NZ POLITICS DAILY: March 6 2015
NZ POLITICS DAILY: March 6 2015
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NZ spying revelations
RNZ: GCSB in mass collection of Pacific data: Ferguson
Vaimoana Tapaleao (Herald): NZ breached our trust - Tongan PM
David Fisher (Herald): Snowden revelations / Complaint lodged over GCSB spying on Kiwis in the Pacific
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Complaint laid over GCSB spy claims
David Fisher (Herald): Snowden revelations / PM John Key tight-lipped on why spying claims are 'wrong'
Vernon Small (Stuff): John Key dismisses spy claims
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Pacific spying allegations 'incorrect' – Key
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Pacific spy revelations reignite debate
TVNZ: Pacific leaders demand answers from NZ over alleged spying
No Right Turn: Contributing to the international relations and well-being of New Zealand
TVNZ: 'Backdoor spooks' damage NZ's relationship with Pacific – Norman
NBR: Mass collection of Pacific data affects Kiwi holidaymakers — InternetNZ boss
RNZ: NZ's Pacific spying creates unfair advantage in regional talks
Jamie Ball (NBR): $40 million of NZ fisheries aid allocated to spied-on neighbours (Paywalled)
Herald: Editorial: Pacific spying - at least we know about it
ODT: Editorial: The question of spying
RNZ: Tonga PM: Spy allegations 'a pity'
Michael Field (Stuff): Samoa not bothered by spying
Vaimoana Tapaleao and Sophie Ryan (Herald): 'Samoa has nothing to hide' - Samoan PM supports spying
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): GCSB not spying; just ‘inadvertently looking’
Ben Uffindell (The Civilian): Spying justified because Nauru is ‘serious threat to New Zealand’, says Prime Minister
Jordan McCluskey (NZCCL): Why spying for another country matters
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why mass spying revelations are outrageous and when will Key resign?
RNZ: Samoa PM says surveillance 'waste of time'
The Guardian: New Zealand spying on Pacific allies for 'Five Eyes' and NSA, Snowden files show
Scott Hamilton (Reading the Maps): It's about China, not ISIS
Rob Salmond (Polity): Pacific surveillance
Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): Let’s cut short this pathetic media circus
Northland by-election
Patrick Gower (TV3): Peters on track to win Northland seat
Claire Trevett (Herald): Northland byelection: Winston Peters' showy start wins pay-off off in polls
Newswire: Age no barrier for Winston Peters
Stuff: Poll puts Peters ahead in Northland
David Farrar (Kiwiblog):3 News Northland poll
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Kelvin Davis asks Laila for donation
Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Peters: campaign staffer taking leave
Vigilante behaviour against tourists
Nikki Papatsoumas (Herald): Police Commissioner Mike Bush: 'NZ no place for vigilante behaviour'
Ben Uffindell (Civilian): Tourists take law into own hands by confiscating New Zealanders’ alcohol
Political finance
Herald: Money in politics: Explore each and every candidate donation for 2014 NZ election
Waikato Times: Donations a bit whiffy
Customs
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Customs seek more power as dangerous weapons enter country
No Right Turn: Customs wants your data
Protests
Paul Easton and Laura Walters (Stuff): Protesters disrupt John Key Auckland appearance
Briar Marbeck (TV3): John Key forced off university campus by protesters
Greens
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Gareth Hughes 'underdog' for Green Party leadership
Corin Dann (TVNZ): New Green Party co-leader candidate wants generational shift
Environment
Newswire: Greens support call to test air quality
Matthew Hooton (Metro): Burning the Tax-Payer
Other
Timothy Brown (ODT): Budget tight for tertiary, Joyce warns
Michael Sharp (Briefing Papers): Why A Free Market Wage System Doesn’t Work
Felicity Lamm (Briefing Papers): How Are We Measuring Up?
No Right Turn: Bizarre
David Rutherford (Herald): Kiwis lead world in human rights protection
Chris Barton (Herald): Something rotten in our Commerce Commission
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Government proposal looks at cellphone antenna consent
Manawatu Standard: Editorial: Closed minds on euthanasia hinder debate
Kathryn King (Manawatu Standard): Routine carrying of Tasers urged
Lynda Brendish (Idealog): The Red Potential
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