NZ POLITICS DAILY: September 17 2014

Today’s content

‘Moment of Truth’

Russell Brown (Public Address): Interview: Glenn Greenwald

Steve Braunias (Metro): Steve Braunias’ Campaign Diary: Day 11

Jarrod Gilbert: Right and wrong don’t matter: what we can learn from Nixon

Herald: Southern Cross' chief executive: Key should check his facts

Eileen Goodwin (ODT): 'I don't think' NSA has bases here: Key

TVNZ: John Key dismisses mass surveillance project claims

Aimee Gulliver: Spooks aren't capable of bulk spying: Key

TV3: Dotcom's former bodyguard trusts Key

The Press: Editorial: Serious issues need answers

Tova O’Brien (TV3): John Key quiet on XKeyscore

Radio NZ: 'Moment of Truth' on world stage

David Fisher (Herald): Secret dangers of released GCSB documents

David Fisher (Herald): Dotbomb's disaster

John Armstrong (Herald): Moment of 'struth' sees Dotcom bubble burst

TVNZ: Key hits back at mass spying claims

Patrick Gower (TV3): Dotcom's failure overshadows spying issues

Tristram Clayton (TV3): Controversial XKeyscore 'remarkably easy'

Herald: Harawira complains to Speaker about Key's Dotcom connection

Andrew Geddes (Pundit): Think of these things: whence you came; where you are going; and to whom you must account

Pete George (Your NZ): Dotcom was introduced as one of the ‘Truth’ speakers

Michael Bassett (NZInc.): What a farce!

Fightback: Mass surveillance and sexual violence: The difference between Snowden and Assange

No Right Turn: The Chewbacca defence

PMC: NZ: PM Key accused of allowing secret 'spook' cable sensors to spy on citizens

Scoop: Wordcloud: Dirty Politics replaced by Moment of Truth

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): An interesting section of the Crimes Act

Danyl McLauchlan (Dim-Post): The smoking SPEARGUN

Peter Cresswell (Not PC): “The Moment of Truth”: Too many agendas

Bryan Gould (The Standard): A Matter of Simple Logic

Denis Tegg (Daily Blog): The NSA slides that prove mass surveillance

John Minto (Daily Blog): John Key’s love affair with a straw man – the relationship intensifies

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): 10 reasons Dotcom’s e-mail is a fake

Radio NZ: Journalist plans more spy revelations

ODT: Wider examination needed

Martin van Beynen (Stuff): The public deserves answers on spying

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The incredible changing John Key story on mass spying – why the Moment of Truth did more damage than Matthew Hooton dreads

David Fisher (Herald): New Zealand has spied on friends for US, journalist says

Andrea Vance (Stuff): NZ spied on allies, Greenwald claims

Andrea Vance (Stuff): Key accused of clouding complex issue

Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): System not linked to cable

Dominion Post: Editorial: Cautious voters should assume the worst

Southland Times: Mined-over meta

Michael Wright (Stuff): Spy scandal impact on election far from certain

Peter O’Neill (Timaru Herald):  Spy novel unfolds

Isaac Davison (Herald): Status of event under question

Herald: Editorial: Dotcom's credibility dropping fast

TVNZ: US journalist promises fresh spying claims about NZ

Stephen Keys (Unframed): Spare a thought for Kim Dotcom

Matthew Dentith (Episto): Moments of Truth with Kim Dotcom

Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Key wins - now let's focus on real issues

National Party

TVNZ: National didn't mean to upset Eminem over song - John Key

Michael Forbes (Stuff): Dunne gets the nod from National's candidate

Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Backlash now going in Key's favour?

AAP: Eminem suing New Zealand's National party for allegedly using his song

Greg Presland (The Standard): Eminem sues National

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Eminem sues National Party for unlawful use of ‘Lose yourself’ bhahahahahahahahahahahaha…

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Eminem suing National

Newswire: National plans to double engineering grads

Nelson Mail: Ban a vote-catching lure, but will it work?

Stuff: Nats promise cut to benefit numbers

Sean Keane (NZInc.): Kiwi general election enters final straight with market clearly favouring 3rd term for the government

Green Party

Isaac Davison (Herald): Greens plan gift packs for newborns

3 News Online Staff (TV3): Greens promise welcome pack for newborns

No Right Turn: A solid policy

Radio NZ: Greens unimpressed at NZ First claim

Vernon Small (Stuff): Greens offer new baby package

TVNZ: Greens unveil plan to give each newborn a 'welcome package'

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Are the Greens about to be snookered by a Labour-NZ First Government?

Labour Party

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Mallard and Bishop battle in tight race

Newswire: Cunliffe not concerned if Harawira loses seat

TVNZ: Cunliffe buoyed by Te Tai Tokerau poll

Kris Dando (Stuff): It's 'win or bust' for Faafoi in Mana

Caleb Morgan (Cut Your Hair): I am so sick of this obvious lie, pt 2

Tahu Potiki (Stuff): Team left out in Labour campaign

Liam Hehir (Stuff): Labour fails to woo voters

Herald: Editorial: Labour's NZ Inc has little merit or substance

Michael Fox (Stuff): Meet the leaders: David Cunliffe

New Zealand First

Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Meet the leaders: Winston Peters

Brook Sabin (TV3): Peters, voters want foreign buyers register

David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Winston wants a Labour-NZ First Government

Aimee Gulliver (Stuff): Trio in all-or-nothing tussle

NBR: Peters jumps in 3News poll

Dirty Politics

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): BLOGWATCH: Fonterra join 2Degrees and boycott Whaleoil

Wendyl Nissen (Herald): Tuning out: Dirty Politics and the blogs

Dirty Politics: Latest news: Tuesday, 16 September

Gia Garrick (Newstalk ZB): Dirty Politics put on agenda by crowd-funding campaign

Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): A brief word on why Wendyl Nissen is a hero

Maori politics

TVNZ: Peters slams Sharples for tribunal appointments 'on election eve'

Audrey Young (Herald): Greater support for whanau ora from every sector becomes bottom line for Maori Party

James Ihaka (Herald): Race to fill big gap in unique Maori electorate

Four year term

Katrina Bennett (Newstalk ZB): Dunne proposes four-year term

Megan Lane (BBC): Is New Zealand's political cycle too short?

Campaign and voting

Glenn McConnell (Beehive Mandate): 4 Days to go

Stuff: Democracy for beginners

Bob Jones (Herald): It's gruelling and depressing, but it's democracy

Liam Hyslop (Stuff): Flat Race 2014: Cunliffe or Key, or someone else?

Sofia Roberts (Salient): Apathy? What apathy? Hundreds of students pack the Hub for political debate

Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): A Working Majority

Curwen Rolinson (Daily Blog): Themes of the Campaign

Conservatives

Derek Cheng (Herald): Craig puts focus on ethics as his party heads towards 5 percent

TV3: Conservatives 'want to do better' - Craig