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NZ POLITICS DAILY: August 20 2014

Bryce Edwards
Thu, 21 Aug 2014

Today’s content

Dirty Politics

David Fisher (Herald): Hacker releases more of Slater's conversations

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Whaledump releases more Slater documents

Stuff: No laws broken over website hacks: Key

Adam Bennett (Herald): Judith Collins: Resignation reports a hoax

Stuff: Fake Judith Collins resignation shocks

Simon Wong (TV3): Dirty Politics: Investigation into Slater’s OIA request

Andrea Vance (Stuff): SIS handover to Slater probed

No Right Turn: The gift that keeps on giving

Paul Casserly (Herald): Dirty undies aired on TV

John Armstrong (Herald): Key's switch a necessary part of regaining control

Brian Rudman (Herald): It's only dirty politics when someone else does it

Vernon Small (Stuff): Judith Collins looking isolated

Stephen Mills (Stuff): Dirty politics and the polls

Patrick Gower (TV3): National, Whale Oil behind sneaky MP photos

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): A statement from John Key about Judith Collins

David Williams (ODT): National's support unaffected by book, Joyce says

Nicole Mathewson (Stuff): Law Society critical of Judith Collins

Southland Times: Editorial: Rats and niceties

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim-Post): Let’s not overestimate these idiots

Rob Hosking (NBR): ‘Whaledump’ to link Labour candidate and former Nat strategist (paywalled)

The Standard: Mr Clean talks Dirty Politics: Key standup transcript pt2

Chris Keall (NBR): Farrar makes changes to Kiwiblog, applies to be 'test dummy' for new regulator

The Standard: Dirty Politics roundup

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Transcribed: Sean Plunket and Wayne Tempero interview 18 August 2014

Rob Salmond (Polity): Not a political commentator

Russell Brown (Public Address): Never mind the quality ...

Michelle A’Court (Stuff): Frank may be muddled, but photos back him up

Dan Satherley (TV3): Farrar makes changes to Kiwiblog after Dirty Politics

Bryan Gould: The Political Significance of the F-Word

Jono Natusch: Key’s farcical “don’t ask, don’t tell” routine

Anthony Robins (The Standard): Dirty politics vs accountability – you can’t be smeared with the truth

TVNZ: Whaledump promises release of non 'party politics' hacked emails

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Closing Our Eyes in the Sausage Factory: Some thoughts on Nicky Hager’s book, Dirty Politics

Steve Braunias (Metro): Braunias: PM furious with Collins over murder charge

Scott Hamilton (Reading the maps): Five tweses on Whalegate

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Publishing private emails about my non-political private life: Lowering the bar of New Zealand journalism

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Hackers have no ethics, but Russell Brown does

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): I hope the NZ Herald know what they’re doing… Bryce Edwards is quite the spiteful liar!

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Bryce Edwards stood down from Herald for election season??? Are the editors drunk?

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Panic setting in for National as they realise what’s about to happen

Martyn Bradbury (Herald): Dear Toby Manhire. Bad call on backing Farrar

TVNZ: Collins on thin ice after receiving second final warning

Nicole Pryor (Radio NZ): Collins revelations damaging, say voters

Rob Salmond (Polity): More trouble for Collins

Adam Bennett (Herald): PM's 'last chance' for Collins over blog link

Lachlan Forsyth (TV3): Why is the Prime Minister standing by Collins?

Kelvin Smyth (TV3): Key can’t sack Collins because Slater would spill the beans

Mike Smith (The Standard): Naming and Shaming

Katie Bradford (TVNZ): PM stands by under-fire Collins

Stuff: Key: Collins subject of 'smear campaign'

David Fisher (Herald): Cameron Slater: Ex-PM staffer is 'gutless'

Nikki Preston (Herald): Judith Collins on her last chance - Key

Adam Bennett (Herald): English: Alleged revenge attack 'not my style'

James Ihaka (Herald): Cunliffe: Divisions among National MPs over revelations

Nick Grant (NBR): Journo still mystified by his SIS OIA success (paywalled)

Newstalk ZB: Key conceeds Collins 'unwise'

Simon Wong (TV3): Collins 'unwise' to pass information to Slater

Giovanni Tiso (Bat bean beam): Of journalism and monsters

Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): John Key not concerned about Hager allegations that Judith Collins killed a man

Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Weekend dominated by ‘Dirty Politics’

Rob Salmond (Polity): Through the looking glass

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim-Post): State of play

No Right Turn: Politics does not have to be dirty

The Standard: “Mr Slater’s made it quite clear”: Key standup transcript pt1

Pete George (Your NZ): Kiwiblog steps up

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Dirty Politics book raises suspicions of broader hacking agenda

Rob Salmond (Polity): Judith Collins on cyberbullies

The Standard: Left wing blogs aren’t “the same”

Therese Cowie (Radio NZ): Blog 'used against cleaner's group'

The Standard: Aaron Bhatnagar – I barely know the guy

Dominion Post: Editorial: Key must press Collins on leak

Brent Edwards (Radio NZ): PM sticking to line over blogger

Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): Lawyer denies PM's claims over 'Dirty Politics'

Stuff: Demand remains high for Hager book

Dan Satherley (TV3): Key: Left-wing has 'given up' arguing policy

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Hager’s Dirty Politics: what the book ultimately reveals is abuse of power

Tim Selwyn (Tumeke): Dirty v normal politics

Jono Natusch: Student leader ‘revolted’ by politics – that’s what dirty politics does

No Right Turn: A commitment we can hold him to

Winston Peters (RadioLive): A Burglary that went horribly wrong for the president

No Right Turn: Crowdsourcing the dirt machine

Mike Smith (The Standard): The moral low ground

Corin Dann (TVNZ): Dirty Politics still raging

Rob Salmond (Polity): John Key's office and the SIS

Jarrod Gilbert: A filthy response to Dirty Politics

Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): What did the Hager book amount to?

Grant Duncan (Policy matters): Dirty Politics: A review

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Actually, it's not OK

Rob Gilchrist (The Standard): On Nicky Hager

 

Campaign

Sarah Wilson  (Stuff): Hard thinking in the polling booth

Vernon Small (Stuff): Cunliffe floored by pensioner

APNZ: Internet Party a 'feminist party'

Caleb Morgan (Cut your hair): National’s policy-free politics and colossal hypocrisy

No Right Turn: Write day

Brendan Manning (Herald): Epsom debate: Candidate raises 'the elephant in the room'

Isaac Davison (Herald): Election 2014: Big two take different tacks in TV ad war

TVNZ: Election campaign set to heat up with TV ads

Simon Collins (Herald): Kim Dotcom scolded: He's 'a product of a sexist culture'

Nevil Gibson (NBR): ACT turns party pooper, warns of coming global shocks (paywalled)

TVNZ: Parties show support for religious instruction review

Tom Peters (World Socialist Website): New Zealand opposition parties campaign on anti-Chinese xenophobia

Ian Llewellyn (Election Data Consortium): Labour Supporters More Likely To Vote Than in 2011

Matthew Hooton (Election Data Consortium): Weekly Update: Nats take hit from Hager book

Ian Llewellyn (Election Data Consortium): National Loses Youth - Gains Middle Aged

Roy Morgan (Election Data Consortium): Huge majority want action on ‘Environmental problems’

NZ Election Reactor (Election Data Consortium): Reactor - Winston Rides The Worm

Ian Llewellyn (Election Data Consortium): Labour – Worst Case and Best Case Scenarios

NZ Election Reactor (Election Data Consortium): Minor Party Leaders And Land Sales – Drive The Reactor

NZ Election Reactor (Election Data Consortium): Lessons From The Reactor - Things The Worm Told Us

 

National’s TV ad

Simon Wong (TV3): National Party ad: Miles from Eminem?

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): National channels Eminem in election ad  

TVNZ: Election campaign set to heat up with TV ads

TVNZ: Music on National's ad compared to Eminem track

Jono Natusch: National’s campaign strategy

 

New Zealand First

Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Winston Peters' top 10 leaked

Caleb Harris and Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Mark will quit as mayor if elected to Parliament

Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Ron Mark back with NZ First

Jono Natusch: Winston Peters & the NZ First list

 

Electoral law

Matthew Backhouse (Herald): Electoral Commission conservative in interpretation of law

Radio NZ: Court challenge to climate voter ruling

Radio NZ: Conservatives challenge air time

Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB): Conservatives look to challenge Electoral Commission ruling

Stuff: Spoof site became election ad court told

 

Economy

No Right Turn: Fiscal rectitude and false books

Nelson Mail: Editorial – Fallout shadows health of economy

Dominion Post: Editorial: Cloudy economy turning poll personal

 

Other

Carole Cadwalladr (Guardian): Kim Dotcom: from playboy entrepreneur to political firebrand

Stuff: Ron Mark back with NZ First

Stuff: Today in politics: Tuesday, August 19

Tom Peters (World Socialist Website): New Zealand pseudo-lefts support Washington’s war preparations against China

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Thu, 21 Aug 2014
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