PARLIAMENT, PARTIES, POLLS, PUBLIC SERVICE
Russell Palmer (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research poll: Where the public stands on capital gains tax
Derek Cheng (Herald): Government swells tourism and conservation spending by $90m a year; keeps up to $139m for own coffers (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Te Pāti Māori’s no good, very bad, hōhā couple of weeks
Jack McDonald (Post): No party has a monopoly on kaupapa Māori politics (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi finally addresses MP Tākuta Ferris’ race comments
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Shane Jones officially named as NZ First deputy leader
Adam Pearse (Herald): ‘It’s biblical’: Shane Jones on his ascension to NZ First deputy leader
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): De facto deputy Shane Jones officially made NZ First deputy leader
RNZ: Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Oriini Kaipara extends majority in final count
Laura Tupou (Stuff): Should politicians be forced to think about the future?
RNZ: National and Labour deputy leaders go head-to-head on Morning Report
Louis Collins (RNZ): Question time’s push and pull of politics and process
Anna Whyte (Post): Public sector graduate roles drop significantly (paywalled)
Matt Burrows (Herald): Why former PM Dame Jacinda Ardern ‘hated’ writing about leaving Mormon faith in memoir
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Jamie Beaton's aborted bid for the Tāmaki seat (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): NZ govt 'will not respond' on latest accusation of genocide in Gaza
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Winston Peters scolds David Seymour for 'talking out of his field' on Palestine
Jonathan Boston (Post): Why New Zealand should impose more extensive sanctions on Israel (paywalled)
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Israel sanctions could cut hundreds of millions in trade
Rev Scottie Reeve (Herald): Chained-up priests have made Gaza our generation’s Springbok Tour moment (paywalled)
1News: Priests end Gaza protest after being chained to Willis' office for 32 hours
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Chinese Embassy accuses NZ spies of harassing its citizens
Sam Smith (Stuff): NZ’s security service defends ‘operational activities’ after Chinese embassy accuses its staff of harassment
Thomas Manch (Post): ‘We’re a sovereign nation’: Minister dismisses China’s harassment claim (paywalled)
Tom Rose (Herald): Chinese Embassy slams New Zealand security and intelligence agencies, warns travellers to ‘remain vigilant’
Richard Harman: Has the SIS torpedoed Chinese tourism? (paywalled)
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): The Detail: New Zealand urged to build new trade blocs
Kaya Selby (RNZ): NZ courts Fiji to join PACER Plus amid Fijian concerns over economic impact
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, DOC
Gianina Schwanecke (RNZ): ECan declares nitrate emergency amid rising water pollution protests
Will Harvie and Maxine Jacobs (Press): ECan declares ‘nitrate emergency’ amid drinking water concerns (paywalled)
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): North Canterbury councillors divided on nitrate emergency call
Chris Lynch: Contaminated water delivered to ECan in protest over nitrate pollution
Jacqueline Rowarth (Herald): Nitrate in drinking water: Separating science from stories
Mahvash Ikram (Law News): Conservation Minister refutes ‘power grab’ claims, promises faster processing of concession applications
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Secrecy surrounds Te Anau’s embattled bird sanctuary
Amy Williams (RNZ): Department of Conservation takes down possum-control promo video after complaint
Allan Brent: The cultural and political settlement for conservation land - Part II
MEDIA
Gavin Ellis: News deserts: A problem coming to a place near you
Shayne Currie (Herald): ‘News deserts’ emerging in New Zealand - areas deprived of local coverage and public-interest journalism, says think-tank discussion paper (paywalled)
1News: Talley's admits in court it can't quantify money lost due to news coverage
RNZ: Trust and Tech: Where should RNZ draw the line on AI?
RNZ: RNZ to introduce social media monitoring tool to allow for more conversation
Jacqui Dillon and Anjum Rahman (Post): Making online platforms safer by design (paywalled)
Ke-Xin Li (RNZ): Meta's suspension of social media accounts takes toll on Kiwis
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Newsroom candidates survey: Alarm as councils breach debt ceilings
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): ‘Significant doubt’ Chathams council can continue as a going concern – auditor
Richard Prebble (Herald): Māori wards/seats could weaken the influence they aim to protect (paywalled)
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Māori wards: Keep or remove?
Julie Jacobson (Post): Yes, no and maybe - inside The Post mayoral debate (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Tensions boil over at The Post mayoral debate (paywalled)
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Renewal back on table for Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge
Anna Sargent (RNZ): Selwyn residents fighting eviction allowed to remain for at least 30 more years
Maxine Jacobs (Press): ‘Victory’: Upper Selwyn Huts settlement gets 30-year reprieve (paywalled)
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland mayor promises to ask for extra funding to tackle rising homelessness
Tara Ward (Spinoff): ‘Let the vampire speak’: A night with the Dunedin mayoral candidates
Mike Thorpe (Herald): Tubby Hansen seeks Christchurch mayoralty for 19th time in 2025 race (paywalled)
Liz McDonald (Press): New board members for ChristchurchNZ
HEALTH, DISABILITY
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Health Minister Simeon Brown shrugs off frosty reception at NZ Nurses Organisation conference
1News: 'Don't guilt trip us': Nurses turn backs on Health Minister
RNZ: Nurses turn their backs on Health Minister during speech
Henry Cooke (Post): Nurses turn their backs as Health Minister Simeon Brown slams strikes (paywalled)
Lisa Owen and Louisa Cleave (RNZ): NZ's slow uptake of cancer treatments driving doctors offshore
RNZ: Doctors warn of looming prostate cancer crisis as annual diagnoses set to double by 2045
1News: Child Cancer Foundation receiving 20% more referrals for support than last year
Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News/Post): Increase in number of Kiwis applying for assisted death
Rafaella Melo (Herald): Enliven Disability’s $3.8m apartments open in Napier, giving younger disabled people a home away from rest homes
Fiona Cassie (NZ Doctor): Aged care hit hardest by nursing shortfall: primary care also hit by pay disparities (paywalled)
JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Shane Jones changes tone after words from Attorney-General
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Europe wouldn't allow police surveillance like NZ's, Privacy Commissioner lawyer says
Catherine Hutton (Open Justice Reporting): Judge orders police to return Mongrel Mob member Syd Te Rata's seized patch
Matthew Nash (Local Democracy Reporting): Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust drops plans for Waikite Valley parole facility
TOM PHILLIPS CASE
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Chaos reigns over the Tom Phillips suppression. No one knows who enforces it
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Justice Minister promises to resolve suppression breaches in Tom Phillips case
Paddy Gower (Stuff): Tech giants, media and public must show heart and give Tom Phillips’ kids privacy, writes Paddy Gower
HOUSING
Tom Day (1News): Kāinga Ora boss denies agency being gutted as number of homes drops
Jane Yes (Herald): Front Page: What Auckland’s zoning for two million homes actually means
Sinead Gill (Press): Christchurch’s community housing portfolio ‘unsustainable’ without rates (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Landlords cutting rent to get tenants
IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP
Thomas Manch (Post): Auckland Airport lobbying convinced Government on China transit flights (paywalled)
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): Minister rejects whakapapa pathway to citizenship despite pending Tribunal findings
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ‘Stick to whale riding’: Ministers dismiss call for all Māori to have NZ citizenship
Samantha Hayes (Stuff): ‘Being asked to quantify Māoridom’: Keisha Castle-Hughes on the distress getting daughter NZ citizenship
Māni Dunlop (Te Ao Māori News): 'Tangata whenua, not tangata tiriti’ urgent claim tests if Māori born offshore have a right to citizenship
Steve Kilgallon (Stuff):Keisha Castle-Hughes talks of ‘incredibly racist’ process to get passport for her daughter
EDEN PARK, EVENTS
Henry Cooke (Post): Prime minister says it’s OK he was gifted Ed Sheeran tickets by Eden Park (paywalled)
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Auckland mayor wants lion’s share of new Govt events fund
RNZ: RMA reform minister Chris Bishop brands Eden Park concert restrictions 'absurd, arbitrary'
Kim Baker Wilson (RNZ): Eden Park businesses excited for more shows, but Canterbury fears missing out
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Helen Clark: Eden Park ‘not even close’ to hitting its peak events limit (paywalled)
ODT: Hope for more events (paywalled)
EMPLOYMENT, KIWISAVER
Paora Manuel (Waikato Times/Post): More strikes under National as unions avoid battling Labour, says academic (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): NZ minimum wage 9th highest in the world, international study finds (paywalled)
Dellwyn Stuart (Post): We say we believe in equality: The numbers tell a different story (paywalled)
Mandy Te (Interest): Full-court press needed to address retirement gender gap
Alka Prasad (Post): Divorce and KiwiSaver: The retirement risks for women
GAMBLING
Martin Snedden (BusinessDesk): Govt's Online Casino Gambling Bill omits 'community benefit’ principle (paywalled)
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Community funding impact of gambling bill ‘inconclusive’, says Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden (paywalled)
REGULATION
Tim Brown (RNZ): Coroner blasts govt for lack of furniture regulation that likely led to teen's death
Anna Leask (Herald): Coroner links unsafe sofa and ‘deplorable’ MBIE inaction to Canterbury teen Lizzy Marvin’s death in house fire
Joanne Naish (Press): Coroner slams ‘deplorable’ lack of sofa fire rules after teen’s death (paywalled)