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Labour leadership
Vernon Small (Stuff): Robertson best choice for Labour
Dominion Post: Editorial: Promises countered by shortcomings
Leigton Keith (Stuff): New Plymouth bypass no snub, insists Labour
Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour wannabes tossed on a wine-dark sea
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Opinion: I am deeply concerned about me
Brian Edwards: A Sort Of Open Letter to the ABCs in the Labour Caucus
Omar Hamed (Socialist Aotearoa): All that glitters...
Brook Sabin (TV3): Workers not happy with gay Robertson
Selwyn Manning (Daily Blog): Labour Leadership: Get Ready For The Vision, The Policy, The Plan
Rob Hosking (NBR): Labour leadership: the union vote - and how some MPs get three votes
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Dithering David and the three wannabes
Chelsea Hughes (Ruminator): Bring it back: Labour Party
Stuff: Underdog Jones works crowd in the absence of rivals
Stuff: Jones crashes union party
Jacob Brown (Newstalk ZB): Unions discussing Labour leadership
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Robertson: Don't let my gay get in the way
Derek Burrows (Timaru Herald): Another nice-guy leader bites the dust
Keeping Stock: Is Shane Jones Labour's saviour?
Michael Fox (Stuff): Shane Jones ignores union's request
Sam Thomson (Newstalk ZB): Jones too busy with 'blue movies'
Ideologically Impure: Identity politics did not cost Labour in 2011
Wilma McCorkindale (Stuff): Labour Dunedin voters mull choices
Adam Bennett (Herald): Jones misses chance to take on Key
Fonterra
Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Repairing a relationship built on milk
TV3: Questions remain for farmers over botulism scare
Herald: Botulism botch-up: Nutricia ponders legal action
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Inquiries go on, but no botulism
Adam Bennett and Jamie Gray (Herald): Sighs of relief but test regime questioned
Liam Dann (Herald): Botulism scare shows we need to lift our game
Eloise Gibson (Stuff): Contaminated whey protein 'traced'
Simon Wong (TV3): No botulism bacteria found in Fonterra whey
Radio NZ: Fonterra cleared of botulism but 'not of botch-up'
TVNZ: Fonterra relieved after 'Botch-up-ulism' all-clear
Stuff: It's time to stop booing our dairy farmers
Christchurch
Georgina Stylianou (Stuff): Port Hills decision postponed
Will Harvie (Stuff): Pay red-zoned landowners 100 per cent
Caroline King (The Press): Dalziel has no doubts over mayoralty bid
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Judge orders Government to reconsider red zone theme park
Will Harvie (Stuff): Win for owners in the red zone
Industrial relations reform
TVNZ: Thousands rally in Auckland against employment law changes
Briar Marbeck (TV3): Thousands rally against employment law changes
Radio NZ: Rally told bill further attack on workers' rights
Denise Roche (Frogblog): Fairness at Work – Why union members are rallying
Kiwiblog
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Bad timing
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Shameless RTD promotion
Housing
Richard Meadows (Stuff): Study finds results for LVR mixed
Richard Meadows (Stuff): Loan changes effect 'modest'
Economy
Spider and Me: Guest post: The dumb insolence of bureaucrats
Herald: Law change required to assess future impact of fiscal policy
Bill Moore (Stuff): Mining industry a 'game-changer'
Stuff: Nats plan to remove right to oppose drilling
Anti-Dismal: Why is it that the expression “Third Way” always worries me?
Ellipsister: NZ’s attachment to the State
Syria
TVNZ: NZ to receive US briefing on Syria as military strike looms
Stuff: Syrians in NZ mixed on intervention
Nick Smith
Radio NZ: Study finds results for LVR mixed
Peter Wilson (Newswire): Minister accused of squatting in $2M home
Isaac Davison (Herald): Labour accuse Housing Minister Nick Smith of 'squatting'
TVNZ: Nick Smith 'squatted' in ministerial home - Labour
Superannuation
Herald: Editorial: Dunne's idea for super worth a look
Simon Collins (Herald): Govt to post rest-home audits online
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Superannuation vs Education
Bail laws
Graeme Edgeler (Legal Beagle): Fact Check: New Bail Laws
Trevor Mallard
Keeping Stock: Leave it out Trevor
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Nasty and low, Mallard goes after families
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Thursday, August 29
Stuff: Fairfax Media NZ gets new boss
Gareth Hughes (Frogblog): New tools in politics – thoughts on social media and politics
Steven Price (MLJ): My pick for best protest of the year
Keith Ng (On Point): BTW, the NZ Police can use PRISM against you now
TVNZ: LA mayor declares state of emergency, blames NZ
Matthew Dallas (Stuff): Understanding our relentless epidemic
David Hall (Listener): The ethics of war: what is it good for?
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Yay – no taxpayer money for Wellington Airport
No Right Turn: The Herald supports oligarchy
Bryan Bruce (Herald): Charter schools' murky screening policy ripe for abuse
David Fisher (Herald): Intelligence service on hunt for new director
Taranaki Daily News: Synthetic drug law woefully inadequate
Bryce Edwards
Thu, 29 Aug 2013
Thu, 29 Aug 2013
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