FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Tempers fray over coalition’s slow pace on Palestine
Audrey Young (Herald): Recognition of Palestine - NZ weighs decision amid global pressure (paywalled)
Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick 'named' for refusing to leave Parliament
Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): Chlöe Swarbrick is barred from the House all week – is that even allowed?
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Palestine debate deepens as Speaker faces scrutiny over Swarbrick ban
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Decoding non-answers on Palestine
Julia Gabel (Herald): Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House for a second time
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out, again, after refusing to apologise
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Swarbrick Defenders Deflect With Incorrect Comparisons (paywalled)
Guardian: New Zealand PM says Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’ after Palestine recognition debate sees MP ejected
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Israel PM has 'lost the plot', says Christopher Luxon
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemns Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says he’s ‘lost the plot’
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Luxon says Israel’s Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’ after latest Gaza attack
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: The big ‘G’ word that Luxon doesn’t want to say about Palestine
RNZ: Parliament set for showdown as Greens' co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick refuses to apologise for comments
RNZ: Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick has no plans to apologise after being barred from House
Niva Chittock (RNZ): Israel deliberately obstructing aid, Former PM Helen Clark says
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Chris Seed named as New Zealand's next ambassador to the United States
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Changing of the guard in Washington as veteran diplomat comes home (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Foreign Minister Winston Peters appoints new Washington ambassador (paywalled)
RNZ: Embassy staff in contact with Kiwi woman detained in US immigration facility
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): New Zealand mum in US immigration limbo: What are your rights with ICE? (paywalled)
Talaia Mika (Cook Islands News): FBI expands reach to Cook Islands as US seeks to 'counter Chinese influence'
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Two helicopters, two prime ministers and a pavlova. Was this $27,000 lunch worth it?
Gordon Campbell: On Labour’s Soft Support In The Polls
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Two obvious tips for Chris Hipkins
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Highest-paid public sector chairs – how they compare with the private sector (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Households, businesses and the Government wait for the recovery (paywalled)
No Right Turn: What do we do with a lawless Speaker?
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): How to design a wellbeing ‘meta-law’ that could actually make a difference
Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): Whangārei woman switched from Māori roll had accidentally ticked general rolls
Andrea Vance (Post): Chatham Islands ‘erased’ from new electorate name (paywalled)
Tini Molyneux (Te Ao Māori News): NZ First minister to focus on the regions after party boost in polls
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Former press secretary Michael Forbes told to inform employer himself after filming allegations
Paula Penfold (Stuff): Sex worker: Police handling of press secretary case does not make sense
Paula Penfold (Stuff): Revealed: Who in police knew what and when in PM press secretary sex worker case
Katie Ham (Post): New documents reveal how PM press secretary sex worker scandal played out (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): One MP, One Pint: Being a Survivor ‘super-fan’ and getting deported with Simon Court
COVID
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Coalition parties slam former Labour ministers' no-show at Covid-19 hearing
Mountain Tui: Should Labour attend a set-up?
1News: Ardern, Hipkins, Robertson, Verrall decline to appear at Covid inquiry
Herald: Covid-19 Royal Commission: Jacinda Ardern, other ministers refuse to appear in public before commission, but will co-operate
Lloyd Burr and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins decline request to appear at Covid Inquiry
RNZ: Covid-19 inquiry: Second week of public hearings cancelled
Kelly Dennett (Post): Chris Hipkins says he’s been answering questions about Covid-19 for five years (paywalled)
Toby Moore (Herald): Covid spending can be justified, despite Treasury report (paywalled)
Michael Morrah (Herald): Anti-vaccine group Voices For Freedom’s book criticised for misleading Covid claims (paywalled)
HEALTH
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Faster healthcare not the same as 'equitable care' - Auditor-General's report
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Senior doctors' union worried national health plan lacks detail
RNZ: Advocacy group calls for free dental care as families prioritise food and rent
1News: Vape brands target youth on global social media, bypassing NZ laws
No Right Turn: Gagging the medical professions
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): GP funding changes will worsen Māori health inequities, expert says
Lucy Xia (RNZ): Waikato mental health patients sleeping on floor mattresses because of bed shortage - nurse
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): Auckland mental health patient worried about future after Segar House closes
Stephen Forbes (NZ Doctor): Minister and Te Whatu Ora dodge details on GP training plan (paywalled)
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Hospital radiology services suffering surging demand, lack of investment report shows
Samantha Gee (RNZ): Call to make health star ratings essential on all products
Katie Todd (RNZ): People who inject drugs demand a say in needle exchange services
Megan Wilson (Rotorua Daily Post): Bowel cancer: Less than half of screening kits sent to Lakes residents returned
Kate Green (RNZ): Nurses to strike for better nurse-to-patient ratios
HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Why homelessness is worse under this government: a story in 10 graphs
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Winton puts Sunfield fast-track bid on hold in face of official opposition (paywalled)
RNZ: Kiwisaver provider Simplicity to build 600 long-term rental houses in Queenstown
Jared McCulloch (1News): Major new build-to-rent development to ease Queenstown housing woes
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Simplicity Living expands south with $500m Queenstown housing project (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): $500m development to bring 600 rental homes for Queenstown (paywalled)
Anne Gibson (Herald): Simplicity Living announces $500m 600-unit Queenstown build-to-rent scheme (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): DCC concerned growth plan overreaction (paywalled)
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Receivers appointed to luxury development that faced sewage row
Tom Rose (Herald): NZ’s largest councils reveal extent of outbuilding probes after Government relaxes setback laws
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): More people making losses when selling their homes
EMPLOYMENT, PAY EQUITY
Brent Edwards (NBR): Minister says new employment Bill is not an ‘Uber law’ (paywalled)
RNZ: 'Once a poster girl, now an international laggard': Pay equity appeal goes to UN
Judy McGregor (Post): When there’s nowhere else to turn on pay equity (paywalled)
Deborah Morris (Post): Government pay equity changes spark UN investigation call
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ‘Turning women’s wages into a political piggy bank’
Lianne Dalziel (Newsroom): ‘This helps make the struggle for pay equity real’
Amy Williams (RNZ): Jobseekers facing benefit sanctions have to volunteer but charities say they're swamped
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): When collective bargaining becomes a ‘threat to national security’ (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
RNZ: Local government minister to propose policy that caps rates
Matthew Martin (Waikato Times): Councils now a ‘punching bag’ for central government (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): How much will your water bill be? (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): Renter cost shock warning with incoming Wellington water meters (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Council knew sludge plant had 50% chance of cost blowout – bill now set to top $500m (paywalled)
Justin Wong (Post): Ammonia nitrogen down but sludge overflows at Porirua sewage plant (paywalled)
Victor Waters (RNZ): Mystery payment to oyster farmers came from Watercare
Sarah Daniell (North & South): Oysters for the People, Shit in the River (paywalled)
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Mayor Wayne Brown renews call for Auckland bed tax
Thomas Manch (Post): PM shoots down Auckland’s renewed calls for a bed tax (paywalled)
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland's top mayoral candidates to be questioned by voters
Sam Smith (Stuff): Poster company boss backs indie postering following Auckland Council crackdown
Peter Newport (Crux): Chief Ombudsman to QLDC: “It is my opinion that the Council has acted contrary to legislation"
RNZ: Southern councils reluctantly agree to jointly deliver water services
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Paid Sunday parking ‘tone-deaf, greedy’ (paywalled)
Amy Ridout (Stuff): ‘Unprecedented’: Council wants to ban access to ‘spectacular’ coastline
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Education minister over-reached on te reo in books, say principals
Natalia Albert: Erica Stanford's ‘Confused Kids’ Argument Against Māori Words is Such Bull
Cate Macintosh (Press): Māori words in learn-to-read books don’t cause confusion, literacy expert says (paywalled)
Derek Cheng (Herald): A turning of the education tide? Latest school data shows improvements at all levels – except for NCEA 1 (paywalled)
Richard Prebble (Herald): NCEA’s demise is a lesson in failed educational policy (paywalled)
Jean Edwards (RNZ): Children's Commissioner calls for urgent closure of Gloriavale Christian School
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Secondary teachers won't cancel strikes until government improves offer
RNZ: Teachers' decision to strike a 'political stunt
Hanna McCallum and Anna Whyte (Post): Judith Collins, Erica Stanford call teacher strike over pay ‘political stunt’
RNZ: Secondary school teachers to strike
Alexa Cook (RNZ): Complaint laid against early childhood advocate for 'deliberately misleading' parents, sector
FORESHORE AND SEABED
1News: Iwi anger at law change which would strip customary rights in harbour
Toni Talamaivao (E-Tangata): The bill that will torch Māori-Crown relations
Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown (Spinoff): Why the government is changing the Marine and Coastal Area Act