ECONOMY
Janet Wilson (Post): Time is officially running out for the promised economic turnaround (paywalled)
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): The Treasury’s dire warning: New Zealand may have to look a bit more like Europe
Luke Malpass (Post): Nicola Willis goes Scandi, Treasury goes scary (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): What’s changed between Treasury’s warnings in 2021 and 2025? (paywalled)
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Current government policies not suitable for long-term - Treasury outlook on fiscal future
Henry Cooke (Post): Debt set to hit $246k per Kiwi without changes, Treasury warns (paywalled)
David Hargreaves (Interest): After the horrors of the June GDP, what next?
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Govt breaks out the diggers as economy slumps
Mihingarangi Forbes (RNZ): ‘When the Māori economy succeeds, the economy succeeds’: Nicola Willis
Richard Harman: Not a good day for the Nats (or Labour) (paywalled)
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): The Government has a lot of work to do
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Here’s how to help the economy through jobs
RESERVE BANK
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Reserve Bank: New year, new governor - new era?
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Who is Anna Breman, the new Reserve Bank governor?
Jason Walls (1News): Analysis: New Reserve Bank boss needs to rebuild trust
Liam Dann (Herald): New Swedish Governor clears the decks for a more stable era at the central bank (paywalled)
Russell Palmer and Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Former Reserve Bank governor Don Brash optimistic about Anna Breman
Bridie Witton (Stuff): ‘New chapter’ promised as Sweden’s Anna Breman named Reserve Bank governor
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Clear communication, independence, crucial for incoming Governor (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): New Reserve Bank Governor announced: Swedish economist Dr Anna Breman gets top job
RNZ: Anna Breman announced as new Reserve Bank governor
Liam Dann (Herald): New Reserve Bank Governor announced: Swedish economist Dr Anna Breman gets top job
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Swede Anna Breman first woman to head Reserve Bank (paywalled)
Rebecca Howard and Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Sweden’s Anna Breman as new RBNZ governor a surprise pick (paywalled)
Michael Reddell: Lessons from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand debacle
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): What’s been going on at the central bank? (paywalled)
HERALD’S MOOD OF THE BOARDROOM SURVEY
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): The Boardroom’s Manifesto - How NZ’s corporate elite lobbies in plain sight
Dan Brunskill (Interest): ‘I’ve had better report cards’: Nicola Willis responds to scathing review from business leaders
Natasha Gordon (Herald): Nicola Willis singles out Sir John Key in Mood of the Boardroom speech
Adam Pearse (Herald): National-only Government would have focused less on ‘Māori-related issues’ – Nicola Willis
Adam Pearse (Herald): Exasperated Finance Minister Nicola Willis denies future PM run
1 News: Luxon responds to 15th-place ranking by business leaders
RNZ: Christopher Luxon shrugs off criticism after being ranked 15th best minister by businesses
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Christopher Luxon’s people don’t even get him
Tim McCready (Herald): Labour’s front bench scores poorly in business leaders’ survey (paywalled)
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Willis, Edmonds offer ‘boardroom’ bipartisan vibes (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Julia Talbot-Jones (The Conversation): Another local election, another low turnout? Syncing local and general elections could be the answer
Zita Campbell (Local Democracy Reporting): Gisborne council held 55 workshops without telling the public
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): CEOs, ‘secret deals’ and rising rates: a night at a Queenstown mayoral debate
Katie Todd (RNZ): Queenstown council accused of jumping the gun on chief executive recruitment
Zizi Sparks (Crux): Number of $100k+ salaries at ORC revealed
Steve Hepburn (ODT): ORC should fund helicopter itself: Kelliher (paywalled)
RNZ: Record number of objections to liquor licence in Lake Hāwea
RNZ: No central government bid for Tory Whanau - for now
Stuff: Wellington Mayor ‘100% confident’ she’ll run for Parliament
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): City to Sea Bridge: Councillor confident fences to be removed shortly
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Cape Palliser paper road: Vehicle ban gets the nod
Yolisa Tswanya (Northern Advocate): Far North Deputy Mayor Kelly Stratford condemns use of her image by Hobson’s Pledge
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): Backflip sees New Plymouth Grey Power urge voters to keep Māori wards
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): Death threat councillor stays in New Plymouth mayoral race
Sinead Gill (Press): Mayor floated idea of buying, then selling, Christchurch Airport shares (paywalled)
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The two-horse race to keep Christchurch booming
Maxine Jacobs (Press): Greenpeace survey clashes with ECan incumbents over freshwater record (paywalled)
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): The price of growth: how to pay for Lyttelton Port Company expansion
Mike Tweed (Whanganui Chronicle): Whanganui District Council tackles debt by selling carbon credits worth close to $2 million
HOUSING , BUILDING SAFETY
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Housing solution: Two million reasons to thank or scold Chris Bishop
Victor Waters (RNZ): Auckland city ‘to grow both up and out’: Minister welcomes high-rise housing density plan
David Long (Stuff): Vote for Auckland’s housing intensification goes through at heated council meeting
RNZ: Auckland housing: Council clears the way for high rises around public transport hubs
Simon Wilson (Herald): Auckland Council adopts ‘better’ housing density plan, public input is next
Joe Hendren: Ciao Liam Hocking: A life cut short, a call for change
Harvey Brookes (Waikato Times): Housing affordability is slipping through our fingers (paywalled)
Ella Scott-Fleming (ODT): Campground residents evicted (paywalled)
Greg Ninness (Interest): Cotality says there may be modest house price growth next year but don’t expect a boom
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Where house prices are rising
Raphael Franks (Herald): Housing market predictions for 2026: Cotality expecting some growth after ‘subdued’ year
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Housing downturn costs one Aucklander $1.2 million
Leonie Freeman (Herald): Our seismic rules need a shake-up (paywalled)
HOLIDAYS ACT, EMPLOYMENT
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Novopay still haunting Education Ministry, needs 10 years to handle new leave laws
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): What sets Holiday Act overhaul apart from what Labour had planned?
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): What will changes to sick leave and annual leave entitlements mean for you?
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): A Change as Good as a Holiday
BusinessDesk: NZ workers fret over lack of job opportunities, job security: index (paywalled)
Garry Moore (Listener): Ex-Christchurch mayor: NZ must put youth employment before costly prison and boot camps (paywalled)
Toby Boraman (Spinoff): The forgotten union green ban that defended Bastion Point
Fiona Rotherham (NBR): NZ moving from a bicultural to multicultural nation: Roger Gray (paywalled)
Alka Prasad (Post): A decade trying to get women, Māori, non-binary into the boardroom (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Geoffrey Palmer: ‘Democracy doesn’t get lost in a moment, it gets lost gradually’
RNZ: ‘We were hit with a lot’ – Dame Jacinda Arden discusses Christchurch terror attack, public backlash on US talk show
Tony Wall (Stuff): ‘For the team of 5 million’: The boss of NZ’s largest farm had a radical idea before quitting
Anna Whyte (Post): ACC workers ‘anxious and frustrated’ as question mark hangs over hybrid working (paywalled)
Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): Inside the Government’s multibillion-dollar digital shake-up (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE
Samuel Sherry (Herald): United Nations: Christopher Luxon backs UN reform after Donald Trump attack on organisation
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Winston Peters keeping opinion on Donald Trump speech to himself
Phil Pennington (RNZ): ‘Obsolete systems’ part of $35m reboot to fill in for sunk navy ship
RNZ: Samoan PM’s treatment in NZ ‘nothing surprising’ but highlights domestic healthcare gaps - expert
HEALTH
Jazlyn Whales (Herald): Senior doctor warns Christchurch Hospital could face ‘catastrophic failure’
Louise Ternouth (RNZ): Schools still dealing with vapers months into reforms
Summer Wright, Hōri Laking & Dermot Coffey (Post): The unhealthy future promised by an ill-advised law change (paywalled)
RNZ: 500 New Zealanders a week develop dementia, study finds
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Psychiatrist says he will clock 56 hours this week, despite striking for two days
EDUCATION
Elsie Williams (Press/Post): ‘Trump boys’ in NZ classrooms: Teachers warn of rising student extremism (paywalled)
RNZ: Hundreds of principals to boycott curriculum roadshows
Sam Smith and Samantha Hayes (Stuff): Possible exodus from ECE profession not a surprise, teacher tells Sam Hayes
Hanna McCallum (Post): Burnout and pay fears push early childhood teachers to the brink (paywalled)
Paul Moon (Post): The end of art history reflects an arid view of education (paywalled)
André Chumko (Post): Are we telling young people the arts don’t matter? (paywalled)
BUSINESS, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Government considers phasing out telecom obligations in sector review
Tom Raynel (Herald): Christopher Luxon defends in-store surcharge ban as retailers warn of higher costs (paywalled)
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Businesses urge government to rethink ban on PayWave transaction fees
Sam Smith (Stuff):Business groups unite in opposition to Government’s proposed surcharge ban
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Retailers, Auckland Chamber lead resistance against surcharge ban (paywalled)
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): Privacy commissioner warns retailers about ‘walls of shame’ (paywalled)
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Northland iwi joins with T&G Fresh to grow berries for domestic, export markets
RNZ: Several Harcourts real estate franchisees accused of price-fixing by Commerce Commission
Miriam Bell (Post): Commerce Commission moves against Christchurch real estate price-fixers (paywalled)
NBR: Harcourts, Chch franchisees accused of cartel conduct by ComCom (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): Here’s what construction is doing about its waste problem (paywalled)