GOVERNMENT
Isaac Davison (Stuff): Three years, many feuds: Tracking the decline of the National-NZ First partnership
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Make no mistake, Winston Peters’ email release embarrassing PM was not a mistake at all
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): ‘Dumb on so many levels’: unpacking the Peters v Luxon inferno over Iran emails
Lillian Hanly and Russell Palmer (RNZ): National insists coalition is stable, even as cracks begin to show
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Is the coalition really in crisis?
Richard Harman: It’s me, not the PM, who is in charge says Peters (paywalled)
Anneke Smith (Post): Cracks in the coalition – Nicola Willis accuses Winston Peters of being ‘very, very confused’ over Iran email release (paywalled)
Anneke Smith (Post): Winston Peters exposes Luxon’s Iran misspeak for the amateur hour that it was (paywalled)
Anneke Smith and Henry Cooke (Post): Iran war: PM pushed for stronger support of US strikes, emails released by Winston Peters reveal (paywalled)
Stuff: ‘They’re eating each other’: Luxon and Peters in ‘quite extraordinary’ clash over Iran war
RNZ: Winston Peters’ release of Iran war emails ‘no mistake’, former Foreign Minister Phil Goff
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Winston Peters ‘very confused’ over handling of Iran war emails
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Willis accuses Peters’ office of acting ‘in bad faith’ and breaching coalition agreement
Adam Pearse (Herald): National deputy leader Nicola Willis lashes out at ‘confused’ Winston Peters, suggests coalition breach after Iran war emails released
RNZ: Winston Peters didn’t release Iran war stance emails to embarrass PM - Helen Clark
Dubby Henry, Thomas Coughlan, Tom Rose (Herald): Former PM Helen Clark unsure if coalition Govt will survive until election
1News: Clark wonders if coalition will ‘last much beyond the Budget’ amid Iran spat
Geoff Fischer: The Peters/Luxon Spat – Evidence of a fracturing alliance
No Right Turn: Terrible instincts
ODT: Editorial – Shooting and side shows (paywalled)
Ryan Bridge (Herald): Coalition crisis is a problem for Luxon, not for Peters (paywalled)
Matthew Hooton (Herald): New Zealand coalition Government enters crucial month for survival (paywalled)
MAIKI SHERMAN SUSPENDED FROM PARLIAMENTARY COMPLEX
1News: TVNZ’s political editor suspended from Parliament
Russell Palmer (RNZ): TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman suspended from Parliament for five days
Shayne Currie (Herald): TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman banned from Parliament for five days by Speaker Gerry Brownlee
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman barred from Parliament for five days (paywalled)
Sam Smith (Stuff): TVNZ reporters face possible ban from Parliament
Shayne Currie (Herald): Parliament Speaker Gerry Brownlee steps in over National Party complaint about TVNZ, political editor Maiki Sherman (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Speaker Gerry Brownlee confirms investigation into TVNZ political staff conduct (paywalled)
MEDIA
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Is New Zealand’s political media broken?
David Harvey: Gravitas in political journalism
Karl du Fresne: Why the Maiki Sherman-Lloyd Burr incident is a matter of public interest
David Farrar: Media vs media
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The Herald editor with the PR side gig for his sister’s embattled trust
Shayne Currie (Herald): Alex Breingan’s ex-wife: ‘I pity him’; Maiki Sherman-Lloyd Burr – new legal threat; Warehouse ad account; Herald journo in PR ‘conflict’ claim (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Sam Crawley: The gender voting gap in New Zealand: why 2023 was different
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): The odds of a NZ First - Labour coalition keep shortening
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Labour’s blank canvas election strategy is working – for now
Herald: Labour leader Chris Hipkins open to conversation about means-testing superannuation
Alexia Russell (Newsroom): Modern slavery bill a triumph of parliamentary cooperation
Mandy Te (Interest): National only party to oppose Labour’s proposal for full disclosure of international money transfer fees
RNZ: Virginity testing ban bill drawn from ballot
Harriet Laughton (Post): IPCA not truly independent and desperately needs more funding, says chairperson (paywalled)
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