The main issues in NZ politics today are Judith Collins, David Cunliffe, TVNZ, Patrick Gower, and Gerry Brownlee. [Read more below]
Today’s links
Judith Collins
Herald: Editorial: Minister's actions in China naive and careless
Radio NZ: PM won't release advice over Collins
TV3: Key backs Collins over conflict of interest allegations
Newswire: Labour links campaign donation to Collins
Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim-Post): With knives in it
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On Judith Collins’ alleged milking of the system
Media Training NZ: Judith Collins shows media skills over Oravida visit
David Slack (Metro): Judith Collins: National Velvet
Rob Salmond (Polity): Herald editorial on Collins
Tim Selwyn (Tumeke): Oravida/Collins
The Standard: Key hides advice, Collins goes to ground
David Cunliffe
Newswire: Cunliffe defends late disclosure of trust
Matthew Dallas (Manwatu Standard): Editorial: Labour making hard work of it
Claire Trevett (Herald): Cunliffe has a few things to learn
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Labour looking secretive and incompetent
Corazon Miller and Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): "Full scale assault against me" – Cunliffe
Pete George (Your NZ): Dotcom saves ‘never’ to Cunliffe donation
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Pundits on Cunliffe
Keeping Stock: Is Chris Trotter right?
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Cry baby of the week
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Trotter is onto it…inside job for the hit on Cunliffe
The Ruminator: Confidence: An ode to Bryce Edwards
Pete George (Your NZ): Overconfidence versus undercompetence
Matthew Beveridge: National, over confidence and social media
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Paul Henry on Cunliffe
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Cunliffe: “Barely complying”
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Stuart Nash responds to media bias claims coming from the left
Elton Smallman (Stuff): Bruised Cunliffe bounces back
Pete George (Your NZ): Cunliffe: from Saviour to Martyr – Crucifixion next?
Jenny Michie (Daily Blog): And now for some good news
Pete George (Your NZ): David Cunliffe with Rachel Smalley
Patrick Gower
The Standard: Tricky Patrick Gower in NZHouse of Cards
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Tricky Patrick Gower
Polity: A question for Paddy
Pete George (Your NZ): Bradbury’s right, journalists can be ‘tricky’
The Standard: Well Done Paddy
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): An open letter to 3 News
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The Patrick Gower Hour of Power
TVNZ
Jade Cooper (Newstalk ZB): Declaring political stances draconian
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): TVNZ staff shouldn't have to reveal personal politics – Norman
Adam Bennett (Herald): TVNZ considers tougher new conflict of interest rules
TVNZ: TVNZ 'gutted' by Labour revelations
Vernon Small (Stuff): TVNZ looks at tighter neutrality measures
Patrick Gower (TV3): TVNZ faces questions over Taurima scandal
TVNZ: No TVNZ return for Tamati Coffey in old role
Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch rebuild
Stuff: Brownlee taken to task
The Press: Communication problems persist
Newswire: Brownlee apologises for rant
No Right Turn: Fingers in their ears
James Dann (Rebuilding Christchurch): Gerry’s latest outburst shows that the rebuild is getting too much for him
No Right Turn: The ugly side of Gerry Brownlee
Solid Energy
Vernon Small and Hamish Rutehrford (Stuff): No sale in place for Solid Energy
Radio NZ: Greens denounce mine sale idea
Auckland poll tax
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Brown has a point
Selwyn Manning (Daily Blog): It’s Time To Get Angry About Len Brown’s Poll Tax
Law and order
Herald: NZ ranks 6th in world for law and order
Matthew Backhouse (Herald): MPs consider law change to lower drink driving limit
Catriona MacLennan (Herald): Hand the top cop role to a woman
No Right Turn: Something to be proud of
Newswire: Suggested separate sentences for child porn
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Maybe three strikes for burglaries isn’t a bad idea
Ross Bell (Speaker): The changing world of drug policy
Education
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Student loan bill passes
TVNZ: Student loan defaulters could face arrest
Isaac Davison and Ben Irwin (Herald): Govt calls for overhaul of sex education
Radio NZ: Mother takes issue with Parata
Electricity
Gareth Hughes (RadioLIVE): Power prices are too high
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Former Labour energy minister slams Labour/Green power policy
Dan Satherly (TV3): Shearer: Electricity market is 'broken'
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Friday, March 7
Michelle Duff (Stuff): Response to health report criticized
Lynn Prentice (The Standard): 700,000 comments
Lincoln Tan (Herald): China overtakes UK as largest source of migrants
Cameron Slater (Whaeloil): Another call for a Labour politician to declare who his donors are
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Labour slams deportation inconsistencies
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Joyce once voted Social Credit!
NZ Parliament: Upcoming webcasting of select committees
Listener: Editorial: No contest
The Standard: Glen Innes ‘war zone’
The Dim-Post: Danyl watch
Gordon Campbell (Stuff): It's back to the future for ACT
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Govt rejects Vodafone UFB plea
Scott Hamilton (Reading the Maps): Why Labour needs a Pacific strategy
Andrew Chen (Mashed Calculator): #UoADebate Round-up
Radio NZ: Labour choses young Maori woman
No Right Turn: Jobs for the donors
Tim Dower (Newstalk ZB): Bennett says blogger leaks irrelevant
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Donations pour in for Norman's defamation case
Newswire/RadioLIVE: Cunliffe to visit flood-hit Christchurch
Radio NZ: Mother takes issue with Parata
Brian Fallow (Herald): Playing politics with poverty hides truth
Tony Simpson (Listener): So far to go
Alan McRobie (Listener): State your preference
Paul Spoonley (Listener): Book review: Refuge New Zealand, by Ann Beaglehole
Jane Clifton (Listener): A pack of pills
Gavin McLean (Listener): Book review: In Changing Times: New Zealand Since 1945, by Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow
