NZ Politics Daily - 1 September 2017
1 September 2017
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TVNZ Colmar Brunton Poll
Colin James (RNZ): Labour trends towards Green-Māori coalition
Stuff: Labour internal polls don't have them ahead of National
TVNZ: 'Alarm bells will surely be ringing' for National as 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll puts Labour ahead
Mike Treen (Daily Blog): Stunning poll lifts prospect of a change in government
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): New poll result shows Government change could be reality
Jon Johansson (RNZ): Turei, Key to Labour's surge
Richard Harman (Politik): Poll panic may be premature
Isaac Davison (Herald): Labour leader Jacinda Ardern not reading too much into jump in polls
Jo Moir (Stuff): Politically Correct: The poll that puts Labour ahead for the first time in 12 years
Vernon Small and Laura Walters (Stuff): Labour leaps into the lead in new poll, as leaders prepare for first debate
Herald: Shock poll: Labour leapfrogs National, Jacinda Ardern leads Bill English in preferred PM
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): All has gone topsy-turvy, as Labour, astonishingly, breaks ahead of National
Kate Shuttleworth (Guardian): 'Jacindamania' lifts Labour into poll lead in New Zealand election
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): TVNZ Poll: Labour 43% National 41%
Stuff: NZ dollar drops after Labour overtakes National in poll
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Right then, centre-right voters. What the hell do you do now?
TVNZ leaders debate
Tim Watkin (Pundit): A taxing debate night, but everything's changed
Mark Jennings (Newsroom): Hosking’s flat debate gives Gower an opening
Herald: Leaders debate a ratings winner for TVNZ
Vernon Small (Stuff): English recovers ground with strong debate but poll a body blow for National
Grant Duncan (Stuff): Strong performances in high-stakes debate
Claire Trevett (Herald): Bill English after poll: I'm still the right person to lead National to victory
Herald: Bill English vs Jacinda Ardern leaders' debate: The verdicts are in
Toby Manhire (Herald): Why weren't they more like Key?
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): The Great Hosking Debate: A Debrief
Tom Sainsbury (The Spinoff): Kiwis of Snapchat: post-leaders’ debate debrief
Herald: Jacinda Ardern squanders challenger's advantage against Bill English - political commentator
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): The trouble with Jacinda Ardern
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): I was wrong: Ardern is the front-runner to be our next PM
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A good debate
Brian Edwards: She Gave Him His Due
Pete Burdon (Media Training): English body language ties debate
Peter Cresswell (Not PC): Debate? Bring back the bell.
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Behind the scenes at the leaders' debate
Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): Mike Hosking's first 2017 election debate - how did he do?
Herald: Mike Hosking defends questioning Labour leader Jacinda Ardern about wardrobe
Katie Kenny (Stuff): Who owned the first leaders debate? Three experts, three different verdicts
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): Anonymous Horotiu factory worker the unexpected star of leaders' debate
Stuff: How the internet reacted to the first leaders debate
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Limp and uninspiring debate
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Jacinda Ardern wins first Leaders Debate – National look frightened
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Jacinda the Jordie Barrett of debutants
Andy Fyers and Katie Kenny (Stuff): Truth or fable? We fact-check key points from the leaders debate
Herald: Bill English vs Jacinda Ardern: Kiwis react to election debate on Twitter
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Ardern v English: Leaders' clash gets heated
Isaac Davison (Herald): Vote 2017: Housing immigration and tax dominate Jacinda Ardern and Bill English leaders' debate
1News: Bill English and Jacinda Ardern spar in first TVNZ leader's debate as Labour surges to front in poll
Dene Mackenzie (ODT): Leaders battle it out in first debate
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Ardern v English: Leaders' clash gets heated
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Housing, tax dominate first half of TVNZ debate
Vernon Small (Stuff): At half-time in the leaders' debate, it's Bill English by a nose
Isaac Davison (Herald): Housing and economic issues dominate first half of first leaders' debate
Stuff: Leaders' debate: English and Ardern face off on legalising medicinal cannabis
Stuff: TVNZ leaders' debate: English and Ardern agree North Korea is a threat, are 'concerned'
Katie Kenny (Stuff): Who will own the first leaders debate? Three experts give their picks
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Debate: How Bill English and Jacinda Ardern are preparing
Tom Sainsbury (Spinoff): Kiwis of Snapchat: Bill to Jacinda – ‘Let’s do… this debate’
Tim Murphy (Newshub): Bill’s next big test - 15 years on
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Hosking to be replaced in leaders debates by Jim Hickey, who will ask questions exclusively about the weather
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Labour has momentum and National has Bill English
Election
Jennifer Lees-Marshment (Newsroom): Why your vote counts more than ever
Dominion Post Editorial: Political appeal is not just superficial
Don Franks (Redline): Yes, it’s important to think
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Ohariu MP Peter Dunne says leaving politics has changed his view of 'strutting' politicians
The Listener: When will our political scandalmongers learn?
Debra Buckley (Stuff): The importance of voting based on policy, not personality
Brian Fallow (Herald): National Scrooge v Labour spendthrift? No, not really
Angela Fitchett (Nelson Mail): Election lolly scramble food for thought
Heather Roy: The Political Sugar Rush
John Sargeant (Taranaki Daily News): Election here seems to be following global trend
John Milford (Stuff): Business has outlined its issues, political parties should respond
Anna Thompson (Stuff): Orange guy branding for general election campaign outdated, students say
RNZ: Fact or Fiction: The Nation's minor parties debate
Meriana Johnsen (Newsroom): National and Labour battle over parental leave plans
Tim Watkin (Newsroom): RNZ’s Caucus: Inside the leaders’ debates
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Election 2017 Live: ‘Filthy politics’ and unhealthy homes
Torika Tokalau (Stuff): NZ First's David Wilson close to being a MP
Claire Trevett (Herald): You matter, PM Bill English tells Whangarei Boys' students
Electorates
Martin van Beynen (Stuff): Kingswood Election Tour on the road again - from Bluff to Cape Reinga
Lucy Swinnen (Stuff): From Bob Dylan to waiting lists: The times they are a-changin' in Ohariu
Jono Galuszka (Stuff): Healthcare and homelessness to the fore in debate
Miri Schroeter (Stuff): Housing and transport dominate Otaki candidates' platforms
Isaac Davison (Herald): Heartbeat: Te Horo deals with bad weather and growing pains
Torika Tokalau (Stuff): Te Atatu candidates promise more police
Kelly Tantau (Stuff): Hamilton East candidates put education policies under the microscope
Michael Wright (Stuff): Gerry Brownlee holds firm at fiery Christchurch election debate
RNZ: Chch candidates grilled over quake insurance, housing
James Dann (The Spinoff): The roast of Gerry Brownlee
Winston Peters
Audrey Young (Herald): Winston Peters savages senior public servant for briefing minister on his super woes
Lynn Prentice (The Standard): Why is Farrar smearing on superannuation?
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Ports of Auckland plan will cost 'significant amount': Peters
Simon Wilson (Spinoff): Is Winston Peters the new saviour of Auckland or a trouble-making villain?
Labour
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Kelvin Davis struggles with CGT, KiwiBuild details
Emma Hurley (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern sets record straight on CGT after Kelvin Davis sows confusion
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern tells Kelvin Davis off over capital gains tax comments
Herald: Labour deputy gets crucial tax policy wrong
Greens
Shane Cowlishaw (Newsroom): Mobilising the Green Army
Nicholas Jones (Herald): 'Children's champions' at core of Green education policy
Newstalk ZB: Metiria Turei wishes she fought back more
Maori electorates
Jon Stokes (Herald): Jacinda the defibrillator has recharged Maori contests
David Fisher (Herald): Mana Party's Hone Harawira back in the fold of Maori Party for unity call to voters
Inequality
Sarah Harris (Herald): Labour, National, NZFirst and Greens explain their inequality policies
Paul Barber (Interest): 10 Great Election Ideas
Sarah Harris (Herald): Wealthy Christchurch farmer campaigns for tax hike on the rich
Housing
Herald Editorial: Narrow focus on rheumatic fever has not heated homes
Rob Stock (Stuff): Voting for your wallet
Natalie Robinson (Spinoff): We need to talk about housing – minus the lectures
Claire Trevett (Herald): English denies homelessness announcement 'inappropriate'
Other
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the funding crisis in the public health system
Herald: New details revealed about New Zealand's attempts to get close to Trump Administration
John Drinnan (Herald): TVNZ looking to sharpen up at seven
The Co-op: A Policy A Day: America’s Cup Broadcasting