ENERGY CRISIS, IRAN WAR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Luke Malpass (Post): War in Iran: The oil shock New Zealand can’t afford (paywalled)
Ben Thomas (Post): Lessons of Covid are strikingly relevant to our latest crisis (paywalled)
Sam Smith and Samantha Hayes (Stuff): NZ won’t be rushing to buy Russian oil as supply dwindles, Willis says
Damien Venuto (Stuff): What happens if oil hits US$200 per barrel? This is how much petrol, groceries and flights could cost
Luke Malpass (Post): Nicola Willis: NZ must fight for fuel security (paywalled)
1News: Fuel crisis: Potential restrictions as supply concern grows
Post: Editorial – How will New Zealand survive the oil crisis? (paywalled)
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Iran crisis puts Nicola Willis’ election-year Budget under pressure (paywalled)
Duncan Garner (Listener): How much pain at the pump can we take - and are fuel companies making it worse? (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Interest): Fuel buying surge empties some pumps as the Government prepares contingency plan
Steven Cowan: Fear at the gas station, fear in the government
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Iran war: Higher petrol prices do change driver behaviour ‒ just not by much (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fuel supply emergency level system: How New Zealand’s response would change at each stage; when car bans might happen
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Should we bring back carless days as petrol tops $3 a litre?
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Iran war: Petrol above $3 still on the cards, watchdog finds fuel firms not gouging (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Iran war: Panic at the petrol station - Auckland Gull runs dry but not due to Middle East (paywalled)
Emma Stanford (Stuff): ‘It’s complicated’: Air NZ on routes affected by its 1100 cancellations. Here’s what Stuff has found out
Anneke Smith (Post): Iran war on Pacific agenda as Christopher Luxon jets to Samoa, Tonga for meetings (paywalled)
Nevil Gibson (NBR): Middle East turmoil benefits US carriers to NZ, Australia (paywalled)
John Weekes (Herald): Iran war: One Royal NZ Air Force Hercules returning home after Middle East alert (paywalled)
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Luxon reaches for Pacific relief but faces tough questions on free movement
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Kim Knight (Herald): Did we really buy Michelin? Inside the secret $6.3m bet on stars and fine dining (paywalled)
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Govt rebuffs property investment firm’s bid to unlock KiwiSaver funds
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won’t say if pulling support for legislation
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): David Seymour prepares to take the reins as Iran crisis drags into third week (paywalled)
Katie Ham (Post): Senior public servant resigns amid bullying and harassment investigation (paywalled)
Geoffrey Palmer (Post): The constitutional perils of a new upper house (paywalled)
Tini Molyneux (Te Ao Māori News): Oriini Kaipara determined to push on despite Te Pāti Māori raruraru
Audrey Young (Herald): Government U-turn: Scott Simpson orders fresh advice on child deaths linked to blind cords (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith dismisses officials’ advice on ‘move on orders’
David McKenzie (ODT): Moving people on won’t fix problem (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Could this be the crisis that makes Christopher Luxon? (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): NZ First takes jabs at Gerry Brownlee
Hanna McCallum (Post): ‘Funded to fail’: Further cuts coming for some school lunches (paywalled)
PAUL EAGLE AND CHATHAM ISLAND REPORT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Paul Eagle and the Chatham Islands integrity collapse
Ethan Manera (Herald): Serious Fraud Office considers findings of investigation into former MP Paul Eagle’s role as Chatham Islands chief executive
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Minister considers action on Chatham Islands spend-up scandal
INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
Herald: Editorial – Hunger Monitor 2025: Food insecurity surges as cost of living bites (paywalled)
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): ‘The invisible unemployed’: Too much for a benefit, not enough to make ends meet
Hanna McCallum (Post): One in three households experienced food insecurity in last year, report finds
IDEA: Is the Taxpayers’ Union right that inequality is falling? (paywalled)
EDUCATION
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Teachers deserve a pay rise
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): The pressure’s on for the primary teachers’ union
RNZ: Primary teachers’ union angry over government offering individual pay rises
HEALTH
Kate Green (RNZ): Documents reveal Health NZ knew IT job cuts would risk patient care, hospital resilience
Kate Green (RNZ): Under-35s buying less vapes could be result of tighter regulations
Jonathan Mitchell (Newsroom): Reti says biotech regs lag other countries by two decades
REGULATION OF BUSINESS
Mandy Te (Interest): Banking inquiry feedback: ‘A slow yes is far worse than a fast no’
Andy Macdonald (BusinessDesk): MBIE mulls turnaround times for open banking official register (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): ‘Most trusted’ Kiwi food brand loses battle with supermarket duopoly
Chris Keall (Herald): Sir John Key backs digital banking, hits out at Reserve Bank push for more cash access (paywalled)
CARTOONS