FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Government’s complex call on Palestine recognition
Rachel Maher (Herald): Gaza protest: Christian priests invite Finance Minister Nicola Willis to share Communion outside office
Samuel Sherry & Ethan Manera (Herald): Priests stage sit-ins at Nicola Willis and Simeon Brown offices over Gaza
RNZ: Priests chain themselves in front of electorate office, other protesters trespassed
1News: Priests protest over Gaza at National ministers' offices
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): Christian leaders trespassed from minister’s Auckland office after protest
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Christopher Luxon sticks to ‘process’ over Palestinian recognition, refuses to answer questions ahead of United Nations meeting
Thomas Manch (Post): Cabinet makes early decision on Palestine recognition (paywalled)
Azaria Howell (Newstalk ZB): Act stands by MP who said pro-Palestine rally ‘playing terro dress-up’, Greens say Government should ‘show a spine’
Herald: Christopher Luxon says NZTA should ‘think deeply’ about closing Auckland Harbour Bridge for protests
Chris Ogden (The Conversation): As the world order shifts, NZ should ‘spread its diplomatic wings’ and look at joining BRICS
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Giles Dexter (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research poll: More voters blame struggling economy on coalition than previous govt
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research political poll points to deadlocked Parliament
Kate Newton (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research poll: View all results and charts
Nik Dirga (RNZ): What you need to know about how political polling works in New Zealand
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Willie Jackson says Tākuta Ferris giving ‘political extremists’ ammunition, may hurt Te Pāti Māori, Labour
Azaria Howell (Newstalk ZB): Shorter voting enrolment deadline: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ‘every confidence’ Kiwis can do it
Anna Whyte (Post): How much has the public sector saved by restructuring? (paywalled)
RNZ: Ministry of Social Development to go ahead with billion-dollar IT system overhaul
HOUSING
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): More households maxing out accommodation supplement
David Long (Stuff): Auckland councillors powerless to block zoning for two million new homes at crucial meeting
Ben Leahy (Herald): Auckland’s Delmore housing project rejection pits Government against Auckland Council (paywalled)
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Auckland housing project withdrawn from fast-track after draft decline (paywalled)
Jordan Dunn (Herald): Tenant and blind mum must voluntarily leave Kāinga Ora home or face eviction
Michael Daly (Stuff): ‘Some degree’ of pressure to sell amid big house price falls, as market looks for glimmers of hope
Simon Wilson (Herald): Remuera and Mt Eden top the demand for upmarket apartments (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Sinead Gill (Press/Post): Almost three-quarters oppose asset sales, survey finds (paywalled)
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Women councillors are experiencing a staggering level of online abuse
Julie Jacobson (Post): Hutt council candidate forced to apologise after profanity-laden call (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Better Wellington attacks ‘tarnishing’ Independent Together candidates (paywalled)
Dave Armstrong (Post): Your vote counts – even if you think it won’t (paywalled)
Kim Baker Wilson (RNZ): Watercare says new wastewater plant will cut sewage overflows, oyster farmers unconvinced
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Auckland Council denies misleading rural Rodney ratepayers on hikes
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): Race briefing: Timaru’s residents and infrastructure have one thing in common
Mike Yardley (Press): Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger: Community boards waste millions on speed humps (paywalled)
Herald: Waikato District Council candidate allegedly headbutted by rival’s husband in campaign clash
Peter Newport (Crux): Crux urges Wānaka candidates to ask their MC some tough questions
HEALTH
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Govt accused of inaction on bed cuts at new hospital (paywalled)
Lisa Owen and Louisa Cleave (RNZ): Blood cancer patients say govt breaking promise on life-saving drugs
Yolisa Tswanya (Northern Advocate): Calls grow for free dental care as Northland patients flood emergency departments
Ian Powell: Health alert: Health Minister threatens patient safety
Harriet Laughton (Post): Cancer patients face long transplant waits amid specialist shortages (paywalled)
Tracy Neal (Open Justice Reporting): Health NZ criticised after teen’s chance to save teeth risked by hospital delay
RNZ: Health NZ Southern fails man dying of cancer, commissioner finds
Janet Hoek, Andrew Waa, Lani Teddy and Philip Gendall (The Conversation): Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them
CHARLIE KIRK
Lochlan Lineham (Herald): Simplicity managing director faces backlash over post about activist’s shooting
Stuff: Simplicity boss apologises after backlash on Charlie Kirk post
David Farrar: How to respond and not respond to a political assassination
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): The life and "crimes" of Charlie Kirk
ODT Editorial: Turning down the temperature (paywalled)
Tom Peters (World Socialists): New Zealand government glorifies US fascist Charlie Kirk
BUSINESS, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Politics sink landfill-saving Right to Repair Bill
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): NZ Post ordered back to drawing board on merger to slash 750 jobs
RNZ: Businesses worried about government policy reversals after elections - survey
Mike McRoberts (NBR): Tikanga Māori now core business (paywalled)
ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING
Andrew Patterson (Newsroom): The economy has stalled, say GDP forecasts
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Banks economists expect economy shrank for second quarter of year
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): No, New Zealand is probably not broken
Dennis Wesselbaum (The Conversation): Around 900,000 Kiwis experience food insecurity: it’s a quiet crisis that needs urgent attention
Maddy Croad (Press): How a ‘second harvest’ could ease a ‘dramatic’ surge in demand from foodbanks (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): ‘Underwhelming’: No green shoots for NZ services sector as decline continues (paywalled)
RNZ: New Zealand's services sector continues to shrink
Aimee Shaw (Post): Retail spending edges up again, hinting at cautious recovery (paywalled)
MEDIA
Gavin Ellis: Tom Phillips: You right to know is bottom on a sliding scale
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Tom Phillips, Clarke Gayford and rumours that won’t go away
1News: Talley’s begins High Court defamation case, claims TVNZ ‘put the boot in’
Matt Nippert (Herald): Talley’s defamation case against TVNZ begins in High Court (paywalled)
NBR: Jim Grenon increases NZME stake to just under 18% (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Tom Phillips documentary registered for public screen production rebate; Sky beats TVNZ to Olympics rights; Sir Sam Neill on RNZ - ‘cloth-eared clowns’ (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Regional media firm, 20 jobs saved in rescue deal led by local identity (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): MediaWorks to split up - QMS outdoor advertising team to report directly to Australia; radio arm may be primed for sale (paywalled)
David Harvey: Abuse of Process
Herald: The NZME/NZ Herald editorial code of conduct and ethics
TOM PHILLIPS CASE
RNZ: Christopher Luxon expects inquiry into Tom Phillips case
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Questions over handling of Tom Phillips case grow louder
Gordon Campbell: On The Phillips Kids And Why It’s OK To Not Mourn Charlie Kirk
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times): Tom Phillips’ doco could set ‘dangerous precedent’ over children’s rights (paywalled)
TE REO MĀORI
Atakohu Middleton (Listener): Talkin’ bout te reo-lution: The revitalisation of a language once on the brink of extinction (paywalled)
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): We are our language’s parents as much as its children
1News: Thousands march to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori in Wellington
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Wellington hīkoi draws thousands to mark half a century of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Hanna McCallum (Post): Wellington hīkoi to celebrate 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (paywalled)
RETIREMENT VILLAGES, AGED CARE
Nicholas Pointon (NBR): ComCom coy on retirement village contract (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): Retirement village giant backs down on chattels costs after years of pressure (paywalled)
RNZ: West Coast to get an aged care village: 'a win for all generations' - mayor
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The power imbalance that hits in old age
Kim Dungey (ODT): Sizing up the situation: how to downsize (paywalled)
KIWISAVER, SUPER FUND
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Government will end up paying if we don't fix 'leaky tap' of KiwiSaver, expert says
David Chaplin (BusinessDesk): The 20% question (paywalled)
Michael P. Cameron (The Conversation): NZ First wants a compulsory KiwiSaver. Boosting the Super Fund is a better bet
Matt Nippert (Herald): New Zealand Superannuation Fund beats targets to hit $85b despite economic gloom (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo Townsend says the fund needs to stay ‘humble’ as some of its strong investment returns could be lost in a market correction
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): Tilt and win: how the NZ Super Fund turned Trump's tariff turmoil into gains (paywalled)
EDEN PARK, EVENTS
RNZ: Government announces investigation into changing rules around Eden Park use
Herald: Government to look at changing rules to allow more Eden Park concerts
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): More concerts for Eden Park? Government looking into it
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Govt to investigate whether Eden Park being held back by red tape (paywalled)
Chris Schulz (Spinoff): ‘A game-changer’: Louise Upston completes an events U-turn
RESERVE BANK
Tim Hazledine (Post): Is it time to reform the Reserve Bank? (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley’s resignation letter released (paywalled)