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
ELECTION, PARLIAMENT, CO-GOVERNANCE
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Exclusive: Stuart Nash investigation turns up another donor issue – inclusion in probe disputed by a senior minister
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): The potential coalition complications for major parties
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why the crossbenches are a minority sport
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Is David Seymour’s red tape ministry sheer genius? Yes, Minister (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch, Jamie Ensor and Lloyd Burr (Newshub): National removes large number of TikToks after questions raised with film studios
Seni Iasona (Newshub): Labour’s Michael Wood opens up about airport shares saga
Thomas Cranmer: EPA recommends a model of co-governance which ‘may set the lawyers hair on fire’
Spinoff: National often ‘misunderstood’ on co-governance – Tāmaki Makaurau candidate
Brent Edwards (NBR): Gumboots, emissions, regulations, taxes and recession
Felix Desmarais (1News): Inside Parliament: Wet, whiny and in the negative
Josie Pagani (Post): Why we trust our institutions less (paywalled)
David Cormack (Post): A terrifying right-wing boot stamping on our faces (paywalled)
Arena Williams and Stuart Smith (Stuff): There is a duty of care parties must undertake with their electioneering
Bridie Witton (Post): Groundswell’s Labour MP golf balls: ‘vicious politics’ or light-hearted joke? (paywalled)
ECONOMY, TAX
Bridie Witton (Post): National Party fails to land blows on Labour despite news of a recession (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): ‘Households are showing us the weakness’: How recession is hitting New Zealanders
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Will a recession lose Labour the election? PM Chris Hipkins responds
Emma Stanford (RNZ): NZ in recession: Mixed views on whether it will stick around
1News: NZ’s recession: ‘The brunt is yet to come,’ economist says
Dan Brunskill (Interest): If this is only a ‘technical’ recession, then why does it hurt?
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Recession: Why ANZ economist says current situation may not be ‘true recession’
Rob Stock and Susan Edmunds (Stuff): NZ in recession: Proof Reserve Bank ‘did too much’, economist says
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Toe-deep recession offers something for everyone (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Recession, no great escape: GDP data confirms economy took another hit in first quarter
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Cheat sheet: We’re in a recession, so what?
Post: Here is where the recession is hitting hardest (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Recession: Opposition warns of ‘fragile’ economy, ‘red lights flashing’, but Government optimistic
RNZ: Recession a red light warning for ‘incredibly fragile economy’ – National
Anan Zaki (RNZ): New Zealand in recession as GDP falls for second quarter
Dan Brunskill (Interest): NZ economy enters ‘technical recession’ as economy cools
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): NZ economy dips its toe into recessionary waters (paywalled)
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Hey recession, how long are you sticking around? (paywalled)
Hamish McNicol (NBR): Taxation Principles bill slammed over ideology, no consultation (paywalled)
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why Green Party wealth tax is only part of the solution and can’t be the only solution and why FTT and Land Tax are
DEATH OF ŌPŌTIKI MONGREL MOB LEADER STEVEN TAIATINI
Laura Smith (Local Democracy Reporting): MP says new powers to crack down on gangs used for first time
William Hewett (Newshub): Chris Hipkins, Christopher Luxon hit back after Rawiri Waititi lashes out over gang commentary
Seni Iasona (Newshub): ‘Need to shut their mouths’: Rawiri Waititi lashes out at PM, Luxon, media over commentary around death of gang leader
Katie Doyle (Stuff): Te Pāti Māori co-leaders slam political reaction to Mongrel Mob president’s tangi
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why Rawiri is right, Opotiki gang hysteria and ACTs subhuman comment – don’t you sometimes wish National and ACT were actually in power?
Finn Blackwell and Jordan Dunn (RNZ): Whakatāne woman ran for cover after hearing gunshots in wake of district’s gang anxiety
Emma Stanford (RNZ): Ōpōtiki Mongrel Mob Barbarians president’s death: Friend says meetings needed to defuse tension
Luke Kirkness and Rachel Maher (Bay of Plenty Times): Ōpōtiki Mongrel Mob Barbarians death: Bay of Plenty District Commander defends highway closure, police presence
Tony Wall (Stuff): Ōpōtiki gang boss Steven Taiatini was run down by 4X4, police reveal
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Guy Trafford (Interest): National’s opportunistic climate policy flip-flops are extraordinarily disappointing when farmers need to champion the science to remain credible and competitive
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Emissions deal ‘very much alive’, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says
RNZ: ACT promises end to sacrificing farmers to ‘climate gods’
Riley Kennedy (BusinessDesk): Act: NZ farmers shouldn’t pay for emissions if trading partners aren’t (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): Fieldays: Act Party differing from National’s ‘flip-flopping’ in hunt for rural vote
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Russel Norman smashing AM Show pro Dairy propaganda is the best thing you’ll see this year
RNZ: Primary export forecast signals bright future – Trade and Agriculture Minister
Sally Rae (ODT): Farm-to-forestry rule changes criticised
CLIMATE CHANGE
Glenn McConnell (Post): Legal battle heats up, as Māori forestry group tries blocking ETS reform (paywalled)
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Emissions Trading Scheme auction fails again – but is that bad?
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Carbon auction failure not a flop, Climate Change Minister and experts say (paywalled)
Dan Brunskill (Interest): James Shaw says the ETS market is working as intended after another auction gets declined due to insufficient bids
RNZ: Why a big chunk of the government’s climate fund hasn’t been spent yet
Nicolas Lewis (Newsroom): The students are revolting – good!
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): ‘This is a motivation for me’: climate activist found guilty on two forgery charges
Rob Kidd (ODT): Fake email trial: Protester found guilty of forgery
GENETIC ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENT
Richard Harman (Politik): Report offers suprising conclusion (paywalled)
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): Lake Onslow not getting a fair hearing, environment commissioner warns
Brent Edwards (NBR): Testing best options for future electricity generation (paywalled)
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Onslow critics ignore the economics of a 100-year lifespan: Upton (paywalled)
Peter Dearden (Stuff): We need a system to assess risks and benefits of each GM technology
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): The genetic modification tide has shifted (paywalled)
Tina Morrison (Stuff): Silver Fern Farms, NZ’s biggest meat processor, is open to looking at genetic modification rules
Anna Whyte (Post): Nature an election priority for Greens as end date for Jobs for Nature in sight (paywalled)
BUSINESS
Rebecca Stevenson (Interest): Foodstuffs and Countdown ignore calls to drop margins on fresh produce, as consumers struggle with rising food prices
Dita De Boni (NBR): Supermarkets regain some reputation as cost of living bites (paywalled)
Ben Leahy (Herald): Charles Innes: Podular tiny home businessman selling luxury homes as millions owed to creditors
Brianna Mcilraith (Stuff): The industries with the biggest salary jumps in the past year
EDUCATION
Gianina Schwanecke (Post): Close to $2.5m paid to Bell Gully for Te Pūkenga set up (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Te Pūkenga proposal would cut more than 400 jobs
Gianina Schwanecke (Stuff): More than 400 roles to go under Te Pūkenga’s proposed new ‘unified structure’
Mary Williams and Luisa Girao (ODT): Tears over redundancy news
Vaughan Elder (ODT): Next VC will have to reverse financial mess
George Heagney (Manawatū Standard): Massey University policies from a ‘secret society’ – academic board voices opposition
Stephen Epstein & Shin Takahashi (Stuff): Asia is vital to NZ’s future, except in our universities
Julia de Bres (Spinoff): What linguistics does for Aotearoa
Aziz Al Saafin (1News): Apple and Te Pūkenga partner up to empower Māori and Pasifika
Anna Harcourt (Re:News): Is the debt burden of going to university still worth it?
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Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): Ending streaming in schools just one step on path to fix disparities that impact Māori, says expert
RNZ: Teachers’ strike: Action should target Education Ministry not students, petition organiser says
John Gerritsen (RNZ): School staff get ‘long overdue’ backpay after Holidays Act mistake
John O’Connell (Stuff): We need to reverse the message that school attendance is not important
Alwyn Poole (Post): There is a better way to raise our young (paywalled)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE
Thomas Manch (Post): Fractures in Asia-Pacific: How to understand the risk of conflict in the region (paywalled)
Christine Rovoi (Stuff): New Zealand, Australia urged to prioritise visa-free travel for Pacific states
Finau Fonua (RNZ): New Zealand and Fiji armed forces lock defence deal
John Braddock (World Socialists): New Zealand signs defence pacts with Japan, Fiji
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Korean police refer diplomat accused of assaulting New Zealander for prosecution
Gaurav Sharma (RNZ): Spotlight falls on India at international trade conference
HEALTH
RNZ: Te Whatu Ora still working on comms staff numbers, months after criticism
George Heagney (Manawatū Standard): Advocate wants more changes to Therapeutic Products Bill to stop medication access going ‘downhill’
Charlotte Muru-Lanning (Spinoff): Rongoā and the Therapeutic Products Bill, explained
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): More funding for medical school places welcomed
Rachel Thomas (Post): Public service watch: Government funds 9% more medical student placements (paywalled)
John Lewis (ODT): Medical school intake boost ‘a significant investment’
Anna Sargent (RNZ): Vaping: ‘Enough is enough’ – Mother seeks action to cut young people’s access
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): High court quashes Countdown pharmacy licences (paywalled)
RNZ: NZ minister announces plan to tackle ‘worrying’ rheumatic fever rates
MEDIA
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Orthodoxy and Dissidence at Radio New Zealand
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: Mike Hosking, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and a startling interview; the case of the rogue Kiwi reporter; Beacon Awards winners (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: RNZ’s unfortunate pro-Russian edits (paywalled)
Steven Cowan: Has RNZ gone off the rails?
Malcolm Evans (Daily Blog): Former Senior Australian diplomat defends edits made to Reuters’ story by RNZ journalist
Tom Peters (World Socialists): Radio New Zealand removes references to 2014 Ukraine coup from online articles
RNZ: RNZ becomes first Living Wage accredited media organisation
Shayne Currie (Herald): RNZ staff strife: Karyn Hay resigns – presenter in independent investigation after producer laid complaint (paywalled)
HOUSING
Damien Venuto (Herald): The Front Page: Economist Brad Olsen on why New Zealand’s ‘generation rent’ is in for more pain
Greg Ninness (Interest): REINZ figures show the housing market remains in a deep slump as it heads into winter
Liam Dann (Herald): Why the recession might be good news for the housing market (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Stuff): Household spending squeeze continues as BNZ follows ANZ in mortgage rate rises
Chris Marriner (Herald): Kāinga Ora neighbours from hell: Mum told that tenants will move
TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to open Puhoi to Warkworth motorway mocked by Labour as a ‘holiday highway’
Leonard Powell (RNZ): The cheapest and most expensive places to fuel up in Auckland
Tim Hunter (NBR): Airport, airline, pot, kettle (paywalled)
RNZ: Cycle trails get funding boost after cylone damage
EXTREME WEATHER
Nick Truebridge (Newshub): Cyclone Gabrielle: Uncertainty remains in Muriwai, residents still waiting for potential payouts promised by Crown and Council
Simon Wilson and Julia Gabel (Herald): Muriwai residents to learn their fate in July, Auckland Minister assures locals Govt is ‘working at pace’ on buyouts
Shilpy Arora (Stuff): Muriwai cordon lifts after Cyclone Gabrielle, but locals say roads aren’t safe
Kate Green (RNZ): East Coast residents already prepping for next big disaster
LOAFERS LODGE FIRE TRAGEDY
Bill HIckman (RNZ): Loafers Lodge fire: ‘I think we are all responsible – not just the owners’ – Social worker
Conor Knell and Tom Hunt (Stuff): ‘We stand with you in your sorrow’ – Wellingtonians mourn Loafers Lodge fire victims
Conor Knell (Post): ‘Incredible aroha’: Wellingtonians thanked for support for Loafers Lodge bereaved (paywalled)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Herald: On the Tiles – Local Edition: Auckland Council budgets and Wellington’s water boil notice
Jack Tame (1News): Statue to celebrate Shadbolt would have opposite effect
RNZ: Wairoa’s proposed rates hike cut by a third
MEGAUPLOAD
David Fisher (Herald): Megaupload coders sentenced to prison after home detention bid denied
Edward Gay (Stuff): Megaupload pair jailed for their part in Kim Dotcom’s online empire
Janika ter Ellen (Newshub): Megaupload’s Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk jailed for role in Kim Dotom’s online million-dollar scheme
SELF-IDENTIFICATION LAW
Sophie Harris (Stuff): New Zealanders can now identify as non-binary on their birth certificate
RNZ: Self-identification law kicks in
OTHER
Aaron Smale (Newsroom): Head of Crown response to state abuse disbelieved allegations
Chris Keall (Herald): Rural broadband: People are paying more for less, regulator says (paywalled)
Eric Frykberg (Interest): A new report says rural customers of telecommunications companies pay more and get less than their urban counterparts
Sharon Ferguson (1News): Tour operator pleads guilty to Whakaari health and safety charges
RNZ: White Island Tours pleads guilty to amended Whakaari / White Island charges
Mark Knoff-Thomas (Herald): We are facing a crime crisis and it is time to get real (paywalled)
Emma Hatton (Newsroom): Immigration NZ spends record sum to deport one person to South Africa
Megan Wilson (Herald): Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa, Rotorua: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins attends opening after $52m Govt investment
Jake Kenny (Post): Oranga Tamariki failed to phone referees before hiring woman who went on to allegedly defraud agency of $2 million (paywalled)
