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?
