NZ POLITICS DAILY: 19th Sep 2013

Today’s content

Ruataniwha Dam and Nick Smith

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Smith should quit over dam claims: Greens

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On Nick Smith’s latest steps to undermine river quality

No Right Turn: Smith lied to Parliament

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Nick Smith is in a world of hurt

Business Desk: TrustPower, Ngai Tahu Holdings may invest $106M in Ruataniwha water scheme

Greg Presland (The Standard): Nick Smith and the Ruataniwha dam

TV3: Smith denies misleading over dam draft

Waikato Times: Editorial: Rivers of red tape cut

Radio NZ: Minister voiced dam submission concerns

Women’s suffrage

Jennifer Curtin (Herald): Winning women's votes - 120 years on

Newswire: Suffrage milestone, but work continues

3 News (TV3): Suffrage Day marked in New Zealand

Vera Alves (Idealog): 120 years of women’s suffrage - but are we there yet?

TV3/RadioLive: Timaru Herald criticised for cartoon

Megan Cook (Te Ara): 120 years of women’s suffrage

Newswire: Women still chasing equality, 120 years on

No Right Turn: Suffrage Day

Kate Pickles (Stuff): Colonial context behind suffrage

TVNZ: Fight for equality remains 120 years on

Herald: Landmark gender pay equality ruling appealed

Labour leadership

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Labour staff questioned on their loyalty to Cunliffe

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Cunliffe names chief of staff

Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): King says Cunliffe knows his stuff

Radio NZ: Cunliffe appoints lawyer as his Chief of Staff

Michael Fox (Stuff): Cunliffe appoints chief of staff

Audrey Young (Herald): David Cunliffe appoints chief of staff

3 News Online Staff (TV3): Labour appoints chief of staff

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Some advice for David Cunliffe.

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour’s challenges

Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): Quote of the day

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): Cunliffe v Key: Two sides of a Muldoon

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Peace in our lifetime? Not bloody likely

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Is there a parallel?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Key v Cunliffe Day 1

The Standard: Wendy Brandon: DC’s chief of staff

UFB rollout

The Standard: Cunliffe’s not so shabby question: broadband costs

Peter Aranyi (The Paepae): Here’s the story political journos fixated with sports metaphors missed yesterday

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Axe the Tax group complains to Aus

US-NZ info sharing

3 News online Staff (TV3): NZ, US agree to share crime info

Radio NZ: Collins move to reassure NZers about DNA exchange

Michael Fox (Stuff): US can access NZ fingerprint info

No Right Turn: Not a good idea

Oil exploration

Jerram Watts (TV3): 'Oil explorations busiest in NZ' – Bridges

Hamish McNicol (Stuff): Oil industry seeks to expand Kiwi exploration

Education

Stuff: Govt injects further $6m into Novopay

Newswire: Extra funding for Novopay support

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Charter School round-up, or the PPTA goes bonkers

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Turei unconvinced by Parata on creationism block

No Right Turn: Rewarding failure

Christchurch

Charles Anderson (Stuff): Rebuild workers risk exploitation, says ministry

The Press: Editorial: Legal action not always needed

Shelley Robinson (Herald): Marryatt takes controversial $68k pay rise

No Right Turn: Christchurch's champagne Mayor

James Dann (Rebuilding Christchurch): Failure? Define “failure”

James Dann (Rebuilding Christchurch): Fat lady heard doing vocal warm-ups near council building

Snapper quota

Kirsty Johnston (Stuff): Middle ground in snapper quota cuts

Kirsty Johnson (Stuff): Widespread anger at snapper limit decision

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Snapper changes

Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Fish v phosphate: Corporate sparring in action

Herald: Editorial: Fishers must hold on to united voice

Radio NZ: Most Maori hurt by new snapper rules, says council

Inequality, poverty, and unemployment

TVNZ: Govt whiteware deal set to reduce hardship costs

Harry Pearl (Stuff): NZ income gap at crisis level – author

Jessica McAllen (Herald): Kiwi job change in world's highest

TVNZ: Debt woes deepen for many Kiwis

Simon Collins (Herald): Bishop challenges high-income earners

Charles Anderson (Stuff): Migrant workers exploited

Shane Cowlishaw (Stuff): Government may step in on pay court case

John Key in the UK

Newswire: John Key hails UK-NZ relationship

Garth Bray (TVNZ): Key, Cameron discuss UK visas for Kiwis

Claire Trevett (Herald): Government to sell off New Zealand's little bit of London

America’s Cup

Newswire: Joyce afraid of jinxing Team NZ

Vaughan Elder (ODT): A corporate contest, prof says

Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Flag maker working 'flat out' to meet huge demand

Local body elections

Isaac Davison (Herald): Dalziel stepping down to enter mayoral race

Mathew Dearnaley (Herald): Home-loss fears fuel heated race

Vaimoana Tapaleao (Herald): A to Z of council voting has candidates changing names to top list

Radio NZ: Dalziel says she 'hit the wall' in valedictory speech

Rosemary McCleod (Stuff): Bored by local council elections

Aaron Hawkins (Daily Blog): Dunedin Mayoral Hopefuls Do The (Climate) Denial Twist

Pete George (Your NZ): Green Dunedin candidate lies

Economy

Fiona Rotherham (Stuff): Drought blamed for higher deficit

Mathew Dearnaly (Herald): Rail delays threaten big blowout

Tommy Parker (Herald): Working together we can build a better motorway

TVNZ: NZ Treasury showing 'right wing' mindset – Greens

Tina Morrison (Newswire): 'Tax burden' too taxing for Norman

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Ladies and Gentlemen... the Greens' would-be Finance Minister

Health

Newswire: No regular reports on prescription charges

Radio NZ: Close watch on Maori health providers

ACC

Teuila Fuatai (Herald): Cheaper ACC levies for safer cars 'a good start'

Briar Marbeck (TV3): ACC levy changes 'a good move' - MTA

Sexual violence

Catriona MacLennan (Herald): Stop blaming the victims

No Right Turn: Submit!

Child protection bill

Michael Fox (Stuff): Child protection bill passes first reading

Radio NZ: Legislation targetting high-risk offenders passes first hurdle

The Standard: Vulnerable Children: The big picture

Other

Stuff: Today in politics: Thursday September 19

Toby Manhire (Listener): The triumph of bullshit jobs

Rachael Goldsmith (Daily Blog): What’s the real issue with abortion?

Hannah McLeod (Stuff): Levy a boon for Stewart Island – MP

Steve Deane (Herald): Crash investigator claims stoned-car-driver ad stigmatises Maori

Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Kiwi embassy in Myanmar opens

Brennan McDonald: Blaming Other People

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): She should control herself before she talks about media control

Russell Brown (Hard News): Moving on