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NZ POLITICS DAILY: Economy and fiscal policy; Sydney siege & NZ; Year in review; OIA review; Phil Goff; Tau Henare

NZ Politics Daily from Dr Bryce Edwards

Bryce Edwards
Wed, 17 Dec 2014

Today’s content

 

Economy and fiscal policy

John Armstrong (Herald): Tax-cut signal looks like rod for National's back

John Armstrong (Herald): Quixotic English like dog with bone

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): “I said surface, not surplus”

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Milk price could sour English's optimism

Vernon Small (Stuff): Deficit a bitter pill for Government

Patrick O'Meara (Radio NZ): English still tilting for surplus next year

Herald: Editorial: English must do more than hope surplus will appear

No Right Turn: No surplus

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Bill English's money meteorologists

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Government surplus in doubt

Patrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Economy can grow faster than thought before inflation bites - Treasury

Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Govt shunts out return to surplus to 2016 as tax take misses expectations

Rob Salmond (Polity): Mirage

Simon Wong (TV3): English vows surplus despite deficit prediction

 

Sydney hostage siege and NZ

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Tone it down, John: Sydney seige words seem self-serving

Brian Rudman (Herald): Terrorism no justification to fight others' wars

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Crass opportunism in wake of siege

Grant Duncan (Policy matters): Mark Mitchell MP gets it wrong

Scott Hamilton (Reading the maps): 'Sanitizing New Zealand': Kiwibloggers react to the Sydney siege

John Minto (Daily Blog): Political opportunists out in force over Sydney hostage crisis

Herald: Sydney siege: NZ Muslims in tears over support

Taranaki Daily News: Editorial: Spy powers can't keep us safe

 

Year in review

Russell Brown (Public Address): Word of the Year 2014: #dirtypolitics

TV3: John Key 'political winner' of 2014 - Hooton

Cameron Graham (Sparrowhawk/Karearea): Māori broadcasting & the year of living dangerously

 

Official information problems

Radio NZ: Too much secrecy in public health - Ombudsman

Benedict Collins (Radio NZ): Media body takes aim at Govt OIA delay tactics

TVNZ: OIA review 'where the rubber meets the road' for Key

Isaac Davison (Herald): Government offices selected for OIA review

Radio NZ: Wide-ranging review of Official Information Act

 

Phil Goff and leaked SIS report

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Goff let off over revealing report details

Radio NZ: Goff apologises for report leak

Simon Wong (TV3): Goff apologises for SIS report leak

Isaac Davison (Herald): Goff apologises for leak

 

Mfat report

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Rizalman report may see disciplinary action

Radio NZ: MFAT boss told to consider disciplinary action

Isaac Davison (Herald): Diplomat inquiry results 'disappointing' - Minister

 

Tau Henare and suppression law

Newswire: Tau Henare denies suppression breach

Ian Stewart (Stuff): Tau Henare in court over suppression breach charge

Rob Kidd (Herald): Former MP yet to delete online alleged suppression breach

 

Inequality

Brian Easton (Pundit): Does Inequality Affect Economic Growth?

Derek Burrows (Stuff): It's a bit rich our egalitarian image is dead

Kate Dickie-Davis (Daily Blog): NZs new hobby – hating the poor

 

Other

Dominion Post: Cunning convertibles put rich listers in Luxe crew

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): My letter to Santa Claus

Bryce Edwards
Wed, 17 Dec 2014
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