NZ Politics Daily - 14 February 2018
14 February 2018
Today's content
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Bill English and the National Party
John Armstrong (TVNZ): Opinion: Biggest challenge facing National Party's eventual new leader will be the Jacinda Ardern political juggernaut
Dominion Post Editorial: There is no promising National leader to replace Bill English
Audrey Young (Herald): Expectations on National's new leader should be low
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): A compassionate conservative legacy
Steve Braunias (Herald): Loose goose Simon Bridges obvious pick as satirist-in-chief
Newshub: Peter Dunne picks National's next leader
Liam Hehir: Simon Bridges for leader
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Why Judith Collins should be National's next leader
Newshub: Judith Collins heir to National Party throne - Chris Trotter, Trish Sherson
Herald: Judith Collins, Simon Bridges first to declare bid to contest National leadership
Anna Bracewell-Worrall and Ella Prendergast (Newshub): Judith Collins and Simon Bridges gunning for leader
RNZ: Collins' hat in ring: PM 'formidable' competition
Henry Cooke and Laura Walters (Stuff): Simon Bridges, Judith Collins mount National Party leadership bids
Herald: Judith Collins first to declare bid to contest National leadership
Greg Presland (Standard): Crusher wants to crush
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Leadership battle brewing in the National Party
Richard Harman (Politik): English offers hint on National leadership
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Will New National Party leader be woman?
Tim Watkin (RNZ): English's exit an end and a beginning
Simon Wilson (Herald): Bill English, the National Party leader who wasn't
David Slack (RNZ): Farewell then, Bill English
Curwen Ares Rolinson (Daily Blog): On English’s Billexit And Why This Means National Is In Trouble For 2020
Southland Times: English calls it a career
ODT Editorial: The English legacy still unfolding
Herald Editorial: NZ Herald editorial: Bill English leaves the economy and his party in great shape
Audrey Young (Herald): Bill English will be remembered for his humanity and intelligence
Wayne Mapp (Spinoff): Bill English’s greatest legacy is clear: guiding NZ through global economic crisis
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Teary and emotional, Bill English calls it quits - now what?
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Bill English bows out with grace and dignity
Laura Walters (Stuff): Politically Correct: Mr Loyal bows out for party and for family
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Directorships beckon for English, with rumour of a seat on an Aussie bank
RNZ: Bill English reflects on 28 years in Parliament
Herald: Bill English on why he resigned ... and the dream job he'd love to do next
Claire Trevett (Herald): National leader Bill English warns caucus against bitter leadership battle
Bryan Gould (Herald): National Party needs to come to terms with the election result
Newshub: Bill English on democracy: 'A fantastic privilege'
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): So who does National turn to now?
Herald: Batter up! National braces for leadership battle
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): A Nat's leadership lineup - who are the contenders to replace Bill English?
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Who will be the next National Party leader?
TVNZ: Corin Dann's analysis: Bill's gone – so, which National MPs will put their hands up now?
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Who will replace Bill English? The contenders for next National leader, power ranked
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Who will replace Bill English? The contenders
Claire Trevett (Herald): National's leader contenders give English his day before fireworks begin
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Bill English and the end of an overlong era
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): When it comes to political leaders, why must it always be style over substance?
Herald: English exit: Reactions from all sides of the political spectrum
Claire Trevett (Herald): Peters attacks English, says no one in Nats can win in 2020
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Bill English: former New Zealand prime minister to quit politics
Claire Trevett (Herald): National leader Bill English steps down, will leave Parliament
Derek Cheng (Herald): Bill English decided to stand down over the summer break
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Bill English's 27-year life in politics
Derek Cheng (Herald): Bill English: The highs and lows of a 27-year-career
Herald: Bye Bill: English's political career with National
Newshub: Bill English's life in retrospect
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): English’s resignation ‘purely personal’
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): English steps down
Jo Moir and Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Bill English quits as National Party leader
Newshub: Former PM Bill English resigns as National Party leader
RNZ: Bill English delivers emotional resignation speech
Tom Sainsbury (Spinoff): Kiwis of Snapchat: Bill English, former leader of the National Party
Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): Nelson MP Nick Smith to stay in politics as Bill English announces resignation
Daisy Hudson (Rotorua Daily Post): Todd McClay declines to discuss leadership candidates following English resignation
Ben Aulakh (Timaru Herald): Falloon left disappointed by Bill English's decision to call it a day
Laurel Stowell (Wanaganui Chronicle): Whanganui reacts as National Party leader Bill English resigns
Florence Kerr (Stuff): National Party MPs prepare to be wooed by candidates
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): Bill English steps down as National Party leader
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Bill English resigns as Leader of the National Party
Katie Parker (RNZ): Goodbye Bill!
No Right Turn: Good riddance to Bill English
Stephanie Rodgers: So long and thanks for all the defishits
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Poor Nicola
Bevan Rapson (Noted): How does National compete against a game-changing young Prime Minister?
Housing
Brian Rudman (Herald): Phil Twyford hits own thumb with hammer
Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): No vacant Housing New Zealand home for Nelson mum, says ministry
Inequality and poverty
Simon Chapple (Newsroom): Under and over the benefit in NZ
Sarah Harris (Herald): The Salvation Army State of the Nation report reveals Kiwis struggle with rents and wages
Simon Maude (Stuff): Salvation Army report: poor Kiwis getting left behind, despite economic growth
Sarah Robson (RNZ): Demand for food parcels jumps 12 percent
Hannah Martin (Stuff): Experts call for pokies to be banned in New Zealand pubs and clubs
Education
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On bidding good riddance to charter schools
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Labour Māori MPs confident charter schools will survive
Jo Moir (Stuff): It's the charter school model, not the schools that are the issue - Willie Jackson
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Charter school deal high stakes for Māori MPs
Economy
Liam Dann (Herald): Economy Hub: The five biggest risks facing NZ this year
Jonathan Underhill (BusinessDesk): Finance Minister Grant Robertson promises to deliver NZ's first 'wellbeing' budget
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Stronger GST and income tax give Crown coffers a boost
Health
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Health Minister apologises 'unreservedly' after death, orders bowel cancer screening programme review
RNZ: Govt's minimising of toxic foam risks 'doomed to fail'
Bob Jones
Ward Kamo (Herald): No such thing as bad publicity for Bob Jones
Dave Armstrong (Stuff): Sir Bob Jones says his Māori Gratitude Day column was satire. So what was he satirising?
TVNZ: PM Jacinda Ardern 'certainly not' considering stripping Sir Bob Jones of knighthood
Other
Mark Blackham (Dominion Post): Social media's attack on freedom
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Defence Force chief plots spending cutbacks
Mike Yardley (Stuff): Are we being stiffed by power prices?
Jimmy Ellingham (Manawatu Standard): Shouting down support could prove counterproductive
Harrison Christian (Stuff): Human Rights Commission 'fell short' in sexual harassment scandal - employment lawyer
Clare de Lore (Listener): Union leader Erin Polaczuk opens up about the future of the movement