GOVERNMENT
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Christopher Luxon’s political radar is broken (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): $95,000 spent on Premier House since Luxon became PM (paywalled)
Claire Trevett (Herald): 100 Days of PM Christopher Luxon - a performance review as new poll delivers the pain of a political misstep (paywalled)
Herald: On the Tiles: How have the Government and Christopher Luxon performed during the first 100 days?
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): 109 urgent hours in 100 days: Government’s rush to complete plan
Herald Editorial: The Government’s 100-day plan was supposed to feel like a vaccination, one quick prick and it’s over (paywalled)
Janet Wilson (Post): The smoke and mirrors of 100-day plans (paywalled)
Lisa Marriott and Jonathan Barrett (The Conversation): The first 100 days of tax policy bode well for National’s supporters – others might be worried
Kevin Norquay (Post): Is the economy broken, or is the Government scaremongering? (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): This tough economy should surprise no one - least of all the Government (paywalled)
Peter Wilson (RNZ): The Week in Politics: More controversy, more surprises
Bridie Witton (Stuff): First 100 days done for Government, next stop - the Budget
Dan Brunskill (Interest): The Coalition Government has delivered on its 100 day promises but faces much bigger challenges ahead
Newsroom: Assessing the quality of Govt’s 100-day policy bonanza
Mike Houlahan (ODT): 100-day milestone/millstone in past (paywalled)
Michael Cugley (Te Ao Māori News): 100-day plan draws to a close
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): 100 days and they're still together
Victor Billot (Newsroom): An Ode to .. the tenant of Premier House
Kevin Norquay (Post): Nicola Willis on proving people wrong, getting a seat at the table, and why grocery shopping takes longer (paywalled)
DAVID SEYMOUR
Andrea Vance (Post): If we can’t afford school lunches, why are we still paying for MPs’ perks? (paywalled)
Tracy Watkins (Post): Why is David Seymour so angry? (paywalled)
Newshub: Christopher Luxon not spoken to David Seymour about comments on TVNZ reporter Benedict Collins
Steve Braunias (Herald): The secret diary of ... David Seymour, the baddest man in the whole damn town (paywalled)
TAXPAYERS’ UNION-CURIA POLL
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Latest poll: Christopher Luxon’s popularity crashes after allowance blunder, now trails Chris Hipkins
Newshub: Christopher Luxon's favourability tanks; Labour's support lowest since 2021 in new Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll
Taxpayer’s Union: Bad News For Major Parties, Government Proposes More Fuel Tax Hikes, Nicola Willis’ Inbox Gets Flooded
MEDIA
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Media, modern times, and the matter of declining trust
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): What is wrong with the news media?
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: Apocalypse now for news - part 2?
Mark Sainsbury (Post): Gutwrenching job losses a wake up call - but is anybody listening? (paywalled)
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): It’s a great day to be a bad guy: Reflecting on the end of Sunday and Fair Go
ODT Editorial: Don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone (paywalled)
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): Fund TVNZ through $60 individual levy - Better Public Media Trust
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): TVNZ – a last bastion of current affairs falls
Damien Venuto (Herald): TVNZ job cuts: Fair Go kept businesses honest for five decades - who’s watching now?
John Weekes (Herald): Where Fair Go might go - and why are TV shows so expensive to make? (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): From Gloriavale to Gaza: Vital stories we’d never know if it weren’t for TVNZ’s Sunday
Amanda Cropp (Newsroom): No easy path for redundant reporters
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Where do all the axed journalists find work now?
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Breaking the news (paywalled)
Barrie Saunders: TV layoffs not a threat to democracy
Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB): The news organisation cuts are devastating
Shannon Thomson (ODT): Media woes should concern all
Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB): Hopefully this is a wake-up call for media
The Standard: News and New Zealand Democracy
David Farrar: TVNZ axes four news shows
Steven Joyce (Herald): TVNZ job losses: Why I’ve given up on the 6 o’clock news (paywalled)
Hayden Donnell and Colin Peacock (RNZ): TVNZ axing Fair Go, Sunday, two news bulletins
RNZ: TVNZ looks to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure
Raphael Franks (Herald): TVNZ cuts: Sunday, Fair Go, Midday and Tonight hit by proposals as staff say journalism in crisis
Ben Leahy (Herald): TVNZ job cuts: Sunday, Fair Go, news bulletins all to be axed
Ben Leahy (Herald): TVNZ job cuts: CEO calls it a ‘difficult day’, Fair Go’s Kevin Milne on show’s axing, Sunday, news bulletins all to end
Bethany Reitsma (Herald): TVNZ job cuts: Miriama Kamo, Pippa Wetzell could be affected as Fair Go and Sunday face axing
Edward Gay (Stuff): Inside TVNZ’s newsroom meeting on the day the axe fell
Alex Casey and Tara Ward (Spinoff): All the local current affairs shows we’re set to lose in 2024
Trent Doyle (Newshub): Oriini Kaipara slams TVNZ after company announces high-profile shows to be cut
Herald: Newshub’s Samantha Hayes on TVNZ job cuts: ‘Some exceptional journalists are facing the chop’
Catrin Owen (Stuff): TVNZ boss ‘upset and angry’, says no further cuts planned
Kevin Norquay (Post): Iconic South Pacific Pictures opts for new identity amid TV’s turmoil (paywalled)
Amberleigh Jack (Stuff): RNZ’s Susie Ferguson wants you to know she’s ‘not as much of a bitch as you think’
RMA
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Government’s new fast-track invitation to corruption
Vernon Small (Post): Anyone for a spot of pork-barrel consenting? (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On the government’s fast track to trashing the environment
1News: Q+A: 'No apologies' for fast-track consent process - Bishop
Luke Malpass (Post): Coalition puts pro-development stake in the ground (paywalled)
RNZ: Legislation could see second Mount Victoria tunnel fast-tracked
Newshub: Willie Jackson says Government's new fast-track bill will lead to corruption
Paul Bennett (Herald): Fast Track Approvals Bill a good reason for tradies to stay in NZ (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Farah Hancock (RNZ): How electorate candidates funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Chief Digital Officer: AI not being used to read public submissions into parliamentary inquiries
Thomas Manch (Post): Cabinet papers written with aid of AI? Judith Collins says yes (paywalled)
ODT: Why are briefing papers confidential? (paywalled)
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Hughes clues: the search for a new public service commissioner (paywalled)
RNZ: Ministry for Primary Industries aims to slash consultant spend by 34 percent to cut costs
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): Disability Ministry reduces wheelchair services due to cost
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Callaghan Innovation begins consultation on cost-cutting measures
Barrie Saunders: Utopia and government
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