NZ Politics Daily - 29 November 2019
29 November 2019
Today's content
Law and order, justice, prisoner voting
Bryce Edwards (Guardian): Ardern's prisoner voting compromise exposes the cynicism of NZ politics
Peter Dunne: The shades of Hanan, McLay and Finlayson will be in despair today
Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): Lives that begin in hell: we won’t defeat gangs with state thuggery
Morgan Godfery (Guardian): I live in a gang town and Simon Bridges' zero-tolerance approach won’t help one bit
Chris Trotter:A Bi-Partisan Commitment To X-ing "P"
Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: National's law and order populism savaged (paywalled)
Kyle MacDonald (Herald): The trouble with 'harassing gangs out of existence’ (paywalled)
1News: 'This is not a dog-whistle' - National's Mark Mitchell defends intent behind law-and-order proposals
Listener Editorial: Grace Millane: The problems underlying the victim-shaming outcry
Nick Truebridge (RNZ): South Auckland ratepayers say voices ignored in battle against 'youth prison' proposal
NZ First, political finance
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Document leak: Why the NZ First Foundation was set up
Gordon Campbell: On the alleged sins of New Zealand First
Brent Edwards (NBR): The hypocrisy of donations to political parties (paywalled)
Labour Party conference
Audrey Young (Herald): Labour charges for companion business conference
Brigitte Morten (Pundit): Labour Conference Delegates - Check Your Hubris At The Door
Labour Party camp
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Justice hasn't failed anyone from Labour Party camp scandal
Heather du Plessis Allan (Newstalk ZB): Judge made right decision in Labour summer camp case
Aaron Dahmen and Sam Hurley (Herald); Labour Party camp scandal: Victim speaks out
Zane Small (Newshub):'The justice system has failed me': Labour camp assault victim speaks up
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Young Labour summer camp assaulter discharged without conviction
Sam Hurley (Herald): Labour Party camp scandal: No conviction for assault after sex charges dropped in plea deal
Catrin Owen (Stuff): Young Labour camp assault: Man discharged without conviction
Laura James (1News): Man discharged without conviction for Labour youth camp assaults that sparked political firestorm
Newshub: Man who assaulted teenagers at Young Labour camp discharged without conviction
Parliament, NZ politics
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Too much analysis, too much paralysis (paywalled)
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): It’s MMP - but not as we were sold it
Vernon Tava (Spinoff): Why the time is ripe for my optimistic, bright green new party
RNZ: Jacinda Ardern racks up highest bill for international travel, Shane Jones for domestic
Zane Small (Newshub): New Zealand First dwarfing Greens in executive expenses
Anna Whyte (1News): Quickfire: Agnes Loheni and Priyanca Radhakrishnan on Strike Force Raptor, vaping and mental health (video)
David Farrar: The #nzpol 100
Foreign affairs and trade
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Authoritarian Friends and Democratic Enemies
Richard Harman (Politik): Winning the trade war
Asylum
Daniel McCulloch and Matt Coughlan (Stuff): Australia could agree deal to send Nauru, Manus refugees to New Zealand
Sally Blundell (Listener): Asylum seeker Behrouz Boochani interview: ‘They cannot take the sky away’
Erebus
Michael Wright (Stuff): A sense of 'relief' from Erebus families after Jacinda Ardern's heartfelt apology
Newshub: Families of Erebus victims receive an apology from the Government 40 years on
1News: Prime Minister and Air NZ apologise to families of Erebus air disaster victims, 40 years on from crash
Laine Moger and Caroline Williams (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern apologises for Air New Zealand Erebus tragedy at 40th anniversary event
Herald: Government, Air NZ apologise to family members over Erebus disaster
RNZ: Erebus 40 years on: victims' families meet with PM Jacinda Ardern, Governor General
RNZ: Erebus disaster: PM offers apology on behalf of NZ government, Air New Zealand
Stuff:In full: Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern's Erebus apology
Kaitlin Ruddock (1News): Forty years on from Erebus air disaster two youngest men involved in body recovery return to Antarctica
Breanna Barraclough (1News): Butterflies released at memorial for Air New Zealand crew who died in Erebus disaster
Duncan Garner (Newshub): Lack of Erebus memorial a stain on our past
RNZ: Checkpoint: Apology lifts a lifelong weight for Erebus victim's daughter
Newshub: Daughter of Erebus flight engineer says apology has lifted a weight off her shoulders
James Fyfe (Newshub): Erebus losses 'neglected' for too long - victim's family member
Education
RNZ: Extra teachers, IT leases, overseas trips put schools in financial trouble
John Lewis (ODT): 13 schools in serious financial difficulty: report
RNZ: Auckland schools' higher funds creating disparity - Waikato principals
Simon Collins (Herald): Clendon Park School and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu ticked off for overseas trips
Donna-Lee Biddle (Stuff): Free lunches for low-decile school kids: What's on the menu?
John Fenaughty (Newsroom): Some advice for schools on LGBT bullying
Lee Kenny (Stuff): Med student scammers can enter medical profession after 'remedial' work
Elena McPhee (ODT): Med-student misconduct: 50 to complete remedial work
Health
RNZ: Doctors warn if working conditions unchanged 'suffering of New Zealanders will worsen'
1News: Most New Zealand websites selling vaping products don't ask for proof of age, research finds
Dan Satherley and Emily O’Connell (Newshub): Most New Zealand online vaping stores don't check buyers' ages - study
Jo Moir (RNZ): National MP gives weight to call for Hepatitis Foundation's board chair to resign
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Concerns over conflicts with Pasifika health funding
Doug Laing (Hawkes Bay Today): The DHB chair mystery: Health minister could cause massive Hawke's Bay political shake-up (paywalled)
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Patients deserve to know about waiting times - DHB boss
Mike Houlahan (ODT): SDHB waiting lists for radiation oncology treatment are growing again
RNZ: Medical Council investigating convicted murderer Venod Skantha
Fiona Connor (Newshub): Expectant mother says decision to shut Opotiki birthing clinic put women 'at risk'
RNZ: Samoa measles epidemic: Death toll reaches 39
Housing
Tema Hemi (Māori TV): Ngāti Toa become major housing provider for Porirua
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Porirua iwi becomes landlord of 900 state homes
James Caldwell and Mare Haimona-Riki (Māori TV): Northland communities tackling housing crisis
Frances Cook (Herald): Front Page podcast: How new rental laws aim to change the way we live (paywalled)
Jacob McSweeny (ODT): Landlords air property investigation concerns
Todd Niall (Stuff): How Auckland homes became more 'affordable' in 2019
Lane Nicholas (Herald): 'Dramatic reversal': Auckland housing affordability improves 26% but first home buyers still shut out
David Norman (Herald): Auckland housing affordability improving but more solutions needed (paywalled)
1News: Auckland houses now more affordable compared to four years ago, report says
Ihumātao
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern accused of 'tokenism' amid revelation she ignored advice to visit Ihumātao
1News: Fletcher Building bosses front up to shareholders amid Ihumātao negotiations
RNZ: Fletcher chair makes first substantive comments on Ihumātao
Maria Slade (Spinoff): Fletcher Building fields questions on Ihumātao at AGM
Newstalk ZB: Fletcher indicates Ihumātao decision coming before end of year
Transport
Newstalk ZB: Julie Anne-Genter: Rapid transit, public transport still best for Wellington
Giles Dexter (Newshub): Government to put warning signs before all speed cameras
Amy Williams (RNZ): Auckland school welcomes lower speed limits: 'Slower cars means safer kids'
Kendall Hutt (Herald): Government to lower speed limits around schools
Herald: Government to bring in speed limit cuts around every school in NZ
RNZ: Driving speeds around schools to be reduced - government
Zane Small (Newshub): 'Our streets aren't safe enough': Reduced speed limits around schools to be made mandatory
1News: Government to reduce speed limits around schools
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Nationwide transport ticketing project behind schedule by two years
Simon Wilson (Herald): Fast, frequent, driverless and elevated - the super light rail plan for Auckland (paywalled)
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Transmission Gully motorway construction 'considerably behind' schedule
Ōwairaka/Mt Albert
Māni Dunlop (RNZ): Ōwairaka restoration: Rift grows between protesters and tangata whenua
Harrison Christian (Stuff): Mt Albert tree removal: Protesters labelled 'woke, entitled Pākehā' at hui
Michael Neilson (Herald): Ōwairaka/Mt Albert tree protesters slammed as 'woke, entitled Pākehā' at maunga hui
Yvonne Tahana (1News): Hui fails to resolve dispute over planned felling of exotic trees on Auckland's Mt Albert
Landfill levy
Dan Satherley and Mel Logan (Newshub): Phil Goff hits out at landlords living in 'yesterday's world’
Taroi Black (Māori TV): Para Kore kaupapa welcomes increased landfill levy to save Papatūānuku
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Why not appoint Shane Jones as Minister of Waste to tackle landfills?
Gender pay gap
1News: Gap in gender pay closes but Pacific women are being left behind, figures show
Vita Molyneux and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): Kiwi female doctors earn 12 percent less than male doctors
Belinda Feek (Herald): Research uncovers stark gender pay gap among NZ medical specialists
Business confidence
Liam Dann (Herald): Business confidence rebounds - 'the vibe is changing'
RNZ: Business confidence lifts to highest level in a year
David Hargreaves (Interest): ANZ survey shows jump in business confidence
Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): Businesses start to crawl out of their despondency (paywalled)
Environment and conservation
Max Towle (RNZ): What would Jesus do ... about climate change?
Mike Watson (Taranaki Daily News): Greenpeace protestors head to Taranaki for further disruption of oil field support ship
Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): Climate posturing wins over genuine action
Lois Williams (RNZ): Ngāti Waewae warns Forest and Bird to back off over Waitaha
Skara Bohny (Nelson Mail):Iwi want vehicle access to sacred Nelson estuary blocked, fishers want permanent access
Regan Paranihi (Māori TV): More tracks to reopen in Waitākere Ranges
Katrina Megget (Listener): Can Te Araroa Trail survive the influx of hikers?
Chloe Ranford (Stuff): Council moves to protect fossil-covered beaches from quad-biking fishermen
Gun law changes
Andrew McRae (RNZ): New gun laws should not be linked to Christchurch Mosque attacks - Muslims
Ruby Nyika (Stuff): Gangs, gun owners, Islamic group submit on gun law changes
Andrew McRae (RNZ): Mongrel Mob on 'racist' legislation: 'Guns don't kill, people kill people’
Local government
Lana Andelane (Newshub): Admins of community Facebook group threatened with lawsuit over post criticising Far North District Council
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Patangata Bridge a step closer to repair
Barry Clarke (Star News): Opinion: Tell us how the $30k was spent
Ports of Auckland move
Dileepa Fonseka (Newsroom):Auckland port debate building to a crescendo
Michael Barnett (Herald): Port move requires a business case - not a cot case (paywalled)
Primary industries
RNZ: Farmers feeling financial pressures - Federated Farmers banking survey
Brent Edwards (NBR): Farmers feeling more pressure from their banks (paywalled)
Chris Morris (ODT): ‘Invermay is here to stay’
Jono Edwards (ODT): Paua ban for coast north of city
Provincial Growth Fund
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Firms gain $513,000 of PGF funding
Luisa Girao (ODT): Engineering injection game-changer for Southland
Luisa Girao (ODT): Extra funding will help youth find their best career paths
Georgie Ormond (Herald): Local Focus: More PGF putea for the provinces including value-added forestry in Marton
Tiwai Point
Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Government seeking advice on smelter's request for transmission relief (paywalled)
Jeanette Fitzsimons (Spinoff): A modest proposal for the future of the smelter at Tiwai Point
Reserve Bank
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Reserve Bank: Banks could loosen test on borrowers
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): The RBNZ's Financial Stability Report highlights an increasingly proactive regulator
Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Reserve Bank eyes insurer solvency impacted by low interest rates
David Hargreaves (Interest): ASB economists change their call and now don't expect an OCR cut in February
Northland power outage
RNZ: Bird deterrant spikes to be installed on pylons to prevent outages
David Fisher (Herald): Official: Experts name bird poo as the most likely reason for the Northland power cut
RNZ: Bird poo likely cause of Northland power outage
Cook Islands same-sex relations ban
RNZ: Most Cook Islanders support same-sex relations ban - committee
RNZ: Criminalisation of homosexuality in Cooks a colonial inheritance - NZ MP
Animal welfare
Denise Piper (Stuff): Northland rodeo cancels 2020 event due to animal cruelty protesters
Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Vegan and meat-eater activists take their beef to the streets
Other
Press Editorial: Youthquake is putting more teenagers into power
RNZ: Police were justified shooting at man 12 times - IPCA
Karl du Fresne:We need to talk about Islam
David Williams (Newsroom): Islamic women’s group threatened
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Christchurch attack: White supremacist Philip Arps' second jail sentence appeal dismissed
Gia Garrick (1News): Overseas companies to start collecting GST on low cost products sold to Kiwis
1News: Cotton On workers across New Zealand set to strike on Black Friday
Katie Todd (RNZ): Aerospace industry targets Christchurch for space hub
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Hydrogen push NZ's chance to take the wheel (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Canada's example shows the dangers of legalising cannabis
Nathan Smith (NBR): NZ health stats limit prosperity, UK think tank says (paywalled)
Anne Gibson (Herald): Convention centre fire: what's the future for SkyCity's $703m building? (paywalled)
Nikki Mandow (Newsroom): Bad things happen: Giving our money to the banks for nix
Greg Treadwell and Tara Ros (Newsroom): Stonewalled by the Powerball: Open your books, Lotto
RNZ: The Detail: A Coroner's life of death
Herald Editorial: NZ named 'Best place on Earth', but do we deserve the crown? (paywalled)
RNZ: NZ lamb industry unfazed as British supermarket Waitrose ends imports