BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY AND MEDIA
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): The Platform’s Sean Plunket claims ‘common sense’ victory as Government looks to scrap BSA (paywalled)
RNZ: Scrapping Broadcasting Standards Authority will hit standards, experts say
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): The BSA sealed its own fate
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The government’s scrapping of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, explained
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Without BSA, ‘people will be able to say anything about anything’ – complainant
Steven Price: BSA to go
Henry Cooke (Post): Government to abolish Broadcasting Standards Authority (paywalled)
Henry Cooke (Post): Hipkins says ‘anti media’ Government scrapping BSA without a plan to replace it (paywalled)
Justin Hu (1News): Broadcasting Standards Authority to be axed, self-regulation signalled
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Government to axe Broadcasting Standards Authority in media shake-up
Sam Smith (Stuff): Racism, rudeness and nudity: What Kiwis took offence at, and complained to the BSA about
Gavin Ellis: Copy of a letter sent to Prime Minister and leaders of political parties one week before the decision to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority
Jonathan Ayling (Herald): Govt must ask tough questions before rushing in to help (paywalled)
RNZ: Media awards dump Voyager as sponsor after founder’s social media posts
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Post): News Publishers’ Association drops major media awards sponsor (paywalled)
Rachel Moore (Stuff): NZ Media Awards drops naming rights sponsor after social media posts
John Bowie (LawFuel): Doing the Mahi on Maiki: How TVNZ Tried to Bury Its Own Scandal
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Luke Malpass (Post): Two Luxons: confident abroad, constrained at home (paywalled)
Janet Wilson (Post): Coalition moves into a more combative phase ahead of the election (paywalled)
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The National Party’s five-point comms plan to seize back the agenda
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): All the dust-ups in the Luxon-led coalition, ranked from least to most seismic
Katie Bradford (Herald): NZ First’s Shane Jones on homelessness, fuel crisis, electricity reform … and Sam Neill
Rob Stock (Post): Shane Jones on US ignorance, Winston Peters’ order to end the spat with Sam Neill, and SME tax rates (paywalled)
Moana Maniapoto (Te Ao Māori News): Winston Peters defends coalition record amid tensions at home and abroad
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Gentailer split would be NZ First’s big coalition ask, Jones says Japanese interested in offshore gas (paywalled)
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Fisheries Minister Shane Jones overrode official advice for fines related to leaking fishing boat footage
Azaria Howell (Herald): James Christmas’ appointment to regulatory board withdrawn after Act Party candidacy announcement
Brent Edwards (NBR): CER should be a launchpad for cooperation in other markets (paywalled)
Mahvash Ikram (LawNews): Stand for Parliament and become lawmakers, former Attorney-General tells NZ Asian Lawyers Association
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Central Government’s heavy and hasty reform of local government
Harriet Laughton (Post): Politician behind mega council amalgamation in the 80s backs reforms (paywalled)
Campbell Barry (Post): Local government reform needs certainty, not guesswork (paywalled)
RNZ: The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations
Peter McKinlay (LinkedIn): Councils invited to fast track reform: a critique
Kerre Woodham (Newstalk ZB): Is there a case for amalgamation?
ODT: Editorial – Big stick approach questionable (paywalled)
Bernard Hickey: The hunt for magical merger efficiencies goes on (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Christchurch’s only amalgamation option
Bronson Perich (Herald): Local government reform: South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley unsurprised by ultimatum to councils
Linda Hall (Herald): Local government reforms: Hawke’s Bay mayors welcome deadline to design simpler council model
Bronson Perich (Herald): Local government reform: Taupō Mayor John Funnell says more time needed
Mike Tweed (Herald): Local Government reforms: Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu councils respond to fast-tracked shake-up
Piripi Taylor (Te Ao News): Caution urged in Te Moana a Toi as Government fast-tracks local government reform
Tom Hunt (Post): Will Wellington City Council have to hike rates on its own Airbnb? (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): Ong leaks report about leaking confidential council information
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Bids to host AC/DC, ABs test missed
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