MANAGE MY HEALTH SCANDAL, CANOPY HEALTHCARE HACK, DATA, DIGITAL SERVICES
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): How Tech lobbying enabled MisManageMyHealth
Chris Trotter (Interest): Sub-standard performance
Dylan A Mordaunt (The Conversation): NZ’s health data hack needs a proper diagnosis – and a transparent treatment plan
RNZ: KFC app ‘more secure’ than Manage My Health, expert claims
Kate Green (RNZ): Manage My Health fallout: Will other medical platforms boost security?
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): No word on stolen Manage My Health data as hackers find new target
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): Healthcare provider assures systems still running following cyber breach
Tamawera Owens (Spinoff): Your digital identity is not under New Zealand jurisdiction
PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): When will the 2026 New Zealand election be held?
Rawiri Taonui: Did Te Pāti Māori rig the party list before the last general election?
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Why Chrises run the country
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Economy, health set to dominate the Beehive this year
Anastasia Manza (Te Ao Māori News): Green Party candidate Tania Waikato turns Hobson’s Pledge political attack into campaign funding
Ethan Manera (Herald): Public servant quits Disability Support Services after complaints following Christmas party
Tony Wall (Stuff): Government staffer quits after ‘unacceptable behaviour’ following Christmas function
Mina Martin: FMA refreshes board with heavyweight regulatory and governance talent
TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE
Jamie Ensor (Herald): More than ‘quarter of trillion dollars’ on land transport over next two decades, priority questions for Government (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Transport plans to cost more than quarter of a trillion over 20 years (paywalled)
Kira Carrington (Local Democracy Reporting): Port work cements Picton as ferries’ future over ‘unproven’ Clifford Bay
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Fears popular heritage area will become forgotten if access bridge not restored
Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): Council urged to ‘prioritise repairs’ of closed bridge
RNZ: Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge closed due to safety risk
EDUCATION
Audrey Young (Herald): David Seymour admits charter school conversions tougher than expected (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): NCEA exam results can be accessed from today
1News: NCEA: Results for 158,000 students available from today
Natasha Gordon (Herald): NCEA results 2025: How to check your marks and what to do next
Catrin Owen (Stuff): External review launched into handling of Hakyung Lee’s children’s school absences
Hanna McCallum (Post): ‘Teacher aides enter second round of mediation as negotiations continue (paywalled)
JUSTICE, CORRECTIONS
Finn Blackwell (RNZ): Coroner calls for urgent psychological support for prisoners following death of former inmate
Hannah Bartlett (Herald): Lee Kohiti took his own life just months after being released from prison
Tony Wall and Blair Ensor (Stuff): ‘A mockery’: Beers and ciggies in the tropics for ‘gravely ill’ alleged sex offender
BUILDING
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Cost of building a new house set to rise
David Chaston (Interest) Construction cost growth rises alongside activity
Brent Melville (NBR): Construction costs edge up to ‘concerning’ levels: economist (paywalled)
Deborah Morris (Post): Construction activity lifts as new home consents rise (paywalled)
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Chris Keall (Herald): Small businesses offered $15,000 for AI under $765,000 Government pilot (paywalled)
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Business optimism rises, despite slower growth than forecast
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Glimmer of light for job-seekers as business sentiment jumps (paywalled)
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): QSBO shows business confidence at its highest level since March 2014
Tom Raynel (Herald): Business confidence rises to highest level since 2014 (paywalled)
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): Business confidence jumps, keeps RBNZ on track to hike OCR in second half (paywalled)
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Business confidence surges to 12-year high as recovery gathers pace
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Tough December for retailers, as Boxing Day sales slump 12.4 percent
Aimee Shaw (Post): Kiwis spent up large on food in December, discretionary goods not so much (paywalled)
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): ’Edible medicine’ company backed by Callaghan Innovation sinks into liquidation
HEALTH
Arshad Ali and Ehtasham Ghauri (The Conversation): Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed
Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): Urgent care in Napier closed overnight due to staffing issues
Harriet Laughton (Post): Mental health workers denied police help after alleged assault, PSA says
Herald Editorial: Government U-turn small win for patients with chronic conditions (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Government rate-capping policy to exempt major weather events
Tom Hunt (Post): Local Government NZ President: States of emergency now an annual event, help needed (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Council rates cap to ‘incentivise’ higher user charges – minister
Matthew Nash (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua Lakes Council could offload night market, 10 potential locations considered
Grant Miller (ODT): Cr Ong talks about inquiry into his complaint (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Don Brash: We can’t say we weren’t warned
RNZ: Person arrested at protest outside Wellington’s Iranian Embassy
Laura Frykberg (Stuff): Two detained in protests outside Iranian embassy in Wellington
RESERVE BANK
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): RBNZ Financial Policy Committee members to include ex-APRA & Afterpay manager
Andy Macdonald (BusinessDesk): RBNZ appoints external members to Financial Policy Committee (paywalled)
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): Where will the tourists go when the glaciers disappear?
Anne Gibson (Herald): Queenstown housing development risks ‘killing of lizards’ but Australian developer says it will protect animals (paywalled)
ENERGY
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Govt strengthens Electricity Authority powers, restores full board membership (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Renewables near 100% as hydro levels remain strong (paywalled)
Blayne Slabbert (Press/Post): How solar can take the sting out of the winter bill (paywalled)
OTHER
Katie Todd (RNZ): Demand for staff in Queenstown higher than ever - but people can’t afford to live there
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): ‘Pissed off’: Former gun safety boss hits out at police, speaks on McSkimming probe
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Australia vs NZ: Who’s doing retirement income better?
David Fisher (Herald): Court told ‘agitated’ soldier who cops feared had knives, bombs had travelled to Palmerston North before handing himself in (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Political parties respond to spread of sexual deepfakes on X
Graham Redding (Herald): Confronting antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the fear of pluralism (paywalled)
Annabel Reid (Bay of Plenty Times): Brian Tamaki-linked group protests Tauranga Sikh parade with anti-India banner
Tim Scott (ODT): ‘Optimistic’ gold miner hopes to be drilling soon (paywalled)
Terry Baucher (Interest): Tax issues you should know about
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): ‘Sheer panic’: Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return
Reid Basher (Post): This maunga is at peace for now, but for how long? (paywalled)