NZ Politics Daily - 8 February 2018
8 February 2018
Today's content
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Waitangi
Ward Kamo (Herald): Hold on, it takes two to Waitangi
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Blowing Smoke: Why Jacinda needs to talk less and do more.
Miriama Kamo (Spinoff): Stop praising Māori for ‘behaving’ at Waitangi this year
Laura O'Connell Rapira: Why this Waitangi Day signals a sea-change in Crown-Māori relations
Russell Brown (Public Address): Waitangi: Just enjoy the day
Liam Hehir: A most inspiring Waitangi Day
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): From sizzle to fizzle? Labour creates sky-high expectations
Frances Morton (Vice): Barbecue, Debate and Mega Bombs Off the Bridge at Waitangi
National
Richard Harman (Politik): More candidates thinking about running for National leadership
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): National's elephant in the room
Newstalk ZB: Resignations predicted from National
Claire Trevett (Herald): Leadership and tactical talk over the barbecues
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): National's big problem - how to know when winning is losing
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Nats retreat a chance to build on policies – English
Greens
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Julie Anne Genter announces Green Party leadership run
Herald: Greens co-leadership race heats up as Julie Anne Genter steps forward
Government
Derek Cheng (Herald): Attorney-General David Parker defends waka-jumping bill, despite 'chilling effect' on MPs
Māori TV: Tikanga Māori to support pregnant Prime Minister
Herald: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gifted a wahakura basket for baby
Employment
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Are we there yet at full employment?
Derek Cheng (Herald): Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway knows what it's like to be a victim
RNZ: Vanuatu union seeks better help for RSE workers in NZ
Tom Furley (RNZ): 200 Chinese tradies to complete Akl hotel
Brad Flahive (Stuff): Māori unemployment still needs a lot of work despite big drop in figures, says minister
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): National’s legacy – Maori unemployment at nine year low
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Unemployment drops to 4.5 per cent as NZ adds thousands of jobs
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): New Zealand's jobless rate falls to nine-year low
RNZ: Unemployment hits nine-year low
TVNZ: National warns government labour law reforms aren't 'needed at all' amid nine-year unemployment low
Sarah Dowie (Southland Times):Employment law changes will cost
No Right Turn: 4,000 employed under Labour
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Gender pay gap drops again
Health
RNZ: 'We have to battle to get anything'
Ruby Nyika (Stuff): ACC consultancy bill more than tripled in four years
TVNZ: 'It is so sad that we see that in NZ' – charity dentist sees weekly DIY tooth extractions
RNZ: Joint plea for more funding for ambulance services
Tom O'Connor (Waikato Times): Ignorance, politics hijack medical marijuana debate
Press Editorial: Unregulated fitness industry's cost to taxpayers jumps as injury numbers rise
Jackie Cumming (Scoop): NZ health service performs well, but inequities remain high
Emma Hatton (RNZ): Ban all tanning beds - Consumer NZ
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Cut sugar content or we’ll regulate
RNZ: No political pressure in HIV drug funding call – Pharmac
Stuff: NZ to publicly fund HIV prevention pill. It costs just $5 for a three-month supply
RNZ: Pharmac to widen access to HIV drug
Herald: New research on women with cancer involved in the 'unfortunate experiment'
Karyn Black (Spinoff): Multiple DHBs are conducting illegal video surveillance of mental health inpatients
International relations
RNZ: Annette King expected to take up new role across Tasman
No Right Turn: More cronyism
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Matthew Hooton is now Mongolia’s Honorary Consul in NZ?!?!
Economy and trade
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Grant Robertson's U-turn on public debt hints at deeper concerns about debt
Heather Roy: TPP, CPTPP and the PHARMAC model
Michael Reddell (Croaking Cassandra): Should the Reserve Bank be broken in two?
Herald Editorial: Rising interest rates a reality check for stockmarkets
Education
Jessica Long (Stuff): New Zealand's learning support services 'in crisis', says NZ Principals' Federation
Steve Liddle (Herald): Liberal studies in schools and co-ed classes should be compulsory
Bali Haque (Stuff): Teachers should be on $164K a year
ODT Editorial: Teachers, racism and stereotypes
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Students wrongly failed by digital NCEA exam
Simon Collins (RNZ): NZQA accused of 'Gestapo' tactics in school closure
TVNZ: Maori education success due to targets set to previous government - National's Todd Muller
RNZ: Students fuming as Taranaki art/design course axed
The Wireless: Massey is apologising to thousands of students having problems enrolling
Environment
Phil Pennington (RNZ): NZers warned over toxic foam: 'Ticking timebomb'
Amanda Thomas (Newsroom): A new nuclear-free moment? A few things first
Tom Furley (RNZ): Council apologises for rāhui-breaking message
Alice Peacock (Herald): Council apologises over post suggesting Aucklanders ignore Waitakere Ranges rāhui
Simon Day (Spinoff): Does Auckland Council respect the rāhui, or reject the rāhui?
Primary Industries
Raewyn Peart (Herald): Crayfish quota management in the Gulf a failure
Northland Age: East coast crayfish stocks in crisis
Imran Ali (Northern Advocate): 'Huge and smelly': residents oppose plans for massive farm with 1.3m chooks
Rachel Stewart (Spinioff): Let us now praise cows, but kill them and eat them
Inequality and poverty
Sarah Harris (Herald): AUT study classes 150,000 Kiwis as 'vulnerable transient'
Sarah Robson (RNZ): Taxpayer-funded budgeting service providers falling short
Media
Edward Willis (Great Government): The StuffME merger (again) - What is competition law for?
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Bob Jones and NBR divorce over ‘Māori Gratitude Day’ column
Herald: Sir Bob Jones' NBR column on Maori pulled 'due to inappropriate content’
Te reo Māori
Dominion Post Editorial: Wellington needs to do more for the Māori language
Lillian Hanley (Vice): I'm Pākehā, Speak Te Reo Māori and the Language Isn't Dead
Military
Jono Galuszka (Stuff): Wife of man killed by Unimog trainee driver critical of army
Edward Gay (RNZ): Richard Graham's conviction highlights lack of post-military support
Other
Derek Cheng (Herald): Pike River Recovery Agency may look overseas for expertise needed for safe, manned re-entry
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Power prices in the spotlight in major Government review of electricity market
Jarrod Gilbert (Herald): Peter Ellis martyr to deranged prejudice
Derek Cheng (Herald): Govt agency spent $1685 on pedometers for staff wellness campaign
Aimee Shaw (Herald): New GST legislation on imports off the table this year
Branko Marcetic (Vice): Ranking Politicians' Clumsiest Attempts To Weigh In On Māori Affairs
ODT Editorial: Time for a sea change