NZ POLITICS DAILY: Labour, Greens enjoying World Cup
Opposition parties weren't supposed to make hay during the RWC, but they're giving it their best shot.
The politics-free zone of the Rugby World Cup was supposed to deprive the opposition parties of any significant media publicity in the main period leading up to the general election – but it might not quite work out as National intended. Instead
Labour and the Greens seem to be enjoying the tournament immensely.
Of course, the RWC opening night debacle has tarnished National’s competency reputation, and then other ongoing minor political stories about ministerial bad manners and so forth would have been of further delight for Labour. These issues have been very well covered in the last couple of days in John Armstrong’s McCully uses authority to keep Nats in power, Tracy Watkins’ Will nightmare turn to reality?, and more light-heartedly in Dave Armstrong’s National has dropped the ball - in any language.
Labour and the Greens are not just basking in National’s woes, however, but seem to be proactively attempting to get their messages out to the public while National has its mind on other things. During the last day or so, Labour and the Greens have been announcing all sorts of policies and campaigns.
Labour’s policy on the Christchurch rebuild, in particular, might gain it some real kudos – see: Labour's Christchurch quake package revealed. There’s plenty about the policy details which might be challenged, but there’s no doubt that it directly answers a lot of concern that people have about the National Government’s supposed stingy and hands-off approach to the rebuild (in terms of red zone payouts and re-insurance).
According to Newstalk ZB’s Katie Bradford-Crozier, Labour and Greens are ‘set to make the most of the last parliamentary recess before the election and release a number of policies’ - see: Political Report for September 19. It seems that they’re going against National’s politics-free plans, and counter-intuitively supplying even more political news stories to the media during the RWC.
And so Phil Goff is everywhere in the media at the moment – especially with profiles that attempt to show the public ‘the real Phil Goff’. The latest is Anthony Hubbard’s Sunday Star Times feature, Phil Goff reveals he has not given up hope.
Bryce Edwards, NZPD Editor (bryce.edwards@otago.ac.nz)
Today’s content:
Labour
Anthony Hubbard (SST): Phil Goff reveals he has not given up hope
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Political Report for September 19
Katie Bradford-Crozier (Newstalk ZB): Labour to focus on pay equity
Rugby World Cup
John Armstrong (NZH): McCully uses authority to keep Nats in power
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Will nightmare turn to reality?
Tracy Watkins (Dom Post): McCully puts job on the line
Brian Rudman (NZH): Ye Gods, Len, what a can of worms
Dave Armstrong (Dom Post): National has dropped the ball - in any language
Editorial (NZH): Putting politics into the RWC
Matthew Hooton (NBR): Keep marching east, Mr McCully
Nevil Gibson (NBR): Keep politics out of major events
Leigh van der Stoep (NZH): Election scores over Rugby World Cup
Russell Brown (Public Address): Chill out: it’s a party
Tapu Misa (NZH): No complaints allowed - we have to celebrate
Paul Holmes (NZH): A World Cup coup, and Len's revolution is over
Fran O’Sullivan (NZH): Times are tough, just enjoy it
Editorial (NZH): Flags of pride bring the nation together
Paul Thomas (NZH): Australians stunned by expletives? Pinch me
Kieran Nash (NZH): Glass of wine with council brief
Urewera terror raids
Editorial (Dom Post): Too soon to decide on apology for raids
Editorial (Press): Law hinders police
Editorial (NZH): Clearer view of Urewera case valuable
Christchurch earthquake recovery
Adam Bennett (NZH): Labour's Christchurch quake package revealed
Ben Heather (Press): Christchurch recovery threatened
Claire Trevett (NZH): Reinsurance firms still wary of Christchurch
Lloyd Burr (TV3): Labour's quake policy: full redzone payouts
Tracy Watkins (Dom Post): Labour promises extra quake payout
Lois Cairns (SST): Business and tourism chiefs want faster quake rebuild
National Party president
Michael Field (SST): National Party president in fishing row
Whaleoil: He Should Retire after the Election
Epsom
Dan Satherley (TV3): Colin Craig opts out of rumoured Epsom battle
Steve Hopkins (Stuff): Party leader ends Epsom rumours
Whaleoil: Craig to stand in Rodney
Ian Llewellyn (electionresults): Epsom: Victory Or Political Oblivion For ACT
Election
Matthew Hooton (electionresults): 100%+ annualised returns to be made on National party vote?
Ian Llewellyn (electionresults): Latest Poll Shows A Chasm Between National And Labour
Scott Morgan (NZH): Labour wife predicts losses
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Poor Julie – now a “Labour wife”
Phil Quin (The New Tasman): Delusion and denial is not a political strategy
Radio Waatea: Mana’s Bradford siphoning Waitakere votes
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On youth voting and the RWC’s C-List celebrities
Anthony Robins (Standard): Disengaged
Andrew Campbell (Sunlive): Election signs remain in play
Superannuation
Rob Stock (SST): NZ Super silence alarms
Ethnicity and politics
Rawiri Taonui (TangataWhenua): Perhaps time for tolerance vetting
Michael Coote (NBR): Academics show why uni rankings are falling
Deborah Coddington (NZH): Mutu raises questions that we need to answer
Morgan Godfery (Maui Street): Sad stuff
Gender politics
Anthony Hubbard (SST): The blokes are back in charge
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Hubbard on women in politics
Michele A’court (Press): Come this Monday, it’s on with blue stockings [Not currently online]
Other
Chris Barton (NZH): Public broadcasting: Where the money goes
Chris Barton (NZH): Lend me your ears: The future of Radio New Zealand
Bernard Hickey (NZH): More bubble practice
Rob Hosking (NBR): Election timing may scupper Treasury's economic update
Marika Hill (SST): Nats admit treaty settlements 'goal' will be missed
Matt McCarten (NZH): Drop fat by cutting marketing rubbish
Jenny Black (Nelson Mail): It's time to get serious about a very large problem
Kate Chapman (Dom Post): Defamation suit against ministry dropped
Mike O’Dohnell (Dom Post): Skynet bill's arrival a staggering non-event
Liam Hehir (Manawatu Standard): Copyright law a step too far
Newstalk ZB: Unionists claim their ranks are swelling
Michael Field (SST): NZ off Anzus party list
Nicky Hager (Dom Post): Book criticism unfair, says Hager
Nick Venter (Dom Post): Former MP looks back, and shakes his head [Not currently online]
iPredict: 2011 ELECTION UPDATE #44
Bryce Edwards
Mon, 19 Sep 2011
Mon, 19 Sep 2011
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