NZ POLITICS DAILY: Taxpayers screwed over $30m smelter deal?
The Government's bailout deal for Rio Tinto has been well received by those affected, but by no one else it seems.
The big political issues of the week have been the Fonterra contamination scandal (which I covered here) and the ongoing state surveillance of the media (covered here), but there have been plenty of other important political stories to round up. So below are some of the most important, interesting and insightful political items of the week.
The Government’s bailout deal for Rio Tinto has been well received by those affected, but by no one else it seems. The must-read analysis of the issue is Tim Watkin’s Tiwai Pt – just more expedience and poor dealing. He says that the Government was ‘Damned if they did, damned if they didn't’, and he intelligently surveys the political issues involved.
But the Government’s difficult situation doesn’t get it off the hook even with those on the political right, such as David Farrar, who has condemned Rio Tinto’s achievement of the deal, saying he’s ‘bloody annoyed they screwed $30 million from the taxpayers as a subsidy. I think the Government shouldn’t have given them a cent.
If the smelter closes, so be it. It is not the job of taxpayers to subsidise unprofitable industries’ – see: Rio Tinto screws taxpayers for $30 million.
Today’s Herald editorial has also expressed disappointment – see: Smelter deal $30m worth of shortsighted thinking (http://bit.ly/19eSpoM). Business analysts David Hargreaves also says There was a certain inevitability the long-suffering taxpayer would be 'invited' to cough up. Other excellent business articles on the story include James Weir’s Rio tipped to fast-track smelter sale and Jason Krupp’s Analysts: Tiwai a quick fix.
University economist Seamus Hogan has also criticised the subsidy provided by the Government, expressing agreement with Labour’s criticisms of it, but he has also asked for further clarification from Labour: ‘It would be good to hear a clear statement from Labour that they are opposed to corporate welfare of any kind, and, if it were them, they would have just let Rio Tinto close down the smelter. As it stands, they might be saying that National paid a subsidy for the wrong reasons, but they would have done the same in order to protect jobs in Southland. I haven't seen the news coverage. Has anyone seen if a journalist has put this question to Labour?’ – see: The Tiwai Point Subsidy.
Of course, for the Government, the deal with Rio Tinto is all about the upcoming partial privatisation of Meridian. But TVNZ has the latest public survey, which suggests problems for the share float: Kiwis not keen on Meridian Energy shares – poll.
The National Party goes into its annual conference tomorrow. The party will be reflecting on a lot of difficult issues the Government has been facing, and will be considering next year’s potential post-election coalition options – see Radio New Zealand’s National goes into conference buoyed by polling. For considered discussion of National’s high polling, and where public support is going, see Tim Watkin’s Poll of Polls update – stopping the rot & what Winston wants and Chris Trotter’s Who Are The Fifty Percent? But don’t expect too much of interest to come out of the National Party conference. As Cameron Slater explains, ‘there will be nothing interesting, just hectoring from ministers with some canned questions available. The ninth floor have spiked anything controversial’ – see: Why is National’s conference so boring? Sadly, Slater says, ‘Conferences used to be fun, interesting and interactive. Now delegates are herded like sheep and told to listen, not speak. It is no longer an opportunity to exchange ideas with MPs, it is an opportunity for delegates to be spoken down to by MPs who no longer think they need to listen’.
But it’s Labour’s annual conference – later in the year – that will be much more interesting. Chris Trotter has written a very interesting and lengthy analysis of what is going on within the party and what will happen at the conference – see: Bitterness, Anger and Deep, Deep Division: Labour prepares for its 97th Annual Conference. In preparation for the likely policy discussions, Labour has put together a draft of their policy platform – which you can read here. David Farrar has provided an interesting critique of it, saying it indicates Labour has moved to the far left – see: Labour’s binding policy is to have “equality of outcomes”. Meanwhile, in the latest Listener magazine Ruth Laugesen has an in-depth feature on where Labour is at – see: Regaining the love Labour’s lost [paywalled].
Labour’s foreigner housing ban is still being discussed, but it didn’t appear to give the party any lift in the latest poll – see: Foreigner ban fails to lift Labour. But there’s no doubt the policy is popular – see TVNZ’s Kiwis support property restrictions on foreigners – poll. The most interesting discussion of the housing ban can be read in Danielle Street’s Housing policy 'potentially racist', Narelle Henson’s Shearer's 'chan ban' another policy disaster, Rodney Hide’s Cluster-bomb will blow up prices, the Nelson Mail’s Chan-ban policy a threat to China relationship, and Hussein Rawlings’ Keep NZ land in NZ hands.
A visiting former CIA spy has spoken out on both New Zealand’s GCSB reforms and about John Key’s claims of al-Qaida operatives in New Zealand – and it’s a very mixed critique that the Government would probably rather not hear – see Dan Satherley’s Key's Yemen claim 'plausible'. Nonetheless, such opposition and debate will hardly make a difference, according to Chris Trotter, who says that the public doesn’t really care that much about spying issues – see: Democracy versus The Majority. But RadioLive political editor Jessica Williams isn’t so sure, and thinks the tide is turning. She gives her own interesting account of being spied on by state authorities – see: Privacy, Security, and Blurred Lines.
Eric Crampton asks this week why those on the political right aren’t more upset about the GCSB reforms – see: Cashing in the chips. But the NBR reports that there is actually some dissent on the issue within one rightwing party – see: ACT on Campus opposes spy bills. And for yet more information on why some are opposing the reforms, see Isaac Davison’s Spying leak hints at wider NZ role and Ben Gracewood’s The morality of metadata.
Issues of economic inequality continue to be discussed in some interesting articles, blogs and columns – the most interesting from this week are Sharon Lundy’s If you've got it, flaunt it, the Herald’s Rich lister: Give away some of the 'obscene' money, Giovanni Tiso’s The Susan Wood trilogy, and Brian Fallow’s The view from the Treasury.
The Government has announced the establishment of a new environmental reporting regime. Not everyone is happy about it – see Newswire’s Environment reports 'a broken promise' and Isaac Davison’s Role of eco watchdog reduced. See also, Jamie Morton’s NZ fails environment tests. And for an interesting profile on National’s chief environmentalist and his attempts to make his party more green, see Isaac Davison’s In the wild with Nature's big fan.
A couple of issues in Maori politics are surveyed this week by blogger Morgan Godfery – see: Dirty words: (re)distribution and $elling out workers’ rights. TV3’s Third Degree also had an interesting profile on New Zealand’s top Maori radical – see Michael Morrah’s Iron Maori: Tame Iti.
The local body elections coming up might be seen as a bland exercise for many, but there are some occasional interesting developments in candidates standing – see for example, Bernard Orsman’s 22 on Craig's local poll list and Karina Abadia’s Homeless candidate pushes for poor. And there are some big issues at play in the way that councils operate – see Keith Marshall’s Transparency versus confidentiality.
Pressure is mounting on the Government over the conviction of Teina Pora. But Judith Collins isn’t giving into it – and she explains why here: Government must not intrude on courts.
David Farrar continues to keep a close eye on the potential misuse of ‘Parliamentary urgency’ by National, and he reports things are getting better, ‘with almost no use of urgency at all’ last year, but ‘a significant increase in use in the first half of 2013’ – see: Use of urgency and extending sittings. Farrar also sheds some important light on research on the impact of New Zealand’s liquor reforms – see: Youth Drinking. And on a similar issue of proposed increased state regulation of tobacco, see Joe Bennett’s very good parody column, Fighting smokers our taxing duty.
Finally, the Fonterra scandal has along way to run yet. Especially if Chris Trotter is right about rumours in the Waikato – see: Fonterra Contamination Scandal: “An open secret”, “from the start”. And for a satirical take on the general issues, see Scott Yorke’s Relationship with China in meltdown after PM's calculator breaks.
Bryce Edwards
NZPD Editor (bryce.edwards@
Rio Tinto bailout and Meridian
Tim Watkin (Pundit):
Paul Walker (Anti-Dismal): The Tiwai Industrial Bailout
Simon Wong (TV3): Rio Tinto will 'spring trap again' – Labour
Radio NZ: Labour calls Tiwai deal quick fix
No Right Turn: Selling out New Zealand
David Hargreaves (Interest): There was a certain inevitability the long-suffering taxpayer would be 'invited' to cough up for the pleasure of keeping the Tiwai Point smelter open
Laura Walters (Stuff): Tiwai deal boosts shares
Radio NZ: Deal reached on Southland smelter
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Rio Tinto screws taxpayers for $30 million
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Is Rio Tinto NZ’s biggest corporate bludger?
Pete George (Your NZ): Wellington to Invercargill: “Small shithole town. Fuck them”
Peter Kerr (Stuff): Rio Tinto post $4.2b six month profit
James Weir (Stuff): Rio tipped to fast-track smelter sale
Jason Krupp (Stuff): Analysts: Tiwai a quick fix
Brian Fallow (Herald): New deal on smelter includes price cuts
Brian Fallow (Herald): Opposition blasts $30m Tiwai deal
Radio NZ: Meridian CEO knows date of share sale
Fonterra
Grant Duncan (Policy matters): China blows an ideological dog-whistle
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Fonterra scandal - what we've learned
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Fonterra story needs perspective
Nevil Gibson (NBR): What the Chinese are really saying about Fonterra
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Peace in Parliament - for now
Mike Hosking (NBR): Chinese editorial may be right - where is the quality control?
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Intense scrutiny heading Fonterra's way
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Fonterra’s laid back apology to Ni Zulind
Gerald Piddock, Andrea Fox, and Richard Meadows (Stuff): Fonterra chairman finally fronts
Richard Meadows (Stuff): China formula launch on track
Newswire: Ministers focus on dairy damage control
Liam Dann (Herald): Apology just the start to rebuilding reputation
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Fonterra Contamination Scandal: “An open secret”, “from the start”
David Cunliffe (Red Alert): That Guy
Brook Sabin (TV3): Minister accused of being a no-show in Fonterra crisis
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Relationship with China in meltdown after PM's calculator breaks
James Ritche (Daily Blog): The enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend
Morgan Tait (Herald): Panicked parents flood helplines
Vernon Small and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Fonterra bosses to face MPs
Claire Trevett (Herald): Govt mulls fourth inquiry into Fonterra
Chris Trotter (Stuff): NZ must heed China's rebuke over milk scare
Labour child health policy
Newswire: Labour pledges extra Plunket funding
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Labour promising to boost maternity care
State surveillance scandals
Mark Hubbard (Life Behind the Iron Drape): Why This Surveillance State? Labour MP, Andrew Little, IRD Audit And Somalia.
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Random impertinent questions
No Right Turn: The spy bill: More amendments
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): A tired Key dismisses Peters' claims
Rebuilding Christchurch: A stitch in time saves lives
Dan Satherley (TV3): Key's Yemen claim 'plausible'
Peter Wilson (Newswire): Police inquiry 'outrageous' Peters says
Newswire: Delaying tactics hold up GCSB bill
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Peters outraged by teapot tape investigation
Teina Pora case
Michael Fox (Stuff): Let Pora legal process run: police boss
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Herald and Gurnard stretching the truth
Teuila Fuatai (Herald): Collins admits Teina Pora could be innocent
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): It’s time: Free Teina Pora
Environment
Pete George (Your NZ): Dunne Speaks: Time to reclaim the environmental debate
No Right Turn: National's on again, off-again environment report
Newswire: NZ to start environmental reporting
Newswire: Environment reports 'a broken promise'
Isaac Davison (Herald): Role of eco watchdog reduced
Pike River
Simon Wong (TV3): Mines union calls for independent inspectors
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Minister won't 'muck around' on Pike
Tom Peters (WSW): No justice for New Zealand mine disaster victims’ families
Health and safety reform
The Jackal: Simon Bridges pays lip service
Christchurch
The Press: The haggle over Hagley Park
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Over 7000 people could be homeless in Christchurch
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Earthquake-prone buildings
Alan Wood (Stuff): Rebuild pay likely to lure factory staff
Law and order
Kurt Bayer (Herald): IPCA: Fatal pursuit a textbook action
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Gang patch bill passes
Local body politics
Mike Smith (Voxy): What price an election?
Karina Abadia (Stuff): Homeless candidate pushes for poor
Mike Mather (Stuff): Standing for local government
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Macpherson trying again
Inequality, poverty, and unemployment
Malcolm Deans (Redline): The Rich List and the politics of hate
Alasdair Thompson (Fair Point):Increased Unemployment
Brian Fallow (Herald): The view from the Treasury
Maori politics
Radio NZ: 2degrees partnering with Ngati Porou
Other
Ruth Laugesen (Listener): Regaining the love Labour’s lost
Max Wallace & Robert Nola (Herald): Asset rich churches should pay fair tax
Claire Trevett (Herald): Solidarity in the face of adversity has its day
Hussein Rawlings (Herald): Keep NZ land in NZ hands
Danielle Street (Stuff): Housing policy 'potentially racist'
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Migrants say Labour’s housing policy potentially racist
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Anger growing over cutting recreational snapper allowance
Alasdair Thompson (Fair point): Future Energy
Dominion Post: Editorial: Measuring the cost of time
Mike Treen (Daily Blog): Coalition governments and real change
Isaac Davison (Herald): Snapper quota plan puts heat on coast MPs
Steve Deane (Herald): Destiny's head the real star at biography launch
Karl du Fresne (Stuff): Springbok tour myths remainThe big political issues of the week have been the Fonterra contamination scandal (which I covered here) and the ongoing state surveillance of the media (covered here), but there have been plenty of other important political stories to round up. So below are some of the most important, interesting and insightful political items of the week.
The Government’s bailout deal for Rio Tinto has been well received by those affected, but by no one else it seems. The must-read analysis of the issue is Tim Watkin’s Tiwai Pt – just more expedience and poor dealing. He says that the Government was ‘Damned if they did, damned if they didn't’, and he intelligently surveys the political issues involved. But the Government’s difficult situation doesn’t get it off the hook even with those on the political right, such as David Farrar, who has condemned Rio Tinto’s achievement of the deal, saying he’s ‘bloody annoyed they screwed $30 million from the taxpayers as a subsidy. I think the Government shouldn’t have given them a cent. If the smelter closes, so be it. It is not the job of taxpayers to subsidise unprofitable industries’ – see: Rio Tinto screws taxpayers for $30 million. Today’s Herald editorial has also expressed disappointment – see: Smelter deal $30m worth of shortsighted thinking (http://bit.ly/19eSpoM). Business analysts David Hargreaves also says There was a certain inevitability the long-suffering taxpayer would be 'invited' to cough up. Other excellent business articles on the story include James Weir’s Rio tipped to fast-track smelter sale and Jason Krupp’s Analysts: Tiwai a quick fix.
University economist Seamus Hogan has also criticised the subsidy provided by the Government, expressing agreement with Labour’s criticisms of it, but he has also asked for further clarification from Labour: ‘It would be good to hear a clear statement from Labour that they are opposed to corporate welfare of any kind, and, if it were them, they would have just let Rio Tinto close down the smelter. As it stands, they might be saying that National paid a subsidy for the wrong reasons, but they would have done the same in order to protect jobs in Southland. I haven't seen the news coverage. Has anyone seen if a journalist has put this question to Labour?’ – see: The Tiwai Point Subsidy.
Of course, for the Government, the deal with Rio Tinto is all about the upcoming partial privatisation of Meridian. But TVNZ has the latest public survey, which suggests problems for the share float: Kiwis not keen on Meridian Energy shares – poll.
The National Party goes into its annual conference tomorrow. The party will be reflecting on a lot of difficult issues the Government has been facing, and will be considering next year’s potential post-election coalition options – see Radio New Zealand’s National goes into conference buoyed by polling. For considered discussion of National’s high polling, and where public support is going, see Tim Watkin’s Poll of Polls update – stopping the rot & what Winston wants and Chris Trotter’s Who Are The Fifty Percent? But don’t expect too much of interest to come out of the National Party conference. As Cameron Slater explains, ‘there will be nothing interesting, just hectoring from ministers with some canned questions available. The ninth floor have spiked anything controversial’ – see: Why is National’s conference so boring? Sadly, Slater says, ‘Conferences used to be fun, interesting and interactive. Now delegates are herded like sheep and told to listen, not speak. It is no longer an opportunity to exchange ideas with MPs, it is an opportunity for delegates to be spoken down to by MPs who no longer think they need to listen’.
But it’s Labour’s annual conference – later in the year – that will be much more interesting. Chris Trotter has written a very interesting and lengthy analysis of what is going on within the party and what will happen at the conference – see: Bitterness, Anger and Deep, Deep Division: Labour prepares for its 97th Annual Conference. In preparation for the likely policy discussions, Labour has put together a draft of their policy platform – which you can read here. David Farrar has provided an interesting critique of it, saying it indicates Labour has moved to the far left – see: Labour’s binding policy is to have “equality of outcomes”. Meanwhile, in the latest Listener magazine Ruth Laugesen has an in-depth feature on where Labour is at – see: Regaining the love Labour’s lost [paywalled].
Labour’s foreigner housing ban is still being discussed, but it didn’t appear to give the party any lift in the latest poll – see: Foreigner ban fails to lift Labour. But there’s no doubt the policy is popular – see TVNZ’s Kiwis support property restrictions on foreigners – poll. The most interesting discussion of the housing ban can be read in Danielle Street’s Housing policy 'potentially racist', Narelle Henson’s Shearer's 'chan ban' another policy disaster, Rodney Hide’s Cluster-bomb will blow up prices, the Nelson Mail’s Chan-ban policy a threat to China relationship, and Hussein Rawlings’ Keep NZ land in NZ hands.
A visiting former CIA spy has spoken out on both New Zealand’s GCSB reforms and about John Key’s claims of al-Qaida operatives in New Zealand – and it’s a very mixed critique that the Government would probably rather not hear – see Dan Satherley’s Key's Yemen claim 'plausible'. Nonetheless, such opposition and debate will hardly make a difference, according to Chris Trotter, who says that the public doesn’t really care that much about spying issues – see: Democracy versus The Majority. But RadioLive political editor Jessica Williams isn’t so sure, and thinks the tide is turning. She gives her own interesting account of being spied on by state authorities – see: Privacy, Security, and Blurred Lines.
Eric Crampton asks this week why those on the political right aren’t more upset about the GCSB reforms – see: Cashing in the chips. But the NBR reports that there is actually some dissent on the issue within one rightwing party – see: ACT on Campus opposes spy bills. And for yet more information on why some are opposing the reforms, see Isaac Davison’s Spying leak hints at wider NZ role and Ben Gracewood’s The morality of metadata.
Issues of economic inequality continue to be discussed in some interesting articles, blogs and columns – the most interesting from this week are Sharon Lundy’s If you've got it, flaunt it, the Herald’s Rich lister: Give away some of the 'obscene' money, Giovanni Tiso’s The Susan Wood trilogy, and Brian Fallow’s The view from the Treasury.
The Government has announced the establishment of a new environmental reporting regime. Not everyone is happy about it – see Newswire’s Environment reports 'a broken promise' and Isaac Davison’s Role of eco watchdog reduced. See also, Jamie Morton’s NZ fails environment tests. And for an interesting profile on National’s chief environmentalist and his attempts to make his party more green, see Isaac Davison’s In the wild with Nature's big fan.
A couple of issues in Maori politics are surveyed this week by blogger Morgan Godfery – see: Dirty words: (re)distribution and $elling out workers’ rights. TV3’s Third Degree also had an interesting profile on New Zealand’s top Maori radical – see Michael Morrah’s Iron Maori: Tame Iti.
The local body elections coming up might be seen as a bland exercise for many, but there are some occasional interesting developments in candidates standing – see for example, Bernard Orsman’s 22 on Craig's local poll list and Karina Abadia’s Homeless candidate pushes for poor. And there are some big issues at play in the way that councils operate – see Keith Marshall’s Transparency versus confidentiality.
Pressure is mounting on the Government over the conviction of Teina Pora. But Judith Collins isn’t giving into it – and she explains why here: Government must not intrude on courts.
David Farrar continues to keep a close eye on the potential misuse of ‘Parliamentary urgency’ by National, and he reports things are getting better, ‘with almost no use of urgency at all’ last year, but ‘a significant increase in use in the first half of 2013’ – see: Use of urgency and extending sittings. Farrar also sheds some important light on research on the impact of New Zealand’s liquor reforms – see: Youth Drinking. And on a similar issue of proposed increased state regulation of tobacco, see Joe Bennett’s very good parody column, Fighting smokers our taxing duty.
Finally, the Fonterra scandal has along way to run yet. Especially if Chris Trotter is right about rumours in the Waikato – see: Fonterra Contamination Scandal: “An open secret”, “from the start”. And for a satirical take on the general issues, see Scott Yorke’s Relationship with China in meltdown after PM's calculator breaks.
Bryce Edwards
NZPD Editor (bryce.edwards@
Rio Tinto bailout and Meridian
Tim Watkin (Pundit):
Paul Walker (Anti-Dismal): The Tiwai Industrial Bailout
Simon Wong (TV3): Rio Tinto will 'spring trap again' – Labour
Radio NZ: Labour calls Tiwai deal quick fix
No Right Turn: Selling out New Zealand
David Hargreaves (Interest): There was a certain inevitability the long-suffering taxpayer would be 'invited' to cough up for the pleasure of keeping the Tiwai Point smelter open
Laura Walters (Stuff): Tiwai deal boosts shares
Radio NZ: Deal reached on Southland smelter
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Rio Tinto screws taxpayers for $30 million
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Is Rio Tinto NZ’s biggest corporate bludger?
Pete George (Your NZ): Wellington to Invercargill: “Small shithole town. Fuck them”
Peter Kerr (Stuff): Rio Tinto post $4.2b six month profit
James Weir (Stuff): Rio tipped to fast-track smelter sale
Jason Krupp (Stuff): Analysts: Tiwai a quick fix
Brian Fallow (Herald): New deal on smelter includes price cuts
Brian Fallow (Herald): Opposition blasts $30m Tiwai deal
Radio NZ: Meridian CEO knows date of share sale
Fonterra
Grant Duncan (Policy matters): China blows an ideological dog-whistle
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Fonterra scandal - what we've learned
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Fonterra story needs perspective
Nevil Gibson (NBR): What the Chinese are really saying about Fonterra
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Peace in Parliament - for now
Mike Hosking (NBR): Chinese editorial may be right - where is the quality control?
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Intense scrutiny heading Fonterra's way
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Fonterra’s laid back apology to Ni Zulind
Gerald Piddock, Andrea Fox, and Richard Meadows (Stuff): Fonterra chairman finally fronts
Richard Meadows (Stuff): China formula launch on track
Newswire: Ministers focus on dairy damage control
Liam Dann (Herald): Apology just the start to rebuilding reputation
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Fonterra Contamination Scandal: “An open secret”, “from the start”
David Cunliffe (Red Alert): That Guy
Brook Sabin (TV3): Minister accused of being a no-show in Fonterra crisis
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Relationship with China in meltdown after PM's calculator breaks
James Ritche (Daily Blog): The enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend
Morgan Tait (Herald): Panicked parents flood helplines
Vernon Small and Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Fonterra bosses to face MPs
Claire Trevett (Herald): Govt mulls fourth inquiry into Fonterra
Chris Trotter (Stuff): NZ must heed China's rebuke over milk scare
Labour child health policy
Newswire: Labour pledges extra Plunket funding
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Labour promising to boost maternity care
State surveillance scandals
Mark Hubbard (Life Behind the Iron Drape): Why This Surveillance State? Labour MP, Andrew Little, IRD Audit And Somalia.
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Random impertinent questions
No Right Turn: The spy bill: More amendments
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): A tired Key dismisses Peters' claims
Rebuilding Christchurch: A stitch in time saves lives
Dan Satherley (TV3): Key's Yemen claim 'plausible'
Peter Wilson (Newswire): Police inquiry 'outrageous' Peters says
Newswire: Delaying tactics hold up GCSB bill
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Peters outraged by teapot tape investigation
Teina Pora case
Michael Fox (Stuff): Let Pora legal process run: police boss
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Herald and Gurnard stretching the truth
Teuila Fuatai (Herald): Collins admits Teina Pora could be innocent
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): It’s time: Free Teina Pora
Environment
Pete George (Your NZ): Dunne Speaks: Time to reclaim the environmental debate
No Right Turn: National's on again, off-again environment report
Newswire: NZ to start environmental reporting
Newswire: Environment reports 'a broken promise'
Isaac Davison (Herald): Role of eco watchdog reduced
Pike River
Simon Wong (TV3): Mines union calls for independent inspectors
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Minister won't 'muck around' on Pike
Tom Peters (WSW): No justice for New Zealand mine disaster victims’ families
Health and safety reform
The Jackal: Simon Bridges pays lip service
Christchurch
The Press: The haggle over Hagley Park
Steven Cowan (Against the Current): Over 7000 people could be homeless in Christchurch
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Earthquake-prone buildings
Alan Wood (Stuff): Rebuild pay likely to lure factory staff
Law and order
Kurt Bayer (Herald): IPCA: Fatal pursuit a textbook action
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Gang patch bill passes
Local body politics
Mike Smith (Voxy): What price an election?
Karina Abadia (Stuff): Homeless candidate pushes for poor
Mike Mather (Stuff): Standing for local government
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Macpherson trying again
Inequality, poverty, and unemployment
Malcolm Deans (Redline): The Rich List and the politics of hate
Alasdair Thompson (Fair Point):Increased Unemployment
Brian Fallow (Herald): The view from the Treasury
Maori politics
Radio NZ: 2degrees partnering with Ngati Porou
Other
Ruth Laugesen (Listener): Regaining the love Labour’s lost
Max Wallace & Robert Nola (Herald): Asset rich churches should pay fair tax
Claire Trevett (Herald): Solidarity in the face of adversity has its day
Hussein Rawlings (Herald): Keep NZ land in NZ hands
Danielle Street (Stuff): Housing policy 'potentially racist'
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Migrants say Labour’s housing policy potentially racist
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Anger growing over cutting recreational snapper allowance
Alasdair Thompson (Fair point): Future Energy
Dominion Post: Editorial: Measuring the cost of time
Mike Treen (Daily Blog): Coalition governments and real change
Isaac Davison (Herald): Snapper quota plan puts heat on coast MPs
Steve Deane (Herald): Destiny's head the real star at biography launch
Karl du Fresne (Stuff): Springbok tour myths remain
Ian Steward (Stuff): Retailer fined over banned movies
Vernon Small (Stuff): Peters and boxer trade low blows
No Right Turn: Manifestly unjust
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Use of urgency and extending sittings
Dan Satherley (TV3): Greens back defiant gay athlete
The Standard: “The problem gambler”: Key & SkyCity
Brooke Gardiner (TV3): South Island crucial to NZ economy - Cull
Ian Steward (Stuff): Retailer fined over banned movies
Vernon Small (Stuff): Peters and boxer trade low blows
No Right Turn: Manifestly unjust
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Use of urgency and extending sittings
Dan Satherley (TV3): Greens back defiant gay athlete
The Standard: “The problem gambler”: Key & SkyCity
Brooke Gardiner (TV3): South Island crucial to NZ economy - Cull
Bryce Edwards
Fri, 09 Aug 2013
Fri, 09 Aug 2013
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NZ POLITICS DAILY: Taxpayers screwed over $30m smelter deal?
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