A week into the Rugby World Cup and political fatigue is probably setting in – people are sick of all the finger pointing, point scoring, and the passing of the buck. Yet it’s still the major story of the moment, and David Farrar does his best to eloquently put the political right’s point of view through in his Herald blog post, Rugby World Cup and the blame game, which is worth reading. And Brian Rudman asks Who dropped the ball? Point the finger at everyone. But the most interesting analysis on the issue comes from Chris Trotter, who takes a historical view in Chaos on tracks: Auckland parties like it's 1949. Clearly it’s been a tough week for both the National Government and the Auckland supercity authority, so they’ll both be hoping that the worst of the RWC politics draws to a close today. [Continue reading below for a full list of the highlights of NZ Politics Daily]
Below are the internet links to all the NZ politics material from the last 24 hours that are either informative, insightful, interesting or influential. This list and the links are taken from a fuller document, NZ Politics Daily, which is emailed out, Monday to Friday, to various researchers, academics, journalists, MPs and so forth. The document is purely for research purposes only, and if you would like to be on the subscription list, please email: [email protected]
RWC politics
Brian Rudman (NZH): Who dropped the ball? Point the finger at everyone
Chris Trotter (Dom Post): Chaos on tracks: Auckland parties like it's 1949
David Farrar (NZH): Rugby World Cup and the blame game
John Hartevelt (Stuff): Mallard tears into McCully over World Cup
Robert Winter (Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow): The RWC: turning the political tide?
Belinda McCammon (Stuff): Party Central backup may be 'ghost town'
Michael Dickison (NZH): Police find flaws in Party Central
TVNZ: Revised Party Central prepared for second weekend
APNZ: Auckland train boss: 'take buses'
NZH: Superpower Rugby World Cup clash lures big guns
RadioLIVE: Key meets Russian deputy PM
Kim Savage (Newstalk ZB): Russian free trade negotiations could get boost
Stuff: Politicians cross ditch for RWC match
Vaimoana Tapalaeo (NZH): Trains full during the World Cup? Drive to the game, it's the Auckland way
Isaac Davison (NZH): World Cup yet to do the business for firms
Vaimoana Tapaleao (NZH): World Cup patriotism's fine in little doses
Legal reform
Derek Cheng (NZH): Govt concedes right to silence in law reforms
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): National backs down over bill changes
Amelia Romanos (APNZ): Ignoring child abuse becomes a criminal offence
No Right Turn: Another backdown?
RNZ: Trial reform legislation changed
Education
Elizabeth Binning (NZH): Labour to put National Standards cash towards helping kids catch up
TVNZ: Claim national standards could lead to social mayhem
ONE News/NZN: Labour would scrap National Standards
RNZ: National standards opponents welcome Labour policy
Political Dumpground: Labour Promises Better Standards
Pete Lyons (ODT): Free market could work in education
APNZ: NZ tuition fees among world highest
Urewera four
Jock Anderson (NBR): Urewera objectives included murder and kidnapping
Edward Gay (NZH): Why Urewera charges were dropped
NZH: New indictment filed against Urewera four
RNZ: Crown details allegations against Urewera Four
ODT Editorial: Sorry saga of terror raids
RNZ: Defence trying to stop release of suppressed information
ETS
John Hartevelt (Stuff): Slow down ETS implementation – report
Natasha Burling and Newstalk ZB staff (Newstalk ZB): ETS changes may prevent reaching targets
No Right Turn: Climate change: Gutting the ETS again
Mana Party
Claire Trevett (NZH): Bradford to seek Mana Party votes in Waitakere
Morgan Godfery (Maui Street): Bradford for Mana
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Mana selections
Other
John Hartevelt and Andrea Vance (Stuff): Campaign countdown: 71 days to go
Kate Chapman (Stuff): Whistleblower wins defamation appeal
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): The Opening Skirmish Ended, Let the Battle Proper Commence
Stuff: New Zealand business takes a hit
Amelia Romanos (APNZ): MPs deem quake labels unreliable
Vernon Small (Stuff): EQC investment mandate widened
Alan Wood (Stuff): Quake rebuild cost jumps
Adam Bennett (NZH): Taxpayer-backed quake insurance on Govt list
Stuff: Axe falls on Christchurch teacher jobs
Newstalk ZB: Child poverty report described as totally political
Gareth Hughes (frogblog): Youth! Y U NO ENROL?
Homepaddock: Valedictory schedule
Derek Cheng (NZH): SAS had key role in Kabul firefight – report
NZN: Govt denies SAS battle reports
Newstalk ZB: SAS had no direct role in attack – Govt
RNZ: Unions still against 90-day probation period
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Research shows effect of abolishing youth wages
Laura Mills (Greymouth Star): Police chief delivers a tearful apology
TV3: Did your ancestors support women's suffrage?
RNZ: TPK chief says Maori can regain their trading tradition
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political Report: September 16
NZN: Investigation rules no issue with appointment of Bill English's brother to job
Kate Chapman (Stuff): Transmission Gully decision fast-tracked
Adam Bennett (NZH): Treasury boss tops big earners list
NBR: Public sector bosses earn less
Mark P Williams (Scoop): Book Review: Nicky Hager's "Other People's Wars"
