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Govt could allow capital raises by gentailers to build new power plants

Ministers are set to announce a package of energy reforms tomorrow morning, based loosely on recommendations from a long-awaited report by international consultancy Frontier Economics. It’s understood the Government has stopped well short of the radical shake-up sought by NZ First and its associate energy minister, Shane Jones. At present…

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Ministerial compromise seeks efficiencies in buying $1.5b of medical devices

Analysis: It’s only taken 13 years! But this afternoon, health ministers are expected to announce a compromise that shares responsibility for procuring $1.5b of medical devices a year. Simeon Brown and his associate David Seymour are seeking to stamp their authority on Health NZ and Pharmac, after the agencies and their predecessors…

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Open mayoral races throw up uncertainty

This coming month, New Zealand could elect two Karen Morgans as mayor – one in Mackenzie District, one in Hutt City. But these aren’t the pejorative stereotype ‘Karens’; rather than complaining about the problems in their communities, they’re stepping up to make a difference. Mackenzie’s Karen Morgan, who’s been acting…

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Newsroom candidates survey: Alarm as councils breach debt ceilings

Ruapehu District Council was hailed a “ratepayer hero” by the Taxpayers’ Union lobby group last week. That was because the small North Island council managed an unexpected $700,000 overspend by cutting services and infrastructure investment, rather than hiking rates and fees. But, highlighting the difficult balancing act between high rates…

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Stanford discovers one size doesn’t fit all school builds

The use of standardised, repeatable designs has become a Government mantra – and the education minister says that all started with her project to cut costs by building modular classrooms. "We've halved the cost of building a classroom," she tells Newsroom. "And I can see other ministers looking at us,…

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Shifting sands: US exceptionalism may be starting to fade

The topic of US exceptionalism has been prominent over the last few years. It’s been a richly deserved moniker given America’s resilient economy, strong corporate profits and leadership in artificial intelligence. However, things may be starting to change.

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Go-it-alone councils brace for ministerial intervention in water services

Local Government Minister Simon Watts has sent cautionary notes to six smaller councils that are proposing to deliver their drinking water and wastewater services on their own, rather than teaming up with neighbouring local authorities. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Netball still under pressure in spite of TV deal

Today from The Detail: Great for netball fans, maybe not so great for players - it's likely they'll be hit in the pocket after a new deal with free to air TV was signed this week.

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A less-known way that keeping hold of the gentailers can bring down power prices

Analysis: Asset sales are going to be a key feature of the next election, and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has made no bones about offloading the last 49 percent of gentailers Genesis, Mercury and Meridian, writes Edward Miller.

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Dodgy director banned for deceptive practices: Is this NZ’s most witless wheeler-dealer?

A fast-talking Kiwi businessman who left behind scores of hurt staff and investors, including a Hollywood producer and the family of Taika Waititi, has finally been struck off as a company director. Jonathan Milne and Tina Morrison investigate.

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David Seymour’s toothless tiger

Analysis: If the Government decides to seize Methanex's gas or levy a tax on Google or retrospectively change rules on landlords' capital gains, the Regulatory Standards Bill won't stop it – and nor will it provide them any recourse to sue, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Don’t expect rooftop solar to power NZ’s future, says new Meridian boss

Forecasts diverge on the price of electricity in the next few years – and that's critically important to whether it becomes cost-effective for Kiwi households to install solar panels to sell back to the grid.

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The real reason Meridian shut down its grand green hydrogen project

The incoming chief executive of big hydro generator Meridian has disclosed for the first time why the gentailer canned its multi-billion dollar plan to build a green hydrogen production plant in Southland. Successive governments have championed hydrogen as a key energy in decarbonising heavy vehicles, ships and planes. After the…

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Science the way Luxon likes it is not really science

Opinion: The problem with the current dominant view of reality is that it is strong, benefits many people, including our politicians, and will continue seeming to be right for those who benefit from it, writes Rob Campbell

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The 82yo Dunedin doctor who did something very unexpected

Dr Mac Gardner is no political obsessive. He's not a wealthy idealogue. His big billboard campaign this month is for his community – because he won't be here when the delayed hospital finally opens. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Z Energy looks to ‘top up’ the supermarket conversation

Z Energy isn’t going to rival the big supermarkets, but it is expanding its grocery offering as part of a diversification push and says the fuel industry may provide ideas for how to improve competition in the sector

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I’m a librarian and you’re right Mr Luxon. But not for the reasons you think.

Opinion: The extraordinarily complex job of a librarian almost always requires a master’s degree. There isn’t a single male-dominated profession with comparable skills that requires the same, so why, asks librarian Mandy Henk, are librarians being repeatedly denigrated?

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Smokefree 2025 goal all but up in smoke

Today from The Detail: More than 80,000 Kiwi smokers need to quit before the end of the year to meet the Smokefree 2025 goal, but a public health professor says there's no chance.

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Nervous calm for world economy

April’s tariff chaos gives way to nervous calm. The trade war impacts on NZ are still unclear, so there is a high chance we will pull back 2026 growth forecasts. That said, we're still seeing enough economic supports to sustain momentum this year

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Photography gains ground in art market

Fine art photography is increasingly popular as people look to buy more art at lower prices.

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Trump isn’t as powerful as he thinks he is

From the University of Auckland – Analysis: Countries will move on with or without the US as they try to negotiate other trade alliance and free trade deals. China will emerge as a bigger player in this new world order.

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A haka, a political standoff, and tikanga in Parliament

Today from The Detail: The Treaty Principles Bill is all but dead, but the fallout from a protest haka in Parliament has Te Pāti Māori MPs at odds with the Privileges Committee .

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The Kiwi companies that insulated themselves from Trump’s trade war

Businesses have had months to prepare for Trump's tariffs, by diversifying or moving inventory across the US border ahead of time – but it won't protect them from the Liberation Day hit, writes Andrew Bevin.

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Mega-rich have taken big hits as markets crash – but they don’t care

Comment: It’s the small savers who face the biggest losses from last week’s tariff fiasco. Rob Campbell tries to focus on the positive amid the unfairness – and find some things to celebrate. , writes Rob Campbell.

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I was overjoyed to move from the US health system to NZ’s. But then I could see the cracks

Comment: After years of understaffing brought multiple departments to the brink of collapse, Alex Raines was one of a group of senior medical officers who wrote to the leadership of Health NZ and the Minister of Health calling for action

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