Since the start of the year, I have been compiling a document entitled NZ Politics Daily and emailing it out to about 100 subscribers who work and research in the field of New Zealand politics – mainly academics, political journalists, bloggers, unionists, and public relations consultants. The document is in the form of a PDF, and contains all the relevant publically available material pertaining to NZ Politics – mostly from newspapers, radio, television and the blogosphere. I try to include all the material that is either informative, insightful, interesting or influential (and thus there is absolutely no endorsement of any of the material). This Monday-to-Friday PDF ranges from about 50 to 130 pages a day. The idea is to put all the content relating to NZ politics in one place for researchers during election year. It’s an ongoing experiment, and as a trial, I’m going to try posting the links from the document as a daily blog post here on liberation (but I’m not going to publish the actual full daily PDF online, as this raises too many problematic issues). I'll try to include various contemporary images too, such as the cartoon on the right. [Read more below]
Belinda McCammon (SST): Intrigue mounts in Epsom
Martin Johnston (NZH): Health jobs slashed, but more on high pay
John Hartevelt (SST): Hospitals, courts on partnerships list
Damien Grant (HoS): Asset sales benefit all
Bernard Hickey (HoS): Key's economic challenge
Deborah Coddington (HoS): Let's help everyone to top - not drag down wealthy (Blog responses: The Dim-Post; Political Dumpground; The Standard)
ODT Editorial: John Key's pre-emptive strikes
Martin Kay (DomPost): Young jobless focus English on subsidies
Neil Reid and Kate Chapman (SST): We’ll march on you, Maori Party leaders warned [Not currently online]
Neil Reid (SST): HARAWIRA 'DESTRUCTIVE' FOR MAORI ASPIRATIONS [Not currently online]
NZPA: Te Tai Tokerau wants Harawira to stay - committee
TVNZ: Harawira breaks down speaking of support
Adam Ray (TV3): Harawira's tears show he is 'vulnerable' (Video)
Andrea Vance (DomPost): Maori Party rift takes toll on rebel
NZPA: Tearful Harawira admits mistakes
Matt McCarten (HoS): Harawira, Turia may be last ones standing
John Armstrong (NZH): No special protocol for Harawira's demise
Chris Trotter (ODT): History's On Hone's Side
SST Editorial: Maori Party can’t avoid smearing by sticky coalition [Not currently online]
Neil Reid (Sunday News): Hone's mum lashes leadership
NZPA: Sharples 'Gutless' Titewhai Harawira Says
Finlay MacDonald (SST): Harawira symbolises divide between haves, have-nots
NZPA: Waitemata shows support for Harawira
NZH: Street poll backs Harawira
Yvonne Tahana and Simon Collins (NZH): Hone: the people's verdict
NZPA: Te Tai Tokerau meet over Harawira
Janet McAllister (NZH): Let's get together as one group of 'peoples'
Newstalk ZB: Hikoi planned over foreshore bill decision
Newstalk ZB: Maori Party faces new rebellion
NZH Editorial: An important improvement to seabed bill
NZH: Beer-riot advert fails history test
NZH: DB ordered to pull 'Black Budget' beer ads
TV3: MP claims victory over DB Export beer ad (Video)
Belinda McCammon (Stuff): Mayor's 'embarrassing' Maori Board backdown
Brian Rudman (NZH): Show 'em who's boss, council
Bernard Orsman (NZH): Blame game continues over city's Maori board
Bernard Orsman (NZH): Flip-flop likely on Maori budget
SST: Key's pucker in big poli kiss-off
Andrea Vance (DomPost): Valentines with John and Bing Bing
TVNZ: Key and Ardern NZ's sexiest MPs
Sarah Harvey (SST): Waterfront days of rage remembered [Not currently online]
Michael Laws (SST): Key's hot issue could be welfare revolution
Belinda McCammon (Stuff): Goff, Key speak at Big Gay Out
NZH: Hero-style mardi gras back on city agenda
NZPA: PM tip-toes around civil unions at Big Gay Out
ODT Editorial: The minimum wage: reality bites
Claire Trevett (NZH): Carter long time in 'training' for islands diplomatic post
NZPA: Sex abuse lapse may affect other victims, says Labour
NZPA: Petition calls for fishing jobs to stay in New Zealand
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political report for February 14
NZPA: Australian PM To Make History During NZ Visit
Fran O'Sullivan (NZH): Gillard given unique chance to advance 'shared future'
DomPost: Benefits axed for hundreds
Nelson Mail: Hearts and minds battle over the environmental high ground
DomPost: DHB secrecy prompts complaint
Karyn Scherer (NZH): The $47 billion rural hangover
Karyn Scherer (NZH): For sale: The Kiwi farm
Section 2: The blogosphere
Chris Trotter: Could It Happen Here? (A Scenario Inspired by Egypt’s Revolutionary Moment)
Maui St: Sharples 1, Hide 0
Maui St: Death spiral
Roger Kerr: Nonsense About Inequality From The Ivory Tower
Red Alert: You call that a strong record Mr Key?
Beyond the Dairy: Solving child poverty - for 50 cents a day!
Section 3: Audio-visual material
RNZ: Focus on Politics for 11 February 2011
RNZ: Public spending - David Hall
RNZ: Te Tai Tokerau kaumatua tired of Harawira's 'slang'
RNZ: Auckland reopens debate over cost of Maori board
TVNZ: Key discusses politics at home and abroad (10:05)
TVNZ: Marae Investigates interview with Hone Harawira (9:32)
TVNZ: Harawira breaks down speaking of support (2:20)
Newspaper advertisements from the weekend:
Section 4: Upcoming political events
Institute of Public Policy: Privatisation – what’s in it for us
Fabians: FORUM: PUBLIC SPENDING: THE DRIVER OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
