GOVERNMENT
Jo Moir (RNZ): Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be
Thomas Coughlan, Adam Pearse, Julia Gabel, Jamie Ensor (Herald): National reshuffle coming Thursday as grumpy selection and Sunday night meeting trigger leadership speculation (paywalled)
Henry Cooke and Luke Malpass (Post): Christopher Luxon’s long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle coming on Thursday (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Reshuffle this week as rumours about Luxon’s leadership are downplayed
Henry Cooke (Post): National ministers tight-lipped on Sunday evening meeting with Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): PM Christopher Luxon set to reshuffle Cabinet later this week
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Tourism minister unhappy with MP’s shot at taxpayer spending on football
Russell Palmer (RNZ): ‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says
FUEL CRISIS
Henry Cooke (Post): Iran War: As air bubble of disruption approaches us in April, it’s starting to feel a lot like early 2020 (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): While Australia cuts fuel tax, NZ holds the fiscal line in oil shock (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Iran war: Marsden Point owner can’t commit to Shane Jones’ ‘late May’ goal for extra fuel storage (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Iran war: A week’s worth of fuel stock includes dregs at bottom of tanks (paywalled)
Jo Moir (RNZ): Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Ministers seek ‘urgent advice’ to ease fuel price pain for support workers
Julie Jacobson (Post): Iran war: Billing Donald Trump and the US for staff’s increased costs just what the doctor ordered (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Spurs’ next manager could learn from Luxon when it comes to pep talk (paywalled)
Sinead Gill (Press): ‘Difficult conversations’ with ratepayers around fuel costs likely after Easter (paywalled)
RNZ: Rising diesel prices begin to lift construction costs, QV says
RNZ: ‘I guess’: Chris Hipkins places trust in government to secure fuel supplies
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Deputy PM David Seymour outlines 5 lessons learned from Covid in addressing NZ’s fuel response
Sam Smith (Stuff): Australia has cut their fuel tax - should New Zealand follow suit?
Carrick Graham (Herald): Northland can help solve New Zealand’s fuel security problem (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Iran war: St John absorbing fuel cost hikes, no change for patients (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Fuel shock: Which big companies are easing staff travel costs
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): NZ look like the adults in the room re our fuel response
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): Iran war: Eight fuel ships are on their way - how many more will follow? (paywalled)
Nick James (Post): Iran war: Chris Bishop gets advice on expanding public transport as fuel crisis worsens (paywalled)
Anneke Smith (Post): Construction sector starting to feel economic headwinds of Iran war (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Fuel crisis the priority, not style guides, Judith Collins tells ACT
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): ‘You can put your prices up or you can have me as a customer’: Businesses confront fuel price rises (paywalled)
Tom Peters (World Socialist Website): War on Iran deepens social crisis in New Zealand
FUEL CRISIS: LNG TERMINAL
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Minister sticks to guns on LNG, saying price outlook for imported gas remains favourable (paywalled)
Giles Dexter (RNZ): War on Iran a ‘bazooka’ through government’s LNG plan - gentailer CEO
Mandy Te (Interest): Energy Minister Simon Watts reiterates that an LNG import terminal procurement process is on track
ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY POLICY
Simon Wilson (Listener): A 10-point plan for cutting fossil-fuel dependency (paywalled)
RNZ: Terrible timing but pending power price increase justified - Commerce Commission
Pete Hodgson (ODT): Selecting wise and unwise energy priorities (paywalled)
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Market-led energy transition failing on the demand side (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Businesses warn lines companies: Put power supply before profits
Tracey Kai (Newsroom): Yes, power bills are rising – but keeping them low will cost us more in the long run
FISHING
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Who Really wins from the Fisheries Bill?
RNZ: Shane Jones reminds National, ACT of fisheries bill commitment
Rob Stock (Post): Global hoki heroes take The Post shopping for fish in a New Zealand supermarket (paywalled)
GREENS
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision
Justin Hu (1News): Row erupts after Greens decline former sex worker’s candidacy
Steven Cowan: The Green Party has a Labour problem
PARLIAMENT AND ELECTION
Roy Morgan: New Zealand Poll: Support for National-led Government and Labour-led Opposition now tied
Ellen Curnow (Spinoff): Why the minor political parties are suddenly very interested in West Coast-Tasman
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): A top tax rate of 87.3% by 2065?! You’ve got to be kidding!
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Auckland, alcohol and animals up for debate at Parliament
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Century-old Easter alcohol ban could be gone by Good Friday
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