WEATHER, DISASTER, CLIMATE
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): How Authorities failed campers at Mount Maunganui
Neil Reid (Herald): Mount Maunganui ‘misinformation’: Did cutting down trees really cause the landslide? (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Police say they did not attend Mt Maunganui campground over disorder call
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Political parties respond to government funding for communities hit by severe weather
RNZ: ‘Strong case’ for government inquiry into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide, Luxon says
Henry Cooke (Post): MPs return to Parliament to debate whether they can debate weather events (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk): Does the Government need to take over the Mt Maunganui landslide inquiry?
Jamie Ensor (Herald): The politics of a storm: How did Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins handle severe weather tragedies upon return to Parliament? (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Council’s Mount Maunganui landslide review to consider ‘all relevant matters’ - Drysdale
Henry Cooke (Post): Council review of deadly slip to proceed as Government looks at its own inquiry (pauywalled)
Sam Smith (Stuff): Tauranga mayor supports government inquiry into landslip, but pushing ahead with own review
Emma Ricketts and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Coalition MPs say weather tragedies are being ‘politicised’, Labour and Greens say questions can be asked
Harriet Laughton (Post): Nicola Willis says Chris Hipkins is politicising extreme weather tragedy (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Mount Maunganui landslide: Predicting risks and future inquiries
Shilpy Arora Gaikwad (Stuff): Did tree removal really trigger the Mauao landslide?
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): Is it time to rethink where we build our communities?
1News: Mt Maunganui campground tragedy: PM signals Govt inquiry, pledges $1.2m
Colleen Brown (Listener): Why local networks and good neighbours are critical in natural disasters (paywalled)
ELECTION, PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Voters split on who Labour should rule out as governing options
Andrea Vance (Post): Christopher Luxon hits lowest popularity in past year as leaked poll reveals souring public mood (paywalled)
Anneke Smith (RNZ): National only a whisker ahead of Labour on the economy - poll
Anne Salmond (Newsroom): The chasm of division
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Has Labour learned the wrong lessons from Zohran Mamdani?
Kate Newton (RNZ): RNZ-Reid Research poll: View all results and charts
Sue Teodoro (Local Democracy Reporting): Celia Wade-Brown calls time on her political career
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): My first election year prediction
Harriet Laughton (Post): Labour still discussing India trade deal (paywalled)
Angus James: The Cost of Politicking – How electoral tactics manufacture instability, and why populism is the payoff
Ani O’Brien: First day back in Parliament: an incomplete summary
Rhys Hurley (Post): When bureaucracy meets branding (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: Public sector morale, finding ways forward and more (paywalled)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Luxon’s invite to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza needs ‘measured look’ - Winston Peters
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ‘Absolute disgrace’ to consider joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace - Hipkins
Henry Cooke (Post): Chlöe Swarbrick calls on Christopher Luxon to reject Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as allies turn it down (paywalled)
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Trump’s choice as NZ representative faces further delay
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Mfat keeps ‘watchful eye’ as threats to Middle East transit routes increase (paywalled)
Jacqui Dillon (Post): When neutrality silences human rights, democracy is at risk (paywalled)
ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY
Kate Newton (RNZ): NZ could save billions just by changing when we use electricity, new report finds
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): EECA: shifting power use off-peak could save up to $3b (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Smart power use could cut bills and save $3 billion, EECA study suggests (paywalled)
HOUSING, BUILDING, FAST TRACK ACT
Julia Gabel (Herald): Auckland intensification: Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he has ‘sensible’ solution as Govt mulls changes
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Home owners could be left exposed as Govt gives itself an out on requiring new-build warranties (paywalled)
Miriam Bell (Post): One week, 22 construction firm liquidations (paywalled)
David Williams (Newsroom): Legal advice sought as fast-track panel slams door on conservation group
MEDIA
Azaria Howell (Herald): Broadcasting Standards Authority calls for law change to deal with ‘rapidly evolving’ media, expects declining levy revenue
Shayne Currie (Herald): Licences to thrill: Kiwi radio stations receive 20-year frequency extension (paywalled)
Stuff: Rebecca Wright joins Stuff Digital
Sophie Neville (Herald/NZ Woman’s Weekly): Heather du Plessis-Allan: How life with two kids feels easier than one (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Sky expands deal with Paramount in wake of concern over HBO rights (paywalled)
CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, MINING
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Kiwis not ‘angry’, just ‘disappointed’ in Govt’s climate response
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Minister says Emissions Trading Scheme still has ‘role to play’ despite carbon price crash (paywalled)
Amber Allott (Post): Government pushes ‘unavoidable’ new mines as conservationists raise alarm (paywalled)
Scott Willis (ODT): Mining no aid to wellbeing in Central (paywalled)
Nikki Macdonald (Post): When native turns to nuisance (paywalled)
CARTOONS