NZ Politics Daily: 21 June 2024

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Helen Clark and Don Brash (Herald): Aukus and NZ: We should have no part of any military-related arrangements against China (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On why we shouldn’t buy new planes for the PM
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Inside the Defence Force's 757 planes: Breaking down the details
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM’s big-noting detracts from diplomatic wins (paywalled)
Maiki Sherman (1News): Luxon has himself to blame for Japan trip distractions
Amelia Wade (Newshub): Christopher Luxon finalises deal with Japan to share top secret information
1News: Labour MP calls out Luxon for 'slagging off' previous NZ delegations
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): My thoughts on Luxon and the C-listers
Adam Pearse , Julia Gabel and Derek Cheng (Herald): Foreign Minister Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Thomas Manch (Post): Government might produce an Aukus ‘white paper’, if NZ gets invite
Felix Desmarais (1News): Peters told Canadians of 'misrepresentation' over Sikh killing comments
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Tova podcast on all things nuclear: War, fallout and NZ’s nuke-free stance
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Going nuclear: ‘We are entering an era of a new global arms race’
Paula Penfold and Louisa Cleave (Stuff): Probation officer sacked for unauthorised searching of Chinese offenders
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Peter Zeihan: Why China’s days are numbered
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Australia’s reversed stance on NZ-born 501s begins today, despite mental health, reintegration concerns
Grant Bayldon (Post): New Zealand’s double standard on child labour (paywalled)

ENVIRONMENT
Richard Harman (Politik): The new Beehive approach to the environment (paywalled)
Charlie Mitchell (Press/Post): Balance had swung 'too far' towards environment, Environment Minister says (paywalled)
Derek Cheng (Herald): Oil and gas bonds idea won’t work - officials kill Shane Jones’ idea for long-term industry certainty
Hamish MacLean (ODT): New govt could pull fast-track consents: MP (paywalled)
Jen Purdie (ODT): Govt’s plans don’t match projections
Tim Hunter (NBR): The economics of gas politics (paywalled)
Phil Brown (Stuff): Hysteria activism: Protesters benefit from the very resources they oppose extracting
David Hill (Local Democracy Reporting): 670ha solar farm could be fast-tracked
Kate Green (RNZ): Kāpiti Coast residents demand council throw out report on sea level rise

ECONOMY
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Household recession 18 months old with no end in sight (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better (paywalled)
Erin Johnson (Stuff): If we’re out of recession now, why do we feel so broke?
Jenny Ruth: Rearview mirror stuff: Will RBNZ overshoot? (paywalled)
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Economy inches out of recession, recording 0.2% growth
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): NZ out of recession but still in deep economic hole
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Economy limps out of recession as GDP grows 0.2%
Dan Brunskill (Interest): The economy is flat as a pancake
1News: NZ edges out of recession as GDP rises 0.2% - Stats NZ
Jonathan Mitchell (NBR): No cheer: economic drivers in the dumps (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): The state of the economy, and the power of the ‘R’ word
Donal Curtin: Something will have to give

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