> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Daily News Roundup – 1 April 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-1-april-2021/ - Published: 2021-03-31T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-04-01T21:06:50.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Housing crisis** John Bishop (Stuff): [Are speculators really the problem? Isn’t it the lack of houses?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1858dcbb8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Here’s why rental controls aren’t the answer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aafcb59e94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Government could implement rental hike caps if necessary but it’s unlikely to be anytime soon – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=750d9d2ea6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Fallow (Herald): [Who’ll feel the property pinch from Govt’s tax changes?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc81f00413&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ashley Church (One Roof): [Five consequences of inept housing market fix](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e31052a69f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Record-setting house price growth ‘justifies Government intervention’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2d95d6707&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [Housing changes likely to ‘dampen’ property market but ‘low probability’ of a crash – economists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1280ef985&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Rent caps debate garners mixed views on effectiveness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae20cdf8bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Gore woman co-ordinates letter-writing campaign to PM about housing crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f726fe06d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Arvind Kumar, Vandhna Bhan (Stuff): [New Zealand should follow Sydney’s lead on housing crisis, says real estate expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ebf0b1f6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): [The last thing renters need is another reason for an increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2edfafc75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [NZ housing consenting, planning ‘is broken’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00a335e591&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mark Thomas (Herald): [Time to build homes smarter and faster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b0e5dfb39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ewan McDonald (One Roof): [No brightline test, no new taxes: Where investors are heading next](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c5f9e1dad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [The size of their mortgage the key for residential investors deciding whether to cash up under new tax rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28b78963d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland lightrail working group announced** Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland light rail: Big promises, secrecy and slow progress](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ae3724a1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman: [Light rail; make the property owners pay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d411a63d9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Auckland light rail: Michael Wood sets sights on ‘linked-up’ city network as National swipes at ‘ridiculous’ delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c07966228&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Auckland light rail: Mayor Phil Goff welcomes working group plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b68b797695&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [After delays, Auckland’s light rail project to get ‘fresh start’ with promise of better consultation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0dc7330ba5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [No decision on Auckland light rail, as Government opts for ‘fresh start’ on project](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29ff3e0ede&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Long wait for Auckland light rail: Decisions to be made ‘at end of the year’ as new consultation begins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=922b35473a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **State media RNZ-TVNZ working group announced** Jason Walls (Herald): [‘A bit more speed:’ Social media giants under pressure by the Government to work with media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35dc526548&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [RNZ, TVNZ merger will now get down to the ‘nitty gritty’, says minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e21c63216f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Former NZ First Minister Tracey Martin given reins on work to merge TVNZ and RNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e73dd5bda&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Work begins on business case of potential new public media entity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3fefac3bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Former NZ First MP Tracey Martin to lead work on potential new public media entity for New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86ac3d180f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Experts appointed to oversee new public media plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=329c9d8fe2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Cecile Meier and Felippe de Souza Oliveira Rodrigues (Stuff): [Jump in number of patients waiting more than 6 hours at EDs since Govt scrapped health targets in 2017](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8803d9665c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [‘Crude’ 20-year-old funding model putting immense pressure on NZ’s GPs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e81896bd36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton and Cecile Meier (Stuff): [Wellington hospital has longest ED wait times in the country](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=233e9eaabb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Operations postponed due to nursing shortage at Waitemat? DHB](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b838c0b893&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Huge growth in use of ‘last resort’ seclusion indicates mental health system in crisis, and in worse shape than when Labour elected in 2017](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82925c8beb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lauren Hendricksen and Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [‘Swamped’ health system a direct result of Government failures – GP Owners Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f78ec0c0d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Adam Jacobson (RNZ): [Waikato DHB systematically failing M?ori and Pasifika – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71838a66c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Libby Wilson (Stuff): [Waikato DHB equity report ‘puts pressure on’ health board to improve health of M?ori and Pacific people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f9d26bb89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) J. Haxby Abbott and Ross Wilson (The Conversation): [How New Zealand’s healthcare system is failing people with osteoarthritis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a3f3ad6dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nikki Preston (Herald): [Health Minister Andrew Little says maternal suicide video was a misrepresentation of Government’s investment into mental health resources](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58e2bd8d80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Women struggle for treatment as ACC changes policy on perineal tears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fded8aab43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Lawyers question ACC’s new policy on perineal tears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d55936705d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Highly wrong’: Judith Collins hits back at report she lost caucus vote on fluoride](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3c08100f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National, Labour, and the politics of a Covid-19 jab](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=493bc5f0dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amelia Wade (Newshub): [No invite for National leader Judith Collins as first MPs get their Covid-19 vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9ffd5e787&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins, in contrast with National health spokesman, says it makes sense for politicians to get vaccine early to show safety](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f34cb2a91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [NZ trapped in the vaccine queue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a84ab8483&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [KFC worker Case L wasn’t contacted directly by health officials until after shift – OIA documents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcfbf9f602&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Other countries have specific vaccination targets. Should NZ have them too?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ceaf54909&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Government considered charging more for MIQ, is still footing more than half the bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c9593c056&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: Where are NZ’s most vulnerable places?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eac6bbb8cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: Rob Fyfe – Caution needed on reopening borders as ‘fourth wave looms’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ecea61c638&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Leask (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Tsunami’ of child eating disorders emerging after lockdowns in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9a407d88a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Economy and work** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Income inequality in New Zealand might not be as bad as feared](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee4a1315ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Group action in Employment Court asks if courier drivers are self-employed contractors or employees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdd370ac02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [What state is the NZ economy in, and where to from here?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd47ccda1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [Shortage of refrigerated shipping containers causes havoc for NZ food exporters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b4dfc6487&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local Government** Joel MacManus and Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Missing pipe data forces delay of major Wellington City Council meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e5e49b8b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says ‘overall, the city is safe’ despite reports of increasingly dangerous CBD](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cd80b59cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (Stuff): [Poutini Ng?i Tahu warn council over mapping of wetlands on M?ori land](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82aaccde7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice and crime** Rawiri Waititi (Herald): [We all have (civil) rights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5324f9bc97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Waikeria Prison protesters file civil rights claims against Corrections, Attorney-General](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6bf8136a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hundreds rally against sexual violence in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed1a4dfc9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Live animal exports** Herald: [Editorial: Cows to Mongolia? Yes, you read that right](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ace269e032&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [‘We have blood on our hands’ — SPCA calls for total ban on exports of live farmed animals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeca1b9685&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Outrage as Cornwall Park cows due to be shipped to Mongolia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60ba868f8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Father of teenager killed at Pike River says Andrew Little is trying to scare families into silence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce574ac3dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Schools funded by goodwill and heart, review hears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e42eafa2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Myra Williamson (The Conversation): [NZ student accommodation is expensive and under-regulated — here are 10 ways to fix it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7340507cec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam R?tana (Herald): [Kelvin Davis visits P?taua South land occupation in Whang?rei](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=941c587563&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Concern at High Court use of tikanga to overule Waitangi Tribunal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76b865279a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Francine Chen (South China Morning Post): [For New Zealand-Chinese, global rise in anti-Asian hate a painful reminder of past wounds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e873cdf99a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland’s population may hit 2 million in early 2030s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2440452ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kevin Veale (Stuff): [‘Cancel culture’ tag conceals more than it reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5464949f5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Otago electrity line charges to increase over 60 percent in five years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4de18262fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)