IRAN WAR
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Luxon’s Homer Simpson moment on Iran
Tim Watkin (Pundit): Luxon misspeaks, but stumbles upon a troubling truth
Samantha Hayes (Stuff): The war on Iran is illegal - but NZ has good cause to stay quiet, former defence minister says
Audrey Young (Herald): Christopher Luxon’s Clare Curran moment, can he recover? (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): NZ delivers its official statement on Middle East war, despite wildly different views from some MP
Luke Malpass (Post): Christopher Luxon’s Iran problem: Between Trump and the rules-based order (paywalled)
Phil Goff (Stuff): New Zealand’s silence on Iran war shows complicity
Phil Goff (Post): Government’s weak stance shows NZ has abandoned its independent foreign policy (paywalled)
Richard Harman: Iran; the stakes rise for Luxon and the Government (paywalled)
Samira Taghavi (Herald): When human rights rhetoric ignores reality: A response to Helen Clark (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Why doesn’t Luxon want to take a position on the Iran strikes?
Nick Mills (Newstalk ZB): Does Prime Minister Luxon show leadership in times of crisis?
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Luxon says he ‘misspoke’ on Iran; ‘Words matter a great deal’ says Hipkins
Henry Cooke (Post): Christopher Luxon says he misspoke when saying NZ backed ‘any actions’ to stop Iran (paywalled)
RNZ: Opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal
David Harvey: Unlawful – The UN Charter and the Iranian Conflict
Janhavi Gosavi (Herald): New Plymouth District Council flies US flag for AmeriCARna festival amid Iran attacks, sparking debate
Mick Hall: The Five Eyes’ horrific view of Iran
Tom Peters (World Socialist Website): New Zealand government backs criminal war against Iran
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Iran war could set NZ power prices if it happened in 2027, Opposition says
Mandy Te and Anna Whyte (Interest): Oil, LNG and KiwiSaver: What the US–Iran conflict could mean for NZ’s economy
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Oil hits US$78 as Iran threatens global supply: Petrol price outlook volatile (paywalled)
David Williams (Herald): Middle East conflict: Multiple Kiwis struggle to register on government SafeTravel portal
1News: New Zealand has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel - MBIE
ECONOMY; RESERVE BANK; PAY EQUITY
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Nicola Willis and David Seymour attack ‘alarming’ Barbara Edmonds Reserve Bank remarks (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Labour leader Chris Hipkins reignites criticism of $12.8 billion pay equity figure as Treasury stands firm
David Burton (Post): The troubling legacy of the overturning of pay equity agreements (paywalled)
Mandy Te (Interest): Labour ‘seriously considering’ reintroducing dual RBNZ monetary policy mandate
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): An obvious but unlikely solution to the RBNZ & banks’ cash impasse
Andy Macdonald (BusinessDesk): Reserve Bank cops flak over cash-consultation defence (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): New Zealand’s economy is set to outpace Australia’s. Will it convince Kiwis to come home?
Brent Edwards (NBR): Election 2026: Will voters care about the deficit? (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Survey shows investors turn away from housing, plus ... are Aussie bank profits too big? (paywalled)
Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): Flatlining: how New Zealand missed the small-country boom (paywalled)
Ethan Manera (Herald): Wellington economy struggles as rest of country starts to bounce back, figures show
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION, GOVERNMENT
Roy Morgan: Support for National drops to lowest in six months, just ahead of Labour
Andrea Vance (Post): Most Kiwis oppose idea of joining Australia, poll shows (paywalled)
Anna Whyte (Interest): Whether Labour will back India FTA could be known by week’s end
RNZ: National MP Andrew Bayly not contesting Port Waikato seat
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Andrew Bayly not quite retiring from politics
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Labour requests amendments to bill that could leave vulnerable people in debt
Henry Cooke (Post): The original sin at the heart of KiwiSaver (paywalled)
SUPERMARKETS; COMMERCE COMMISSION
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Foodstuffs merger appeal kicks off at the High Court (paywalled)
Andy Macdonald (BusinessDesk): Foodstuffs begins appeal to overturn ComCom merger ruling (paywalled)
Tina Morrison (Newsroom): Foodstuffs denies restricting supermarket options: ‘There’s only so much shelf space’
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Powerful grocery, telco and commerce regulators to be reined in
No Right Turn: “Unnecessary and excessive” secrecy
POLICE MCSKIMMING SCANDAL
Herald: Editorial – Jevon McSkimming’s hotel taxpayer bill shows he was taking us all for mugs (paywalled)
Sam Sherwood (RNZ): Former top cop Jevon McSkimming used police money to pay for hotels during affair
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Disgraced top cop Jevon McSkimming used hotels paid for by police during affair
Katie Ham (Post): Fresh report into Jevon McSkimming scandal reveals details of ‘clandestine’ affair (paywalled)
ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY
Blayne Slabbert (Post): Transpower posts $72m profit as grid costs and power prices climb (paywalled)
Simon Wilson (Listener): Solar power is the world’s cheapest source of energy, so why aren’t we using it? (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Power bill rules tweaked in favour of consumers (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Electricity Authority confirms clearer billing rules, six-month back-bill cap (paywalled)
Simon Coley (Post): LNG terminal is a billion-dollar bet against the future (paywalled)
Jamie Gray (Herald): LNG price spike highlights risks for planned $1b NZ terminal (paywalled)
HOMELESSNESS
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Move-on orders didn’t get backing of Housing or Justice ministries
Harriet Laughton (Post): Government pushed ahead with move‑on orders despite officials’ warnings (paywalled)
Sammy Carter (Herald): Move-on orders for homeless ignore unemployment concerns for Māori, former rough sleeper says
PRIMARY PRODUCTION
Gill Higgins (1News): Plenty more fish in the sea? This year Kiwis will vote on our fisheries’ future
Brent Edwards (NBR): Horticulture NZ worried RMA reforms may make things worse (paywalled)
Walt Cavendish (Post): Regulations bordering on unfairness for NZ farmers (paywalled)
MINING
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): A gold mine, an Australia mining giant and a community divided
Paul McBeth: Digging for minerals can be a risky business
ODT: Southland gold mine given go-ahead (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): Govt defends decisions on Siren Gold permits (paywalled)
MEDIA
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Govt gets its wish from 1News – a headline on fewer crime victims
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: NZME/NZ Herald editorial changes - a new editorial advisory board leader, a new associate editor and a new BusinessDesk publisher (paywalled)
BusinessDesk: Matt Martel returns as BusinessDesk publisher (paywalled)
Lin Albalos (HCA Mag): Broadcaster pays $43k after dismissing journalist via email
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Ministry underestimated scale of secondary teacher shortage
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): The lure of private (and pricey) education
Chris Keall (Herald): Otago University lines up Queenstown campus as ski town aims to be a tech town, too (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): Christchurch could have protest-free zones at ‘sensitive sites’
Pretoria Gordon and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Auckland mayor objects to ‘expensive’ housing plan request
Paula Southgate (Newsroom): How to make ‘Local Water Done Well’ more than a slogan
CARTOONS