NZ Politics Daily - 24 August 2017
24 August 2017
Today's content
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Tax and Prefu
Audrey Young (Herald): Jacinda Ardern moves swiftly to deny National more tax attacks
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Ground shifts under election campaign
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Opening the books has changed the election campaign trail
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Tax may be Ardern's Achilles' heel
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Major parties agree on not cutting tax
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): Jacinda rattled and panics on income tax increases
No Right Turn: Oh, FFS
TVNZ: Watch: National targets Labour's taxation policy with 'Let's tax this' video
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Steven Joyce targets the hole in Labour's tax policy
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Steven Joyce puts Labour in financial straightjacket
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Steven Joyce Rests His Case
Herald Editorial: Economic update presents a challenge for voters
Alex Tarrant (Interest): Ardern rules out Labour raising top income tax rate next term, says income tax won’t even be put in front of Tax Working Group
TVNZ: Watch: 'That's not going to happen' - Emphatic Jacinda Ardern utterly rules out income tax hikes if she became PM
Isaac Davison (Herald): Labour can still pay for policies despite softer economic outlook, Ardern says
RNZ: Labour rules out income tax increase
TVNZ: Election promises heat up as government rolls out massive $3.7billion surplus
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern axes tax increases after books open
Anusha Bradley (RNZ) Greens say capital gains tax's time has come
Michael Reddell (Croaking Cassandra): Capital gains tax: quite a few reasons for skepticism
Mark Lister (Herald): Why a capital gains tax should capture the family home
Michael Reddell (Croaking Cassandra): Taxing business
Ohariu electorate
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the Greens’ ongoing problems
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Why I thank God for the Greens
RNZ: VIDEO: James Shaw on Greens rejoining the race in Ōhāriu
Newshub: 'Conditions have changed' - Shaw on surprise Ōhāriu decision
Newshub: ‘Dirty deal' crumbling? Greens to stand candidate in Ōhāriu
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): All bets off in Ohariu as Green Party stand 11th-hour candidate in political hotseat
RNZ: Greens to stand candidate in Ōhāriu electorate
Ged Cann (Stuff): All Dunne and dusted in first Ohariu debate
TVNZ: Greens putting up fight in Wellington seat following Peter Dunne's withdrawal
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Ohariu u-turn – Latest Green Party meltdown
Election
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Surge in voter enrolments as printed roll date lapses
John Armstrong (TVNZ): Dunne's departure adds to the feeling of the tide going out on National
Richard Harman (Politik): Steven Joyce has a cunning plan
Herald: Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern front journalist panel
Steve Maharey (Herald): Time for Labour to 'polish the lino'
Branko Marcetic (Spinoff): The hidden power of NZ’s political youth wings
TVNZ: 'They're not just ratbags' - political leaders in fiery debate over NZ youth suicide crisis
Senate SHJ: Cognito: Regions may prove soft underbelly for main parties
Newshub: Nominations for Parliament open Thursday
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Mangere sisters pick their preferred leader after Electoral Commission invites them to register
Raybon Kan (Herald): It's an election Gareth, not a beauty contest
Stuff: Finance pre-election debate returns to Queenstown
Scott Hamilton (Reading the maps): A faulty compass?
Meriana Johnsen (Newsroom): An election-defining clash: road vs rail
Callum McGillivray (Nor-West News): Helensville west Auckland's most enrolled electorate
Pete George (Your NZ): Damian Light to lead United Future
Mahvash Ali (Western Leader): We are 'not a racist party' - NZ First campaign manager
Christine Rose (Daily Blog): NZ’s huge criminal underclass created from political choice
Liam Dann (Herald): Accountants call for action on inequality
Stephanie Rodgers (Boots Theory): The evidence Gareth Morgan doesn’t
Angella Dravid (Spinoff): Make Me Tick: our government is like a toffee pop
Labour
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Labour’s plan to be outstanding in their field
Claire Trevett (Herald): Shades of John Key at Jacinda Ardern's first mall walkabout
National
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf):On free trade
TVNZ: Protesters confront Bill English outside primary school, before he receives warm welcome from kids
TVNZ: Bill English learns to whip up something fancier than spaghetti pizza
Electorate battles
Laura Tupou (RNZ): Young South Aucklanders unconvinced by politicians
Torika Tokalau Stuff): Former refugee contests Te Atatu electorate for the Greens
Simon Smith (Stuff): Beeram wants people to have the 'opportunity to prove themselves'
Manukau Courier: Getting candid with ... Katrina Bungard
Manukau Courier: Getting Candid with ... Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki
Mahvash Ali (Western Leader): Local board man turns NZ First politician
Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): Election candidates seek support from Nelson crowd at forum
Cherie Howie (Herald): Heartbeat: Raglan's mythical Shangri-La appeal brings housing and infrastructure challenges
John Lewis (ODT): Applause for Turei at candidate forum
Newshub: Newsreader announced as NZ First candidate
Herald: Northland Inc CEO to stand for NZ First in Auckland's Te Atatu electorate
Policy comparisons
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Who should I vote for? Affordable housing at a glance
The Co-op: A Policy A Day: Humanising Criminal Justice
Jamie Morton (Herald): Election Policy Series: Passions high over natural assets
Matt Vickers (Spinoff): When I vote next month, it will be for assisted dying
Business NZ election conference
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Labour, NZ First aggressively negative at BusinessNZ conference
Herald: Winston Peters hits back at Bill English: 'Arrogance in the extreme'
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Labour to Business NZ: 'Stop whinging and moaning'
Nicholas Jones (Herald): See climate change fight as opportunity, not burden, Jacinda Ardern tells business leaders
Herald: No one owns water, Judith Collins tells business leaders
RNZ: ACT leader's NZ First f-bomb
Herald: Act Party leader David Seymour blasts NZ First MP over Contact remarks
Newshub: David Seymour berates NZ First MP as a 'f***ing idiot'
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Why, why, why, does Winston Peters and NZ First peddle this madness?
Economy
Brad Olsen (Infometrics): The Economy’s strong bill of health key to a fourth term government
Peter Vial (Herald): NZ's top prosperity ranking masks big challenges
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Amazon looms, but NZ’s not powerless
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): NZ ‘shouldn’t miss Belt and Road bandwagon’
Michael Reddell (Croaking Cassandra): Treasury not convinced about the economic strategy?
Health
Cate Broughton (Stuff): Jonathan Coleman confident CDHB can achieve $34m in savings without cuts
Cecile Meier (Stuff): 'No health cuts' despite budget blowouts for DHBs around the country
Hannah Martin (Stuff): Bitter pill to swallow: potentially life-saving drugs remain unfunded for more than a decade
Bruce Cohen (Newsroom): Mental health labels move with the times
No Right Turn: Coleman's plan for health savings: sell hospitals
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On DHB deficits and free trade
Evan Harding (Stuff): SDHB lagging behind in health targets
NZ in Afghanistan
Paula Penfold and Eugene Bingham (Stuff): Questions over controversial programme involving NZ troops
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): New war crime allegations by NZDF must be investigated
No Right Turn: The Valley
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Government to decide on Afghanistan deployment
Education
Adele Redmond (Stuff): Disabled preschoolers waiting months for first Early Intervention Service appointment
Simon Collins (Herald): Expat and foreign teachers get $7000 carrot to teach in NZ
Simon Collins (Herald): European student referrals to New Zealand shoot up 136 per cent on Brexit, Trump fears
Christina Stringer (Newsroom): International students deserve better than exploitation
Hannah Martin and Adam Jacobson (Stuff): Abortion debate comes to a head at uni with referendum to disaffiliate pro-life club
No Right Turn: Getting what he asked for good and hard
Susan Strongman (The Wireless): A question of free speech?
Local government
Peter Dornauf (Stuff): Hamilton City Council makes wrong call – twice
Tom O'Connor (Stuff): Coarse language no laughing matter, especially in public office
Stuff: Council rates across New Zealand rise at five times the speed of inflation
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Phil Goff could break election promise to hold rates at 2.5 per cent
Simon Wilson (The Spinoff): Phil Goff is about to fight the battle that will make or break him as mayornz quilting
Dave Armstrong (Stuff): Council should welcome robust debate, not outsource it to lawyers
Media
Verity Johnson (Newshub): Fake news just got even more sinister
David Garrett (Kiwiblog): Guest Post: Three Disgraced MP’s – and the media. Part Three
Environment
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Climate challenge for business: be first to disrupt
James Pasley (Stuff): Auckland Council unveils plan to combat climate change
Jack Fletcher (Stuff): Councillor's music video takes on freshwater pollution
Foreign affairs
Stephen Hoadley (Newsroom): North Korea: a dual threat to NZ
Jo Spratt (Incline): A responsive agenda for New Zealand’s international development effort
Eleanor Ainge Roy (Guardian): Norfolk Island should become part of New Zealand, says former chief minister
Other
Francis Cook (Herald): Majority of NZ businesses would pay living wage: survey
Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): Give me trees ahead of statues any day
Stuff: Media Take: Conversation about cannabis decriminalisation
Liz McDonald (Stuff): New chief executive named for Canterbury chamber of commerce
Idealog: New interactive map shows digital divide in New Zealand
Eric Crampton (The Spinoff): Outside the Asylum: chapters three and four of an epic essay in praise of New Zealand