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EA Te Mana Hiko: Formal Complaint Against Transpower Withdrawn

Andrea Compton: The Limit To Affordability

Law Commission: Honouring Sir Kenneth’s Legacy Of Law Reform

MBIE: Gas Reserves Decline To Lowest Level On Record

Science Media Centre: Govt Changes Law To Halt Climate Lawsuits – Expert Reaction

Stephen Olsen: Why Social Housing Matters

Government: PM's Speech - Securing NZ’s Future In A More Volatile World

Te Toi Mahana: Social Housing Delivers Threefold Return On Investment

Gordon Campbell: On Pauline Hanson’s Rise, And The TOP Renaissance

Routinely in politics, there is a double standard for outrage. The same people who regarded Jacinda Ardern as a jackbooted tyrant seem to be quite unruffled by National riding roughshod over both local democracy (e.g. Chris Bishop’s “If you don’t [amalgamate], we’ll do it for you” message to councils) and also over the public’s ability to sue corporates for compensation over climate change pollution.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Inland Revenue: Watch Out For Scammers This Tax Season

Scammers know when IR sends out these assessments and each year increase their attempts to rip off Kiwis. So, we’re warning taxpayers to be extra vigilant and watch out for scammers.

WIOG NZ: Australia Beats New Zealand To Win The Trans-Tasman Best Tasting Tap Water Title

Manawatū District Council crowned New Zealand’s best tasting tap water.

Hapai Te Hauora: New Online Gambling Laws Could Grow Harm While Claiming To Reduce It

Hāpai says online gambling must be treated as a public health issue, not just an individual choice.

New Zealand Alliance Party: Alliance Party Firmly Opposes “Backdoor Privatisation” Of Kiwibank

Alliance Party Leader Victor Billot says fiscal sustainability should be pursued through economic sovereignty, equity and progressive taxation, not austerity or asset sales.

Taxpayers' Union: New Poll - Coalition Still Ahead; Luxon Regains 'Preferred Prime Minister' Top-Spot

National may be breathing a sigh of relief, but there's still only a hair's breadth between the left and right blocs, and barely a few percentage points between Kiwis' preferred Prime Ministers.

NZ National Party: Judith Collins’ Valedictory Speech

I now leave politics behind and move into an apolitical world with gusto and … even relish. I’m over politics and looking forward to going back to my first loves … my family and the law.

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Arrest Made In Relation To Taharepa Road Crash, Taupo 12:14 PM | New Zealand Police
Road Works And Closures 12:10 PM | Hamilton City Council
Top Tips For Buying Safe Food Online 12:04 PM | New Zealand Food Safety
Lower Speeds To Improve Safety Outside Tauranga Schools 12:01 PM | Tauranga City Council
Update: Fatal House Fire, Mairehau 11:19 AM | New Zealand Police
350.org Pacific Climate Warriors Condemn New Zealand Government’s Move To Protec... 11:08 AM
Delays Expected Following Crash, Pakuranga - Counties Manukau 10:49 AM | New Zealand Police

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Stats NZ: Petrol And Diesel Prices Continue To Rise In April 2026

“In the two months since February 2026, petrol has increased 33.6 percent and diesel has increased 94.9 percent,” prices and deflators spokesperson Nicola Growden said.

Priority one: Regional Deal Strengthens Confidence In The Western Bay Of Plenty

Momentum is already visible across the region. Major infrastructure is underway, Tauranga’s city centre is being reshaped, and investment is flowing into housing, logistics, energy and value-add industries.

REINZ: Buyer Activity Softens As Living Costs Remain A Consideration Across Key Regions

The market showed a steadier pace through April. The seasonally adjusted sales count declined 2.1% compared to March – a more moderate signal than the raw month-on-month drop of 21.2%, most of which is seasonal.

Better Taxes for a Better Future: Tax Policy Welcome Contribution, But Missed Opportunity To Tackle Wealth Inequality

Just as the Opportunity Party’s policy came out, the OECD released their report on NZ’s economy, which included recommendations to more comprehensively tax gains from property and shares, and a windfall tax on capital gains from rezoning land.

Google Threat Intelligence Group - GTIG: Google Threat Report Warns AI-Driven Cyber Operations Are Scaling Across Global Threat Landscape

GTIG additionally identified a growing trend toward “agentic workflows”, where autonomous frameworks are used to conduct reconnaissance and validate vulnerabilities at scale.

Commerce Commission: Baseline Research Report On The State Of Competition In New Zealand

The report draws on a detailed analysis of 22 years (2001-23) of Stats NZ data from individual businesses to establish baseline competition measures for future monitoring.

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Ramzy Baroud: The Assault On A French Nun And The Forgotten Story Of Palestinian Christians

The Palestinian homeland is only whole when it is the cradle of religious coexistence, and Palestinian Christians sit at the very heart of that history, dating back two millennia. Their survival is not a 'minority issue'—it is the survival of Palestine itself.

Frances Palmer: Defending Values In A Volatile World

Frances Palmer responds to PM Luxon's latest speech.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Waititi Correct, But Unlikely To Get His Wish

Although Labour looks to have no path to government without Te Pati Māori, Chris Hipkins has so far been disparaging of Te Pati Māori’s readiness to be part of a government and keeps refusing to say whether the two parties could work together.

Keith Rankin: Does The United States Have A Debt Problem That Needs Fixing?

People would rather lend their governments than pay taxes, though most citizens realise that a substantial part of government spending should be funded by taxes rather than debt.

Bruce Mahalski: Change In The Weather #195

The latest episode of the long-running cartoon strip A Change in the Weather, originally published in the Otago Daily Times magazine The Weekend Mix.

Keith Rankin: Haemorrhagic Plague?

The world is becoming more vulnerable; too vulnerable for badheads and hotheads and sureheads (such as Christopher Luxon) and bombastic appeasers (such as Keir Starmer) who cannot broach alternative explanations or strategies.

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On Classic Children’s Books: Badger’s Parting Gifts 11:37 AM | Gordon Campbell
Baroud Submissions: The Forgotten Story Of Palestinian Christians 9:18 AM | Ramzy Baroud
Defending Values In A Volatile World 14/05/26 | Frances Palmer
NEETs, Discrimination And Compliance, And Unintended Consequences 14/05/26 | Keith Rankin
Dunne's Weekly: Waititi Correct, But Unlikely To Get His Wish 14/05/26 | Peter Dunne
Circling The Drain Or Turning Toward Truth? 14/05/26 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Does The United States Have A Debt Problem That Needs Fixing? 13/05/26 | Keith Rankin

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WORLD

Office of The Kiingitanga: Te Arikinui And HM King Charles III Meet At Buckingham Palace

The meeting follows a series of engagements by Te Arikinui in London this week.

Global Sumud Flotilla: The Siege Will Break - Final Leg To Gaza Following Israeli State Piracy, Abductions And Torture In International Waters

As the flotilla sets sail, movement and Palestinian civil society leaders are coordinating global protests on land, with over 400 actions planned across 47 countries on May 15 and 16. The horizon is not negotiable.

Kiingitanga: Māori Queen Meets HRH Prince William At Windsor Castle

The Māori Monarch is following in the footsteps of her tūpuna and continuing eight generations of engagement with the British royal household.

Colin Greer & Reynard Loki, IMI: Criminalizing Childhood - When The Justice System Fails America’s Youth

From child labor to incarceration, U.S. laws often treat youth as disposable rather than nurturing their potential.

Global Sumud Flotilla: Saif Abukeshek & Thiago Ávila Released - Victory For International Mobilization; A Reminder Of Who Remains Behind

Saif and Thiago return home while 9,500 Palestinian men, women, and children remain illegally detained in israeli regime prisons, subjected to the same system of unlawful detention, torture, and impunity our comrades experienced for ten days and that Palestinians have endured for decades.

Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla: The Global Sumud Flotilla Remains Undeterred As Over 30 Boats Depart For Türkiye

Every wave we break is a testament to the world's refusal to look away. The siege is crumbling; the movement for Palestine continues.

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LIFESTYLE

Nurse Maude Association: Nurse Maude Welcomes Investment In Paediatric Palliative Care

Louise Zacest, Chief Executive of Nurse Maude, says the investment acknowledges the complexity and importance of providing compassionate, specialist care at some of life’s most challenging times.

Race Unity Speech Awards: Students’ Vision For A United Future - Embrace Our Differences

Amanjot Singh from Hastings Boys High School has been named the National Champion of the Race Unity Speech Awards for 2026 receiving the Tohu Raukura ā-Motu – New Zealand Police National Champion’s Award.

Commonwealth Foundation: Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Regional Winners Announced

All five writers have been recognised for the first time, having also been shortlisted for the first time. The five stories were chosen from 7,806 entries, the second highest number in the prize’s history.

Doc Edge Festival: World Press Photo And Doc Edge Comes To Auckland In Landmark Exhibition Merger

Running 24 June to 12 July 2026 at the iconic Smith & Caughey building in Auckland's CBD, World Press Photo & Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition 2026 will be a ticketed centrepiece of the 21st annual Doc Edge Festival, and the largest exhibition of its kind in the Asia-Pacific.

Whakarongorau Aotearoa: International Nurses Day - Healthline Nurses Help 800 New Zealanders A Day

Over 100 Healthline nurses work from their home offices in communities right across Aotearoa, caring for people they never see face-to-face, yet treating every caller with empathy, professionalism, and respect.

NZ Psychological Society: Remembering The Past Guides Our Future

Psychology Week is marked each year by the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) to showcase the ways psychology can be used in everyday life to help people, whānau and communities find ways to increase their psychological wellbeing.

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