POLITICAL INTEGRITY, POLITICAL FINANCE, CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS
Andrea Vance (SST): Coalition of the compromised? Luxon’s MPs need to look a bit less dodgy (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On Blurring The Lines Around Political Corruption
Press Editorial (Post): The risks of political cronyism (paywalled)
1News: Q+A: Erica Stanford says no issues appointing her old boss to inquiry job
Gerogina Campbell (Herald): Consultant and contractor investigating long tunnel underneath Wellington (paywalled)
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): The Gucci wallet of The Right, and governing from the Koru Lounge
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Conflict of interest allegations ‘defamatory’: Peters
Jim Tucker (Taranaki Daily News): MP’s misstep not worth a yellow card
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Negative social impact of taxpayer-funded partisan charities
ODT Editorial: Blinkered thinking (paywalled)
Emily Brookes (Stuff): Mike King boots Labour for 'political point-scoring' on youth mental health
RNZ: Mike King was unaware of chairperson's links to National Party
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): In defence of Mike King and I AM HOPE
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs’ financial interests under scrutiny
Gabi Lardies (Spinoff): What I learned about money from scrutinising where MPs hold theirs
Molly Swift (Newshub): Call for MPs to cut down on spending as expenses revealed
MINING, FAST-TRACK
Lee Scanlon (Westport News): Regional Development and Resources Minister's mine visits not publicised
Laura Mills (Greymouth Star): Minister talks up minerals opportunities
Lois Williams (Newsroom): Forest and Bird leader shut out of Shane Jones meeting by police
Vernon Small (SST): Blind Freddy gets a break, as Jones’ focus shifts to green minerals (paywalled)
John Anthony (BusinessDesk): Canada's Rua Gold gets exploration approval from DoC (paywalled)
Russell Norman: Luxon’s War on Nature explained
Robyn Malcolm (Post): Why I’ll march to stop the Fast-track Approvals Bill (paywalled)
No Right Turn: National's bulldozer dictatorship bill
Steve Braunias (Newsroom): The Secret Diary of .. Fast-Track Jones
BUDGET, ECONOMY
John Campbell (1News): My pre-Budget roadie to Northland was an eye opener
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Luxon: No excuse for NZ not to do ‘incredibly well’
Claire Trevett (Herald): Nicola Willis’ first Budget will not be judged by tax cuts but by the question of economic credibility (paywalled)
Luke Malpass (Post): Will action match the rhetoric? (paywalled)
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Balancing act beckons for Budget (paywalled)
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): My Net Worth: Nicola Willis, minister of finance (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): What the economists expect to see in Thursday’s big reveal (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Never mind the numbers, what’s the Budget vibe going to be? (paywalled)
Murat Ungor (ODT): Inflation: the government’s biggest target
Craig Renney (Post): For this Budget to deliver, it first needs to recognise the needs (paywalled)
John Tamihere (Herald): Māori will not have a lot to celebrate with Nicola Willis’ Budget
Shane Te Pou (Herald): Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ? (paywalled)
Duncan Garner (Listener): Nine things I would put in the Budget (paywalled)
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): Budget 2024: What do rangatahi want?
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Labour’s Barbara Edmonds prepares to go head-to-head with Nicola Willis (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): The Budget is not only a test for Nicola Willis (paywalled)
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): What the upcoming budget means in the battle against inflation (paywalled)
Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): Inflation expected to be under 3% by end of the year: Orr (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Headline inflation should still hit the target band this year as the RBNZ has brought balance back to most parts of the economy, chief economist Paul Conway says
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Reserve Bank believes ‘mechanistic’ OCR model may have confused market (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Rents, rates, insurance and power: the costs households can't control (paywalled)
Ella Somers (Interest): Insurance comparer Quashed says car insurance is up 40% and home insurance up 25%
RNZ: Consumer confidence rises but still below long-term average
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