NZ Politics Daily - 18 April 2018
18 April 2018
Today's content
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International relations and trade
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): GCSB boss says there are indications Russian state-backed hackers directly threatened NZ
RNZ: PM checking if Russian hacking hit NZ
1News: Russia may have been behind cyber attacks in NZ says Ardern as Australia joins US in blaming Moscow for affecting millions of devices worldwide
Stuff: Jacinda Ardern seeks more details on Russian hacking claims
Herald: PM Jacinda Ardern seeking advice from GCSB on cyberattacks
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Trade Minister David Parker pleads to be judged by results, not his travel
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Cracking the Enigma Code (of NZ foreign policy)
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern to back the Queen over future of Commonwealth
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern to meet British PM, Prince Charles
1News:Jacinda Ardern reaffirms her stance on missile strikes on Syria as she meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Merkel, Ardern discuss threats to world order
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern talks Syria - and kiwi - with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Claire Trevett (Herald): Angela Merkel's fondness for Whauwhau the kiwi helps Jacinda Ardern break the ice
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives for discussions with Angela Merkel
Craig McCulloch (RNZ):Jacinda Ardern meets German Chancellor in Berlin
1News: ’Germany certainly holds a lot of sway' - 1 NEWS' Joy Reid analyses Jacinda Ardern's next move in securing EU free trade deal
Claire Trevett (Herald): Ardern, Trudeau and Macron the gilded cherubs of international politics
Herald: PM Jacinda Ardern 'heartened' by free trade win in Paris, talks with French President Emmanuel Macron
Herald: New Zealand PM: talks needed before US rejoins Pacific pact
Jane Kelsey (Daily Blog): Which of Labour’s trade policies will the PM pursue?
Simon Draper (Stuff): New Zealand must hedge its bets to protect the economy
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Taming the tiger: NZ’s Sri Lankan opportunity
Gerald McGhie (Stuff): Russia can wait for world to stop fuming
Newshub: Kelvin Davis prefers 'diplomatic option' on Syria
Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: NZ's fraught balancing act on Syria bombing
Tova O'Brien (Newshub): PM's position firmly on the fence isn't good enough
Intelligence committee
Richard Harman (Politik): Spy committee won't be trusted with secrets
RNZ:Minister surprised journalist included in reference group
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Range of voices on new spying committee 'healthy', says Justice Minister Andrew Little
Laura Walters (Stuff): SIS critic Nicky Hager among group appointed to keep a check on spy agencies
Herald: Questions raised over intelligence group
No Right Turn: National opposes oversight of our spies
Environment, primary and extractive industries
Isaac Davison (Herald): New committee to immediately begin work on making farmers pay for climate pollution
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Interim climate change committee immediately asked how to deal with agricultural emissions
RNZ: Climate change committee members announced
Rachel Stewart (Herald): The sun has already set on oil
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern's exploration ban short-sighted
Laurel Stowell (Wanganui Chronicle): Plenty of gas into future, says NZ First deputy leader
Gavin Evans (Newsroom): A symbolic beheading of the oil and gas industry
RNZ: Seabed mining consent challenged in court
RNZ: Irrigation body confident of big projects despite govt cuts
Tracy Neal (RNZ): Order sought to protect 'incredibly important' cold water springs
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Tackling toxic algae bloom at Lake Tūtira
CTV building collapse and Canterbury quakes
Kurt Bayer (Herald): Police defence of decision not to lay charges over CTV quake disaster further angers families
Michael Wright (Stuff): Police defend CTV prosecution decision amid criticism
RNZ: Police stand by decision not to prosecute over CTV collapse
1News: Police confirm they won't lay charges over deadly CTV building collapse during Christchurch earthquake
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Government admits potential billion dollar blowout as EQC publicly apologises for botched claims
RNZ: EQC Minister: Houses not properly assessed could cost millions
Michael Hayward (Stuff): Hundreds of 'on-sold' earthquake-damaged homes needing re-repairs recorded in Christchurch
Herald: Hundreds of people buy faulty homes as EQC confirms potential billion-dollar hole
Logan Church (RNZ): Hunger strike over quake claim prompts govt action
Health
Karen Brown (RNZ): Thousands of patients affected by bowel cancer screening error
Herald: Ministry confirms 15,000 may have missed free bowel screening invitation
Herald: Over 5000 at risk of going blind waiting for treatment, Ministry of Health says
Dubby Henry (Herald): Terminally ill dad saves more than $200k bringing in cancer drugs from India
Samantha Gee (Stuff): Nelson Hospital general surgery team in 'dire state' due to understaffing
Donna Kerridge (Spinoff): Rongoā Māori completes the health picture
RNZ: Rural mental health service to end after funding shortfall
Stuff: District health board admin and clerical staff raise equal pay claim
Education
Jesse King (Herald): Survey shows strong public support for big teacher pay rise in New Zealand
Emma Hatton (RNZ): What's the hurry? Five-year-olds not in rush for school
Donna-Lee Biddle (Stuff): Ministry of Education decline thousands of funding applications for kids with special needs
Jono Galuszka (Stuff): Palmerston North Boys' High School students may not get NCEA level 1 in 2019
Jono Galuszka (Stuff): Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School's students' emails 'hacked'
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Proposed bill to restrict use of 'teacher' could affect 20,000 Kiwis and some businesses
Aaron Leaman (Stuff): Ombudsman finds Auckland University's OIA fee 'unreasonable'
Herald: Zoologist Brian Gill: Science is being surrendered to cultural sensitivity
Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): Post-grad allowance petition gathers steam
1 News/Colmar Brunton poll and Parliament
Andy Fyers (Stuff): Stuff Poll of Polls: Is Labour really suffering in the polls?
Audrey Young (Herald): Labour in a concerted effort to suggest Bridges will never get leadership lift-off
Greg Presland (The Standard): The political honeymoon that keeps on ending
Government
Bevan Rapson (North and South): A tale of two cities: Wellington's cafe controversy vs Auckland's overcrowding
Bryce Edwards (Newsroom): What’s driving Labour’s fiscal conservatism?
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Does it take a village to run this Government?
1News: 'Can I be a prime minister and a mother? Absolutely' - Jacinda Ardern brushes off criticism in upcoming US interview
Newshub: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fires back at Daily Mail columnist
Herald: Andrew Little's beard is hair to stay?
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): New Greens co-leader Marama Davidson is missing in action
Tax
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Inland Revenue reopens doors after four days behind shutters
Liam Hehir (Pundit): Tax isn't love, it's resentment
Housing
Richard Harman (Politik): IMF tells the Government how to solve the housing crisis
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): NZ household debt too high, says IMF
RNZ: HNZ's actions 'petty and vindictive' - Phil Twyford
Rachel Thomas (Stuff): Portable gas heaters in the firing line for rentals
Immigration
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Government and business to fight human trafficking
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Ecpat NZ: Kiwis in denial about human trafficking and exploitation
Thomas Manch (Stuff): No trafficking in NZ sex industry but migrant abuse is widespread, report finds
Anneke Smith (Hawke’s Bay Today): Indian widow fights to stay in NZ after husband's drowning
Employment
Aimee Shaw (Herald): Ethical fashion ranking: How New Zealand's largest retailers and brands fare
Chloe Winter (Stuff): The truth behind the barcode of fashion
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): The sector that earns 15 percent more - but there's a catch
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff); Bad employers receive harsher sanctions
Justice
Laura Walters (Stuff): More prison beds needed short-term, that doesn't necessarily mean a mega prison - Andrew Little
Sasha Borissenko (Newsroom): Exploitation at the heart of the law
Peter McKenzie (Newsroom): The notorious criminal threatening Parliament’s powers
NZ Herald editorial: Fathers' protests do themselves no good
Sam Hurley (Herald): Family Court protest group stands firm in wake of criticism for 'intimidation' of judges
Herald: Lawyers are free to speak out against the judiciary, NZLS president says
RNZ: Young inmates receive top award from behind bars
Treaty settlements
Jo Moir (Stuff): Rushed mandate could cost Crown after Waitangi Tribunal rules in iwi's favour
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Crown unfairly negotiated settlement deal – Tribunal
Transport and road safety
Patrick Morgan (Stuff): Vision Zero provides best path to safety
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Mainfreight boss backs the Government's increased focus on rail
Katie Doyle (RNZ): Calls for government to clamp down on clampers
Hannah Martin (Waikato Times): Hamilton teen failed restricted licence test because fuel light turned on
Auckland
Todd Niall (RNZ): Councillors slow down proposal to sell surplus offices
Brian Rudman (Herald): Vector lines security in dark ages
RNZ: Another week of no power for some Auckland homes
Bernard Orsman (Herald):'It could have been fatal' Auckland Mayor Phil Goff on surviving a heart attack
Israel Folau controversy
Newshub: Duncan Garner launches blistering attack on 'speech police'
Newshub: Duncan Garner says Israel Folau just quoting Bible
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Blowing up over Israel Folau's comments
Other
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Standing up for state care kids
John Shennan (Manwatu Standard): The case for introducing Māori wards in local government
Robert Ayson (Incline): A Pacific Re-set for the New Zealand Defence Force?
Sarah Hall (Newsroom): Inside NZ’s ‘reprehensible’ mobile shopping trucks
Tom O'Connor (Waikato Times): Cattle disease is here so let's deal with it
Chris Harrowell (Manukau Courier): Veteran activist Roger Fowler still battling on behalf of people of Gaza
Herald: 'Heke' beer name causing upset over ties to Ngapuhi chief