peru)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Economic fallout trumped by climate challenge, our own democracy issues in wake of US election](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478579/economic-fallout-trumped-climate-challenge-our-own-democracy-issues-wake-us?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Kelly Dennett (Post): [‘Adios amigos’: Tensions flare in the House as Trump’s US election win takes hold](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360479614/adios-amigos-tensions-flare-house-trumps-us-election-win-takes-hold?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Post): [Winston Peters claims he successfully picked the US election](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360479684/winston-peters-claims-he-successfully-picked-us-election?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [New Zealand 'prepared' for Trump presidency, WInston Peters says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/us-election-2024/533117/new-zealand-prepared-for-trump-presidency-winston-peters-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Logan Church (1News): [A final US election diary, and why I'm not surprised Trump won](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/07/a-final-us-election-diary-and-why-im-not-surprised-trump-won/?ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Uncertain times for everyone](https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/uncertain-times-everyone?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dan Brunskill (Interest): [Trump tariffs risk ‘tit-for-tat’ retaliation, RBNZ says](https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/130632/reserve-bank-officials-say-global-inflation-generated-president-elect-donald-trumps?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): [Trump presidency ‘inflationary’ but manageable, RBNZ tells MPs](https://www.nbr.co.nz/economics/trump-presidency-inflationary-but-manageable-rbnz-tells-mps/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Exporters jittery about possible US tariffs](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/exporters-jittery-about-possible-us-tariffs?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): [Trump’s win has made us all richer](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360476464/trumps-win-has-made-us-all-richer?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [The Trump bump boosts our KiwiSaver ... but a big market showdown looms](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/liam-dann-the-trump-bump-boosts-our-kiwisaver-but-a-big-market-showdown-looms/MBJ4LZELM5DT7DKM6TCFUL57UY/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): [How Trump win could affect your bank balance](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533163/how-trump-win-could-affect-your-bank-balance?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): [Front Page: What a Trump win means for NZ: ‘The devil will be in the detail’](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-a-trump-win-means-for-nz-the-devil-will-be-in-the-detail-the-front-page/WAWH3RQT5VBEREXPR5EFD74C7Q/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): [New Zealand business reacts to Donald Trump's victory](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/new-zealand-business-reacts-to-donald-trumps-victory?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Keall (Herald): [Tech Insider: Trump 2.0 - Tech winners and losers as Republican returns](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/tech-insider-trump-ii-tech-winners-and-losers-as-republican-returns/E5QFCHCV65DODHY7EG5ZL2IA2E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Paddy Gower (Stuff): [The US election makes me thankful New Zealand has MMP](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360478437/paddy-gower-us-election-makes-me-thankful-new-zealand-has-mmp?ref=goodoil.news)  
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Adam Pearse (Herald): [Foreign Minister Winston Peters promotes different approach to Govt’s Indian free trade deal promise](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/foreign-minister-winston-peters-promotes-different-approach-to-govts-indian-free-trade-deal-promise/TYCEGBKXEFBR5F52KBZHOMHWA4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [NZ’s low-cost, low-risk bid for UN Security Council seat](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/07/nzs-low-cost-low-risk-bid-for-un-security-council-seat/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Terence Wood (DevPolicyBlog): [Line-by-line: is New Zealand aid set to decline?](https://devpolicy.org/line-by-line-is-new-zealand-aid-set-to-decline-20241107/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): [The risk of NZ becoming a criminal safe haven](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/07/the-risk-of-nz-becoming-a-criminal-safe-haven/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Max Harris (Post): [A glimpse of life in Lebanon, and what more NZ should do](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360476520/glimpse-life-lebanon-and-what-more-nz-should-do?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL, MĀORI-CROWN RELATIONS**  
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): [Treaty Principles Bill: Seymour’s first step in normalising idea](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/08/treaty-principles-bill-seymours-first-step-in-normalising-idea/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): [Stage set for Treaty Principles Bill showdown](https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/08-11-2024/stage-set-for-treaty-principles-bill-showdown?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Treaty Principles Bill: David Seymour criticises Chris Luxon’s fear of ‘hard issues’ after refusing support](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-david-seymour-criticises-chris-luxons-fear-of-hard-issues-after-refusing-support/ZLACR7O4TZDCZJWSUEVUB4H7RA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): [The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533115/the-treaty-principles-bill-has-been-released-here-s-what-s-in-it?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Gunson (Te Ao Māori News): [Revealed: the full text of David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/07/revealed-the-full-text-of-david-seymours-treaty-principles-bill/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Launching the waka: The Māori activists rallying a year of protest](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533161/launching-the-waka-the-maori-activists-rallying-a-year-of-protest?ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Treaty Principles Bill introduced to Parliament](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/07/treaty-principles-bill-introduced-to-parliament/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Julia Gabel (Herald): [Treaty Principles Bill: Senior leaders of Ngāti Toa iwi walk out of public gallery in protest](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/treaty-principles-bill-senior-leaders-of-ngati-toa-iwi-walk-out-of-public-gallery-in-protest/6K3YJ4F32NBURGLVC5CPTBANKE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Treaty Principles Bill protest lands on David Seymour's electoral doorstep](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533102/treaty-principles-bill-protest-lands-on-david-seymour-s-electoral-doorstep?ref=goodoil.news)  
Daniel Perese and Isaac Gunson (Te Ao Māori News): [Treaty Principles Bill: Protest grinds key Auckland road to halt](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/07/treaty-principles-bill-protest-grinds-key-auckland-road-to-halt/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Treaty Principles Bill revealed as protesters gather](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360478721/treaty-principles-bill-revealed-protesters-gather?ref=goodoil.news)  
Harriette Boucher (Post): [Treaty Principles Bill revealed, activists descend on Parliament](https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360478920/treaty-principles-bill-revealed-activists-descend-parliament?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eva Corlett (Guardian): [Why is a bill looking at New Zealand’s founding document causing major upset among Māori?](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/07/treaty-of-waitangi-new-zealand-founding-document-changes-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Gunson (Te Ao Māori News): [Protest organiser says Treaty Principles Bill date change ‘absolutely deliberate’](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/07/protest-organiser-says-treaty-principles-bill-date-change-absolutely-deliberate/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): [Kotahitanga for Te Tiriti: Diverse voices unite against Treaty Principles Bill](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533141/kotahitanga-for-te-tiriti-diverse-voices-unite-against-treaty-principles-bill?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**PUBLIC SERVICE, GOVERNMENT**  
Rob Campbell (Herald): [The Public Service Commissioner must be free from political interference](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/the-public-service-commissioner-must-be-free-from-political-interference-rob-campbell/IVVMVA75K5GJXFUGNP5EBP6HLA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Azaria Howell (Herald): [Andrew Coster expected to front ‘hard conversations’ around funding as new Social Investment boss](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/andrew-coster-expected-to-front-hard-conversations-around-funding-as-new-social-investment-boss/ATXMKIBIXVBYTEQ5SQEWBETF6E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [More job cuts locked in at Kāinga Ora](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360479701/more-job-cuts-locked-kainga-ora?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Kāinga Ora job losses hit 540 as it confirms plans to shed another 310 roles](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533138/kainga-ora-job-losses-hit-540-as-it-confirms-plans-to-shed-another-310-roles?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Green (RNZ): [DOC asking for donations to fund work](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533105/doc-asking-for-donations-to-fund-work?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): [Government deficit and debt higher than expected in new financial year](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360474113/government-deficit-and-debt-higher-expected-new-financial-year?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dita De Boni (Post): [Government to bump up Crown-owned company directors’ fees](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360479641/government-bump-crown-owned-company-directors-fees?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)

**PARLIAMENT, WEEK IN POLITICS**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Curbing the power of the Beehive](https://www.politik.co.nz/curbing-the-power-of-the-beehive/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eric Frykberg (Listener): [The real power list: NZ’s Prime Ministers rated](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/the-real-power-list-nzs-prime-ministers-rated/UEHAIM2NQRDKNPWR3HNKBLKK6Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [Trump 2.0, Treaty bill tweaks and a media brickbat](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/trump-20-treaty-bill-tweaks-and-a-media-brickbat-audrey-young/LPCMBEN645DPNBDAF2MHNTN47E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Greg Dixon (Listener): [US Voters to World - Drop Dead](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/gregs-dixon-another-kind-of-politics-us-voters-to-world-drop-dead/GTC637NUMJG5VE7EH5VPXK6L7Y/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House - Harmony and discord in Parliament's inconstant chamber](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533093/the-house-harmony-and-discord-in-parliament-s-inconstant-chamber?ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [The House - Photo essay: Fighting the wind to fly the flag](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533156/photo-essay-fighting-the-wind-to-fly-the-flag?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**EDUCATION**  
Isaac Davison (Herald): [Who is getting into medical school and health courses? Study shows affirmative action’s successes and failures](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/who-is-getting-into-medical-school-and-health-courses-study-shows-affirmative-actions-successes-and-failures/S5FAAHGW45H2HDWHU54C3QP2F4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): [Socio-economic barriers remain to entering medical school](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/socio-economic-barriers-remain?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
John Lewis (ODT): [Deep-fake video of prof pushes potentially dangerous advice](https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/deep-fake-video-prof-pushes-potentially-dangerous-advice?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**HEALTH, DISABILITY**  
Russell Palmer (RNZ): ['Money's their priority': Nurses beg government to honour Dunedin Hospital promise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533103/money-s-their-priority-nurses-beg-government-to-honour-dunedin-hospital-promise?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Poor care for dying children in most regions, report shows](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533164/poor-care-for-dying-children-in-most-regions-report-shows?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rachel Thomas (Post): [$120m private hospital poised for Mount Cook](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360477032/120m-private-hospital-poised-mount-cook?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ian Powell: [From thriving to surviving: ‘Poster Child’ general practice struggle symbolises primary care crisis](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2024/11/07/from-thriving-to-surviving-poster-child-general-practice-struggle-symbolises-primary-care-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tim Tenbensel (The Conversation): [Ethnicity is a useful shortcut for identifying need – without it, targeting public services will get harder](https://theconversation.com/ethnicity-is-a-useful-shortcut-for-identifying-need-without-it-targeting-public-services-will-get-harder-239388?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mariné Lourens (Press/Post): [South Island’s growing Pacific population ‘matched with increased need’ for mental health services](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360479059/south-islands-growing-pacific-population-matched-increased-need-mental-health?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Dita De Boni (Post): [Children’s charity StarJam to start liquidation proceedings](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478308/childrens-charity-starjam-start-liquidation-proceedings?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT**  
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): [COP29: Audit shows NZ has strong climate laws, but lacks clarity on farming and energy emissions](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533150/cop29-audit-shows-nz-has-strong-climate-laws-but-lacks-clarity-on-farming-and-energy-emissions?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [Climate Change: New report card reveals gaps in NZ policy ahead of UN summit](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-new-report-card-reveals-gaps-in-nz-policy-ahead-of-un-summit/UXL2YJ67FVGCBJKYTMCVPPQSE4/?lid=468j8td4pg7r&ref=goodoil.news#google%5Fvignette)  
Christina Persico (RNZ): [Explainer: What you need to know about COP29 in Azerbaijan](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/533179/explainer-what-you-need-to-know-about-cop29-in-azerbaijan?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [The Auditor-General’s score card on NZ’s climate change response](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/the-auditor-generals-score-care-on-nzs-climate-change-response/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): [Tracking of climate change finance not good enough: Auditor-General](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/climate-policy/tracking-of-climate-change-finance-not-good-enough-auditor-general?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Will Mace (NBR): [Cost and opportunity as first climate reports roll in - Deloitte](https://www.nbr.co.nz/business/cost-and-opportunity-as-first-climate-reports-roll-in-deloitte/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
No Right Turn: [Climate Change: Raising the bar](https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/11/climate-change-raising-bar.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): [Gene editing debate: T&G CEO calls for calm conversation](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/primary-sector/gene-editing-debate-tg-ceo-calls-for-calm-conversation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THREE WATERS**  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Water reforms won't stave off council ratings downgrades](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/water-reforms-wont-stave-off-council-ratings-downgrades?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nicolas Boyack (Post): [Upper Hutt says yes to regional water entity](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360478307/upper-hutt-says-yes-regional-water-entity?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nicolas Boyack (Post): [New $42m bridge safeguards Wellington’s drinking water](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360478503/new-42m-bridge-safeguards-wellingtons-drinking-water?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Harriet Laughton (Post): [Tensions rising around Wellington City Council cuts](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360479156/tensions-rising-around-wellington-city-council-cuts?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): [Calls for hiatus on Golden Mile work as Wellington council mulls Long Term Plan](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533182/calls-for-hiatus-on-golden-mile-work-as-wellington-council-mulls-long-term-plan?ref=goodoil.news)  
Imogen Wells (Stuff): [Much-needed Wellington Zoo upgrades under threat](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478961/much-needed-wellington-zoo-upgrades-under-threat?ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Wong (Post): [Bee poo triggers proposed animal bylaw changes in Porirua](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360478656/bee-poo-triggers-proposed-animal-bylaw-changes-porirua?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Alka Prasad (Post): [Green light for rich lister’s upscale Ōtara development](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478898/green-light-rich-listers-upscale-otara-development?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Maia Ingoe (RNZ): [Auckland Anniversary floods: Capped fund will allow some homeowners to begin repairs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533142/auckland-anniversary-floods-capped-fund-will-allow-some-homeowners-to-begin-repairs?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Post): [Auckland homeowners trapped in landslip limbo shed tears as councillors OK $5m repair scheme](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478494/auckland-homeowners-trapped-landslip-limbo-shed-tears-councillors-ok-5m-repair?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**BANKS**  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [BNZ makes flat $1.5 billion profit for the year](https://www.interest.co.nz/banking/130591/bnz-net-profit-driven-lending-and-deposit-growth-offset-lower-net-interest-margins?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [BNZ sustains near record profits](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533135/bnz-sustains-near-record-profits?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): [Weaker economy weights on BNZ’s profitability, which remains high at $1.5 billion](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/weaker-economy-weights-on-bnzs-profitability-which-remains-high-at-15-billion/WL4W7QN56VBKBFLOE3QQ6SSYBE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Mitchell and Lachlan Colquhoun (NBR): [BNZ profit flat, margins down, business lending up](https://www.nbr.co.nz/investment/bnz-profit-flat-margins-down-business-lending-up/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jonah Franke-Bowell (BusinessDesk): [BNZ posts near flat profit amid lower margins and higher expenses](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/finance/bnz-posts-near-flat-profit-amid-lower-margins-and-higher-expenses?ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Post): [BNZ announces $1.5b profit, reveals different C02 targets for Kiwi and Aussie dairy farms](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360472542/bnz-announces-15b-profit-reveals-different-c02-targets-kiwi-and-aussie-dairy?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**EMPLOYMENT**  
Christina Persico (RNZ): [Concern over unemployment rate for Pasifika in Aotearoa](https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/533180/concern-over-unemployment-rate-for-pasifika-in-aotearoa?ref=goodoil.news)  
Aimee Shaw (Post): [As more people look for work, ghosting’s on the rise - here’s one man’s solution](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478477/more-people-look-work-ghostings-rise-heres-one-mans-solution?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Bronwyn Heenan (BusinessDesk): [Employment advocates: time for regulation](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/employment-advocates-time-for-regulation?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**TRANSPORT**  
Rachel Thomas and Thomas Manch (Post): [Tunnel-gate: Simeon Brown hits back at Greens who 'just want people to ride bikes’](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360479303/tunnel-gate-simeon-brown-hits-back-greens-who-just-want-people-ride-bikes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [NZ now 14,000 EVs short after subsidy scrapped](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/06/new-zealand-now-14000-evs-short-after-subsidy-scrapped/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sanda Arambepola (Post): [Bicycle racks temporarily disabled on public buses across New Zealand](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360479271/bicycle-racks-temporarily-disabled-public-buses-across-new-zealand?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**FIREARMS**  
Laura Frykberg (Stuff): [Minister could reintroduce ‘dangerous’ firearms under new bill, critics say](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360479465/minister-could-reintroduce-dangerous-firearms-under-new-bill-critics-say?ref=goodoil.news)  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): ['Stop treating us as criminals', gun club members tell MPs](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533136/stop-treating-us-as-criminals-gun-club-members-tell-mps?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**HOUSING**  
Brian Fallow (Just the Business): [House prices might be sustainable but they're still a worry](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/house-prices-might-be-sustainable)  
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): [Rotorua emergency housing: Residents talk of distress and anxiety](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-emergency-housing-residents-talk-of-distress-and-anxiety/6YMS4STDNJELZI2YK6JXJW6MR4/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): [Rotorua residents heard on extension of motels as emergency housing](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533154/rotorua-residents-heard-on-extension-of-motels-as-emergency-housing?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**MEDIA**  
Shayne Currie (Herald): [Media Insider: Tears, anger at TVNZ - inside the cutbacks and whose jobs are at stake; The voice behind 350 All Black tests](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-tears-anger-at-tvnz-inside-the-cutbacks-and-whose-jobs-are-at-stake-the-voice-behind-350-all-black-tests/P2ONABF3EJBLZB3JBM6GCYZ53Q/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lucy Xia (RNZ): [TVNZ proposes cuts to Breakfast, Seven Sharp roles as it aims to save $30m](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533098/tvnz-proposes-cuts-to-breakfast-seven-sharp-roles-as-it-aims-to-save-30m?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ava Whitworth and Sam Smith (Stuff): [TVNZ to cut Breakfast, Seven Sharp roles amid $30m savings plan](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478736/tvnz-cut-breakfast-seven-sharp-roles-amid-30m-savings-plan?ref=goodoil.news)  
Crux: [New subscriptions allow Crux to re-launch on Substack](https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/new-subscriptions-allow-crux-to-re-launch-on-substack/?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**STATS NZ HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILIES CENSUS DATA**  
Ryan Anderson (Stuff): [Over 100,000 NZ households ‘crowded’, median income rises by almost $25k](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478536/over-100000-nz-households-crowded-median-income-rises-almost-25k?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [More than 100,000 New Zealand households overcrowded](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533151/more-than-100-000-new-zealand-households-overcrowded?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Stats NZ says about 100,000 kiwi households fit its definition of 'crowded'](https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/130635/newly-released-2023-census-data-shows-around-one-16-houses-new-zealand-are-too?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**ELECTRICITY**  
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): [Electricity Authority concerned a lack of risk management tools for power companies could lead to high pricesn for customers](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533111/electricity-authority-concerned-a-lack-of-risk-management-tools-for-power-companies-could-lead-to-high-pricesn-for-customers?ref=goodoil.news)  
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [Regulator warns electricity contract issues may pose risk to competition](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/energy/regulator-warns-electricity-contract-issues-may-pose-risk-to-competition?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lisa Zembrodt (Post): [Power supply and demand more energetic tango than a flowing waltz](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360478578/power-supply-and-demand-more-energetic-tango-flowing-waltz?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**BOM GILLIES HAS DIED**  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [Last surviving Māori Battalion member dies](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478700/last-surviving-maori-battalion-member-dies?ref=goodoil.news)  
Paula Penfold (Stuff): [Tributes flow for Sir Robert "Bom" Gillies](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360479716/tributes-flow-sir-robert-bom-gillies?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Gunson and Whatitiri Te Wake (Te Ao Māori News): [Tā Bom Gillies, last surviving member of the Māori Battalion, dies at 99](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/07/ta-bom-gillies-last-surviving-member-of-the-maori-battalion-dies-at-99/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Te Karere: [Last 28th Māori Battalion veteran Sir Bom Gillies dies, aged 99](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/07/last-28th-maori-battalion-veteran-sir-bom-gillies-dies-aged-99/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Isaac Gunson and Te Rina Kowhai (Te Ao Māori News): [‘Very peaceful’ - mokopuna of Tā Bom Gillies on his final weeks](https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/08/very-peaceful-mokopuna-of-ta-bom-gillies-on-his-final-weeks/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): [Last living member of the 28th Māori Battalion, Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Nairn Gillies, ](https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/07-11-2024/last-living-member-of-the-28th-maori-battalion-sir-robert-bom-nairn-gillies-dies?ref=goodoil.news)dies  
RNZ: [Sir Robert Gillies: The last surviving member of the Māori Battalion has died](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533145/sir-robert-gillies-the-last-surviving-member-of-the-maori-battalion-has-died?ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**OTHER**  
RNZ: ['An awful life': Former students of deaf schools speak out about abuse](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533169/an-awful-life-former-students-of-deaf-schools-speak-out-about-abuse?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [AI expert concerned 'no Māori with moko' used in DIA facial recognition test cleared of racial bias](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/533153/ai-expert-concerned-no-maori-with-moko-used-in-dia-facial-recognition-test-cleared-of-racial-bias?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Flood of community support helps keep foodbank open until end of year](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533144/flood-of-community-support-helps-keep-foodbank-open-until-end-of-year?ref=goodoil.news)  
Vaimoana Mase (Herald): [Dave Letele’s foodbank saved, more than $100,000 raised by generous public](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/dave-leteles-foodbank-saved-more-than-100000-raised-by-generous-public/A2NARCMWAVERRH6CGFPVSZSD3Y/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [SFO doesn’t just want to take on easy wins](https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/sfo-focuses-on-cases-which-have-the-maximum-impact/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Who does pensions and retirement planning better, Australia or NZ?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360478309/who-does-pensions-and-retirement-planning-better-australia-or-nz?ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Kenny (RNZ): [Most offenders serve their sentence in the community. But what does community work involve?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/533152/most-offenders-serve-their-sentence-in-the-community-but-what-does-community-work-involve?ref=goodoil.news)  
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): [New mural in Ōtautahi pays tribute to Pacific resilience during Dawn Raids](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533104/new-mural-in-otautahi-pays-tribute-to-pacific-resilience-during-dawn-raids?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Horse put down due to catastrophic injuries caused by fireworks](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533149/horse-put-down-due-to-catastrophic-injuries-caused-by-fireworks?ref=goodoil.news)  
Alexia Russell (RNZ): [The Detail: Pahiatua's Polish children return](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533165/pahiatua-s-polish-children-return?ref=goodoil.news)  
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): [Emergency responders take part in major civil defence exercise](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533178/emergency-responders-take-part-in-major-civil-defence-exercise?ref=goodoil.news)  
Deborah Morris (Post): [More vacant office space expected for Wellington](https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360478506/more-vacant-office-space-expected-wellington?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [‘Border alert’: International Mongols gangsters barred entry to NZ ahead of major event](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478334/border-alert-international-mongols-gangsters-barred-entry-nz-ahead-major-event?ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): [Botched Ruapehu concession jeopardises Tūroa’s operations](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/07/botched-ruapehu-concession-hits-turoas-operations/?ref=goodoil.news)

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