JIM BOLGER
Audrey Young (Herald): Jim Bolger remembered: The man who left school at 15 and went on to become PM. His legacy is remarkable (paywalled)
RNZ: Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90
Henry Cooke (Post): Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died, aged 90 (paywalled)
Rachel Maher (Herald): Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s 35th Prime Minister, dies, aged 90
RNZ: ‘Towering figure’: Tributes paid to former Prime Minister Jim Bolger
Chris Marriner (Herald): ‘Had a wonderful life’: Former prime minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90
Post: Jim Bolger: his life in pictures
Richard Harman: Jim Bolger – one of our greatest PMs (paywalled)
David Farrar: RIP Jim Bolger
PARLIAMENT, POLLS, GOVERNMENT
Luke Malpass (Post): National’s Christopher Luxon problem is now impossible to ignore (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Chris Bishop emerges as successor-in-waiting as half of voters want Christopher Luxon gone
Stuff: Another political poll has National slipping into 20s, left bloc holding power
Henry Cooke (Post): National dips below 30% in second poll (paywalled)
Steven Cowan: New Zealand’s crisis of political legitimacy
Russell Palmer (RNZ): ‘Footnote in history’: Constitutional experts shrug off Regulatory Standards Bill tweaks
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): Select committee backs contentious Regulatory Standards Bill despite overwhelming opposition
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Greens warn Gerry Brownlee over becoming ‘fashion police’
No Right Turn: Against uniforms in Parliament
Rachel Maher & David Williams (Herald): Several senior New Zealand politicians caught in global release of personal information
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): One MP, One Pint: Making wishes come true with Scott Simpson
David Farrar: Public service numbers still falling
Anne-Marie de Bruin (Open Justice Reporting): Gisborne youth accused of threatening to kill MP appears in court
TE PĀTI MĀORI
Rosina Triponel (Newsroom): Te Pāti Māori uses overspending allegations to exert control over MPs
ODT Editorial: Internal ructions, external ramifications (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Tākuta Ferris speaks out on Te Pāti Māori email as his electorate complains (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Labour’s Willie Jackson believes Te Pāti Māori split ‘inevitable’ if issues not sorted soon
Adam Pearse & Jamie Ensor (Herald): Eru Kapa-Kingi allegations: Activist ‘doesn’t regret a single thing’ on Te Pāti Māori feud
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Eru Kapa-Kingi says he has no regrets about turning on Te Pāti Māori
Stuff: ‘I don’t regret a single thing’: Eru Kapa-Kingi speaks out
CLIMATE CHANGE, GENETIC ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Lobbying against progress on climate change
James Renwick (The Conversation): A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Government promises to look at ‘earlier action’ after climate miss warning (paywalled)
RNZ: Pacific voices urge experts to ‘decolonise’ adaptation at New Zealand’s largest climate forum
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Divided over DNA: why NZ First is derailing the gene tech bill
RNZ: Charity takes legal action over set net fishing ban, says hoiho need more protection
Andrea Vance (Post): Emergency fishing ban for endangered penguins challenged in court (paywalled)
RNZ: DOC launches new cadet programme: ‘It’s about making a real difference’
MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE HARM
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Sean Plunket calls for Broadcasting Standards Authority to be disbanded
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Winston Peters accuses Broadcasting Standards Authority of ‘Soviet era stasi’ censorship
David Farrar: Why the BSA Board must go
Shayne Currie (Herald): Broadcasting Standards Authority v The Platform - businessman Troy Bowker says he will help fund legal action to support Sean Plunket (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Sean Plunket and The Platform ‘going to war’ with Broadcasting Standards Authority after watchdog claims jurisdiction over online comment (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): ‘You will not censor me’: Sean Plunket hits back after BSA looks to widen remit (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): The BSA Has Logged On (paywalled)
David Farrar: Time to abolish the BSA as it is attempting a secret power grab over the Internet
Chris Lynch: BSA accused of outrageous power grab after claiming control over online media
Matt Nippert (Herald): Talley’s defamation trial: TVNZ warns of chilling effect on NZ journalism (paywalled)
Catrin Owen (Spinoff): Talley’s v TVNZ defamation case comes to a close, decision lies with judge
PHCCA: “Almost constant”: Young people overwhelmed by harmful online marketing
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): ‘Hope is not an option’: Select committee hears digital harm protections long overdue
Nick Agar (Post): Why the people who could easily fix social media’s harm to kids won’t (paywalled)
Eric Crampton (Newsroom): Social media ban won’t just affect under-16s
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Brent Edwards (NBR): When it comes to local elections, the smaller the better (paywalled)
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The local election results, by the numbers
David Farrar: Mayors with high approval got re-elected
Cassandra Mudgway (The Conversation): Polls and trolls: is violent online abuse turning women off local politics?
Grant Duncan: Local Government Elections
Riria Dalton-Reedy (Te Ao Māori News): Mixed Māori ward outcomes: Some councillors stay, others face disestablishment
Brent Melville (NBR): Watercare faces up to $600m ’sludge’ problem (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT - NORTH ISLAND
Natalia Albert: Andrew Little Won. So Now What?
Tom Hunt (Post): Incoming Hutt mayor shows his colours at Resene picket (paywalled)
Justin Wong (Post): The long game to unseat a 24-year incumbent (paywalled)
Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting):Auckland councillors share their top priorities
Linda Hall (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘Grateful and proud’: Henare O’Keefe back serving Flaxmere community
Michaela Gower (Hawkes Bay Today): Tararua mayoral candidates divided over universal water-meter rollout plan
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): Whanganui elects first Māori ward councillors as voters signal support for seats
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): What’s next for Masterton town hall site?
LOCAL GOVERNMENT - SOUTH ISLAND
Katie Todd (RNZ): Otago councillor accused of financial misconduct, Dave McKenzie, resigns
Zizi Sparks (Crux): Councillor at centre of online controversy resigns
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Selwyn’s big shake-up: What’s planned for the fastest growing district?
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Tinker, AI, councillor… spy? Who is Benedict Ong?
Grant Miler (ODT): New councillor accused of breaking law (paywalled)
TAX
Derek Cheng (Herald): Capital gains complexity: Fresh report on how New Zealand compares globally, and what Labour should do (paywalled)
Blayne Slabbert (Press/Post): Business tax break fails to spark big buys (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Expect to be chased for even small tax debt, IRD says
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Why Inland Revenue is taking money from bank accounts
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Inland Revenue Department moves to tackle ‘zombie companies’
Terry Baucher (Interest): Te wiki o te tāke: What tolerance for a 22% GST?
ECONOMY, INEQUALITY
RNZ: Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway defends money-printing during Covid pandemic
Dita De Boni (Post): “Better than watching your economy going down the toilet” (paywalled)
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Reserve Bank: Money printing didn’t cause inflation to soar; $11 billion cost to the Crown was offset by benefits (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): $11 billion in bond losses was money well spent, RBNZ says
Lachlan Colquhoun (NBR): Negative rates would have been better during Covid, says RBNZ (paywalled)
Richard Prebble (Herald): Why I’m optimistic the economy has turned a corner (paywalled)
RNZ: Global rating agency reaffirms NZ high level credit rating
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): S&P joins Fitch in reaffirming NZ credit rating (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Trade Me founder Sam Morgan: philanthropy is the only sane choice for the wealthy (paywalled)
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): The Detail: New Zealand goes on strike, again
‘Alakihihifo Vailala (PMN): Pasifika ‘working for free’ due to unfair pay gap: Calls for action amid legal changes
RNZ: Hundreds protest to get Resene workers living wage
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Holcim wants to retire ship and 32 Kiwi jobs, use foreign vessel and crew instead
Brooke Black (Timaru Herald/Press): ‘Deeply concerning’: Seafarers ask MPs for support in fight to retain jobs (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Regulations Ministry to review hospitality sector
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): High hopes hospitality review will ease ‘frustrations’ for operators
Stuff: ‘Red tape and dumb rules’ targeted by David Seymour in broad hospitality sector review
Thomas Manch (Post): Hospitality industry latest target of regulation review (paywalled)
Monique Steele (RNZ): Wattie’s NZ taking fewer tomatoes, corn, beetroot until demand increases
Tiana Haxton (RNZ): New training initiative to support Pacific
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): Viagogo makes ‘a 180-degree U-turn’ on position - Commerce Commission
David Burton (Post): When does a fixed term become permanent employment? (paywalled)
Rob Fyfe (Herald): NZ is lagging disappointingly behind on modern slavery (paywalled)
HEALTH
Ian Powell: Politics, Ideology and Health Targets
Aziz Al Saafin (1News): ‘Why do I have to keep proving I’m dying?’ Dying Kiwis rate NZ’s compassion
Nicholas Jones (Stuff): ‘Too many babies dying’: New Zealander of the Year sounds warning over maternity gaps
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): ‘The time is now’: Calls for free cervical cancer screening to be extended
RNZ: Free breast screening opens up for thousands more women
Bethany Reitsma (Herald): Breast cancer screening age limit raised: More NZ women to get free mammograms
Harriet Laughton (Post): Age expansion begins for breast screening programme (paywalled)
GAMBLING
Glenn McConnell and Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): Community clubs’ victory: Minister agrees to revisit online gambling law
ODT: South lobbies for gambling Bill changes
Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Gnawing on dog bones to survive’: The lonely addiction where no one ever wins
Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): The emerging issue of gambling advertising and sport (paywalled)