The main issue in NZ politics today is John Key's 'state of the nation' speech and the announcements about education reforms. [Read more below]
Today’s links
Key’s ‘State of the Nation’ speech
Nicholas Jones (Herald): What lucrative new teaching roles mean for your child
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): School fix-it experts to get top dollar
Vernon Small (Stuff): National makes foray into Labour heartland
Dominion Post: Editorial: Education proposals refreshing
Radio NZ: School groups welcome new leadership roles
Newswire: Education plan should invigorate teaching – think tank
Claire Trevett (Herald): Critics find praise for support plan
Herald: Editorial: Govt achieves merit in new schools policy
Corin Dann (TVNZ): Big bucks to be spent on major education changes
NBR: Govt to create $150m a year 'elite teacher strike force'
Rob Salmond (Polity): Predictions about Key's speech today
The Standard: Spot the difference! Stating the nation
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about John Key’s state of the nation speech
Emma Joliff (TV3): Mixed reactions to new education policy
Brennan McDonald: Spending More Money On Education
Pete George (Your NZ): Teacher views on National’s education proposals
Pete George (Your NZ): Standard views on education announcement
Man of Errors: John Key vs Education
Radio NZ: Labour also has teacher reward plans
Audrey Young (Herald): PM on to a winner with teacher rewards
Nicholas Jones and Claire Trevett (Herald): Key: Leadership of NZ schools overhauled
Adam Bennett (Herald): Paying off debt is Govt's focus - Key
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Key steal's Labour's thunder
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): National's education plan
Tracy Watkins, Hamish Rutherford, and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Education overhaul targets top teachers
TVNZ: John Key's State of the Nation speech - the main points
TVNZ: National fails to address 'inequality' in education - Greens
Matthew Hooton (NBR): Key’s bold step left (paywalled)
David Williams (NBR): Mixed business reaction to Key's state elite teacher plan (paywalled)
Simon Wong (TV3): Key sets sights on education sector
David Farrar (Kiwiblog):Absolutely brilliant!
Rob Salmond (Polity): Key speech misses real issue
Kieran Gainsford (Left estate): Nats Keep Flailing in Education
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Key’s State of the Nation address
Stuff: Microphone catches bathroom moment
Ben Irwin (Herald): Gower's live loo stream
Herald: PM John Key's full speech to the West Auckland Business Club
Education
Lib Wilson (Stuff): State v private - 'good in both'
TVNZ: High cost of 'free' education revealed in survey
Siobhan Downes (Stuff): 'Free' education costs thousands
Steve Deane (Stuff):'Free' schooling costs parents $35k, survey finds
Andrea O’Neil (Stuff): Sacrifices required for education
National Party
Newswire: New National MP to be sworn in
Radio NZ: Joanne Hayes declared National MP
Stuff: New MP for National
Glenn Conway (Stuff): Wagner to reveal decision on future
Scott Hamilton (Reading the Maps): Chris Finlayson's battle with language
Labour Party
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): What will Labour do with the $1.5 billion?
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Cunliffe redux on GST and Tax Cuts
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): What sector crisis will Labour choose next…so it can recover too
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Recent tweets on Labour Party and David Cunliffe
Stuart Nash (Daily Blog): Politics and winning
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Why I won’t vote Labour in 2014 – an observation by the owl
NZ left-wing debate
Paul Buchanan (Kiwipolitico): Bowed but not Beaten: A Reply to Chris Trotter’s rejoinder to “Nothing Left.”
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): WTF?!
Will de Cleene (gonzo): Noises Off!
The Standard: The Pablo-Trotter interchange – whither the left?
Offshore oil exploration
Newswire: Oil companies welcome Labour backing
Vernon Small (Stuff): Key defends oil standards
Dan Satherley (TV3): Greens realistic on oil drilling
Herald: Protesters attach banner to Anadarko exploratory vessel
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Shane Jones wins the battle over oil drilling in Labour
The Standard: A little exploration?
Will Matthews (Left Estate): What are the Alternatives to Drilling?
Greg Presland (The Standard): Deep sea oil drilling
Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Red-Green split over oil
Peter Cresswell (Not PC): It must be election year
Kim Dotcom
Maria Slade (Stuff): Questions around Dotcom party
Daniel Miles (JJW): Internet policy in New Zealand, or, why Kim Dotcom needs a figurative slap in the face
Idealog: Kumar trades Mega for Internet Party
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): First Mega, then Scoop, now Baboom, the close links with the Internet Party
Economy
Brian Fallow (Herald): Oz economy still setting the pace
Stuff: Confidence at seven-year high
Maori politics
Michael Fox (Stuff): Ratana beckons politicians
TVNZ: Maori-Mana election year merger dead in the water
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Maori Party scouting celeb candidates
Radio NZ: Politicians vie for Maori vote
Radio NZ: Ratana church focus is on youth
Pete George (Your NZ): Harawira and unity
GCSB
No Right Turn: Not reassuring
No Right Turn: More police / GCSB bullying
Other
Waikato Times: Independent body mooted
The Standard: Herald massaging a message
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Why does Labour never rail against private crown prosecutors?
Radio NZ: PM won't be drawn on council elections
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Illegal literature
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The 2013 Kiwiblog Award Winners
Anna Leask (Herald): Roast Busters: Police tight-lipped on progress
Matthew Dallas (Manawatu Standard): Prisoners Aid plight troubling
Listener: Editorial: get on ya bikes
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Craig still his party's biggest donor
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): "An endgame to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in NZ by 2025?"
Fine Tooth Column: The Generation Game
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Results matter, not location
Ciara Pratt (Stuff): Conservation lesson for MP
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): General election in September?
