PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Whanganui MP Carl Bates deletes FB post praising himself after housing revelations
Mountain Tui: Carl Bates, Whanganui MP, is a mega landlord
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Labour Party narrows in on capital gains tax as policy announcement looms (paywalled)
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Labour will lose more Māori political support if it keeps old guard
Henry Cooke (Post): An awkward arranged marriage: The data that shows just how much the coalition disagrees (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): With election about a year off, Coalition jostling begins (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): NZ First's gamble on Nash backfires, while Te Pāti Māori faces rebel MP
Ben Thomas (Post): Daily headaches for ‘big’ party leaders as an election looms (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Filters missing or plain obnoxious? (paywalled)
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): The secret diary of .. Stuart Nash
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): The consequences of Stuart Nash's ill-advised one liner
Andrew Gunn (Press/Post): Look here, bozo, if you fit, the answers to this test will be easy (paywalled)
NBR: Super policies, Nash gaffes, by-elections, is Luxon safe? (paywalled)
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Te Puni Kōkiri says Māori roll ad went too far
Anna Whyte (Stuff): This is how many public service roles have actually been cut
Brian Easton (Pundit): The Fashion For Merging
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: The Budget finale: politics vs governance
Louis Collins (RNZ): The House: The long race to the Budget finish line
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro's term extended due to potential election clash
Sam Smith (Stuff): Governor-General Cindy Kiro’s term extended by five months
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces extension to Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro’s term in office
Local Democracy Reporting: Statue bro? Shane Jones meets his match at West Coast camp
TE PĀTI MĀORI
Rachel Moore and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Allegations of inappropriate use of Whānau Ora funds ‘not upheld’
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Te Pāti Māori-linked social provider off hook on misusing funds; cleared by Electoral Commission, too
Te Rina Kowhai (Te Ao Māori News): Whānau Ora review clears misuse claims, tighter oversight introduced
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Tākuta Ferris and Te Pāti Māori undergo ‘tikanga based restorative process’ after ‘racist’ posts
Te Wake and Michael Cugley (Te Ao Māori News): ‘Tākuta is sorting his act out as of today’– Te Pāti Māori President
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Tākuta Ferris breaks silence, refuses to apologise over ‘racist’ posts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Janine Hayward (Post): Understand Māori wards before you vote on them (paywalled)
Emma Andrews (RNZ): 'Not good enough': Greens call for Māori ward referendum extension
Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): Answers demanded over Māori ward profile omissions
Catherine Delahunty (E-Tangata): Māori wards: More than a vote
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Council elections the 'big race', Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says
Simon Wilson (Herald): Wayne Brown’s new ‘drongo’ and other news from the Auckland campaign trail (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Wayne Brown bulldozes through questions, and the mayoral race (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Wayne Brown strengthens lead, new poll shows (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Kerrin Leoni on her Auckland mayoralty bid: ‘Aucklanders deserve better leadership’ (paywalled)
Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting): Outgoing Auckland councillor calls out fellow councillor for inciting anger towards her
Philip Barry (NBR): Auckland’s supercity: where did the promised savings go? (paywalled)
Janhavi Gosavi (Re: News): Hear me out - let me convince you to vote in the local elections
Justin Hu (1News): Wellington mayoral poll: One candidate holds commanding lead
Post: Mayoral candidates on preventing cost blowouts (paywalled)
Deborah Morris (Post): What Wellington wants: A safer, cheaper, more vibrant capital (paywalled)
Tory Whanau (Post): Te Ngākau Civic Square will revitalise Wellington (paywalled)
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Protestors battle council over plan for Wellington City to the Sea Bridge demolition
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Shooting up candidate's hoarding 'beyond a step too far'
Anneke Smith (RNZ): 'Holy heck': ACT candidate's shock as hoarding shot at
David Williams (Newsroom): ‘Flip and flop’ mayor gives latest take on asset sales
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Payback plan: Selwyn candidate proposes salary refunds for rate rises over inflation
RNZ: Golf Warehouse offers to redevelop Auckland's Takapuna Golf Course
Dale Husband (E-Tangata): Rachel Karalus: A spirit of service
TOM PHILLIPS DOCUMENTARY, MEDIA
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: Fugitive father, family and the public interest
RNZ: Stuff could face unprecedented fine of up to $200,000 over Phillips audio, law expert says
RNZ: Police say Tom Phillips audio published by Stuff is 'crucial evidence'
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): The Tom Phillips injunction is pointless (paywalled)
Nikki Macdonald (Stuff): Can you really suppress information in a global media world?
Keith Lynch (Stuff): Stuff’s Editor-in-Chief explains the approach to covering the Tom Phillips case
Andrea Vance (Post): The Tom Phillips files: How a fugitive exposed police weaknesses (paywalled)
Jaime Lyth (Herald): Former detective slams police role in Tom Phillips documentary
RNZ: Documentary on Phillips search 'could retraumatise children' says filmmaker
Rachel Maher (Herald): Dame Julie Christie defends Tom Phillips documentary amid backlash
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Tom Phillips' family 'disturbed' documentary is being made
1News: Mother of Phillips' children condemns documentary on ordeal
Martin Van Beynen (Press/Post): The documentary no-one wants, but everyone will watch (paywalled)
Emily Simpson (1News): Simon Mercep: the troubled world of Tom Phillips and the community he divided
Kirsty Johnston (RNZ): Who decided Tom Phillips was safe enough to leave alone with his kids? (paywalled)
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, MINING
RNZ: Conservation minister defends centralising decision-making powers
Monique Steele (RNZ): Forest Stewardship Council rejects GMOs in forests, amid interest from NZ foresters
John Lewis (ODT): Standards wanted for indoor air quality
RNZ: Auckland's air quality improving but inland water quality in decline, report finds
Nick James (RNZ): Greater Wellington Council fencing off thousands of hectares to protect forest
Erin Johnson (Stuff): Small town, big fight: Locals ‘galvanised’ in battle to stop industrial incinerator
Mary Williams (ODT): 'Think of the chaos if the mine comes’ (paywalled)
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Gold prospecting permit granted for hills behind Wellington
Andrea Vance (Post): Council probes alleged illegal mining activity in hills above Wellington
HOUSING, BUILDING
David Long (Stuff): Not scaremongering ‒ just listening: David Seymour defends fight for suburb’s character
Miriam Bell (Sunday Star Times): 2 million new homes for Auckland? Don’t hold your breath (paywalled)
Sam Stubbs (Sunday Star Times): Up or out - how should Auckland grow? (paywalled)
Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): Advocates concerned women ignored in new homelessness strategy
Harriet Laughton (Post): Plans, land and demand in place as housing providers wait on Government nod (paywalled)
Denise Piper (Northern Advocate): Northland has worst housing need in country, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says
Wasay Majid: The Great NZ housing shortage myth: How a theory inflated our crisis
Amy Ridout (Stuff): The empty city street where every home is boarded up
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Why were house price forecasts for this year so wrong?
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Fast-track process a ‘nightmare’ (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: We should welcome wealthy foreign investors with open arms (paywalled)
EDUCATION
Imogene Bedford (Herald): Government unveils $40k teacher bonding scheme for rural and hard‑to‑staff schools
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Secondary teachers want more support and pay ahead of strike
Davina Zimmer (RNZ): The Detail: Outdoor education up creek without paddle
James Fleury (1News): Outdoor educators call curriculum shake-up 'short-sighted'
Stephanie Ockhuysen (RNZ): Agriculture education leader slams govt's cuts
RNZ: Charter school Tipene St Stephens says students literacy 'dramatically improved' since opening
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Charter schools starting to get their day in the sun
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): A $100,000 student loan that keeps getting bigger
Hanna McCallum (Post): Student life under pressure as groceries, rent and fees soar (paywalled)
KIWISAVER, SUPERANNUATION
Liam Dann (Herald): Winston Peters is on the right track. We need to save our way out of our financial mess (paywalled)
Leonard Hong (Herald): Securing NZ’s prosperity with savings (paywalled)
Mandy Te (Interest): Retirement no longer ‘one-size-fits-all’
Kelly Dennett (Sunday Star Times): Is it possible to achieve a truly fair superannuation system? (paywalled)
Good Ideas: Introducing our new project: Kids KiwiSaver (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE
1News: Photos: Tens of thousands join pro-Palestine march through Auckland CBD
RNZ: Thousands demand sanctions against Israel in Auckland
Mick Hall: Ocean of Peace in a militarised Pacific
1News: NZ lowers Russian oil price cap, reveals new sanctions
Sam Smith (Stuff): New Zealand targets Russian oil and military intelligence in latest round of sanctions
RNZ: New Zealand lowers price cap on Russian crude oil in new round of sanctions
James Nokise (Post): Pacific forum navigates turbulent waters at Solomon Islands summit (paywalled)