JUDITH COLLINS
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Appointment of Judith Collins to head the Law Commission
Harriet Laughton and Henry Cooke (Post): Nicky Hager says Judith Collins not fit to be Law Commission president (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Outrageous Fortuna: The life and times of Judith Collins (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics’ leading players
Andrea Vance (Post): Why Luxon is flirting with National’s past mistakes (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Politics will be a little less fun without Ju‑Co in it
Richard Harman: The comeback queen (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Well wishes across political spectrum as Judith Collins resigns
No Right Turn: Naked cronyism
Thomas Manch (BusinessDesk): Judith Collins ready to be apolitical Law Commission president, she says (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): The highs, lows and WTFs of Judith Collins
Herald: Judith Collins retirement: Sir John Key calls her the ‘Margaret Thatcher of New Zealand’
Sam Smith and Samantha Hayes (Stuff): Sir John Key pays tribute to ‘tough character’ Judith Collins
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Judith ‘Crusher’ Collins to exit the Beehive
1News: Talofa and goodbye: Moments from 24 years of ‘Crusher Collins’
RNZ: National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president
Adam Pearse & Julia Gabel (Herald): Minister and former National leader Judith Collins retires from politics
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Judith Collins to leave politics, head up Law Commission
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Judith Collins confirms retirement from politics, has new role locked in
Andrea Vance (Post): Judith Collins leaving politics for the Law Commission (paywalled)
Andrea Vance and Henry Cooke (Post): Judith Collins leaving politics for the Law Commission (paywalled)
WEATHER, DISASTER, CLIMATE
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system, with 1958 model still in use
Neil Reid (Herald): Mount Maunganui tragedy: Campground evacuated and safety barrier moved in by council in 2003 for rockfall works (paywalled)
Manu Caddie (Newsroom): What happened at Mauao should be central at the election
Martin Brook (The Conversation): Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability
Eva Corlett (Guardian): New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Greens call for Civil Defence payments to be activated for storm-hit communities
Kate Newton (RNZ): Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): New hazards framework makes for a safer future, but legacy risks remain
ELECTION, PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Julia Gabel (Herald): How would Te Pāti Māori’s policy to get rid of prisons actually work?
Janet Wilson (Post): Moving on from the myth of Winston the Great Statesman (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial – As election noise grows, the answer is not cynicism but attention (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Why we should, and shouldn’t, pay attention to polls
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Luxon says Peters is wrong about India Free Trade Agreement
Jamie Ensor (Herald): India Free Trade Agreement: Christopher Luxon calls out Winston Peters over immigration claim (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Post): New super ministry takes shape as chief executive application deadline passes (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On The Winston Peters Revival, And Canada’s Blueprint For A New World Order
Chris Trotter: A boring election? We can only hope! (paywalled)
Richard Prebble (Herald): Tauranga port saga exposes flaws in Christopher Luxon’s fast-track planning reforms (paywalled)
Herald: Winston Peters rubbishes polls as NZ First surges in support in election year voter sampling
Mike Grimshaw: Is Labour the right (but left) party to introduce a wealth tax?
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe delivers his valedictory speech
BUDGET
RNZ: Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets Budget Day for 28 May
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Willis announces Budget date, says higher inflation is transitory
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Investment Boost emerges as possible fault line in run-up to Budget 2026 (paywalled)
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Treasury distances itself from Budget lock-up guest list amid ‘reputational risk’
POLICE
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): New polling shows a quarter of New Zealanders have little or no trust in police
Katie Ham (Post): Jill Rogers announced as second deputy police commissioner amid top brass clean-out (paywalled)
Shannon Pitman (Herald): Northland police ‘boys club’ bullying case sees Detective Inspector awarded $15k
HEALTH
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Elective surgery waits: How private hospitals plan to cut backlogs (paywalled)
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Should the taxpayer fund weight loss medications?
Rob Campbell (Newsroom): Upgrade to Simeon’s dream private health service – at a cost
Ian Powell: Newsflash Nicola: Diagnosis comes before treatment, not after
Prabani Wood (Post): The changes patients will - and won’t - see with 12-month prescribing (paywalled)
EDUCATION
Derek Cheng (Herald): Final year of Labour’s fees-free saw lowest university uptake among the disadvantaged (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): MPs urged to stop education bill said to have unprecedented ministerial over-reach
Julie Jacobson (Post): School uniform prices: Parents forced to wear a hefty cost (paywalled)
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Peter Gluckman (BusinessDesk): Govt must look beyond political gains in R&D reform (paywalled)
Andrew Patterson (Newsroom): Inflation headwinds re-emerge as geopolitical risks ignite
Ethan Manera (Herald): Wellington job market: How bad is it if even former mayor Tory Whanau can’t find work? (paywalled)
Samuel Sherry (Herald): NZ Post to withdraw services from 142 urban retail stores as network overhauled
Kiwiblog: Guest Post: The managed decline of the New Zealand economy
ODT: Editorial – It’s the little things that really matter (paywalled)
Jacqueline Rowarth (Herald): Productivity puzzle: What will keep New Zealand’s green shoots growing?
Paul McBeth: Reconstructing Fletcher Building
Brent Edwards (NBR): Government agencies under pressure to build infrastructure faster (paywalled)
CARTOONS