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, PM’S TRIP TO CHINA
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Why this arrogant Government doesn’t deserve Chris Hipkins (paywalled)
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Don’t Walk Away, Chippy – Labour Can Beat National On Tax.
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): Kiri and Chippy and the pressure of politics
Derek Cheng (Herald): Labour pains – how much will they hurt Chris Hipkins?
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Chris Hipkins promotes that New Zealand ‘open for business’ during China trip as ministers under scrutiny at home
Amelia Wade (Newshub): Two ministers in spotlight: Kiri Allan dismisses reports of concerns as Jan Tinetti apologises
Imogen Wells (Stuff): Newsable: Labour’s latest ministerial conundrum a ‘snowball that keeps getting bigger’
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): PM has a call to make on Kiri Allan- back her, or cut her
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Chris Hipkins’ China trip: Trouble at home takes wind from PM’s sails (paywalled)
Jo Moir (Newsroom): Hipkins in China: Swimming in the deep end
Herald: PM Chris Hipkins wishes he could stay in China longer, as New Zealand trade trip draws to a close
RNZ: New flights between China and New Zealand announced
Henry Cooke (Guardian): The New Zealand PM’s ancient plane is embarrassing – but an upgrade risks too much of a backlash
Gerhard Uys (Stuff): PM’s China trip paying off for primary sector
Kelvin McDonald (Whakaata Māori): Mahuta’s ‘radically different’ te ao Māori foreign policy approach with China makes prestigious international journal

KIRI ALLAN
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Kiri Allan ‘yelled and screamed’ at me, senior public servant says
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Senior minister Andrew Little responds to claim Kiri Allan ‘yelled and screamed’ at public servant
Andrea Vance (Stuff): The mystery (withheld) text now at the centre of the Kiri Allan situation
Derek Cheng (Herald): ‘Fishing exercise’ and ‘bloodsport’: Kiri Allan hits back at Opposition probing
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Kiri Allan fires back as National Party probes allegation of staffing issues
Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet minister Kiri Allan confirms relationship break-up with Māni Dunlop, returns to Parliament after mental health break
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Kiri Allan says no allegations ever put to her about staff, has ‘no evidence’ department heads raised concerns
Anna Whyte and Thomas Manch (Stuff): Kiri Allan denies staffing issues: ‘We run hard while we’ve got the ball’
RNZ: Kiri Allan rejects claims she treated staff badly

JAN TINETTI
Derek Cheng (Herald): Education Minister Jan Tinetti ordered to apologise to Parliament by privileges committee
Anna Whyte (Stuff): Education Minister Jan Tinetti displayed a ‘high degree of negligence’ – Privileges Committee report
RNZ: Jan Tinetti made error of judgement that misled Parliament, Privileges committee finds
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Jan Tinetti not guilty of contempt, powerful Parliament committee says – but she will have to say sorry
No Right Turn: The obvious question

ELECTION, PARLIAMENT
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): National must raise bar in politics as Crusaders have done in rugby
David Fisher: National leader Christopher Luxon on the pre-campaign trail, building political muscle (paywalled)
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Fresh bids and bad blood in battle for the fringe right vote
Felix Desmarais (1News): Inside Parliament: Another minister facing questions
Brent Edwards (NBR): Ministerial conduct, China, saving universities, a prediction
Graham Adams (The Common Room): Close polls puzzle pundits as election looms
Pokere Paewai (RNZ): Māori voters who want to switch electoral rolls urged to do so before 13 July deadline
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): The growing momentum behind Brooke van Velden’s bid for Tāmaki
Maioha Panapa (Herald): Hana Maipi-Clarke, 20, to take on Nanaia Mahuta for Hauraki-Waikato seat
James Perry (Whakaata Māori): Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke to contest Hauraki-Waikato seat
RNZ: Te Pāti Māori selects Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, 20, for Hauraki-Waikato
Phil Smith (RNZ): The House: How select committees tweak bills
RNZ: The House: Parliament’s backstop for extra government spending
Phil Smith (RNZ): Ministerial Grillapalooza: Photos from Parliament’s Estimates Hearings
Johnny Blades (RNZ): The House: ACT’s pile-on Question Time tactic

TRANSPORT
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): Waka Kotahi needs an overhaul, politicians say (paywalled)
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown furious at senior Government ministers Grant Robinson and Megan Woods over light rail
Erin Johnson (Stuff): Wayne Brown labels government move ‘bombing run’
Tom Hunt and Erin Gourley (Stuff): Last minute bid to stop Let’s Get Wellington Moving fails
RNZ: Wellington City Council votes against withdrawing from Let’s Get Wellington Moving
RNZ: Drunk-driving deaths hit 10-year high
Will Trafford (Whakaata Māori): Dunedin council backs Waka Kotahi push for bilingual road signage
Emma Hatton (Newsroom): Low uptake of wheelchair fit-out fund blamed on high set-up costs

FUEL TAX, HALF-PRICE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Krystal Gibbons (RNZ): Fuel tax reinstatement set to bite
Sapeer Mayron (Stuff): Half-price public transport fares in NZ ending – but only for adults
Raphael Franks and Amy Wiggins (Herald): July 1 changes: Fuel price rise, half-price public transport extends, plastics crackdown, clean car discount decrease

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Tom Hunt (Stuff): Wellington City Council votes for a sister city in Palestine
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Local councils review big card payment surcharges on ratepayers
RNZ: Eight percent rates rise for Marlborough amid cost-of-living crisis

BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): The Detail: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
Dita De Boni (NBR): Wherefore art thou, changes to the Holidays Act? (paywalled)
RNZ: Checkpoint: Complaints about energy providers up 27% on previous year
RNZ: Banks make not-for-profits clear ‘hurdles’ that are ‘onerous’, study finds
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Guarantee for savers’ bank deposits due by end of next year
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Businesses wondering whether ‘we’ve dodged a bullet’
RNZ: Business confidence up 13 points in June – ANZ monthly survey
David Hargreaves (Interest): ANZ’s latest Business Outlook Survey shows a big lift in confidence and overall sentiment, while cost and inflation expectations have dropped
Rebecca Stevenson (Interest): Banking Ombudsman gets fast-track fraud resolution undertaking from NZ banks
Maria Slade (NBR): NZ banks look to Singapore in fight against online crime (paywalled)
Brianna Mcilraith (Stuff): New Zealand ranks first globally for work-life balance

HEALTH
Jack Tame (1News): Why don’t politicians act on our most harmful drug?
Ian Powell (BusinessDesk): The cruelty that lies behind the health equity adjuster (paywalled)
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): Doctors give Te Whatu Ora a fail mark for its first year
Kiah Radcliffe (Stuff): ED staff after better communication from Te Whatu Ora as winter illness takes its toll
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Construction inflation, insufficient planning add to hospital project cost blow-outs
Caleb Fotheringham (RNZ): Pasifika contracting meningococcal in NZ set to increase this winter
Larua James (Herald): Disability Ministry gets New Zealand Sign Language name

EDUCATION
Tim Hunter (NBR): Gilding the ivory towers (paywalled)
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Staff fear big job cuts as Massey University reconsiders courses with low enrolments
George Heagney (Manawatū Standard): Third university signals big job cuts despite new funding
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Documents expose Microsoft’s relationship with NZ education and hopes for AI in schools
Michael Johnston (Herald): The Ministry of Ignorance strikes again (paywalled)
RNZ: Primary principals give pass mark to 6% pay rise, more increases to come
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): Dyslexia advocate interrupts select committee, says Govt is failing

HOUSING
RNZ: Government agencies to assess boarding house stock after fatal Loafers Lodge fire
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Finance Minister removes house prices from Reserve Bank remit
Matthew Scott (Newsroom): Auckland Councillors livid at surprise public housing directive
Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard): Kāinga Ora plans to replace old homes with even more new ones in Rangitīkei

CORRECTIONS
RNZ: ‘We know we need to do better’: Corrections CEO responds to damning report
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): ‘Utterly frustrated’: Prisoners’ poor treatment sparks call for chang

EXTREME WEATHER, CLIMATE CHANGE
Michael Neilson (Herald): Cyclone Gabrielle response: Govt launches inquiry, sets aside $240m in finance, will underwrite loans up to $10m
Kate Green and Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Support for farmers and growers following severe weather, government inquiry announced
Kate McVicar (NBR: ‘Anger and frustration’ from growers following cyclone support (paywalled)
Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): Coastal retreat may be the best long-term option for some Whangārei residents
Matthew Rosenberg (Local Democracy Reporting): Gisborne council scientist provides sobering update on region
Basil Sharp (Newsroom): Property rights, wrongs and the Emissions Trading Scheme

ENVIRONMENT
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): With single-use plastic gone, paper isn’t the greenest choice for your fruit and veg
RNZ: Next step of the single-use plastics ban: What you need to know
Jane Nixon (1News): Plastic’s out, recycling’s in – How NZ is getting rid of waste
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): The Detail: Kicking the single-use plastic habit

CENSUS
RNZ: Census declared ‘success’ despite return estimates short of target
Louise Ternouth (RNZ): ‘Be accountable’ – Last-minute dash to complete census forms

JAMES WALLACE
Damien Venuto (Herald); The Front Page: The sordid plots and schemes behind Sir James Wallace’s crimes
Kurt Bayer and Bernard Orsman (Herald): Sir James Wallace case: Top NZ institutions move to distance themselves from unmasked convicted offender

OTHER
Denise Cosgrove (Stuff): The plight of the poor elderly has barely improved in 70 years
Zane Small (Newshub): Trust in police falls most among men, straight people and Pākehā
David Williams (Newsroom): Christchurch terror attacks board ‘a waste of time’
Newshub: Far-right conspiracy theorist Avi Yemini allowed entry into New Zealand after originally being denied
Lydia Lewis (RNZ): Rarotonga Treaty could be ‘undermined’ if Pacific leaders don’t oppose Japan’s nuclear dump
Newshub Nation: Disillusioned skilled migrants share their nightmare Immigration NZ stories
Toby Morris (Spinoff): The Side Eye: Sticking your neck out
RNZ: Addressing historical grievances in Waimakariri
Shayne Currie (Herald): Media Insider: SENZ radio set to lose up to $3.3m; sports star’s media awards valet carpark dispute; big changes at Stuff, NZME (paywalled)