NZ POLITICS DAILY: 20th November 2013

Asset Sales

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the “mandate” for the Air New Zealand selldown

John Armstrong (Herald): Asset sale curve-ball for Opposition

TVNZ: Air NZ sale nets $365 million

TV3: Air NZ shares reap more than Govt expected

RNZ: Good price for Air NZ shares – analyst

Tamsyn Parker (Herald): Air NZ price good for Govt

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Air NZ share stake sells for $365m

Stuff: Further asset sales 'untenable'

NBR: Colin Craig says Air NZ selldown makes sense - but iffy on wider privatisation

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk): Air NZ won't change with selldown, says Joyce

David Kennedy (Local Bodies): 13 Reasons for Voting No!

Chris Ford: Air New Zealand sale the last act of arrogance prior to referendum

The Standard: Enroll for the referendum by the 21st

Peter O’Neill (Timaru Herald): Editorial: A pointless referendum

Pike River

Vernon Small and Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Labour would pay full Pike River compo

Dan Satherley (TV3): Cunliffe defends timing of Pike River promise

Adam Bennett (Herald): Pike River: Cunliffe promises compensation for families

Katie Bradford (TVNZ): Labour commits to full payout for Pike families

Simon Wong (TV3): Labour Govt would pay Pike compo – Cunliffe

Patrick Gower (TV3): Political mileage in Pike River promise

TV3: Pike survivors welcome Labour compo plan

Mark Hubbard (Life behind the Iron Drape): David Cunliffe & Pike Mine Compensation. Emotive Politics Again.

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Dancing on the graves of victims for political gain

Pete George (Your NZ): Cunliffe on Pike River compensation

Housing

Russell Brown (Hard News): Housing: the Feudal Model

No Right Turn: Against subsidising developers

David Farrar (Kiwibog): NZ Initiative on how to restore housing affordability in New Zealand

Michael Fox (Stuff): Wealthy likely to gain edge as banks compete

Environment and animal welfare

Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): Worse Than It Looked

Kennedy Graham (Frogblog): The Elephant feels the same – sizing up Warsaw in Week 2

TVNZ: 'We're trying to make it difficult for them' - protest ship

John Minto (Daily Blog): Kia kaha – you speak for me…

James Weir (Stuff): Hopes high for big new deep sea oil discoveries

Stuff: Flotilla flees oil drill ship

James Russell (Herald): Anadarko a no-show for high seas rumble

Greg Presland (Future West ) Oil rigs – coming to a beach near you?

Waikato Times: A letter from Simon Bridges

Bev Doole (Dom Post): Fast-track device faces court test

Karli Thomas (Southland Times): Wasteful practice

John Key in Thailand

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Thai trade talks go on despite instability

Corin Dann (TVNZ): Key confident of 'enhanced' trade deal with Thailand

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Thailand good for business – Key

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key confident of Thai tariff move

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key presses NZ message on trade

TVNZ: Key set to meet Thai PM as protests grow in Bangkok

Herald: Monk tells Key of an eternal future at political helm

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Buddha coins from Key

Stuff: Key recalls tuk-tuk rapid ride

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key receives blessing at Thai Buddhist temple

John Key in Sri Lanka

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Relatives of the 'disappeared' seek the truth

Chris Ford: CHOGM - the real elephant in the room is the human rights issue

MPs and Parliament

Bruce Slane (Herald): Let MPs justify pay by listing what they achieve

Felix Marwick (Newstalk): MPs to have a roll call

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Can a carpetbagger win selection in a safe blue seat?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Could a carpetbagger take Whangarei?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): All in the family

Heather McCracken (Herald): New role to focus on privacy, security in govt

Newswire: Top government privacy job created

RNZ: New privacy role in public sector

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Australia's Indonesia spy woes may cross over

Liam Hehir (Manawatu Standard): Dishonour should not be default

Sexual abuse

Sarah Dunn (Nelson Mail):'Roastbusters' title to be avoided

The Standard: Poverty, women & rape culture

Civil Defence

RNZ: Civil Defence moving to PM's Dept

Newswire: Civil Defence shifts departments

NZ aid to Philippines

TVNZ: Typhoon aid boosted to more than $5 million

TV3: NZ boosts Philippines aid to $5m

Protest at Parliament

Michael Fox, Tracy Watkins and Vernon Small (Stuff): Protesters stop Parliament

Isaac Davison (Herald): Heated protest in Parliament

TV3: Protest disrupts Parliament

Katie Bradford (TVNZ): Parliament disrupted over immigration protest

People smuggling allegations

Isaac Davison (Herald): Minister disputes claim asylum seekers bought NZ papers

Brook Sabin (TV3): People smuggling ring a 'heinous lie' – minister

Stuff: Black market in NZ entry

RNZ: Disbelief at report of NZ visas for sale

Christchurch

RNZ: $1.2m spent on legal fees for land purchases

Emily Murphy and Barry Soper (Newstalk): Christchurch East gets ready to vote

Police

TVNZ: Police working hard to weed out 'ratbags'

Joelle Dally and Blair Ensor (Stuff): Corrupt cop worked at 'unhealthy' station

Joelle Dally (Stuff): Police in dark over sex claim

No Right Turn: Why was this allowed to go on for so long?

Kurt Bayer (Herald): Christchurch cop pleads guilty to referee assault

David Clarkson (Stuff): Off-duty cop assaulted football linesman

Education

Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): Parata's blunt axe has costly handle

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): A charter school responds to the PPTA

Other

Dan Satherley (TV3): Remaining radio spectrum to be auctioned

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why I think John Key might win 2014 election

Ideologically Impure: Just one tiny thing

Colin James (ODT): Investing in children for a good start in life

Herald: Editorial: MPs on target with child health report

RNZ: New high for health and disability complaints

Stuff: NZ's GM debate needs 'to grow up'

Tau Henare (The Ruminator): Culture – all the good stuff

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Relax already

Tim Hunter (Stuff): Sweet spot ahead for economy

Michael Foreman (Stuff): China banking giant lands in NZ

Socialist Aotearoa: Raising the Retirement Age?

TV3: New drink drive limits before next Christmas

TVNZ: Bill to lower drink-driving limit introduced

Taranaki Daily News: Editorial - Time to tackle liquor issues

Bob Jones (Herald): Ads another waste of ratepayers' money

Herald: Savage: No number of tiki will make Charles a Kiwi

Stuff: Today in politics: Wednesday, November 20

Integrity Talking Points: Release of Integrity Plus gets closer -Transparency International’s NZ assessment