NZ-CHINA RELATIONS; PM IN AUSTRALIA
Henry Cooke (Post): China rejects ‘completely groundless’ accusation it was targeting Kiwis through LinkedIn (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon insists ‘inappropriate’ China sanction a NZ matter as Australia weighs in
RNZ: New Zealand to raise China’s ‘entirely inappropriate’ ban on four MPs directly, Christopher Luxon says
RNZ: Chinese Embassy denies military involvement in recruitment claims
Herald: Why Beijing’s move raises stakes for NZ-China ties – The Front Page
Mark Tanner (Post): China’s kiwi food pipeline (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Australia-NZ relationship should ‘never be taken for granted’, Christopher Luxon says
Nick James (Post): PM sells NZ businesses to help deliver 2032 Olympics on first day of Australia trip (paywalled)
DEFENCE AND NUCLEAR-FREE
Herald: New Zealand to buy MH-60R helicopters, MK 54 torpedoes in $2.7b US deal
Cherie Howie (Herald): Former Defence Minister Ron Mark claims NZ troops ‘stealing stuff’ due to poor resourcing
Post: Are we really freeloaders? (paywalled)
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): No expectation NZ will revise nuclear-free stance, but there could be disadvantages - expert
James Nokise (Post): Why New Zealand won’t be having another nuclear debate (paywalled)
MPS’ ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCES
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): MPs’ accommodation claims are a rort, here’s how they should be changed (paywalled)
Charlie Mitchell (Post): MPs paid $2.5m in housing allowances while owning Wellington properties (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Melissa Lee and Jenny Salesa used taxpayer-funded entitlements to buy and stay in own homes
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Supermarket duopoly still rules
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): The secret diary of .. Joseph Mooney
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Patent nonsense in Parliament on a dusty Saturday night (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Nuclear-free New Zealand, corporate lobbying, postnatal care (paywalled)
Michael Swanson: What’s up with Question Time?
Anne Salmond (Newsroom): Hayek’s bastards, revisited
Simon Wilson: Elsewhere in Hopetown: a weekend compendium
Nicholas Ross Smith (The Conversation): National insecurity: what happens when countries start to lose their sense of identity?
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt agencies spend over $180m on official information requests, report claims
Azaria Howell (Newstalk ZB): AI and transparency: How government agencies could avoid ballooning OIA costs
Andrew Ecclestone (Good Ideas): Fixing the gaps exploited by fossil-fuel lobbyists
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