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Author: Bryce Edwards
FAST TRACK, MINING, ENVIRONMENT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The SFO will be kept busy monitoring the Fast Track Act list
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fast-track approvals projects raise conflict of interest questions, Govt maintains ‘robust’ process followed
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Will the 149 fast-track projects be rubber-stamped? (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Fast-tracked Speed Dates With Property Developers
Nick James (RNZ): 'Piles and piles of obstacles' to building gone under fast-track - developer
Brent Melville (NBR): Sunfield, Brachlands, pass muster for Bishop’s list (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Corrections’ bid for power to nearly double Auckland Prison capacity blindsides council, locals
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): By the numbers: Projects on the fast track
Finn Blackwell (RNZ): Paremoremo prison expansion plan on fast-track project list
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): Boaties pledge to stop miners as seabed bid goes to Fast Track
Robin Martin (RNZ): Offshore wind company doubles-down on opposition to seabed mining
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select committee
Rob Kidd (ODT):Illegal mining claims denied after charges pulled
Tim Scott (ODT: Gold rush’s potential contribution welcomed (paywalled)
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Northland's fast-track approvals show heavy focus on infrastructure
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): Fast track status for big wind farm in central North Island
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Forsyth Barr says fast-track will kickstart economy
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Fast-track projects could inject energy into a subdued economy: Forsyth Barr (paywalled)
Te Aorewa Rolleston (Stuff): Tairua’s bottleneck prone bridge vying for a fast replacement
HEALTH
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Health NZ wants to cut four chief medical officer roles
Richard Harman (Politik): How Health NZ was undermined by the Ministry and Treasury (paywalled)
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government ‘inventing a crisis’ over health deficit, Labour and union says
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Health NZ document dump reveals more details on big deficit
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Health NZ deficit balloons to $1.76 billion
Isaac Davison & Adam Pearse (Herald): Newly-released documents show internal conflict before Health NZ board sacked
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Health NZ could ‘break even’ by end of next year despite huge deficits
Greg Presland (Standard): National is stuffing up health
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Pathology should not be main focus: call
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): ‘Buller Declaration’ arrives in Dunedin
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Dunedin camping ground site abruptly shuts as hospital rumour emerges
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Health Minister quashes rumours Dargaville Hospital could be closed down
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): Palmerston North Hospital's under-pressure ED gets $6 million boost
Isaac Davison (Herald): Assisted dying in NZ: Reviewers say oversight is so limited that wrongful deaths could go undetected (paywalled)
RNZ: Struggling GP practice says Health NZ committee told it to start cafe to bring in cash
Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): Wellington's Hataitai Medical Practice to close after 40 years
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): The Burden: Long Covid sufferers’ quality of life close to MS patients
Olga Pantos and Juliet Gerrard (Public Health Communications Centre): Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base
MANAWANUI SINKING, DEFENCE
Sam Smith (Stuff): The stricken Manawanui starts to leak oil and debris
Katie Ham (Post): Footage taken in Samoa appears to show debris field after Manawanui disaster (paywalled)
RNZ: Navy dispels concerns HMNZS Manawanui is leaking oil
Catrin Owen (Stuff): No more fuel leaking from HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa, Navy says
Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ): Manawanui sinking: Samoa govt says oil spill risk biggest concern
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Nearly 1000 tonnes of diesel on sunken Manawanui
Christopher Battershill (The Conversation): Manawanui sinking: an expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial – and the main challenges ahead
RNZ: Minister refers question over state of navy contributing to Manawanui sinking to NZDF
ODT Editorial: How to deal with a sinking ship (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: The sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui and a Defence Force in dire straits (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Manawanui was 'in a maintenance period' before being deployed - NZDF
Louise Ternouth (RNZ): Manawanui sinking rescue: 'They seemed to be in decent spirits'
Philip Crump: HMNZ Manawanui
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Let's not keep running down our defence force
RNZ: NZ plays defence in US cyber war exercise
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Amelia Wade (Post): What goes down between the Browns: Texts between Simeon and Wayne revealed (paywalled)
Greg Presland (Standard): How does the left win the Auckland Mayoralty?
David Farrar: A huge conflict of interest
Harriet Laughton (Post): The airport sale: A cheat sheet (paywalled)
David Farrar: The Wellington Airport sale
Michael Daly (Stuff): Bordeaux Bakery closing its three Wellington sites
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): Sister City relationships 'there to achieve other objectives'
RNZ: Nearly half of all impounded dogs in Auckland euthanised
RNZ: Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine in defamation case aimed to 'name and shame', court hears
Robin Martin (RNZ): Taranaki 'unitary council' a 'no-brainer', councillor says
ODT: ORC headquarters shape up
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Final cost of Ashburton’s library and civic centre revealed
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