NZ POLITICS DAILY: 10th December 2013

Today’s links

Inequality and child poverty

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): No surprises for Bennett in new report on child poverty

Alanah Eriksen (Herald): Cost of home dream in Auckland - 19 incomes

Ashleigh Stewart (Stuff): Quiet Xmas on struggle street

Olivia Carville (Stuff): Hunt family fights on in Waltham Park

Donna Wynd and Nikki Turner (Dominion Post): Time for action to bring down the high cost of being poor

The Press: Poverty should worry us all

Morgan Tait (Herald): Special report: Why we're counting the high cost of living

Newswire: Housing, low pay seen as poverty issues

Janika ter Allen (TV3): Govt failing with poverty – Children's Commissioner

Herald: Child poverty report applauded

No Right Turn: An indecent society

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Stats Chat on inequality

Jan Logie (Frogblog): Child poverty and the government response

No Right Turn: National's New Zealand

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money [updated]

Greg Presland (The Standard): What chance is there of a bipartisan approach to child poverty?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): 1 in 4 kids living in poverty? Nope.

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Pimping the poor in Christchurch, something fishy about this

Mandela

Chris Trotter (Stuff): How will history judge a statesman for all seasons?

Michael Fox (Stuff): Hone Harawira heading to Mandela funeral

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Two of PM's delegation would like more anti-apartheid veterans on plane

Southland Times: Still huddling behind sour old divisions

Herald: Editorial: Bigger forces than politics at play in Mandela trip

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): NZ delegation to arrive in South Africa today

Newswire: 'I'll represent Minto' says Sharples

TVNZ: NZ flags to be lowered in honour of Nelson Mandela

Isaac Davison (Herald): Sharples: I'll represent protesters

Radio NZ: NZ Mandela memorial services mostly confirmed

Radio NZ: Turangawaewae to host Mandela service

Patrick Gower (TV3): Minto-less Mandela delegation under fire

Radio NZ: Mandela delegation right mix, says PM

TVNZ: Mandela not on life support in final hours

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Minto on Mandela

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): Mandela was no saint [updated]

Marama Davidson (Daily Blog):“A Nelson Mandela legacy for Aotearoa”

Maori Party

Radio NZ: Turia touts candidate as possible co-leader

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): McKenzie promises different style than Turia

TVNZ: Battle for Tariana Turia's seat begins

Audrey Young (Herald): Maori Party wants Tua to stand

Maori politics

Radio NZ: Call for specific measurement tools for Maori

Radio NZ: Treasury 'slow' to build Maori connections

Radio NZ: Treaty too important to be written

Radio NZ: Plan for iwi to partner up in business ventures

NZ Business

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Report paints warning for public service

Radio NZ: No room for complacency, says integrity report

Polity: NZ stays high in business rankings

Beith Atkinson (Integrity Talking points): NZ National Integrity System survey a case of “to the pure all things are pure”?

Chorus

Clare Curran (Red Alert): Unanswered questions about Chorus

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil):Is Clare Curran trying to save her bacon by sucking up for telco donations?

Christchurch rebuild

Georgina Stylianou (Stuff): Move to cap rents after calamity

Stuff: Deadly building owners to be named

TVNZ: Cera jobs boost 'fits workload'

Act and a new right-wing party

Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): No future for you

Polity: ACT dead - Herald

Labour party

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Rangitata

Kiwiblog: Guest Post: By-election analysis

Patrick Leyland (Progress Report): Labour’s candidates for 2014

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour still wants to merge SFO with OFCANZ

Len Brown

Stuff: Brown has the Brown report

Bernard Orsman (Herald): Mayor seeks advice over draft report on affair

Asset sales

Newswire: Greens have plan for Meridian Energy

Russel Norman (Frogblog): Keeping more of Meridian in public ownership

Resource extraction and the environment

Chris Baker (Stuff): Planet Earth still needs coal

Hamish McNicol (Stuff): Drillers say case could cost NZ

Newswire: Cabinet signs off new mining regulations

The Standard: NRT: Climate change: More windfall profits

Teuila Fuatai (Herald): Greenpeace opens case against Anadarko

Tom Hunt (Stuff): Greenpeace defends fundraising strategy

Taranaki Daily News: Sea mining threat

Other

Stuff: Today in politics: Tuesday, December 10

Simon Day (Stuff): Hard road for NZ's asylum seekers

The Hand Mirror: Keeping up the momentum

Pete George (Your NZ): Re Coyle

Lauren Hayes (Stuff): Smelter bosses put cost of lieu day ruling at $20m

David Fisher (Herald): New Zealander of the year finalist 2013: Ben Uffindell

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): New leaked documents from TPP trade talks show NZ standing firm

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): A welcome turn

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): More manufacturing crisis

Heather McCracken (Herald): Kiwis face massive 'hidden' surgery wait list

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Key seeking new staff member to take his picture

Liam Hehir (Manwatu Standard): When 'softly, softly' is a virtue

Liam Hyslop (Stuff): Best quotes? Cats, sweat and Aaron Gilmore