NZ Politics Daily - 4 October 2019
4 October 2019
Today's content
Electricity industry reforms
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Labour seeks to ride the beast of power competition
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Your power bills are likely to rise
1News: Government's electricity review doesn't go far enough, anti-poverty campaigner says
Herald Editorial: Electricity plans are mild but useful
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Electricity reforms will 'take pressure off monthly power bill', Government promises
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): A run down on the Government power plan
Simon Collins (Herald): Electricity reforms may cut power bills for struggling families by about $30 a month
Jo Moir (RNZ): Power price drop a huge benefit for low income families
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Consumers win big on electricity prices
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Electricity price changes to 'tilt the balance in favour of consumers'
Anna Whyte (1News): 'Many people struggle' - Government put electricity sector 'on notice' after review
Zane Small (Newshub): Government's threat to power companies: End prompt payment discounts or we will
Zane Small and Kaysha Brownlie (Newshub): National MP doubts electricity industry 'tinkering' will reduce power bills
Jihee Junn (The Spinoff): Cheat sheet: the plan to drive down power prices
NZ First
Henry Cooke (Stuff): NZ First voters preferred National to Labour at 2017 election by wide margin
Peter Dunne (Interest):Labour will continue to chafe under the New Zealand First yolk, but will never risk shirking it completely
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): A review of Shane Jones’s assigned holiday reading: The Cabinet Manual
Claire Trevett (Herald): Gun retailer David Tipple forks out $7350 for a date with Winston Peters and Shane Jones
Tom Kitchin (Stuff): Gun City owner David Tipple wins charity dinner with Winston Peters and Shane Jones
Matt Shand (Stuff): NZ First president resigns after refusing to sign 2019 financial reports for 'moral' reasons
Herald: NZ First president resigned refusing to sign financial reports
Jason Walls (NZ Herald): NZ First president Lester Gray quits role - and leaves the party altogether
Henry Cooke (Stuff): NZ First president Lester Gray resigns following medical leave
David Farrar: Why did the NZF president quit the party?
Moving Auckland Port to Northland
Richard Harman (Politik): Jones gets a little help from his friends
Todd Niall (Stuff): Auckland port move: Who holds trump card in port political poker?
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Auckland port plan is Ardern's moment to act (paywalled)
1News: 'The King Kong of infrastructure' - Shane Jones backs moving Auckland port to Northport
Giles Dexter (Newshub)): New report recommends Auckland Port closure for 'more effective’ infrastructure
Andrea Fox (NZ Herald): Major study says Ports of Auckland should close, Northport be developed
Todd Niall (Stuff): Auckland port move: Study favours $10b plan to shift hub to Northport at Marsden Point
Denise Piper (Stuff): Northland cheers proposal to shift Auckland port to Northport: 'We're ready’
Lindy Laird (Northern Advocate): Northport favoured to replace Auckland's port, and it would bring 2000 jobs (paywalled)
RNZ: Port move could bring big benefits to Northland
RNZ: Working group recommends moving Auckland port operations
Banking
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Former PM John Key may have to relinquish banking role
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): Ex-ANZ banker's terrible guilt over selling Bonus Bonds (paywalled)
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): 1.3 million Kiwis in Bonus Bonds - 2000 are dead
Care of students in university halls of residence
Joel McManus (Stuff): Profits or pastoral care? In the wake of student death, universities look inwards
Sam Sherwood and Blair Ensor (Stuff): Victoria University student dead for three days before he was found
Simon Collins (Herald): Second student was found dead: Minister vows to regulate halls of residence
1News: Victoria University changes missing person process after student's body undiscovered for three days
RNZ: Second case of student's body going undiscovered revealed
University free speech debates
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): An Open Letter From Closed Minds
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Universities must uphold academic freedoms, but not discrimination - Justice Minister
Press Editorial: When free speech on campus goes too far
Josephine Franks (Stuff): Auckland Uni alumni 'embarrassed' by handling of white supremacist signs on campus
Louis Day (ODT): White supremacist posters appear at Canterbury University
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The madness of cancel culture & the feminism free speech war on Massey University
Steven Cowan: Massey University under attack from Rainbow Tick
1News: Concerns as sword-wielding men waving Chinese flag march at Waikato University
James Cook landing
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On British apologies, and interest rates
Alexander Gillespie (Herald): Should others express regret for early encounters with Māori? (paywalled)
1News: Meeting between Gisborne iwi, UK High Commissioner saw shackles 'dropped away', Māori descendant says
Herald: Don Brash calls for British High Commissioner to leave over statement of regret
James Fyfe (Newshub): Don Brash: 'Entirely inappropriate' for UK to express regret over historical Māori deaths
Herald: 'Extremely unhelpful': Prominent historian Anne Salmond criticises Brash's claims about Māori deaths
Paul Daley (The Guardian): Captain Cook's legacy is complex, but whether white Australia likes it or not he is emblematic of violence and oppression
Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Māori TV): Māori artists initiate conversation through creative protest
Point of Order: Perhaps Captain Cook is also due an apology
Local government
Tina Law (Stuff): New Zealand could be on track to record lowest voter turnout in four decades
Denise Piper (Stuff): Northland local body elections 2019: Low turnout prompts push to make it the best voting region
Simon Wilson (Herald): An angry night with mayoral candidates and the Taxpayers’ Union (paywalled)
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Auckland Mayoralty Daily Early Vote Update: returns so bad trend starts going backwards
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The 26-year-old mayoral candidate trying to reshape Hamilton’s local politics
Leah Tebbutt (Herald): Local elections: Sparks fly in final Tauranga City Council mayoral debate
Stephanie Ockhuysen (Stuff): Voting as easy as grabbing a burger as New Plymouth introduce voting drive-thru
Georgia May Gilbertson (Stuff): Napier pool decision won't be made for months
Jono Galuszka (Stuff): Local body politician says volcano eruption could be to blame for climate change
Emma Dangerfield (Stuff): Kaikōura District Council at 'risk of implosion' after 2016 earthquake
Emma Dangerfield (Stuff): Kaikōura's mayoral candidates on camping, the economy and the environment
Chloe Ranford (Stuff): 'Severe' lack of trust between MDC and farmers, says departing councillor
Tina Law (Press): Councillor Deon Swiggs investigated for 'grossly inappropriate' conduct releases messages
1News: Christchurch Councillor says leak of accusations against him politically motivated
Mark Quinlivan and Annabelle Tukia (Newshub): Christchurch councillor Deon Swiggs releases 'grossly inappropriate' screenshots in a bid to clear his name
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Full investigation into Christchurch councillor Deon Swiggs to take place as two complaints found to be 'material'
Anan Zaki (RNZ): Full investigation needed into complaints against Deon Swiggs
Liz McDonald (Press): Mayoral candidates in favour of citizens assembly on climate change
Tim Miller (ODT): How city councillors voted over the past term
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Big questions for aspiring SDHB members
Chris Morris (ODT): 'Huge' challenges in managing growth
Jono Edwards (ODT): Driving the future of public transport
Josie Adams (Spinoff): Dunedin’s venomous election fight, assessed via the Spinoff Snake Rating
Mark Price (ODT): Boult rules out overseas flights
Wellington
Alex Braae (Spinoff): The many cuts against Porirua mayor Mike Tana
Emme McKay (Herald): Students call for voting facilities at Victoria University
Virginia Fallon (Stuff): Votes still valid despite misspelling of Kāpiti mayor's name on voting papers
Georgina Campbell (Herald): 'Reasons' for low voter turnout wearing thin
Inside Wellington: WCC Elections: Current Councillor Scorecard
Ruby Macandrew (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: The creative 'treasures' keeping the capital on the cultural map
Matthew Tso (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: Big gigs that skipped the capital
Mark Geenty (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: Cake Tin too big, Basin too small, where's just right?
Bess Manson (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: Stage struck - How the city's performance venues are performing
Kate Green and Ruby Macandrew (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: Surviving in the food scene takes more than being flavour of the month
Bess Manson (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: We love the arts, but making a crust is tough
Dominion Post: Wellington Report 2019: Icon Bill Sheat speaks his mind on the capital's arts scene
Liam Hyslop (Dominion Post): Wellington Report 2019: The capital has moved on from the Sevens
1News: Wellington candidate explains why he floated idea for letting women swim topless at public pools
Housing
Boris Jancic (Herald): Waitlist for public housing passes record 13,000
No Right Turn: $47 billion
Liz McDonald (Stuff): Subsidised equity scheme offers interest-free mortgages for chosen homebuyers
1News: Housing scheme to help Christchurch families own their own home gets underway
Primary industries
Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): Agriculture Minister O'Connor under fire at Gore meeting
Sandy Eggleston (ODT): Farmers told to have expert say on water proposals
Harete Hipango (Whanganui Chronicle): Govt's freshwater policy is latest jab at farmers
Angie Skerrett (Newshub): Social Credit files court challenge to Westland Milk sale
Maria Slade (Spinoff): Fonterra factory built to make ‘secret recipe’ mozzarella sitting all but idle
Paul Mitchell (Manawatū Standard): Tararua candidates concerned about encroaching pine plantations
Climate change, environment
Victoria University of Wellington: Poverty the biggest enemy of the environment
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Next wave of Extinction Rebellion protests to start in New Zealand
Maddison Northcott (Stuff): Protesting grandmother's crusade to 'fix the world' starts with riding the bus
James Renwick (Spinoff): What if climate change was purple?
Lauren Macreadie (Stuff): Climate Lessons: How creative science can be
Violet Rowe (Stuff): Climate change: Fighting for our future and no time to be polite
Steven Cowan: A tale of two leaders
Labour Party
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Busted for plagiarism: Labour Party forced to pull information booklet
Herald: Copy cats: Labour Party forced to pull information booklet after being busted for plagiarism
Pike River
Holly Carran and Emily O’Connell (Newshub): Emotional scenes as victims' family members escorted into Pike River Mine
Thomas Mead (1News): Family members of Pike River victims travel into main drift of mine
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): 'Lots of tears' as Pike River families enter mine drift
Education
Joel Hernandez (Herald): Better ways to measure school performance (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Judith Collins doesn't support fine for school dropouts' parents
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Fines for parents of school drop-outs considered for National Party policy
Christchurch mosque shootings
Emma Hatton (RNZ): Experts discuss life online after Christchurch mosque shootings
RNZ: Relief for victims after accused mosque gunman drops bid to move trial
Lisa Davies (1News): Trial for alleged mosque gunman to be held in Christchurch after defence abandons change of venue application
Mark Quinlivan and Emily O’Connell (Newshub): Christchurch shooting: Brenton Tarrant withdraws application to move trial from Christchurch
Anna Leask (Herald): Christchurch terror attack: Accused Brenton Tarrant abandons request to shift trial venue
Eleanor Ainge Roy (The Guardian): Christchurch massacre: defence lawyers drop request to move trial away from city
Emily O’Connell (Newshub): Christchurch shooting: Alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant to make fifth court appearance
Health
Emma Russell (Herald): New Zealand's knee replacement burden linked to alarming obesity rates
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Surge in knee osteoarthritis costs related to increasing obesity rate - research
Mandy Te (Stuff): Cost of treating knee osteoarthritis and surgeries likely to increase, experts say
Ken Romeril (Stuff): Wake-up call for cancer agency boss Diana Sarfati
RNZ: The Detail: How New Zealand is adjusting to its ageing population
1News: Kiwi experts weigh in on US vaping deaths, suggesting caution - but not concern
1News: Māori oral health specialist optimistic about 'achieving equity for everyone' in dental care
Tema Hemi (Māori TV): Inequities for Māori in the oral health space
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Hint Govt could provide some funds for Wakari Hospital
Sophie Trigger (Stuff):Renewed calls for measles vaccines to be delivered in pharmacies
Immigration, refugees
RNZ: Govt urged to act on orphan in Syrian refugee camp
Anna Whyte (1News): The global refugee crisis: How NZ is gearing up to help refugees on the world stage
Blair Nasier (Newsroom): Success: The double-edged sword for minorities
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Immigration NZ says sorry for questioning validity of Chinese sponsoring partner's NZ citizenship
Colin Craig
1News: Ex-Conservative Party leader Colin Craig to appeal ruling he sexually harassed press secretary
Herald: Colin Craig appealing again against latest court ruling that he sexually harassed his press secretary
Alison Mau (Stuff): Colin Craig to appeal Rachel MacGregor sexual harassment High Court ruling
James Fyfe (Newshub): Colin Craig to appeal Rachel MacGregor sexual harassment ruling
Other
Tracy Neal (RNZ): New Zealanders in the dark over official information
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Māori Women's Welfare League says government failing Māori
Jack Foster and Dylan Taylor (ESRA): Voter turnout decline and possibilities for the rejuvenation of politics
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Is the Department of Internal Affairs being trolled, or do ghosts roam its halls?
1News: Inside Parliament: Pills, thrills and bellyaches (paywalled)
Tim Hunter (NBR): Minister confirms NZME lobbying (paywalled)
Chester Borrows (Herald): Public sector fails boy run over and dragged by car (paywalled)
Dubby Henry (Herald): Designer of collapsed CTV building says disciplinary proceedings a 'waste of resource'
Alison Mau (Stuff): The Mariya Taylor case: Air Force servicewoman's fight for justice after sexual assault by her superior
Anna Whyte (1News): PM refusing to give up on festival drug testing despite NZ First's objection
Angie Skerrett (Newshub): 'Cause for concern': US-Japan trade deal could threaten new gains in meat exports
Brian Fallow (Herald): Will today's gloom bring grim news tomorrow? (paywalled)
RNZ: Electric vehicle sales reach 'turning point'
Raewyn Court (NZ Herald): Become bi-culturally confident at work
Daniel Rutledge (Newshub): 'Look at moiye, Jacinda!' - Kath & Kim star Magda Szubanski meets NZ Prime Minister at Power of Inclusion summit
Stuff: Jacinda Ardern jokes around with Kath & Kim star Magda Szubanski: 'Look at moiye'
Lana Andelane (Newshub): Chelsea Handler praises Jacinda Ardern for setting 'good example' with 'common sense' gun control laws
David Skipwith (NZ Herald): Chelsea Handler says Jacinda Ardern sets a 'good example' with 'common sense' gun control laws
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Taxpayers' Union says it is out of $80,000 fiscal hole
Toni Brown (Herald): Māori uplift crisis could be solved by marae-based care (paywalled)
Carolyne Meng-Yee (Herald): Former Act MP Deborah Coddington: 'I was known as the hysterical bunny boiler’ (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Turning their back on justice