NZ Politics Daily - 20 October 2017
20 October 2017
Today's content
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Coalition government
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the Peters/Ardern triumph
Patrick Gower (Newshub): A true Government of change
John Armstrong (TVNZ): If things turn to custard there will be no prizes for guessing who will get most, if not all the blame
Audrey Young (Herald): Legendary tale of new leader Jacinda Ardern just grows
Wayne Mapp (Spinoff): I was a National MP for 15 years, and today I’m excited about Jacinda
Morgan Godfery (Spinoff): Change is here. But is it the kind you hoped for?
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Schrodinger's cat is Malawi's flag
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Winston Peters' decision on a coalition with Jacinda Ardern as PM puts us in new territory
Richard Harman (Politik): What next.
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Winston Peters drove a hard bargain
Mike Hosking (Herald): Already a mess - we are all in trouble
Paul Buchanan (Kiwipolitico): A walking Tui ad?
Jo Moir (Stuff): Winston Peters has made his choice - now he has three years to deliver the goods
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Peters makes the only sensible call
Dominion Post Editorial: A welcome game-changer
Herald Editorial: Call for change sees Ardern crowned PM
ODT Editorial: Mood for change recognised
Toby Manhire (Herald): Make this work or Ardern risks being one-term wonder woman
David Slack (RNZ): No more calls please, we have a winner
Spinoff: Group Think: It’s Jacinda Ardern, PM, as Winston goes with Labour
Simon Wilson (Spinoff): Jacinda Ardern and the left boldly look to the future
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): It’s Labour
Karl du Fresne: A political bastard child
Stuff: Political pundits deliver their first reckonings on the new government
Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Jacinda Ardern to become NZ prime minister following coalition announcement
No Right Turn: Change
Oliver Chan (Impolitikal): Single malt Keynesianism for a new New Zealand
Policy and personnel
1 News: Who will get Cabinet posts? Ardern set to dish out ministerial postings in meeting this afternoon
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): What kind of cabinet will Jacinda run?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The shape of the Government
Laura Walters (Stuff): Labour's top priorities and those who'll make it happen
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Big policy changes ahead for Labour-led government
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): With Labour in the picture the housing party is definitely over
Michael Daly (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern indicates big immigration cuts coming, warns about economy
Herald: Labour's proposed water tax on farmers to be scrapped
Herald: Policy under the new Government: What we know so far
Hamish Fletcher (Herald): What business wants to know from Peters and Ardern
National
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Bill English ran the campaign of his life - but it just wasn't enough
Alex Tarrant (Interest): National will regroup and be strong Opposition, English and Bennett say; English says decision on his position to be made over the next few weeks
Herald: Bill English's advice for Jacinda
RNZ: Ardern's rise 'remarkable' - Bill English concedes
Greens
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Waist-deep in Government a wise move for Greens
Ella Predergast (Newshub):What James Shaw really thinks of Winston Peters
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Greens promised referendum on legalising the personal use of cannabis
RNZ: Green Party to get ministers for first time – Shaw
Herald: Green Party ratifies confidence and supply deal with Labour
International and NZ reaction
News hub: Aussie politicians take potshots at Ardern's win, paper labels Labour 'losers'
Andrew Taylor (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern as prime minister makes things awkward for Australian foreign minister
Herald: Julie Bishop extends olive branch to Jacinda Ardern
Gareth Hutchens (Guardian):Julie Bishop keen to work with Jacinda Ardern despite attack on NZ Labour
Michael Daly (Stuff): Helen Clark: Winston Peters won't let the Labour government down
RNZ: Ardern's performance 'extraordinary' - Helen Clark
Dan Satherley (Newshub): No call from Trump yet, but Ardern's not holding her breath
Katarina Williams (Stuff): Congratulations for new PM Jacinda Ardern flow in from home and abroad
Herald: 'Ecstatic' or a 'madman on the loose': Reactions to NZ First's decision
Lois Williams (RNZ): Northern iwi cheer new government decision
Eileen Goodwin (ODT): Seeing red: a Labour-led government
Alice Guy (Rotorua Daily Post): Rotorua MPs respond to the new government
Announcement
Bernard Hickey, Sam Sachdeva and Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): It’s the Sixth Labour Government
Alex Tarrant and David Hargreaves (Interest): Peters says NZ First will go into coalition with the Labour Party to turn around New Zealand capitalism in the face of economic slump which is already here
Jo Moir (Stuff): Labour finally retake power after Winston Peters gives Jacinda Ardern his support
RNZ: Labour-NZ First government: what you need to know
NZN/Herald: New Prime Minister in waiting Jacinda Ardern: 'This is an exciting day'
RNZ: 'Honour and a privilege' - Jacinda Ardern
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Reality television? None better than Election 2017
Profiles of Ardern and Peters
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern's long road to power
Katrina Tanirau (Waikato Times): Jacinda Ardern to become PM after Winston Peters goes with Labour coalition
Phil Taylor (Herald): The Big Read: Winston Peters the Kingmaker
International coverage
Herald: How the world reported on New Zealand's new government
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Jacinda Ardern to be New Zealand's next prime minister after Labour coalition deal
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Herald): How reluctant leader Jacinda Ardern charmed New Zealand
Toby Manhire (Guardian): Can Jacinda Ardern live up to Helen Clark’s legacy as New Zealand PM?
Economic direction
Vernon Small (Stuff): New Zealand may be about to face the biggest shift in economic gears since 1984
Ella Predergast (Newshub): 'Black clouds' on horizon for NZ economy
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Winston Peters played it down but economy will remain strong, Infometrics forecasts
Ellen Read (Stuff):Is this the end of central banks as we know them?
Ellen Read and Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Peters talking down the economy 'not going to be good'
David Chaston (Interest): We record the benchmarks Peters set for his decision to choose the Labour/Greens option
Path to a new government
Jo Moir (Stuff): NZ politics turned on its head in just three months
Glen Scanlon (RNZ): Ardern: From distant star to PM
Shabnam Dastgheib (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern's understanding of Auckland's woes central to successful campaign
Coalition negotiations
Max Towle (RNZ): Waiting for Winston
RNZ: 'We're kind of ready to go' - James Shaw
Stuff: How to understand what Winston Peters will say this afternoon
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Coalition concessions and possible policy paths
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Winston’s Dream Can Only Be Realised By Putting New Zealand Second.
Mike Hosking (Herald): Will today's government deal even be workable?
Noted: Watch: The top 10 moments Winston was Winston
Tom Sainsbury (Spinoff): Kiwis of Snapchat: Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ First MP
Tom Sainsbury (Spinoff): Julie Anne Genter, Green Party MP
Zbigniew Dumieński and Nicholas Ross Smith (Newsroom): Why a grand coalition was unthinkable
Election and Parliament
Brian Fallow (Herald): Keeping the politicians honest
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): MPs Salaries
David Seymour (Spinoff): What I learned this election
Environment
Jamie Morton (Heral): Major NZ climate report: The 5 defining figures
Charlie Mitchell and Ged Cann (Stuff): Some New Zealand climate change impacts may already be irreversible, Government report says
Newshub: Climate change's effect on NZ will take 'centuries' to fix
RNZ:Revealed: NZ's emissions fifth highest in OECD
Susan Strongman (The Wireless): Taika the traitor
Herald: Taika Waititi responds to 'not proud of NZ' backlash
Southland Times Editorial: Enough of this nest-feathering politics
Jian Yang
Matt Nippert (Herald): OIA documents confirm National MP Jian Yang did not disclose military intelligence links
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Peters in position to launch Yang inquiry
Rest homes
Emily O’Connell (Christchurch Star): 'Get a f**king life': Rest home owner's tirade at pensioner
Herald: Potty-mouthed retirement home owner apologises to residents
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Unions and employers team up for govt intervention
Education
Liam Rutherford (Herald): Public education crisis isnt coming - its here
RNZ: Unitec reverses enrolment outsourcing decision
Health
Wanganui Chronicle: Smoking impact by recognised with inaugural Dame Tariana Turia Award
RNZ: Mumps outbreak: Health authorities urge free vaccine catch-ups
Household incomes
David Hargreaves (Interest): Statistics New Zealand says housing costs increased 50.5% in the past decade, while household income rose just 42%
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): One in five renting households spends 40pc plus on housing
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Household income stats
Media
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Fairfax and NZME accuse Commerce Commission of breach of natural justice
John Drinnan (Herald): Life left yet in the set-top box
Other
Jemma Brackebush (RNZ): Visa changes for workers will leave gaps – farmer