Today’s content
Labour
Vernon Small (Stuff): Robertson's risk with Ardern
Audrey Young (Herald): EPMU backing for Little
Dan Satherley (TV3): At a glance: Labour's leadership election process
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Previewing the 4 candidates for Leader of the Labour Party
Simon Wong (TV3): Mahuta makes leadership pitch to colleagues
Willie Jackson (RadioLIve): Labour Maori make their move
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): I quite like beer, the rugby no so much
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about #Gracinda
Slightly Left of Centre: Leadership race doomed to fail
NZ Intervention in Middle East
Audrey Young (Herald): New Zealand forces could train Iraqi troops, Key says
Peter Wilson (Newswire): Decision on NZ deployment to Mid East weeks away
No Right Turn: John Key on Iraq: A timeline
UN Security Council seat
Philip Ferguson (Redline): NZ elite win seat at UN Security Council – don’t celebrate, organise!
Redline: United Nations: friend or foe?
OIA abuse
Dom Post: Editorial: Abuse of OIA disgraceful
Susan St John (Daily Blog): OIA protocols and official advice ignored to hide Child Poverty
Housing
Brook Sabin (TV3): Key: Housing problem takes time to fix
Adam Bennett (Hreald): Housing strategy may lower prices
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): John Key reminds Aucklanders of property risks
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): There is no housing bubble
Slightly Left of Centre: English putting lipstick on a pug?
New Parliament
Jane Clifton (Dom Post): No beheadings, one Stoner, and the usual rabble
Colin James (ODT): The gerrymanders and National’s 2017 constraints
Tracey Watkins (Stuff): Key to outline shopping list
Newswire: Key: 'No surprises' in opening speech
Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Oath wording strikes MP discord
Tova O’Brien (TV3): MPs take their places as Parliament begins
Adam Bennett (Herald): Twist on ceremony as new MPs sworn in
Stuff: Quiz: Who are our new MPs?
Blogosphere
Anthony Robin (The Standard): New Blog: On The Left
Pete George (Your NZ): New blog – On The left
Asher Goldman (On the Left): The struggles of everyday life
Carrie Stoddart-Smith (Ellipsister): Briefly on “Women in Politics” blog
Slightly Left of Centre: Where do you stand?
Kate Davis (Daily Blog): Guest blog: The sudden explosion of ‘left’ blogs
Pete George (Your NZ): Backlash against Whale Oil continues
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Tuesday, October 21
RNZ: Uni fees a fair amount says Minister
No Right Turn: National doesn't care about crime by the rich
Anthony Robins (Standard): Hypocrisy and the cost of crime
Chris Laidlaw (ODT): NZ must move on from destructive partisan politics
Ruminator: The time I did cocaine with John Key