This is our morning round-up of the key political and government links this morning from other sites, including RNZ, NZ Herald, Stuff, TVNZ, Newshub and various blog sites.
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PM in New York
Charlotte Graham-McLay (New York Times): Jacinda Ardern’s Progressive Politics Made Her a Global Sensation. But Do They Work at Home?
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern, Canada and Chile leaders talk trade at UN
Chris Bramwell (RNZ): Ardern discusses trade with Canadian and Chilean leaders
Claire Trevett (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares for her New York minute
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Gayford provides laughs, PM preps for serious test
Philip Matthew (Press): Editorial: Taking the high road over the drug war
Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): Jacinda Ardern goes overseas, promptly emits beam of hope in our dark world
Stuff: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses parental leave, pay equity with Anne Hathaway
Herald: The PM Diaries: Jacinda Ardern meets with Hollywood star Anne Hathaway
Newshub: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Anne Hathaway at UN summit
Zane Small (Newshub): New Zealand’s appeal boosted by Jacinda Ardern – Tourism NZ CEO
Anna Bracewell-Worrall and Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern explains why she didn’t laugh at Donald Trump’s speech
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Ardern says she didn’t join the laughter on Trump UN speech
1News: Ardern says she didn’t laugh with other world leaders during Trump’s UN speech
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern’s poker face as UN leaders laugh at Trump
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): The world laughed at Donald Trump – we won’t be laughing
Tracy Watkins (Stuff): While Donald Trump and Jacinda Ardern shake hands, Melania has a kind word for Clarke Gayford
Newstalk ZB: Simon Bridges: Trump deserves the world’s respect, not laughter
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): There are times you have to bite your tongue
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern unworried by Iran sanctions threat
1News: Government moves to support Kiwi businesses trading with Iran as its relationship with US worsens
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Trump takes on globalism in muted UN speech
1News: Jacinda Ardern defends New Zealand against sexism claims during CNN interview
Stuff: Ardern tells CNN of her delight at seeing Neve on floor of UN General Assembly
1News: Neve’s UN attendance a ‘humbling reminder’ world leaders must act for future generations – Fiji PM
Michelle Ruiz (Vogue): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern—And Her Baby, Neve—Made History at the United Nations
Katie Fitzgerald (Newshub):Flight of the Conchords school Stephen Colbert on New Zealand ahead of Jacinda Ardern interview
Nick Perry (AP): Admired abroad, New Zealand leader faces hurdles at home
The Indian Express: ’The world needs this’: New Zealand PM takes 3-month-old baby to UNGA session, netizens cheer
Meka Whaitiri
Audrey Young (Herald): The minister & the staffer: Leaked report into Meka Whaitiri incident
Audrey Young (Herald): Hard to see MP return as a minister
Talisa Kupenga (Māori TV): Whaitiri’s co-chair position could be reviewed at release of incident report
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Māori caucus tells National to back off
Jo Moir (RNZ): Māori caucus back Meka Whaitiri: ‘We support her’
Derek Handley CTO controversy
Richard Harman (Politik): Michelle Boag involved in Handley affair
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Handley saga: Blast waves of political bomb shake confidence
Point of Order: Fallout from the CTO fiasco spreads from Clare Curran to – oh, look! – the PM
Newshub: Government is ‘making New Zealand great again’ – Winston Peters
1News:’Making New Zealand great again’ – Winston Peters channels Trump during exchange with Simon Bridges
Parliament, NZ politics
Jason Walls (Herald): The ‘Waka jumping bill’ would hamper NZ’s electoral freedom, international experts say
Henry Cooke (Stuff): National would repeal waka jumping law, but won’t commit to not using it
Gia Garrick (RNZ): Public servants labelled ‘buffoons’ over Waka Jumping Bill
Gordon Campbell: On the party of no ideas
Glen McConnell (Stuff): This week has proven one thing: ‘Sorry’ really is the hardest word
Michael Reddell: Shame on our MPs
Herald: ’F***ty boo’: Peeni Henare’s speech in Parliament gets hilariously lost in translation
Mitchell Alexander and Finn Hogan (Newshub): Ticked Off: Petitions (video)
Elena McPhee (ODT): Study compares gay men’s voting trends
Lucy Bennett (Herald): Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch on politics, Hanson, deportations and manners
Media, broadcasting
Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Employ journalists rather than lawyers
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Court of Appeal explains decision to decline media merger
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Media merger: public benefit not limited to economic considerations – Appeal Court
RNZ: Stuff-NZME merger would lead to ‘substantial reduction’ of journalists, court says
Herald: NZME appoints Katie Mills as chief marketing officer
Ryan Dunlop (Herald): New Zealand Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson receives award at conference he says ‘beats a knighthood’
Housing
Isobel Ewing (Newshub): Exclusive: Major law change good news for state housing tenants
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Baby living in ‘swamp house’ still in intensive care
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Napier rental squeeze leaves families in ‘absolute desperation’
Zoe Madden-Smith (Vice): The Ever-Rising Price of Renting in New Zealand Hits New Heights
Ben Leahy (Herald): Want your first home? You’ll need to spend $700 a week on your mortgage, report says
Health and disability
Gill Bonnett (RNZ): Auckland hospitals write off $53m in treatment costs for overseas patients
RNZ: Waikato DHB nearly $2 million deeper into deficit
Teuila Fuatai (Newsroom): How far is too far to trust your doctor?
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): The 24/7 helpline, the sleeping clinician – and the proof this happened
1News: More than 200 people report adverse reactions to recently-funded antidepressant
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Chlöe Swarbrick takes on Green Party’s mental health portfolio
Tina Law (Press): Akaroa homeowners might be levied for village’s new health centre
Chelsea Boyle (Herald): $50,000 gifted to charities close to Kiwi mum Abby Hartley’s heart
Stuff: Abby Hartley’s Hamilton family donate to charity after her death in Bali
Bayley Moor (Stuff): GP to face off with David Seymour in euthanasia debate
Education
Newshub: Govt ‘doing the best we can’ to boost teachers’ pay – Peters
John Gerritsen (RNZ): Strikes possible after primary teachers turn down pay offer
Katarina Williams (Stuff): Primary teachers and principals ‘resounding’ rejection of new pay deals
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Teachers overwhelmingly reject pay offer
1News: Primary teachers reject latest pay offer from Ministry of Education, may strike next term
Herald: Primary teachers and principals reject Government’s latest settlement offer
Emma Hurley (Newshub): Primary teachers and principals reject latest pay offers
Dylan Cleaver (Herald): Midweek Fixture: Schoolboy rugby has become a plaything of the elite
Aaron Leaman (Stuff): Greens aside, little appetite among parties to make NZ Wars compulsory learning
Herald: Mother tries to send anti-bullying message to Whangaparāoa College
Simon Collins (Herald): New Zealand universities drop out of world’s top 200
Elena McPhee (ODT): Proctor will not be disciplined
Chris Morris (ODT): ’Unlawful’ proctor ‘not a bad dude’
ODT Editorial: Outrage at proctor may backfire
Casey Callahan (Newshub): Why Otago University’s proctor should not resign
Elena McPhee (ODT): Otago prof calls for more Maori lecturers
Emma Hatton (RNZ): Victoria University: Suicidal student wasn’t evicted, but told to leave
RNZ: The removal of a mentally unwell student may cause further distress – advocate
Jessica Long (Stuff): Victoria University of Wellington shows off possible new University of Wellington crest
Transport, motoring, aviation
Lucy Warhurst (Newshub): The heartbreaking knock-on effect of the petrol price hike
Zane Small (Newshub): New Zealand petrol prices could get even higher – Bernard Hickey
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Social agency says petrol taxes are taking food off the table for the poor
Grant Bradley (Herald): Air New Zealand: First the apology, now fare increases
Zane Small (Newshub): Bevan Woodward wants 30km/h speed limits on residential Auckland roads
RNZ: 30km/h speed limit eyed for all Auckland CBD roads
1News: Auckland Transport proposes 30km/h zone for city centre
Newshub: Auckland councillor hits out at CBD’s 30km/h speed limit proposal
Herald: ’Absolutely ridiculous’: Public respond to Auckland CBD 30km/h speed limit
Katie FItzgerald: Auckland Transport parking app error leaves customers out of pocket
Emma Hurley (Newshub): Wellington bus drivers threaten to walk off the job ‘indefinitely’
Damian George (Dominion Post): Wellington bus drivers vote to strike if contract dispute is not settled
RNZ: Wellington bus drivers vote to strike next month
Katie Kenny (Stuff): Government agencies turn to Google, Spark data to try and solve Auckland’s traffic woes
Chris Hutching (Stuff): Air NZ chief confirms fare rises, outlines how the company is fixing flight disruptions
1News: Rising jet fuel prices could lower Air New Zealand’s profit
RNZ: ’Headwinds’ of rising fuel costs put pressure on Air NZ’s ticket prices
Tracy Neal (RNZ): Probe into two accidents involving NZ-made aircraft
Tracy Neal (RNZ): Drone testing plans in Central Otago worries local flyers
Police
Jo Moir (RNZ): Peters denies claims he called Wally Haumaha during inquiry
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): ’Swatting off this midge’: Winston Peters denies making phone call to Wally Haumaha
Jared Savage (Herald): ’Things would be okay’ – National claim Winston Peters called Wally Haumaha about inquiry
Andrea Vance (Stuff): New Wally Haumaha claims levelled at Winston Peters
Laura Walters (Newsroom):Police focus 500 officers on gangs
Newshub: Police raids crack down on Te Kuiti gang activity
Phillipa Yalden (Stuff): Four arrests after recent upsurge in gang activity in King Country town of Te Kuiti
Herald: Guns, cannabis and ammunition found in raid on gang houses in Te Kuiti
Jessica Tyson (Māori TV): Police who died in 1918 influenza epidemic honoured
Environment and conservation
Lois Williams (RNZ): DOC investigating claims power station is blocking reserve access
Eloise Gibson (Newsroom): Watery limbo for flood-prone bay
Taroi Black (Māori TV): Kauri dieback in Waitākere continues to spread
Jason Walls (Herald): A petition to stop the cull of 17,500 Tahr has surpassed 20,000 signatures
Greg Presland (The Standard): National is now barking at Tahrs
Lee Kenny (Stuff): South Island Countdown stores to be free of single-use plastic bags
Oil and gas exploration
Liam Hehir (Spinoff): Is feel-good symbolism really worth the cost of this oil and gas ban?
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Oil ban will cause economic engine to seize
No Right Turn: A breach of faith
No Right Turn: This is where the Greens should put their foot down
Arun Chaudhari (Stuff): An invitation to the Government to talk with region hit by oil and gas exploration changes
Primary industries
Michael Morrah (Newshub): ’The fish are not turning up’: The serious problem with NZ’s biggest fishery
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Fishing industry announces 22 per cent reduction in hoki quota
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Checkpoint: NZ strawberry grower forks out $20,000 for security measures
Newshub: Apple, stonefruit growers ‘vindicated’ by return of seized plants
RNZ: Farm pests costing $2.3 billion in lost productivity
Carol Stiles adn Maja Burry (RNZ): Wet winter could result in veggie shortages – grower
Gerard Hutching (Stuff): How Fonterra sold Beingmate to shareholders – and got it wrong
PIke River
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Former cop: ‘Compelling’ evidence conveyor belt on before Pike explosion
Patrick Gower (Newshub): Ex-top cop John Canning backs ‘compelling’ new Pike River conveyor belt explosion theory
RNZ: Pike River: Police investigate use of conveyer belt
Scott Palmer and Patrick Gower (Newshub): Pike River families blast police investigation
Joanne Carroll (Stuff): Father of Pike River miner alleges police set off second explosion
Employment
Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): When one word makes a big difference
Megan Sutherland (Newshub): Two former strippers lose complaint over Calendar Girls’ ‘unfair dismissal’
Treaty settlements
Lois Williams (RNZ): Vote looms for Ngāpuhi on settlement path
Rotorua Daily Post: Whakatōhea welcomes Waitangi Tribunal recommendation
Economy, business
BusinessDesk: NZ workers lose confidence in jobs market as pay outlook dims
Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Reasons to be Gloomy
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Business confidence bounce suggests ‘the wheels are not falling off’
Herald: Business confidence bounces back after prolonged slump
RNZ: Business confidence rebounds in latest survey
Victoria University of Wellington (Newsroom): Breast milk’s billion-dollar GDP gap
BusinessDesk: NZ trade deficit hits record for August as fuel costs bite
Gyles Beckford (RNZ): Record monthly trade deficit for August
Welfare
Michael O’Brien (Herald): Let’s not forget another September anniversary
Sarah Robson (RNZ): MSD staff’s use of fake names was unlawful, court rules
Stuff: Social welfare benefits committee banned from using fake names
Colin Craig, Rachel MacGregor defamation trial
Tom Furley (RNZ): Colin Craig: ‘I think it’s okay for people to talk about their feelings’
Sam Hurley (Herald): Two of Me: The examination of Colin Craig
Tommy Livingston (Stuff): Colin Craig’s letters, gifts and poems under the spotlight again at defamation trial
Repatriation of NZ sailors
Andrew McRae (RNZ): NZ sailors’ remains return from England
Melissa Davies (Newshub): Body of man who died serving overseas returns to New Zealand
Herald: Repatriated Kiwi sailors returned to families in Auckland from England
Justice, corrections
Edward Gay (RNZ): Prisoner faces sentence without end after third strike offence
Herald: Maximum three-strikes sentence given to violent prisoner who attacked fellow inmates
America’s Cup
Nikki Mandow (Newsroom): Larry Ellison yacht co gets more taxpayer funding
Bernard Orsman (Herald): Concerns about empty bases for America’s Cup in Auckland dismissed by Environment Court
Local government
Jono Galuszka (Manawatū Standard): Former MP, mayor Jono Naylor confirmed as Horizons Regional Council by-election winner
John Tamihere (Western Leader):Auckland’s homeless census and Western Initiative will achieve little – Tamihere
Other
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Sallies would welcome adoption inquiry ‘to bring healing’
RNZ: Nine to Noon: Outgoing chief social worker Paul Nixon
RNZ: Twelve-year-old’s escapes from care ‘beggars belief’ – judge
Paul Browning (Stuff): Copyright Act needs update for 21st century
David Williams (Newsroom): Billionaire’s lodge plan beats bureaucratic snag
Alison Mau (Stuff): Why is buck stopping with Kathryn Beck on culture change at legal firms?
Laura Dooney (RNZ): International experts to review Te Papa’s collections named
Lincoln Tan (Herald): American mum and daughter fighting to return after being given 24 hours to leave NZ
Donal Curtin: We take the plunge…
Māori TV: MWWL moving forward at National Conference
John Boynton (RNZ): A mass exhumation of 53 tūpuna or ancestors is planned for an urupā or cemetery being washed away by the Wairoa River in Hawke’s Bay
Sam Hurley (Herald): Auckland finance firm, director, office worker deny laundering Chinese-Canadian mogul’s millions
BusinessDesk: Jenny Shipley and others ignored Mainzeal risk court hears
Madison Reidy (RNZ): Commercial property sales hit half-decade high
1News: Mackenzie District pleading for financial help to cope with influx of tourists
Tess Brunton (RNZ): Airbnb voices support for bed tax in Queenstown
Megan Sutherland (Newshub): Auckland SPCA’s plea for foster families to take on farm animals
Herald: Aucklanders urged to adopt chickens and goats
Vinnie Wylie (RNZ): Sport: Funding demands threaten Pacific Super Rugby bid
Hirini Kaa (Spinoff): When Christianity came to Aotearoa: 150 years of The Bible in te reo Māori
