Most Recent Blogs The Daily Gallery NZ Politics Daily – 28th February 2022 The Daily Blog - February 28, 2022 0 Today’s content Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign affairs, trade Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will change New Zealand’s foreign policy Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Russia’s bloody invasion a test of NZ’s diplomatic levers Chris Trotter (Interest): Russia invades Ukraine: A crime – and a mistake Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Finally, the time has come to make Vladimir Putin pay (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Invasion of Ukraine ushers in a new era of great power politics David Farrar: Weak and woke responses to Ukraine Ritesh Shah (Stuff): Is letting a sleeping dog lie always the right answer? Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Ukraine Invasion: Political Winners, Losers & Predictions Zane Small (Newshub): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reflects on her first reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Thomas Manch (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern says ‘all options’ being considered to respond Russia’s Ukraine invasion Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Russia aggression on Cabinet agenda as Jacinda Ardern mulls next move Zane Small (Newshub): ‘The closest thing to war’ for a generation: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemns Russia’s ‘illegal’ invasion of Ukraine David Farrar: Overlooked a few wars Lana Hart (Stuff): Size matters when we respond, either to Russia or the Parliament protest Waatea News: Henare considers Ukraine role RNZ: Ukraine Ambassador urges military support, more sanctions RNZ: Ukraine invasion: Sanctions are NZ’s response to Russia’s ‘act of war’ – Acting Foreign Minister David Parker Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): Acting Foreign Minister David Parker says sanctions show even ‘little countries’ have role to play in countering Russia’s invasion Zane Small (Newshub): How New Zealand and Five Eyes responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine Thomas Manch (Stuff): US President Joe Biden names New Zealand among countries aligned against Russia Zane Small (Newshub): Greens co-leader Marama Davidson suggests using ‘our good relationship’ with China to try and rein in Russia Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Helen Clark, Jim McLay, Winston Peters on Vladimir Putin, the man who could once take a joke, but is now invading Ukraine (paywalled) RNZ: Helen Clark on Ukraine invasion: an abomination and threat to world peace Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Vladimir Putin, ‘just like the protesters in front of Parliament’, needs to go home – Helen Clark RNZ: Former PM Jim Bolger worries Russia invasion will not stop with Ukraine Adam Boileau (RNZ): Russia invasion of Ukraine: New Zealanders should be wary of potential disruption from cyberattacks Bruce Munro (ODT): NZ can help put power in hands of Russian youth: Prof Patman Benn Bathgate (Stuff): New Zealand not immune as Russian invasion heralds ‘lawless world’ – professor Lauren Henderson (Newshub): Expert warns of ‘significant’ financial hit to New Zealand’s economy after Russia invades Ukraine Liam Dann (Herald): Where Kiwis will pay the price for Putin’s war (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): The invasion, the occupation, the pandemic, the economy (paywalled) Mark Lister (Bay of Plenty Times/Herald): What the Russian invasion means for financial markets (paywalled) RNZ: Russian invasion of Ukraine won’t affect New Zealand fuel – Minister Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Fuel may get dearer after Ukraine invasion but Government says it won’t run out Andrea Fox (Herald): War underlines risks of NZ’s new fuel import regime: Save our Tankers campaign (paywalled) Stephen Ward (Stuff): Ukrainian Kiwis’ defiance in the face of aggression Oscar Francis (ODT): ‘Heart-breaking’: Dunedin protesters show support for Ukraine Denise Piper (Stuff): Ukraine invasion: Hundreds show solidarity at Auckland protest Steven Walton (Stuff): ‘It was tearjerking’ – emotional support for Ukraine in Christchurch march Conor Knell (Stuff): Ukrainians gather in solidarity at Wellington’s Civic Square Justin Wong and Bronte Metekingi (Stuff): Wellingtonians protest Ukraine invasion in front of Russian embassy Tom Kitchin and Emma Hatton (RNZ): ‘He will not stop at Ukraine’ – Dozens protest Putin at embassy ————— Lucy Craymer (Stuff): In the Pacific, a rich vein of resources still doesn’t make for rich populations Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Trade minister heading to Europe in hopes of concluding free trade agreement negotiations Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): Rebuilding bridges: trade minister to reconnect NZ to the world No Right Turn: The secret treaty we’re not allowed to see Vaccine mandates, Wellington anti-mandate protest Andrew Geddis (Guardian): End New Zealand’s Covid mandates too quickly and the mistake could be measured in funerals Amanda Saxton (Herald): Freedom Farm: Inside the Parliament protest (paywalled) Karl du Fresne: Why the woke Left is so rattled by Camp Freedom Steven Cowan: Time for a new Left Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): A week on the ground at the ‘freedom village’ Tess McClure (Guardian): ‘So many rabbit holes’: Even in trusting New Zealand, protests show fringe beliefs can flourish Hayden Munro (Herald): Christopher Luxon bows to pressure from protesters (paywalled) Kate Fulton (Stuff): Parliament occupation a site of confusion and chaos ODT Editorial: Who wants to be PM? Zane Small (Newshub): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reaffirms commitment to scrapping COVID-19 vaccine mandates as protest halts traffic in Auckland 1News: David Seymour calls for Covid-19 mandates to be scrapped Gordon Campbell: On Ukraine, and blokes in peril and Freedom’s new home Luke Malpass (Stuff): Ukraine invasion should put the occupation of Parliament into proper perspective Duncan Garner (NBR): Ditch mandates, they’re suffocating us (paywalled) Dane Giraud (The Platform): The Human Rights Commission have decided to actually do their job Jenny Nicholls (Stuff): Great-uncle Col liked a protest, but he’d hate this one Warwick Rasmussen (Stuff): Winston Peters’ latest attempt at political relevance a logic-free experiment Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Parliament Lawn Protests: Winners, Losers & what happens next? Richard Swainson (Stuff): ‘Wellington embarrassment’ like a parody of the Springbok Tour protests Joel MacManus (Stuff): Occupation at Parliament reaches three-week mark Zane Small (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern ‘not choosing to focus on two people’ after duo heckle her in Christchurch over COVID-19 vaccine mandates Emily Ireland (RNZ): ‘Split society’ claims over vaccine passports in Wairarapa John Roughan (Herald): Naivety soon to be a thing of the past for NZ faced with rising Omicron (paywalled) Deena Coster (Stuff): Taranaki MPs support need for reconciliation after occupation ends Te Rina Triponel (Herald): Protesters are ignoring tikanga – and that’s dangerous Lisa Tumahai (Stuff): Now is a time for unity, not division Kevin Norquay (Stuff): When the faeces stops flying, a new New Zealand will emerge Andrew Dickson (Stuff): The mental dilemma of the anti-mandate brigade Josephine Franks (Stuff): Two years of Covid-19 in New Zealand: Virus, variants and vaccines Herald: Two years of Covid in NZ – the wins, the losses and what comes next (paywalled) Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): Mayor’s plea for people to be kind as Covid-19 stress brings abuse, anger Giacomo Lichtner (Herald): NZ anti-vax movement’s exploitation of Holocaust imagery is part of a long and sorry history Herald Editorial: Influential roles in protest (paywalled) Brannavan Gnanalingam (Stuff): How Yellowjackets can help us cope with Covid-19 Sarah Sparks (Stuff): Finding higher wisdom amid the Parliament protests: It boils down to mana Virginia Fallon (Stuff): Tinfoil hats, Winnie, and the poo: Anti-mandate protest nears end of third week Steve Braunias: The secret diary of the Freedom Gang (paywalled) Tom Hunt, George Block and Sophie Cornish (Stuff): Three protesters in hospital with Covid, sewage down city drains 1News: 7 Covid cases connected to Wellington protest, 3 in hospital RNZ: Protesters show up as patients at hospitals across New Zealand Sophie Cornish, Tom Hunt and George Block (Stuff): Council asks for explanation from police regarding protesters flushing toilets David Fisher (Herald): Protesters turn to tinfoil hats as increasing sickness blamed on Government beaming radiation rays Charlie Gates (Stuff): Wellington protesters fear secret ‘tech weapons’ at Parliament Zane Small (Newshub): Winston Peters’ Parliament protest visit ‘demonstrates the strong distance between us’ – Jacinda Ardern Ella Duggan and Raya Hotter (Spinoff): ‘We don’t deserve this’: Wellington students kept away from school by parliament protest Herald: Police operation at Wellington anti-mandate protest tops millions of dollars 1News: Police warn against joining Parliament protest Sophie Trigger (Herald): Police concerned for ‘deteriorating conditions’ at Parliament Herald: Police urge protesters intending to visit Parliament to ‘stay away’ as conditions deteriorate Sophie Cornish, Bridie Witton and Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Police have ‘serious concerns’ about children at Wellington occupation camp, working with Oranga Tamariki Florence Kerr (Stuff): ‘No place for kids’: Police officer talks about life on the frontline of the protest Michael Daly, Craig Hoyle and Gianina Schwanecke (Stuff): Police spat at during ongoing Parliament protest, couple gets married on site Georgina Campbell (Herald): Riot police move in during late-night tensions Auckland and other NZ anti-mandate protests, misinformation RNZ: Auckland Domain closed to vehicles due to camping protesters David Fisher (Herald):‘Get a life’ – mayor’s message from Aucklanders to protesters who unlawfully crossed harbour bridge and gridlocked city Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Pride march organiser frustrated by anti-mandate protest Denise Piper (Stuff): Anti-mandate protesters in Auckland Domain not supported by iwi Deena Coster (Stuff): Iwi ask for respect of site ahead of possible anti-mandate occupation RNZ: Anti-mandate protesters march across Auckland Harbour Bridge Herald: Bridge reopens and police explain why thousands of protesters were allowed onto bridge RNZ: Protesters at Auckland Domain defy police Herald: Auckland Harbour Bridge Destiny Church protest – police will have ‘significant’ presence Andy Brew (Stuff): Anti-mandate, anti-vax protesters hold small demonstration in Blenheim Deena Coster (Stuff): Small-scale occuption enters second day in New Plymouth John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): It’s time we banned all protests outside schools Craig Kapitan (Herald): Destiny Church’s Paul Thompson set to plead guilty Lee Kenny (Stuff): Anti-vaccine mandate protest outside school branded ‘disgraceful’ and ‘an embarrassment’ Stuff: Doctor was ‘debating data’, not spreading Covid-19 misinformation Sally Rae (ODT): Groundswell planner in anti-mandate ‘flotilla’ Logan Savory (Stuff): Farming leader backs protest, calls out primary industry companies’ vaccine stance High Court Ruling on police and defence force mandates Bess Manson (Stuff): High Court mandate decision ‘disappointing’ – expert Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): What employers need to know about new mandate ruling RNZ: Get unvaxed cops back on the job after court ruling – Police Association Daniel Smith (Stuff): What does vaccine mandate decision mean for businesses? Ethan Griffiths and Caitlan Johnston (Herald): ‘Not demonstrably justified’: High Court upholds challenge to Police and NZDF vaccination mandates, terminations suspended Stuff: Judge overturns police and Defence Force vaccine mandate Govt response to Omicron outbreak, Cases Marc Daalder (Newsroom): ‘Head in the sand’: Govt’s virus brinkmanship Matthew Hooton (Metro): Uniting again! Accommodating the unvaccinated in the new normal Siouxsie Wiles (Spinoff): Two years on, Flatten the Curve gets an update for 2022 Kate Nicol-Williams (1 News): Today marks two years since NZ’s first Covid-19 case RNZ: Big Covid-19 case rise in younger groups ‘not surprising’ – epidemiologist ODT Editorial: Testing times ahead Herald Editorial: The end of the pandemic (paywalled) Keith Lynch (Stuff): Why Covid-19 hospitalisations may not be clear cut Dion O’Neale (The Conversation): NZ’s confirmed COVID case numbers are rising fast, but total infections are likely much higher – here’s why Caitlan Johnston (Herald): High R value a result of widespread introduction of rapid antigen testing, says experts RNZ: Record rise in cases due to backlog in processing – modeller Herald: New Zealand’s reproduction number highest in the world, model shows Melanie Earley (Stuff): New Zealand currently has one of the highest R values in the world Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Omicron NZ Surge: Winners & Losers Dubby Henry (Herald): Henderson Intermediate closes for 2 weeks with a Covid case in almost every class Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): ‘Disgusting behaviour’: Runaway ‘Covid-positive’ men cough on officers – another steals police hat Public health measures, Testing, Masks, Border RNZ: Shipment of 10 million rapid antigen tests due over weekend James Halpin (Stuff): Pharmacists frustrated with restrictions on who they can help with RATs Nathan Morton (Stuff): Man still not received a contact tracing form, a week after positive Covid test Laura James (1News): Kiwis questioning the need to scan QR codes in Phase 3 ODT: Patience key when wearing masks Ben Strang and Piers Fuller (Stuff): Vaccine passes and Covid-19 contact tracing becoming irrelevant, could be scrapped Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Thousands of Kiwis begin arriving today from Australia without MIQ requirements Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Welcome home: Kiwis can now return from Australia without MIQ Sarah Pollok (Herald): New Zealand Government to review self-isolation for international arrivals Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Christopher Luxon says returning Kiwis should not have to isolate Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Act leader David Seymour on MIQ, scanning and mandates – ‘Dump it’ Derek Cheng (Herald): Isolation requirements for overseas arrivals should be gone (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: MIQ has served us well, but it’s time to say goodbye Jo Moir (Newsroom): Self-isolation for returning Kiwis has run its course Anneke Smith (RNZ): Government under more political pressure to ease border restrictions as Covid cases rise Alan Granville (Stuff): High risk: US increases travel warning to New Zealand Bernadette Basagre (Stuff): Ministry of Health to abandon locations of interest in phase 3 John Tamihere (Stuff): Ministry of Health’s handling of RATs demands an inquiry Siouxsie Wiles (Stuff): NZ needs high quality Covid-19 infection surveys now Media Kristin Hall (1 News): Wellington protesters’ extreme distrust of mainstream media Colin Peacock (RNZ): Parliament protest: Making sense of extreme scenes and unsavoury stories Janet Wilson (Stuff): If TVNZ/RNZ merger is such a good idea, Faafoi needs to tell us why Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): TVNZ, RNZ merger expected to be announced as early as Tuesday Melissa Lee (Stuff): The RNZ-TVNZ merger won’t address the real media challenges Damien Venuto (Herald): TVNZ boss Kevin Kenrick on financial results, RNZ merger and his one regret (paywalled) RNZ: TVNZ’s half-year profits plunge Chris Keall (Herald): Sky TV drops Russian news channel Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Sky TV stops broadcasting Russia Today in light of war on Ukraine Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Sky TV won’t say if it’s paid to carry Russia Today news channel Emma Page (Stuff): Morning Report’s Corin Dann would rather be on a surfboard Eva Davies (Stuff): When a journalism intern learns what reporting is really like Polls, Parliament, parties, MPs Claire Trevet (Herald): What toll will protests and Omicron take on PM, and who’s the biggest hypocrite of all? (paywalled) Michele Hewitson (Listener/Herald): Green Party co-leader James Shaw on farmers, political infighting and that trip to COP26 (paywalled) Peter Wilson (RNZ): The Week in Politics: Ardern, Luxon, Peters and the protesters Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Crises everywhere: The week ahead in politics Stuff: Points of Order: Winston Peters keeps calm, carries on Mike Houlahan (ODT): Southern say: debate a soapbox opportunity for MPs Glenn McConnell and Henry Cooke (Stuff): ‘Hybrid Parliament’ will mean politicians can tune in from home Herald: On the Tiles: Parliament protest, Russia v Ukraine, Luxon, Omicron response Dale Husband (E-Tangata): Metiria Turei and her new world Housing Ethan Te Ora (Stuff): The annual misery of flat hunting for students in Wellington Tina Law (Stuff): Development stymied in three Christchurch suburbs because sewers can’t cope Jimmy Ellingham (Local Democracy Reporting): Objections to housing plan for former Palmerston North bowling green Miriam Bell (Stuff): Empty office buildings transformed into new apartments Amy Ridout (Stuff): A year of searching for family split by rental shortage Amy Ridout (Stuff): After finding a rough sleeper in the rain, one man made it his mission to find him a home Mark Fowler (Herald): The housing market conundrum (paywalled) Health Sharnae Hope (Stuff): Eighty-year-old left in room with positive cases contracts virus Sasha Borissenko (Herald): Health sector strike looms amid Omicron wave (paywalled) Te Aorewa Rolleston (Stuff): Tough ride ahead for already stretched Waikato DHB as Covid numbers rise Herald: Cardiologist warns of tidal wave of heart disease linked to long Covid Jared Savage (Herald): Study of Te Ara Oranga drug treatment project in Northland finds 34% drop in crime, Govt urged to fulfil election promise urgently (paywalled) Helen Clark (Herald): Why Labour must move forward with Te Ara Oranga meth project started under National (paywalled) Ian Powell: Collective interactions, imitative behaviour, delusion and a Dickensian tin kettle Nicholas Jones (Herald): Special report: Rest homes ‘on verge of collapse’ as Omicron threatens (paywalled) Rachel Thomas (Stuff): A ‘watershed moment’: Smoking among year 10 students falls to all-time low Teuila Fuata’i (E-Tangata): Dr Api Talemaitoga: A GP’s talanoa Dale Husband (E-Tangata): Dr Jin Russell: Fired up to get things right for our children Barbara Fountain (Stuff): Why I’ll miss those boring old DHB meetings Rachel Thomas (Stuff): ‘I lost compassion’: Why it’s in all our best interests to fix doctor burnout Laura Smith (Herald): ‘Struggling to tread water’: Bay of Plenty general practitioners facing doctor shortages and burnout (paywalled) Olivia Shivas (Stuff): ‘Cutting corners’: WorkSafe rejects IHC’s bath ban for disabled people Emma Houpt (Herald): Man no longer allowed to sell coffee products at Tauranga Hospital (paywalled) Local government Tina Law (Stuff): Former health board boss considers entering Christchurch’s mayoral race RNZ: Christchurch City Council confident of progress over barrier sites Tom Dillane (Herald): Why does no one want ‘2nd most important’ job in NZ? Waatea News: McCarten backing Molloy’s mayoral plan David Farrar: Efeso Collins wants to hike Auckland rates by 20% Richard Walker (Stuff): Turbulent times for Raglan’s ‘beautiful’ airfield as fence divides community Luisa Girao (ODT): Bilingual sign plan to restore indigenous place names Erin Bradnock (Local Democracy Reporting): Nelson City Council forced to defend new voting system ODT: Public say on levy Three waters Catherine Delahunty (E-Tangata): More Than Three Words for Water Susan Botting (Local Democracy Reporting): Government wants to know Kaipara District Council’s Three Waters staffing and expected costs for consumers Sheryl Mai (Northern Advocate): Whangārei District Council taking Government to High Court over Three Waters reform RNZ: Three waters transition unit appointed Education John Gerritsen (RNZ): Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every school’ soon – Hipkins Stuff: Early Childhood Council wants government support for preschoolers during Omicron outbreak Lee Kenny (Stuff): Junior and senior students to attend on different days as Christchurch school prepares for Omicron Oscar Francis (ODT): Covid arrest at ‘pretty wild’ Castle St party Oscar Francis (ODT): Power to be cut in Covid ravaged student area Eric Trump (ODT): O Week non-compliers ‘the minority’ Laura Walters (Stuff): Vice-chancellor Grant Guilford ready to move on, as Vic Uni continues to embed itself in Wellington community Economy, Business Hamish Rutherford and Rahul Bhattarai (Herald): Government broadens business support payments after warnings Damien Grant (Stuff): As the Reserve Bank stokes interest rates, vodka may be the answer Jean Bell (Newsroom): Hospos twice convince Government to fix ‘unfair’ Covid support entitlements RNZ: Inflation largely driven by factors out of New Zealand’s control – RBNZ governor Grant Bradley (Herald): Air New Zealand fares up by 5 per cent just as international travel about to take off (paywalled) Jessica Wilson (ODT): Situation ‘brutal’ at moment, foodbanks bare Deena Coster (Stuff): National leader says cost of living ‘number one issue’ in NZ 1News: Sunday: NZ’s supermarket duopoly: Can Kiwis get a better deal? Anne Gibson (Herald): Top Auckland restaurants join growing list of temporary closures Lindsay Neill (Herald): Hospitality needs more than crumbs to survive (paywalled) André Chumko (Stuff): Buyrnout sets in for artists amid latest wave of cancellations Annemarie Quill (Stuff): Customers pull shifts to keep Bay of Plenty restaurants open through Covid-related staff shortages Vanessa Phillips (Stuff): Sealord spends up to $750,000 on Covid-19 testing Helen Harvey (Stuff): Taranaki hospitality industry adapting to tough times during Covid Stuff: West Auckland buses cut as Covid worsens driver shortage Andrea Vance (Stuff): Drugs on deck: Meth abuse hampers use of fisheries observers Gerhard Uys (Stuff): New Zealand food market may yet feel shocks Liam Dann (Herald): Brad Olsen – the economist giving Gen Z a voice Riley Kennedy (ODT): Commentator keen to gather insights first hand Newsroom: Sabotage of the Māori economy Employment John Anthony (Stuff): Auckland restaurant worker awarded $20k after Covid-19 wage subsidy dispute turns sour Rob Kidd (ODT): Exploitation of migrants revealed Jonathan Killick (Stuff): Truck driving: The industry that will pay $85,000 after a year’s training Jane Phare (Herald): Ready, set, go! Employers brace for the Kiwi worker exodus as borders reopen (paywalled) Carolyne Meng-Yee (Herald): Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers Joanne Naish and Amber Allott (Stuff): Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves? Joanne Naish (Stuff): Gloriavale kids made to work days without sleep, one chained to steel post, court told Sinead Gill (Stuff): Women earn less than men in these companies, and they want everyone to know Aaron Leaman (Stuff): Bully battler Allan Halse unrepentant after online antics draw $18,000 fine Alison Mau (Stuff): Understanding periods is everybody’s business – especially your boss’s Environment, Climate Change Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Lawyers challenge Climate Change Commission’s advice on emissions reduction Anne Gibson (Herald): Pūtiki Bay protesters lose injunction challenge: Waiheke Island marina developer wins (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Stuff): Save our sands: Do we choose between our buildings or our beaches? Laura Hooper (Stuff): Southland farmer saving the planet, and his bank account, with EV fleet Tina Morrison (Stuff): Fonterra to trial first electric milk tanker next dairy season John Berry (Stuff): Climate action has changed investing forever Olivia Wannan (Stuff): Oil giants haven’t embraced the green transition, study confirms Other RNZ: Chief ombudsman investigating if NZDF misled him during Afghan civilian deaths inquiry Aaron Smale (Stuff): Former staff critical of Oranga Tamariki bill Brian Easton (Pundit): Are We Becoming Little New Zealanders/Aotearoans? Catrin Owen (Stuff): Auckland police office charged with attempting to pervert course of justice, perjury Mike White (Stuff): Police guilty of manipulation, serious breaches, and ‘nonsense’ in failed Lois Tolley investigation Maja Burry (RNZ): Forestry rule changes for overseas investors planning to convert farmland Lisa Davies (1 News): Mosque terrorist to seek Judicial Review of Royal Commission report Susan Botting (RNZ): New tsunami alert in works for NZ after Tonga eruption Johnny Blades (RNZ): The House: Parliament comes together to address an injustice Suzanne Wilkinson, Monty Sutrisna, Regan Potangaroa and Rod Cameron (The Conversation): Shortages, price increases, delays and company collapses: why NZ needs a more resilient construction industry Simon Henderson (ODT): Dunedin Pride focusing on events Tony Wall (Stuff): The treatment of ‘death row’ dogs is cruel, owners say Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Former Ngāti Porou CEO appointed to Waitangi Tribunal, leaving one vacancy Glenn McLean (Stuff): Iwi ‘bitterly disappointed’ by multi-million dollar fraud Jack Crawford (ODT): Much more than speed kills Olivia Shivas (Stuff): After seven years in New Zealand, family stuck in visa limbo over daughter’s disability Ankur Sabharwal (Stuff): Dispelling rumours about the 2021 Resident Visa Subscribe now to NZ Politics Daily