NZ POLITICS DAILY: January 28 2015
NZ POLITICS DAILY: January 28 2015
Today’s content
State of the Nation speeches
Vernon Small (Stuff): Labour leader Andrew Little targets unemployment in state of nation speech
Audrey Young (Herald): Andrew Little focuses Labour's image on being the 'jobs party' in first major speech
TVNZ: Andrew Little: Zero hour contracts would be scrapped under Labour
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about Andrew Little’s SOTN speech
Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim Post): SOTN
Rob Salmond (Polity): Andrew Little State of the Nation
Briar Marbeck (TV3): Jobs, small businesses Labour's new focus
Rob Salmond (Polity): Growth and inequality
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Small business Labour's priority
RNZ: Little's speech to focus on economic growth
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Andrew Little’s Snooze of the Nation – selling Labour to the middle
RNZ: John Key to outline plan for social housing
Duncan Garner (RadioLive): Key vs Little – What they must do tomorrow
Audrey Young (Herald): State of the Nation: John Key's plan to boost housing
Newswire: Andrew Little to take Labour back to basics
Frances Cook (Newstalk ZB): State of the Nation speeches delivered today
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): State of the Nation
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Labour's Little promises to back NZ small business in drive to lower unemployment
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Key to outline social housing programme in first major speech of 2015
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Key set to air plan on state houses
TV3: Greens: State housing sell-off an asset 'fire sale'
Stuff: Labour leader Andrew Little's state of the nation speech: 10 things to know
TVNZ: Coming up: The state of the nation - as seen by John Key and Andrew Little
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): 'Independent’ political commentator Bryce Edwards has no clue
Pete George (Your NZ): Battle of the speeches
Isis
Claire Trevett (Herald): Decision on contribution to Isis fight still weeks away
Newswire: Islamic State combat decision weeks away – John Key
Eleanor Catton
Lincoln Tan (Herald): Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton throws the book at NZ
TV3: Eleanor Catton hits out at Govt
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about Eleanor Catton vs John Key
David Kennedy (Local Bodies): Eleanor Catton is Not Alone
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Eleanor Catton is a hero
Pete George (Your NZ): Eleanor Catton and the Greens
Rob Salmond (Polity): Grumpy John
Mike Sabin inquiry
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM won't comment on Sabin investigation
RNZ: PM dismisses investigation 'rumours'
Andrea Vance (Stuff): John Key distances himself from MP Mike Sabin
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Sabin case, the pressures on Greece and coyotes
NZ response to death of Saudi King
Herald: Editorial: Half-mast flag for Saudi King over the top
Brian Rudman (Herald): Welcome to 'lickspittles to foreign dictators' club
Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour): State's gonna State
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Back When: PM sends condolences as German leader dies
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Why did they not complain about half mast for Chavez?
Arthur Taylor electoral petition
Waikato Times: Editorial: Don't count Taylor out
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Tilting at Helensvilles' windmills
Stuff: No prisoner voting rights a 'dangerous precedent'
Lee Taylor (TVNZ): Election results should be voided - jailhouse lawyer
RNZ: Taylor: PM broke rules on election day
Kelly Dennett (Stuff): Court told no evidence PM John Key unlawfully won seat
Trade
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Time for NZ to take a stand over TPP
Stephen Jacobi (Herald): Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow
Paul McBeth (Business Desk): TPP talks could be wrapped up in first-half of 2015 – Key
Pattrick Smellie (Idealog): Opinion: Could we be missing a trick in India?
Education
TVNZ: 'Paint and skipping ropes are not priorities' - Parata fires back over school costs
Peter Lyons (Herald): Charter schools all about freedom of choice
Herald: Winston Peters criticises foreign student numbers
RNZ: NZ First challenges student visa promotion
Labour Party president
Vernon Small (Stuff): Labour to elect new president
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Two nominees for Labour President
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Labour’s next president
Justice
No Right Turn: Must-read: Police cover up for Corrections
Anne Clarkson (Stuff): Restorative justice issues bring court to a halt
Employment
Patrice Dougan (Herald): NZDF employee to receive $70,000 after winning employment battle
Thomas Heaton (Stuff): Young and unskilled jobseekers stuck on benefits
Other
Maria Slade (Stuff): Len Brown quiet on Auckland mayoral plans
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): NZ The Way You Want It
Nick Grant (NBR): SkyCity questions remain but Joyce ‘has said all he intends to’ (paywalled)
Nevil Gibson (NBR): NZ climbs ladder of world economic freedom (paywalled)
Nathan Smith (NBR): Kaumatua calls for 'banning the burqa' at Waitangi (paywalled)
PMC: NZ: Race relations advocate says country is at 'diversity crossroads'
Sue Kedgley (Herald): Kiwis in the dark about irradiated fruit and vegetables
Manawatu Standard: Editorial: Threats go way beyond freedom of speech
Thomas Heaton (Manwatu Standard): Still cause for alarm despite decrease in child abuse
Jack Montgomerie (Stuff): Irrigation lobbyists seek easier cash
David Snell and Jo Doolan (Stuff): Labour's tax amnesty a blunt instrument, EY
Sally Lindsay (NBR): Updated report reveals climbing costs of Auckland’s development consents (paywalled)
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