POLICE MOVE-ON ORDERS FOR HOMELESS
Giles Dexter and Lauren Crimp (RNZ): ‘Bullying’, ‘dracionian’ homeless move-on orders questioned
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Government defends homeless move on orders as opposition slams them for being ‘cruel’
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Government announces homeless move-on orders - for all town centres, not just Auckland
Zane Small (Stuff): Government gives police ‘move on’ powers to ban rough sleepers, beggars
Harriet Laughton (The Post): Government gives police power to move people on for rough sleeping and begging (paywalled)
Mountain Tui: National paves way to criminalise begging, homelessness and protests
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Police move-on orders ignite row over safety and compassion
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Labour leader Chris Hipkins to deliver State of the Nation speech
Anna Whyte (Interest): Big donations already flowing into political party pockets as election year kicks off
Peter Dunne: MMP And Social Cohesion
Grant Duncan: The Opportunity Party: looking for a fair go
Derek Cheng (Herald): A new kingmaker? Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong and her party’s chances at making history (paywalled)
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Immigration amping up in election year
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): The case for minority governments (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): A policy that could win the election, and keep thousands of Kiwis in New Zealand (paywalled)
Richard Harman: National points a greener face to Auckland (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): A hard sell in the capital: National’s Wellington North candidate drought (paywalled)
ODT: Editorial – Murkiness continues (paywalled)
Louis Collins (RNZ): Georgie Dansey subbed on in Parliament’s last quarter
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Greens to go all in for Dunedin (paywalled)
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Invercargill MP poised to legislate herself out of existence (paywalled)
Nikki Preston (One Roof): Saw an ad on the back of a bus: How NZ’s ‘rock star’ MP went from politics to selling house
Harriet Laughton (Post): Parliament recess break led by rough sleeper debate (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Post): Beyond the petty politics, can social investment actually succeed? (paywalled)
INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL PLAN
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): All pitch, no policy: Danyl McLauchlan on why political PR trumps investment (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): ‘You be the judge’: Infra boss’ critique of mega roading project costs
Anna Whyte (Interest): Inside the $9 toll: How the Infrastructure Commission came to its Auckland harbour crossing figure
Rob Stock (Post): SkyCity NZICC officially opens: Auckland’s convention centre welcomes first guests (paywalled)
SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
Andrea Vance (Post): The great flush: Are new sewage laws reverting to 1930s standards? (paywalled)
Andrea Graves (Listener): Wellington’s brown tide, Christchurch’s big stink, Auckland’s toxic beaches: Why our wastewater nightmare has just begun (paywalled)
Mike Tweed (Herald): ‘We had our Moa Point moment’: Could it happen again in Whanganui?
Guy Williams (ODT): Delay proposed to consult on sewage (paywalled)
Kaya Selby (RNZ): Wellington resident horrified after raw sewage ‘exploded’ from his toilet
Frances Chin (Post): Wellington sewage spill: Homeowners pay hundreds of dollars to clean homes after storm (paywalled)
Stuff: Swim ban remains on Wellington’s south coast after Moa Point failure, despite water testing that suggests it’s safe
WEATHER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Rehette Stoltz (Post): Latest weather crises highlight funding plight for local govt (paywalled)
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Goodbye, classic Kiwi summer. Hello, classic Kiwi climate change shitter
RNZ: Hundreds of Wellington homes still without power a week after storm
Phil Pennington (RNZ): ‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway
1News: WorkSafe launches investigation into Mount Maunganui landslide
MEDIA
Peter Newport (Crux): Crux under intense attack from three different sources
Karl du Fresne: Stuff’s operating model: cheap and lazy
Bassett, Brash and Hide: Announcement
Simon O’Connor: Control, curate, and censor
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): Is Australia’s slowdown New Zealand’s chance to pull ahead? (paywalled)
Will Mace (NBR): Mergers and acquisitions key to NZ’s economic expansion (paywalled)
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): ‘I can’t be managed’: Matthew Horncastle’s online crusade and the 2027 IPO (paywalled)
Victoria Young and Murray Jones (BusinessDesk): Auditing the Auditors: Changing market share (paywalled)
GAMBLING
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): Gambling on the future? The crackdown on prediction markets, explained
Lisa Marriott and Max Rashbrooke (The Conversation): Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): SkyCity’s half-year reality check, plus a blueprint for reinvention (paywalled)
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
Sharon Brettkelly (Newsroom): Barker’s of Geraldine in a jam over waste
David Williams (Newsroom): Endgame for Barker’s wastewater pond issues becomes clear
Brent Melville (NBR): ‘True blue’ stronghold fights fast-track process for Hunua hole (paywalled)
Sharon Brettkelly and Alexia Russell (Newsroom): The vintner’s bad luck
Doug Edmeades (Post): More production or more profit - we can’t have both (paywalled)
HEALTH
Harriet Laughton (Post): Health NZ targets break even for 2026/27 amid warning of ‘substantial’ hospital pressure
Ian Powell (Newsroom): Healthcare disruption as GPs association opposes new super-PHO
RNZ: Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital
JUSTICE
Deborah Chambers (Herald): Judge Ema Aitken case: When can judges challenge political speech? (paywalled)
Mahvash Ikram (Law News): Judge Ema Aitken ‘crossed the line’, special counsel Tim Stephens KC tells Judicial Conduct Panel in closing submissions
TRANSPORT
Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): Hamilton-to-Auckland train Te Huia trial extended to June 2027
Local Democracy Reporting: Metlink fares to rise by 3.1%, off-peak discount drops again
CARTOONS