NZ Politics Daily - 11 April 2018
11 April 2018
Today's content
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Budget and economy
Branko Marcetic (Spinoff): Why Labour and the Greens should tear up their fiscal straitjacket
Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Why this isn't a 'transformational government'
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On Labour’s timidity, and the temporary outrage over Syria
Interest: James Shaw says 'given what we know now' the Government will be wanting to review its Budget Responsibility Rules before the next election
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Government in crisis mode ahead of Budget – Bridges
Jo Moir (Stuff): Schools, much like hospitals, will need a big capital injection in the Budget
Ella Prendergast (Newshub): National Govt's Budget didn't even cover the 'core basics' – PM
Interest: The Opposition leader hits back at claims the previous Govt critically underfunded key areas of public service, accusing the PM of playing politics
Health
Richard Harman (Politik): How a bureaucratic rule cuts hospital budgets
Natalie Akoorie (Herald):Waikato Hospital ED mental health presentations up by almost 400 per cent
Herald: Middlemore problems outlined in documents, former DHB chair Lee Mathias says
1News: DHB deficits forecast to hit at least $209m by June 30
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Canterbury's health spend one third of national DHB deficit
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Middlemore Hospital: A timeline of building issues
RNZ: Whānau Ora to undergo review
Andy Fyers (Stuff): Do we put enough money into the health system?
RNZ: New research suggests early heart tests for Maori Pasifika
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Mould at Middlemore
Emily Ford and Hannah Martin (Stuff): 'Undervalued' nurses rally for better pay at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital
Kimberley Davis (Spinoff): Who pays the midwife? And why isn’t it enough?
Marama Muru-Lanning and Mere Kepa (Newsroom): Adding life to years in the North
Child welfare
Sarah Harris (Herald): Children's Convention Monitoring Group releases report to better child wellbeing
Stuff: Children's Commissioner calls for change to bring NZ in line with UN for children's rights
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Newborns removed from their mother
Media
David Fisher (Herald): Journalists exposed by Privacy Act gap but the law can now be changed
Henry Cooke (Stuff): RNZ boss formally declines to release 'inappropriate' Clare Curran voicemail
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Clare Curran's call 'inappropriate', RNZ chairman Richard Griffin says
Lucy Bennett (Herald): RNZ chairman Richard Griffin won't hand over Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran's voicemail
No Right Turn: Not acceptable
Nicola Brennan-Tupara (Stuff): Why is the news so negative? Exploring constructive journalism
Environment
Simon Wilson (Herald): A very good day for the trees in Waitakere Ranges
Bayley Moor (Stuff): Forest and Bird says more needs to be done for Northland kauri
David Williams (Newsroom): Skipper sounds alarm over Bluff oysters
Leith Huffadine (Stuff): Our seas are heating up. Here's why
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Te Mata track puts the brakes on new cycle path
International relations and trade
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Should New Zealand be worried about Chinese military presence?
Isaac Davison (Herald): PM responds to reports China is seeking military presence in the South Pacific
Laura Walters (Stuff): PM opposes Pacific militarisation as China eyes Vanuatu military base
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): No early winner in trade war
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Winston Peters makes snide swipe at Donald Trump
Laura Walters (Stuff): NZ expresses 'strongest condemnation' of chemical attack on Syrians
RNZ: Winston Peters condemns Syria attack
Laura Walters (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau in London town hall event
Treaty settlements and Māori land
Jo Moir (Stuff): Crown buys land with contentious Porotī Springs on it as part of future settlement
RNZ: Company at centre of Porotī water dispute sells to Crown
Jo Moir (Stuff): Ngai Tahu and Waikato-Tainui receive substantial treaty payments to acknowledge historical deal
Isaac Davison (Herald): Ngai Tahu and Waikato get $35m in Treaty top-ups from Govt
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Iwi paid $34m on top of Waitangi settlements
Frances Ferguson (Stuff): Council told to back off treaty land
Piers Fuller (Stuff): Slow progress on the long and winding road from Rimutaka to Remutaka
Crown-Māori Relations
Keri Mills (Briefing Papers): What is the new Crown-Māori Relations portfolio?
Stuff: Crown/Māori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis brings hui to Nelson
Hurricanes Land Wars promotion
Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Hurricanes apologise for using Taranaki Land Wars to promote Chiefs match
Jamie Wall (Spinoff): The Hurricanes prove why we need to do better at teaching the New Zealand Wars
Employment
Brian Rudman (Herald): Mike Hosking's minimum wage cropper
Lisa Meto Fox (E-Tangata): Turning workers on and off like a tap
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): L'Oreal to pay living wage in Mangere distribution centre
Herald: Mangere L'Oreal workers win right to living wage
Katie Ellis (Spinoff): Mojo Coffee: Why we increased our prices
Northcote by-election
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The Northcote contenders
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Green turned National Vernon Tava knocked out of candidate selection for Northcote
Herald: Labour announces potential Northcote byelection candidates
Tax
Juha Saarinen (Herald): We need to know what makes robo-taxman tick
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Inland Revenue to close to public for four days
Herald: IRD site to go offline, contact centres to close for four days during system upgrade
Defence
Herald: Willie Apiata launches RSA Poppy Appeal with an emotional plea for support
Nicole Lawton (Stuff): Willie Apiata: Soldiers 'never forget' what happens in war
Immigration
RNZ: Lawyer questions whether Immigration Minister was 'told a lie'
No Right Turn: Deeply dubious
Tze Ming Mok (Spinoff): Crap models and laughable claims: Immigration NZ’s spreadsheet fiasco
Sam Hurley (Herald): Revealed: Kiwi couple named in Bangladeshi human trafficking case
Taika Waititi on racism in NZ
Stuff: Taika Waititi pokes fun at Duncan Garner after being told to 'lighten up' about racism
Radiolive: Plenty of examples of racism in New Zealand - expert
Russell Brown (Public Address): We should stop being surprised about racism
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian):'Can we do better? Yes': Jacinda Ardern wades into New Zealand racism debate
Tess Nichol (Herald): Kiwis respond to Taika Waititi's racism comments
RNZ: Praise and condemnation for Waititi's 'racist' claim
Justice
David Fisher (Herald):Tribunal set up to protect human rights says it is now abusing those rights through massive delays
Laura Walters (Stuff):Justice Minister Andrew Little concerned about access to justice in Family Court
Privacy
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Facebook data breach hits 63,714 New Zealanders after 10 people download quiz
Herald: Radio host Heather du Plessis-Allan caught up in Facebook data hack
Education
Simon Collins (Herald): Teacher unions claim 'public mandate to take action' over big pay claims
Herald: $200m in school buildings unusable, will have to be demolished
Housing
Amy Baker (Stuff): Luck no answer to Auckland's housing affordability, says ballot winner
David Faulkner (Spinoff): In defence of property managers, Public Enemy No 1
Transport and road safety
Dominion Post Editorial: Genter's road toll target a fantasy
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Where dangerous cars go to die
Northern Advocate: Safety work planned for dangerous intersection on SH1 south of Whangarei
Stuff: Mike Hosking crashes $140k Alfa Romeo days after saying crashes are 'idiot-related'
Earthquakes
Liz McDonald (Press): Ministry of Social Development backtracks on earthquake rental allowance
Liz McDonald (Press): Sports lake, large-scale housing, golf course all scrapped from Christchurch red zone planning
Tm Grafton (Stuff): Doing nothing not an option as risks increase
Local government
Nick Truebridge (Stuff): Christchurch's City Care spends over $725,000 rebranding after failed sale
Tom Hunt and Collette Devlin (Stuff): Wrecking ball looms for much of Wellington's Karori Campus
Luke Kirkeby (Stuff): New Zealand Law Society to investigate South Waikato councilor
Other
NZ Herald editorial: We're not as tolerant as we'd like to think
Graham Adams (Noted): Under pressure: Kiwi elites feel the heat
The Daily Blog: Sexism and bullying inside the NZ Miss World pageant #metoonz
Kevin Jenkins (Herald): Big Read: Sharing economy hurtling ahead of NZ laws
Chelsea Boyle (Herald): Firm facing $2.6m fine under money laundering, terrorism financing laws
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Jericho Station sale outcome anticipated, says Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage
Liam Dann (Herald): Why is business so gloomy?
John Anthony and Tommy Livingston (Stuff): Fifa boss resigns after audit into Auckland football project reveals 'potential wrongdoings’
Geoffrey Palmer (Politik): Western democracy seems to have lost its mojo and is on the retreat