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]
Today’s links
Shane Taurima
John Armstrong (Herald): The difference between Taurima and Henry
John Drinnan (Herald): Taurima fiasco pushes Maori TV takeover claim
Vernon Small and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Taurima inquiry expands
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political Report: This time TVNZ deserves the whipping
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Taurima showed no bias
Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): TVNZ reviewing programmes for bias
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Did TVNZ review the work of Paul Henry, Tony Veitch or Mike Hosking?
Dominion Post: Editorial: The political neutrality game
TVNZ: Shane Taurima review likely to take weeks
Claire Trevett (Herald): TVNZ gave Taurima ultimatum
Radio NZ: Taurima's actions 'tarnish' Maori peers
Jacob Brown (Newstalk ZB): Banks says TVNZ should be sold
Muriel Newman (NZCPR): Election Year Tactics
Dan Satherley (TV3): Shane Taurima: 'I apologise unreservedly'
Patrick Gower (TV3): TVNZ investigates Taurima bias, use of resources
Pete George (Your NZ): More Labour aspirants in TVNZ?
Barry Soper, Felix Marwick, Laura McQuillan, and Corazon Miller (Newstalk ZB): Government inquiry not ruled out
Claire Trevett (Herald): TVNZ admits mistake over Taurima
No Right Turn: Shane Taurima
Tim Selwyn (Tumeke): TVNZ executive mismanagement of Taurima excuse for purge
The Standard: Cameron Slater gets starring role in TVNZ drama
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about Shane Taurima, TVNZ and Labour
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Cunliffe declares all media and political parties should be free from political influence
Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): Gut feeling update
TVNZ: Re-hiring Taurima a 'mistake' – TVNZ CEO
TVNZ: National MPs slam former TVNZ boss
Barry Soper and Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): PM says there's no bias at TVNZ
The Standard: Cameron Slater gets starring role in TVNZ drama
Labour Party
Helen Harvey (Stuff): Cunliffe thinks twice on photo
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Labour hitches ride on Mayor's rail link start date
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): How Cunliffe’s Labour wins election in wake of Fairfax Poll
Pete George (Your NZ): Labour’s worst week leading to an omni-shambles?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A day of horrors for Labour
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Labour and Cunliffe having a bad week, and it is only going to get worse
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Even rats get that sinking feeling
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Labour hitches ride on Mayor's rail link start date
Supermarket industry
Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): The Sixteenth Point
Felix Marwick, Laura McQuillan, and Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Shane Jones says he has more in his supermarket trolley
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Countdown staff unhappy over Jones' claims
Newswire: Countdown staff feel the backlash
Adam Bennett (Herald): MP Jones goes head-to-head with Countdown owners again
Radio NZ: MP challenged on supermarket claims
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): MP's supermarket letter made public
Radio NZ: Shane Jones' shop letter released
Simon Wong (TV3): Jones' Countdown letter released
Adam Bennett (Herald): Supermarket allegations: Suppliers fearful of retaliation – Jones
Newswire: Labour: ComCom needs more power
Adam Bennett (Herald): Countdown suppliers file complaints
TVNZ: Countdown says Jones' extortion claims 'unsubstantiated'
Greens
NBR Staff (NBR): ACT sharpens attack on Greens' solar panel scheme
Dan Satherley (TV3): Greens' Solar Homes scheme 'future-proofing'
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The solar numbers
Rob Salmond (Polity): Greens' solar energy plan
David Kennedy (Local Bodies): Greens' Solar Sense and National's Nonsense
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Russel Norman’s ecological denial
Holly Walker (Frogblog): Mum in the House – it’s getting easier
Colin Craig vs Russel Norman
TVNZ: Craig, Norman continue battle over 'gays in the closet' comments
Isaac Davison (Herald): Legal experts doubt Craig can win
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Green Party throws support behind Norman
Waikato Times: What politicians say . . .
Pete George (Your NZ): Russel Norman’ s clash of principles
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Colin Craig sets deadline for Russel Norman's apology
TVNZ: Lawyers' letters fly as Craig threatens Norman with libel suit
Pete George (Your NZ): Disagreeing with Russel Norman’s lawyer
Keeping Stock: The Green Party values
National Party
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Key most liked, trusted
Ben Irwin (Herald): Maurice Williamson woos crowd at Pride debate
Simon Wong (TV3): Labour: Parents need 'certainty' on parental leave
Don Franks (Redline): Political games
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): I don’t wish to nit pick, but a shape-shifting reptilian alien would deny they were a shape-shifting reptilian alien wouldn’t they?
Roger Bowden (NZCPR): Election 2014: An (out of) pocket guide to the economics
Inequality and poverty
Dan Satherley (TV3): Living wage: Pain outweighs gain, says EMA
Radio NZ:'Living Wage' businesses modest – EMA
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Cunliffe digs at Key over mansion in poverty debate
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A middle range existence?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The new living wage!
Newswire: WOFs for state houses to be announced
Richard Meadows (Stuff): Playing with the income levers
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Looks count in certain jobs
Samantha Anderson (Daily Blog): The real state of our nation.
John Banks
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The Banks file
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Time to re-open the Darren Hughes affair
Economy
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): NZ no Ireland, says English
Jane Kelsey (Stuff): Reveal the trade pact details
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Fonterra response 'won't damage NZ'
Stephen Franks: Surprise surprise on monopoly pricing
Kim Dotcom
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Dotcom's Internet Party plans going ahead
Jared Savage and David Fisher (Herald): Dotcom firm's debt: creditors seeing red
Maori politics
Stuff: Council turns to court over crisis
Panui: Māori news stories for the week ending 14 February 2014
Radio NZ: Expatriate Party seeks Maori support
Other
Stuff: Today in Politics: Wednesday, February 19
Newswire: NZ veterans' plight 'shameful'
Daily Blog: The Daily Blog Watch – 18/19 February 2014
Ewen McQueen (RenewNZ): Bible in Schools
Newstalk ZB Staff (Newstalk ZB): PM unsure hybrid would be suitable workplace for Minister
Colin Hogg (Herald): Note to The GC - must tribe harder
Lewis Holden: Nation building: a good flag change poll
Rob Salmond: Fizzy drinks: Tax or no tax?
Radio NZ: Brownlee says Dalziel playing politics
Radio NZ: Expat party being treated with caution
Pete George (Your NZ): On trolls and lprent
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Fewer students leaving school unqualified
Fightback: Mainstream racism and white power groups
Mark Harris (Speaker): TPP: Error Correction
Stuff: Here's looking at you, NZ
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Milk cheaper, beer price soars
Michael Cummings (Manwatu Standard): Election hinges on the fringes
Taranaki Daily News: We're not so badly off after all
