NZ Politics Daily: 14 August 2024

WELFARE
Gordon Campbell: On The Crackdown On The Beneficiary Poor
Bridie Witton (Stuff): ACT pushes for harsher sanctions on beneficiaries who ‘keep having children’
Amy Williams (RNZ): JobSeekers already being warned of benefit cuts
Giles Dexter (RNZ): How will the benefit changes coming next year be applied?
1News: PM says he hasn't spoken to beneficiaries about Govt changes
The Hui: Louise Upston says beneficiary sanctions are proactive not punitive
Kirsty Wynn (Herald): Benefit sanctions: Christopher Luxon says driving a digger is a ‘cool job’ those on Jobseeker benefit should consider
RNZ: 'We're not asking much': Christopher Luxon defends benefit sanctions
Mountain Tui: Beneficiary sanctions & targets don't add up (paywalled)
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): What's all this talk about beneficiary-bashing?
Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB): The new Jobseeker sanctions are worth a try

ENERGY
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Politicians enabled the “Big Four” oligopoly power companies to profiteer
David Dempsey (The Conversation): NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy
ODT Editorial: Holding the power(ful) to account (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Energy Crisis: 'All options on table', regulatory initiatives possible next week (paywalled)
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Gas and solar to help answer ‘power profiteering’ accusations
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Govt anxious over soaring electricity prices’ effect on residential prices
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): 'Energy fretting' becomes a year-round, national event
Chris Tobin (Timaru Herald): Govt working on options to control electricity prices: Willis
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): The Government needs to sort our power crisis
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Outage fears as hydro lakes under the pump (paywalled)
Kate MacNamara (Herald): Methanex sells contracted natural gas for more than it can earn making methanol (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Paying the price for securing gas supply (paywalled)
RNZ: Methanex temporarily shutting New Zealand methanol plants
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Energy crisis: major exporter Methanex suspends all manufacturing (paywalled)
BusinessDesk: Contact Energy buys 350 gigawatts worth of Methanex gas (paywalled)
Neil Holdom (Stuff): Gas shortage proves it’s time for a cross-party energy strategy
RNZ: New Plymouth mayor calls for Labour Party to support gas exploration to 2050
David Harvey (Listener): Is it time to rethink our attitudes to nuclear power? (paywalled)

GE, ENVIRONMENT
Jamie Morton (Herald): Explained: Why the Govt’s new gene tech shake-up is a big deal
Richard Harman (Politik): Why Luxon and Collins want to relax the GE ban (paywalled)
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Greens, Labour not ruling out supporting genetic engineering law change
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Labour and the Greens cautious as Government embraces genetic engineering
Felix Desmarais (1News): Genetic engineering on the table from next year, Minister says
RNZ: Ban on genetic modification and genetic engineering outside lab to end, government announces
RNZ: NZ has outdated rules on gene technology - scientist
Robin Martin (RNZ): Mayor, iwi call for remediation of New Plymouth chemical plant to speed up
Eloise Gibson (RNZ): NIWA unveils new climate and weather modelling supercomputer
1News: NIWA purchases $20m climate and weather modelling supercomputer
RNZ: Environmental group hails court decision against Chinese-owned forest company
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Council seeks order against Forestry Association president and company
RNZ: Deerstalkers Association hopes to get seat on Conservation Authority

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