COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, INCOMING GOVERNMENT
Chris Trotter (Interest): Can Christopher Luxon's corporate leadership style cut it in politics?
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Chris Luxon reluctant to explain the ‘merger and acquisition’ experience he often talks up
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Christopher Luxon refuses to speak about previous 'mergers and acquisitions' as negotiating skills come under scrutiny
Claire Trevett (Herald): National, Act, NZ First coalition talks and Christopher Luxon learns a lesson or two (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): Bogged down in detail (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): Groundhog day as coalition talks drag on (paywalled)
Vernon Small (Post): Two weeks in, the political clock is ticking loudly (paywalled)
Newshub Nation: Humiliating five weeks for Christopher Luxon - Matthew Hooton
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Captain Luxon’s first landing: smooth and unspectacular (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Coalition negotiations drag, Christopher Luxon’s debut vision slips (paywalled)
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Winston Peters yet again demonstrates his power over larger coalition partners (paywalled)
Jo Moir (Newsroom): National’s tactical error in three-way talks
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Coalition negotiations appear to be nearing a conclusion after a rocky start, but questions have arisen over Christopher Luxon's leadership
Thomas Coughlan and Adam Pearse (Herald): Chris Hipkins critical of time taken by Christopher Luxon to get Winston Peters, David Seymour deal
Jason Walls (Newstalk ZB): Seymour picks up the ball Luxon dropped in coalition talks (pawyalled)
Jamie Ensor and Amelia Wade (Newshub): Opinion: Election 2023 coalition negotiations' greatest hits
Steve Braunias (Herald): The Secret Diary of ... Christopher Luxon (paywalled)
Andrew Gunn (Post): Married At Not Quite First Sight: Will Chris end up rueing who he’s wooing? (paywalled)
Steven Joyce (Herald): Coalition talks - negotiators hanging tough, to a degree (paywalled)
Philip Crump (Newstalk ZB): Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: Good things take time, even coalition governments (paywalled)
Shane Te Pou (Herald): Winston Peters shows who’s boss in next Government (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On secret coalition talks, plus a music playlist
Karl du Fresne: Those coalition talks: so far, so bad
Michael Swanson (Newsroom): Enjoy the political silence while it lasts
Victor Billot (Newsroom): A further ode for .. the Throuple
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Brian Easton (Pundit): Understanding Winston
Anaru Eketone (ODT): Winston Peters, the great hope of the downtrodden? (paywalled)
Craig Renney (Post): Forget a foreign buyers tax - this could be the answer to National’s revenue gap (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): What if Nats ‘OKed’ tax cuts without revenue from foreign home-buyers? (paywalled)
Gray Gibson (Newshub Nation): Ben Thomas says Winston Peters' opposition to National's foreign buyers tax presents 'elegant way out' for Christopher Luxon
Thomas Manch (Post): How the new Cabinet looks to be shaping up (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): A new era of treaty politics looms under new government (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): Judges beware, a black-letter law day could be coming (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Check-in for negotiations, check-out with a coalition (paywalled)
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Thomas Coughlan and Adam Pearse (Herald): Christopher Luxon emerges from meeting with Winston Peters, says deal is close
William Hewett (Newshub): ACT leader David Seymour says never-before-seen coalition on the cards as Govt negotiations continue
Melania Watson (Newshub): Christopher Luxon says 'serious issues' holding up deal as coalition negotiations extend without clear end date
1News: Luxon says 'less than 3 issues' left as coalition talks continue
1News: Benedict Collins: New government may be announced in Wellington
Newshub: Christopher Luxon says talks down to 'one or two' policy issues, Winston Peters brushes off heckler
Adam Pearse (Herald): National leader Christopher Luxon promises negotiations are in ‘last stages’ but hurdles still remain
Anna Whyte (Post): ‘Complex’ issues leaving leaders in gridlock (paywalled)
Anna Whyte and Luke Malpass (Post): Party leaders tackle thorny hurdles and spinning tops as negotiations continue (paywalled)
Stuff: Will we ever get a government? Coalition negotiations enter 17th day
RNZ: Coalition talks: No more face to face meetings this weekend - Luxon
RNZ: Christopher Luxon defends use of taxpayer funds for Auckland-based coalition talks
RNZ: Talks to form next government continue in Auckland
Herald: On the Tiles: How long to wait for new Government to be formed?
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Treaty issues resurface as leaders promise a deal is just a meeting or two away
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Coalition talks expected to drag into next week
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Luxon defends negotiating skills as coalition talks continue
RNZ: 'A few more hours' in coalition talks still to go - Winston Peters
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Coalition talks continue with National planning to remain in Auckland over weekend
Herald: Winston Peters hugged by stranger while talking to media in Auckland as coalition negotiations continue
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION, WEEK IN POLITICS
David Parker (ODT): In a hurry? Try IRD’s database
1News: Q+A: Nanaia Mahuta: Why I didn't join Te Pāti Māori
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Nanaia Mahuta says key Labour ministers could have supported Three Waters more
Grant Duncan: New Zealand Labour: where to now?
Andrea Vance (Post): To win back Wellington, Labour’s going to have to go to war with the Greens (paywalled)
Gray Gibson and Finn Hogan (Newshub Nation): Christopher Luxon's online legwork - the National Party's TikTok tactics explained
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Legislation facing reconsideration by new govt (paywalled)
Newshub Nation: Backstory: New Green MP Kahurangi Carter discusses acting history and Christchurch collective housing community
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Peter Wison (RNZ): Week in Politics: Peters' no show steals the show
Claire Trevett (Herald): Beehive Diaries: Coalition talks, Chris Luxon’s cafe sledge, Jacinda Ardern’s farewell note for press secretary Andrew Campbell (paywalled)
Michele Hewitson (Listener): We are still locked in a room with the clock that stopped on election night (paywalled)
Duncan Garner (Listener): Who’s in and who’s out in my fantasy Cabinet? (paywalled)
ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT
Leighton Heikell, Scott Palmer and Jenna Lynch (Newshub): National accuses Labour leader Chris Hipkins of 'playing politics' with Gaza ceasefire call
RNZ: Israel-Gaza ceasefire call will not help until certain conditions met - National
1News: Israel-Gaza conflict: National's 'conditions' for ceasefire call
RNZ: Labour leader Chris Hipkins calls for a ceasefire in Israel Gaza conflict
Stuff: Chris Hipkins says Labour 'cannot stand by any longer', calls for ceasefire in Gaza
1News: Labour leader Chris Hipkins calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Newshub: Labour leader Chris Hipkins calls for 'urgent' Gaza ceasefire, condemns 'appalling attacks and violence'
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Coalition talks: Chris Hipkins’ subtle dig as National’s talks drag on for another week
William Hewett (Newshub): David Seymour, Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick clash over Israel-Hamas conflict in fiery AM interview
Anna Harcourt (1News): New poll shows 60% of Kiwis want Israel-Gaza ceasefire
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government drags heels as poll shows majority of Kiwis want ceasefire — poll (paywalled)
1 News: Q+A: Nanaia Mahuta on Israel-Gaza tweet: 'Can't dwell on mistakes'
1News: NZ sending more humanitarian support for Gaza, West Bank, Israel
Thomas Mutch (Herald): On the fear, hatred hope he encountered on the frontline
Jacqui Southey (Post): Power brokers must demand Gaza ceasefire (paywalled)
Donna Miles (Post): The West’s failures in Gaza have shattered faith in its morality (payalled)
PUBLIC SECTOR
RNZ: MBIE spending on consultants on the rise again
Melanie Earley and Karanama Ruru (Stuff): Is incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon likely to scrub te reo Māori from official government use?
Kelvin McDonald (Whakaata Māori): NZ Māori Council warns MFAT it’s ready for ‘fight’ over te reo Māori scrubbing
Brent Edwards (NBR): A-G’s Office: what’s being achieved with public money?
PORT WAIKATO BY-ELECTION
1News: Q+A: Fascinating contest brewing in Port Waikato by-election
Gray Gibson (Newshub Nation): Port Waikato by-election race between National's Andrew Bayly and NZ First's Casey Costello
Raphael Franks (Herald): Port Waikato byelection: National says its funds are low, advertising spending double what’s allowed in general election
HEALTH
RNZ: Moves to cut surgery waiting times: Three down, 98 recommendations to go
Cécile Meier (BusinessDesk): Ombudsman rules Te Whatu Ora acted unlawfully in eight-month delay for info (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Health policy uncertainty (paywalled)
Louisa Steyl (Stuff): Bonding scheme expanded in attempt to help understaffed communities
Alexa Cook (Newshub): New Zealand children as young as 6 addicted to vaping, conference hears
Pauline Norris (Newsroom): In defence of free prescriptions
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): ‘This isn’t a life’: The crushing burden of Long Covid
Hannah Martin (Stuff): What's going on with Covid-19? Is this how it's always going to be?
Isaac Davison (Herald): Up to 4000 New Zealanders with ADHD forced to switch medication after drug supply problems (paywalled)
Mark Quinn (Post): Pain relief needed for health system (paywalled)
Louisa Steyl (Stuff): 24/7 healthcare to be rolled out to rural communities across NZ
Anna Murray (1News): The cost of measles: Why NZers should care about vaccination rates
Newshub: Sir Bob Harvey calls for people to 'grow up', alcohol advertising to continue at sporting events
Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard): Hopes for better mental health care in Palmerston North rise with new hospital building
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): Senior doctors renew plea for dedicated emergency department security
Annemarie Quill (Stuff): AC/DC rocker Phil Rudd sells up for 'love of his life' who is dying of cancer
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Minister of Trade makes direct pitch to US President Joe Biden (paywalled)
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Even minus Christopher Luxon, NZ makes its case at Apec (paywalled)
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Labour's Damien O'Connor sole Kiwi face at APEC
Newstalk ZB: Luxon lost an opportunity to represent NZ's new direction at APEC, claims expert
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): New Zealand loses as US trade announcement sunk amid Donald Trump resurgence fears (paywalled)
Marco de Jong & Talei Mangioni (E-Tangata): Where to now for a nuclear free and independent Pacific?
Steven Ratuva (E-Tangata): Good faith lacking in Australia-Tuvalu agreement
Christine Rovoi (Stuff): NZDF contingent to support Solomon Islands during Pacific Games
Nick Sas, Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong and Evan Wasuka (RNZ): 2023 Pacific Games: Some say it's more like a 'war zone'
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Matthew Ronsenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Gisborne council withholds minutes from secret workshops
Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): Ben Bell: my first year as Gore's mayor
RNZ: Hundreds of Gore residents take up call against former council CEO Stephen Parry's new role
RNZ: Porirua council votes to ban new pokie machines
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): The young mayor sparking change in the Far North
Annemarie Quill (Stuff): 'They'll charge for air next': Anger at Tauranga's congestion charge plan
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Rotorua Lakes Council to fine owners of unregistered dogs, offers last chance
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): Increased number of dog attacks in Northland 'concerning' - Kaipara mayor
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): Northlanders to shell out $90 million in November rates deadline
RNZ: What if? Nelson asks how it can change the narrative
Lee Scanlon (Westport News): West Coast trust invests $3m in minerals company
TRANSPORT, ROADING
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Waka Kotahi sticking to planned NTS rollout despite 'updated release schedule' from US contractor
Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): The Detail: The problems driving congestion charges
Rachel Maher (Herald): AA hits out at Auckland Transport after shoppers stuck in three-hour Westfield mall Newmarket traffic jam
RNZ: Kaiarahi hull repair work delayed due to weather
Kevin Norquay (Post): Prepare for a shock: the hidden costs of owning an EV (paywalled)
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Waka Kotahi urged to delay closure of SH1 over the Brynderwyns
RNZ: Arthur's Pass highway closed during the day for two weeks in December
TAX
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Gaming the system? Teens among highest earning beneficiaries of trusts - IRD (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): IR research into trusts uncovers 2200 possible frauds (paywalled)
HOUSING
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Suburbs facing most mortgage stress revealed
Miriam Bell (Post): Don't 'miss opportunity' to scale up build-to-rent sector, government urged (paywalled)
Greg Ninness (Interest): Number of residential properties selling at a loss at its highest point since 2015, CoreLogic figures show
ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): My failed quest to find something that's cheaper in NZ
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Economists predict drop in retail spending as household budgets squeezed
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Only one bank left predicting OCR increase
Dan Brunskill (Interest): ANZ drops its forecast February OCR hike
Virginia Fallon (Post): ‘Welcome to the foodbank’: Charities do the heavy lifting in the fight against hunger (paywalled)
BANKS
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): How banks are making bank on higher interest rates
Rob Stock (Post): Open banking: Why are we still talking, when everyone else is doing? (paywalled)
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Major banks 'working really hard' to be ready for open banking deadlines, Payments NZ CEO says
Rob Stock (Post): Here is how banks will change their lending in the face of global warming (paywalled)
BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Rob Stock (Post): Losing Labour MPs reflect on the business laws they failed to change (paywaled)
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): New government will clear path for tech companies - Collins
Mike O’Donnell (Post): A plea to the new cabinet – up the game on cybersecurity (paywalled)
RNZ: Gisborne mill workers 'devastated' over sudden job losses
Monique Steele (RNZ): Juken mill closure: Dozens of workers lose jobs as demand for pine products falls
Taylor Price (1News): Gisborne mill employees to lose jobs just before Christmas
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Anna Whyte (Post): German diplomat praises NZ’s ban on new offshore oil and gas (paywalled)
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Water clarity: The murky management of Rakaia River
Peter de Graaf (RNZ): Northland Regional Council freshwater plan could face farmer opposition
Craig Ashworth (Local Democracy Reporting): Taranaki rivers all fail E coli long-term water monitoring tests
RNZ: Poor water quality warning for many Canterbury beaches
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Bird lovers flock to donate for NZ birds after raucous century campaign
EDUCATION
Newshub: Erica Stanford fires back at Ginny Andersen over draft science curriculum
ODT Editorial: Every shelf has a silver lining (paywalled)
Gianina Schwanecke (Post): Kiwi teacher grads taking jobs close to home - for now (paywalled)
MEDIA
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: TVNZ review into editorial controls makes 11 recommendations to overcome ‘potential vulnerabilities’ (paywalled)
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): A chat with the most important person in NZ TV on the most important day of their year
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: Producers pressure government to tax Netflix and co
Russell Baillie and Michele Hewitson (Listener): Kim Hill signs off: “It’s good to leave before they throw you out.”
Adam Dudding (Post): Kim Hill: ‘People call me a national treasure. It makes me sound half-dead, like somebody’s dug me up’
Dita De Boni (NBR): MediaWorks hires new outdoor leaders, defying scuttlebutt (paywalled)
OTHER
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): 12 graphs that show New Zealand isn’t doing as badly as you think
RNZ: Alcohol abuse in Defence Force mars NZ's image, says health body
Eda Tang (Stuff): Chief Children's Commissioner invites young people to voice what matters most to them
Amy Williams (RNZ): One-third of people seeking accommodation support after storms turned down
Tracy Watkins (Post): Who is speaking for Baby Ru? (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Retirement village owners fire back in the battle for ‘fairness (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): ‘Have we gone overboard?’: Quake-safety architects call for rethink (paywalled)
Craig Hoyle (Newsroom): ‘We prayed Helen Clark would fall out of a plane’ – Brethren book
Craig Hoyle (Post): Exclusive Brethren told to 'create a crisis' to generate profits (paywalled)