NZ POLITICS DAILY: 24th Sep 2013

Today’s content

Labour Party

John Armstrong (Herald): Labour leader's portfolio reshuffle ticks most of the important boxes

Andrea Vance (Stuff): No blatant utu dished out in new Labour crew

Hamish Fletcher (Herald): Cunliffe takes up tech role

Pattrick Smellie (Newswire): No major economic policy changes – Cunliffe

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Go West young Cunliffe... & South, North or East. The regions are calling

Duncan Garner (RadioLive): Labour factions alive - and kicking

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Labour reshuffle

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Mercy!

Julie Moffett (Newstalk ZB): No utu in Labour reshuffle

Eileen Goodwin (ODT): Duo demoted in Cunliffe reshuffle

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Future Green Ministers

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Cunliffe keeps his friends close, and enemies closer

Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): What to do with the old guard?

Rob Hosking (NBR): More CV cuteness from Cunliffe - this time involving his work with Boston Consulting Group

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): More CV padding claims

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Attacks on Cunliffe all wrong

Newstalk ZB: Changes in portfolios amicable, says Cunliffe

Rob Hosking (NBR): Mallard, Dyson, Curran, Goff demoted as Cunliffe names new team

Michael Fox (Stuff): Cunliffe names new line-up

Adam Bennett (Herald): Labour Party: Cunliffe reveals front bench reshuffle

TVNZ: David Cunliffe names 'a line-up based on merit'

Radio NZ: No shakeups in Cunliffe's shadow cabinet

No Right Turn: A signal to the Greens?

Stuff: Woods dumped, Cosgrove keeps post

Newstalk ZB: Cunliffe announces new look Labour line-up

ODT: Labour reshuffle revealed

Russell Brown (Public Address): No Red Wedding

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Cunliffe’s reshuffle

NZ Doctor: New Labour lineup ready for action

Simon Wong: Cunliffe names shadow cabinet

Greg Presland (The Standard): Labour’s reshuffle

Stuff: Front-bench roles for Waikato Labour MPs

Adam Roberts (Stuff): Street says ranking drop is 'no big deal'

Helen Harvey (Stuff): Labour turns attention to provinces

Gay NZ: New Labour line-up includes gay & pro-gay MPs

Chris Trotter (Stuff): Imagine if neoliberal revolution was reversed

Peter Wilson (Newswire): Shadow cabinet 'raring to go'

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Cunliffe keeps his rivals close

Radio NZ: Labour picks water as future issue

Adam Bennett (Herald): Cunliffe sings from Clark songbook

Newswire: Caucus decided to back winner – King

Radio NZ: Clark endorses Cunliffe

Newstalk ZB Staff (Newstalk ZB): Changes in portfolios amicable, says Cunliffe

Pattrick Smellie (NBR): Cunliffe confirms Parker’s economic approach, refreshes shadow Cabinet

Willie Jackson (RadioLIVE): Labour Party's Mr Unpopular deserves a chance

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Lobbyist: Cunliffe claim 'untrue'

TVNZ: National unfazed by Labour's rise in the polls

Dave Armstrong (Herald): Concise Cunliffe ready for battle

Giovanni Tiso (Overland): New Zealand Labour chooses its new leader

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Pale, Male, and Stale line stolen from everywhere

The Standard: Hooton – please apologise

The Standard: “Predistribution”: From Miliband to Cunliffe

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Cunliffe’s Shadow Cabinet: Magnanimity in Victory

Denis Welch (Opposable Thumb):What's wrong with this picture?

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The full Labour rankings

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The portfolios

The Standard: Cunliffe makes space for the Greens

Steven Cowan (Against the Current): I Don’t want to talk about it

Salient: Unity. Strength. Hope. Together. Forward.

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Fresh Meat

America’s Cup

Joseph Romanos (Stuff): The America's Cup con job

David Rowe (ODT): An unhealthy obsession with sport?

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): My Cup so far

Local body elections

Dan Satherley (Daily Blog): Postal voting 'trivialises' local govt

Matt Rilkoff (Stuff): Local body: Another frontier for Kiwi women

Jerram Watts (TV3): Six-way battle for Wellington mayoralty

Stephen Franks: Making STV work tactically

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Do we need DHB elections?

Russell Brown (Hard News): Local Interest

Peter O’Neill (Timaru Herald): Editorial: Your vote is important

John Key in Europe

John Hartevelt (Stuff): Brits have cause to be jealous of NZ

Claire Trevett (Herald): Max Key joins Prince William on grouse hunt

Claire Trevett (Herald): Thanks Ma'am for a grouse visit

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key confirmed monarchist - but let's change flag

Melissa Davies (TV3): Key pushes for free trade agreement in Europe

Tracy Watkins and John Hartevelt (Stuff): Key in 'honest broker' pitch to UN

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key presses French for help on UN seat, free trade

Education

Southland Times: Editorial: It kind of is rocket science

Luke Fenwick (Stuff): Partnership schools welcomed

Stuff: Foreign students down, despite $7m marketing

H Moore (Stuff): Letter: Polytechs not unis

Christchurch East by-election

The Press: Editorial: Labour's choice has work to do

James Dann (Rebuilding Christchurch): That was easy

Maori politics

Radio NZ: Maori Council lacks accountability - Ngati Kahu

Marta Steeman (Stuff): Ngai Tahu follows the water

German election

John Hartevelt (Stuff): Merkel win 'stunning result' – Key

Stefan Steinberg (WSW): Merkel wins German election

No Right Turn: Germany votes

Economy

Tamsyn Parker (Herald):  Meridian Energy share float cost may hit $41.5m

Stuff: Kiwis work longer but produce less

Radio NZ: Telecom wants end to copper price uncertainty

Bob Jones (Herald): All aboard bus back to economic Stone Age

Radio NZ: New boss for Crown Irrigation

Radio NZ: Loan restrictions could fuel boom - broker

Inequality, poverty, and unemployment

TVNZ: Thousands of Kiwi kids homeless

Bryan Gould (Herald): Perils of a free market free-for-all

Radio NZ: Charity chief executives paid $224,000 p/a

No Right Turn: KFC hates the disabled

Legal highs

Russell Brown (Hard News): Not so insane

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Corkery on drugs

Other

Stuff: Today in politics - Tuesday, September 24

TVNZ: NZ shares fall as Meridian float looms

Beith Atkinson (Integrity Talking Points): Governance Report 2013 has new perspectives

Sarah Stuart (Herald): David Shearer

Adam Bennett (Herald): Google hits out at Govt over spy bill

Patrick Leyland (Progress Report): NZ Election Ads

Peter Aranyi (The Paepae): A hint of siege mentality from Steve Joyce?

TVNZ: Former Fonterra executive appointed as Transpower head

Clare Curran (Red Alert): The right to know: Jo Goodhew

Anna Turner (Stuff): ACC privacy breach probed

Southland Times: Editorial: Serious about change?

Rebecca Quilliam (Herald): Same-sex couples take advantage of new law