NATIONAL RULES OUT THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Why National ruled out the Opportunity Party
Jamie Ensor and Chris Knox (Herald): Opportunity Party will get into Parliament, latest Poll of Polls forecasts (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): National’s chance to send clear message on Opportunity undercut by Christopher Luxon’s comms (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Christopher Luxon says ruling out working with Opportunity Party ‘not a surprise’
1News: Hipkins: ‘No way’ Labour will support Opportunity’s tax policy
Craig McCulloch (1News): ‘Haphazard’ or ‘no surprise’? Luxon’s Opportunity rule-out under scrutiny
Stuff: National closes door on Opportunity, Labour leaves it ajar
Herald: Editorial: Voters given two distinct blocks with National ruling out Opportunity (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Of course Luxon ruled out the Opportunity Party
David Farrar: Luxon rules out TOP
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Adam Pearse (Herald): ‘Does NZ First really need Ron Mark?’: Former Defence Minister leaves door open to running as candidate
Kate MacNamara (Herald): David Seymour’s former head of staff joins supermarket lobbying firm (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): What the Treasury wealth tax paper really says, according to the man who co-wrote it (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Second Free Speech Union figure appointed to regulate doctors after meeting minister (paywalled)
The Post: Free Speech Union says The Post’s Medical Council questions not ‘genuine’; reporting is ‘tripe’ (paywalled)
Anneke Smith (Stuff): Labour accuses Simeon Brown of using ‘personal troll farm’ to attack reporter - but PM ‘relaxed’ about matter
Henry Cooke (Post): ‘Dead rat’: Winston Peters wants jobs mandate back at RBNZ, and ‘full employment’ (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Government publicly advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Christopher Luxon says inflation-related income tax cuts ‘not on our radar’ (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): The last advice National got on flexible parental leave – it’s not as easy as hoped
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Deadline for Tom Phillips inquiry report extended
Phil Smith (RNZ): The week in Parliament: A new watcher of judges and a free-for-all debate on petitions
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Bill Birch: Memories of the Minister of Everything (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: RMA reforms and Henry VIII, curious mechanics and more (paywalled)
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Better to build wealth fund on KiwiSavers than on ‘empty talk’ of offshore gas – expert
Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Stats NZ plan to crack down on dodgers risks corrupting data
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ‘Very unwise’ for National to push ahead with a social media ban - ACT Party
Nick James (Post): David Seymour suggests killing social media ban inside Cabinet (paywalled)
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): Labour says minister won’t share U16 social media ban plans with them
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Show us the bill: Labour wants a copy of the social media bill before support
Julia Gabel (Herald): Social media ban: Labour says National won’t let it have a copy of bill
Michael S. Daubs and Claire Henry (The Conversation): The jury’s out on social media bans. Here’s a better idea NZ can borrow from Australia
MBIE AND THE FAILED BORDER PROJECT
Giles Dexter (RNZ): MBIE chief denies attempt to mislead Parliament over failed $35m project
Adam Pearse (Herald): Immigration scandal: Ministry officials deny deliberately misleading Parliament committee
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): MBIE officials grilled by Parliament watchdog over failed $33m border security project
Anneke Smith (Post): Immigration officials had ‘no intention’ of misleading Parliament over failed $33m project: MBIE boss (paywalled)
RUSSIAN SPYING ARREST
RNZ: Man arrested in Russia over accusations of spying for New Zealand
1News: ‘High treason’: Russian ambassador to NZ on suspected spy’s arrest
Imogene Bedford (Herald): Russian spy investigation: Expert says New Zealand an unlikely choice
Russell Palmer (RNZ): ‘There’s something smelly about the story’ - NZ unlikely to be involved in Russian spying, say experts
Nick James (Post): Government tight-lipped on man arrested in Russia for allegedly spying for NZ (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): From Russia without love: Man arrested by armed officers, accused of spying for NZ
Sam Smith (Stuff): Man arrested in Russia for allegedly spying for New Zealand
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