NZ Politics Daily – 25 October 2023

ELECTION ANALYSIS, COALITION NEGOTIATIONS
Danyl McLauchlan (Democracy Project): Notes towards an alt-centrist manifesto
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Ministers-in-waiting begin selling off shares – but not all
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Christopher Luxon attempting to control coverage of coalition talks by moving them to Auckland
RNZ: Parliament summer close down period will be shorter, incoming PM Luxon says
Herald: Christopher Luxon talks to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking as coalition negotiations continue
Newstalk ZB: Why the coalition talks are kept secret and if media demands for updates are unfair (paywalled)
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Labour left few policies behind that will provide a lasting legacy (paywalled)
Graham Adams (The Platform): Media struggles for answers after election
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Ignoring the elephant in the sugar factory, with PM-elect Christopher Luxon
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Christopher Luxon says coalition discussions ‘going well’, confirms speaking with Winston Peters
Dan Brunskill (Interest): National leader Christopher Luxon says he is building relationships with NZ First and Act while waiting for special votes to be counted
Thomas Manch (Post): The eerie silence of coalition negotiations (paywalled)
Oliver Hartwich: The REM phase of politics
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): ‘Nah, f… off’: Māori say Treaty referendum would trigger widespread protest
David Burton (Post): ACT’s call for a Treaty Principles Act risks the recognition of tikanga by the courts (paywalled)
The Economist: Has Australasia lurched right on race? (paywalled)
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: a nail-biting time for public servants and more … (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Ministry of Regulation idea may need more public servants (paywalled)
Herald Editorial: Problems and opportunities being handed over with switch in power (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): How to keep them down on the farm (paywalled)
Richard Prebble (Herald): Labour’s landmines mean it’s in with a chance in 2026 (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Who will lead Labour into the 2026 election? Our top picks (and some wildcards)
Gordon Campbell: On church and state in Mt Roskill
Newstalk ZB: ‘Quite a different situation’: Steven Joyce says Winston likely to collaborate with National
Michele Hewitson (Listener): National’s win on the night was hardly a blue tsunami – merely a ripple (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: The NZ Election was Bought by the Rich, my foot
No Right Turn: This really sounds like a “you” problem
Annie Te One (The Conversation): Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?
Tema Hemi (Whakaata Māori): Debbie Ngarewa-Packer calls election day a disgraceful event Māori; Electoral Commission disagrees