Critical Politics Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – 22 November 2017 – Today’s content
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Pike River
Herald Editorial: Involving Pike families a crucial move
Herald: Geologist Murray Cave: Re-entry to guts of Pike River ‘impossible’
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the new Pike River agency, and the air strike wing
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Would the families rather have $1 million each or re-entry?
1News: National accuses government of winding down pre-election Pike River mine promise
Benedict Collins (RNZ): National accuses govt of back peddling on Pike pledge
Greg Presland (Standard): Labour accelerates action on Pike River re-entry
Ardern-Trump encounter
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Jacinda Ardern needs to drop her guard a little
Herald: Jacinda Ardern’s backstage gossip on President Trump big news across the globe
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Ardern’s gaffe goes global
John Drinnan (ZagZigger): Jacinda Should Not Confide In Comics
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): In defence of Jack Tame: Why that interview best sums up threat to new Government
Liam Hehir (Medium): The arrogance of Jack Tame knows no bounds
Education
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Australians to be blocked from free study
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Tertiary sector in limbo over free fees
Anna Bracewell (Newshub): What the new Government means for students
Newshub: Rent increase will soak up most of allowance boost – students
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Government boosts student allowances and loans by $50/week
Laura Walters (Stuff): Tertiary students’ loans and allowances will be lifted from January 1, 2018
Herald: 130,000 tertiary students to get an extra $50 next year
RNZ: Govt confirms $50 rise in allowances for tertiary students
Newstalk ZB: National putting the boot into Labour’s student loan plans
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): ‘Outdated’, ‘unfocused’ Lincoln Uni gets blueprint for change
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Major course cuts ahead for Lincoln Uni
Simon Collins (Herald): Minister orders report on ‘too hard’ maths exam
Herald: Education minister to investigate ‘impossible’ maths exam
Herald: Level 1 NCEA maths exam gets fail mark from teachers
RNZ: NCEA maths exam ‘absolutely absurd’ – student
Mike Hosking (Herald): There’s no doubt schools are forced to do parents’ jobs
Housing and rates
John Edens (RNZ): FOMO, messy markets, and the future
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Properties valuations may already be out of date
Simon Wilson (Spinoff): A tale of property, rates and bullshit
Brian Rudman (Herald): Gently weeping for my bungalow’s bill
Robin Martin (RNZ): For Rent’ deemed too low-rent
Erika Altmann (The Conversation): Foreign ownership of housing – how do Australia and New Zealand compare?
Environment
Rachel Stewart (Herald): Dairy industry spin makes me sick
RNZ: Farmers ‘fed up’ with environmental commotion
Doug Edmeades (Stuff): Time for New Zealand to rethink its water plans
RNZ: West Coast mining project given green light
Sam Strong (Stuff): Buller mayor hopes change of Government won’t stop planned open-cast coal mine
Health
1News: ‘Shocking figures’ – Adults are helping make Kiwi children fat, says professor
Marianne Quinn (ODT): Rage against the machine or hope for a new dawn?
RNZ: Former MP warned health board over CEO
Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Waikato health board director mysteriously resigns
ODT Editorial: Stubbing out bad habits
Newshub: Young New Zealand teens still drinking at ‘hazardous levels’
Immigration and refugees
RNZ: Gerry Brownlee on Manus asylum seekers
Greg Presland (Standard): National on the Manus Island crisis
Matthew Phillips (Herald): Nothing prepared me for Australia’s refugee camp
RNZ: Manus Island refugees health in peril, say advocates
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): Strained immigration tribunal calls for support
Andrew Whiteford (Infometrics): Will a cut in migration choke the provinces?
Government
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Labour poach Vernon Small & Alex Tarrant as Press Secretaries
Wyatt Creech (Pundit): How goes the revolution? Too soon to say
Brian Easton (Pundit): How far right is New Zealand?
Stuff: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lets us in on a secret
Spinoff: I ran the Paddles the Cat Twitter account
Parliament
1News: Watch: ‘Feel pretty gross about it’ – Chloe Swarbrick says politicians overpaid in regards to the rest of society
Ewan McQueen (Stuff): Using te reo to trash our spirtual heritage is an insult to Māori
Zac Fleming (RNZ): Tamati Coffey uninvited from awards gala after winning election
Local government
Ryan Bridge (Newshub): Auckland Councillor fails to start debate over expensive international trips
RNZ: Western BOP Council votes for Māori ward
Danica MacLean (Northern Advocate): Whangarei woman gets 39 voting papers for Denby byelection
America’s Cup
Herald: America’s Cup and APEC will cost up to $277m
Matthew Theunissen (Herald): Does the cost of America’s Cup tally up for Auckland?
1News: Hosting America’s Cup could bring $1 billion to NZ economy
Christchurch
David Williams (Newsroom): Woods: Brace for more budget blowouts
RNZ: Further Christchurch Metro Centre delays frustrate sports fans
RNZ: Metro Sports Facility blowout prompts drastic changes – Minister
David Williams (Newsroom): Budget blowout for Christchurch anchor project
Newshub: Government overhauls major Christchurch build plan
Liz McDonald (Press): Christchurch’s long wait for its sports and swimming venue
Justice
Colin Williams (Stuff): Corrections lease deal in Upper Hutt may also lead to mock prison training centre
Andrea Black (Let’s talk about tax): Moral and Fiscal Failure – the extended dance remix
Animal welfare
Deirdre Sims (Daily Blog): Mainland Poultry expose
Herald: Lions Clubs told to give rodeo a wide swerve
ODT: Cowboys mull defamation action
Road Toll and Transport
Dominion Post Editorial: There are no quick fixes for the rising slaughter on our roads
Benedict Collins (RNZ): Transport Agency $100k salaries jump
Stuff: Phil Twyford says 10 cent Auckland fuel tax will be in place by July
RNZ: Auckland fuel tax to be in place by mid-2018
Herald: Protesters ‘kayak’ through Wellington city, call to save trolley buses
Online abuse and sexism
Eva Corlett (RNZ): Journalist on explicit message: ‘I’ve reached my limit’
RNZ: Hamilton City Councillor Mark Bunting apologises for inappropriate message to journalist
Spinoff: ‘Open your mouth’: 20 examples of sexism in the workplace in New Zealand
1News: Appalling stats show one third of Kiwi women victim to online abuse, including death and rape threats
Other
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): External spy agency on a mission for gender diversity, equal pay
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Why does online shopping turn us all into rabid libertarians?
John-Michael Swannix (Newshub): Government to review building code
Martin Johnston (Herald): Mt Erebus Antarctic disaster families upset by national memorial delays
Herald: How did imported butter become cheaper than NZ butter?
RNZ: Colin Craig defamation case back in court
Stuff: Appeal starts in Jordan Williams v Colin Craig defamation case
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): NZ’s approach to sex work under fire
Mani Dunlop (The Wireless): Apology after Customs seizes whale bone taonga]]>
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