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
