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NZ Politics Daily - 28 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Matt McCarten and Labour, Pike River, Tony Ryall, Act Party, and child poverty. [Read more below]

 

Images of Matt McCarten

This is a collection of various cartoons and photographs of the new Labour Chief of Staff, Matt McCarten. [Read more below]

Emmerson - NZ Herald 27 February 2014

 

Top tweets about Matt McCarten and Labour

Here’s a selection of some of the more interesting tweets in response to the appointment of Matt McCarten as David Cunliffe’s Chief of Staff. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 27 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Matt McCarten and Labour, asset sales, online bullying, and the Act Party. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 26 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are the Labour Party and Matt McCarten, new media, the Living Wage, and cyber-bullying. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 25 February 2014

Today’s links

 

Labour and the latest polls

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): I expect the political prospects of the left to dramatically lift

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): What my gut tells me

Will Matthews (Left Estate): Dangerous Whispers

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): That Sinking Feeling: Is it already too late to save Labour and the Greens from disaster?

Third Culture: Is Labour targeting the wrong issue?

Pete George (Your NZ): Daily Blog poll denial – “trying to manipulate” opinion

Frank Macskasy (Daily Blog): Latest TV1-Colmar Brunton Poll – Back To The Future IV?

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): We have nothing to fear but TVNZ Polls

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A promising selection

Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): Tracking poll update

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Labour’s poll woes create pressure, will it be diamonds or coal?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): A message for Cunliffe?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Corin Dann swallowing dead rats

Pete George (Your NZ): Re-orientation more pressing for Robertson

 

Shane Taurima

Herald: TVNZ review into political bias to start this week

Radio NZ: TVNZ inquiry members named

Vernon Small (Stuff): 'Full access' for duo reviewing TVNZ probe

Newswire: TVNZ begins Taurima investigation

TVNZ: TVNZ names team to conduct Shane Taurima review

 

ACT

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): ACT leader confident Epsom voters know what to do

Frances Cook (Newstalk ZB): National likely praying Prebble will save ACT

Dan Satherley (TV3): Prebble backs Whyte to revive ACT

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): If the answer is Richard Prebble – what the hell was the question?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Suddenly the ACT Party is interesting again

Colin James (ODT): A battered fringe party hoping for rescue

 

Greens

Julie Moffett (Newstalk ZB): Hay accuses Greens of 'smear campaign'

Stuff: Greens suspend leadership challenger

Stuff: Suspended Greens leadership challenger won't say sorry

Simon Wong (TV3): Greens leadership challenger kicked out

Isaac Davison (Herald): Green Party suspends candidate David Hay

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Greens suspend candidate David Hay

Radio NZ: Hay has 'no regrets'

Jacob Brown (Newstalk ZB): Change in style could be behind Greens' drop in polls

Radio NZ: Greens play down latest poll

Pete George (Your NZ): Greens see red over dissent

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Greens want to be in the PM vs Opp Ldr debate

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why the Greens demand to be part of election debates plays into Key’s hands

David Hay (Seriously: “Green”): Thanks and farewell to the Greens

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Green Party member who stood for leader suspended

Pete George (Your NZ): Turei on ‘rogue poll’

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Debates for PM and would-be not minor players

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Green Party moves to silence dissent, suspends member for 12 months

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Tell him ‘e’s dreamin’

 

Asset sales

Radio NZ: No more asset sales? Cunliffe doesn't believe it

Rob Salmond (Polity): Another asset sale

Stuff: English lifting lid on Genesis sale

NBR: Govt to sell Genesis stake in ‘next month or so’, Key says

Adam Bennett (Herald): PM: no more SOEs to sell after Genesis

Simon Wong (TV3): Govt confirms Genesis sale

Newswire: Genesis sale 'political expediency'

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Genesis float in March

 

Minimum wage increase

Adam Bennett (Herald): Bonus for 100,000 workers

Vernon Small (Stuff): Minimum wage up 50c

Simon Wong (TV3): Minimum wage to rise to $14.25 an hour

Adam Bennett (Herald): Minimum wage set to rise

Vernon Small (Stuff): Union attacks minimum wage rise

Newswire: 'Missed opportunity' with minimum wage rise

TVNZ: Nearly half of Kiwis back $15 minimum wage – poll

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Minimum wage to go to $14.25 an hour

NBR Staff (NBR): National bows to minimum wage myths - ACT

 

GCSB

Radio NZ: Spy agencies silent over funding

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Spies mum over US cash questions

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): One line in the sand

Keith Locke (Daily Blog): GCSB complicit in NSA/GCHQ spying on Kiwis

No Right Turn: So much for Parliamentary oversight

No Right Turn: "An operational matter"

Selwyn Manning (Daily Blog): Two Hops: How New Zealand’s Security Agencies Surveil Targets Without Warrants

 

Pete Hodgson

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Dunedin mayor defends MP deal

Southland Times: Time, gentlemen, please . . .

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Where’s the paper trail?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Mayor gets former MP $3,400 with no documentation

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Money for mates – Taxpayer’s union uncovers Dunedin Mayor and Pete Hodgson

 

Superannuation

Audrey Young (Herald): National lacks courage on retirement age - Act leader

Newswire: Govt stands firm: no change in pension age

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political Report: If only we'd kept Big Norm's super fund

Peter Wilson (Newswire): National super is affordable, Key says

 

Housing

Herald: Editorial: Warrants of fitness a must for all rental homes

Catherine Harris (Stuff): Will rental WOFs make the grade?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Housing Warrant of Fitness

Chris Barton (Metro): GI Blues: Inside the Glen Innes state house war zone

 

Colin Craig

TVNZ: Colin Craig needs to 'harden up' –PM

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Norman shouldn't apologise – Key

Newswire: Key advises Craig against legal action

Pete George (Your NZ): We shouldn’t “just accept it” Mr Key

 

Blogging

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): In bed with the bloggers

Rob Salmond (Polity): HoS on the blogsters

 

Other

Stuff: Today in politics: Tuesday, February 25

Isaac Davison (Herald): Migrant worker abuse crackdown

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Why the Maori Party could be left, right out

Matthew Beveridge: People you should follow on Twitter: Graeme Edgeler

Stephen Jacobi (Stuff): TPP benefit study was robust

Wilma McCorkindale and Amanda Parkinson (Stuff): DHB's 'in survival mode'

Radio NZ: Warning over power disconnections

Winston Peters (RadioLIVE): Auckland city plan favours iwi rights

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Spark

Radio NZ: Playcentres close over 'silly rules'

Ben Heather (Stuff): American tax grab may target Kiwis

 

NZ Politics Daily - 24 February 2014

Today’s links

 

Labour Party

John Armstrong (Herald):It's past time for Cunliffe to get Labour moving

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Poll Positions: Is Cunliffe’s Time Running Out?

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Greens faith spells danger for Labour

Matthew Hooton (NBR): Does Labour have a Plan B?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Have Labour and Greens broken the CIR Act?

Greg Presland (The Standard): Labour’s Manukau East candidate selection

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour leadership contenders will have to disclose donations

Whaleoil: Dear David Cunliffe

Herald: Salesa named as new Labour Candidate

Newswire: Labour candidate an ex-Obama campaigner

Taranaki Daily Times: Editorial – Just be yourself, Mr Cunliffe

Nick Leggett  (Progress online): Post-Clark dilemmas for NZ Labour

Nick Leggett  (Progress online): About more than what you’re against

Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Two new faces for Labour

Claire Trevett (Herald): MPs face donations dilemma

Pete George (Your NZ): Plain English – Labour MPs “lazy and weak”

Rob Salmond (Polity): A bad week

Sam Durbin (Recess Monkey): Labour Should Triangulate: Pt 1 — Business Tax

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): The doubt is setting in, Labour in trouble

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Labour will have to declare donations

 

Latest polls

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Polls bring good news for National

Andrea Vance and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Labour limping, Greens in freefall – poll

Pete George (Your NZ): The poll is rogue because…

Pete George (Your NZ): One News poll and the political landscape

Keeping Stock: A leader in denial

Herald: National up, Greens down in latest poll

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): National flying high in latest poll

TVNZ: Surge in support for National – poll

Corin Dann (TVNZ): Poll a wake up call for centre left

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): National up, Greens down, in latest poll

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): What's behind National's surge, and the Green's record low

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Latest Roy Morgan Poll shows the Labour funk

David Kennedy (Local Bodies): Discrimination, Opinion Polls and Altered Perceptions

Pete George (Your NZ): One News/Colmar poll February 2014

Claire Robinson (Stuff): Grinners could be winners in election year

 

Act Party

Audrey Young (Herald): Prebble, flat tax make comeback

Felix Marwick and Julie Moffett (Newstalk ZB): Prebble just what the doctor ordered for ACT

Herald: Prebble returns to Act as campaign director

Jeff Hampton (TV3): ACT's Prebble: 'I know a bit about politics'

Jacob Brown and Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Richard Prebble returning to ACT

Stuff: Prebble to head ACT election campaign

Radio NZ: Prebble new ACT campaign manager

Newswire: ACT hopes Prebble will boost party

TVNZ: Richard Prebble makes political return

NBR Staff (NBR): Richard Prebble returns to ACT in "key role"

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Party sharpens up ACT's look

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A rebrand for ACT

Ellipsister: The Predicament of the Act Party

 

Colin Craig

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Norman shouldn't apologise - Key

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political Report: Craig the Cry-baby?

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Craig's defamation suit a lose, lose situation - Atkinson

Steve Braunias (Stuff): The secret diary of . . . Colin Craig

Jacqui Standford (Newstalk ZB): Colin Craig needs thicker skin

Stephanie Flores (NBR): Colin Craig likely to encounter an ‘uphill struggle’ to establish defamation in court

RadioLIVE: Norman refusing to apologise for Craig comments

Radio NZ: Norman to seek donations if Craig sues

Paul Thomas (Herald): Don't sue, Colin it's the deal

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Norman scathing as defamation deadline passes

Radio NZ: Craig prepares to sue Russel Norman

Felix Marwick and Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Colin Craig will continue defamation proceedings

Stephanie Flores (NBR): Craig asks lawyers to slap Norman with defamation suit

Simon Wong (TV3): Craig presses on with defamation case

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Craig inches toward defamation suit

Isaac Davison (Herald): Craig to pursue defamation case, mulls further legal action

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): I will gladly donate to Russel Norman’s defence fund against Colin Craig’s politically inspired and insipid defamation case

 

Winston Peters

Morgan Godfery (Maui Street): The meaning of Winston Peter's race talk

Karl du Fresne: Sigh ... here we go again

Hamish Rutherford and Eleton Smallman (Stuff): Immigrants should 'fit in', says Peters

Radio NZ: Peters sticks to familiar targets

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): OIO 'pawn' in a sneaky sale, Peters insists

TVNZ: Huka Lodge 'not sold' despite Peters' claim

TVNZ: Voters split over having Peters as minister – poll

David Farrar (NBR): Huka Lodge: Winston lies and pushes racism

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Winston still lying

Keeping Stock: Why did Winston Peters lie? Part deux...

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): When given the choice of telling the truth or telling a lie why does Winston Peters always choose to lie?

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Winston Peters – “Let’s do the time warp again” State of the Irritation Speech today

 

Countdown

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Guest Post: Is it corruption or a different operating system?

Rob Stock (Stuff): Code to crack supermarket bully tactics

Jonothan Milne (Herald): Supermarket boss: 'I don't deserve attacks'

Kerre McIvor (Herald): Jones wins round one

Rodney Hide (Herald): Jones fumbles election-year play

Bernard Hickey (Herald): Shoppers back ugly tactics

Rodney Hide (NBR): Countdown claims fail truth test

John Sargeant (Stuff): Ultimate protest is polling booth

Peter Wilson (Newswire): Jones forced Commerce Commission's hand with inquiry

The Press: Editorial: Charges must be closely examined

TVNZ: Business NZ ignored Countdown allegations - Shane Jones

Dita De Boni (Herald): We need Govt-owned supermarkets

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A victory for Jones

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Commerce Commission supermarket inquiry, Kiev and Tunisia

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Countdown now facing enquiry by the Commerce Commission 

 

Len Brown

Patrice Dougan and Cherie Howie (Herald): Protestors slam Brown

RadioLIVE: Len Brown told to stay away

Radio NZ: Len Brown's security costs questioned

Michael Field (Stuff): Protest venue double booked

Newswire: Anti-Len Brown march in Auckland

Patrice Dougan (Herald): Hundreds march in anti-Brown protest

Bernard Orsman (Herald): Brown open to reappointing Chuang to ethnic peoples committee

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Dotcom and Brown peas in a pod of vain showmen

Siobhan Downes (Stuff): McCready's Brown prosecution stalls

 

Economy

Phil Taylor (Herald): The town that missed the boom

Brian Gaynor (Herald): Sorting the statistics from the damned lies

Newswire: NZX benefits from Government's privatization

Brian Easton: Comparing the New Zealand and United States Economies

Frank Macskasy (Daily Blog): National, The Economy, and coming Speed Wobbles

The Standard: Rock star – “No depression”

The Standard: Tale of two Irelands

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Using data to predict

 

Blogging

Jonthan Milne (Herald): In bed with the bloggers

Pete George (Your NZ): Herald claim about Judith Collins disputed

Scott Yorke (Imperaotr Fish): Jonathan Milne, I will destroy you!

The Standard: It’s not stolen – I just borrowed it without asking

Pete George (Your NZ): Herald on bloggers – odd man out

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil):I wonder if media and left-wingblogs will express outrage over this revelation

Pete George (Your NZ): Are there any female bloggers?

Keeping Stock: Bradbury plans dirty campaign

 

Shane Taurima

Colin Espiner (Stuff): Media can't afford to take sides

Matt McCarten (Herald): From rooster to feather-duster

John Drinnan (Herald): Maori broadcasting in flux

 

Maori politics

Herald: $6.8m Treaty settlement signed

Cathie Bell (Stuff): Iwi united in southern aims

Newswire: Auckland iwi sign $6.5M treaty settlement

Mike Butler (Breaking Views): Ngapuhi dollar amount declines

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): So how effective are they?

 

Christchurch rebuild

TVNZ: Christchurch rebuild a balancing act – CERA

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): No holding back over rebuild criticism

Chris Hutching (NBR): Battle for political control of Christchurch ignites

Caleb Morgan (Cut Your Hair): Landlord, local MP, regional czar, next-door-neighbour-to-my-doctor, guy-who-took-a-photo-of-me-once

Tom Peters (WSW): New Zealand: Three years after the Christchurch earthquake

Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Waiting for the “Exciting Future”

 

GCSB

Dominion Post: Editorial: PM’s old mate lets the side down

Southland Times: Editorial: Shiver runs down our spyin'

Radio NZ: Call for more detail on GCSB bungle

Michael Timmins (Daily Blog): Spooky Spooks

 

Kim Dotcom

Stuff: Kim Dotcom hearing to be delayed

Newstalk ZB: Larry's Memo: February 21

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Another deadline missed by internet party as Kim Dotcom’s woes grow

 

Greens

James Griffin (Herald): Green Party election strategy

Russel Norman (RadioLIVE): Here comes the sun... all the maths behind the Greens' Solar Homes policy

Rob Stock (Stuff): Greens call for anti-bullying code

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Greens faith spells danger for Labour

Radio NZ: Greens ask to be in main leaders' debate

Claire Trevett (Herald): Greens lobby for place in leader's debate

Hamish McNicol (Stuff): Shedding light on solar power

Pete George (Your NZ): Greens want in on Key-Cunliffe debates

 

Education

Marika Hill (Stuff): Ageism alleged in over-40s fund cut

TVNZ: Principals have no faith in Novopay – survey

Dianne Khan (Daily Blog): Charter Duped

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): How Voluntary Student Membership eroded the social contract between society and students

Holly Walker (Frogblog): Living costs not enough to live on

Michele Ong (Stuff): Novopay can't cope with calls

 

Other

Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Cyber-bullying law under attack

Joss Miller (ODT): University smoking ban overrides minority

Beith Atkinson (Integrity Talking Points): Keeping trust when those about you may be losing theirs

Tim Selwyn (Tumeke): NZ Police: violent and aggressive

Newswire: NZ given unique opportunity at G20

RadioLIVE: Jewish community upset by John Minto claims

Radio NZ: Public service under the spotlight

Stuff: MPs in the driving seat

Paul Little (Herald): Law change won't stop violence

Michael Seegel (Newstalk ZB): Ethnic minority groups push Govt for more support

Claire Robinson (Spinprofessor): Let’s get a royal stamp of approval

John Daly-Peoples (NBR): Wellington group aims to boycott Jewish culture

Aaron Lim (NBR): Privatising the Syrian war

Grumpollie: Why can’t we all just call ourselves New Zealanders?

Ross Henderson (Stuff): Let's not forget the value of protest

The Standard: Politicheck New Zealand factcheck website

Waikato Times: MPs faulted for puff shop

Herald: NZDF world's most LGBT friendly

Radio NZ: Bill threatens food standards MPs hear

Daily Blog: GUEST BLOG: Jan Logie – When did we roll over on human rights?

TVNZ: Kiwis embracing online government services

No Right Turn: Non-controversial?

 

 

NZ Politics Daily - 21 February 2014

Today’s links 

 

Colin Craig vs Russel Norman

Claire Trevett (Herald): Litigious flurries have no place in robust debate

Dan Satherley (TV3): Colin Craig wavers on legal threat

GayNZ: Craig regurgitates 'gays aren't normal' spew

GayNZ: Craig may sue Norman over 'gays in closet' line

Paul Henry Show (TV3): 'Old-fashioned and out of touch': Colin Craig on the PHS

Law Fuel: The Lawyer Firing Colin Craig's Bullets

Newswire: Craig to decide on legal action

TVNZ: Lines drawn over Colin Craig, Russel Norman spat

Newstalk ZB Staff (Newstalk ZB): D-Day for Norman and Craig

 

Labour Party

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The ABCs are back

Pete George (Your NZ): Garner – Labour MPs to lose the election then roll Cunliffe

Pete George (Your NZ): Is Grant Robertson playing the long game?

Brian Rudman (Herald): Labour puts us on the road to chaos

Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour refuses to reveal leadership contest donations

No Right Turn: Labour's unacceptable secrecy

Radio NZ: Labour announces Ohariu candidate

Dan Satherley (TV3): Cunliffe 'not ashamed' of Herne Bay address

Mike Smith (The Standard): Home thoughts from abroad

MTNZ: Cunliffe makes critical media mistake

Greg Presland (The Standard): David Cunliffe’s home

RadioLive: Go on, Google search 'David Cunliffe'. He's Labour's top cat and his bio is perfect (purrfect)

Kieran Gainsford (Left Estate): You’re Making Us Look Bad

Grumpollie: I want in on this bet!

Pete George (Your NZ): Labour spin team listening?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Cunliffe, photographers and bullying

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Does Labour want to win?

Keeping Stock: Garner and Labour's "go-slow"

Pete George (Your NZ): Labour may be facing a crisis

Pete George (Your NZ): Labour standing another party insider for Ohariu

 

Shane Taurima

Herald: Editorial: Taurima controversy political overreach

Corazon Miller (Newstalk ZB): Taurima could still be a future Labour MP

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Jones back Taurima

Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): A Labour Cell In TVNZ's Vast Castle

Nelson Mail: Editorial – Sticking by the code

 

Countdown

Jane Clifton (Listener): Beware the isles of March (paywalled)

ODT: Urgency required from commission

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Jones claims victory

Adam Bennett and Steve Deane (Herald): Suppliers tell of tough tactics

Claire Trevett (Herald): Shane Jones: I'm vindicated

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Commerce probe limited to Countdown

Simon Wong (TV3): Foss: Supermarket investigation launched

Radio NZ: Jones makes fresh claims of extortion

Radio NZ: Investigation into supermarket chain

 

Latest polls

Vernon Small (Stuff): National continues poll lead

Pete George (Your NZ): Roy Morgan – grim for Labour

Rob Salmond (Polity): Rough estimates of poll bias

 

Daljit Singh

Radio NZ: Strip fraudster of JP title – minister

Newswire: Electoral fraudster set to lose JP status

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Corrupt Labour candidate to be stripped of JP status

 

GCSB

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): GCSB need to Get Smart

Audrey Young (Herald): Spy agency errors embarrass PM, give fuel to Labour and Greens

Greg Presland (The Standard): The GCSB can’t count

TVNZ: PM: GCSB warrants error 'embarrassing'

Radio NZ: Spy agency admits bungling figures

Stuff: Spy boss apologises to Key

TV3/Newswire: GCSB gets its figures wrong

No Right Turn: The GCSB lied to Parliament

 

Kim Dotcom

Newswire/3 News: Dotcom's extradition hearing faces delay

Guardian: Kim Dotcom to appeal against verdict that New Zealand raid was legal

Stuff: Kim Dotcom confirms Supreme Court appeal

Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): If Kim Dotcom has nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear

 

Privacy commission

Ben Heather (Stuff): Privacy breaches 'milked for own gain'

Stuff: Privacy standards slammed

Newswire: Commissioner 'disturbed' by responses

 

Electricity

Isaac Davison (Herald): Power switch efforts fail to rein in price

Newswire: Genesis sale details expected soon

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour/Green policy would lead to less renewables

 

Maori politics

Radio NZ: Iwi could earn $13m a year – Jones

Radio NZ: MP reports racism over Treaty package

Stuff: Harawira nephew loses sentence appeal

 

State sector reform

Radio NZ: 'Total overhaul' of state sector sought

Vernon Small (Stuff): No public service inguiry: English

NZ Fabian Society: Rethinking the State Sector - Book Launch

 

Christchurch rebuild

Radio NZ: Staff cost doubles under Dalziel

Rebecca Macfie (Listener): Collapse of accountability

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Parker v Dalziel

 

Len Brown

Russell Brown (Hard News): The Mayor's marginal enemies

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The pariah Mayor

 

Inequality and poverty

Gordon Campbell (Stuff): Framing the equal opportunity message

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The trickle down straw man

Mike Butler (Breaking Views): Mind the facts when debating the gap

 

Environment

Newswire: New environment reporting bill introduced

No Right Turn: National's environmental secrecy bill

 

Other

Stuff: Today in Politics: Friday, February 21

Jo Moir (Stuff): Students cry poor but minister unmoved

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Senior public servant who spoke out still on leave

Matthew Beveridge: Young Nats vs Young Labour on twitter.

Claire Trevett (Herald): Whaleoil's flowers 'miserable' – MP

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): “The most miserable bunch of flowers I have ever received” – Annette King

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): “Bring it on” – BMW to Russel Norman

Newswire: Health Minister firm on when misuse advice received

Rachel Smalley (Newsalk ZB): Time to talk about special needs in mainstream education

Guyon Espiner (Listener): Deal or no deal?

Bill Ralston (Listener): Sweet nothings

Listener: Editorial: a free country

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): MSD using data

Dominion Post: Election circus already under way

Daily Blog: The Daily Blog Watch – 20/21 February 2014

Jerram Watts (TV3): Next generation on older voters' minds

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Peters tips backing for reform

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Please refer to me as “Award winning extreme right wing hate speech blogger” thank you

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Speech by John Key to the Papakura Rotary Club

Rob Hosking (NBR): 'Would you believe...?' Russel Norman 'Gets Smart'

Simon Wilson (Metro): Colin & Bob & Len & friends

Thomas Lumley (Listener): Closing the gap

Pete George (Your NZ): Write like Trotter

Cartoons about Colin Craig vs Russel Norman

These cartoons relate to the defamation battle between Colin Craig and Russel Norman. More will be added. [Read more below]

Slane - Listener 20 February 2014

NZ Politics Daily - 20 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Kim Dotcom, the conviction of Daljit Singh, Colin Craig vs Russel Norman, the supermarket industry, and Shane Taurima. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 19 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Shane Taurima and partisan media issues, Colin Craig vs Russel Norman, the supermarket industry, and the Labour and National parties. [Read more below]

Top tweets about Shane Taurima, TVNZ and Labour

This is a selection of some of the tweets about TVNZ’s Shane Taurima and his perceived conflict of interest and actions related to his involvement with the Labour Party. The tweets below are in (rough) reverse chronically order – the most recent tweets are first. More will be added. [Read more below]

 

Jim Hubbard 20 February 2014

 

NZ Politics Daily - 18 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Shane Taurima, the Greens and solar energy, Colin Craig vs Russel Norman, and John Banks. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 17 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Kim Dotcom (and the many related issues), the supermarket trade, the latest opinion polls, the Labour Party, and the Greens. [Read more below]

Latest top tweets about Dotcom, spying, the PM, and the media

This is a selection of some of the latest tweets about Kim Dotcom's fledgling Internet Party, and allegations of spying. The tweets below are in (rough) reverse chronically order – the most recent tweets are first. More will be added. [Read more below]

 

 

 

Recent images and cartoons about Dotcom

Here's some recent cartoons and images relating to Kim Dotcom and the Internet Party. More will be added. [Read more below]

Evans - The Press 14 February 2014

 

 

NZ Politics Daily - 14 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Kim Dotcom, the supermarket industry, education, Odd Future, and inequality, poverty and employment. [Read more below]

 

NZ Politics Daily - 13 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are the Dotcom saga and the supermarket allegations. [Read more below]

Top tweets about Dotcom, the Internet Party, and deals with other parties

This is a selection of some of the very recent tweets about Kim Dotcom's fledgling Internet Party, and especially it's alleged deals with other parties. The tweets below are in (rough) reverse chronically order – the most recent tweets are first. More will be added. [Read more below]

 

 

 

NZ Politics Daily - 12 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Kim Dotcom's Internet Party, Syria, whaling, the Labour and National parties, education, and plain packaging for cigarettes. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 11 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are the New Zealanders fighting in Syria, Kim Dotcom's Internet Party, the Greens, NZ-Australian relations, the electricity market, and inequality, poverty and employment. [Read more below]

Top tweets about Damien Grant’s defence of tax cheats

Here’s a collection of tweets in response to Damien Grant’s Herald column, Go softer on tax cheats – they are society's contributors.

 

 

NZ Politics Daily - 10 February 2014

The main issues in NZ poitics today are NZ-Australian relations, taxation and inequality, Waitangi Day and Maori politics, and the Big Gay Out. [Read more below]

John Moore: The Elite politician that cried racism

The 'Jacketgate' scandal, which has seen Green co-leader Metiria Turei being pulled up for her 'opulent' dress sense, is revealing of the interplay of class and identity politics in New Zealand. To an old-fashioned leftist, this would seem to be a clear case of a former radical activist now embracing the lifestyle of the political elite. That is, Turei's metamorphosis from anarco-feminist, to bourgeois-chic politician represents an all too common process. A process that involves the transformation of radical activists, who get a taste of power, into Establishment politicians – with a luxury lifestyle to go along with their newly acquired positions. In effect such former radicals, who once decried the wealth and excess of the rich and powerful, end up initially emulating and then becoming indistinguishable from the Establishment figures that they once criticised. In this guest blogpost John Moore dismisses Metiria Turei's rather bizarre cry of 'racism'. He argues that this is a clear case where identity politics is being used to obfuscate an issue that is actually about class and political privilege, and nothing to do with racism. He then critiques Turei for using race politics as a way to defend her privileged position as an elected member of Parliament. That is, rather than being a victim of racism, Turei is using a typical tactic, whereby elite members of marginalised groups use identity ideology to defend their wealth, privilege and power positions. [Read more below]

 

Playing the race, class and gender card (about Green clothes)

 

Race, class, and gender are the holy trinity of ideologies for the modern liberal-left politician. And Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has accused her National Party opponent Anne Tolley of transgressions on all three when the government minister called her a hypocrite for criticising National as being out-of-touch with poverty, because she wears extremely expensive corporate clothes. The Green leader has said that Tolley’s response to her criticism was ‘sexist and elitist and racist’. So should we take such allegations and counter-allegations seriously? On the one hand this minor scandal of insults and critiques of clothes is petty and trivial, and is hardly deserving of public attention. Yet the affair is also incredibly revealing about many issues in contemporary parliamentary politics – especially issues of racism, wealth, inequality, political rhetoric, aggression, and the use of social media by politicians. Therefore this blogpost asks a number of questions about the issue, and tries to find some answers.  [Read more below]

 

 

Images and cartoons relating to Metiria Turei’s clothes and racism

This is a selection of recent cartoons, photos and other images that relate to the controversy over Metiria Turei's clothes and the allegations of racism and hypocrisy. More will be added. [Read more below]

Murdoch - Press 5 February 2014

 

NZ Politics Daily - 7 February 2014

The main issue in NZ politics today is Waitangi Day and race relations. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 5 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Waitangi Day and Maori politics, the National Party, Labour Party, Kim Dotcom, and inequality and poverty. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 4 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are the Act Party leadership, debates about Metiria Turei's clothes, NZ First, Labour Party, Maori politics, and inequality and poverty. [Read more below]

NZ Politics Daily - 3 February 2014

The main issues in NZ politics today are Metiria Turei's clothes and racism debate, the Act Party leadership, the latest opinion poll, the Labour Party, and the economy. [Read more below]