NZ Politics Daily - 12 September 2017
12 September 2017
Today's content
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Election
Vernon Small (Stuff): Memo to (tactical) voters: There are three main trains running towards election night
Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): On the likely path of Hurricane Jacinda and coalition formation
Tim Watkin (Pundit): Time for true transparency (& I don't just mean tax)
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Let’s elect ourselves a progressive government with the politics of addition – not subtraction
Colin James (ODT): Damage control and a deeper rethink needed
Chris Trotter (Stuff): To remain the same, New Zealand must change
Press Editorial: As early voting begins, can New Zealand reverse its declining voting rate?
Max Towle (RNZ): Why there should be nowhere ‘Beyond the Beehive’
Brad Flahive (Stuff): What is a conscience vote and why does it matter?
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Elections make some people say some silly things
Gerrard Eckhoff (ODT): We're among the least corrupt - until election time
Michael Morrah (Newshub): Electoral commission staff to visit Mongrel Mob Headquarters
Herald: Mongrel Mob boss issues statement ahead of the election
Jimmy Ellingham (Stuff): Gagging public servants on important issues is not on
Pete George (Your NZ): Party impact on social media
Bill Ralston (Listener): A step-by-step guide to surviving political scandals
Labour
RNZ: The Leader Interview - Jacinda Ardern
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern says neoliberalism has failed
No Right Turn: "No rolling back the clock"
Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour leader Jacinda Ardern pledges more cash for Radio NZ
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Labour promises free-to-air RNZ TV channel
RNZ: Labour pledges $38m to public broadcasting
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Radio NZ television channel 'no snub to TVNZ', says Labour
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Funding questions over Labour's $5b trams for Auckland
RNZ: Labour pledges funding, oversight for Whānau Ora
Stuff: Labour promises 100 more Plunket and Tamariki Ora nurses for vulnerable families
Richard Harman (Politik): The Finance Minister in waiting
Alex Tarrant (Interest): Grant Robertson makes his case for the Finance Minister job
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Achievable vs nonsensical
Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour leader Jacinda Ardern casts her vote early
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Labour leader Jacinda Ardern casts her vote early, confident she won't be changing mind
Newshub: Jacinda Ardern casts her early vote
Claire Trevett (Herald): Election 2017: Harvest time - Jacinda Ardern a visitor to the Hawkes Bay
Marty Sharper (Stuff): Ardern makes whistle-stop tour of Hawke's Bay
Raff Kingsbury (International Socialists): Seeing Ardern in action
Steven Cowan (Against the current): Rob Campbell: Business has nothing to fear from Labour
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The Government that Jacinda will build
Ally McCrow-Young (Spinoff): Why I really want to vote Labour, but I can’t
Herald: The yearbook revelation: Which student was voted most likely to be PM
Herald: Clarke Gayford defends Jacinda Ardern over criticism
Spinoff: She’s a fast talker, comrade: Leighton Smith warns NZ about Jacinda Ardern
Herald Mood of the Boardroom
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): A strong mood for change among business leaders
Herald: Mood of the Boardroom: Joyce v Robertson
Herald: Robertson to Joyce: 'You're embarrassing yourself'
Herald: How do the chiefs rate the leaders?
Graham Skellern (Herald); CEOs to Robertson: Give us the policy lowdown
Graham Skelton (Herald): CEOs to Joyce: Time to speed up vital projects
Tim McCready (Herald): CEOs give their report cards on National Government
Herald: Winston Peters - Kingmaker or Queenmaker?
Tim McCready (Herald): James Shaw on the back foot after Turei affair
Tim McCready and James Penn (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: Now is not the time for tax cuts, bosses say
Tamsyn Parker (Herald): Let's have a level playing field for investment
Graham Skellern (Herald): Regions should grab share of tax revenue
James Penn (Herald): Multinationals not paying enough tax in NZ say CEOs
Tim McCready (Herald): Water cleanliness concerns NZ business leaders
Tim McCready (Herald): CEOs concerned about cost of housing in Auckland
Thomas Pippos (Herald): Inequality under the microscope
Francis Cook (Herald): Mercury CEO: Change starts in the education system
Holly Ryan (Herald): Education needs to address rapid change
Anne Gibson (Herald): Barfoot boss expects bright line test to be extended
James Penn (Herald): NZ CEOs suggest a high take-up of automation
James Penn (Herald): More needs to be done for transport infrastructure say CEOs
Tim McCready (Herald): Trump a major factor impacting NZ business confidence
Graham Skellern (Herald): Managing economic growth is the key
Graham Skellern (Herald): Begin planning reform in earnest - EMA chief
Liam Dann (Herald): We're in good shape, but must stay prepared
National
Ben Thomas (Herald): National has itself to blame for losing in emotional stakes
Isaac Davison (Herald): Easy day for English nearly derailed
Laura Walters (Stuff): Bill English pushes more than just farming issues in the regions
Nigel Moffiet (Papakura Courier): 'I love a fight': National MP Judith Collins on the trail in her sixth election campaign
Matt Burrows (Newshub): Labour voter brutally trolls National's Paula Bennett
Farming
Alex Cook (RNZ): Rural/urban divide 'encouraged' by water tax policies – farmer
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Farmers to protest in Jacinda Ardern's hometown: 'We are not punching bags'
Isaac Davison (Herald): National offers farmers another $13m a year to adopt more environmentally friendly methods
Gerard Hutching (Stuff): National's promises of more money for ag science 'theft': Greens
Tax
Audrey Young (Herald): Bill English doubles down on Labour's tax policy
Matt Burrows (Newshub): Bill English 'scaremongering' over Labour inheritance tax - Jacinda Ardern
Corin Dann (TVNZ):'It clearly is damaging' - 1 NEWS' Corin Dann on the growing criticism of Labour's uncertain tax plans
Liam Hehir (Manawatu Standard): Capital gains tax not worth the hassle
Wyatt Creech (Pundit): Fudging to the left of me, ghosts to the right: The lolly scramble election
TVNZ: Election policy comparison - tax: What the major political parties will do for you
Housing
Colleen Hawkes (Stuff): Who owns New Zealand now?' New doco tackles our housing crisis
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Politically Correct: Late-stage party promises target first-home buyers
Newshub: National says Labour's foreign buyer ban could hit trade deals
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Who's the big winner in politicians' housing plans?
Catherine Harris (Stuff): Can political parties really promise more houses if the industry can't deliver?
David Hargreaves (Interest): Whatever hue of administration takes over after September 23 is likely to be more interventionist in the housing market
Frank Newman (NZCPR): Political Promises
Simon O’Connor’s suicide/euthanasia comments
Patrick Gower (Newshub): English should have slapped down O'Connor
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): What was Simon O'Connor thinking?
Newshub:I don't expect apology from Simon O'Connor - Jacinda Ardern
RNZ: Wrong to conflate euthanasia debate with youth suicide issue - Labour leader Jacinda Ardern
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Not a fair comparison
Greens
Simon Wilson (Spinoff): James Shaw begins the biggest days of his political life
Press: Green party leader James Shaw highlights pollution, poverty and carbon
Newshub: Lifeline calls on next Govt to adopt Greens' mental health policy
Ben Irwin (Newshub): Greens announce zero-suicide approach in multi-million dollar policy
NZ First
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Inland Revenue: Our staff did not leak Winston Peters' superannuation details
News hub: Not us behind Peters leaks: Inland Revenue
Herald: Winston Peters says no truth in Woman's Weekly editorial
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): NZ First candidate promises to remove Treaty from law
Māori Party
Mei Heron (RNZ): Is there a road map for the Māori Party?
Jane Clifton (Listener): Maori Party's Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox on their literary influences
Newshub: Double Whanau Ora funding – Māori Party
Electorate contests
Lois Williams (RNZ): Hone Harawira's last stand? Not if he can help it
Martyn Bradbury (Waatea News): The importance of the Maori electorates this election
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Five Maori seats polled
Isaac Davison (Herald): Battlegrounds: National sniffs a chance in Hutt South
Media
Jennifer Dann (Herald): Twelve questions with 1News political reporter Andrea Vance
Gwynn Compton (Libertas Digital): Fauxrage and why you should always be wary of claims about social media outrage
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Herald: Banking in te reo optional at 650 ANZ ATMs
Elton Rikihana Smallman (Stuff): National rollout of Waikato dialect on Westpac ATMs
TVNZ: Police unveil Maori-themed cop car to show support for Te Reo
Madison Reidy (Stuff): Speaking te reo Māori imporant for Kiwi business leaders
Ged Cann (Stuff): Five thousand march through Wellington for Māori Language Week
Matariki Williams (RNZ): What are we without te reo Māori?
Justice
John Buttle (Briefing Papers): Transforming to a prison-free society
No Right Turn: No way to run a justice system
Education
Simon Collins (Herald): High school teachers resent higher pay for 'experts'
Simon Collins (Herald): Māori students gain from different teaching style
Other
NZ Herald editorial: We can respect the past without sharing its view
Paula Tesoriero (Spinoff): The real reason that politician-in-a-disabled-carpark story is outrageous
Viola Palmer (Stuff): Making trade agreements people friendly
Brian Easton (Pundit): Pressures to be Selfish
Karen Brown (RNZ): Shortage of senior doctors 'deplorable' – union
No Right Turn: The police should not be above the law
Nicholas Jones (Herald): 'Do the right thing Bill': Sam Neill's Myanmar refugees plea
Emile Donovan (RNZ): Holiday legislation 'too complicated'
Peter Calder (Listener): My Year with Helen – movie review