IRAN
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Trump’s latest fire and fury in Iran poses headache for NZ
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): US-Israel attacks on Iran, and the NZ response: what we know so far
Cate Macintosh (Post): Iranians celebrate and mourn attacks as expert says regime change unlikely (paywalled)
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Danger that strikes might ‘resuscitate the regime’ in Iran (paywalled)
Pretoria Gordon (RNZ): Iranian NZers ‘incredibly hopeful’ attacks will lead to swift regime change
Grant Miller and Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Power vacuum feared (paywalled)
Chris Trotter (Interest): If the Israelis and Americans are demanding regime change in Iran, then New Zealand needs to ask: ‘What sort of regime change?’
Tom Eley (Herald): Helen Clark calls Government response to Iran strikes ‘disgrace’
Karanama Ruru (Stuff): ‘Undermine international peace’: Opposition parties hit out at Luxon’s Iran stance
Stuff: NZ Government responds to US-Israeli attack with carefully worded statement criticising Iran
Matthew Hooton (Patreon): Random Thoughts on Iran (paywalled)
Simon O’Connor: We no longer recognise evil
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION, GOVERNMENT
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy - Ipsos survey
Jamie Ensor (Herald): National trails Labour on key cost-of-living issue, but gaining ground as Government sees rating rebound
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Can Opportunity provide a real alternative for voters? (paywalled)
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): Barbara Edmonds could become finance minister, but she’s still figuring out how to be a politician
Azaria Howell (Herald): Christopher Luxon gift to Donald Trump revealed after Apec Korea meeting; New Zealand left empty-handed
Amanda Gillies (Newsroom): Fishing for a win, the National Party does a backflip
David Harvey (Herald): Political language decoded: What ministers mean by ‘taking advice’ (paywalled)
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): NZ ranks near bottom of OECD digital government rankings, overhaul under way (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Election 2026: The crystal ball is still cloudy (paywalled)
Hamish McNicol (NBR): Craig Stobo allegations first raised by fellow FMA board members (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Parliament to return in shadow of new war in Middle East (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Andrea Vance (Post): ‘Trumpian-style environmental vandalism:’ Govt gives councils power to approve killing of protected species (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times: Treading murky waters as Wellington dives into a super city debate (paywalled)
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Plea for information on offshore water quality on Wellington’s South Coast after sewage spill
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
Verity Johnson (Stuff): ‘Move on’ the homeless? Luxon doesn’t understand small business owners
Jillaine Heather (Post): A bigger stick for police to silence peaceful protest (paywalled)
Sarah Curtis (Herald): Government’s proposed homeless ‘move on’ law branded pointless by Northland advocates
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Let’s leave the era of ticky-tacky townhouses well behind us (paywalled)
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Richard Harman: Treasury told it’s time for state capitalism (paywalled)
Martien Lubberink and Hamish Dempster (Newsroom): Central bank independence isn’t as simple as NZ debate suggests
Damien Venuto (Stuff): A $5000 KiwiSaver nest egg at birth. Is this the radical retirement rethink we need?
Richard Massey (Newsroom): Unconscionable conduct: enforcement gets underway
MEDIA AND INTERNET
RNZ: ‘Enshittification’ blamed for fewer NZers feeling positive about the internet
Julia Gabel (Herald): Cross-party MPs urge Government to increase Whakaata Māori funding
Shayne Currie (Herald): A fight for evening viewers - new TVNZ quiz show, 6pm news ratings; Stuff faces print-plant eviction; NBR takes on MBIE; Why are we waiting a week for MAFS?; NZME’s music radio changes (paywalled)
CARTOONS