FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Winston Peters departs for New York, set to reveal NZ’s position on Palestine
Anneke Smith (RNZ): NZ not recognising Palestine 'difficult to justify' - Middle East expert
Myra Williamson (RNZ): A UN finding of genocide in Gaza adds pressure on NZ to recognise a Palestinian state
Thomas Manch (Post): Recognising Palestine is easy. Whether it means anything is the question (paywalled)
Herald: Prime Minister Luxon to face media after UK, Australia, Canada recognise Palestine
Mick Hall: Genocide-enabling and the charade of backing Palestinian statehood
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Michael Neilson (BusinessDesk): Auditor general fast-track bill probe flags 'problematic' loophole in Cabinet conflict rules (paywalled)
Marcus Ganley (Newsroom): NZ should keep info highway open, not charge tolls
Audrey Young (Herald): Leading trade unionist Richard Wagstaff says Key met with him regularly but Luxon has refused (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): Centralising $13 billion tech purchases could cut costs by 30% (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Former Māori Party co-leader ‘disappointed’ by Ferris remarks (paywalled)
Newsroom: Geoffrey Palmer’s warning
Iliesa Tora (RNZ): Moana Pasifika cleared of allegations - 'On a clear, forward path', says CEO
Natalia Albert: Stuart Nash and his Political Future: not a Shining Prospect
RNZ: Prime Minister documentary co-director defends it against criticism
ECONOMY, NICOLA WILLIS
Grant Duncan: Luxon & Co – heading for liquidation?
Stuff: National’s bad day: After news of a shrinking economy there are calls for Willis to be sacked - and her boss too
Richard Harman: Willis caught in economic and political trap (paywalled)
Eric Crampton (Post): Taking credit for wins, dodging blame for failures (paywalled)
Elliot Crossan: Roger Douglas Calls For Class War
1News: Investor confidence lowest since Covid-19 - ASB survey
Nick Stride (Interest): ASB survey shows investor confidence lowest for nearly five years
Herald Editorial: New Zealand’s struggling economy needs a kickstart (paywalled)
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): NZ 2Q GDP tumble sparks 3Q rebound talk, more easing eyed (paywalled)
Tom Peters (World Socialists): New Zealand economy in sharp decline
ODT Editorial: Missing feelgood factor (paywalled)
HEALTH
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): NZ spends more on health than most countries - so why is our health system still sick? (paywalled)
RNZ: Hospital radiology scan rates 'grim', APEX union says
RNZ: New funding for EDs, but where does the money come from?
John Lewis (ODT): Hospital funding grant seen as unequal (paywalled)
RNZ: Health Minister Simeon Brown announces $100 million for hospital upgrades
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The $100 million refurb bill to keep hospitals running
Herald: Health: Government to spend $100 million on hospital upgrades across the country
1News: Health infrastructure projects to receive Govt funding revealed
Alexa Cook (RNZ): 'I'm very fearful': Surge in demand for free health clinic
Mariné Lourens (Press): The paramedics caring for patients at home and taking pressure off EDs (paywalled)
KIWISAVER, RETIREMENT
RNZ: KiwiSaver becoming less of a retirement fund and more of a 'life saver' for cancer patients
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): KiwiSaver choice that could cost retirees almost $30,000
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Should you be paying commission on your KiwiSaver?
Mandy Te (Interest): ‘You can’t expect a single KiwiSaver contribution rate to work for everyone' - retirement expert
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Compulsory KiwiSaver could be our answer to saving
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): $50,000, $1 million - or more? How much do you really need to save for retirement?
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Public Service Commission spells out latest pay offers to teachers
Cate Macintosh (Press/Post): ‘Really disappointed’: Minister drops speech at national teachers conference amid pay talks (paywalled)
Juliet Speedy (Stuff): ‘A terrible, tragic idea’: Outrage as art history axed from school curriculum
Ben Leahy (Herald): Will Auckland’s inner city schools accept out-of-zone students? See the Herald’s figures (paywalled)
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Axing art history from the curriculum is 'educational vandalism’ (paywalled)
ENVIRONMENT, MINING
Juliet Speedy (Stuff): World’s biggest crime scene: Historic treaty agreed, but NZ still yet to ratify
David Williams (Newsroom): DoC investigates bird scarer used during mine protest
David Williams (Newsroom): Questions for university over illegal farming on leased land
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Andrea Vance (Post): Rejected intimidation claims spark questions about Ray Chung mayoral campaign (paywalled)
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Rates expectations: Beware election promises about low rises, economists warn
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Woke Wayne takes on the grey masses
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland mayoral rivals Wayne Brown, Kerrin Leoni square off at Grey Power North Shore event
Alan McDonald (Herald): Now’s the time for Auckland to get moving again (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): Clash over rates, transport in Q+A Christchurch mayoral debate
Tatiana Gibbs (Press): Parking wars: Residential parking permits on the cards for Christchurch (paywalled)
Katie Todd (RNZ): The 'deconstructionist' meaning behind Queenstown's curious election hoardings
BANKS, INSURANCE, FINANCE
Diana Clement (Herald): Are consumers still facing the wild west when it comes to protection from financial service providers? (paywalled)
Michael Neilson (BusinessDesk): New Zealand’s life insurance uptake falling despite post-covid awareness (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Fed Farmers says anti-debunking Bill vital, while Westpac opposes (paywalled)
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Banks slammed for ‘cartel behaviour’ over trucking cash
Andy Macdonald (BusinessDesk): Phasing out $6b capital layer unlikely to dent banks’ credit ratings: agencies
Rob Stock (Post): High Court setback for FMA in sophisticated investor case (paywalled)
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): Buffett in the rubble: Berkshire’s quake play and the global forces driving NZ premiums (paywalled)
HOUSING
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Master Builders, Certified Builders face possible regulation under building liability changes (paywalled)
Ethan Manera (Herald): Lower Hutt’s cost-neutral social housing strategy turns $13m into 284 homes (paywalled)
Nick Stewart (Herald): Mortgage, rates, insurance - the cost of buying a NZ house is decades-long, and all-consuming (paywalled)
RESERVE BANK
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Reserve Bank lost entire official information team after Orr resignation
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Who from the Reserve Bank will be held accountable?
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Stage set for much more facial recognition in shops
Delphine Herbert (RNZ): Thousands protest against pay equity changes
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): On the Money: Oli Lewis, Andrew Hoggard, James Meager, and more (paywalled)
Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Canned peaches, canned (paywalled)
Monique Steele (RNZ): Wattie's says slicing peach production in Hawke's Bay not related to owner's split
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): If it's expensive, does buying local actually work?
Herald Editorial: Waikato-Tainui’s message is clear: It is open for business (paywalled)
ABUSE IN CARE
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): Lake Alice torture victim Hake Halo farewelled
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Crown panel brings survivor voices to Abuse in Care response
Tim Scott (ODT): Church’s apology deemed insincere (paywalled)
JUSTICE, POLICE, CRIME
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): The troubling questions about the state’s handling of Tom Phillips saga that may never be answered (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Email to former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming led to arms vetting policy change
AI
Chris Keall (Herald): Reti earmarks $70m of new agency’s budget for AI commercialisation grants
Simon Shepherd (NBR): Govt reprioritises Callaghan budget into new AI fund (paywalled)
Joshua Yuvaraj (Newsroom): Government’s AI strategy only the start
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): AI is taking root across Government, from kākāpō backpacks to payroll bots (paywalled)
Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): Unregulated intelligence: NZ’s AI crossroads (paywalled)
Cate Macintosh (Press/Post): Call for greater protection from AI harms gains support (paywalled)
Brent Melville (NBR): Two-thirds of us suffer ‘AI anxiety’, for valid reasons (paywalled)
CITIZENSHIP, INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Labour’s Chris Hipkins not interested in automatic citizenship just for overseas Māori, says ‘issue for all New Zealanders’
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): 'It's people's lives': Concerns international adoption fix is flawed
'Alakihihifo Vailala (Pacific Media Network): New Zealand tightens international adoptions, Samoa most affected
GREYHOUND RACING
Laura Walters (Newsroom): High Court refuses to ‘interfere’ in greyhound racing ban
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Greyhound racing ban: Bid to stall work until judicial review denied
Gregor Thompson (BusinessDesk): Govt ‘overriding property rights’ to fund greyhound industry dissolution, lawyers say (paywalled)
GAMBLING, SPORTS BETTING
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Govt’s big gamble in face of groundswell from sports and charities
Dana Johannsen (RNZ): Alarming figures reveal New Zealand’s amateur football league is attracting hundreds of millions in offshore betting