NZ SOCIETY
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Are we “bowling alone”?
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Waning trust, the rise of populism, AI: An economist on finding answers to the challenges of our time (paywalled)
Josie Pagani (Post): A lesson at Easter: The experts may be right, but sometimes faith wins over facts (paywalled)
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): NZers seek violent content 600 times a day
Matt Burrows (Herald): Easter miracle? NZ churches claim youth attendance boom in global ‘Quiet Revival’ (paywalled)
Stephen Rainbow (Post): Homosexual law reform 40 years on and a world away from today (paywalled)
Paul Foster-Bell (ODT): Divorced from reality — NZ’s outdated divorce law (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial – Daylight saving is over: Time to reconsider changing the clocks (paywalled)
Neil Reid (Herald): Cruise giants Royal Caribbean accused of ‘cruel, callous’ tactics to avoid multimillion-dollar Whakaari/White Island eruption payout
Amanda Gillies (Newsroom): The RSA has a fierce battle on its hands
FUEL CRISIS
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): PM risks letting a good crisis go to waste
Kate Green (RNZ): GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Denise Piper (Herald): Marsden Point oil refinery closure: What it means for NZ fuel security now
Vernon Small (Sunday Star Times): How the Iran conflict just blew up NZ’s economic recovery (paywalled)
Herald: Editorial – There are ominous economic and military lessons from the Iran war (paywalled)
Kevin Norquay (Sunday Star Times): As fuel prices soar, Kiwis keep driving at all costs (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Three things to help you feel calmer about the crisis this Easter (paywalled)
Steve Edwards (Herald): Dairy farmers face higher fuel and fertiliser costs despite strong payout
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Damien Grant (Stuff): The ‘Instagram filter’ of debt: Why I secretly love inflation (and why you shouldn’t)
David Hargreaves (Interest): The Reserve Bank’s almighty balancing act
Andrew Bevin (Newsroom): Foodstuffs brings in ecologically dubious Tasmania salmon in place of NZ fish
Sam Stubbs (Sunday Star Times): As geopolitics swirl, does ethical investing still make sense? (paywalled)
Jeff Ruscoe (Sunday Star Times): We’ve crunched the numbers - and KiwiSaver contributions should be closer to 14% (paywalled)
The Post: Auckland guest nights up 12% as momentum builds in events sector (paywalled)
Chris Ross and Tom Peters (World Socialist Website): Wave of job cuts in New Zealand
Damien Venuto (Stuff): Kiwis love complaining about banks but never switch. Here’s why most of us don’t bother
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): I can help Steve Abel
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