NZ POLITICS DAILY: April 24 2014

The main issue in NZ politics today is Shane Jones and the Labour Party. [Read more below]

Today’s content

Shane Jones

Herald: Editorial: Departure of Jones leaves Labour all the poorer

Dominion Post: Editorial: Shane Jones a mixed blessing

The Press: Editorial: Less than stellar political career

Timaru Herald: Editorial: Jones lobs grenade

Southland Times: Editorial: Not the space he was in

Claire Trevett (Herald): Davis says he's suited for the job

Claire Trevett (Herald): Greens links rankled with Jones

Vernon Small (Stuff): Handling of Jones' exit highly damaging

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Davis resurfaces, keen to hound Harawira

Andrea Vance and Michael Fox (Stuff): Show goes on without Shane – Cunliffe

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): The Soap Box: See ya Shane

Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Rachel's Memo: 23 April

TVNZ: NZ shares rally on election speculation

Patrick Gower (TV3): Greens coalition was deal-breaker for Jones

Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour surprised by Jones' resignation

Michael Fox, Vernon Small, Stacey Kirk and Glenn Conway (Stuff): Jones job offer 'not shot at Labour' – PM

Fundamentally Useless: Labour’s crumbling lock on Māoridom

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Turning Shane: How Murray McCully deprived Labour of Mr Jones

Radio NZ: NZ urged to tread carefully over new ambassador role

Marama Davidson (Daily Blog): Opportunity for new blood in Māori politics

Rob Salmond (Polity): Shane Jones speaks out

Ellipsister: The Maori struggle is not a ‘left’ thing

Pete George (Your NZ): What now for Labour?

Dan Satherley (TV3): Shane Jones a '19th century man in a 21st century world'

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Shane Jones, Greens exchange barbs

Patrick Gower (TV3): Crafty McCully's dodgy Jones deal

Russell Brown (Public Address): Jones: The contender leaves

Matthew Hooton (NBR): Labour loses link to Winston (paywalled)

Josie Pagani (Pundit): Warning to Labour; the heretic hunters are driving people away

Newswire: Kelvin Davis 'stunned' by Shane Jones' departure

Grant Duncan (Policy matters): Shane's heart wasn't in it

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Shane Jones departure

No Right Turn: Good riddance

TV3: Why is Shane Jones quitting?

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): Well, that’s a vote of confidence in Labour

The Standard: Stepping up: new energy from Kelvin Davis

TVNZ: Shane Jones resignation puts pressure on Labour

Glenn Conway, Michael Fox and Vernon Small (Stuff): Departure no knife in side of party: Jones

Glenn Conway, Michael Fox and Vernon Small (Stuff): Shane Jones' loss 'gutting' for Labour

Claire Trevett (Herald): Shane Jones: I'm not a 'sellout' for leaving Labour

Radio NZ: National accused over Shane Jones job move

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Good news, but enemies remain within the party

Senate Communications: Et tu, Jonesy?

Rob Hosking (NBR): Shane Jones, Labour and the battle on the Left

Media training NZ: Loss of Jones media skills will cripple Labour

Waatea News: Clues sought to Jones' departure

Waatea News: Loss of passion prompts move

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Parata, Jones never far from trouble

Andrew Dickens: Labour has lost its mojo

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The blue collar cred smoko room mythology of Shane Jones as told by the msm

No Right Turn: "Shoulder-tapping" vs public service values

Greens internet policy

Amina Khan (Stuff): Greens launch Internet Rights website

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Green Party launch internet rights

3 News Online Staff (TV3): Greens crowd-source proposed internet law

No Right Turn: The Greens' "internet bill of rights"

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): The Greens’ Internet Rights and Freedom Bill

Gareth Hughes (Daily Blog): We need to protect our rights online

Labour veteran policy

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Labour promises pensions for all vets

Brendan Manning (Herald): Labour pledges to scrap requirement for veterans' pension

Simon Wong (TV3): Every war veteran to get pension under Labour

Judith Collins

John Armstrong (Herald): Collins 'witch trial' a long shot for Labour

Adam Bennett (Herald): Envoy kept tabs on Judith Collins in China

Greens

Chris Trotter (Stuff): The Greens are out on their own

Stephanie Rodgers (The Standard): Russel & Metiria – or Winston?

Rob Salmond (Polity): I am still holding out for a three-way

John Key

Tracey Chatterton (Stuff): John Key's ministerial car egged

Herald: PM's car egged during state housing visit

TVNZ: Protesters egg Prime Minister's car in Napier

Patrick O’Sullivan (Herald): Key comes under attack from young and old at housing project

Anna Lorck

Marty Sharpe (Stuff): 'Bully Cunliffe' tweet history, says candidate

Simon Hendery (Hawke’s Bay Today): Labour candidate defends Cunliffe 'bully' jibe

Chris Richardson (Recess Monkey): Tweet FA

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Labour’s Tukituki candidate

GCSB

Isaac Davison (Herald): Top lawyer appointed to monitor NZ spying activities

3 News Online Staff (TV3): New Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security named

Stuff: New intelligence watchdog

Economy

Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Why Jesse Colombo is wrong, but right

Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Mike's Editorial: Labour's manufacturing policy a start

Hannah McQueen (Herald): KiwiSaver: Addressing our fritter nation

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Aussie trade deals hold risks for NZ

James Weir (Stuff): Migration boom rolls on

Karl du Fresne (Stuff): Civilising effect of immigrants

Maori politics

Keith Melville and Siobhan Downes (Stuff): Maori Land Court orders $14m to Maori land trust

TVNZ: Iwi prepare for battle against land sale

TV3: Kaumatua intervene to protect Waitangi statue

Radio NZ: Tribe wants a halt on Tuhoe law

Radio NZ: NZ First refuses to name tribes

Legal highs

Brian Rudman (Herald): Act's saviour at hand - just push for legal weed

Ross Bell (Herald): Law change a comedown for legal high industry

Other

Stuff: Today in politics: Thursday, April 24

Beith Atkinson (Integrity Talking Points): Fighting corruption enables purge of President Xi’s opponents

Martin Johnston (Herald): Drinking age linked to rise in crash risk

Isaac Davison (Herald): MPs clash over sick Fijian

Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): Govt gets tough on UC's $100m

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): Surprising irreligiosity

TV3: Bronwyn Puller: ACC abused claimants' rights with consent form

Matt Nippert (Stuff): Fewer Kiwis with health insurance

Liam Hyslop (Stuff): 'Exciting' results from liquor law change

Andrew Geddes (Pundit): Here we may see what Men for Stealth and Robbing must endure ...

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Coalitionally speaking – a look at scenarios on the right

Newswire: Ministry chasing Novopay overpayments

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Key grills Cunliffe over Oil and Gas

No Right Turn: Another reason why we need an enforceable BORA

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Telecom goes uncapped

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Minimum wage increase on Nash's agenda

Pam Corkery (Herald): Dunne connection demands grilling

Political Scientist: ‘What they see is what they get’

Matthew Beveridge: Twitter and the Media

Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Sympathy For The One Per Cent

Gordon Campbell (Werewolf): Trading In Stereotypes

Anne Russell (Werewolf): Anzac Day : Identity Politics, With Guns

Muriel Newman (NZCPR): Undermining the Rule of Law