TE PĀTI MĀORI
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Te Pāti Māori’s integrity crisis and civil war
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): Far from kotahitanga: the unravelling of Te Pāti Māori
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Te Pāti Māori internal chaos: How the party has collapsed into controversy and infighting (paywalled)
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): Te Pāti Māori turmoil exposes a deeper hurt for Māori
Chris Trotter: We’re Not the Boss of Them.
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The $130,000 question: Why Te Pāti Māori torpedoed one of its own
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Where to next for Te Pāti Māori after ructions
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Why TPM will thrive in spite of chaos
David Farrar: The TPM allegations against the Kapa-Kingis
Watea News: Te Pāti Māori focuses on tikanga response after Kapa-Kingi allegations
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Explained: What are the accusations against Eru Kapa-Kingi?
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori email: ‘Not clear how many Māori Parties there are’ - Labour leader
Henry Cooke (Post): Chris Hipkins: Not clear how many Māori Parties there are
Julia Gabel (Herald): Politicians react to allegations against Te Pāti Māori MP and her high-profile son
Henry Cooke (Post): Former TPM staffer says ‘power can truly corrupt people’ after party makes allegation against him
Adam Pearse (Herald): Te Pāti Māori email to members alleges Eru Kapa-Kingi threatened Parliament staff at protest
Craig McCulloch and Anneke Smith (RNZ): Explosive email accuses Te Pāti Māori MP of $133k overspend
Lloyd Burr and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ‘I will f…ing knock you out’ - Parliament’s security allege Te Pāti Māori MP’s son threatened them during late-night altercation
Glenn McConnell, Lloyd Burr and Chris Marriner (Stuff): Te Pāti Māori shares allegations against one of their MPs and her son in late night email
1News: Te Pāti Māori releases letter accusing hīkoi leader of abusing Parliament staff
Spinoff: An incomplete timeline of the Kapa-Kingi/Te Pāti Māori allegations
PARLIAMENT, POLLS, GOVERNMENT
Simon Wilson (Herald): National and Labour: Stuck in the middle without a clue (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): The Post/Freshwater Strategy Poll: The Coalition clings, but National is bleeding seats (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Big names at risk as Labour pulls ahead and Christopher Luxon loses ground (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Is Chris Hipkins trying to bring back the Ardern era, or take Labour somewhere else? (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament’s standards after Oriini Kaipara maiden speech, haka
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): No punishment for Oriini Kaipara, despite being ‘disorderly’ and ‘contemptuous’
Anna Whyte (Post): Parliament looks to tighten attendance records, dress standards following new MP drama (paywalled)
RNZ: ACC set to hire independent whistleblower service
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Ombudsman sides with ACC whistleblower who broke ranks to reveal farewell party’s true bill
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: Reports from the trenches, Buying Kiwi Made (again) and more (paywalled)
Susan Fountaine (The Conversation): Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclass
CLIMATE CHANGE, GENETIC ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENT, PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Bridie Witton (Stuff): There’s a major climate summit in Christchurch but the minister’s party won’t let him go
Harriet Laughton (Post): Minister denied leave for country’s biggest climate event (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Methane muddling (paywalled)
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Late changes demanded to gene tech bill, splitting coalition
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Science Minister insists fate of troubled Gene Technology Bill not yet sealed (paywalled)
Valentina Dinica (The Conversation): Reform of NZ’s protected lands is overdue – but the public should decide about economic activities (paywalle
Alexia Russell (Newsroom): The Detail: The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Wild idea: just run local elections like national elections
Ben Goodale (Herald): Local body election voting needs to go digital or face even lower turnout (paywalled)
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Māori councillors take stock of Māori ward referendum results
Te Mahurangi Teinakore (Te Ao Māori News): Shane Jones addresses nationwide support for Māori wards
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): What happens if votes are tied in local elections?
LOCAL GOVERNMENT - NORTH ISLAND
Tom Rose (Herald): Wayne Brown vows stronger council voice, pushes bed levy after election victory
Mary Afemata (Local Democracy Reporting): Increased vote count strengthens Pacific representation in South Auckland
Matt Lowrie (Greater Auckland): Auckland Council’s 2025 Elections: Initial Results
Diane McCarthy (Local Democracy Reporting): Whakatāne votes for Nandor Tanczos’s ‘nice-to-have’ approach
Mike Mather (Waikato Times): Former mayors divided on who Macindoe should pick to be his deputy
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times): V8 oil changes to golf with ministers: ‘Maverick mayor’ Ash Tanner is back (paywalled)
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): Ruapehu mayor credits affordability message for win
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Shock, some regrets but mostly relief, says Tory Whanau as she looks ahead to life outside council
Ethan Manera (Herald): Tory Whanau considers move overseas after council ward election loss
Tom Hunt (Post): Whanau confirms legal action, may jump the ditch in job hunt (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT - SOUTH ISLAND
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Councillor accused of misconduct dodged prior investigation in 2018 (paywalled)
Catherine Hubbard (Nelson Mail/Press): Tasman has ‘done themselves a disservice’ on Māori wards (paywalled)
Maxine Jacobs (Press): Lydia Gliddon’s plan for her first 100 days as Selwyn’s new mayor (paywalled)
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): New Ashburton Mayor Liz McMillan ready to ‘walk the walk’
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL, CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS
1News: Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): ‘Mean-spirited’: Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Hell hath no fury like an attorney-general scorned
RNZ: Former Waitangi Tribunal chair on future: ‘For the new generation to make their own decision’
David Harvey: Grey Literature and a Human Rights Commission Report
EDUCATION, CHILDREN
Derek Cheng (Herald): The failure of the fees-free policy and how the Government reset might worsen equity
RNZ: PPTA teachers strike on day of NCEA exams - the dates to know
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): ‘Unusual’ improvement in primary students’ maths and English, teachers say
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Good news for kids’ reading, even as teachers prepare to strike
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): Our kids are back on track
John O’Neill (Aotearoa Educators Collective): The charter school clown car tootles on in ever reducing circles
Herald: Charter schools: Act’s David Seymour announces three new schools to open in 2026
Kiah Radcliffe (Post): Masterton children’s advocate not deterred by knock-back from parliamentary committee (paywalled)
HEALTH
Isaac Davison (Stuf): ‘Excessive’: Exec pay at Mike King’s charity soars after $24m public funding boost
RNZ: Terminally ill patients rank the businesses and government agencies worst to deal with
Victoria Egli (Spinoff): The corporatisation of childhood – how unhealthy brands influence New Zealand kids’ lives
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Hundreds of pregnant Eastern Bay of Plenty women forced to go to Tauranga to give birth
RNZ: Midwives concerned system capacity won’t support three-day minimum post-natal stay
RNZ: Hospital diagnostic scanners to be replaced in $108 million upgrade
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Compulsory helmets for skaters is a no-brainer
David Farrar: Slowly turning things around
Jonathan Devery (Herald): Funding vape kits helps smokers quit and saves lives (paywalled)
HOUSING
Maddy Croad (Press/Post): Families forced apart by unnecessary tenancy rules, research finds (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): What’s really going on with the housing market?
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): LVR changes: How will they affect the housing market?
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Reserve Bank proposes easing loan-to-value ratios
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank consults on easing lending rules as housing market flat-lines (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): OCR cut has not delivered a quick fix for housing market (paywalled)
RNZ: Housing market continues to slide, major cities worst affected
Greg Ninness (Interest): QV says the average value of NZ homes dropped almost $10,000 in Q3 with Auckland values down $38,000
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): How much home loan rates have really dropped
Cameron Smith (RNZ): Mortgage rate cuts easing financial pressure on Kiwi home owners, more ahead on loans (paywalled)
Andrew Patterson (Newsroom): Prominent property developer despairs at state of housing market
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): The state of the housing market
Aaron Smail (Herald): Will housing and infrastructure keep pace with our ageing population? (paywalled)
ECONOMY
RNZ: Country continues to shiver in economic cold spell, signs of recovery - report
David Hargreaves (Interest): Failure to launch - further signs of our faltering economic recovery
Raphael Franks (Herald): Economy shows early signs of lifting, Westpac survey of households, businesses shows
Liam Dann (Herald): Inside Economics: Why big events like Taylor Swift concerts don’t really boost the economy (paywalled)
FERRIES
1News: Govt confirms shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries
Nick James (RNZ): Shipbuilder for new Interislander ferries announced
Stuff: New Cook Strait ferries to be built by large Chinese shipbuilding company
Thomas Manch (Post): Government to buy new ferries from China (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Minister confident shipyard will deliver two new ferries on time (paywalled)
1News: KiwiRail to sell Aratere ferry for recycling in India
MEDIA
Catrin Owen (Stuff): Defamation case against TVNZ a threat to journalism, court hears
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): The taxpayer can’t be the only provider for TV news
RNZ: Government allows advertising to be broadcast on Christmas, Sundays
Shane Currie (Herald): TV advertisements can now be screened on Sunday mornings, Christmas Day and other public holidays (paywalled)