NZ Politics Daily - 22 September 2017
22 September 2017
Today's content
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Final polls and forecasts
Colin James (RNZ): Poll of the final polls - too complicated to call
Andy Fyers (Stuff): Stuff poll of polls: Election result too close to call
Harkanwal Singh (Herald): Vote 2017: Herald Election Forecast - the final reckoning
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Who might be an MP on the average of the polls
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): 2017 election polls
In the Balance: Election forecast: National to get a fourth term
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The final poll, and one that befits a pulsating campaign
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): NZ First support seems likely
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Newshub election poll: Either National, Labour could take power
Patrick Gower (Newshub): This election, it is all on the line
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Newshub poll: Winston Peters returns as kingmaker
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Newshub poll: New Zealanders want to see the Greens in Parliament
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub):Newshub poll: How the politicians reacted
Henry Cooke (Stuff): A final poll shock: Either side could govern, but National is just ahead
Audrey Young (Herald): New Herald-Kantar poll: What's driving how we will vote?
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Latest UMR Poll: National 43 Labour 38 NZF 8 Green 7 TOP 2.7
Looking back at the campaign
Audrey Young (Herald): Remarkable Ardern, rejuvenated English
Newshub: Paddy Gower’s top five election campaign moments
Tracy Watkins and Vernon Small (Stuff): An extraordinary campaign will get the extraordinary election it deserves
Jane Patterson (RNZ): All bets off in 'extraordinary' election
Claire Trevett (Herald): The trails of Bill English and Jacinda Ardern
Toby Manhire (Herald): Shocks galore in extraordinary election
Steve Braunias (Herald): The best of election 2017
Karl du Fresne (Stuff): Heads, hearts and polls in a spin
Richard Harman (Politik): So now what?
Leonie Hayden (Spinoff): Seat watch: the Māori electorates
Finlay Macdonald (RNZ): Instinct, not policy, still winning at the ballot
Jon Stokes (Herald): Whichever way it goes, Maori may get little out of this election
Tom Sainsbury (Spinoff): The Kiwis of Snachat election omnibus
Henry Cooke (Stuff): When Jacinda Ardern knifed Metiria Turei, she changed the election for good
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Lies, damn lies, and elections: The biggest mistruths this campaign
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Politically Correct: After all this time, it's still up to Winston
Laura Walters (Stuff): New Labour leader changed election campaign
Alex Tarrant (Interest): Top 10 of final election thoughts
Newsroom: Best and worst of the 2017 campaign
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): A good government needs a strong opposition
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): Southern communities on the outer
Herald Editorial: A shift in priorities as country goes to the polls
Grant Miller (Stuff): A cliffhanger or has Labour run out of steam?
ODT: Election choices in close race
Newshub: Decision 17: Twitter's dramatic differences on final leaders debate
Branko Marcetic (Jacobin): New Zealand’s Paper Left
What to expect after Saturday
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): What will Winston do?
Audrey Young (Herald): Biggest party might not lead new Government
Michael Daly (Stuff): National could get many more votes than any other party and still not be in the next government
Janine Hayward (ODT): What you need to know: Coalition building
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Minor party leaders set to make the difference
Tim Watkin (Pundit): How your vote may turn into a government
Phil Quin (Newsroom): The likely players in a Labour dream team
Dan Sathereley (Newshub): Clarke Gayford looking forward to being 'First Ladyman'
Alex Tarrant (Interest): ACT’s David Seymour says he will work with Winston Peters if that’s what National needs to form centre-right govt
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): WWSD - What Will Steven Do?
Election day
RNZ: Sun to turn out on election day
ODT: A wet election day predicted for South
Anna Rankin (Newshub): Does the weather affect election turnout?
Katarina Williams (Stuff): Warning issued after sportsmen sin binned for Election Day tweets
Election night
The Spinoff’s bumper guide to watching the election results tomorrow
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Broadcasters’ Saturday night fever
Katie Parker (The Wireless): How to spend your election night: A guide
Calum Henderson (Spinoff): Five things election night TV coverage could learn from Havoc and Newsboy
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): Election night: survival guide
Katie Newton (Stuff): Election party: Jacinda lollies, strong 'covfefe'
Final hours of the campaign
Vernon Small (Stuff):Ardern slams National's tax 'lie', but its impact haunts her to the end
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Life on the never-ending campaign trail
Herald: Jacinda Ardern breaks from the campaign trail to attend grandmother's funeral
TVNZ: Watch: Paula Bennett belts out 'Natural Woman' on packed National Party campaign bus
Newshub: National gives Aussies campaign access for elections tips
Kirsty Johnston (Herald): Winston Peters 'confident' of winning Northland
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Winston’s last stand
Jo Moir (Stuff): Winston Peters would have advised Jacinda Ardern against tax promises
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Brutal battle for Māori Party’s survival
Herald: Marama Fox on the polls: 'Holy crap - come on people, party vote Māori!'
Isaac Davison (Herald): Green leader James Shaw on recent polls: 'The trend for us is up'
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): It ain't easy being Green - but with TOP voters' support it might be improved
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The party that came back from the dead
Newshub: 'Yes we cannabis!' - New Greens election billboard
Siobhan Wilson (RNZ): TOP, Greens wrangle for party vote
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Gareth Morgan: 'Greens too left wing to be effective'
Anna Bracewell-Worrall and Isobel Ewing (Newshub): David Seymour softens stance on Winston Peters then calls him racist
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why I am voting National for the first time in my life
Voting
Sarah Robson (RNZ): Hundreds of thousands still not enrolled
Gwynn Compton (Digital libertas): Enrolment update - under 39s starting to claw back
Michael Daly (Stuff): Advance voting is surging - but for those yet to vote, here are some simple instructions
Newshub: Decision 17: Friday's your last chance to enrol to vote
Mark Sainsbury (Newshub): No excuses for any of us to abstain from election duty
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): There may have been a youth-quake
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Decision 17: 'Youthquake' arrives in New Zealand
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): There is no 'youth quake'
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): Enrolment data doesn't yet support youthquake
Herald: A simple 'like' can reveal who you'll vote for
Nelson Mail Editorial: Taking the chance to have your say
Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): Tight election race draws the voters
Kim Grigg (RNZ): Those bloody women: Could they shift the vote?
Robin Martin (RNZ): Rangatahi at Ngā Manu Kōrero: 'It's time to do something about our political participation'
Paperboy: How we vote: talking politics with parents
Kirsten Warner (Spinoff): Bring An Adult To Vote: How kids are helping turn around low voter turnout
Tim Newman (Southland Times): Voters harassed at polling booth
Jeremy Olds (Stuff): Woman enrolled to vote in three countries
Charlie Gates (Stuff): Billy Boy or Jacinda Fever? The choice is yours
Voting declarations
Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): You’re Wrong Keith: We Have To Do This NOW.
Stephanie Rodgers (Boots Theory): What I’m voting for tomorrow
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): If we had preferential voting, here is how I would rank the parties
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The one image that sums up Election 2017
Policy
Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): A tenuous grasp on inequality
Ben Ogilvie (The Co-op): Policy A Day: Public Service Reform
The Co-op: A Policy A Day: A Conclusion
Other
Herald: Broadcaster David Beatson dies following long illness
David Fisher (Herald): Revealed: The citizenship file of spy trainer turned National MP Jian Yang
Rod Oram (Newsroom): Fact-checking English on income and exports
Richard Gill (Stuff): New approach needed to health and safety
RNZ: Immigration remains high, despite decrease in student migrants
Newshub: Helen Clark sketch fails to get any bids in TradeMe auction