LOBBYING, INTEGRITY ISSUES
Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): The Revolving door from Luxon's Beehive to lobbying
John Lewis (ODT): Call for inquiry after collusion revealed (paywalled)
Russel Palmer (RNZ): Review into use of Whānau Ora Commissioning funding set to conclude this week
Eric Crampton: Misunderstanding the policy process
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Janet Wilson (Post): Rolling out the politics of belligerence as all else fails (paywalled)
Audrey Young (Herald): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is worried: here’s how you can tell (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Echo Chamber: So, who’s to blame for the cost of living?
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: Speaker nods towards large changes to Parliament's Question Time
Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira (RNZ): 'System's obviously flawed' - Te Pāti Māori calls on Electoral Commission to check its processes are robust
RNZ: Tāmaki Makaurau by-election can be formally held
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): The Detail: Axe falls on history
Alka Prasad (Sunday Star Times): From lab to market: Startups warn research support at risk as Callaghan winds down (paywalled)
Benn Bathgate (Waikato Times/Post): Man who wanted to hang Jacinda Ardern, hear her ‘neck snap’, says he’s ‘horrified’ to be in jail (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): One MP, One Pint: Lessons for the left and Warren G karaoke with Tamatha Paul
ELECTORAL REFORM
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Labour MP Willie Jackson accuses government of rigging next election
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Isn't enrolling on election day better than not voting at all?
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): We changed the election laws because we're hopeless
REPEAL OF OIL AND GAS BAN, ENERGY
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Govt rolls back clean-up liabilities for offshore drillers
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Bill lifting oil and gas exploration ban altered before final stages (paywalled)
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Activists vow resistance as Government set to repeal offshore oil and gas ban
RNZ: Trespassers force coal mine to use trucks
Jon Duffy (Post): The energy sector is broken and (nearly) all of us are suffering (paywalled)
Raphael Franks (Herald): Why our biggest power companies should be broken up (and why they shouldn’t) - Power to the People, part 4
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): Government plans to double geothermal energy produced for electricity and heating
Jamie Gray (Herald): Shane Jones unveils plan to double geothermal energy by 2040
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Minister hopes ‘supercritical’ geothermal test well will be drilled next year (paywalled)
Mike McRoberts (NBR): Govt’s goal to double geothermal energy use (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Government wants to double geothermal energy by 2040 (paywalled)
John O'Sullivan (Newsroom): Geothermal strategy can be catalyst for transformational change
Damian Pedreschi (Post): The power to solve the energy price squeeze is in our hands (paywalled)
Neil Williams (Herald): How smart tech can solve NZ’s energy challenges (paywalled)
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS
Eloise Gibson and Kate Newton (RNZ): Buses, not EVs, could be the real solution to health and climate change
Gerrit Doppenberg (ODT): Call to strip body of charitable status
Te Aniwaniwa Paterson (Te Ao Maori News): Pacific Victory at the world’s highest court sparks calls for climate justice in Aotearoa
Samantha Barrass (Post): More work to do for insurers responding to catastrophic events (paywalled)
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): FMA tells insurers to be ready for next Cyclone Gabrielle (paywalled)
Lois Williams (Local Democracy Reporting): DOC defends parking charges at Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
Katie Todd (RNZ): Southland lagoon at risk of ecological tipping point, warns DOC
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Council selling $650,000 land block for a dollar
Libby Kirkby-McLeod (RNZ): Rotorua district and regional councils at loggerheads over Ohau channel
Alexa Cook (RNZ): Marine reserve's 25-year review: 'When things aren't fished the place changes'
ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Who's really to blame for our economic troubles?
Rob Stock (Post): Most Kiwis say they’re ‘not prospering’: Retirement Commission data (paywalled)
Richard Prebble (Herald): Luxon vs Milei: Contrasting economic reforms in NZ and Argentina (paywalled)
Sapeer Mayron (Post): More than butter: What else is driving grocery bills up? (paywalled)
EMPLOYMENT
Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): What the latest jobs data is (and isn’t) telling us
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Ten things we could do to better support people into work
Ke-Xin Li (RNZ): Older people struggling to find and keep employment
Ganesh R Ahirao: Meet more of Taylor & Alex's whānau
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Brent Edwards (NBR): Minister explains her revamp of health and safety rules (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Consultation begins on safety regulations for chemical laboratories and use of hydrogen technologies
HOUSING
Amy Williams (RNZ): 'Shame on our country': Homelessness in Auckland raised with ministers
RNZ: Auckland homelessness spike: Who, or what, is to blame?
ODT Editorial: Homelessness persists (paywalled)
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Dunedin City Council warned of 'slumlords' exploiting students
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Warning of ‘slumlord’ exploitation (paywalled)
RNZ: Disabled man Shane Emeny finally gets to move to modified state house
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Luxon says New Zealand won't adopt UK's stance on Palestinian statehood yet
Richard Harman (Politik): Peters equivocates on Palestine (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Treading the diplomatic line in the Israel-Palestine conflict (paywalled)
Treasa Dunworth (The Conversation): NZ is prepared to take ‘further action’ over the Gaza crisis – here are 5 options
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): New Zealand joins countries in statement on recognition of Palestine
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): FBI boss Kash Patel spotted at Parliament
Thomas Manch (Post): FBI director Kash Patel visits Wellington (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER
Anna Whyte (Post): Calls for ‘department for local government’ to oversee councils (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): About 40 water entities emerging in Government water regime (paywalled)
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): Concerns not enough candidates for local elections as nominations draw close
David Long (Stuff): Billions of dollars spent on Auckland infrastructure, so why is the Supercity falling behind globally?
Todd Niall (Newsroom): Mayor’s latest Fix Auckland recruits lined up to topple Albany duo
Jonathan Killick (Post): Wayne Brown picks candidates in effort to unseat ‘the Albanians’ (paywalled)
RNZ: Wayne Brown’s chief of staff steps aside from role in mayor’s office
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Nobby Clark stalls decision on mana whenua charter
Robin Martin (RNZ): Review condemns Taranaki Regional Council Treaty Principles Bill decision-making
Robin Martin (RNZ): New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom won't run again, says he's achieved what he wanted
Alice Neville (Spinoff): Yet again, not enough people are standing in local elections
KIWIBANK
Lloyd Burr (Stuff): Not-so-Kiwibank? Willis opens door to partial sale
1News: Kiwibank greenlit to raise $500m capital to challenge big four banks
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Government gives Kiwibank green light to get $500 million capital injection from private sector
RNZ: Kiwibank given go-ahead to raise $500m in capital
Stuff: Kiwibank approved to raise $500m in capital, in bid to increase banking competition
BusinessDesk: Kiwibank's sparse-of-detail $500m capital hike fails to inspire (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Kiwibank given approval to seek $500m from investors by June (paywalled)
NBR: Kiwibank listing would need an electoral mandate (paywalled)
POLICE, JUSTICE
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Controversial police directive saw retail crime investigations halve in some regions
Amanda Gillies (RNZ): The Detail: Balancing risk with overreach in our terror laws
Adam Pearse (Herald): Officials warn Govt’s boy-racer car-crushing powers threaten judicial discretion
RNZ: Boy racer legislation introduced to Parliament
Benedict Collins (1News): Police Minister says record high gang numbers 'highly concerning'
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Gang numbers are up - so what next?
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Is it really the Government's fault the gang numbers cracked the 10,000 mark?
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): Rising gang numbers aren't good but the charges are
HEALTH
RNZ: Government touts scholarships as nurse workforce strike over pay and lack of staffing
RNZ: Nurses' strike prompts emergency department warning
RNZ: Thousands across New Zealand strike over nurse pay and lack of staffing
RNZ: Health NZ admits it can't afford to employ all nurses wanting work
1News: Nurses across the country strike over 'dire' staffing situation
Mariné Lourens, Nina Hindmarsh and Janine Rankin (Press/Post): ‘I can make more money on a pole’: Thousands of nurses, midwives strike across NZ (paywalled)
RNZ: New workplace survey warns of mass exodus of general practice and rural doctors
Laura Walters (Newsroom): ‘Just giving someone a job title doesn’t make a difference,’ admits minister
1News: Māori see highest increase in life expectancy - Stats NZ