ECONOMY
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Iran war, weak GDP and rising bond yields raise risk of NZ stagflation (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (Newsroom): ‘We’re in a different world’, cautions Nicola Willis
Liam Dann (Herald): GDP increase ‘disappointing’ as Government spending boosts growth and households reluctant to spend (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): GDP letdown: Soo... about that economic recovery (paywalled)
Nick James (Post): Labour says weak GDP shows ‘an economy going nowhere’ (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Economy approaching fuel squeeze against backdrop of lower-than-expected growth (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): As debt-servicing costs head to $2500 per Kiwi, a top Treasury official suggests spending less, taxing more and selling assets (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Hotter inflation a headache for the RBNZ (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): ‘We’re in a different world’, cautions Nicola Willis (paywalled)
FUEL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRAN WAR
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Hang on, help is on the way: Government signals fuel relief package
Amanda Gillies (Newsroom): Iran war reshaping New Zealand’s economy
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Luxon reaches for silver linings in looming fuel crisis
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): What can the Government really do to shield us from this oil shock? (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Fuel situation could get worse before better, says Christopher Luxon
Michael Reddell (Post): Considerable economic pain and a poorer NZ is unavoidable if war continues (paywalled)
Delphine Herbert (RNZ): NZ prepares for uncertainty at the pump as it eyes prolonged Middle East conflict
RNZ: Rising cost of fuel forces Kiwis to consider alternative transport to save money
Anna Whyte (Interest): Government officials eye targeted support as fuel crisis deepens
Henry Cooke (Post): Iran War: Government working on support package as Christopher Luxon admits situation ‘could get worse’ (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Iran war: Petrol stations raising fuel prices but not ‘over-reacting’, says ComCom (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Treasury advises Government to consider long-term view when weighing up fuel relief (paywalled)
Roeland van den Bergh (Post): Iran War: Fuel set to rise as oil surges after Middle East tensions escalate (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (BusinessDesk): Cabinet ready to change fuel specifications for Iran war supply crunch (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor & Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Finance Minister Nicola Willis hints at who will receive Government’s targeted fuel support – and who will miss out (paywalled)
RNZ: All bets off over NZ petrol prices after Iran gas field strike, AA says
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): NZ ‘preparing for a worst case scenario’ as fuel crisis deepens
Nick James (Post): Iran War: Crude at US$185 a barrel, 6% inflation - what is the best and worst case scenario for fuel in NZ? (paywalled)
BusinessDesk: How decades of change ended Marsden Point refinery (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): The real meaning of energy security (paywalled)
LABOUR AND CHRIS HIPKINS
Natalia Albert: Labour’s Problem Is Not Chris Hipkins
Martin Van Beynen (Post): Hipkins’ ex-wife hits him where it hurts (paywalled)
ODT: Editorial – Diving in the shallow end (paywalled)
ELECTION
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): ‘Moronic’ Trump, ‘pingers’ at festivals and scrapping TOP: Beers and banter with Opportunity’s Qiulae Wong
Brent Edwards (NBR): Opportunity Party names election candidates (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Further proof the Taxpayer poll was an outlier
Sinead Gill (Press): Te Tai Tonga candidate Mananui Ramsden on the essence of being Ngāi Tahu and getting out of poverty (paywalled)
Torika Tokalau (Local Democracy Reporting): Former Auckland councillor returns to politics - for the Greens
GOVERNMENT
Kirsty Johnston (RNZ): How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women
Brent Edwards (NBR): Select committee told new planning laws could be worse than RMA (paywalled)
Anne Gibson (Herald): $100m Waikato steel manufacturing plant wins fast-track consent, 200 jobs to be created (paywalled)
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
RNZ: Robbie Williams shows ‘touch and go’ without government funding, says Frontier Touring
Thomas Manch (BusinessDesk): Government agencies underspent $2.4b on capital investment in September quarter (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Bullying allegations see senior Corrections staffer Leigh Marsh under investigation
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): ‘Deliberate’ police leaks to put him in ‘worst possible light’, McSkimming claims
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): ‘I feel let down’: Complainants to sport integrity agency wait 15 months for resolution
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ellen O’Dwyer (RNZ): Serious Fraud Office looking at Chatham Islands Council spending
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Chastened Chathams in do-or-die talks with Govt after spending blowout
Lucy Xia (RNZ): Faulty alarm and surge protection led to Mahurangi River wastewater spill, reviews find
Ethan Manera (Herald): Tensions at Wellington City Council over mayor and councillors’ offices at new Jervois Quay HQ (paywalled)
Mark Lockhart (Newsroom): Auckland’s trees are disappearing – and no one is stopping it
Grant Miller (ODT): Ong faces pay cut amid conduct allegations (paywalled)
Samantha Gee (RNZ): Tasman ratepayers face rates increase of almost 10 percent as council grapples with costs
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; DEFENCE
RNZ: ‘Colonial-style arrogance’: China unhappy with NZ-Australia statement
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): The wins and woes of Luxon’s Pacific visit
Margot Staunton (RNZ): ‘If it’s not cultural, what is it?’ Fiame questions use of matai titles amid Luxon controversy
Julia Gabel (Herald): Christopher Luxon gushes over family ties with Pacific but there is an elephant in the room
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): ANZAC force - are we biting off more than we can chew?
NZER OF THE YEAR
RNZ: Technology entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury named 2026 New Zealander of the Year
The Post: Tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Rod Drury wins New Zealander of the Year supreme award (paywalled)
Chris Keall (Herald): Sir Rod Drury named 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, sees ‘energy sovereignty’ challenge (paywalled)
Riria Dalton-Reedy (Te Ao Māori News): Māhera Maihi named Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year (paywalled)
Crux: Sir Rod Drury and Mike Casey honoured in New Zealander of the Year Awards
FISHING
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Hefty penalty for leaking commercial fishing footage
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Fisheries overhaul gets rid of minimum size limits for industry
Michael Morrah (Herald): Bill would remove commercial minimum snapper size under fisheries reforms (paywalled)
Stuff: Some fishers just ‘blatantly breaking the rules’, set nets getting confiscated ‘regularly’
HEALTH
Layla Bailey-McDowell (RNZ): Too expensive to smile: Calls grow for universal, Te Tiriti-consistent dental care
Rob Campbell (Post): This devolution plan won’t solve the problems besetting Health NZ (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Submission to Medical Council
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Benjamin D Tombs, Judy Lawrence and Rob Bell (The Conversation): ‘Disaster inertia’: why must NZ keep relearning the same lessons from extreme events?
Law News: Climate change: Insurers, homeowners seek clarity about who’s going to pay?
RNZ: New multi-million dollar plant in Kawerau to become home to Southern Hemisphere first
MEDIA
Shayne Currie (Herald): Will John Campbell help RNZ rise again?; RNZ reporter’s sweary blooper; Katie Bradford’s new role; Questions over Facebook, Google ad data (paywalled)
Crux: Crux confirms 100% move to Substack
1News: Host of TVNZ’s new business show announced
CARTOONS