NZ POLITICS DAILY: February 2 2015

Eleanor Catton

Brendan Manning (Herald): Eleanor Catton has 'no particular great insights into politics', says John Key

Martin van Beynen (Stuff): Eleanor Catton should speak the truth as she sees it

Alison Flood (Guardian): Eleanor Catton blasts critics’ ‘jingoistic national tantrum’

Nick Clark (The Independent): Booker novelist Eleanor Catton responds to 'vicious' attacks in New Zealand

TVNZ: Eleanor Catton hits back at 'vicious', 'patronising' criticism

Herald:I'll discuss backlash with foreign media, says Eleanor Catton

Tim Watkin (Pundit): Putting Eleanor Catton among the pigeons

Brian Edwards: I offer my humble opinion on Eleanor Catton’s treason

Mark Blackham (Political Business): Uppity poppy syndrome 

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim Post): On neoliberalism

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim Post): And all of it will happen again

Steve Braunias: The secret diary of ... Eleanor Catton

Herald: Editorial: Let Catton live down ill-considered words

The Press: Editorial: Catton learns more about tall-poppy syndrome

Andrew Gunn (Press): Let's be clear - Eleanor Catton started it

Willie Jackson (RadioLive): Eleanor Catton has a right to express her view

Deborah Hill Cone (Herald): Catton success illuminated nation

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Dear Eleanor

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): The Eleanor Catton Saturday series: Part IV

Vaimoana Tapaleao (Herald): Catton saga: Plunket's 'hua' hard to define

Herald: Kiwis have been generous to Catton, says Taxpayers' Union

RNZ: Catton's father hits back at 'traitor' claims

TV3: Eleanor Catton's dad takes on Sean Plunket

Herald: Editorial: Catton funding money well spent

Paul Little (Herald): Key and Plunket prove Catton's point

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Herald on Catton

Anne Salmond (Briefing papers): Je Suis Eleanor

Chris Ford: Eleanor Catton - contracted out Muldoonism is it National?

Mark Rickerby (Medium): Land of the Wrong White Clowns 

Scott Hamilton (Reading the maps): From Rushdie to Catton

Grant Duncan (Policy Matters): Is NZ becoming like Russia?

Heather du Plessis-Allan: We like winning, but just don't diss us

Eleanor Catton (Stuff): 'A book is a doorway'

Mike Sabin resignation

RNZ: PM knew Sabin facing personal issues

Brendan Manning (Herald): John Key: I was aware of MP Mike Sabin's personal issues

Stuff: PM John Key knew of Mike Sabin issues

NBR: Sabin: Key says he knew nothing before the election

TV3: Sabin 'could have been a minister' – Key

Benedict Collins (RNZ): Parties forced back into campaign mode

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): National’s Northland selection

Newswire: Key confident about Northland by-election

TVNZ: Early by-election tipped after MP's exit leaves National one down

Claire Trevett (Herald): Key pressed over when he first knew Sabin was being investigated by police

Herald: John Key says National did not ask Mike Sabin to quit after MP resigns 'due to personal issues'

Press: Editorial: Public should know more

Jamie Ball (NBR): The double-edged sword of Sabin’s silence (paywalled)

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Northland by-election

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): When will the Northland by-election be?

Mike Smith (The Standard): Queensland and Northland

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Key under pressure over Sabin

Pete George (Your NZ): Attention on Key over Sabin

Stephanie Rodgers (Standard): The Northland by-election

Pete George (Your NZ): Mike Sabin resigns

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Of course Mike Sabin had to resign – Northland by-election on

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Good riddance to bad rubbish, Sabin resigns

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Mike Sabin resigns

Greens

Laura Mills (Greymouth Star) and Kim Fulton (Westport News): Green MP Kevin Hague keeps quiet on any leadership plans

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Greens set for leadership run-off

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Russel Norman resignation

Rob Salmond (Polity) Stepping down voluntarily

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Trying to turn the Green Party Watermelon blue

TV3: Russel Norman confident of Greens' future without him

Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Where to for the Green Party?

John Armstrong (Herald): Loony tag long gone thanks to Russel Norman's leadership

Vernon Small (Stuff): Losing Russel Norman a huge blow to Greens

Patrick Gower (TV3): Opinion: Norman's axe blow to Greens

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Repositioning Rightward: The Political Consequences of Russel Norman’s Departure.

Mark Blackham (Political Business): Can Greens hack politics?

Jono Natusch (Occasionally Erudite): Where next for the Greens?

Rob Salmond (Polity): Impressive

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Turei needs to quit as well if the Greens want power

Radio NZ: Green Party can now reposition itself - Morgan

Steven Cowan (Against the current): Once a socialist

RNZ: No man-drought in the Greens, says Turei

Ben Uffindell (Civilian): Russel Norman to be replaced by two co-male-co-leaders

Herald: Editorial: Greens must do more than hint at centre

Dom Post: Editorial: Russel Norman can hold his head high

Audrey Young (Herald): Russel Norman proud of doubling party's 'market share'

Patrick Gower and Tova O’Brien (TV3): Russel Norman's departure a loss for Greens

Saeran Maniparathy (Beehive Mandate): Russel Norman’s departure opens door to disaster

David Kennedy (Local Bodies): Thanks Russel, You Deserve a Break.

Chris Ford (Voxy): A tribute to Green Co-Leader Russel Norman

Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Russel Norman: The reluctant leader

Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Profile: Russel Norman

Pete George (Your NZ): If Russel Norman resigned from Parliament

Andrew Little

Patrick Gower (TV3): Little rivals Clark in favourable poll results

TV3:Poll: Andrew Little formidable opponent for John Key

Audrey Young (Herald): Labour leadership: Andrew Little's poll rating best since Helen Clark

Audrey Young (Herald):Little's strong start reflected in poll

Herald: Has Key met his match?

Vernon Small (Stuff): Little rises in public opinion poll

Rob Salmond (Polity): 3news Power Hour

Rodney Hide (Herald): Little captures our attention

Matthew Hooton (NBR): Clock already ticking on Little’s leadership (paywalled)

Hamish Rutherford (Dom Post): Big on ambition, little on how to get there

Don Franks (Redline): Good and bad from Andrew Little

Rob Salmond (Polity): Manhire #SOTN

Housing

John Armstrong (Herald): Bill's Big Experiment sounds fine in theory

Brian Easton (Pundit): Just Do It

Bernard Hickey (Herald): What would Mr Lee do?

John Minto (Daily Blog): Hekia Parata’s failing children and why selling state houses will make it worse

Nelson Mail: Editorial: Selling state houses a thorny issue

RNZ: Record migration pushes housing issue

Rodney Hide (NBR): Beware the danger of the commons

Anthony Robins (Standard): PM’s science award winners on the sell-off

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): The continuing delusions of Gareth Morgan: Part XVIII, The RMA edition

Mike Butler (Breaking Views): Tribes first up for social housing

Other

John Roughan (Herald): Child poverty - a lesson for Key's team

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Five unanswered questions from the Beehive

Jane Clifton (Listener): Bonkers on the beltway (paywalled)

Guyon Espiner (Listener): Epsom’s singularity (paywalled)

Geoffrey Palmer (Listener): There should be a law against it (paywalled)

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Lusk on choosing a party

Manawatu Standard: Editorial: That's a bit rich, to say wealth can be shared

Laura Bootham (RNZ): Few Maori judges in NZ's legal system

Arthur Taylor (Daily Blog): Why make prisoners suffer?

RNZ: Prison voting ban linked to Maori turnout

Newswire: Review focuses on local government funding

Michael Field (Stuff): Waitangi Day disturbances expected after appointment

Rachel Stewart (Manawatu Standard): Free speech for all - including women and townies

Jo Moir (Stuff): Stressed principals quit in big numbers

Elesha Edmonds (Stuff): New principal under investigation

Blanton Smith (Stuff): Petition with 4000 names slams Maori ward bid

Frank Macskasy (Daily Blog): Witnessing the slow decay of a government past it’s Use-By date

Bernard Orsman (Herald): Inquiry into council part in $1b centre