NZ Politics Daily - 9 November 2017
9 November 2017
Today's content
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Parliament
Dominion Post Editorial: National wins a battle but winning the war is different
ODT Editorial: High expectations for new Parliament
Finlay Macdonald (RNZ): Political football: Labour and National tied at 2-all
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Settling The Stardust: The Grim Logic Behind National’s Opposition Tactics
Liam Hehir (Medium): How the Chris Hipkins thing shows that politics isn’t fun anymore
Tim Watkin (Pundit): In defence of discord
Fiona Kennedy (Newsroom): Why coalition friction could be a good thing
Laura Walters (Stuff): Why did Labour give National the tools it wanted to frustrate legislative progress?
Talisa Kupenga (Māori TV): National's tactics a "wake-up call" for PM - Shane Jones
Claire Trevett (Herald): National puts Speaker's Trev-O-Meter to the test
RNZ: Fractious exchanges over Assistant Speaker election
Herald: Anne Tolley elected deputy Speaker as Nats test Mallard's patience
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The Speakers
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Govt puts Parliament into urgency to start 100-day plan
Newswire/Newshub: Paid parental leave Bill passes first reading
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): National to back Government's Parental Leave Bill – tonight
Jane Patterson and Benedict Collins (RNZ): 52nd Parliament opens with traditional ceremony
Herald: Parliament kicks off: Government agenda set out in opening of Parliament
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): It was the PM's turn to strike - and she did not hold back
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): Ardern's 'government of inclusion'
Alexia Russell (Newstalk ZB): Ardern attacks National's record as Parliament gets underway
Herald: Labour introduces first bill after rough start
Derek Cheng (Herald): Bill English delivers fiery first speech as Opposition leader
Derek Cheng (Herald): Maiden speeches pay tribute to regional NZ
Stu Oldham (Timaru Herald): Rangitata-based MP Jo Luxton's maiden speech pitches for regional development and education
Spinoff: WATCH: Everything you missed during the swearing in of parliament
Nicholas Jones (Herald):Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime breastfeeds in Parliament: 'I see it as role-modelling'
Laura Walters (Stuff): New Zealand's new baby-friendly Parliament
Newshub: Willow-Jean Prime breastfeeds in Parliament debating chamber
Derek Handley (Herald): Nearly a quarter of MPs are under 40
Eileen Goodwin (ODT): Woodhouse battling 'extremely red lobby'
Bob McCoskrie (Christian Life): Three Key Issues In The Next Three Years
Christina Persico (Stuff): Dual citizenship saga 'demands people's careers for no good reason'
Government
Andrew Dickens (Herald): Has Gareth Morgan no feelings at all?
Ben Mack (Washington Post): How the far right is poisoning New Zealand
Finlay Macdonald (Paperboy): Jacinda Ardern on being prime minister: 'You can be empathetic and have steel'
Trade
Richard Harman (Politk): National tries to drive wedge into coalition
Herald: Ardern hoping to return from Vietnam with a trade deal
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern’s Asia trip a major international test
Patrick O’Meara (RNZ): PM Jacinda Ardern heads to APEC hoping to win concessions on TPP
Barry Soper (Herald): Jacinda Ardern's broken the mould
Newshub: Fears NZ's TPP demands could sink it
Mike Hosking (Herald): Let's not get too picky about our trade partners
The Standard: TPP, Corporate Coup or “Free trade”?
The Standard: This TPP…
Reserve Bank and economy
Vernon Small (Stuff): Reserve Bank move sees Ardern cast as 'canary in the mine' of central bank reform
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Reserve Bank says impact of new Government initiatives is "very uncertain"
Michael Reddell (Croaking Cassandra): The Robertson reviews of the RB Act
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): New finance minister says Govt will stick to pledges
Capitalism and inequality
Peter Skilling (Impolitikal): On inequality and market ‘realism’: Why do we want what we’ve got?
Andrew Callander (Taranaki Daily News): Free market capitalism – friend or foe for society?
Winston Peters legal action
Herald Editorial: Peters' suing of ex-ministers discredits negotiations
Karl du Fresne: Were the coalition talks skewed by Peters' secret utu plan?
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): You bet it’s personal, real personal
Paddles
Charles Anderson (Guardian): Paddles, First Cat of New Zealand and social media star, dies after being hit by car
BBC: Paddles, New Zealand PM's 'first cat', dies in car crash
Ella Predergast (Newshub): Tributes flow into SPCA after the death of Jacinda Ardern's cat Paddles
Employment
Emile Donovan (RNZ): Migrant workers: Visa conditions linked to exploitation
RNZ: Govt to investigate better protection for workers
Herald: Film industry heavy-hitters meet as axe hangs over 'Hobbit law'
Jonathan Handel (Hollywood Reporter): New Zealand Poised to Repeal Anti-Union 'Hobbit Law'
Greg Presland (The Standard): The new Pay Equity Legislation
Herald: Opposition MPs say it's a sad day - but Labour hits back over pay equity legislation
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): You can’t use the past to predict the future of work
Matt Stewart (Stuff): Wellington could become digital security hub as global cyber attacks ramp up
Tax
Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): Super Fund dealt with Paradise Papers firm
Tom Pullar-Strecker and Reuters (Stuff): NZ Super documents may have been leaked in 'Paradise Papers'
Andrea Black (Let’s talk about tax):‘It’s a long way to paradise from here’
Andrea Black (Let’s talk about tax): Cold as charity
Justice and police
Edward Gay (RNZ): Teina Pora: 'Thank the Andrew guy that's fixing it all'
Sam Hurley (Herald): Teina Pora 'happy and free' after compensation adjusted for inflation by Government
Mike Hosking (Herald): National's abysmal handling of David Bain, Teina Pora cases
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): New Zealand’s 340 teenage prisoners
Martyn Bradbury (Waatea News): Combating the racist Prison Industrial Complex: Short term, medium term & long term
Farah Hancock (Newsroom): Police confirm agreement with spyware seller
Education
Lynda Stuart (Herald): Now teachers can assess what children can do
RNZ: NZ children of Asian parents risk losing heritage – report
Jessica Long (Stuff): Call for a national languages policy to preserve children's bilingual skills
Alwyn Poole (Stuff): Enhancing the whole NZ education system
Max Towle (Wireless): An Aussie university is just hiring women for jobs in its Maths department
Environment
Matt Burrows (Newshub): Zero Carbon Act to give businesses 'a pathway' to investment - James Shaw
Newswire: Government rules out new mining projects on public land
Dave Frame (Spinoff): I’m sorry, activists – but NZ’s climate target is actually fine
Liz Mcdonald (Stuff): Industries fear effects of new Government's environmental stance
Lois Williams (RNZ): Water worries as avocado industry spreads to Far North
Alexa Cook (RNZ): MPI considering Canterbury rabbit virus application
Gareth Morgan
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Why TOP will never make 5%
Aziz Al-Sa'afin (Newshub): Outrage at Gareth Morgan's dead cat jibe after death of Jacinda Ardern's pet
Stuff: Gareth Morgan launches ongoing tirade after PM's cat Paddles' death
Herald: Cat hater Gareth Morgan: 'Was it out and about wandering?'
Refugees and immigration
Ian Telfer (RNZ): Big hole in Dunedin refugee support – advocate
Lesley Deverall (Newstalk ZB):Ardern: No cuts to immigration coming just yet
Damon Rusden (Daily Blog): The politics of principle
RNZ: PNG PM threatens Manus Island intervention
RNZ: 100 days of protest on Manus Island
RNZ: 24 Manus refugees quit detention centre
Health
Eric Frykberg (RNZ): Increase in children with 'severe' dental issues
Pam Jones (ODT): Past time to tackle male suicide: expert
Jim Tucker (Taranaki Daily News): Doing their best with a flawed system
Defence
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Government to talk to NZDF about Hit & Run allegations
Jo Moir (Stuff): Government to look into the allegations about SAS actions in Afghanistan
Emma Hurley (Newshub): Will the Government investigate the Hit & Run allegations?
Transport
Ian Telfer (RNZ): Latest petrol increase 'not justified' as price hits new high
Barney Irvine (Herald): We need to know a fuel tax for Auckland will be put to good use
Miri Schroeter (Manawatu Standard): Passenger train through the gorge still on the agenda
Todd Niall (RNZ): National's election promise derails train plans
Other
Russell Brown (Public Address): How harm happens
Philip Barry (Herald): An electricity price review should look at network operators