The funeral of Kingi Tūheitia and ascension of his successor, Nga Wai Hono i te Po, leads political and Māori news headlines. The momentous occasion is seen as a significant generational renewal for Māori leadership. In union and employment news, legal advice on charter schools has now been revealed, the PSA is challenging a pay freeze at Defence, and MUNZ are taking the PM to task on the ferry cancellation. In other political news, spies agencies are in the spotlight and Chris Hipkins has opened the door to capital gains and wealth taxes in Labour’s policy programme.
Union coverage
- PSA: Union challenges Defence Force pay ‘freeze’
- MUNZ: Luxon in Korea: Union ‘disgusted’ at no ferry talks
- PFU: Fire and Emergency runs out of money to give firefighters lifesaving gas monitors
Employment
Politics
- New national security agency scrapped due to cost concerns
- SIS report spells out the threats facing New Zealand
- Oranga Tamariki still owes millions to care providers
- NZ will retain sovereignty despite joining US space mission – Minister
- Transport system killing thousands prematurely each year, academic says
- Labour paving the way for a capital gains or wealth tax
- Minister says making tourists pay more won’t affect visitor numbers
Te Ao Māori
- Kiingi Tuheitia farewelled, Kuini Nga wai i te po raised up during emotional scenes at Turangawaewae
- ‘Hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni’: Who is Ngā Wai Hono i te Po?
- New Māori Kuini takes on mantle of her father’s call for unity and progress
- Final council to vote on whether to keep Māori wards
- Government ‘meets credentials of a dictatorship’, veteran Māori activist says
Economics
- Government unveils raft of changes to company and lender laws
- Median house value falls $30k from February
- Five things households should know about the first annual grocery report