Politics Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 26 2018 – Today’s content
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.
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National Party
Audrey Young (Herald): Simon Bridges ahead all the way but still not assured of success in National leadership race
Richard Harman (Politik): National MPs angling for Deputy or Finance
Audrey Young (Herald): National’s biggest challenge lies within its ranks
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Final countdown in National’s leadership race
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): A glimpse behind the scenes in the corridors of power
Audrey Young (Herald): Paula Bennett may have big influence over outcome of National leadership contest
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): National Party leadership battle settles into two-horse race
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Anything can happen in National leadership battle
John Armstrong (1News): Judith Collins ‘will almost certainly be spared’ joy of leading National Party with vote just days away
Critic: Judith Collins: Critic Takes on the Crusher
Duncan Garner (Stuff): Key, English, then Joyce – experience counts
Claire Trevett (Herald): Dope, gay marriage, abortion… Where the National leadership candidates stand
Terry Barnes (Herald): National needs to pick leader for the long haul and MPs should look across ditch before they vote
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Head to head: The candidates fighting to be the next National Party leader
Steve Braunias (Herald): Secret diary of Cyclone Gita
Andrew Gunn (Stuff): The Mostly-Famous Five go up in a trial balloon
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): The leadership vote where everyone is confident of their numbers
Seven Sharp: ‘Would you share my toothbrush?’ Jeremy Wells speed dates both Simon Bridges and Amy Adams
Heather Roy: National needs an MMP Leader
Daniel Walker (Newstalk ZB): No clear leader in National leadership race
Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!
Daniel Couch (Stuff): Dear Mark Mitchell: New Zealand deserves answers, not insults, on war for profit
Jason Walls (Interest): Interest.co.nz spoke to each candidate
Elizabeth Gordon (The Spinoff): Simon Bridges has the accent of New Zealand’s future. Get used to it
Dan Satherley (Newshub): National Party leadership hopeful Judith Collins urges opponents to quit before next week’s vote
Regional development
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Shane Jones rolls out the pork barrel to save NZ First
Mike Hosking (Herald): This could be the Labour-led government’s stroke of genius
Claire Trevett (Herald): Shane Jones starts to splash from his ‘big risk’ fund
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern and Shane Jones launch $3 billion fund for regions
Henry Cooke and Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Shane Jones doles out millions of dollars to Northland, Hawke’s Bay, and rail regeneration
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Back on track: Chunk of $60m regional fund goes to rail
Claire Trevett (Herald): Billion trees to cost $180 million: Shane Jones
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Government announces half-million dollar irrigation scheme
Zaryd Wilson (Wanganui Chronicle): Government earmarks $6 million for Whanganui’s port and rail
Nicola Russel (Newshub): Shane Jones stands by appointment of Roger Finlay
1News: Jacinda Ardern urges solo mums to ‘stay ambitious’ while out promoting new Provincial Growth Fun
RNZ: ACT leader questions level of regional funding for Northland
Russell McVeagh
Danyl McLauchlan (Spinoff): Russell McVeagh and the limits of the law
Melanie Reid and Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Law firm faces new sex claims
Herald: Fresh claims of sex in toilet after heavy drinking at Russell McVeagh law firm
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Russell McVeagh responds to fresh accusations of inappropriate behavior
Herald: Fresh allegations against law firm Russell McVeagh
RNZ: New allegations over inappropriate sexual conduct at law firm
Newsroom: “This letter is not intended to threaten Newsroom…”
Newsroom: ‘Review could cause more harm than good’
Sasha Borissenko (Newsroom): Law firm commissions inquiry into itself
David Fisher, Charlotte Carter and Cherie Howie (Herald): Russell McVeagh sexual harassment allegations: Former employee’s mixed feelings about planned independent review into incidents involving senior staff and law students
Charlotte Carter (Herald): Russell McVeagh launches independent review of sexual harassment allegations
Jessica Long and Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Russell McVeagh announced external review following sex assault complaints
TVNZ: Top Wellington law firm orders external review of its offices over alleged sexual harassment of female interns
Chris Morris (ODT): Otago law student among harass
David Slack (SST): A morality tale for our times
International relations and aid
Stephen Jacobi (Herald): Criticism of China connection is more insinuation than fact
Golriz Ghahraman (Newshub): Not a Muslim? Then don’t make assumptions about Islamic culture
Weekend Herald editorial: Iran’s no-handshake rule did not deserve a rude response
Michelle Duff (Stuff): Women’s rights or cultural customs: It’s not black and white
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Iran Embassy says handshake request, of Labour MP, out of respect
Laura Walters (Stuff): Judith Collins: Women’s rights trump cultural customs in NZ
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Labour’s no-shake ‘ballsy’ and deserves respect
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Male Labour MPs take Twitter offence at Iranian handshakes (and what’s worse, you allowed Judith Collins to crow)
Bali Haque (Stuff): A kick back to the Mike Hosking boot into aid agencies
Justice and police
Nicholas Jones (Herald): The Police, the cocaine bust and the racism row
NZ Herald editorial: Racial profiling should not negate crime
RNZ: Put money where mouth is, Salvation Army tells Little
David Fisher (Herald): Corrections on ‘disaster’ footing as ballooning inmate numbers drove creation of a mega prison
Dave Armstrong (Stuff): Locking away the logic and throwing away the key
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Labour – between a hard rock and a Megaprison – the one question media isn’t answering yet
Newshub: There’s only 300 beds left in New Zealand prisons, but do we need a 3000-bed facility?
RNZ: Bail law changes led to prison population increase – Little
RNZ: Collins defends previous govt’s bail law changes
Nick Truebridge (Stuff): Judith Collins warns Andrew Little over possible bail law changes
Nikki Macdonald (Stuff): ‘Access to justice is being denied to almost all’: Human Rights Review Tribunal chairman Rodger Haines
Rob Stock and Madison Reidy (Stuff): Cost vs justice: Should tax dodgers go to jail?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Little wants shorter sentences for criminals
David Garrett (Kiwiblog): Labour’s goal of a safer society doomed to fail – unless there is a radical re-think
Stuff Editorial: Why are more New Zealand women going to jail?
1News: ‘Structural issues’ are to blame for the increase of young women offending, not social media – youth justice advocate
Kerre McIvor (Herald): Social media great for vain crims
1News: Sewing workshop surprise hit at NZ’s largest prison
Newswire: Government opens Rangatahi Court in Whangarei to ‘deliver greater access to justice for young Maori’
EQC and Canterbury earthquakes
John McCrone (Press):Buried trouble: Christchurch’s next insurance battle over the ‘on-solds’
Michael Hayward (Stuff): EQC introduces special unit for settling remaining Canterbury claims
Press Editorial: Seven years in EQC limbo is too long
Nick Truebridge (Stuff): EQC chairman Sir Maarten Wevers resigns, admits some claimants were not supported
No Right Turn: Finally, some action on EQC
Herald: The cost of the Christchurch earthquakes
Democracy and integrity
Simon Sheppard (Newshub): Wealthy investors meet for exclusive million-dollar lunch
Peter McKenzie (Newsroom): MPs should be free to take an independent stand
Life after parliament
Jonathan Milne, Audrey Malone and Craig Hoyle (Stuff): Life after politics: Former PMs advise Bill English on what to do – and what not to do
Kate Hawkesby (Herald): What next for Bill English – and why he’d make a great corporate leader
Jonathan Milne (Stuff): Former PM Mike Moore struggles to walk and talk, but not scared of hard work
Dionne Christian (Herald): Political theatre as ex-MP Catherine Delahunty takes to the stage
PM and Labour Party
Herald: 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley slammed for ‘repugnant’ interview with Jacinda Ardern
Stuff: Jacinda Ardern endures uncomfortable Aussie 60 Minutes interview
Herald: Jacinda Ardern described as ‘young, honest and pregnant’ by 60 Minutes Australia
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): ‘Young, honest and pregnant’: Aussie media fawns over Ardern
Peter Eley (Stuff): PM’s partner Clarke Gayford prepares for parenthood and the catch of a lifetime
Herald: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern serenaded by school choirs
Florence Kerr (Stuff): Labour MP Jamie Strange rocks out at Waikato University
Herald:‘Let’s do this’ condom giveaway at University of Canterbury event
Education
Brittany Keogh (Herald): Ministry and school clash over ‘flexible learning spaces’
ODT Editorial: The changing face of education
Newshub: Charter school fight will end up in court – David Seymour
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Little benefit from zero-fee policy – universities
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Large loss to international student economy looms under Govt immigration plans
Ophelia Buckleton (Herald):Top Kiwi chef among huge number of Kiwis wanting to learn te reo Maori
Employment and retirement
Jared Savage (Herald): Operation Spectrum: Immigration fraud on Auckland building sites, nearly 200 illegal workers found
RNZ: Illegal Malaysian workers deported
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Labour warned if economy turns, minimum wage plans will hit the young and unskilled
1News: ‘Now I can start fighting again’ – 2018 New Zealander of the year Kristine Bartlett
Herald: New Zealander of the Year Kristine Bartlett pinged by pricey Jetstar flight change fee
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): Law firm boss says bad behaviour in workplaces must be stamped out
Sam Price (WSWS): Job cuts continue in New Zealand under Labour government
Herald: A third of women have less than $5000 in KiwiSaver accounts
Cameron Bagrie (Stuff): Raise retirement age or create a crisis
Defence
Audrey Young (Herald): Defence Minister says NZ has no ulterior motive to be in Iraq
Tony Wright (Newshub): New Zealand needs to drop its pacifist outlook
Piers Fuller (Stuff): New Zealanders and Japanese unite to remember ‘Featherston Incident’
Tax
Brian Easton (Pundit): Taxing for Wellbeing
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Has Labour’s tax agenda just been Trumped?
Media
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Commission could report directly to Parliament on RNZ, public media funding
Newshub: Advisory group set up for Public Media Funding Commission
John Drinnan (ZagZigger): Branding Checkpoint
Max Towle (RNZ): WWE on Māori TV? Bring it on, say Māori leaders
Emma Espiner (Newsroom): Time for a Māori Black Panther
Housing
Rob Stock (Stuff): Leave regions and millionaires’ mansions out of foreign ownership ban, MPs told
Thomas Coughlan and David Williams (Newsroom): Businesses question foreign buyers ban
The Standard: Special laws for rich people
Bryan Cadogan (Southland Times): If we made landlords, not tenants, seek the rent supplement . . .
Eric Crampton (Interest): Fixing problems constraining infrastructure financing and with local government housing supply incentives must be the Govt’s most important task
Shomi Yoon (International Socialists): The housing crisis hits – again
Health
Cecile Meier and Liz McDonald (Stuff): Long wait times for mental health patients in ED ‘unacceptable, discriminatory’
Karen Brown (RNZ): Long wait times for mental health patients in ED ‘disturbing’
Tony Reeder (ODT): Long past time for effective Govt action on skin cancer levels in NZ
1News: Northland health authorities claim $25m funding hit from poor census participation
RNZ: Govt subsidy for medicinal cannabis firm unlikely – Jones
Newswire: How $160m medical cannabis deal could transform a small East Coast town
Ruby Nyika (Stuff): Crisis in aged care looms
Nicole Skew-Poole (Spinoff):It’s okay to be uncomfortable about abortion
Environment
Anthony Hubbard (Stuff): National Portrait: Parliament’s green watchdog, Simon Upton
James Shaw (Idealog): Great adaptations: James Shaw says climate change is not going away. So we all need to change – now
No Right Turn: No “breakthrough” in the Mackenzie country
Alison Mau (Stuff): We have a split personality when it comes to cats
Primary industries
Keith Woodford (Stuff): High country farming is a battleground
Gerard Hutching (Stuff): Farmers make a point with wool gifts for Prime Minister’s baby
Newshub: Foreign farm owners need to let Kiwis through – lobby group
Obama visit
Herald: Barack Obama to visit New Zealand next month
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Barack Obama to visit New Zealand in March
RNZ: Obama visit confirmed for March
Other
Liam Dann (Herald): GDP is great but how good is the economy really?
Tony Wall (Stuff): Taharoa tensions: Community fights back amid claims of corporate greed at min
Scott Hamilton (Spinoff): Peter Thiel is looking for paradise in New Zealand. History is against him
Cherie Howie (Herald): Who are we, New Zealand? Lawyer Mai Chen champions new social media campaign #myidentity
Al Williams (Stuff): Michael Laws promises to be a $25,000 knight in shining armour for the rodeo
Susan Strongman (RNZ): Why this year’s census won’t ask questions about sexual orientation, diverse gender and sexual identities
Rod Oram (Newsroom): NZ leads digital race
Newswire: Kiwis want Govt services through single app – survey
Collette Devlin (Dominion Post): Wellington City rates sitting at 4.5 per cent increase – mayor wants to trim more fat
Audrey Malone (Stuff): The Chiefs have their first chairwoman, and isn’t it bloody great?]]>
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