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]
Kim Dotcom
TVNZ: More appeals on the cards after Dotcom raid warrant ruled valid
Aimee Gulliver and Kirsty Johnston (Stuff): Dotcom raid legal, FBI taking evidence not
Radio NZ: Dotcom search warrants judgment
Radio NZ: Dotcom: how events unfolded
Gehan Gunasekara (Herald): Dotcom case a warning on privacy
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Dotcom debts
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Dotcom creditors angry at his continued excesses
B. Morgan Murrah (OIA): Search Warrant on Dotcom: inadequate information?
Larry Williams (Newstalk ZB): Larry's Memo: 19 February
Daljit Singh
Kim Choe (TV3): Labour candidate sentenced for forging documents
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A slap on the hand for electoral fraud
No Right Turn: No justice for electoral fraud
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Corrupt Labour candidate Daljit Singh cops slap with wet bus ticket
Colin Craig
Brian Rudman (Herald): Woop woop, pull up before it's too late Colin
Herald: Editorial: Hollow threats won't elicit unwarranted apology
Pete George (Your NZ): The rough and tumble of politics
TVNZ: Craig, Norman continue battle over 'gays in the closet' comments
Duncan Garner (RadioLIVE): Colin Craig needs to harden up
Pete George (Your NZ): Key non-committal on electorate arrangement with Craig
Supermarket boycott
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Countdown boss calling suppliers, says Jones
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Jones attacked after more Countdown claims
TV3: Long-term supplier to NZ supermarkets speaks out
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Parliament in uproar over supermarket claims
TVNZ: Jones claims Kiwi suppliers told to shun watchdog probe
Simon Wong (TV3): Jones details more Countdown claims
Radio NZ: Jones makes more supermarket claims
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): MP continues attack on Countdown
Adam Bennett (Herald): Countdown head 'leaned on' local suppliers – Jones
Dan Satherley (TV3): Jones defends use of privilege in Countdown battle
Shane Taurima
Russell Brown (Public Address): Bad Judgement
John Armstrong (Herald): Labour comes up smelling of roses
Radio NZ: Taurima revelations disappoint minister
Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour should not turn its back on Taurima, says Jones
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Maggie Barry slams Shane Taurima
Chris Keall (NBR): Labour Party meetings another good reason TVNZ should be sold - Banks
Labour Party
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Cunliffe should be proud of his flash house
Ele Ludemann (Homeapddock): Ashamed or tricky?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Edwards on Labour’s chances
Pete George (Your NZ): Cunliffe catastrophe, Labour despair and denial
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Canaries In A Coal Mine: Has The Daily Blog Poll anticipated Labour’s Collapse?
Polls and the Election
Paul Mayow (TV3): First-time voters ponder their options
Rob Salmond (Polity): Fairfax poll: Preferred PM
Rob Salmond (Polity): Chris Trotter: "gaseous exhalations"
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Political Report: Let the schmoozing begin!
Vernon Small (Stuff): Earth to politicians, come in please
Inequality and poverty
Richard Meadows (Stuff): The cost of a higher minimum wage
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Fact-based journalism
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): More on living wages and minimum wages
Matt Nolan (TVHE): The living wage again: Considering policy choices and trade-offs
The Standard: Poverty on the agenda
Jan Logie (Frogblog): The Land of Plenty?
Shamubeel Eaqub (TVHE): Recent unemployment is entirely cyclical?
National Party
Bill English (Southland Times): Democratic process will decide candidate
The Ruminator: Free political advice: National Party
New Zealand First
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Peters promising "the real" state of the nation in speech
Radio NZ: PM not confident of NZ First support
Rebstock report
Isaac Davison (Herald): Govt leak report cost more than $200,000
Newswire: Cost of Rebstock inquiry revealed in Parliament
Radio NZ: Rebstock leak report costs $200,000
Housing
3 News Online Staff (TV3): Housing WoF trial begins
Newswire: Fever housing plan extended over North Island
Isaac Davison (Herald): Warrant-of-fitness trial kicks off on 500 state houses
APN
Radio NZ: APN to buy rest of radio network
John Drinnan (Herald): APN radio buy changes landscape
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Latest Herald tax is only 0.09% of revenue
Electricity
Brian Fallow (Herald): Power policy needs more illumination
Stuff: Meridian Energy beats prospectus forecast
Isaac Davison (Herald): Governments mantra over power bills false – Labour
Moana Mackey (Daily Blog): Green Solar Policy a good start, Labour’s Solar Policy a smarter start
Health
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Health spending in the spotlight
Radio NZ: Doctors reject fraud allegations
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Medical records going online
Justice
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The truth about our prison nation
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Blaming the Police
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Thursday, February 20
Kay Blundell (Stuff): Minister blasts 'ridiculous' tree felling charge
Peter Lyons (ODT): Bieber rather than Jagger
Radio NZ: Minister flags Maori land potential
Hamish McNeilly (ODT): Seized ship cost $150k to taxpayers
Audrey Young (Herald): Groser: TPP deal won't be ready this year
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Dunne and Labour at loggerheads again
Radio NZ: Minister defends redundancy funds
Rebecca Quilliam (Herald): Staff say email privacy breached over mayor's affair
Matthew Beveridge: Bloggers are the new Pamphleteers?
Matthew Theunissen (Herald): John Banks excused from appearing in court
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Gorilla war on Qantas' competitors
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Technologists urged to sell 'big data'
Laura Walters (Stuff): SkyPath showcases new funding model
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the next US ambassador to New Zealand, and True Detective
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Let’s play Whaleoil bingo
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Politicians and the Fourth Estate
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): The Pakeha Party was the original Party Party
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Harry Hindenberg: they haven’t got me. Yet.
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): A public concern for privacy
Daily Blog: The Daily Blog Watch – 19/20 February 2014
