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NZ POLITICS DAILY: March 10 2015

NZ POLITICS DAILY: March 10 2015

Tue, 10 Mar 2015

Today’s content

Northland by-election

Andrew Geddis (Pundit): To call each thing by its right name

John Armstrong (Herald): National crosses into the cynical side of politics

Dom Post: Editorial: Northland may be a bridge too far

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): National rolls out pork barrel in bid to stop Winston Peters' juggernaut

Phil Quin (Herald): Little looking ready to take bullet meant for Key

Peter Wilson and Sarah Robson (Newswire): Peters: National bribing Northland voters

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim Post): Deals

Rob Salmond (Polity): More pork

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): What are their BCRs?

Claire Trevett (Herald): John Key unapologetic about Northland byelection promises

Herald: Editorial: Andrew Little loses his nerve over Northland poll

TVNZ: Gaffe from the chair as Northland candidates front public meeting

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Northland By-Election: Hang on Winston, help is on its way.

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Northland by election, and a TPP news round-up

Jason Walls (NBR): Bridges from Bridges, Winston talks figures

Demelza Leslie (RNZ): Government pulls out the stops for Northland

Simon Wong (TV3): Whangarei port growth eases Auckland's burden – Peters

Claire Trevett (Herald): Northland byelection: Nats promise bridges upgrade

Caitlin Smith (TV3): At a glance: Brief history of New Zealand by-elections

Pete George (Your NZ): National’s positive plan for job growth in Northland

Wayne Brown (NBR): Northland by-election: A dispatch from the front

Curwen Ares Rolinson (Daily Blog): Yo Labour – I’mma let you finish … but Winston Peters gonna run the best by-election campaign of all time

Simon Buckingham (Daily Blog): Democratic Process in Northland

NZ spying revelations

RNZ: Mass collection vs mass surveillance

Audrey Young (RNZ): Cheryl Gwyn will tell me if GCSB breaks law on Kiwi spying – Key

Keith Ng (Public Address): Leviathan

Denis Tegg (Daily Blog): Is warrant-less spying on NZers lawful?

The Standard: Hager: “The GCSB is not a New Zealand operation”

Nathan Smith (NBR): Ferguson confirms 'mass surveillance', Key reiterates GCSB acting lawfully

Tom Peters (WSW): Snowden documents reveal New Zealand’s spying in Pacific

Inequality

Eric Frykberg (RNZ): One in six children in poverty – research

Brian Easton (Pundit): Why Children are in Poverty

Employment

TVNZ: Concern over migrant 'exploitation' in Queenstown

Phil Duncan (Redline): So much for bosses’ support for the ‘free market’

Don Franks (Redline):A mate for solidarity

Economy

Vernon Small (Stuff):John Key says inflation rate is too low

Liam Dann (Herald): Goldilocks economy in a complex world

Rodney Hide (NBR): Politicians’ free lunches end up costing more (Paywalled)

Timaru Herald: Editorial: Small deficit won't do for National

MP pay

Andrea Vance (Stuff): MPs act to lower own pay rises

Corin Dann (TVNZ): MPs pay increase set at 1.5%

Audrey Young (Herald): Law cutting MPs' pay rise to be urgently passed

RNZ: Cabinet approves MP pay boost

Auckland’s Asian populations

Lincoln Tan (Herald): Asian Auckland: How our city has changed - Explore our interactive

Lincoln Tan (Herald): Asian Auckland: Influx changing face of city

Murielle Baker (RNZ): Auckland 'ethnoburbs' on the rise

Customs

Herald: Editorial: No foundation to Customs' password call

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaivour): Passwords, Please.

NZ flag

Rob Hosking (NBR): Flag referendum law to be unveiled this week

Nicholas Jones (Herald): Flag shortlisters earn $640 a day

RNZ: RSA plans to fight NZ flag change

Media

Mandy Hager (Standard): A little case study of media misrepresentation

Audrey Young (Herald): PM transcript release a small victory

Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Comments are now closed

Selwyn Manning (Daily Blog): Tonight on EveningReport.nz – Extended Interview with Nicky Hager and more

Pete George (Your NZ): New online journalism based media site

Lyn Prentice (Standard): New site – Evening Report

John Drinnan: NZME. converges on new site

Brian Edwards: Sufferin Succotash – Mike Hosking is really, really huge!

Ruminator: TV3: Seemingly prepared to help the Nats with a dirty deal

Women

NBR: Marilyn Waring's International Women's Day speech: 'Get some guts and join the right side'

Jan Logie (Green Blog): Women in NZ: Where we’ve come from & where we need to go

Housing

Bernard Hickey (Herald): The renting generation

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Renter Rights now

Davd Farrar (Kiwiblog): Could the IRD do a test case on property speculation

Other

Herald: Govt uses ACC as 'cash cow' – Little

Nick Grant (NBR): Government convention centre spin – you be the judge (Paywalled)

Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Glutton Seagulls. Thoughts on a Friday Afternoon in March.

Shelley Robinson (Press): Domestic violence plan leads to 'service duplication'

Brian Fallow (Herald): Another way to save on super

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): 2014 election results

Ben Uffindell (Civilian): Colin Craig denies rumours he’ll be replaced with a wooden spoon

Charles Anderson (Nelson Mail): John Key in Nelson, applauds cycleways

Cherie Howie (Herald):Auckland's mayoral polling bill nears $250k

RNZ: Defence Force acquires three Seasprite helicopters

RNZ: Navy considers ships' future

Isaac Davison (Herald): Fire in Parliament's library

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Kiwis more satisfied with public services

Mike Butler (NZCPR): Amalgamation tactics underhand

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