LUXON’S LEADERSHIP
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Luxon Vs the rebel MPs
Stuff: ‘No idea’ if National Party will vote on the caucus leadership, junior whip says
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Coup crunch time: ‘Moaning’ MPs can finally have their say, but key questions unanswered
Adam Pearse, Jamie Ensor, Julia Gabel, Thomas Coughlan (Herald): National MPs arrive in Wellington ahead of caucus dressing down from Christopher Luxon
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Luxon stares down his critics – but can he end the chatter?
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Christopher Luxon ‘absolutely’ confident he has caucus backing ahead of meeting
Nick James (Post): Which MPs would lose their seats if National’s support continued to slump? (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Christopher Luxon is still ghosting Stuart Smith and it might come back to haunt him
Anneke Smith (Post): National’s Stuart Smith tight-lipped on alleged ghosting by Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): I can’t tell you what’s going to happen to Luxon tomorrow
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ‘Party needs to do better’, but Christopher Luxon says he won’t stand down, be rolled
Andrew Gunn: Coming Soon – The Traitors: National Caucus
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): National’s internal stirrers need to quieten down
ODT: Editorial – Moaning and frustrated (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): Luxon confronts caucus discontent after hitting lowest poll result as leader
Nick James and Harriet Laughton (Post): ‘100% behind Chris’: Mark Mitchell rules out standing for National leader (paywalled)
1News: ‘I don’t get bounced around by polls’ – Luxon defiant
Henry Cooke (Post): Christopher Luxon says there are five ‘moaning and frustrated’ National MPs marring discipline (paywalled)
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Luxon says he will still be PM at the election, says ‘probably five’ MPs are moaning
EXTREME WEATHER
Tom Hunt and Julie Jacobson (Post): The forecasters didn’t miss it: The technology doesn’t exist (paywalled)
Science Media Centre: Flash flooding in Wellington – Expert Reaction
Deborah Morris (Post): Wild weather claims triple as storms become near-weekly threat (paywalled)
Kate Newton (RNZ): ‘A storm every eight days’ - country’s biggest insurer calls for systemic response
James Renwick (The Conversation): An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?
Mandy Te (Interest): IAG sees 256% increase in storm-related claims, with storm frequency put at ‘once every 8 days’
Deborah Morris (Post): Wild weather claims triple as storms become near-weekly threat (paywalled)
Kate Newton (RNZ): ‘Urgency’ needed over climate adaptation funding, Insurance Council says
No Right Turn: Climate Change: The new normal
FUEL CRISIS
RNZ: Work underway to store additional diesel at Marsden Point
Jamie Gray (Herald): Marsden Point diesel storage boost: Channel signs Government deal
Thomas Manch (BusinessDesk): Channel Infrastructure to earn $1.2m a month for extra diesel storage (paywalled)
Nick James (Post): Christopher Luxon hints at joining UK-France led mission in Strait of Hormuz (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Iran war: MPI boss Ray Smith to take over fuel crisis response (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Iran war: Immediate fuel relief package for schools (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Iran war: Fuel deal misses announcement deadline set by Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): Channel Infrastructure seen gaining as fuel prices soar (paywalled)
RNZ: Relief teachers to get transport allowance bump in light of fuel crisis
Cate Macintosh (Post): Teacher pays extra $60 per week in petrol as commuting teachers report ‘really scary’ fuel bills (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Iran war: Immediate fuel relief package for schools (paywalled)
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