NZ POLITICS DAILY: September 1 2014

Today’s content

Judith Collins and Dirty Politics

David Fisher (Herald): Hacker releases new Collins conversations

Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Debating "Dirty Politics": Media, Politics and Law 

No Right Turn: Will the police investigate?

Tim Watkin (Pundit): What Collins' resignation means for journalism & the campaign

Isaac Davison (Herald): Cunliffe expects consultation on Dirty Politics inquiry

Duncan Garner (RadioLive): Could David Cunliffe be the accidental prime minister?

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On John Key’s ‘blame it on Judith’ strategy

Mai Chen (Herald): New powers to compel will drive Judith Collins inquiry

Josie Pagani (Herald) Justice Minister's hands must be clean

Liam Dann (Herald): Playing dirty has no place in our market

Herald: Feeley hopes for criminal investigation

Kate Chapman (TVNZ): Vote Compass: Collins’ resignation not swaying voters

Jason Scott (Bloomberg): Scandal Roadblock to Key Re-Election Bid as N.Z. Minister Quits

Election data consortium: Collins And Dirty Politics Drive The Wordcloud

Nathan Smith (NBR): Thinking about not voting on Sept 20? Good, it won't matter anyway (paywalled)

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): It has to be a full independent public inquiry and Key MUST front

Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Judith Collins gone by lunchtime

Rachel Smalley (Newstalk ZB): Why won’t National distance themselves from Whale Oil?

Newstalk ZB: More Dirty Politics emails expected

Rob Hosking (NBR): Containing the Crusher (paywalled)

Stuff: SFO's Adam Feeley confident truth will come out

Simon Wong (TV3): Feeley: Smear campaign unsurprising

Bill Moore (Stuff): Smith: Campaign mud-slinging disturbing

Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Dirty politics across the ditch may cost Key the election

Simon Wong (TV3): Collins inquiry won't focus on Dirty Politics

TVNZ: 'Blind panic' led to Judith Collins' resignation – journalist

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): And here was me thinking Hager would just bug me

Matt Nippert and Tracy Watkins (Stuff): OIA request processed in two days

No Right Turn: More OIA skullduggery from National

Danyl Mclauchlan (Dim Post): New shit has come to light

Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On John Key’s ‘blame it on Judith’ strategy

Tracy Watkin (Stuff): National caught deep in the mire

John Armstrong (Herald): Crisis calls on Key to use all his skills

Bryan Gould: Why Is John Key Not Compelled to Give Evidence Under Oath?

Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Mike's Editorial: Headlines don't swing elections

TV3: Small parties winning out of Dirty Politics – Boag

Tova O’Brien (TV3): Cunliffe: 'This is as bad as politics gets'

TV3/Radio Live: Key: SIS hearing 'good timing'

Sophie Ryan (Herald): Key: National campaign still on track

Brook Sabin (TV3): Opposition: Treat Collins' office like crime scene

Adam Bennett (Herald): Feeley felt sure of ministers' trustworthiness

Ruminator:Is the Prime Minister’s office corrupt?

Amanda Gillies (TV3): The bloggers infiltrating the election campaign

Timaru Herald: Editorial: Nats' long weekend

Dominion Post: Editorial: Delay in sacking raises doubts

Press: Editorial: Collins right to resign her post

Grant Miller (Manawatu Standard): Editorial: Robust debate and respect should rule

Russell Brown (Hard News): Why we thought what we thought

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): SSC on Collins and Feeley

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): A brief word on the canonisation of Matthew Hooton

Daily Blog: The depth of the National rot and the compliance of our news media

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Collins' axing unavoidable in the end

Rob Salmond (Polity): My own take on Dirty Politics

Jane Bowron (Press): Collins' speech straight from Thatcher playbook

TVNZ: Labour calls for full inquiry into alleged smear campaign

TVNZ: National election campaign still on track – English

Herald: Collins resignation: Calls for a full commission of inquiry

TVNZ: New emails released in alleged plot against former SFO boss

Newstalk ZB: Judith Collins linked to former Hanover director Mark Hotchin

Stuff: Collins sacking a good start, hacker

Felix Marwick, Laura McQuillan (Newstalk ZB): National campaign in disarray – Labour

Brendan Manning (Herald): Collins resignation: Commissioner concerned by allegations

Newswire: Labour calls for National Whale Oil inquiry

Brent Edwards (RNZ): The blogger, the minister and the SFO

Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Blue on blue

Josh White (Newstalk ZB): John Key hoping Dirty Politics saga has ended

The Standard: Well that deteriorated quickly

Anthony Robins (Standard): Wakeup call for the media – has Slater done us all a favour?

The Standard: Some thoughts…

Mike Smith (Standard): “VRWC” exposes rift at top of National

Jono Natusch (Standard): Judith Collins resigns

Occasionally Erudite: Enemies without and enemies within

TVNZ: Belief in Dirty Politics claims growing – poll

Dan Satherley (TV3): Key 'completely relaxed' about SIS hearing

TVNZ: Poll result 'soul destroying' for John Key

TVNZ: National slips in poll before latest revelations

Adam Bennett, Brendan Manning and Claire Trevett (Herald): Dirty Politics: Hearing before election

TVNZ: Cameron Slater summonsed over documents

Colin Peacock (RNZ Mediawatch): Dirty Politics: warnings for the media?

Abbie Napier (Stuff): Hager's relationship with hacker revealed

Rodney Hide (Herald): Can we have our election back? 

Eileen Goodwin (ODT): Cunliffe let Key off hook: Greens

Chris Eichbaum (Pundit): Judith Collins and Me: A familiar story

Rachel Stewart (Taranaki Daily News): Who might the 'average New Zealander' be?

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): The effect of Dirty Politics so far

Standard: Fairfax Media’s polling on Dirty Politics

Political Scientist: A Tale of Two Tracks. Part I – A two track world

Political Scientist: A Tale of Two Tracks. Part II – Something new under the sun.

Cameron Slater (Whaleoil): The amazing contortions of the NZ Herald and other journalists