HOUSING
Dan Brunskill (Interest): An unlikely coalition of New Zealand voters are backing Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s mission to bring down house prices
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): House prices need to fall 'a further 16%' to become affordable
1News: Tumultuous time for Kāinga Ora as leadership cleaned out
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): CEO and five directors out at Kāinga Ora
RNZ, Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Kāinga Ora chief executive Andrew McKenzie quits over Government overhaul
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Kāinga Ora boss to leave with $365k payout
RNZ: Kāinga Ora CEO Andrew McKenzie quits over government changes
Raphael Franks (Herald): Kāinga Ora chief executive Andrew McKenzie resigns: Government changes at state housing agency not what he signed up for – chairman
Maria Slade (BusinessDesk): Kāinga Ora CEO leaving with golden handshake (paywalled)
Newshub: ACT leader David Seymour slams Greens' landlord register wish as 'witch-hunt'
RNZ: Granny flat rule changes: The gritty detail, explained
Bryan Bruce: The Not So Bright-Line Test (paywalled)
Stuff: Have your say: Will the new tax break on selling property benefit renters?
Miriam Bell (Post): Bright line changes won’t lead to ‘flood’ of new rentals (paywalled)
Greg Ninness (Interest): Last week was the slowest week so far this year for residential property auctions
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT
Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): Harsh Truths
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The government has discovered Pharmac. What should it find next?
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): The Detail: New Zealand's failing government infrastructure
Gary Taylor (Newsroom): $3b a small price to pay for future of Interislander ferries
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): The ferry saga is a pox on both National and Labour
Georgina Campbell (Herald): What other ships did KiwiRail consider for Interislander’s Cook Strait service before the mega ferries? (paywalled)
Georgina Campbell (Herald): International experts assessing Interislander Aratere ferry after grounding, Kaitaki sailings cancelled
RNZ: Interislander ferries cancelled from Tuesday night due to rough weather
1News: High seas disrupt Cook Strait ferries — snow delights skiers
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): StraitNZ wants 'level playing field' for Cook Strait services (paywalled)
1News: End of Akl fuel tax exposes 'broken' infrastructure funding - economist
Janika ter Ellen (Newshub): Regional fuel tax lifts in Auckland: Here's how to get the best deal on petrol
Stuff: Former roading contract manager pleads guilty in SFO corruption case
Lucy Xia (RNZ): Auckland train disruptions to stop as union deal reached
Emily Ireland (Local Democracy Reporting): Coastal road at the mercy of NZTA
Tatiana Gibbs, Brett Kerr-Laurie and Maddy Croad (Press): Are we there yet? Rush hour commuter race (paywalled)
Jonathan Leask (Local Democracy Reporting): 'Excessive' road cone use in Ashburton sparks cost concerns
PARLIAMENT
Brian Easton (Pundit): What Is Social Investment Analysis?
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government coy on specifics of quarterly action plan as attention shifts to law and order
RNZ: Watch: Government unveils action plan for the next three months
Anna Murray (1News): Coalition report card: Quarterly goals hit or miss the mark?
Thomas Manch (Post): Beehive briefing: Have you achieved your second quarter goals? (paywalled)
Felix Desmarais (1News): Govt's next 'action plan' focused on keeping Kiwis safe - Luxon
Lana Andelane (Newshub): Coalition Government unveils latest Q3 Action Plan, focus on 'making Kiwis safer and restoring law and order' - PM
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Economic growth before short-term sugar hits in PM’s plan
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): What's new in the new quarterly action plan?
Newshub: Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick 'looking forward' to unpacking Darleen Tana investigation
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): The Liberal Legendarium (paywalled)
Melanie Earley (RNZ): Why Golriz Ghahraman failed to escape conviction
Catrin Owen (Post): Reasons Golriz Ghahraman failed to escape conviction revealed
Craig Kapitan (Herald): Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s $9k shoplifting case ended with a conviction – here’s why
Azaria Howell (Herald): Sour grapes: Opposition to Parliamentary wine brand plans
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