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COALITION NEGOTIATIONS
Henry Cooke (Guardian): Bumpy roads ahead: New Zealand’s incoming PM set to lead a three-headed, ‘anti-woke’ government
Vernon Small (Post): Government talks get down to the bare necessities (paywalled)
Damien Grant (Stuff): Inside the National caucus, MPs are frustrated and want a radical change
Felix Desmarais (1News): Final election results show every vote counts
John Hartevelt (RNZ): How Christopher Luxon’s NZ First gamble failed
Luke Malpass and Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon readies to hammer out a deal (paywalled)
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Election 2023: what happens next? (paywalled)
Newstalk ZB: Winston Peters wants 'a knighthood, deputy Prime Minister and Treasury' - former NZ First MP (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): National’s foreign home buyer concession looks shaky (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): NZ First in, pension age change and foreign buyers out?
William Hewett (Newshub): Incoming PM Christopher Luxon says it's 'our intention' to have meeting with David Seymour and Winston Peters
Claire Trevett (Herald): National Party leader Chris Luxon’s ‘last resort’ becomes a reality as New Zealand First and Winston Peters get a lot more bargaining clout (paywalled)
Herald: On the Campaign: Special votes - how they affect Election 2023 result
Peter Wilson (RNZ): The Week in Politics: It all depends on Peters
Luke Malpass (Post): NZ First and ACT both hold whip hands (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): How much more longer do we have to wait? (paywalled)
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Could the next government be formed this week?
Jason Walls (Newstalk ZB): Luxon’s Government’s forming talks – an anti-democratic media blackout or a political masterstroke? (paywalled)
Tracy Watkins (Post): Five take-outs from the political week that was (paywalled)
Jo Moir (Newsroom): Safe Labour voters and Māori undo the red team
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Peters' stock rises on final vote count, how much will Luxon pay?
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Time to get down to business now wait for final vote count is over
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): With coalition talks, the time has come for the dealing, now the counting is done
John Campbell (1News): The numbers mean Christopher, David and Winston
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Can Chris Luxon get Winston Peters and David Seymour to play nicely?
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Phone calls, ignored texts and timelines: The clues that reveal how tough Christopher Luxon has it
Simon Shepherd (Newshub Nation): Te Pāti Māori, NZ First owe their election 2023 success to Christopher Luxon – Matthew Hooton
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Memo to Christopher Luxon
RNZ: 'We've got to look to the future' - ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden on working with NZ First
1News: 'Can’t all get what we want' - Peters on coalition talks
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): As he ignores David Seymour, Winston Peters has picked up a far stronger hand
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Christopher Luxon refuses to give deadline for coalition deal as Winston Peters, David Seymour pile on pressure after final results
1News: Q+A: Seymour: Final vote creates a 'three-party government necessity'
1News: Q+A: Willie Jackson: Treaty referendum risks Springbok tour protest repeat
Simon Shepherd (Newshub): ACT's David Seymour says 'logical possibility' of party sitting on crossbenches
Michael Neilson (Herald): NZ First’s Winston Peters plans to meet Act leader David Seymour face to face
Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): ACT's David Seymour reveals what he said in text that likely coalition partner Winston Peters thought was 'fake'
RNZ: Winston Peters pledges to meet David Seymour, whose 'door is open'
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Winston Peters thought text from David Seymour was 'fake'
Isobel Ewing (Newshub): Still no update on coalition talks as Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters attend Diwali celebrations
RNZ: ACT's David Seymour reverses rule-out of working with Winston Peters in Cabinet
Newstalk ZB: Chris Bishop: National campaign chair says second election not a possibility
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub Nation): National's Chris Bishop categorically rules out doing deals with Greens, Te Pāti Māori
Amberleigh Jack (Stuff): 'Kingmaker' Winston Peters blasts the media and 'left wing shills' in NZ First speech
1News: Winston Peters blasts 'moron' Jack Tame, NZ media in Port Waikato
1News: Watch: Peters snubs media, claims reporter 'ignored' election campaign
Herald: ‘Kingmaker’ Winston Peters to launch Port Waikato byelection campaign in Pukekohe today
Steven Joyce (Herald): Rolling back regulation new Government’s first mission after special votes result (paywalled)
Victor Billot (Newsroom): An ode for .. the ruling Throuple
FINAL ELECTION RESULTS
RNZ: Boost in Electoral Commission funding could speed up counting, but not by much - Graeme Edgeler
Newshub: Christopher Luxon says 'big questions' need to be asked of Electoral Commission after official results released
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Minor parties the big winners in final tally
Stephen Beban (Spinoff): A better visual breakdown of the 2023 election result
David Farrar: How the parties did compared to 2020
Michael Neilson (Herald): Election 2023 special votes: National and Act need NZ First; Greens and Māori Party have best-ever results
Feix Desmarais (1News): National needs NZ First to form government, Te Pāti Māori flip more electorates
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Luxon gets the government he didn’t want
Grant Duncan: Final Election results
Alice Neville (Spinoff): National loses two seats, meaning NZ First is crucial to forming a government
Tom Dillane (Herald): Special votes election results dramatic margins: Labour’s Peeni Henare and National’s Mark Mitchell
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Bombshell final election results cause big upset for National, ACT and force major change to Parliament numbers
Newshub: Election 2023 final results: Successful candidates from National, Labour, Greens, ACT, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori
Amy Ridout and Warren Gamble (Nelson Mail): Special votes swing Nelson back Labour's way by 29 votes but recount looms
RNZ: Recount on the cards in Nelson after Labour's Rachel Boyack wins by 29 votes
RNZ: National's Melissa Lee calls for recount in Mt Albert after slim Labour win
Molly Swfit (Newshub): Chris Hipkins supports recount for the seat with 'only four votes in it'
Eva Corlett (Guardian): Final New Zealand election results show National party will need populist NZ First to govern
DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): A National/Act/NZ First government would mean a whole lot of men in charge (again)
David Farrar: The 32 Māori MPs
Barbara Dreaver (1News): Uncertainty for Pasifika as coalition talks continue
RNZ: Pasifika community in for a 'rough ride' under new government - academic
Vaimoana Mase (Herald): Te Atatū seat flip removes sole Pacific MP from Government
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): Eight MPs of Asian descent to represent their communities in Parliament
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): National lacks Indian representation in Parliament for second consecutive term
MĀORI ELECTORATES, TE PĀTI MĀORI
Trent Doyle and Simon Shepherd (Newshub Nation): Te Pāti Māori one of the world's most 'successful indigenous parties' - Lara Greaves
John Tamihere (Herald): The election results give Te Pāti Māori the mandate of Māori
Adam Pearse (Herald): Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis says he will continue in politics as list MP despite indicating retirement if he lost seat
Joseph Los’e (Herald): I was told Te Pāti Māori would win six seats but wanted to know what my mate was smoking
Vaimoana Tapaleao and Michael Neilson (Herald): Special votes: Te Pāti Māori picks up two extra seats - one MP winning by four votes
1News: Te Pāti Māori triples caucus size in final vote count
Greg Presland (Standard): What happened in the Maori seats
LABOUR
1News: Senior Labour MP '100%' backs Hipkins to stay on as leader
The Standard: Labour’s leadership
1News: Hipkins vows 'formidable opposition' as final results released
Herald: Special votes: Outgoing Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promises Labour will be ‘formidable opposition’
Shane Te Pou (Herald): The economic opportunity Labour should seize (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ashleigh McCaull (RNZ): Wellington Airport shares sale being considered by city council
Erin Gourley (Stuff): Airport shares may be sold as Wellington council seeks to boost coffers
Nicholas Boyack (Post): Cost of fixing Wellington’s water crisis - $1b a year (paywalled)
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Who’s behind a bizarre new poll about Wellington’s Golden Mile?
Luke Pierson (Post): Why was our financial feedback ignored by council? (paywalled)
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): Ashburton Council defends use of closed workshops for educating members
Rachael Kelly (Stuff): Confusion over petition to remove Gore council interim CEO Parry
Rachael Kelly (Stuff): Gore's council stops planting Main St trees after it breached its own rules
Rachael Kelly (Stuff): Gore man seeks legal advice after council was 'probably a bit relaxed' about its rules
Todd Niall (Stuff): Auckland Council cuts future urban land due to flood risk and infrastructure
Todd Niall (Stuff): Who had the loudest voice opposing Māori seats on Auckland Council?
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Māori ward councillors one year on - 'We are the experts of our own whenua'
RNZ: Auckland Councillors call on Māori to get more involved in local body politics
Maia Hart (Local Democracy Reporting): New walking and cycling track to be built through Marlborough Sounds native bush
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): Speed limit U-turn: Rotorua moves to 'tailored' approach over blanket rules
Michael Fallow (Stuff): Clark intent on more revenue to take pressure off ratepayers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT
Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government
Andrea Vance (Post): Why the world doesn't need Foreign Minister Winston Peters (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Why so many Pacific nations voted against UN resolution to protect civilians in Gaza (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): New Zealand quietly sends defence staff to Middle East (paywalled)
Joanne Wallis, Alan Tidwell, Henrietta McNeill and Michael Rose (The Conversation): How are global powers engaging with the Pacific? And who is most effective? These 5 maps provide a glimpse
Lydia Lewis (RNZ): Pacific Islands Forum: What to expect from the region's big political meeting in Rarotonga
Trent Doyle (Newshub): Labour's Phil Twyford shouted down at Palestine rally in Auckland
Corazon Miller (1News): 'This has to stop' - Palestinians and Israelis in NZ seek peaceful resolution
Donna Miles (Post); As war rages in Gaza, where is humanity? (paywalled)
RNZ: Auckland school recalls teacher's email to students supporting Palestine's liberation
Nadine Rubin Nathan (Plain Sight): If you’re going to call Israel an apartheid state you must be willing to say the same of Aotearoa
Nicky Hager (Newsroom): Revealed: A startling secret of NZ’s nuclear free policy
Herald: Kiwi Andrew Bagshaw killed in Ukraine has street named after him
ECONOMY, INEQUALITY, RESERVE BANK
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Why it's more expensive to be poor
Max Rashbrooke (Post): To overcome our divisions, we must first learn to see each other (paywalled)
David Hargreaves (Interest): Just as the Reserve Bank appears to be turning the inflation battle in its favour, here comes the double trouble of rampant immigration and a refreshed housing market
Liam Dann (Herald): Life on hold as economic ‘Great Malaise’ keeps us waiting (paywalled)
Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): It's not about tax relief: it's about tax thievery (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): The Reserve Bank’s focus on climate change (paywalled)
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Climate change a major threat to NZ's economic stability – RBNZ's Orr (paywalled)
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Reserve Bank to prepare and maintain a plan for dealing with every deposit taker in case it fails
HOUSING
Conor Whitten (1News): 'Sleeping in my car next to a $15m house’ – Life in Queenstown's housing crisis
Greg Ninness (Interest): Residential rents up an average of $40 a week in September year, Auckland rents up $60 a week
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Worries over senior council flat rent rise - 'How are we supposed to live?'
1News: Average Auckland house deposit may reach $1m by 2045 – report
Mike Houlahan (ODT): How accommodating will the new govt be? (paywalled)
Jodi Bryant (Northern Advocate): Richard Pehi’s drive to help Whangārei’s homeless leads to world stage
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): ASB launches $500m accelerated housing fund (paywalled)
EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS
Richard Wagstaff (Post): Bringing back 90-day trials is not supported by evidence (paywalled)
Brett O’Riley (Herald): We need action now on migration, wages, 90-day trials (paywalled)
Will Mace (NBR): WorkSafe to cut 113 jobs in search for ‘more sustainable’ model (paywalled)
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): What’s at stake as Covid expert Siouxsie Wiles takes on Auckland University in the Employment Court this week (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Covid wage subsidy ‘CSI’ investigation fails revealed as judicial review application is dismissed (paywalled)
Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol (NBR): Business confidence bounce belies tough times ahead (paywalled)
SUPERMARKETS
Sapeer Mayron and Kevin Norquay (Post): Lost at the supermarket: where did our buying power go? (paywalled)
Herald: Supie collapse: Online supermarket first sought help in April
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Liquidator could sue reneged Supie investor
Maria Slade (NBR): Supie: Dealing direct is doing it the hard way (paywalled)
Lachlan Colquhoun (BusinessDesk): Grocery Commissioner talks tough on competition (paywalled)
TECHNOLOGY
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Govt facial recognition system to have more tests after low success rate
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Facial recognition: Officials yet to meet obligation to seek views of Māori - documents
Tania Page (1News): Sunday: Pākehā, male-dominated tech sector may not design future for all
TRANSPORT
Robin Martin (RNZ): Waka Kotahi puts funding for cycling, walking and public transport initiatives on hold
Todd Niall (Stuff): Tens of thousands of Auckland Public Transport payment cards are programmed to die
Emma Ricketts (RNZ): Lowering speed limits helps to reduce emissions
Rachel Helyer Donaldson (RNZ): 'Outrageous' stalling on sustainable transport projects - advocates
CHILD WELFARE
Jehan Casinader (Stuff): Oranga Tamariki stopped uplifting children. Is this what we wanted?
Janet Wilson (Post): Another dead child as a dumbfounded disconnect takes hold (paywalled)
Tom Hunt (Post): The 9025 NZers who don’t appear on the birth register (paywalled)
Mana Wikaire-Lewis (Whakaata Māori): Dr Claire Achmad appointed as chief children’s commissioner for Mana Mokopuna
EDUCATION
John Gerritsen (RNZ): School counsellors urgently need more help - association
RNZ: Schools struggling to deal with sexual violence
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): NZQA website glitch 'a nightmare' for stressed teachers, students
Poppy Clark (Stuff): Bunnies used for science at Auckland University need forever home
HEALTH
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): Ka kite for Māori Health Authority?
Troels Sommerville (Stuff): Quarter of a billion dollars in expired Covid-19 equipment to be dumped by Government
Jamie Morton (Herald): Millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses wasted as officials mull over rollout for 2024
Donna Chisholm (Stuff): Is Aotearoa really the best country in which to give birth? A new book says no
1News: Newsmakers: The 'unfortunate experiment' that changed women's health in NZ
JUSTICE
Nadine Roberts and Troels Sommerville (Stuff): Social media watch: Baby Ru crossfire puts legal risks in the spotlight
RNZ: Police working with justice sector partners to address remand times
Kiah Radcliffe (Stuff): Nearly half of police frontline patrol cars 'crash', but it's not as bad as it sounds
Mana Wikaire-Lewis (Whakaata Māori): Ngāti Hine lawyer wins award after launch of first free legal clinic
ENERGY
Rod Oram (Newsroom): Luxon is about to inflict reputational damage with oil and gas exploration
Jamie Gray (Herald): Energy sector eyes reversal of oil, gas exploration ban under National-led government (paywalled)
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
ODT Editorial: Travelling cattle-class (paywalled)
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Will China's economic slowdown destroy provincial New Zealand?
Sally Murphy (RNZ): NZ meat industry meets with US officials after call for increased lamb tariffs
Colin Hurst (Newstalk ZB): Water storage essential for economic and climate resilience (paywalled)
WHAKAARI/WHITE ISLAND
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles & James Higham (The Conversation): Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ’s tourism industry
Jordan Lane (1News): Timeline: Whakaari case wraps up after long wait for closure
CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACKS
Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): Visiting March 15 families face financial hardship amid lack of agency support
Danielle Clent (RNZ): Al Noor Mosque survivors describe rush to emergency exit door
NATURAL DISASTERS
Kate Green (RNZ): Gisborne's cyclone buyout scheme to include uninsured, holiday homes
Amy Williams (RNZ): State homes won't be included in Auckland council flood buyouts
Rob Stock (Post): The Crown entity promising to be decent (paywalled)
MEDIA
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Keeping it confidential to properly protect sources
Damien Venuto (Herald): The Front Page: From Today FM to The Project, what’s going wrong for NZ media?
Tom Peters and John Braddock (WSWS): WSWS speaks with former Radio New Zealand journalist Mick Hall about being smeared as a “Russian agent”
FIREWORKS
Alison Mau (Post): To the fireworks freaks - just give it up, already (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Fireworks fizzer (paywalled)
Krystal Gibbens (RNZ): Fireworks fans are fizzling out - survey
OTHER
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): The public service growth spurt: which jobs grew the fastest? (paywalled)
Jamie Morton (Herald): New Zealand wellbeing: Interactive map tells if your community better or worse off than others
Nona Pelletier (RNZ): Public-private partnerships needed to fix $5 trillion 'infrastructure gap'
Michael Daly (Stuff): What is a '15-minute city', and should we be worried?
Terry McFadgen (Interest): New Zealand government should take a look at Victoria's vacant land tax
Amy Ridout (Stuff): A sense of hope: becoming a better Tiriti partner
1News: Miramar Peninsula residents celebrate elimination of pests
Moana Ellis (Local Democracy Reporting): Local Democracy ReporterSupport for Ruapehu tourist village to restore ‘most beautiful name’
Jack Horsnell (1News): Study looks at link between Airbnb and property crime