NZ POLITICS DAILY: December 12 2014
NZ Politics Daily from Dr Bryce Edwards
Today’s content
Inequality
TV3: Inequality study 'robust' and 'sound' – economist
Stuff:Labour at inequality crossroad
Newswire: John Key dismisses 'out-of-date' OECD report
RNZ: Money for poor schools to tackle inequality
Susan St John (Daily Blog): Economic ideology destroys us all
Audrey Young (Herald): Politicians squabble over income inequality
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): OECD on inequality
Peter Cresswell (Not PC):Inequality? It’s education, not redistribution, stupid [updated]
TVNZ: Only half of NZ's most wealthy paying top tax rate
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Jump in public servants on $100K-plus
Jessica Williams (RadioLIve): Public sector bosses' pay increases above inflation
Countering Foreign Fighters bill
The Standard: New Zealand Betrayed – Again
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): 3 simple words for the Labour Party
Curwen Ares Rolinson (Daily Blog): Labour votes for Surveillance State. NZ First Opposes!
Housing
Brook Sabin (TV3): State housing sell-off looks likely
RNZ: Maori housing point lost on govt depts.
Mike Hosking (Herald): Bone weary of housing obsession
Iain Rennie apology
Adam Bennett (Herald): State Services Commission boss Iain Rennie warned: No repeat
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Commissioner Rennie apologises for Sutton press conference
Adam Bennett (Herald): State Services boss apologises over Roger Sutton press conference
RNZ: Rennie: Mistake to hold briefing with Sutton
TVNZ: State Services boss admits press conference with Sutton 'a mistake'
Labour
Audrey Young (Herald): Labour leader appoints new-but-old chief of staff Matt McCarten
Bryan Gould (Standard): A Government in Waiting?
Year in review
Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): What a year: Political class of 2014
Tracy Watkin (Stuff): 2014 political year wraps up
Simon Wilson (Metro): Jafa of the Year: John Key
Claire Trevett (Herald): Trumping dirty politics with integrity and decency
Ruminator’s 2014 Person of the Year
Parliament
Jane Clifton (Stuff): Not a moment wasted as House closes
Brent Edwards (RNZ): MPs play blame game, go on holiday
Peter Wilson (Newswire): A light-hearted end to parliament's year
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): 2014 parliamentary stats
Rachael Kelly (Stuff): Barclay: is he hot or what?
Other
RNZ: Ministries 'reluctant' over Whanau Ora
Vernon Small (Stuff): Tighter health and safety laws don't cap work drinks
Todd Niall (RNZ): Online voting set to be trialled
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Progress on online voting trial
Pita Sharples (Herald): Cultural wisdom can bridge gaps
RNZ: Denial that code will gag scientists
RNZ: Treaty laws passed for Waiakto tribes
Elton Smallman (Waikato Times): Inquiry told of Treaty breaches
Siobhan Downes (Stuff): More work against violence needed
Michael Field (Stuff): Back to the future with Waitangi logo
Tom Peters (WSW): Chinese president visits New Zealand
The Standard: Fudge-it-Budget
Frank Newman (NZCPR): The economic horizon
Vaughan Elder (ODT): Humanities 'crisis' hits enrolments
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