NZ POLITICS DAILY: 8th October 2013

Today’s content

Census

Isaac Davison (Herald): Census calls rail loop into question

Anna Pearson and Glenn Conway (Stuff): Census calls rail loop into question

Waikato Times: Editorial: More people, another MP

NBR Staff (NBR): 214,101 more people on census night 2013 - new electorate needed

Stuff: Population growing by 31,000 a year

Stuff: NZ to get one new electorate

TVNZ: New electorate for the North Island

Dan Satherley (TV3): Quake to redraw boundaries in Christchurch

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Christchurch electoral boundaries set to change

RadioLIVE: Census results at odds with Auckland Unitary Plan

Aaron Gilmore (Mighty Rocket): Census data released

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): One new North Island electorate

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): June 2013 Income survey

Greg Presland (The Standard): Statistics Data release – new North Island seat proposed

Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Data shows ‘lots’ of people live in New Zealand after census workers get sick of counting

James Dann (Daily Blog): The changing political geography of Christchurch

APEC/TPP

Audrey Young (Herald): Key seeks sideline meeting with Putin at Apec

Radio NZ: Prime minister has TPP meeting with top US trade official in Bali

Vernon Small (Stuff): Free trade: Key in last-minute US talks

Newswire: Key says momentum building for TPP deal

Vernon Small (Stuff): China quick to fill the void left by Obama

Audrey Young (Herald): Goff favours comprehensive TPP agreement

Audrey Young (Herald): Let's not be hasty on TPP, Key cautions

Herald: Editorial: Kiwis can be proud NZ has leading role in trade talks

Tova O’Brien (TV3): Key, Xi discuss Fonterra scare at APEC

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): APEC an opportunity for New Zealand

Jenny Suo (TV3): NZ's products are safe, Key tells China

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Key backs "100 per cent pure New Zealand "

Phil O'Reilly and Jay Timmons (Herald): Bold, speedy TPP deal vital

Audrey Young (Herald): PM's chance on world stage as 'honest broker'

Dan Satherley (TV3): TPP not priority for Obama – Edwards

TVNZ: Bill English: Trade deal will need US push to get across line

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Key subs for Obama

The Standard: TPPA: Kelsey vs Mapp debating

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Japanese Connection: New Zealand, Rural Japan and the TPP.

Daily Blog: TPPA debate – Mapp vs Kelsey deathmatch

Greenpeace activists

Stuff: PM may ask Putin about activists

Elise Scott (Newswire): New Zealand raises piracy case with Russia

Adam Bennett (Herald): Key to discuss detained activists in meeting with Putin

Fiscal policy

Corin Dann (TVNZ): Govt books continue to improve

TVNZ: Govt remains on track for 2015 surplus

Simon Wong (TV3): Govt confident of surplus next year

Newswire: Country 'needs more than a budget surplus'

TVNZ: Multinationals 'find tax optional' – Labour

Adam Bennett (Herald): No lolly scrambles, says English

Brian Fallow (Herald): Deficit sinks to 4-year low

Local government elections

ODT: Voters can push localism

Natalie Akoorie (Herald):  Hamilton a two-horse race after 'scratching'

Steve Deane (Herald): Super City elections 2013: West's 'ugly' culture has Tamihere fuming

Mathew Dearnaley (Herald): Southern leaders push for booths and online voting

Herald: Officials insist mayoral candidate stays in race

Brooke Gardiner (TV3): Mayor Cull dismisses challengers

Anna Cross (Newstalk ZB): Ballot problems affecting turnout

Anna Turner (Stuff): Local election turnout sagging

Southland Times: One-lane-each-way dispute

Corazon Miller (Newstalk ZB): Time to exercise your democratic voice

Caleb Morgan (Cut Your Hair): Wheat, chaff, sheep, goats (resources, votes)

No Right Turn: Gil Simpson hates democracy

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Spot on Cameron

Keeping Stock: The Dom-Post and the Herald say what we think

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): An appointed commissioners option

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The neo-nazis HQ

Housing

TVNZ: Govt to make 'significant' housing announcement

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Govt to make 'significant' housing announcement

Fiona Rotherham (Stuff): Tax and rules worry property owners

Brian Rudman (Herald): City can do housing without the bullying

Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): Undesirable plot

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Many factors affect affordability

Economy

Rob Stock (Stuff): No plans for spending spree

Bernard Condon (Stuff): Households remain cautious post-GFC

Alan Wheatley (Stuff): Global economy: the week ahead

Liam Dann (Herald): Twitter vs Facebook - how to turn a profit?

Toby Manhire (Listener): NZ: a digital laboratory for the world?

Brian Gaynor (Herald): Universal secret of success fuels port

Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Good Baboom times ahead, claims Dotcom

Taranaki Daily News: Simple: It's all about the jobs

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Danone compo wrangle escalates

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The $676 million we almost lost!

Ele Ludemann (Homepaddock): Owners’ nationality irrelevant

Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): NZ firms 'shut out' of big IRD project

Geordie Hooft (Stuff): Keeping trusts in step with the times

Newswire: Govt launches 'agricultural diplomacy'

Dominion Post: Editorial: Forestry safety record abysmal

Maori politics

Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Poll boost for Maori Party

Newswire: Maori Party blamed for option failure

Radio NZ: Maori seats to stay at seven

Adam Bennett (Herald): Maori Party support firms up in Wairaki electorate

Lorde

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Is Lorde an anti-Semite too?

Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Lorde’s ‘Pure Heroine’ riddled with bigotry, discovers bored psychology graduate

Egypt

Brendan Manning (Herald): Egypt: Kiwi journalist detained during clashes

Michael Fox (Stuff): Kiwi journalist detained in Egypt

Inequality, poverty, and unemployment

Newswire: Join cleaners on night shift, Greens say

TV3: The Parliament cleaners living on $14 an hour

No Right Turn: Time to cap executive salaries

Privacy issues

ODT: Tread carefully on privacy issues

Nicholas Jones (Herald): Info not safe with Govt: Cunliffe

Newswire: Labour wants privacy protection assurance

Education

Newswire: Teacher morale slumps, Labour blames govt

Alan Cocker (Herald): No, minister, this isn't good enough

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): How to strengthen the teaching profession

Drink driving

Dan Satherley (TV3): AA backs bill to lower blood alcohol limit

Michael Cummings (Manawatu Standard): It may be legal but it is not defensible

ODT: Drink-driving action

Joe Bennett (Stuff): Cutting drink-driving limits futile

Jay Lovely (Stuff): Lower alcohol limits likely to lower road toll

Gender equality

Radio NZ: Group says no progress on gender pay gap

TVNZ: No change in gender pay gap

Southland Times: Editorial: The drive for equality

Other

Stuff: Today in politics: Tuesday, October 8

Stephen Franks: Constitutional talkfests

Herald: More than 300,000 ACC claims involving children

Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stufff): Ministry accused of secrecy

Matt Nippert (Stuff): Simon McArley to leave SFO

Jimmy Elligham (Stuff): Marriage protester has no plans to wed

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Matthew Hooten loses the plot

Russell Brown (Hard News): Squatting in the Square

Russell Brown (Hard News): Who Guards the Guardian?

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): US shutdown top of agenda

Jane Bowron (Stuff): EQC an example of unfair trans-Tasman affairs

Jan-Marie Dooge (Stuff): Court reforms to improve outcomes

Anna Cross (Newstalk ZB): McCully off on first trip to Antarctica