NZ Politics Daily - 7 February 2018
7 February 2018
Today's content
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Waitangi
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Waitangi trip a triumph, but challenges lie ahead
Claire Trevett (Herald): Jacinda Ardern fulfills Ngapuhi appetite for time at Waitangi
Claire Trevett (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sets high expectations at Waitangi
Chris Trotter (Stuff): How Labour reforged the alliance with Māori to pick off National's support partners
RNZ: Stop striving for perfection at Waitangi commemorations, says PM
Claire Trevett (Herald): Eloquence evokes hope and promise
Herald: Ardern finishes Waitangi Day with 1000 Kiwis at Government House reception with Dame Patsy Reddy
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Jacinda Ardern ends five-day stay in Waitangi
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern: Hold me to account when I return to Waitangi
RNZ: Far North expecting big things from gvt - Winston Peters
Jo Moir (Stuff): The Prime Minister's five days at Waitangi has gone off without a hitch or protest
TVNZ: Bill English welcomed onto Bluff marae with energetic powhiri for Waitangi Day
Joshua Hitchcock (The Spinoff): The Treaty of Waitangi granted us tino rangatiratanga – but what is it?
Corin Dann (1News): Jacinda Ardern's historic protest-free speech at Waitangi
TVNZ: 'Completely different' – 1 NEWS' Corin Dann gives his take on this year's Waitangi commemorations
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Jacinda Ardern defuses tensions on New Zealand's sacred Waitangi Day
Heta Gardiner (Māori TV): Uniting New Zealanders this Waitangi Day
Jacinda Ardern: What I want for my child
RNZ: VIDEO: PM speaks of nerves ahead of Waitangi speech
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Can Sovereignty Be Shared?
Raniera Harrison (Māori TV): PM's Waitangi breakfast a hit
Herald: Waitangi much more than Jacinda Ardern expected
TVNZ: Jacinda Ardern says Waitangi Day celebrations have 'exceeded expectations'
Steve Edwards (Daily Blog): Harnessing the Herd to Hide a Historical Heist
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Bury placenta at Waitangi, Labour MP suggests
TVNZ: Watch: Jacinda Ardern calls offer to bury placenta at Waitangi a 'significant gesture'
Simon Wilson (Herald): Everyone falls in love with Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi
Simon Wilson (Herald): Something has changed at Waitangi
NZ Herald Editorial: Nation has much to celebrate and challenges ahead
Claire Trevett (Herald): New dawn at Waitangi
Southland Times: Editorial – Lessening the imperfections
Peter Adams (Stuff): Treaty of Waitangi a test of our national character, says ex-diplomat
Dominion Post: Editorial: Togetherness on our national day is a hard ask
Henry Cooke (Stuff): National have been much better at settling Treaty claims than Labour
Newshub: Waitangi success down to us - National Party
TVNZ: Good-humoured Steven Joyce laughs while recalling dildo incident as he returns to Waitangi
Greg Presland (The Standard): Waitangi day
Claire Trevett (Herald): Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox says it's time Maori had discussion about right of Maori women to speak on marae
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): New Zealanders divided over what Waitangi means
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Govt promises to close the gaps - but not by targeting Māori
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): PM's historic speech: The distance between our houses, Māori and Pākehā
Chev Hassett (The Wireless): What changed for five iwi after the Treaty of Waitangi
Newshub: Hone Harawira speaks out over Te Tii Marae decision
Jo Moir (Stuff): Waitangi locals invite the PM to bury her placenta at nation's birthplace
Newstalk ZB: Iwi leaders taking a 'wait and see' approach to Ardern
Government
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): The landmines in Ardern’s next 1000 days
John Minto (Daily Blog): 100 days and the first broken promise
Anna Fifield (Listener): Why I'm shouting Jacinda's baby news from Japanese rooftops
Greens
Stuff Editorial:A diet of dead rats would make the Greens sicken and die
Richard Harman (Politik): Davidson's "independent" agenda challenges the coalition status quo
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Another Greens co-leader is PC nonsense
Parliament and democracy
Liam Hehir (Newsroom): The case for ‘party hopping’
Phillip Temple (ODT): Waka-jumping Bill denies democracy
Karl du Fresne (Stuff): Sidelining of religion in New Zealand society for the better
Environment
Catherine Hutton (RNZ): Government blocks land sale on Denniston Plateau
No Right Turn: A good start
Nicola Toki (Spinoff): Why the survival of NZ’s wildlife is in our hands
James Shaw (Herald): We can lead world dealing with climate change
Primary industries
Robin Martin (RNZ): Cows blamed for closure of popular swimming holes
Kaitlin Ruddock (TVNZ): Land of opportunity? Future of iconic high-country station put to NZ public
Animal welfare
Rachel Stewart (Herald): Rodeo doomed to bite the dust
RNZ: Protesters gather near Dunedin rodeo grounds
Health
Julian Lee (Stuff): Health boss Chai Chuah spent $233,000 on foreign academics and $31,000 on course months before he quit
TVNZ: 'Why do we have this hang-up?' Doctor asks why cannabis still cannot be prescribed
Liam Hehir (Stuff): Good government not about the application of rigid ideology
Herald: Salvation Army appeal for sanitary products to stop girls missing school
Chris Harrowell (Stuff): New challenge for MP Louisa Wall as select committee chair
Brian Rudman (Herald): Here's one final challenge for miracle-worker Jacinda
Employment
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Labour approach testing employment waters
Derek Cheng (Herald): Employment law changes could mean greater costs and less flexibility: MBIE
RNZ: RSE scheme likely to keep growing, says NZ minister
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff): Unions urged to use powers wisely if employment bill passed
International relations
Paul Buchanan (Herald): Not clear if Labour will change foreign policy
Barry Soper: Annette King tipped for Aussie High Commissioner role in Canberra
Claire Trevett (Herald): Former MP Dame Annette King tipped to be next High Commissioner to Australia
RNZ: Peters says gepolitical pressure not all good for Pacific
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Aussie Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to visit NZ this week
Economy and trade
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Why the Waitangi Day wipeout is no new GFC
Liam Dann (Newsroom): Is a stockmarket crash coming?
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): David Parker pushes fair deal for all in free trade bargaining
Jane Kelsey (Herald): Excess of spin on revised TPP cause for concern
Jane Kelsey (Daily Blog): Labour’s first post-Waitangi challenge: will it allow the Waitangi Tribunal to complete the TPPA inquiry?
Elliot Crossan (Against the current): It’s time for the Greens to play hardball on TPPA
Immigration
Lincoln Tan (Herald): JP accuses Immigration NZ of employing 'spies' in China who deny visas over Falun Gong links
Bernard Hickey and Hamish Coney (Newsroom): A conversation about The Founder’s Paradox
Education
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): A million Kiwis lack literacy skills, prompting call for review
Laura Walters (Stuff): Education Minister promises to replace Stage Challenge, provides further funding
Tamara Thorn (Stuff): Pin pulled on Māori partnership school
Media
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): NZME and Stuff to appeal merger ruling to Court of Appeal
Herald: NZME and Fairfax to appeal High Court merger decision
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): StuffMe heads back to court
David Farrier (Spinoff): ‘It felt like he was making TV specifically for me’: David Farrier on his love for Jeremy Wells
CTV building tragedy
RNZ: CTV families say meeting with PM last hope
Stuff: CTV victims' families to meet with prime minister
Sam Price (WSWS): Families’ spokesman on New Zealand earthquake building collapse: “Are there people who are above the law?”
Inequality and poverty
Justine Murray (RNZ): He Korowai Trust's mission to make a difference
TVNZ: Kiwi Mums attempt to create free school lunch revolution
Local government
Collette Devlin (Dominion Post): Wellington City council consulting with community to create te reo Māori policy
Moana Makapelu Lee (Māori TV): To make Wellington a Reo Māori city
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Wellington City Council takes aim at sexual harassment and assault
Other
David Fisher (Herald): Declassified: The secret briefing which shows how Kim Dotcom and Edward Snowden made spies all over the world open up
RNZ: Want to help Māori? Rethink mega prison
Stuff: How much has the price of electricity changed in New Zealand?
Sam Kilmister (Stuff): Government not backing down over laws for earthquake prone buildings
TVNZ: NZ Catholic Church admits 'a small number' of children here were fathered by priests
Julian Lee (Press): Is it time for a Cook Strait bridge or tunnel?
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): A pick-and-mix America’s Cup solution