NZ Politics Daily - 31 July 2018
31 July 2018
Today's content
National Party
Liam Hehir (Stuff): Patience and practice key for Simon Bridges’ fledgling leadership
Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough?
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On National’s obsolescence and the Greens’ dilemma
ODT Editorial: National burning its bridges
Herald Editorial: Time for Nats’ chief to show he can lead
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Simon Bridges becoming the invisible man
David Cormack (Herald): Simon Bridges succeeds and stumbles at National Party conference
Dan Satherley (Newshub): ’Clever’ Jacinda Ardern upstaged Simon Bridges - commentator
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): What everyone seemed to miss in their criticism of the National Party Conference
Waka-jumping bill
Lucy Bennett (Herald): NZ First leader Winston Peters denies blocking MPS’ say on waka-jumping bill
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Justice committee fails to report back on Waka Jumping bill
Colin James (ODT): Do Kiwis vote for parties or MPs?
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Whoever The Greens Have Sold Their Soul To – It Isn’t Winston
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): In defence of the Greens supporting the Waka jumping legislation
Government
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Why Winston Peters has been a better PM than Jacinda Ardern
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Winston Peters still firing salvoes on the way out
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Peters to bow out with neither a bang nor a whimper
Jason Walls (Interest): Peters sideswipes former Aussie PM
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): John Howard says New Zealand election result ‘disappointing, unjust and unfair’
Herald: Acting PM Winston Peters accuses former Australia Prime Minister John Howard of interference
Emma Hurley (RNZ): Winston Peters scolds ex-Australian Prime Minister John Howard over ‘unjust’ election remark
Claire Trevett (Herald): Winston Peters scores himself E for Everything is Awesome
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Polls are a ‘work of fiction’, says Winston Peters - except when they’re his own
Mike Yardley (Press): Winston Peters did well as acting prime minister
Point of Order: Peters turns from maverick to statesman – and may further blossom beyond 2020
Māori TV: Report card on Māori MPs
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Jacinda Ardern prepares to return as PM: ‘I’m multitasking like every parent’
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern set for return to duties
Newshub: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will take back reins on Thursday
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern returning to prime ministerial duties
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Government called on to buy green
Employment
Newstalk ZB: Winston Peters’ warning for teachers
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Low unemployment, falling immigration and Government policy may finally start to boost wages
Jason Walls (Interest): Economists say it’s likely New Zealand’s unemployment rate won’t move, but wage inflation is expected to jump
RNZ Checkpoint: Courier driver case to be tested in court
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Health Minister: Accord needed to stop nurses ‘running through wards’ - but unclear how much it will cost
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Accord over nurses staffing signed: ‘It is the end of this vicious cycle of severe under-funding’
Herald: Nurse deal: Accord signed to ensure safe staffing levels in hospitals
1News: ’Healthcare is in crisis’ - registered nurse talks staff burnout, safe staffing accord
John Anthony (Stuff): Staff at Sistema factory demand better work conditions and more than minimum wage
Herald: Sistema rejects E tū union’s 'sweatshop' claim
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Union asks The Warehouse to pause free work schemes during restructure
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Hobbit Law showdown inches closer
Environment and conservation
Kate Gudsell (RNZ): Gene-drive technology needs global regulation - Sustainability Council
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Staff on Gisborne road cordons after Tolaga Bay storm were physically threatened by log truck drivers
Hunter Calder (Herald): Local Focus: Call for rāhui on West Coast from Raglan to Northern Taranaki to boost kaimoana stocks
Dan Dalgety (RNZ): Work starts restoring fire ravaged Port Hills
Nina Hindmarsh (Stuff): Volunteers repair storm-damaged DOC track after fears it may be closed forever
Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): MP’s clash over waste disposal on our Great Walks
Chloe Radford (Stuff): Recycling goes from hero to zero as China’s plastic ban hits
Stuff: Wind farm featuring 200m-tall turbines proposed for Kaimai Ranges
Primary Industries
Eva Corlett (RNZ): Video inside Tegel chicken farm a ‘shock and horror’ - opponent
Esther Taunton (Stuff): The brief life of a meat chicken
Newshub: Tolaga Bay floods on NZ’s east coast could happen every year - report
Andrea Fox (Herald): Will ‘no surprises’ new Fonterra chairman John Monaghan walk his talk?
Heather Chalmers (Stuff): Farmers seek off-farm income to counter rising costs
Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): Dairy farm effluent compliance in Tasman district coming up roses
Education
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University’s Karori Campus
Simon Collins (Herald): Macleans College joins stampede abandoning NCEA Level 1
Peter O’Connor (RNZ): Smaller classes no ‘magic bullet’
Farah Hancock (Newsroom): Creationism taught in science class
Newshub: New Zealand’s teacher shortage expected to reach crisis point by 2030
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Government rejects union’s claim teacher shortage is turning into a ‘disaster’
Peter Lyons (ODT): Smart teachers can beat metrics
Jesse King (Wanganui Chronicle): Ministry of Education report shows few incidents or complaints reported in Whanganui early childhood education
Adele Redmond (Stuff): School students banned from touching army guns
RNZ: New ministry guidelines limit firearms handling in schools
Laura Macdonald (Newshub): New guidelines released on firearms in New Zealand schools
Dave Armstrong (Dominion Post): Wellington’s university should not give Vic the flick
Wendy Larner (Newsroom): University backs Zero Carbon Bill
Vincent O’Connor (ODT): Selwyn traditions may seem odd, but are mostly inclusive and fun
NZ union leader detained by Israel
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Claim NZ union leader’s been ‘kidnapped by Israeli Navy’
Herald: Unite Union leader Mike Treen attacked and detained in Israel
Newshub: Unite Union boss Mike Treen detained and allegedly attacked in Israel
Stuff: Union leader Mike Treen detained by Israeli military
Freedom Flotilla: Grave concern for safety and cargo
Daily Blog: Urgent: Mike Treen kidnapped by Israel
Immigration
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Sri Lankan visa scam revealed, but no review of past applications
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Immigration changes give rise to partnership visas
Economy and business
Liam Dann (Hearld): John Key is right about downturn risk
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): ’There are some troubled waters out there’
Foreign affairs and trade
RNZ: NZ facing worst rise in trade protectionism in a generation
Andrea Vance (Stuff): New Zealand Government pushes out warning of Brexit trade war risk
Robert G. Patman and David A. Welch (Herald): Time to tell Brits it’s wrong to let Brexit proceed
Health
Leighton Keith (Taranaki Daily News): Couple take desperate measures in medicinal cannabis case
1News: Medicinal cannabis bill ‘defects’ to be fixed, says Winston Peters
Newshub: ’Gov needs to step up’ - Dentist calls for subsidies
Wanganui Chronicle (Herald): Powerful ally is sweet success for DHB’s war on sugary drinks
Andre Chumko (Stuff): Julia McNicol doesn’t have enough cancer to get the drugs she needs to fight it
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Waikato DHB told to improve recruitment and complaints processes
Amy Wiggins (Herald): Waikato District Health Board hired surgeon despite referees’ concerns
Oliver Lewis (Stuff): Delays to rescuing services stranded in damaged hospital feared
Ruby Macandrew (Stuff):Multi-million ICU expansion open after a year of construction at Wellington Hospital
Isobel Ewing (Newshub): Auckland City Mission adds full-time mental health nurse to its services
Eva Corlett (RNZ): Coroner highlights lack of adequate care prior to man’s death
Newshub: Sexual violence claims up 88 percent since 2013 - ACC
Matt Calman (Stuff): Life without alcohol doesn’t have to equate to deprivation or sacrifice
Thomas Manch (Stuff): An impassioned plea for a permitted death heard at Parliament
RNZ: Calls to beef up reporting of adverse drug side effects
Hannah Martin (Stuff): Auckland surgeons did not warn man he would receive dead person’s bone
Stuff: Surgeon who suggested honey in cancer case, appeals fine for negligence
Synthetic cannabis
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Synthetic cannabis crisis: ‘Let’s not have a Remuera answer for the backstreet of Ōtara’
Newshub: Lack of education to blame for spike in synthetic-related deaths - expert
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Cabinet concern over spike in synthetic cannabis deaths
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Govt departments urged to find solution on synthetic cannabis
Police, crime, justice
Jared Savage (Herald): New deputy promoted alongside Wally Haumaha as size of police executive grows
Edward Gay (RNZ): Malcolm Rewa can’t get a fair trial, lawyer tells court
Laura Tupou (Newshub): ’Impossible to get an impartial jury’ in Malcolm Rewa trial, lawyer says
Housing
Lois Williams (RNZ): ’Crazy’ response to Whangārei homeless centre
Todd Niall (Stuff): Official forecast lifts number of homes to be built in Auckland
Elena McPhee (ODT): Property investors pull out
Poverty, inequality, welfare
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): No appeal over high court decision in case of benefit claimant mum who had loans
RNZ Checkpoint: MSD accepts loans not income, will not appeal
Transport
Michael Naylor (Stuff): Opinion: Zero road deaths is possible - if humans are removed from the equation
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Bus that crashed had failed fitness certificate 9 times
RNZ: Bus model suspended from Tūroa ski field fleet after fatal crash
Timaru Herald Editorial: Vehicle maintenance among factors to be considered in road toll
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Truck towing connections: Auto-brakes fail on loose trailer
RNZ Checkpoint: Auckland Transport won’t reduce parking fines despite saving on costs
Herald: Young Wellington girl champions gender equality by challenging gender-specific road signs
Local government
Nick Truebridge and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Auckland mayoralty: National Party decide against fighting Phil Goff for region’s top job
Logan Church (RNZ): Kaikōura’s drill hall gets demolition reprieve - but likely $225k repair bill
Infrastructure
Richard Harman (Politik): Infrastructure slowdown
Gavin Evans (Newsroom): Are we ready for the ‘wall of wood’?
Insurance
Jamie Morton (Herald): More weather-related EQC claims closer to the coast
Chris Hutching (Stuff): Insurance scare for drones and e-bike owners
Other
John Boynton (RNZ): Poor census turnout could decrease Māori seats
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Curran should take MediaWorks boss seriously
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Ray, Whaleoil and exposing an expose
NIcholas Jones (Herald): Restricted military documents stolen from unlocked car
Olivia Fairhurst (Herald): New Zealander under investigation after rescuing illegal migrants in the Mediterranean
Maori TV: Expect more Māori women appointment
Lucy Bennett (Herald): The Opportunities Party puts deregistration on hold after new interest
No Right Turn: Improving the OIA
Alice Neville (Spinoff): What’s the deal with the country-of-origin food labelling bill?
Chris Hutching (Stuff): Claim lives ‘destroyed’ by gambling as casino seeks licence renewal
Hannah Ross (Stuff): Retirement living: When life calls for a flatmate
Māori TV: ’Be proud of your language’, Cook Islands Language Week starts
Newshub: Duncan Garner slams ‘attention seeker’ Lucy Lawless for NZ flag comments
James Croot (Stuff): Xena star Lucy Lawless sparks flag burning debate