MEDIA
Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): National turns up the heat - another ‘rare misstep’ for Simeon Brown? (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): When journalists become the story (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Maiki Sherman’s behaviour is damaging TVNZ’s credibility (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Against cancelling journalists (paywalled)
ACT
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ACT’s plan to toughen immigration rules
Herald: Act reveals immigration campaign polices
Anneke Smith (Post): ACT pitches $6/day surcharge, fewer benefits and tougher penalties for migrants (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): David Seymour proposes migrant tax and asks why Shane Jones wouldn’t welcome butter chicken tsunami
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Cost of ex-MPs’ travel perks takes off in fuel crisis
Vernon Small (Sunday Star Times): Why this year’s budget is the most unpredictable in decades (paywalled)
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Nicola Willis needs to get into the political fight to win over voters staring down rising costs (paywalled)
Waylyn Tahuri-Whaipakanga (E-Tangata): The unredeemed price of citizenship
David Farrar: Something normal and abnormal
Herald: Emails showing Luxon wanted to publicly support Iran war won’t damage PM, David Seymour says
INDIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Damien Grant (Stuff): Reading the NZ-India free trade agreement made my stress levels rises
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Agreeing to disagree about India
Antonia Watson (Herald): India FTA agreement signed: Now the hard work begins (paywalled)
Megan Wilson (Herald): India free trade agreement: Zespri welcomes deal as kiwifruit tariffs slashed (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): The $20 billion investment requirement (paywalled)
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Liam Dann (Herald): Are we so used to a bad economy that we’ve stopped caring? (paywalled)
Cecilia Robinson (Herald): Why the jobs data suggests New Zealand’s recovery is already underway (paywalled)
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Wattie’s wins as Govt hits Chinese rival with duties
Anne Gibson (Herald): Sir Bob Jones property legacy: How his $2b portfolio is being run now (paywalled)
Anne Gibson (Herald): Naylor Love beats Hawkins to top spot as 10 busiest builders ranked by biggest jobs started in 2025 (paywalled)
Anan Zaki (RNZ): ANZ reports $1.26b half-year profit
Rob Stock (Post): Iran war’s drag on economy dampens ANZ profit to $1.23b (paywalled)
Damien Venuto (Stuff): The death of the fair go: Why Kiwis are losing faith in the job market
Rob Stock (Sunday Star Times): The high school friends behind Humanitix’s fight to disrupt the global events ticketing market (paywalled)
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