The main stories in NZ politics today are about Peter Dunne, the GCSB, and the National, Greens, and Labour parties. [Read more below]
Today's links
Peter Dunne
Barry Soper and Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Dunne takes a week off amid alleged scandal
Felix Marwick and Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Greens unsure of dragging Dunne before committee
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): If there is a by-election in Ohariu who will punch Labour for losing Charles Chauvel?
Claire Trevett (Herald): New Revenue Minister named after Dunne resignation
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why is Labour attacking Peter Dunne for being a whistleblower?
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Decision on United Future's funding stands
Radio NZ: Peter Dunne's resignation and the GCSB leaked report
Gordon Campbell (Stuff): Dunne's fall from grace a sad sight
Scott Yorke (Imperitor Fish): A day in the life of Peter Dunne
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The only offence for which Peter Dunne is being punished is getting caught.
Radio NZ: Peter Dunne taken off Intelligence and Security Committee
Patrick Gower (TV3): Another blow for Peter Dunne
Radio NZ: Dunne stripped of another job, takes leave
Anti-Corruption NZ: We should encourage whistleblowers not condem them
Southland Times: Editorial: If push comes to shove
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Downfall of Dunne continues
Radio NZ: Media warned of implications of Privileges Committee investigation
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Norman on Dunne
Timaru Herald: Editorial: The week from hell
Dominion Post: Editorial: Don't shoot the whistleblower
Peter Wilson and Laura McQuillan (Newswire): Key doubts there'll be a new leak inquiry
Pete George (Your NZ): Shearer contortions on Dunne
Claire Trevett (Herald): Peters has not seen emails – Key
No Right Turn: An abuse of privilege
Pete George (Your NZ): Peters: “I live and die by what I say on this matter”
Radio NZ: Analysis from RNZ's chief parliamentary reporter
Radio NZ: Politics with Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams
GCSB
Sim Ahmed (Idealog): Unprecedented spying powers revealed in the US and how NZ’s GCSB Bill could be far worse
No Right Turn: "No comment" is not good enough
Newswire: US might have spied on Kiwis – Greens
Russell Brown (Hard News): The United States of Surveillance?
Steffan Browning (Frogblog): It’s time to submit against spying
Kate Chapman (Stuff): Locke to fight Kiwi spooks
Keith Locke (Herald): Keith Locke: US spy agency may be passing info on Kiwis to GCSB
David Fisher (Herald): Dotcom papers cited as spy link
Tova O’Brien (TV3): PM won't say if PRISM spies on NZers
Radio NZ: Isolated cases of data mining by NZ - but no reciprocity
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): So now you know about PRISM – how do you feel about Key giving the GCSB even MORE power?
Radio NZ: US whistleblower a brave man - NZ author
National Party
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): National are centre right only if Caligula is the centre
Allan Allach (Daily Blog): The Continuing Story of National’s Corrupt Standards
Frank Macskasy (Daily Blog): Beware of unstable government!
Green Party
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Armstrong on Greens
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Rodney Hide on Norman on Key Vs. Muldoon
Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Greens grassroots debate stifled
Labour Party
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour enjoying Sky City hospitality
Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): The invisible party
Inequality, poverty, and unemployment
Keith Ng (On Point): Quickfisk: Youth Unemployment
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Matthew ‘we don’t know how lucky we are’ Hooton’s spin lines
Housing
Anne Gibson (Herald): Land boundaries kill dreams of home ownership – minister
TVNZ: Think tank blasts housing shortage
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): How housing became unaffordable
Radio NZ: Urbanist - Tommy Honey
Education and Novopay
Simon Wong (TV3): National Standards data released today
Radio NZ: National standards figures said to be unreliable
Glenn inquiry
Anna Cross (Newstalk ZB): Govt failing to solve child abuse
Herald: Editorial: Discord over inquiry lets cause down
Maori politics
Willie Jackson (RadioLIVE): Racial stereotypes pervade
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Praise for Metiria
Barrie Cook (The Press): Call for more Maori involvement in Antarctic
John Minto (Stuff): Easier to build racist stereotypes
Media
Frank Macskasy (Daily Blog): Sparks fly with yet more shocking right wing nuttery…
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): When the Media turn on you
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Stuff to go paywall?
Other
Grant McLachlan (Stuff): Politicians 'abuse flaws' of MMP
Radio NZ: Decision on Sir Douglas Graham's knighthood put off
Newswire: Seized money to fund drug crime fight
Whena Owen (TV3): Nick Smith mulls Milford tunnel decision
Mark Blackham (Political Business): The Kids are all right
Toby Manhire (Listener): Alasdair Thompson joins the blogosphere
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Getting women to stand
Simon Nathan (Signposts): Bob Brockie MNZM – ecologist and social commentator
Phillipa Ormrod (Newstalk ZB): Nuclear base operators shut out of Super Fund
Liam Dann (Herald): Govt too slow on China dairy concerns
Ian Hassall (Pundit): It's Something in the Water
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Why the assets sale petition failed
Joshua Drummond (Waikato Times): Something is rotten in the teeth of Hamilton
Stuff: Judge told he should surrender knighthood
Andrew Geddes (Pundit): Chi mi a-rithist thu, Iain
