New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project.

Today’s content

GOVERNMENT, JACINDA ARDERN, PUBLIC SERVICE
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Nash is only half gone and the after-effects will linger
Brian Easton (Pundit): The Fashion For Generic Management Is Not Working
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Progress after Ardern (paywalled)
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Ardern exit highlights social schism
Jack Tame (1News): I thought Ardern resigning was selfish – I was wrong
Thomas Manch (Stuff): The name that Jacinda Ardern chose not to utter in her final speech
Gareth Hughes (Stuff): One day we will look at Ardern as one of our best leaders
Newshub: Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s final speech makes global headlines
Herald: Jacinda Ardern valedictory speech: World reacts
Herald: Willie Jackson says haere rā to his outgoing boss – via Facebook
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Ummmmm – Cough. So about Kiri Allan ranting at RNZ….

GREENS
Giles Dexter (RNZ): Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere calls Chlöe Swarbrick a ‘crybaby’ in group chat
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Investigation into Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere to see if there’s been more backstabbing behaviour, who the ‘crybaby’ text was destined for
Felix Desmarais (1News): ‘Been called far worse’: Chlöe Swarbrick shrugs off ‘crybaby’ comment
Anna Whyte and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Greens launch investigation after MP Elizabeth Kerekere calls Chlöe Swarbrick a ‘crybaby’ in group chat
Newshub: Marama Davidson says text Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere sent seemingly calling Chlöe Swarbrick a ‘crybaby’ is ‘mean’
Seni Iasona (Newshub): Who is Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the Green MP who called Swarbrick a ‘crybaby’
Sam Brooks (Spinoff): A frame-by-frame analysis of the Greens group chat incident
David Farrar: Green vs Green
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Green on Green friendly fire – the Rainbow Parakeet savages Chloe Swarbrick

ECONOMY
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Mexican standoff: The untold story of Adrian Orr’s war against inflation
RNZ: OCR hike a ‘dangerous’ approach that will cause ‘immense pain’ – economist
David Hargreaves (Interest): BNZ’s Toplis: There was no need for the RBNZ to ‘go like a bull at a gate’
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Seven ways the OCR can affect you, even if you don’t own a home
1News: Explainer: What does the OCR hike mean for your money?
Terry McCrann (The Australian): Time will tell if NZ’s aggressive rate hikes work best (paywalled)
Michael Reddell: How much attention was paid to this?
Bernard Hickey: Why the RBNZ hiked so much, and what it means
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): New Zealand households becoming poorer, Stats NZ data shows
David Hargreaves (Interest): Falling house values knocking Kiwis’ net worth – but savings remain resilient
RNZ: Billions in Kiwi wealth vanishes as property prices fall

MEDIA
Glenn McConnell and Anna Whyte (Stuff): Extra $26m a year to RNZ for new digital platform, AM transmission after merger scrapped
1News: RNZ to receive extra $25.7m a year from Govt after merger canned
RNZ: RNZ to receive $25m a year in funding boost
Brent Edwards (NBR): RNZ’s public media funding boost still below comparable nations (paywalled)
Daniel Dunkley (BusinessDesk): Government cash injection will make Radio NZ ‘sustainable’ (paywalled)
James Halpin (Stuff): Media powerbrokers who could be on the radar for TVNZ’s top job
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Of course trust in journalism is going down – list of things you can’t talk about in NZ Media

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THREE WATERS
Graham Adams (The Common Room): What Hipkins doesn’t want to tell us about Three Waters
Herald: On the Tiles – Local Edition: What’s happening in Gore with Mayor Ben Bell and his chief executive?
Todd Niall (Stuff): Former Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson joins Auckland’s mayoral office
Tom Hunt (Stuff): Wellington street lamp clangs to ground as kids are on way to school
RNZ: Lower Hutt Mayor apologises to residents after complaints over leaky pipe ignored
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘A mental mindf***’ – Masterton residents speak out on sewage, illness
Maia Hart (Local Democracy Reporting): Council signs off proposed rates rise in less ‘fancy, glossy’ form
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): All four Northland councils propose across-the-board rates rises

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): NZ’s coming China headache over CPTPP trade deal
RNZ: Australia’s defence minister meets Little to discuss geopolitical ‘threat level’
Charlotte Graham-McLay (Guardian): New Zealand spy chiefs warn of ‘increasingly aggressive’ foreign interference
Bruce Munro (ODT): Global Insight: Trump in White House while charged a worry

HEALTH
Hannah Martin (Stuff): More than 100 New Zealanders chose assisted death in last three months of 2022
Josie Pagani (Stuff): Yes minister, health is in crisis
Gianina Schwanecke (Stuff): ‘Dramatic drop’ in children’s immunisation rates underscore need for change to national programme: report
Michael Neilson (Herald): Govt to improve ACC coverage for women and seeks feedback on work-related diseases
Stephen Forbes (Local Democracy Reporting): Whooping cough case numbers the ‘tip of the iceberg’, expert says
Kelvin McDonald (Whakaata Māori): Auckland City Mission’s online GP service offers homeless ‘equitable access’ to care
Jesse Mulligan (Newshub): Phones are doing incredible damage – and I don’t think people realise just how bad it is

BUSINESS
Jemima Huston (RNZ): Hundreds of misleading supermarket specials and price errors reported to Consumer NZ
William Hewett and Janika ter Ellen (Newshub): Consumer NZ slams supermarkets after over 300 ‘dodgy’ specials discovered
Herald: 300 ‘dodgy’ supermarket specials exposed by shoppers, says Consumer NZ
Anan Zaki (RNZ): Online grocery retailer says suppliers pressuring them to increase prices
RNZ: Farmer confidence lifting, but still low – survey

EDUCATION
Gabrielle McCulloch (Stuff): Primary principals vote for work ban, as union says government isn’t listening
RNZ: Union’s kindergarten teachers to vote on new pay offer
Collin Bjork (The Conversation): Don’t fret about students using ChatGPT to cheat – AI is a bigger threat to educational equality

TRANSPORT
Kate Green (RNZ): Commerce Commission launches probe into Cook Strait ferry issues
Samantha Gee (RNZ): Higher demand for chartered flights across Cook Strait

ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME WEATHER
Tumamao Harawira (Whakaata Māori): Backflip by Iwi shocks groups opposed to Dome Valley dump
Jimmy Ellingham (RNZ): ‘It’s not good enough’: Hawke’s Bay businesses feel abandoned after cyclone
Brendon McMahon (Local Democracy Reporting): ‘Quick-win’ options to address Westport flood risk

GENDER POLITICS
Stuff: Sean Plunket returns to Twitter, thanks Piers Morgan and Posie Parker
Herald: Sean Plunket thanks Piers Morgan, Posie Parker after Twitter ban lifted
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): Motivation behind broadcaster Sean Plunket’s ‘define a woman’ question challenged

OTHER
David Williams (Newsroom): Census turnout low despite $37m blowout
Carmen Hall (Herald): State housing maintenance budget up $410 million as Healthy Home standards met; thousands sit empty (paywalled)
Baz Macdonald (Re:News): Over 90% of Māori and Pasifika experience workplace racism
Emma Hatton (Newsroom): New police watchdog chair a ‘missed opportunity’
Craig Stevens (The Conversation): The untapped power of ocean winds – why New Zealand is looking offshore for future renewable energy
Tess McClure (Guardian): New Zealand loses appeal to rich foreigners as investor visa numbers plunge
Arena Williams and Stuart Smith (Stuff): Let’s show Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull that discrimination has no place here