NZ Politics Daily - 19 October 2017
19 October 2017
Today's content
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Coalition negotiations
Vernon Small (Stuff): If Peters wants a legacy then the playing field is tilting to the left
Audrey Young (Herald): Which way will he go? The pros and cons of Winston Peters picking red or blue
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Jubilation for one, commiseration for the other
Herald: Winston Peters: Negotiations have been 'exhausting
Stuff: Winston Peters decides: National, Labour may learn fate at same time as the public
Richard Harman (Politik): Almost there ....
Claire Trevett (Herald): Crunch o'clock for Ardern and English as Winston Peters' call looms
Herald: Winston Peters says New Zealand First in position to make announcement Thursday afternoon
Sarah Robson (RNZ): National, Labour in the dark on which way Winston will go
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): NZ First announcement due tomorrow
RNZ: Negotiation announcement tomorrow arvo - NZ First
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Is Winston Peters doing MMP all wrong?
Waatea News: Peters snaps back at ungracious Dunne
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Edging towards a final decision
Laura Walters and Jo Moir (Stuff): Winston Peters 'damned if he does, damned if he doesn't' - Paul East
Jo Moir (Stuff): Winston Peters' deadline softens while Kelvin Davis predicts a Thursday decision
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): The 16 policies NZ First and the Greens disagree on
Alex Tarrant (Interest): NZ First caucus meets over finer points after 2-day meeting with board which canvassed every policy in each of National's and Labour's packages
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): NZ First MP Mark Patterson: 'We're getting close'
Kate Newton (RNZ): Election17: A brief history of quite a long time
Nicholas Jones (Herald): In Winston's words: Timeline for a decision
Election, MMP and Parliament
Simon Wilson (Spinoff): Enough with the MMP catastrophising. The system is working just fine
Claire Trevett (Herald): English suffers consequences of Middle Man Paranoia
Newshub: A brief history of New Zealand's MMP governments
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Biggest and smallest vote gains for Labour
John Tamihere (Newsroom): The rise and demise of the Māori Party
David Farrar (KIwiblog): Electoral law changes should not be part of the horse trading
Electoral Commission: Referral to the Police - 19 October 2017
Environment
Jamie Morton (Herald): Marine reserve boosts snapper outside borders
Herald: Lack of sea ice hampers Antarctic expedition
Rebecca Macfie (Listener):The legacy of NZ’s departing environmental watchdog Jan Wright
Herald: Fowl play all aflutter in Bird of the Year competition
Newshub: Taika Waititi threw NZ under the bus - Duncan Garner
Migration
Mahvash Ali (Western Leader): Immigration NZ deports disabled man back to Fiji on health grounds
Dan Petrie (Herald): New Zealanders continue to return home in strong numbers from Australia
Health
Michael Morrah (Newshub): Cheap fatty meat blamed for Pacific diabetes epidemic
Ryan Bridge (Newshub): Stop arresting 'green fairies' – doctor
Raybon Kan (Herald): How to be on the wrong side of history
Amy Wiggins (Herald): Surgical mesh injuries rising, ACC figures show
Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Waikato DHB's Nigel Murray investigation found expenses associated with women
Nicole Lawton (Stuff): Auckland smoking ban at footpath dining areas deemed 'unfair targeting'
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Canterbury GPs, pharmacists, nurses keep working while sick
Education
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): A briefing to the incoming Education Minister
Grant Chapman (Newshub): Auckland primary teacher shortage worst in 30 years
John Key to chair ANZ NZ board
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Key played down his business background - now it's a strength
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): John Key's ANZ position 'about one week's work a month'
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): John Key to chair ANZ board
Interest: ANZ NZ, the country's biggest bank, to have ex-PM John Key as its chairman from January 2018
Housing
Corazon Miller (Herald): End in sight for Glen Innes beneficiary's housing battle
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): New Zealand library cracks case of the missing book
Cadbury closure
Chris Hutching (Stuff): Mondelez abandons talks with Rainbow Confectionery over Cadbury production
ODT: Rainbow disappointed over Mondelez move
Newshub: Six Kiwi-made confectioneries for you if you're boycotting Cadbury
Animal welfare
Local government
Newshub: Public transport boasts 60-year high in Auckland
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Auckland Council plans an extra $600m to clean up Waitemata Harbour
Newshub: Creator of 'Sh*t towns of NZ' Facebook page 'should be shot' - Waikato mayor
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Evans Bay locals oppose freedom camping space
Sexual harassment and assault
Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): Women still think harassment's their fault. That has to stop
Susan Strongman (The Wireless): #MeToo must be translated into action.
Felicity Monk (RNZ): #MeToo: Because this is the world we live in
1News: 'Me too' - A campaign empowering women to speak out safely, says Louise Nicholas
Herald: White, educated, wealthy Kiwi speaks out on sexual violence in 'me too'
Other
Jordan Band (Newstalk ZB): Welfare dependent employees being 'bailed out' by taxpayers – expert
David Fisher (Herald): Former cop says police in Urewera raids lacked 'intelligence gathering’
Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): When the QE party ends, how much mess will there be?
Herald Editorial: Vital we remember lessons of 1987 crash
RNZ: NZ gives aid for Tongan election
Ella Prendergast (Newshub): Where do potential Prime Ministers stand on North Korea?
Newshub: CTV building site to become 'a special part of the city'
Graham Cameron (Spinoff): Why learning te reo Māori doesn’t have to be a political act
Stuff: Woman who was a battered baby fights for ACC
Damian George (Stuff): Most Kiwi drivers have no confidence in other motorists' ability, survey finds
RNZ: Three missing Kiribati fishermen found
RNZ: Ngāpuhi: Tribunal declines hearing over Crown withdrawal