18 August 2017
Today's content
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Opinion Polls
1News: 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll: Greens plummet below five per cent, 'Jacinda effect' keeps Labour climbing
1News: Jacinda Ardern neck and neck with Bill English as poll puts PM contest on level playing field
RNZ: Poll puts Greens below threshhold as Labour surges
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): The Jacinderella effect plays right into Winston Peters' hands
Mike Hosking (Herald): National appear to be in some level of trouble
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Greens are goneburger in new poll which shows English and Ardern level pegging
Claire Trevett (Herald): Green Party leader James Shaw on poll: 'It doesn't feel great'
Audrey Young (Herald): Julie Bishop may have given Jacinda Ardern an extra lift
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Bombshell poll puts change of Government at even odds
Isaac Davison (Herald): End of the road for Green Party?
TVNZ: Watch: James Shaw appeals to voters after Greens' 'momentary lapse of reason'
Newshub: James Shaw 'capable' of leading Greens back into Parliament - Jeanette Fitzsimons
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Move over, Greens: Paula Bennett says it's time for National to 'own' the conversation on environmental issues
Newshub: Greens could be out of Parliament, poll reveals
Vernon Small (Stuff): Green Party out of Parliament, Labour surges in new poll
Herald: Poll: Greens in danger zone as Jacinda Mania sees Labour surge
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): One News Colmar Brunton Poll has Labour cannibalise Greens beneath threshold
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Election 2017: It’s ‘game on’ for Jacinda vs Bill
Colin James (RNZ): Ardern turns the worm, but Green losses threaten left
Patrick Leyland (Progress Report): Election Forecast updated
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Who would be the List MPs on the ONCB poll?
Man of Errors: Get Real
Election – National
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): National’s battle to move on from John Key
Peter Newport (Spinoff): A showdown in Winton
Jo Moir (Stuff): He might not be the selfie king but Bill English got his fair share in Porirua
Stuff: Bill English in conversation with undecided voters over lunch
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Bill English gets up close with the mood for change
TVNZ: 'You've had stable government' – Bill English says National has been effective as Parliament closes
Australia-NZ citizenship spat
Toby Manhire (Herald): Little ol' NZ strikes again
Philip Matthews (Press): Editorial: Australia shouldn't make it all about us
Herald Editorial: Aussie MPs victims of a constitutional absurdity
The Listener: The trans-Tasman fracas exposes our ebbing importance in Australia
Newshub: Steven Joyce jokes Chris Hipkins should 'retire from politics'
Election
Max Towle, John Lake and Lucy Smith (RNZ): Beyond the Beehive: Kaikohe / Whangarei
Herald: Vote 2017: Heartbeat - the hopes, fears and dreams of smalltown New Zealand
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Heartbeat: housing boom reaches Taihape
Tim Watkin (RNZ): Aus Wars, The Empire Taxes Back & The Return of the Parker
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Which online political tool is best for you? Use our online tool to help you find the best online tool
RNZ: Ruling on prisoner voting upheld
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Inside the world of political memes and the teens trying to influence the election
Angela Quigan (Stuff): Say what?! Stuff comments, the election, and you
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Video: Politicians reminisce on favourite Parliament moments
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Winston takes on Mediaworks over Richardson remarks
Stuff: Hosking defiant, Gower 'bloody scared' going into main networks' election debates
Newshub: Duncan Garner, Patrick Gower, Lisa Owen to front Three's election coverage
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Mike Hosking is not the issue
Zizi Sparks (North Shore Times): Voters traditionally bluer than blue on Auckland's North Shore’
Geoff Simmons (Interest): National & Labour are out to lunch when it comes to addressing the housing crisis and TOP has the answers
Johnny Moore (Stuff): Time to take a stand for the Mainland
Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): Don't You Dare, Jacinda Ardern! Don't You Dare!
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Cannabis smokers shouldn't go to jail – Ardern
Election - Water
Brian Fallow (Herald): Charge for water? There's nothing wet about it
Anne Salmond (Herald): Waterways are nation's lifeblood - spoil them at our peril
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Myths about Labour's water tax busted, but questions remain
John Roughan (Herald): Why would we selectively tax bottled water?
Health
Laura Tupou (RNZ): 'How do you think it's going to affect their world view?'
Lois Williams (RNZ): Woman lay dead, undiscovered by mental health services
Maria Slade (Noted): Has the digital mental health revolution arrived?
Jo Lines-MacKenzie (Stuff): New programme could save on prison health care
Southland Times Editorial: If we're squaring up to suffering . . .
Amy Wiggins (Herald): Bullying culture uncovered in Australasian emergency medical staff survey
Environment
Paul Young (Spinoff): Our inconvenient truth: New Zealand’s climate change shame
Catherine Leining (Spinoff): The ETS is ready to reduce New Zealand’s emissions
Media and broadcasting
John Drinnan (Herald): Aussie shakeup, NZ ripples
Darren Bevan (Stuff): It's time to cut 7 Days off from NZ On Air money so new talent can come through
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): 7 Days has had $7.5 million in taxpayer funding
Other
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Tech firms won concession after claiming NZ tax proposal 'most extreme in the world'
Frances Ferguson (Stuff): Maniapoto Agreement in Principle first step towards settlement
Benn Bathgate (Stuff): Vice chair role for New Zealand at 164-member World trade talks
No Right Turn: Kate Wilkinson’s crony appointment
No Right Turn: No protection for whistleblowers in NZ
No Right Turn: Our own memorial problem
Nelson Mail Editorial: Everyone should mind the gap
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Bill English leaves Sir Ngatata Love knighthood decision to next Government
The Standard: A “Culture of Entitlement”?
The Standard: Are Government-business Think Tanks worthwhile?