Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 9 2018
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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Housing
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): ‘Is this Kiwi Airbnb?’: National slams Govt over KiwiBuild renting penalty
Pattrick Smellie (Newsroom): KiwiBuild homesellers who break the rules can keep 70% of any capital gain
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): KiwiBuild buyers who sell or rent properties face 30pc bill
Jason Walls (Herald): The Government changes the rules on KiwiBuild capital gain payback policy
Newstalk ZB: Government changes the rules on KiwiBuild payback policy
David Farrar: You can now sell your Kiwibuild house the next day for a huge capital gain!
Heather Roy: Government Should Focus On The Hungry, Not The Peckish
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Reserve Bank backs KiwiBuild targets… mostly
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Govt accelerates big Tamaki housing project
Joel Ineson (Stuff): Christchurch trust overcharging for dated, uninsulated council flats it claims are ‘A grade’
Libby Wilson (Stuff): Ōtorohanga reserve ruled out for Waikeria Prison workers’ camp
Greg Ninness (Interest): Making landlords pay letting fees likely to encourage more competitive pricing by letting agencies
Karel Sroubek residency decision
Derek Cheng (Herald): Jacinda Ardern still has confidence in Immigration Minister and would not accept resignation
John Armstrong (1News): Iain Lees-Galloway’s days as Immigration Minister are numbered due to his ‘ineptitude’
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): McPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged to sack immigration minister over drug smuggler case
1News: Bridges calls for Immigration Minister to be sacked over revelation he didn’t read entire Sroubek file
Derek Cheng (Herald): Immigration Minister has no credibility and should be sacked, National says
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Only one possible solution to immigration cock-up
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why calling for Iain Lees-Galloway to resign over Karel Sroubek is sophistry
Matthew Rosenberg and Collette Devlin (Stuff): Minister made Karel Sroubek residency decision in less than an hour
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Immigration Minister made Sroubek decision in just one hour
Derek Cheng (Herald): Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway under pressure over Karel Sroubek decision
RNZ: Peters says officials to blame in Sroubek case
Ben Leahy (Herald): Remuera home linked to drug smuggler Karel Sroubek taken off the market
Matthew Rosenberg and Edward Gay (Stuff): Convicted drug smuggler Karel Sroubek hits out at National Party from prison
RNZ: Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek: ‘Much of what has been said does not present the true picture’
Herald: Controversial Czech Karel Sroubek hits back: I’m not a burglar
Newshub: Karel Sroubek speaks out on immigration controversy
Immigration and treatment of international students
RNZ: Migrants not the answer to aged care workers shortage – nurses union
Matt Brown (Stuff): Seasonal worker increase – good for business, bad for housing
Hawkes Bay Today: Workers needed to avoid repeat of Hawke’s Bay’s ‘apple-picking crisis’
Michael Morrah (Newshub): Immigration fears foreigners using study in New Zealand to make weapons of mass destruction
Dileepa Fonseka and Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): Crackdown on Iranian students in NZ: is US to blame?
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Call for more transparency after Auckland’s Regent International Education Group is shut down for non-compliance
National Party, Jami-Lee Ross proxy vote
Newshub: New polling data shows another fall for National – Garner
Herald: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters denies link with Simon Lusk
Jason Walls (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern would have tried to facilitate proxy vote for Jami-Lee Ross, if he had asked
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): NZ First plays with dirty politics
Environment and conservation
Jason Walls (Herald): The Government will undo ‘objectionable changes’ to the RMA introduced under National
No Right Turn:Restoring the RMA
Colin Williscroft (Stuff): Former PM accuses ECan of ‘gerrymandering’ to farming interests
Tina Law (Press): Christchurch City Council opposes bottling company’s bid to take water from deep bore
RNZ: Council votes for submission to oppose water bottling application
Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Decision allows development near sacred Māori site
Alan Brent (Newsroom): Decarbonise, decentralise and digitalise
Robin Martin (RNZ): Man accused of blackmailing DOC over 1080 programme named
Tara Shaskey (Stuff): Taranaki man accused of sending DOC threatening letters appears in court
Laine Moger (Stuff): Path illegally carved into pā site on Auckland mountain to be removed
Mark Quinlivan (Stuff): Russell lupin: iconic to Mackenzie Country or invasive weed?
James Allan, James Watson, Jasmine Lee, Kendall Jones (The Conversation): Last chance to save word’s wilderness
Health
Katie Fitzgerald (Newshub): All MPs should vote to ban smoking in cars with kids – Children’s Commissioner
1News:‘We need to be constantly vigilant’ – PM responds to damning tooth decay report
1News: Study calls for sugar tax in NZ – ‘Self-regulation is not working’
John Gibb (ODT): Sugary drinks ‘big problem for NZ’
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Fizzy drinks study shows labels will fail to fix obesity
Emma Russell (Herald): One in eight Kiwi adults prescribed antidepressants
Herald: Auckland DHB maternity ward out of action due to staffing shortages
Lucy Warhurst (Newshub):‘We’ve had enough’: Doctors’ union threatens DHBs with legal action over rosters
Eric Crampton: Have you considered using prices?
Deena Coster (Stuff): Major service changes for ACC could impact Taranaki staff
Jennifer Eder (Stuff): Mental health charity refuses grundy run-tainted donation
Lead tap concerns
Newshub:Lead found in brand-new tap bought on Trade Me
Lisette Reymer (Newshub): Lead in plumbing products could have ‘severe effects’ on kids – expert
Catherine Harris (Stuff): Building products review out soon, as lead tap concerns mount
Mei Heron (1News): Concerns voiced over high levels of lead in some Kiwi households’ drinking water
Government, Labour Party conference
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Government’s quick, quick, slow rhythm
Beith Atkinson: Openness is essential to an atmosphere of trust
Jo Moir (Stuff): Investigation fails to find leaker of Whaitiri report
Herald: DIA fails to uncover source of leaked report on Meka Whaitiri incident
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Probe into leak of report on Meka Whaitiri comes up short
Regan Paranihi (Māori TV): Investigation fails to find leaker of Whaitiri report
Foreign Affairs
Paul Spoonley (Herald): Australians don’t see Kiwis as immigrants and that’s a problem
RNZ: New Zealand announces Pacific enabling fund
RNZ: Australia expected to announce billion dollar loan fund for Pacific
Nick Wilson, Michael Baker, Jennifer Summers, Matt Boyd, Ramona Tiatia (Public Health Expert): A 100 years ago today a Death Ship from NZ Arrived in Samoa: A Reminder of NZ’s Responsibilities to its South Pacific Neighbours
RNZ: Surge in NZ Pacific Super portability expected
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Inter-agency ‘dialogue’ on harder China line
Jono Edwards (ODT): US swing to left in House net positive for NZ: expert
1News: ‘Only time will tell’ what impact US midterm results will have on NZ trade – Jacinda Ardern
Kirk Hope (Stuff): Trade picture remains cloudy after US midterm elections
Rebecca Watson (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern must live up to her UN speech and stand up to China on Xinjiang
Point of Order: Speculation builds on Brook Barrington’s successor to take charge at MFAT
Police
Matt Stewart (Stuff): Police Commissioner gets robust grilling over Wally Haumaha inquiry
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Police Commissioner dodges questions on Haumaha inquiry
Derek Cheng (Herald): Police Commissioner silent on Wally Haumaha appointment
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Release of Haumaha report delayed
1News: Cop who hit 200kmh in pursuit which saw two people die after car hit tree drove dangerously, IPCA finds
RNZ: Speeds of police in fatal pursuit should have been investigated – IPCA
Scott Palmer and Laura Tupou (Newshub): Police officer should have been criminally investigated over fatal chase – IPCA
RNZ: Speeds of police in fatal pursuit ‘clearly unjustified’
No Right Turn: Police look the other way on crime by their own
Banking and finance sector
Susan Edmund and Rob Stock (Stuff): Which bank offers the best value for customers?
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Scrutiny hits bank bosses in the pocket but ANZ, Westpac still make millions
Rob Stock (Stuff): David Seymour slams ‘rogue’ banking review
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): ANZ chief executive David Hisco’s pay revealed
Beith Atkinson: Can you bank on that?
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Many borrowers don’t understand when they sink into debt, says Instant Finance CEO
Mandy Te (Stuff): Debit card glitch sees Kiwibank customers charged multiple times
Business, economy
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): New Zealand has ‘productivity disease’, says Business Council chair, Air NZ CEO Chris Luxon
Herald: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with her Business Advisory Council for the first time
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Government can take praise for full steam ahead economy
Melissa Nightingale (Herad): Kiwi businesses mistakenly believe NZ is safer from cyber crime
Michael Reddell: Inching towards greater transparency
Richard Harman (Politik): Don’t threaten our independence says Reserve Bank Governor
Brian Fallow (Herald): Sunny numbers, cloudy outlook
Michael Reddell: Some thoughts on the Monetary Policy Statement
Brian Easton (Pundit): What If We Are On Our Own?
Jason Walls (Herald): RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr has not taken the possibility of a rate cut off the table
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): RBNZ still firmly on hold despite increasing inflationary pressure
1News: OCR remains at 1.75 per cent, expected to stay unchanged to 2020
RNZ: Reserve Bank holds its cash rate steady at a record low 1.75%
Aimee Shaw (Herald): Revealed: New Zealand’s strangest company name registration attempts
Treaty of Waitangi
Regan Paranihi (Māori TV): Little calls on Ngāpuhi to vote for Treaty mandate proposal
Lois Williams (RNZ): Ngāpuhi settlement: ‘We’ve basically been steam-rolled’
Raniera Harrison (Māori TV): Ngāpuhi hapū anxious before Treaty settlement vote
Morgan Godfery: Divisions deepen in Ngāpuhi as Kotahitanga chiefs are told to step down
Graeme Everton (Spinoff): A 5G network is coming and Māori deserve a share
Drug law reform
Philip Matthews (Press Editorial): The dollars and sense of drug law reform
1News: Economist says treating drug addicts costs half as much as keeping them in prison
1News: ‘What if those drugs had killed us?’ Chloe Swarbrick implores MPs who have admitted cannabis use to back law change
Zane Small (Newshub): Cannabis advocate’s impressive justification for legalisation
Education
Josephine Franks (Stuff): Teachers’ strike: What parents need to know
Katy Jones (Stuff): Teachers snowed under with ‘unrealistic’ expectations as strike nears
Jessica Long (Stuff): Union not ruling out strikes after urging secondary teachers to reject latest Government offers
Kim Nutbrown (Stuff): North Canterbury’s Omihi School fundraising for a third teacher
Elena McPhee (ODT): Plan to boost Maori academic staff numbers
Point of Order: How the supernatural is being merged with science for Kiwi students
Justice, corrections
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Transparency important in Chief Justice appointment
RNZ: Teen’s imprisonment raises questions over justice and punishment
Anna Leask (Herald): West Auckland house targeted by ‘mob’ after high profile sex offender outed on Facebook
Local government
Simon Wilson (Herald): A councillor took a holiday to the Cook Islands. It was recorded as ‘council business’
John Tamihere (Herald): Shine a light on these costly creations
Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): Proposal to selldown shares in lines company Alpine Energy not linked to port expansion
RNZ: Kaipara rates rebels lose appeal
Welfare
Aine Kelly-Costello (Newshub): New report calls for ‘reform and transformational change’ to the welfare system
Meghan Lawrence (Herald): Survey shows four out of five people had negative experiences at WINZ
Primary industries, Fonterra
Rachael Kelly (Stuff): Passionate pleas over Otama water scheme ownership
RNZ: Rodeo cowboy charged over use of electric shocker
Andrea Fox (Herald): Fonterra chief Miles Hurrell earning ‘substantially less’ than predecessor
Andrea Fox (Herald): Fonterra shareholders simmer while embattled company paints brighter future at AGM
RNZ: Asset sale and debt reduction outlined at Fonterra AGM
BusinessDesk: Fonterra under-performance since creation ‘unambiguous’
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): Report: Fonterra has failed to deliver ‘meaningful returns’
Jeremy Rees (RNZ): Fonterra hopes for collaboration in review of regulating law
MIles Anderson (Newshub): The wool industry needs a revamp
Piers Fuller (Stuff): Dung beetles being deployed in battle to fight farmers’ poo problem
Oil and gas
Kate Bromfield (Herald): Oil and gas can reduce their emissions
Anna Whyte (1News); National vow to reverse ‘rammed through’ ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits
Mike Watson (Stuff): Tamarind Resources enters marine consent hearings on back of TAG Oil buy out
Charity boxing, death of Kain Parsons
Holly Carran (Newshub): ‘All of us are devastated’: Charity boxer Kain Parsons’ family speak out on shock death
Stuff: Emotional tribute to Christchurch boxing victim Kain Parsons from father-in-law
1News: Over $46,000 raised for children of Kain Parsons, who died after bout at charity boxing event
Stuff: Tracey Martin seeks advice from Internal Affairs on charity boxing events
Jessie Chiang (RNZ): Extra rules to govern boxing event after tragedy
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Former light welterweight champ Billy Graham labels corporate boxing nights as dangerous
Tracy Neal (RNZ): Professional boxing groups make moves to protect reputation
Ben Leahy (Herald): Commentator Mark Watson says he could have been seriously hurt in charity boxing bout
Electricity
Andrew Crossland and Nick Bibby (Stuff): We need to diversify electricity supplies now to keep prices low
Herald: Kiwis ‘being ripped off’: Independent power retailers urge action
Stuff: Retailers take action over wholesale electricity market chaos
Armistice centenary, war commemorations
Carmen Parahi (Herald): Māori soldiers’ Great War battle for equality
Ian Harris (ODT): Victory in the cause of peace begins in the mind
Lloyd Burr: The Government should fund Le Quesnoy museum
Alex Braae (Spinoff): Should ANZAC and the memory of war be such big business?
RNZ: Big noise planned to mark WW1 Armistice
Mary-Jo Tohill (Stuff): Catlins World War I soldiers honoured in book at Owaka launch
Herald: All Blacks to wear embroidered poppy to commemorate Armistice Day
James Croot (Stuff): They Shall Not Grow Old: Graphic content leads to RP16 rating for Sir Peter Jackson’s WWI doco
Tourism, freedom camping
RNZ: Tourism spending: Collaboration key to regional growth
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Tourism industry faces up to pressure and challenges at summit
Tina Law (Press): Freedom camping banned in most parts of Akaroa
Transport, roading
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): NZ’s love of diesels kills hundreds a year
Phil Pennington (RNZ): NZTA takes tougher line on companies that import and test cars
Anna Whyte (1News); ‘We need it done’ – Government urged to reconsider deadly strip of Tauranga road
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Thousands sign ‘save the highways’ petition
Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard): New east-west highway ignores cyclists and pedestrians, for now
Rātana
Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Rātana faith grows in spirit of social media innovation
Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): Plaque unveiled at Rātana
Other
Susan St John (Daily Blog): The Listener is manipulating NZers over retirement
Deena Coster (Stuff): Waitara hapū backs contentious land bill
Herald: Gareth Morgan still funding The Opportunities Party
Rob Stock (Stuff): Where in the world is your KiwiSaver?
Collette Devlin (Stuff): Defence Force ramps up efforts to deal with inappropriate sexual behaviour and drugs misuse
RNZ: Public backing for gender and sexuality survey questions
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Euthanasia pioneer warns of ‘beg and grovel’ legislation
Nicholas Boyack (Stuff): Signs explaining quake-prone status of Queensgate mall ‘not prominent enough’
Laura Dooney (RNZ): Cost to fix St James Theatre balloons by $16m
RNZ: Pasifika public servants awarded inaugural medals]]>
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