> ## 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 – 11 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-11-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-10T20:35:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-10T20:33:47.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Auckland Central** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Senior National Party figure accused of using secret alter ego ‘Merv’ to derail Auckland Central candidate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d40e64746&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RIchard Harman (Politik): [“Merv” upsets Nats’ Auckland Central selection](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61f97d7864&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Kirkness (Herald): [National Party’s Roger Bridge accused of using ‘Merv’ alter ego to derail candidate Nuwanthie Samarakone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86c61c2cc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Emma Mellow is ‘Nikki Kaye 2.0’ but it may be too late for National to win Auckland Central seat – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8c6d9b0cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes and Jackson Thomas (Stuff): [National picks Emma Mellow for Auckland Central race](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fe1d854c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National’s Emma Mellow to run in Auckland Central seat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8441bdfd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Emma Mellow selected as National Party candidate for Central Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f708edf747&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [National Party selects Emma Mellow as Auckland Central candidate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86222741c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern doesn’t think Chlöe Swarbrick will win Auckland Central from National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81cd4463bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** Scott Palmer (Newshub): [NZ Election 2020: What would happen if there was a COVID-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=043ac9e507&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [It’s a coronavirus election – and COVID has become an excuse not to talk about the ugly stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40d629577e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Labour and National failing to ‘step up’ and offer solutions – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a66c501f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Godfery (RNZ): [Pacific at centre of first NZ election debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bbf3b258b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [MMP explained: How your vote actually counts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b924cb029c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: The rare, novel thing about the New Zealand election – women](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b52f475639&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Stuff wrong on Maori seats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20175d190d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Epsom, ACT** Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Judith Collins endorses David Seymour for Epsom – but what about the party’s other prospects?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91bd37cadf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Judith Collins calls for Epsom voters to back ACT’s David Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91e4ca0e34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [National’s Judith Collins talks up Act’s David Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18f6f93f51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins asks National supporters to cross party lines for ACT’s David Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45432c221a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [ACT’s Brooke van Velden calls for beneficiaries, public service workers to take pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f49f06ce1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [ACT Party hopes to deliver bus-load of MPs after nationwide tour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb6514cf91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [David Seymour reveals his new ACT Party mascot Freedom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22a247b3c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ First, Northland** 1News: [Jessica Mutch McKay: NZ First on ‘extremely shaky ground’ following Northland seat poll result](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a778b53163&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern shuts down idea of deal with NZ First for Northland seat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec94f2dbff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Winston Peters back in Parliament? ‘No, no, no’ – Bryce Edwards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3d3d459a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Shane Jones confident of ‘underdog’ NZ First comeback, describes poll as ‘call to action’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60b3a9e8e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Dunne: Northland poll makes NZ First’s future uncertain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac7b62f5c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Racing industry, Provincial Growth Fund** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Border exemptions for horse-racing track workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd3ff296a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [The northern tilt of Jones’s murky fund](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43d40fd152&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Labour** Herald Editorial: [Labour hopes voters want to keep the ‘team’ intact](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77c4fd4749&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Monika Barton (Newshub): [Shapeshifter praises ‘incredible’ Jacinda Ardern after she drops ‘Stars’ at Labour campaign launch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=726b67458f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Iain Lees-Galloway** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Probe into Iain Lees-Galloway’s spending finds nothing inappropriate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3e76fab2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Iain Lees-Galloway affair: No evidence of any inappropriate transactions or spending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56fc1428d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Iain Lees-Galloway cleared of ‘inappropriate transactions’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88dc7cbf31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Iain Lees-Galloway cleared of any wrongful spending during course of ‘inappropriate relationship’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25cbd7eff9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National** Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Judith Collins vows National will do ‘whatever we have to’ to get power back; thinks NZ First, Greens won’t get into Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94dd8c2d67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emily Brookes (Stuff): [‘I’ve had a crush on you for years’: Paula Bennett a hit with listeners on her first day at Magic Talk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c58c578131&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Judith Collins runs the risk of looking like a bully](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85533b3ac1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Greens** Newstalk ZB: [Greens confident parts of housing policy will be picked up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b39c702ee0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [‘Naivety to the extreme’: Housing commentator slams Greens policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a50caf41d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis: [Parting shots at the messenger](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=942c17ce53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Murphy (Newsroom): [Wong-Tung threatens to sue Newsroom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbf5905924&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus, border restrictions, quarantine** Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Let the market decide who gets coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1626d122bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Keep quarantine restrictions but let more people in for border reopening – Rob Fyfe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e2c386cdb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Crew raise fears over Auckland-to-Wellington managed isolation flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1d2d45012&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Cabin crew fear they could spread covid-19 after working on managed isolation flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84a0f3f9fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ could lose Covid-19 gains ‘very quickly’ if complacency sets in, experts warn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=535ebfc111&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Second COVID-19 outbreak ‘always a threat’, says infectious disease expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb83eaac78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Plank, Alex James, Audrey Lustig, Nicholas Steyn, Rachelle Binny and Shaun Hendy (The Conversation): [A new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand is a matter of when, not if. Is the country prepared for it?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9880a27875&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [New Zealand mentioned as ‘global exemplar’ in fighting COVID-19 by World Health Organisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=366da15981&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [World reacts to New Zealand being 100 days free of community transmission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a82c44ad8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [World congratulates New Zealand on 100 days without Covid-19 community spread](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97ef61eb5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Government announces it will start charging for managed isolation at midnight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0d24c5921&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Managed isolation charges to come into force tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e36f65550&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘No, I have not been tested for Covid’; here’s why](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68b5cada06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cook Islands bubble** Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Why are flights to Rarotonga already on sale?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19d5688a17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Cook Islands travel bubble expected ‘before the end of the year’ – Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=528528929c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ travel bubble with Cook Islands could be in place by end of year – Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3176f4d688&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [Christmas in the Cook Islands is a possibility](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eecb7becb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Christmas in the Cooks! Jacinda Ardern says travel bubble on the way](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b803b814de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cook Islands bubble sending ‘mixed messages’ – Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27c50b9aee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Cabinet plans Cook Island travel bubble, Judith Collins questions the timing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1371bc60e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins says Govt’s ‘a mess’, Cook Islands travel bubble sends ‘mixed messages’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddc59d2a96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub):[Judith Collins hits out at ‘mixed messages’ on COVID-19, ‘interesting timing’ of Cook Islands bubble progress](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be08e96314&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Paula Bennett wants guarantee Cook Island bubble will be done right ‘from day one’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1daa6498d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Cook Islands businesses keen for NZ travel bubble by October](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bf86de0d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [First move towards border-opening as govt consults with Cook Islands](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c813ccf5c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Cook Islands travel bubble: Why is it taking so long?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ce09bcd35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benje Patterson (Stuff): [How much is an NZ-Cook Islands travel bubble worth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbf81077d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Euthanasia and cannabis referendums** Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Terminal cancer patient reveals why she’s against legalising assisted dying](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ef5a871ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Helen Clark compares cannabis prohibition to prostitution ban](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fe7dd596d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Helen Clark hits out at ‘shock jock’ Mike Hosking over cannabis views](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eba4622069&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, tax, welfare** Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Boosting benefits good for the economy, NZIER report says – but Labour, National won’t commit to it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3a5f8b1e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Benefit levels need to rise – it’s good for the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36dd153a93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Any tax increases planned by Labour will be revealed ‘early on’ in election campaign, Ardern says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac736c577f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern stays tight-lipped on how Labour would pay back COVID borrowing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9845db063&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig Elliffe (The Big Q): [Should Aotearoa have a wealth tax?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=49c7114938&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Joyce (Herald): [From fiscal hole to rising debt mountain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c929bceb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Business** Mark Lister (Herald): [Which political party is best for investors?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c177b83246&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Hazeldine (BusinessDesk): [No more job subsidies, thank you](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=910024ee63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [ANZ survey shows business confidence settling lower as ‘lockdown relief’ fades](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd1af90628&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Business confidence falls, as post-lockdown rebound fades](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7625b1d5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [More evidence the post-lockdown bounce is fading](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=823ae6dd87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment, unemployment stats** Christina Leung and Dion Gamperle (Stuff): [Here’s why the unemployment stats seem like nonsense](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9aebd5e51a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Work and Income security guards to be paid the living wage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00ea3579d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt announces living wage for MSD security guards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35776941d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern renews vow for Fair Pay Agreements](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a508840ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** RNZ: The Detail: [How drastic are the new changes to tenancy law?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5f6f8aada&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): [Law to protect renters may see landlords reluctant to take risk on tenants with bad credit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8e1671ffc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Yardley (Press): [Tenancy changes a recipe for trouble ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36fb3adab8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **America’s Cup** Herald: [Team New Zealand wins court battle with NZ Herald publisher NZME over secret report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=128e3f3dd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [America’s Cup allegations: Confidential Team New Zealand audit report kept secret](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f159498967&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (Business Desk): [Judge denies publication of America’s Cup report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8a29ed05d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Education** 1News: [Government invests $38m to help arm schools with hand sanitiser, cleaning products amid pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13e49d17e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Coalition to fund schooling but kura kaupapa Maori not on the list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39e798fede&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [NZ student increase ‘won’t make up shortfall’ in international income](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47ccd68ee3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Lack of affordable housing forcing Wellington tertiary students to drop studies or leave capital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d31c16dcc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Students at state integrated schools more likely to gain University Entrance, research shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6d01b8eb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Blommerde (Stuff): [Researchers pick apart online learning during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48a49e17b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Scots College goes fully co-ed from next year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96548ca024&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Wellington’s Scots College to become fully co-educational school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d57b38070&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** 1News: [1 NEWS investigation: Emails reveal ministry’s flu vaccine shortage worries, despite opposite message to public](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0fec49c71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Canterbury DHB chair tells staff not to worry about executive team resignations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=254eeb7030&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cancer patients going without potentially life-saving treatment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a144f6db8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s biodiversity strategy** Jamie Morton (Herald): [Vanishing nature: Can NZ turn its biodiversity tragedy around by 2050?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70f641f41d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Government launches long-term biodiversity strategy to bring Kiwis closer to nature](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a92f8a6a0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiwi roaming in backyards? Minister launches biodiversity strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82f52c2bf6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [M?tauranga Maori to be equal to Western science in biodiversity plan, Te Mana o te Taiao](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e603b7614&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Jono Galuszka (Stuff): [Legal proceedings to be launched against Lake Horowhenua exemption to freshwater standards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a80226edd4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laurel Stowell (Whanganui Chronicle): [Mixed reaction in Horizons region to new ‘freshwater action package’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96bea40a5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Drinking water study raises fresh concern over intensive farming](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ffcc2fe1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreigners stranded in NZ** Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Red Cross giving $40k of food vouchers to stranded foreigners a day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7703f21b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Saturday Morning: [Concern for merchant sailors stranded in NZ waters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98bda77268&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Hi-lab: NZTA’s billion-dollar roadbuilding method labelled a ‘looming disaster’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=958cab36d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Transport officials accuse vehicle lobby of ‘undermining’ emissions standards with ropey data](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=feac1a456b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National plans to require drivers to display insurance details on car rego labels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61cc6d4cb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [National Party wants car insurance details to be displayed on registration labels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6da001825d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [National’s car insurance policy will see insurer details on registration labels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7fda0c5f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [National wants uninsured cars easily identifiable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a17ebec2da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Shake-up of Auckland Council agencies expected as review panel reveals findings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38eb862705&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt and Mandy Te (Stuff): [Shelly Bay: Residents booted out of ‘unsafe’ council buildings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7ab308308&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington City Council backtracks on Convention Centre name](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe938446c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Harris (Stuff): L[eading scientist takes over top job at Environment Canterbury](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9df31e73d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (RNZ): [Whang?rei freedom camping sees huge growth, bylaw review likely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe491d9797&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Joanne Harrison** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Winston Peters admits he was wrong to help force resignation of former auditor-general](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3911ed1a4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Speaker Trevor Mallard slams fraudster Joanne Harrison, reprieve for Martin Matthews unlikely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dce2b2f9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Fraudsters like Joanne Harrison cannot be left to shed their pasts like snakeskin](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90ad85d82e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paula Penfold and Louisa Cleave (Stuff): [Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison cons her way into companies in the UK](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3033010c0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paula Penfold and Louisa Cleave (Stuff): [The Ultimate Con](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a42255c4bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Defence force** Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [George Nepata to receive compensation for horrific injuries in a botched army exercise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e478b30876&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Apology and compensation approved for ex-soldier badly injured in army](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2dbef0a64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Official Information Act** Newshub Nation: Podcast: [Supplementary Question](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5be0cabf61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Supplementary Question on the OIA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f5356b585&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Taranaki’s Tui oil field: survey request shows split pipe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b229183bb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Calf corpses could go uncollected due to leather prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fe4051b0d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Talley’s skipper fined for marine reserve fishing, company denies responsibility](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e36ae8325b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Animal welfare, SPCA** Farah Hancock (Newsroom): [Petition for inquiry into SPCA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1bd8fdf2b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Lobster slaughter methods causing significant pain and distress, Animal Law Society says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d6dac2135&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs** Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [China ‘deplores, rejects’ statement from Five Eyes expressing concern at events in Hong Kong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32aaa7caa3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [New Zealand joins Five Eyes partners in slamming ‘unjust’ barring of opposition candidates in Hong Kong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d899735bea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Greenpeace** Stuff: [Greenpeace wins 12-year campaign for registration as a charity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f78430effb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Greenpeace wins High Court appeal to be recognised as charity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3515121063&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Greenpeace wins court battle to be registered as a charity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a9a4d0a88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Jamie Morton (Herald): [Q&A: Do we need a minister for misinformation?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a71f92839&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Teuila Fuatai (Herald): [Research tackles lack of diversity in sciences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f423998b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [More paying attention to finances during pandemic – research](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d940a0c90d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Spending up, savings down for 18 to 34-year-olds following lockdown, report finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9c9a3de93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [KiwiSaver fees charged ‘behind the scenes’, can cost ‘tens of thousands’ over decades – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe0df47dd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Auckland City Mission struggling to meet tripled demand for food packages after COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7744698c35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Garth Bray (1News): Fair Go: [Auckland mum’s $300 loan to get son a Christmas gift balloons to $1200 burden](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e34614184b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [Three Waters: Lack of community input a ‘risk’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb3c8f19e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Contact says talks with aluminium smelter ‘active’ but Meridian is downbeat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0840e7b361&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Ambitious plan to capture rainwater in South Wairarapa towns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f785ecb01f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland drought: Forecast confirms a long dry summer ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74ce689a9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [AA Insurance to refund $19.5m to motor policy customers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8d1c0dabc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Z Energy jobs on the line as concierge services cut back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8adaa83f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)