NZ Politics Daily - 29 March 2018
29 March 2018
Today's content
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Carol Hirschfeld – Clare Curran meeting
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Clare Curran’s dim future
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): The RNZ+ tensions behind Hirschfeld’s fall
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Coffee meeting leaves RNZ+ in a mess
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Hirschfeld controversy leaves RNZ at crossroads
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): The lack of calls for Clare Curran's resignation underlines how compromised she is
Richard Harman (Politik): Curran may have breached Cabinet manual
John Drinnan (ZagZigger): Can Radio New Zealand Trust Labour?
Herald Editorial: Broadcaster goes but minister survives for now
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): A storm in a coffee cup?
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Politics Of Public Service Broadcasting
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Clare Curran apologised to PM over Hirschfeld meeting
Derek Cheng (Herald): Clare Curran apologises to PM Jacinda Ardern over failure to disclose Hirschfeld meeting
RNZ: Broadcasting minister apologises over Hirschfeld meet
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran won't resign over RNZ meeting with Carol Hirschfeld
Herald: Hirschfeld, Curran texts: Cafe meeting organised via text
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Clare Curran releases text messages with Carol Hirschfeld
Laura Walters (Stuff): Melissa Lee was given a heads up about Carol Hirschfeld's resignation
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Questions and answers on Curran and Hirschfeld
NZ and Russian spies
Benedict Collins (RNZ): Govt considers slapping travel bans on some Russians
Paul G. Buchanan (Guardian): New Zealand's claim it has no Russian spies is perplexing. Why is it isolating itself?
Ben Irwin and Tova O’Brien (Newshub): NZ a 'prime target' for Russian spies - former KGB agent
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Preliminary census results show that Russian spies only make up 1.3% of New Zealand population
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): My spy boy told your spy boy, "I'm gonna set you flag on fi-yo."
Tim Watkins (Pundit): Whoops, sorry, the dog ate my Russian spy
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Government: Russian intelligence activity in New Zealand
Jo Moir (Stuff): Russian Intelligence activity happening in NZ - just not of the kind to be expelled
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Russian 'intelligence activity' in NZ – Peters
1News: No Russian spies in NZ - but there are 'intelligence gatherers', admits Jacinda Ardern; National says she's being naïve
Newshub: New Zealand a 'laughing stock' after Jacinda Ardern's Russian spy comments – analyst
Derek Cheng (Herald): New Zealand called an international laughing stock over lack of spies
RNZ/BBC: PM's spy comments make NZ 'a laughing stock'
The Telegraph: New Zealand says it can't find Russian spies to expel
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): The definitive timeline of the Government's Russia fiasco
Facebook breaches NZ Privacy Act
John Edwards (Spinoff): NZ Privacy Commissioner: Why I deleted Facebook
Emma Hurley and Emma Joliff (Newshub): 'Disappointed' Facebook hits back at Privacy Commissioner
Ged Cann and Madison Reidy (Stuff): NZ privacy commissioner has pulled up Facebook for breach of privacy laws
Nikki Mandow (Newsroom): Facebook 0 - 0 NZ privacy
RNZ: Facebook not complying with Privacy Act, says Commissioner
Herald: Facebook accused of breaking New Zealand privacy law
Herald: 'Demonstrated unwillingness to comply': Facebook in breach of NZ Privacy Act
Emma Hurley (Newshub): Facebook has breached New Zealand Privacy Act – commissioner
Susan Strongman (The Wireless): Facebook breached New Zealand's Privacy Act
No Right Turn: A lawless multinational
Government
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern stumbling from crisis to crisis
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): From aspiration to aspirin for Ardern
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): This Government needs training wheels
Claire Trevett (Herald): First, catch your Russian spy
Labour
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): So who does one complain to?
Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Helen Clark: PM Ardern was 'let down' when she wasn't told about sexual assault allegations
National
Stuff: Simon Bridges talks RNZ, other issues of the week
Ilona Hanne (Stratford Press): Taranaki King-Country MP Barbara Kuriger named National whip
Health
RNZ: DHBs under ‘relentless pressure to make surplus'
RNZ: Sewage leaking into Middlemore building's walls
RNZ: 'A lot of problems' in Middlemore buildings - DHB boss
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Who watches the rest homes? DHB accused of ‘collaboration'
Phil Pennington (RNZ): NZ's in-use firefighting foams banned overseas
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Nurses won't vote on striking for at least two weeks
Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Waikato DHB virtual health mistakes cannot happen again, say doctors
Herald: Waikato DHB acting chair makes heartfelt public apology over Nigel Murray
Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Capital & Coast DHB to finish year with $21m deficit
Housing
Bruce Morris (Newsroom): Unitec housing won’t happen overnight
Leith Huffadine (Stufff): What the proposed ban on letting fees will mean for the rental market
Thomas Coughlan (RNZ): Renters shouldn’t take the vote for granted
Andrew Dickeson (Herald): Comment: Bright line test a capital gains tax by stealth
Newshub: Public housing for Asian seniors opens in Auckland suburb Panmure
Trade
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): China-US trade war poses a risk for NZ
Todd McClay (Herald): Words matter — and so does trade
Charles Finny (Herald): Tough times for trade relations
Stephen Jacobi (Herald): The Belt and Road - four ways we can benefit
Sarah Grimmer (Herald): International dispute resolution centre
Martin Thomson (Herald): OIO changes send mixed messages to investors
Donna Miles (Daily Blog): TPPA: From a Market Economy to a Market Society
Education
Simon Collins (Herald): Another 45 jobs going at University of Auckland are 'just the tip of the iceberg', says union
Simon Collins (Herald): School faces criminal prosecution for allegedly falsifying student records
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Canterbury school parents ask Ministry of Education to intervene amid complaints of bullying culture
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): Why are we treating students like prisoners?
Employment
Newshub: Easter bonus for NZ's lowest-paid workers
Newshub: Minimum wage to increase 75 cents from Monday
Electricity
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Govt to include social factors in electricity inquiry
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Review will consider whether Kiwi households get fair deal on power
Justice
Megan Gattey (Stuff): Government aims to cut prison population and fix 'abnormal' system
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): PM's science advisor: 'New prisons are not the answer’
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Integrity of justice vs freedom of speech
Laura Walters (Stuff): Pre-charge restorative justice initiative expanded
Tom Hunt and Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Law Society warns it can name and shame bad lawyers
Simon Maude (Stuff): Justice Minister knocks back National Party MP on knife law change
Tom Hunt (Stuff): Gay rugby team the NZ Falcons ditches law firm Russell McVeagh
Environment
Zac Fleming (RNZ): Precedent setting Matata evictions 'need to be nationally notified'
Dominic Harris (Stuff): Green campaigners hope to sink irrigation plan that could delay protection of Canterbury's Hurunui River
David Williams (Newsroom): $500k council investment stokes water wars
Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): Tenure review process disappoints Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage
Primary industries
Alexa Cook (RNZ): Scientists more pessimistic about eradicating cow disease
Andrea Fox (Herald): New Zealand first country to try mass cattle kill to stop MBovis disease
Conan Young (RNZ): Bull semen likely culprit as M bovis origin – researcher
Andrea Fox (Herald): MPI gives seven possible reasons for cattle disease in New Zealand
Alexa Cook (RNZ): Warranted searches conducted in cow disease investigation
Gerard Hutching (Stuff): Primary Industry officials search locations in hunt for entry of Mycoplasma disease
Timaru Herald Editorial: Cattle disease outbreak must lead to better compliance
Dave Nicoll (Stuff): MPI investigations finds no evidence of illegal activity
Transport and road safety
Newshub: Unintentional errors killing New Zealand motorists
Dominion Post Editorial: Cameras on buses are about passenger and driver safety
RNZ: SH1 Kaikōura to reopen 24 hours a day
RNZ: Calls to change helmet rules 'ridiculous'
Herald: Ministry of Transport looking at management of drone use, regulatory changes possible
America’s Cup and Auckland
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Govt finds $40m to host America’s Cup
Todd Niall (RNZ): America's Cup layout may take longer to clear resource consent
RNZ: Benefits already visible from America's Cup deal – industry
Simon Wilson (Herald):No, the council is not a pack of incompetent wastrels
Todd Niall (RNZ): Sale of $57 million former Waitakere Council HQ on the cards
RNZ: Reshuffle: New chief of staff for Auckland mayor
Military
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the looming inquiry into the Hit & Run events
Derek Cheng (Herald): Remains of 36 NZers buried overseas to be returned by October
RNZ: Govt to repatriate more historical war dead
Bernard Lagan (Listener): People are noticing how stingy New Zealand is on defence spending
Other
RNZ: Spied-upon groups welcome wider Thompson + Clark inquiry
Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Older business owners risk being left behind
Shannon Haunui-Thompson (RNZ): Minister considers NZ Wars heritage trail
Jo Moir (Stuff): Government to sign deal with Northland iwi to plant four million trees
Herald: Kim Dotcom fights for content of GCSB interceptions
No Right Turn: Time to repeal this discriminatory law
Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): Plunket throwing the baby out with the bath water
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Of course Duncan Grieve is into it, he’s paid to be into it
Katie Doyle (RNZ): Snail mail about to get more expensive
Kera Sherwood-O’Regan (Spinoff): The petition to strip Bob Jones of his knighthood has been delivered. Will anyone listen?
Critic: OUSA Battle of the Bands poster ‘Culturally Insensitive’