NZ Politics Daily - 1 August 2018
1 August 2018
Today's content
Government
Henry Cooke (Stuff): One year since Jacinda Ardern saved the Labour Party
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Andrew Little one year on from resigning as Labour Party leader
Gordon Campbell: On the Peters regency
Newshub: Acting PM Winston Peters and Duncan Garner make amends on The AM Show
Hayden Donnell and Toby Morris (Spinoff): The Winstonmageddon-o-meter™: the PM doomsday clock ticks down
Herald: From ‘bumbling’ to ’10/10' - politicians rank Winston Peters' work as Acting PM
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Politicians rate Winston Peters’ time as PM
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Rating the PM: A look back at Winston Peters’ reign as Acting Prime Minister
Richard Harman (Politik): The doughnut economy
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Government begins compiling list of new wellbeing indicators
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Government seeks public input on well-being indicators
MIchael Reddell: Treasury and modish ideological agendas
Bryce Edwards (Newsroom Pro): The process of the Waka-jumping bill shows why we shouldn’t trust politicians
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): What’s with the hysteria over the waka-jumping Bill?
No Right Turn: Contempt for voters
Business, economy
Liam Dann (Herald): Gloomy business plays high-stakes political game
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Peters may have prolonged the uncertainty surrounding the Government
Cameron Bagrie (Herald): Brace for Grumpflation
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Business confidence at ‘stall speed’
Claire Trevett (Herald): Government dismisses business confidence slump as ‘junk’ and ‘bias’
Emma Jolliff (Newshub): Winston Peters accuses Simon Bridges of ‘balderdash’ over business confidence figures
Liam Dann (Herald): New survey: Business confidence falls to lowest since 2008
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): ANZ says NZ economy ‘delicately placed’ as business sentiment hits 10-year low
1News: NZ business confidence hits 10-year-low in ANZ survey
RNZ: Business confidence slumps to 10-year low
Immigration
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Student visa scam: Company provided info for 5 years
Mitch McCann (Newshub): Immigration NZ reviewing 800 Sri Lankan student visas
Collette Devlin (Stuff): Immigration reviewing 895 student visa applications
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Sri Lankan visa scam revealed, but no review of past applications
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Immigration officials checking 895 Sri Lankan student visas
Police and justice
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Wally Haumaha inquiry mess from the start
Jared Savage (Herald): Minister Tracey Martin stands by inquiry head Dr Pauline Kingi following LinkedIn endorsements of Wally Haumaha
1News: Winston Peters says head of deputy police commissioner inquiry independent after she endorsed Wally Haumaha on LinkedIn
Herald: Haumaha appointment inquiry should be started again, says National
Gia Garrick (RNZ): National calls for Pauline Kingi to step down from inquiry role
Jared Savage (Herald): Wally Haumaha inquiry: LinkedIn account in name of chairwoman Dr Pauline Kingi endorses under-fire officer’s skills
Newshub: Head of inquiry into Wally Haumaha endorsed him on Linkedin
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): Former All Black accused of drink-driving fights for name suppression
Leighton Keith (Stuff): Police see red after officer posts on Tinder dating app in blue
Doug Laing (Herald): Flaxmere Age Concern to give out alarms to elderly to deter robbers and thieves
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Rapist too fat for prison costs $1250 each day in hospital
Drug law reform
Herald Editorial: Heed Peters on medicinal cannabis law
Shane Le Brun (Newshub): National’s cannabis bill: Business up front, disappointment down the back
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Health Minister David Clark in favour of liberalising drug laws
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): National would legalise cannabis if public voted in favour - Bridges
1News: ’We decriminalised cannabis in 2010’ - researcher says police increasingly shifting priority to fighting P
Katrina Tanirau (Stuff): Medicinal cannabis may be only hope for three-year-old Haven Holley
Synthetic cannabis
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Drug Foundation says regulated market for drugs should be considered
Newshub: Effective synthetics recovery scheme can’t secure funding - campaigner
Lucy Bennett (Herald): People dying from synthetic cannabis made from dangerous chemicals, Stuart Nash says
Don Rowe (Spinoff): Why the fly-spray and toxic waste hysteria on synthetics has to stop
1News: National Party calls for increasing penalties for synthetic cannabis dealers
Media and broadcasting
Māori TV: Māori Television leads new defence in defamation cases
Sophie Boot and Sam Hurley (BusinessDesk/Herald): Court of Appeal recognises new public interest defence to defamation claims
Newsroom: Court of Appeal widens defamation defence
RNZ: Court recognises new public interest defence in defamation claims
1News: Should free-to-air TV have similar classifications as movies?
Māori TV: Māori Television union staff to strike
1News: Strike planned at Māori TV after ire over non-union Christmas bonuses
RNZ: Māori TV workers to strike over discriminatory treatment claims
Stuff: Union members at Māori TV are going on strike
Herald: Māori TV staff set to strike over pay dispute
Newshub: Māori TV staff to strike over ‘discriminatory treatment’
Education
Newshub: Teachers strike extension ‘hugely disappointing’ - Winston Peters
Herald: New Zealand primary teachers and principals vote for full day of strike action on August 15
RNZ: Primary teachers and principals vote to extend strike to full day strike
Newshub: New Zealand teachers vote to extend strike to full day
Newstalk ZB: Primary school teachers vote for full day strike
Simon Collins (Herald): Teachers agree to mediation over pay claim
Lois Williams (RNZ): Māori charter school fears loss of key staff when it enters state system
Rotorua Daily Post: Murupara educator Pem Bird hits out at Hipkins over partnership school closures
Mikaela Collins (Northern Advocate): Whangārei charter school Te Kāpehu Whetū to open under state model
Herald: Claim Simon Bridges’ sister teaching creationism
Jo Moir (Stuff): Simon Bridges’ sister accused of using science classes to teach creationism
Isaac Davison (Herald): Sex ed programme Mates and Dates goes nationwide with $18.4m funding from ACC
Farah Hancock (Newsroom): Unitec’s transformation ‘failure’
Newshub: Damning revelations released about Auckland Unitec’s restructuring
Simon Collins (Herald): Unitec reviews controversial changes after financial crisis
Simon Collins (Herald): Polytechnic student enrolments jump in second half-year in delayed response to free fees
Katarina Williams (Stuff): Name change proposal costs Victoria University $236,151 - and counting
Michael Daly (Stuff): Victoria University of Wellington stoush: Why changing names is such a minefield
Herald: Late fees at childcare centres: Kiwi mum charged $55 for being one minute late
Environment and conservation
David Williams (Newsroom): Minister defensive over 117-year anomaly
Sam Clarke (1News): High country station sale to Czech national raises worries over land meant for a National Park
Dominic Harris and Martin van Beynen (Stuff): South Island’s 40,000-hectare Mt White station sells to overseas buyer
RNZ: OIO approves land sale near Arthur’s Pass to Czech businessman
Lorna Thornber (Stuff): New Zealand destinations you need permission to visit
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Foam investigation: Tests to include properties near Whenuapai airbase
Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Dumpster divers say too much is going to waste from New Zealand supermarkets
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Expat claims Great Walk fees are a ‘money grab from tourists’
Newshub: New Zealand could revert to hot tropical climate of 50 million years ago - study
1News: Researchers warn NZ on track for tropical climate if CO2 emissions not reduced
Stuff: Sluggish start to spring with high likelihood of El niño, and a dry summer
Ruby Nyika and Jake McKee Cagney (Stuff): Biggest wind turbines in the country proposed for the Kaimai Ranges
Brian Rudman (Herald): Plenty of old Joannas going for a song
Poverty and inequality
Carla Penman (Herald): Household bills ‘crippling’ Kiwi families, driving more to apply for hardship grants
Pam Waugh (Newshub): New Zealand still just making up lost ground in fight against poverty
Stuff: How many people receive benefits in New Zealand?
Retirement and Kiwisaver
Gil HIggins (TVNZ): Fair Go: Moving out of retirement village costs family large chunk of inheritance
Rob Stock (Stuff): Renting in retirement tough on mental health
Rob Stock (Stuff): Understanding KiwiSaver social responsibility claims
Primary industries
David Williams (Newsroom): Farmers warned for ignoring animal tracking rules
Jessie Chiang (RNZ): Activists ‘endangered our birds and put them at risk’ - Tegel CEO
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): All fresh chicken should be sold with a warning, researcher says
Lisette Reymer (Newshub): Fruit growers to lose millions after MPI orders mass destruction
Rosie Taylor (Daily Mail): Health food retailer declares war on phoney mānuka honey
Rachel Kelly (Southland Times): Farmers urged to stockpile baleage wrap as Thailand closes border to plastics
Health
RNZ: Nurses pay rise won’t benefit most Māori nurses
1News: Keytruda could ‘revolutionise’ lung cancer treatment but NZ won't fund it, doc says
Newshub: Kiwi kids exposed to alcohol ads over four times a day - study
Karoline Tuckey and Matt Stewart (Stuff): Health boards ‘wasted’ $90,000 trying to stop supermarket changing alcohol shelf angles
Libby Wilson (Stuff): Health watchdog’s report on poor surgeon finds Waikato DHB failures
Newshub: St John launches mental health first aid courses
Anne Marie May (RNZ): Camaraderie and catchups for younger dementia sufferers
Jarred Williamson (Manukau Courier): Staff response to fire at Middlemore Hospital concerns firefighters
Newshub: Patient upset dead person’s bones used in surgery
Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Man not told he would have implant of dead person’s bone
Tim Murphy and Alexia Russell (Newsroom): Another delay for Sir Ray
Felicity Monk (The Wireless): The children left bed-bound by fatigue
Jessica Tyson (Māori TV): New study to time whooping cough vaccinations
Derek Wright (Spinoff): I’m not telling kids to harden up, but they need to learn resilience
Employment
Kate Gudsell (RNZ): Kiwifruit industry: New Zealand labour ‘just not there’
Willie Jackson (Daily Blog): Domestic violence survivors’ leave attacked as ‘too generous’
1News: Watch: The Government minister who went undercover for a day to wipe walls and clean ablution blocks
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Inland Revenue staff set to walk off the job, claiming department is refusing to negotiate
1News: Nearly 3000 IRD workers to walk off the job tomorrow in protest over pay
Sophie Boot (BusinessDesk): Wage inflation is tipped to rise, warn NZ economists
Peter Cullen (Stuff): Bus debacle shows care needed in transferring contracts
National Party
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Simon Bridges says National would enact referendum result on marijuana and euthanasia
1News: Winston Peters doubles down on prediction there will be National Party ‘infighting’ after they 'take out' Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett
Claire Trevett (Herald): National Party leader Simon Bridges said Winston Peters ‘thin-skinned’
Point of Order: No, Simon Bridges isn’t floundering – he’s buoyed by pitching for mainstream support
Stuff: Simon Bridges accidentally calls Paula Bennett ‘Paula Benefit’
Herald: ’Let’s start that again’: Simon Bridges calls Paula Bennett ‘Paula Benefit'
Newshub: Oops: Simon Bridges calls Paula Bennett ‘Paula Benefit’
NZ union leader detained by Israel
Herald: Unite Union leader Mike Treen reportedly tasered repeatedly by Israeli military
Newshub: Unite Union boss Mike Treen allegedly ‘repeatedly tasered’ by Israeli forces
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Latest news on violent kidnapping of Mike Treen
Newshub: Unite Union boss Mike Treen detained and allegedly attacked in Israel
Stuff: Union leader Mike Treen detained by Israeli military
Foreign affairs and trade
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Retaliation fears over Brexit tariff plans
RNZ: Peters says world needs to address ‘new ball game’ in the Pacific
Newshub: Revealed: The two letters Donald Trump has sent to Jacinda Ardern
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): NZers in Australian detention express frustrations via art
Housing
1 NEWS: Homeless outreach group to launch fleet of showers, washing machines on wheels for Aucklanders in need
Torika Tokalau (Nor-west News): Caravan residents are being forced to move to make way for tourists
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Cheaper homes moving fastest as growth slows
Ben Leahy (Herald); Affordable homes selling fastest across NZ due to first home buyer interest: QV
RNZ: House prices drop in Auckland, rise in Queenstown
Greg Ninness (Interest): QV’s national average housing valuation drops for third month in a row
Local government
Elton Rikihana Smallman (Stuff): Hamilton City one step from Māori representation on council
Dileepa Fonseka (Stuff): Auckland 2050: Council report paints dystopian future for the city
Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Airbnb hosts angered by Auckland Council’s retrospective bed tax
Tim Brown (RNZ): Otago council ‘intellectually bankrupt’ - Michael Laws
Logan Church (RNZ): New Brighton businesses slam city leaders’ ‘lack of unity’
RNZ: Kāpiti councillor’s supporter accused of breaching suppression
Jimmy Ellingham (Stuff): Vexatious candidates a nuisance, but part of democratic process
Transport
RNZ Checkpoint: Mt Ruapehu shuttle buses ‘not fit for purpose’
Tony Wall (Stuff): Bus in fatal skifield crash had a history of failed inspections
1News: ’I was just too scared to drive’ - concerns raised by former driver about buses’ safety after Ōhakune crash that claimed life of 11-year-old girl
Emma Hatton (RNZ): Trucking industry welcomes investigation into certifiers
Michael Hayward (Stuff): Coastal Pacific rail service returning in December
Peter Reidy (Stuff): Key link in country’s rail attractions for tourists coming back
Land wars
Regan Paranihi (Māori TV): Heritage NZ recognises Northland war site as wāhi tapu
John Boynton (RNZ): Former land war battle site deemed sacred
Tourism
Grant Bradley (Herald): Visitor spending survey failures alarm tourism group
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): International visitor survey in need of ‘tune up’
Amanda Cropp (Stuff): Damning review of tourism spending data leads to change
Building and construction
1News: ’We’re doing that still' - building minister denies 'micro-credentials' a skills training short-cut
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Supplier of aluminium composite panels pulls out of CodeMark
Dan Heyworth (Spinoff): Prefab building, the great hope for the housing crisis, is teetering on disaster
Gloriavale Provincial Growth Fund application
1News:’I wouldn’t give them the money' - Professor praises Gloriavale's 'inventive' application for taxpayer money, but says they do well enough already
1News: Exclusive: Gloriavale seeking millions of taxpayer dollars to set up new health food enterprise
Other
Jason Walls (Interest): ’It’s news to me and I have banks calling’ – Adrian Orr
RNZ: New Kiwibank boss open to ideas and new technology
Phil Quin (Dominion Post): Opinion: Dotcom should not be handed over to face Trump’s idea of justice
Jesscia Tyson (Māori TV): Last chance to change to Māori electoral roll
Mānia Clarke (Māori TV): Tuku Morgan calls for invidivual at centre of SFO to stand down
Collette Devlin (Stuff): Special insurance tribunal to resolve outstanding EQC and insurance claims on way
Jason Walls (Interest): New report raises ‘serious questions about the country’s ability to service new housing’
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Google and rights holders battle over copyright reform
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): The next generation is teaching us about our preconceived unconscious biases
Arvind Kumar (Stuff): United cultural front to protest visit by far-right Canadian speakers
Brian Gill (Herald): Running museums requires a sympathetic vision
Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): How living by the coast is costing us
RNZ: Insurance may not cover E-bikes, drones
1News: Some Māori struggling with ‘language trauma’ as number of Kiwis learning te reo continues to surge, Scotty Morrison says
Garth Bray (TVNZ): Clearer labelling around sugar in foods being considered by regulators
Ruby Macandrew (Stuff): Wellington bowls clubs’ grill police over opposition to liquor licence renewals
Herald: Former prime minister strikes iconic pose for New Zealand LGBTI magazine
Zane Small (Newshub): Former PM Helen Clark graces cover of LGBT+ magazine Express
Zane Small (Newshub): New Zealand flag debate will ‘keep flaring up’ until it’s changed - campaigner