Today’s content
‘Cabinet Club’
Tova O’Brien (TV3): Parliament's donation war goes nuclear
TVNZ: Govt tackled over dealings with wealthy Chinese businessman
Barry Soper (TV3): Woodhouse slammed over Liu meeting
Radio NZ: Donations issue 'out of hand'
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Donghua Liu - the gift that keeps on giving
Michael Fox (Stuff): Peters puts Key in talks on smoothing investor migration
Chris Trotter (Stuff): Ministers - the tribe has spoken
RadioLIVE: John Key denies Liu's influence to immigration policy
Michael Fox (Stuff): Mallard thrown out of house again
Simon Wong (TV3): Woodhouse grilled over immigration meeting
Isaac Davison (Herald): PM challenged over 'Cabinet Club' meetings
Adam Bennett (Herald): Double ejection from Parliament as tempers flare over cash for access
Newswire: Woodhouse: Meeting migrants is policy development
No Right Turn: A disease the world over
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Key turns the tables
Karl du Fresne: Let's see what the opinion polls say
Bryce Edwards (Liberation): Top tweets about National’s Cabinet Club
Pete George (Your NZ): Parliamentary disgrace
John Armstrong (Herald): Red hot PM hits back in withering style
Richard Moore (Bay of Plenty Times): Amber lights should flash at Govt
NZ First
Laurence Hakiwai (Newstalk ZB): Key laughs off Peters' party policy
Demelza Leslie (Radio NZ): NZ First MPs defend penalty clause
Adam Benentt (Herald): Political waka jumping penalty enforceable – Peters
Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): NZ First plan for wayward MPs called a waste of time
Adam Bennett (Herald): Speaker clears O'Rourke over employee allegations
Newswire: Peters stands by NZ First rule change
TVNZ: MPs who quit NZ First but stay in Parliament to pay $300k – Peters
Andrew Geddes (Pundit): I'm right, Winston's not, so there
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On New Zealand First’s loyalty pledge
Latest polls
Vernon Small, Stacey Kirk, and Narelle Henson (Stuff): National takes huge hit in poll
Grant Duncan (Policy Matters): National's Nightmares
Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): Roy Morgan Polls
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): Diary of an expert pundit
Judith Collins
Jane Clifton (Listener): Crushing Collins (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (Radio NZ): Power Play
Rob Salmond (Polity): Key lies to Parliament: The proof
Rob Salmond (Polity): Key’s Collins conundrum
Tim Selwyn (Tumeke): Judith Collins: off the estate
GCSB
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Why I don’t believe a word the GCSB says
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): GCSB boss at Privacy Forum
Mark Hubbard (Life Behind the Iron Drape): Cunliffe & the Left’s Glaring Contradiction Redux: GCSB v. IRD v. FATCA – Corruption & Hypocrisy.
Superannuation
Susan St John (Herald): Super strain on Generation X will become too much
Newswire: Labour proposes aged care commissioner
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Generation X have been betrayed by neoliberalism and baby boomers
Budget 2014
Rob Hosking (NBR): BUDGET 2014: Duty-free cigarette allowance slashed to raise $50m in tax
TVNZ: Duty-free tobacco allowances to be cut
Dominion Post: Editorial: Dole scheme redundant from start
Newswire: Govt accused of swapping Chch rebuild for surplus
Isaac Davison (Herald): Government stubbing out duty-free cigarette stock-ups
Jess Lee (Stuff): Government boost cochlear funding
Kim Dotcom
Victoria Young (NBR): Why small broadcast budgets won't hurt the Internet Party (paywalled)
Brendan Manning (Herald): US wants Dotcom case details made public
Media
John Drinnan (Herald): Paywall high on agenda
Newswire: RNZ to get more funding if Labour wins election
Stuff: RNZ in 'decent shape' despite funds freeze
John Anthony (Stuff): APN will focus on radio
Legal highs
Matthew Dallas (Manawatu Standard): Drug abuse back to its dark corner?
Herald: The insider: Legally high profits
Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): Teens hospitalised as synthetic ban hits
Labour Party
Brian Fallow (Herald): The sceptics' case on Labour's plan
Bill Moore (Stuff): Policy a threat to dam – Smith
Louise Berwick (Stuff): Kids hand out playground punishment to Cunliffe
Mike Smith (The Standard): Perfect time for a positive programme
Christchurch rebuild
TVNZ: Christchurch council stands by report revealing $534m rebuild hole
Tony Milne (Daily Blog): Labour’s first 100 days vital for kick-starting the Canterbury recovery
Maori politics
Radio NZ: Maori Party looks out for Nigerian girls
Radio NZ: Sharples defends Te Reo plan
Stuff: MP slates plan's iwi consultation rules
Other
Stuff: Today in politics: Friday, May 9
Radio NZ: Anti-poverty campaign hits the buffers
Collette Devlin (Stuff): Stadium still short of funds as PM to open venue
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): New ambassadors for China, US due
Newswire: Concerns over mining in Pureora
Daily Blog: Simon Buckingham – No nits, but people with disabilities are busting!
Annabelle Tukia (TV3): Greens oppose plan to sell felled trees
Collette Devlin (Stuff): Solid Energy sells Southland farms
Rebecca Quilliam (Herald): Police broke law, breached human rights – IPCA
Matthew Beveridge: Does copy right apply when it comes to politics?
No Right Turn: Environmental Reporting Bill: No-one trusts the Minister
Southland Times: Talk about politics
Newswire: Naval base govt's disaster back-up plan
Bob McCoskrie (McBlog): NZ govt spent $19m to kill 14,745 babies in abortions
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Another toothless bark from IPCA at NZ Police
Liam Hyslop (Stuff): Mayor donor behind development plan
Jamie Morton (Herald): Millions in funding for new CoREs of learning
Simon Wong (TV3): Govt signs travel agreement with 15 countries
Rob Salmond (Polity): Hekia for DC?
Radio NZ: China dictating food rules – Peters
Radio NZ: Milk programme in 70% of schools
Lewis Holden: Labour force participation rate up
Paul Buchanan (Kiwipolitico): Something to do in Wellington.
Stephen Franks (Herald): Equity crowdfunding will rejuvenate financial markets
Claire Trevett (Herald): Collins soap opera gives Labour breathing space
Matthew Beveridge (Otago Elections Project): John Key, Twitter and popular culture