NZ Politics Daily: 5 October
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Today’s content
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Local government
Geoffrey Palmer (The Spinoff): For a boost in inspiration and participation, councils need greater independence
Simon Maude (Stuff): Auckland mayoral candidates' elevator pitch for undecided voters
Paul Charman (Herald): Food security a late Auckland election issue
Jamie Small (Stuff): Last chance to mail votes for Canterbury elections
Taryn Utiger (Stuff): Mayoral candidate calls for classrooms to teach importance of democracy in light of low turnout
Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): Queenstown Lakes mayoral candidates spend up to win votes
Colin Williams (Stuff): Upper Hutt mayoral candidates take unwanted spotlight
Blake Crayton-Brown, Laura Dooney and Sam Sachdeva (Stuff): Could online voting help rev up Upper Hutt's apathetic non-voters?
Philip Macalister (Steam n mud): Record low voter turnout forecast
Simon Maude (Stuff): Auckland mayor versus Unitary Plan
Jeffrey Kitt (Stuff): "Stop sitting around complaining" and vote in council election, says youth
Ruby Macandrew (Dom Post): Further Wellington City Council support pledged for car share schemes
Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Heavily contested field for Dunedin mayoralty
Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Cantabrians to elect regional councillors for the first time in 9 years
Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Auckland mayoral candidates divided on Easter trading
David Loughrey (ODT): Votes returned so far exceed those in 2013
Alice Lock (Hawke’s Bay Today): Hawke's Bay votes for district councillors and mayors still down
Andrew Austin (Hawke’s Bay Today): Editorial: Council change brings fresh ideas from Wairoa to Tararua, Hastings and Napier
Nicki Harper (Hawke’s Bay Today): CHB mayoral candidates count down the days
Northern Advocate: Deadlines loom so remember to vote
Michael Sergel (Newstalk ZB): Leak to Whale Oil sparks interest in Marlborough's next mayor
Nicholas McBride (Stuff): Healthcare funding under the microscope as DHB elections loom
Michael Cropp (RNZ): Donations disclosure a cheap PR stunt, rival says
Bernard Orsman (Herald): It's your community, your choice. Vote TODAY
Herald Editorial: Missed the post? Don't miss the election
Barry Soper (Herald): Local body elections a chance to have your say
Oliver Lewis (Marlborough Express): Marlborough mayoral candidates on disclosing donations during campaigns
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): SST calls for donors to be disclosed before the election
Jeremy Wilkinson (Stuff): New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd's possible future in the Maori Party
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Warcast #8: Chlöe Swarbrick and Richard Hills tell all about our shitty voting system
Child poverty
Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): Child poverty: Are we there yet? Without targets, we're lost
Jonathan Boston (Stuff): Getting the measure of child poverty
Peter Dunne (Stuff): NZ needs Child Poverty Act to keep Govt accountable for poor kids
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Becroft’s target is a reasonable one
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Ardern's child poverty bill deserves to be drawn
Justice
Matt Burrows (Newshub): Andrew Little calls for change to discharge without conviction law
Sam Sachdeva (Stuff): Sentencing law overhaul needed so offenders don't get off 'scot-free', Labour leader Andrew Little says
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Public anger over a controversial court ruling mirrored by the media
Hugh Collins (Stuff): Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft assures Indian leaders over violence
Te Whare Whero: Some thoughts on New Zealand justice : Part 1
Arthur Taylor (Daily Blog): Jailhouse narks
Health
Nicholas McBride (Stuff): Billion dollar underfunding of healthcare claims 'nonsense', says John Key
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): No-one should have to work 12 days in a row
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): "Here's what I know about doctors"
Dave Macpherson (Daily Blog): Health Minister needs treatment for delusions
Selwyn Manning (Evening Report): Be Aware and Beware of What You Demand – A Case Against State-Backed Euthanasia
Housing
Richard Harman (Politik): Nick Smith's housing policies take another hit
Simon Wong (Newshub): Wellington house price growth surpasses Auckland
Simon Wong (Newshub): Could modular apartments ease the housing crisis?
Jenny Ruth (NBR): Housing stats show just about everything's getting worse
Catherine Harris (Stuff): Auckland must build or land values will fall, bank says
Climate change
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Opposition calls for more ambitious climate target as Paris Agreement ratified
Claire Trevett (Herald): NZ takes final step on historic climate change agreement
Colin Craig defamation trial
Sam Sachdeva (Stuff): Colin Craig: Where did he come from, and where will he go next?
Yvonne Tahana (TVNZ): Colin Craig and Jordan Williams made fools of themselves
Chris Keall (NBR): Craig expected to seek judge-only High Court review of jury's $1.27m damages decision (paywalled)
Education
Nicholas Jones (Herald): 'At risk' school funding revealed - with 1300 to lose out under new model
Stuart McCutcheon (Herald): Attack on university donor projects unwarranted
Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Political will weak in face of tertiary education woes
Other
Katie Bradford (TVNZ): Indian woman offered a measly $9 an hour by Auckland business
Tao Lin (Stuff): Migrant worker calls for better support for skilled migrants
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Greens frustrated at lack of Saudi sheep inquiry information
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Labour calls for naming of tertiary institutions under SFO investigation
Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Fresh details set to emerge about Brownlee airport security breach
Rob Hosking (NBR): Business mood surge puts Reserve Bank in a quandary (paywalled)
David Seymour, Jacinda Ardern (Stuff): David v Jacinda: Time for tough talk on public policy
Curwen Ares Rolinson (Daily Blog): Battleground Wairarapa: Why Ron Mark Is Poised To Take The Seat Off National
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Don Brash survives like a cockroach
Bob Jones (NBR): Why the newspaper industry is deservedly dying (paywalled)
Rob Hosking (NBR): Winston’s hour is coming (paywalled)
Matthew Hooton (NBR): Little leaves centre wide open for Peters and Greens (paywalled)
Rodney Hide (NBR): State agencies fail to uphold citizens’ rights (paywalled)
Jason Walls (NBR): NZ taxpayers will continue funding Clinton Foundation’s flagship
Rob Hosking (NBR): Labour and Green parties shuffle their decks (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): Waiting for Cabinet to make its mind up
Tom Peters (World socialist website): New Zealand Labour Party marks its centenary
Stephanie Rodgers (Boots theory): Don’t despair
Andrew Austin (Hawke’s Bay Today): Editorial: Prison literacy success
Norman Gemmell (Stuff): All Kiwis gain from putting paid to tax avoidance mysteries
Hamish McNicol (Stuff): Households losing wealth as debt keeps going up
Rachel Stewart (Herald): All around, a covert madness is at work
Paul Little (Herald): What the Dickens is happening?
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): A 'rich' New Zealand is showing 'lack of leadership' on refugees
Isobel Ewing (Newshub): $3.4 billion ACC deficit won't affect customers
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Officials investigating how NZ plane ended up in North Korea
Audrey Malone (Stuff): Cheese makers set to storm parliament
Claire Trevett (Herald): Murray McCully to Brussels for Afghanistan and EU talks
Richard May (Manawatu Standard): Marton's surprise; the prime minister is in town
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