NZ Politics Daily - 18 July 2018
18 July 2018
Today's content
Health
Zane Small (Newshub): Rebuilding ‘broken mental health system’ will take time - Health Minister David Clark
Janine Rankin (Manawatū Standard): Manawatū public denied chance to speak on mental health
Andre Chumko (Stuff): Suicide prevention plan developed five years after Flaxmere teenagers’ deaths
1News: ’It is a crisis’ - Police Association laments loss of funding mental health crisis initiative
Hannah Martin (Stuff): Potential ‘privacy breach’ of medical records raised with Privacy Commissioner
Frances Cook (Herald): Allegations 800,000 NZers at risk of medical privacy breach
Newshub staff: 800,000 Auckland patients potentially had privacy breached, health IT firms claim
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Killer syphilis response ‘totally inadequate’: doctors
Newshub: Physicians beg Government to respond to syphilis outbreak
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Disabled Wellington man spirals into poverty, depression after ACC axes support
Brad Flahive (Stuff): Solo mum locked in battle for funds to care for daughter battling CRPS
Kristin Price (Herald): Officials warn influenza cases will peak in coming weeks despite record vaccinations
Emily Ford (Stuff): Counties Manukau DHB introduces new childhood obesity measures
Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Calls for national wastewater testing for illicit drugs
Mānia Clarke (Māori TV): More calls for rongoā Māori and healing practices as treatment options
Jannah Dennison (Newsroom): The muddy place between personal and public
Employment
Madison Reidy (RNZ): Seafood companies slammed over treatment of foreign crew workers
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Cellphone repairers eyed for visa fraud
Tony Wall (Stuff): Council investigation failed to find conclusive proof around methyl bromide incident
Richard Wagstaff (Herald): Is capitalism acting responsibly for New Zealand?
Damien Venuto (Herald): Four-day working week trial at Perpetual Guardian a success, boss wants to make it permanent
Stuff: Union backs four-day working week trial
Zane Small (Newshub): Perpetual Guardian founder Andrew Barnes hails four-day week trial
Katarina Williams (Stuff): DHBs and nurses union ‘focused on reaching’ settlement through bargaining
1News: Pay negotiations between Nurses’ organisation and DHBs continue
RNZ: District Health Boards, nurses’ union work through pay negotiations
Katarina Williams (Stuff): Nurses back at bargaining table, but will DHBs offer more money?
Michael Alexander (Stuff): Under-pressure nurses are struggling to do the basics
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Health Minister David Clark should have been there during nurses’ strike - Tova O’Brien
Emma Russell (Herald): ACC doctors’ strike: No budge from bosses
RNZ: ACC senior doctors hold strike after failed pay negotiations
RNZ: Te Papa defends job cut proposals
International relations and trade
Newshub: Andrew Little’s tough words for Australia
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Kiwi teen could still be deported from Australia by Peter Dutton
Laura Tupou (Newshub): Australian govt seeks legal advice after 17yo Kiwi released from detention centre
RNZ: Justice not served in Australia extradition cases muddle - Andrew Little
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Kiwi minor released from Australian adults’ detention centre
Phil Pennington (RNZ): NZ woman says guards at Australian detention centre used excessive force
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): First round of talks for EU-NZ free trade deal underway
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Peters’ Russian doubts at odds with defence paper
Stuff: Winston Peters: Trump’s Russia comments are ‘horribly confusing'
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Winston Peters casts doubt on US intelligence following accusations of Russian meddling
Richard Harman (Politik): NZ supports revival of Nuremberg war crimes prosecution powers
Roger Clark and Kennedy Graham (Stuff): NZ should join 35 countries who have made aggression by their leaders a crime
Henry Cooke (Stuff): NZ not part of first 35 countries ratifying international law against ‘aggression’
No Right Turn: New Zealand should ratify the Kampala Amendment
Police, justice, corrections
RNZ: Waikeria mega-prison plan pushed on for months after election
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Govt slammed prison double-bunking - but signed off on it anyway
Stuff: Double-bunking booed in Waikeria Prison expansion plan
1News: Prison system so stretched it would be unable to cope with riots or natural disasters
Jo Moir (Stuff): Loss of senior cops puts pressure on govt’s target - Police Association
Mike White (North & South): Did racism play a part in a controversial murder case?
1News: Police watchdog says Auckland man was pepper sprayed in the cells unlawfully - ‘An excessive use of force’
RNZ: IPCA finds officer’s use of pepper spray in cell unlawful
Herald Editorial: New police pursuit policy appears to be working
1News: 1News investigation: Police Eagle helicopter operated while overdue for maintenance checks
Stuff: Kyung Yup Kim awaits court decision on extradition to China
Stephanie Arthur-Worsop (Rotorua Daily Post): Rotorua dairy owner speaks out: ‘Fog cannon saved me’
George Block (ODT): Robberies prompt dairy owner to sell
Victoria University: Restorative justice in the time of #MeToo
Free speech and Southern and Molyneux venue ban
Todd Niall (Stuff): Free Speech Coalition tries to broker deal with council over banned speakers
Nick Truebridge (Stuff): Auckland Mayor Phil Goff cites chaos 'alt-right' Brit Milo Yiannopoulos caused in Aussie for rejecting Canadian speakers
Tim Watkin (Pundit): Who do we think we are? The free speech debate
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The irony of identity politics, David Cormack’s civility and the paradox of Karl Popper’s tolerance
Housing
Deena Coster (Stuff): Government Minister says elderly housing needs cannot be overlooked
Bill Bunkley (Wanganui Chronicle): Cold is stressful and health risk
Moana Makapelu Lee (Māori TV): Māori state house tenant appointed to Housing NZ board
Tema Hemi (Māori TV): A hand for those in need
RNZ: Building starts on Secure Home Scheme in Queenstown
Matthew Tso (Stuff): Upper Hutt City Council drops consent fees to stimulate higher density housing
1News: Winter chill impacts real estate sales volumes across NZ, but house prices continue to rise
RNZ: House prices still under pressure as sales continue to fall
Environment and conservation
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Stop Māui dolphin miner access ‘immediately’
Talisa Kupenga (Māori TV): Māori worldview essential for Zero Carbon Bill - Youth group
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Youth message on Zero Carbon Act: ‘Don’t mess this up’
Dave Nicoll (Stuff): DOC unsure when investigation into 1080 dumping will be completed
Nicola Toki (Spinoff): 1080 does not kill kiwis – on the contrary, it helps them live
Stuff: Former Hamilton Mayor to chair Environmental Protection Authority
Cleo Fraser (Newshub): Iwi’s proposal to build fence around 90 Mile Beach’s dunes
Luke Kirkeby (Waikato Times): South Waikato’s air struggle
Dave Goosselink (Newshub): Researchers concern floating plastic could cause a threat to Antartica’s wildlife
Isaac Davison (Herald): Software engineer pinpoints NZ’s most remote location, 30km from the closest building
Kiwisaver
Rob Stock (Stuff): Political block to better deal for default KiwiSavers
RNZ: Big banks ‘benefit’ from KiwiSavers left in default schemes
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): You’re responsible for your KiwiSaver money, not the banks
Economy
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Inflation is only low if you are lucky enough to be able to treat yourself
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Weak inflation suggests spare capacity
BusinessDesk: Petrol, insurance and household costs push inflation to 1.5 pct
Business and consumer ethics
Dominion Post Editorial: The end of consumer innocence
Lois Williams (RNZ): Northland couple take action to stop meth pipe sale at shops
Chloe Winter (Stuff): New app to help consumers track where, how garments are made
Banks
Jamie Gray (Herald): Sharp drop in profit for NZ banks as golden run ends
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Bank profit drop a pivot point: KPMG
RNZ: Bank profits under pressure as asset quality declines
Local government
David Williams (Newsroom): Help near for councils, as water changes loom
Dominic Harris (Stuff): Major water management reform could take responsibility for drinking water from councils
Papatūānuku landmark for Bastion Point
Ian Taylor (Herald): Our Statue of Liberty could be a statue of unity
1News: Iwi puts the brakes on statue idea for Auckland’s Bastion Point, calling it ‘an idea in its infancy'
RNZ: Shane Jones: Bastion Point monument ‘ridiculous’
Education
Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Universities upgrade student mental health services, report increasing demand
Elena McPhee (ODT): Group’s affiliation declined by OUSA
Media and broadcasting
Bryce Edwards (Newsroom Pro): Labour’s public broadcasting paralysis
Dani McDonald (Stuff): Spinoff TV pushed back, replaced in primetime by Fail Army
Herald: Spinoff TV dumped in graveyard slot after dismal ratings
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Quality and audience issues raised in audit of taxpayer-funded regional video news
Primary Industries
Andrea Vance (Stuff): ’Secretive’ Shane Jones won’t release Fonterra texts
Heather Chalmers (Stuff): Cattle dropped from A&P shows because of M bovis disease threat
David Clarkson (Stuff): MPI ramps ups pressure on horse breeder accused of neglect
Point of Order: Super grass offers huge benefits – and it’s green! Pity about the GM …
Defence
1News: Winston Peters says Government’s $2.3 billion Poseidon aircraft spend avoids New Zealand ‘bludging on others’
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Sub killing planes vs Greens, China vs America and why Jacinda should stand for an independent NZ
Privacy
Emily Cooper (1News): Facebook ‘expressed regret’ around their handling of situation in face of accusations of NZ Privacy Act breaches
David Farrar: A right to erasure of personal information
Inequality and poverty
Newshub: Churches need to rethink tithing in low income areas - Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins
Jessica Tyson (Māori TV):$1.4mil funded to achieve equity for Māori in Ngāi Tahu
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Poverty-tackling free lunch scheme set to end as toll mounts on founding chef
Amanda Saxton (Stuff): From the Hilton to homeless: An alcoholic’s tale
1News: Meet the Auckland man who went from living on the streets to selling art in London
Arts
RNZ: Pop-up Globe’s all-male cast ‘seems bizarre’
Vice: Alien Weaponry Are Helping To Usher In A New Era of NZ Protest Music
RNZ: Alien Weaponry’s new video features controversial comments made by Don Brash
Erebus memorial
Martin Johnson (Herald): New memorial for victims of Erebus Antarctic plane crash to miss 40th anniversary
Stuff: Erebus memorial won’t be ready for 40th anniversary of Antarctic air disaster
Newshub: Disappointment for families of Erebus victims as Government delays national memorial
Government
Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): Minister says Govt ‘open to the conversation’ about funding infrastructure
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): What Jacinda Ardern’s artwork says about her
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): Brand Labour is surely red-hot, so why the need for consultants to polish the image?
Awanui Black allegations
Sandra Conchie (Bay of Plenty Times): Man claims he was repeatedly abused by Awanui Black
Bay of Plenty Times: Anihera Black hands police names of four she says know of Awanui’s alleged child sex ring
RNZ: Widow of Awanui Black gives four names to police
Other
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): Immigrants fear racial profiling in rejected visa cases
Brian Rudman (Herald): Census stats down for the count
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): Auckland finally experiences everyone else’s petrol pain
Melinda Webber (Newsroom): Ethnic ‘mixedness’ on the rise
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Former politician Georgina Beyer invited to speak at the Oxford Union
1News: Former MP Georgina Beyer invited to speak at prestigious Oxford Union
Michelle Duff (Stuff): Gender-based violence NZ’s shame, women’s rights commissioner tells UN
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): When dates go wrong: Calls for ‘Ask for Angela’ in NZ
Neil Holdom (Stuff): New Zealand’s energy future a hybrid of renewable and non-renewable
Logan Church (RNZ): Chch moteliers: ‘It’s getting harder each winter’
Grant Bradley (Herlad): New Zealand near top of bucket list for Chinese tourists
RNZ: Regional Council says revised capital bus service will improve
Karl du Fresne: “Better abortion laws” - but for whom?
Simon Smith (Stuff): Pensioner with no hot water for 12 days calls her 17 cent rebate ‘pathetic’
Amanda Cropp (Stuff): Earthquake Act could help demolish Christchurch heritage buildings on luxury hotel site