NZ Politics Daily – 26 October 2023

ELECTION, COALITION NEGOTIATIONS
Alan Emerson (Farmers Weekly): This could prove a hard ACT to swallow
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): What National, ACT and NZ First can agree on, and where they may clash
Ben Thomas (Post): How the pieces of the Government puzzle are being put together (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): National’s 100 days of action might hit wall of reality (paywalled)
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Act questions National’s tax commitment as negotiations drag on
Oliver Hartwich (Herald): Localism: The common thread in New Zealand’s emerging coalition (paywalled)
William Hewett (Newshub): Christopher Luxon promises to release coalition agreement, remains tight-lipped on negotiations
Lloyd Burr and Jamie Ensor (Newshub): David Seymour, Winston Peters mean tweets
Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): David Seymour calls for sweeping changes to make the Reserve Bank more accountable (paywalled)
Bruce Cotterill (Newstalk ZB): A new Government? Time will tell (paywalled)
William Hewett (Newshub): Mental health advocate says language Christopher Luxon is using sounds like he’s managing company, not country
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Team-building tips for Luxon, Seymour and Peters
William Hewett (Newshub): Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon grills AM host Ryan Bridge over Christmas leave
Newstalk ZB: Elected leaders on ‘the weird old time’ waiting for special vote count (paywalled)
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): How the fringe right responded to a ‘fierce slapping’ of an election
Mike Hosking (Herald): Special votes won’t change a thing (paywalled)
Hilary Calvert (ODT): Yes, democracy is expensive, but that is because it is worth it (paywalled)

WINSTON PETERS, NZ FIRST
RNZ: Winston Peters’ tweet about what Jacinda Ardern knew before March 15 attacks ‘clearly inaccurate’ – PM’s office
Herald: Call for Winston Peters to apologise after bizarre social media post
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Has Winston gone insane with his latest bizarre claims against Jacinda?
Richard Harman (Politik): Defiant Peters winds up the conspiracy theorists (paywalled)
1News: Muslim leader accuses Peters of ‘misdirection’ after ‘inaccurate’ tweet
Rachel Maher (Herald): NZ First leader Winston Peters claims former PM Jacinda Ardern never told him of Christchurch terrorist’s email in bizarre post
Ainsley Thomson (Financial Review): Winston Peters, New Zealand’s political comeback kid, does it again