The main stories in NZ politics today are about GCSB and Prism, Education and Novopay, Peter Dunne, and Solid Energy [Read more below]
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Education and Novopay
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): National Standards data
Kate Shuttleworth (Herald): Novopay: Education Ministry's deputy secretary resigns
Vernon Small (Stuff): Novopay claims major Education Ministry scalp
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): National Standards results show improvement in Hekia Parata’s reading, writing and maths
Clio Francis (Stuff): Students' achievement 'increasing'
Simon Wong (TV3): Achievement levels 'concern' minister
TVNZ: National Standards data shows increase but 'disparity still exists'
Dougal McNeill (ISO): Public education under threat: What kind of university do we need?
Kate Shuttleworth (Herald): Labour would dump National Standards
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): National Standards data is meaningless
Kate Shuttleworth (Herald): Few surprises in new National Standards data
Herald: Editorial: Results give Parata basis for decisions
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Marks drop as kids get older
Newswire: Ministers again blamed for Novopay debacle
Newswire: Schools' national standards data 'useless'
Radio NZ: Teachers say ministers must resign over Novopay resignation.
No Right Turn: Connecting the dots II
Peter Dunne
The Jackal: Forced exit destabilises government
Lloyd Burr (TV3): Peters plans to 'squeeze' truth out of PM
The Werewolf: From The Hood – Plot, Mega-Plot
Claire Trevett (Herald): Peters refuses to release Dunne documents
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Campbell vs Peters
Pete George (Your NZ): Peter Dunne’s options
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Dom Post on leaks
Chris Trotter (Bowally Road): The End Of Merlin: Or, Was Dunne Done-in?
Newstalk ZB Staff (Newstalk ZB): New minister tackles Dunne's portfolios
Adam Walker (Newstalk ZB): Dunne saga shows dangers of digital age
John Armstrong (Herald): Forced exit adds a scar but it won't destabilise Govt
Toby Manhire (Listener): Satire site plots conquest of politics
Radio NZ: Peters claims records show Dunne leaked
Dan Satherley (TV3): Key: Dunne has paid 'ultimate price'
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): PM calls Peters' bluff on emails
Keeping Stock: Which position is it Russel?
Aaron Gilmore (Mighty Rocket): Hypocrisy
Mark Blackham (Political Business): Bit late now
Adam Walker (Newstalk ZB): GCSB leak "Mountain from a molehill"
Jim Chipp (Stuff): Dunne's disaster National's windfall?
Scott Yorke (Imperitor Fish): Imperator Fish Nation: Winston Peters' dark secret revealed
TVNZ: Peters under pressure to reveal Dunne evidence
Radio NZ: Media with Gavin Ellis
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Russel Norman volte-face on Dunne fiasco
Pete George (Your NZ): Metiria defends Vance, implicates Peters
Pete George (Your NZ): United Future have the numbers, try to re-register
Keeping Stock: The Dom-Post on the Dunne fallout
Pete George (Your NZ): The fickle fictions of Winston Peters
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Key: Forced email release a step too far
Newswire: United Future applies for re-registration
Audrey Young (Herald): Peters on attack over Key's role
Newswire: Peters won't front up with evidence
Radio NZ: Peters says his source has acted legally and ethically
Radio NZ: United Future applies to be re-registered
GCSB and PRISM
Pat Pilcher (Herald): The Upside of Prism
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Talking Dotcom
Alasdair Thompson (Fair Point): Revealing the Prism took guts
No Right Turn: No denial from Key
Katie Bradford Crozier (Newstalk ZB): All the spying is legal, promises Key
Radio NZ: Delay urged over wider powers for GCSB
Dan Satherley (TV3): Key denies GCSB uses PRISM to skirt law
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Big scoop smaller than it first appeared
Dan Satherley (TV3): GCSB 'likely' to have PRISM access
The Standard: The corruption of democracy
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): PM won't say if US Intelligence Agency spied on Kiwis
Stuff: Cause for concern over US email spying
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): ‘The men in grey suits tell me nothing,’ says Key
Chris Keall (NBR): Key denies US systems like PRISM used to circumvent NZ law - but woolly on details
Gehan Gunasekara (Herald): Orwell's worst nightmares looming large
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Spy software company working with Govt
Brook Sabin (TV3): Key's silence on spying raises suspicion
Wilma McCorkindale (Stuff): Expert says Kiwis under constant surveillance
John Minto (Daily Blog): The GCSB is the enemy, not our protector
Waikato Times: Editorial: Time to query state prying
The Press: Govt snooping jolts principles
David Fisher (Herald): Ex-spy boss: Intelligence trade-offs keep NZ free
Greg Dawes (ODT): Time to show the door to any spies inside
Adam Bennett (Herald): MP's want GCSB legislation tweaked
David Fisher (Herald): Report on GCSB changed from 'sensitive' to 'sanitised'
Tim Wilson (TVNZ): Data Wars
Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): General observation
Solid Energy
Adam Bennett (Herald): Treasury not fast enough on Solid Energy – review
Michael Berry (Stuff): Questions over Crown's Solid Energy oversight
Newswire: Solid Energy monitoring gets a tick
Simon Wong (TV3): Reopen Solid Energy inquiry – Labour
Adam Bennett (Herald): Solid energy showed 'lack of respect' - report
CYF
Claire Trevett (Herald): 'Blackmail' after CYF privacy breach
Vernon Small (Stuff): CYF blackmailed after privacy breach
Lloyd Burr (TV3): CYF blackmailed over privacy breach
Parliamentary privilege review
Laura McQuillan (Newswire): New parliamentary privilege law proposed
NZ Parliament: Review of parliamentary privilege completed
Maori politics
Radio NZ: Govt admits new Maori roll voter numbers 'not great'
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): TV Review: Rachel Smalley and THAT interview
David Garrett (Kiwiblog): Guest Post: David Garrett on full and final settlement
Marama Davidson (Daily Blog): Marama Davidson for Green Party – campaign update
Christchurch
Matthew Backhouse (Herald): Blogger: EQC is a 'vexatious litigant'
The Press: Editorial: Councillors need platforms
Rebuilding Christchurch: Bob Jones’ CBD lake is starting to look like a better and better idea by the day
Nicole Mathewson (Stuff): EQC leaks blogger unfazed by court threat
Doug Graham
Southland Times: Are our courts a gong concern?
Taranaki Daily News: Editorial: Knighthood should be relinquished
Economy
Richard Meadows (Stuff): New Zealand job growth uneven
Peter Lyons (Herald): Fairy tale economy not a pathway to sustainable growth
Susan Watson (Herald): Mixed-ownership model warrants closer look
Bob Jones (Herald): Currency a dead duck but union can still fly
Inequality, poverty, and unemployment
The Standard: Why can’t the Right face the manufacturing crisis?
Holly Walker (Frogblog): Students struggling to get by
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Having It All, Doing It All
The Standard: Nothing moderate about National’s employment changes
Anthony Robins (The Standard): Hooton spouting nonsense
Labour Party
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour need a wizard’s help
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Hipkins at odd with his own leader
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Wednesday June 12
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Council fights to deny Govt housing control
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Sky City deal may be delayed
Michael Daly (Stuff): Lotteries tells outlets to pull synthetic drugs
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Bad incentives
James Weir (Stuff): Local authorities back in black
Blair Ensor (Stuff): Officer corruption allegations investigated
