FUEL CRISIS
Luke Malpass (Post): So much for America First – everyone else pays (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): From GFC to oil shock: Nearly two decades of fiscal challenge (paywalled)
Nik Dirga (RNZ): As the Iran war continues, what else might New Zealand face shortages of besides fuel?
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Is fuel support going to the right places?
Joel Kulasingham (Herald): Fuel crisis: How New Zealand’s response compares with other countries – from free public transport to work from home days
Miriam Bell (Post): Iran war: Fuel crisis ‘like Covid 2.0’ for struggling builders (paywalled)
Dita De Boni (Post): Iran war: Live-streaming star and oat-growing arable farmer finds his diesel costs doubling (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Sam Crawley: NZ election issues: why the economy and cost of living aren’t the same thing
Brendon McMahon (ODT): Potential successor to Pugh
Michael Guerin (Herald): Greyhound bosses admit battle to keep dog racing alive is over
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): Karitane man’s pension slashed due to ‘nasty’ NZ Super policy
Peter Dunne: A Prime Minister, not a CEO
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): The secret diary of .. Christopher Luxon
ODT: Editorial – Shuffling a fresh deck (paywalled)
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Talk with English spurred MP (paywalled)
Katie Ham (Post): Ex defence chief unwittingly linked to bankrupt tech entrepreneur’s new venture (paywalled)
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT
Andrew Ecclestone (Newsroom): Forget false narrative about costs, the OIA needs strengthening
Nick James (Post): Ombudsman warns humans need to make final call on redactions made by an AI bot (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Using austerity to attack democracy
ORANGA TAMIRIKI AND SOCIAL PROVIDERS
Mary Williams (ODT): Youth services delivery at risk (paywalled)
Tureiti Moxon (Post): The urgent case for a Māori-led tamariki authority (paywalled)
Kelly Makiha (Herald): Visions of a Helping Hand Trust to close Rotorua homeless laundry and shower service as funding dries up
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEFENCE
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Why business can’t stay quiet on the India trade deal (paywalled)
Anne-Marie Brady and Louisa Wall (Post): NZ and Cook Islands may have reset their relationship, but trust must be rebuilt through actions (paywalled)
David Fisher (Herald): NZSAS exclusive: Inside the secret missions where Special Air Service soldiers risked everything in Kabul (paywalled)
Anna Fifield: What is the international rules-based order anyway?
Herald: New Zealand-Cook Islands deal reignites diplomatic spat as Winston Peters responds to China’s comments
Thomas Mead (1News): Kiwi Christians appalled as Bible used to justify Iran war this Easter
MEDIA
Shayne Currie (Herald): TVNZ gang story - internal and external emails reveal how broadcaster handled political and journalistic fallout (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): Inside TVNZ’s gang story backlash: How the broadcaster responded (paywalled)
Shayne Currie (Herald): Journalist, NZ on Air board member wins payout over radio dismissal; AM shake-up – BBC World Service dropped; Sam Neill’s tears for Wilderpeople (paywalled)
David Harvey: Broadcasting Standards Authority’s Jurisdiction Grab: Why the Platform Decision Gets It Wrong
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