BUDGET, ECONOMY
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): First warnings of ‘structural deficit’ came the day Government was sworn in, Labour warned credit rating could be at risk (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Does Nicola Willis have a $1.6 billion trick up her sleeve?
Luke Malpass (Post): Luxon’s speech vs Australian Budget - a study in opposites (paywalled)
RNZ: Watch: PM Christopher Luxon speaks to business leaders ahead of Budget 2024
Brent Melville (NBR): A ‘no bells, no whistles’ budget – Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 will not contain any unexpected ‘bells and whistles’
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Christopher Luxon promises a no-surprises budget (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Christopher Luxon says the Budget will have ‘no bells, no whistles’ (paywalled)
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Tax Collectors For The Welfare State (paywalled)
Roman Travers (Newstalk ZB): New Zealand can't afford tax cuts
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Regions grapple with slowdown as budget decisions loom (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): ‘Downbeat’ economy puts squeeze on regions (paywalled)
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub)): April card spending plummets on higher mortgage rates, sticky inflation
Michael Reddell: Productivity growth: 4 Anglos
FAST-TRACK BILL, MINING
David Williams (Newsroom): Diary cock-up heaps pressure on fast-track ministers
Giles Dexer (RNZ): Government's invite list shows fast-track process is flawed - Forest & Bird
Noel O’Malley (ODT): Alarm bells ringing loudly as fast track consents hearings start
Helmut Modlik (Spinoff): Why Ngāti Toa is standing up against the fast-track bill
Robin Martin (RNZ): Seabed mining 'does not co-exist with offshore wind', government told
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): NZ must make choice between seabed mining or offshore wind farms, ministers told (pawalled0
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Offshore wind companies accused of hostile bid for miner's Taranaki seabed rights
Ruby Shaw (ODT): Goldmine supporter calls opponents ‘hysterical’
Ruby Shaw (ODT):Impact on iwi uncertain
GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS
Richard Harman (Politik): Controversial proposal could threaten coalition (paywalled)
Anna Murray (1News): Govt's quarterly report card: Is the coalition meeting its KPIs?
Azaria Howell (Herald): Concern Commerce Commission job cuts will impact services; changes revealed through leaked document (paywalled)
Jack McDonald (Post): Cutting jobs while consultant roles grow (paywalled)
Andrew Gunn: Luxon Fires Self, Re-Hires Self as Consultant
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