NZ Politics Daily - 21 August 2017
21 August 2017
Today's content
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Election - Labour
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): She who dares, wins.
Alex Tarrant (Interest): Ardern seeks to keep Shaw's bunch under her Green thumb, turns attention to the centre
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern is Labour's 'new hope'
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern goes for vision as National grab the cheque book
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Jacinda Ardern heads into Greens' territory
Claire Trevett (Herald): Rapture for Labour as Jacinda Ardern delivers them hope
Bevan Rapson (Noted): Labour needs more than star power
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Where’s the beef?’ - Ardern tests her mettle
Amanda Jane Robinson and Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Gareth Morgan standing behind 'lipstick on a pig' comment
Stuff: Gareth Morgan compares Jacinda Ardern to 'lipstick on a pig'
Amanda Jane Robinson (Newshub): Gareth Morgan calls Jacinda Arden 'lipstick on a pig'
Herald: TOP leader Gareth Morgan on Jacinda Ardern: 'Show you're more than lipstick on a pig
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Ardern is the shot of adrenalin Labour's been lacking
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Labour soaks up the Town Hall rapture as Ardern goes nuclear on climate
Patrick Gower: Jacinda Ardern's climate change line an absolute banger
Isobel Ewing (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern: 'Climate change is my generation's nuclear-free moment'
Claire Trevett (Herald): Jacinda Ardern's rallying cry: Climate change the nuclear-free moment of her generation
Vernon Small (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern's climate change challenge
Vernon Small and Jo Moir (Stuff): Ardern goes 'green' with climate change pledge while English promises roads
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Jacinda Arden's goal: End child poverty
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Labour govt would be driven by 'opportunity, not fear' – Ardern
Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Sir Colin Meads at campaign launch
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Labour launches 2017 campaign - taking aim at Kiwi hearts
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): BOOM – Jacinda Ardern blows Town Hall apart with Labour launch
Richard Harman (Politik): Peters ready to throw spanner into Labour's capital gains tax plans
RNZ: Labour won't rule out extending capital gains tax
Karen Sweeney (Herald): Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson: NZ should hold out for better TPP
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour’s art auctions
Joel MacManus (Critic): The ‘Jacinda Effect’ Causes Spike in Campaign Volunteers – and Not Just for Labour
Election - National
Jo Moir (Stuff): Bill English goes big on roading knowing Labour had no new policy to counter with
Isaac Davison (Herald): National unveils $10.5 billion plan for 10 new major highways
Georgia Forrester (Stuff): National announce $10.5 billion roading plan
Newshub: National promises billions on 10 'significant' roads
John Cousins (Herald): Four-lane highway planned from Tauranga to Katikati
Nicholas Jones (Herald): On the campaign trail: Bill English meets with school children
Mark Dawson (Wanganui Chronicle): Bennett recalls her Whanganui court appearancenicholas
Newshub: $3 million to boost Auckland teacher numbers
Election
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Floating flaky facts on water
Marnie Prickett (Stuff): Public calls for swimmable rivers and safe drinking water going unanswered
Isaac Davison (Herald): Election 2017: Labour and National appeal to first home buyers
TVNZ: Vote Compass is back – see how your views line up with the parties
Patrick Leyland (Progress Report): Huge movement towards Jacinda and Labour
Dave Kennedy (Local Bodies): Secrecy, conflict and corruption in NZ elections
Max Towle, John Lake and Lucy Smith (RNZ): Beyond the Beehive: Rodney
Max Towle, John Lake and Lucy Smith (RNZ): Beyond the Beehive: Auckland
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Heartbeat: New blood adds to Hunterville community
Victoria White (Hawke’s Bay Today): Thorny issues tackled at candidates' meeting
Nicholas Boyack (Stuff): Hutt South's Green grandparent is on the warpath for votes
Elton Rikihana Smallman (Stuff): Gareth Morgan pledges bottom line of The Opportunities Party
Jane Bowron (Stuff): Poker faces, dunny dalliances and no room at the inn
NZ in Afghanistan
Stuff: New Zealand Defence Force leaves too many unanswered questions
Eugene Bingham and Paula Penfold (Stuff): Afghanistan: New Zealand public didn't know full story - Defence boss
Paula Penfold and Eugene Bengham (Stuff): Criticism of SAS actions before and after Willie Apiata's VC firefight
Health
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): Ministry of Health blunder means more pain for rest homes
Hilary Calvert (ODT): Forget the hospital site, let’s revamp the whole system
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Central city rebuild site for Dunedin Hospital welcomed
Jacob McSweeny (RNZ): Study shows effects of negative vaccine information
Dave Macpherson (Daily Blog): Last minute election bribes won’t cut the mustard, Coleman
Education
Georgia Forrester (Stuff): Old school ball rule needs to be ditched, says Palmerston North teenager
TVNZ: Teen banned from attending Palmerston North school ball tonight because he has no date
Simon Collins (Herald): Teachers miss out on $17,500 incentive to teach in low-decile and isolated schools
John Gerritsen (RNZ): English testing change may not stop cheating - tertiary industry
Housing
Northern Advocate: Northland housing crisis deepens
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): Renting in New Zealand: Tenants vs landlords?
Other
Elton Rikihana Smallman (Stuff): Politicos turn out to Turangawaewae for celebrations
RNZ: UN vote only had 'appearance of transparency'
Herald: Croatian President says Rotorua visit a highlight
John Minto (Daily Blog): “Pussycat” Collins and “Hollow Man” Joyce back down to corporate thieves
Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): Communism by stealth: notes on conservatism, neoliberalism, social investment, and a UBI