> ## 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 May 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-11-may-2021/ - Published: 2021-05-10T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-05-10T19:44:38.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Public sector pay freeze** Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Grant Robertson schedules union crisis meetings after failing to communicate public pay freeze properly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1346182f72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Playing by a new set of rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a86a407699&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government urged to rethink public sector pay freeze decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd4017370b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Government in damage control over public sector pay freeze ahead of meeting with union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53f91c12d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern forced on defensive over the public sector pay freeze](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=276a5c8b74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [PM won’t say how much money saved by public servant pay freeze when challenged by John Campbell](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c55e02e85a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends public sector pay freeze, says it doesn’t reflect workers’ Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0958a2c214&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Contractor and consultants’ pay rates rises figures not available with ministry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e08938911&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Political commentator: Pay freeze an ‘own goal’ from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9d454c742&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Finance minister denies public sector pay movement pause is a ‘freeze’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ae8552a18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Robertson lukewarm on public sector pay freeze](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5484179d8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Shane Te Pou (Herald): [Labour policies both bold and bewildering](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84505e1224&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Budget 2021** Richard Harman: [Robertson to present a “Maori” budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=737ccf9915&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Helen Robinson (Herald): [Impossible choices deprive our people of hope](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed355b91f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [BusinessNZ hopes Budget will focus on investment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e623e723f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Finance Minister Grant Robertson: ‘Budget 2021 will be a recovery and wellbeing budget’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df95c7bf2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Finance Minister Grant Robertson dampens expectations ahead of Budget 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=807eab6a0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **He Puapua document and Maori self-determination** Steven Cowan: [The Reactionary politics of He Paupau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=783cd55a55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [He Puapua report: Judith Collins calls on Government to lay out its implementation plan for report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ad7069c1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins questions Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s ruling out of separate Maori Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8096e3dde7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Peter Neilson (Stuff): [Let’s extend MMP into local elections](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f535d1eec7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Council cuts 643 staff despite strong building activity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2981adbee7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [The winds of change blow up a storm in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cfbd96034&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Fifty complaints a day about Wellington’s leaky water pipes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b99e9fb3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Overwhelming support for Maori ward in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1348cd5eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luisa Girao (ODT): [Creation of Maori ward discouraged](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0045f0621&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Dallas (Stuff): [Maori ward in Manawat? District only path to an inclusive democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20dfbfb581&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, Budget, and work** Emile Donovan (RNZ): [Why employment figures don’t tell the whole story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43841cbd6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Rudd (Stuff): [Bracket creep key to addressing unfairness in tax system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6b89b0d44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Tax freedom day: From today, you’re working for yourself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51965d9c54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Households and businesses hoard $600 million of cash over Covid fears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d26d829753&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [PPP review could lead to improved investment model – specialist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b58a38ceec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Fair pay agreements** ODT: [Editorial – ‘Fair pay’ diminishes competitiveness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c71aab47c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Fair Pay Agreements not only radical, but dangerous](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01c080fce8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **China, international relations, national security** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Officials said Grant Robertson should use Five Eyes meetings for greater trade liberalisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=190ef7522d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Young (Stuff): [The China Challenge: US-China strategic competition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f6bb29bbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Risk of worst-case terror attack ‘very high’ according to Government’s Terrorism Risk Profile](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cb212476f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis: [Two hundred candles on the cake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d27469923&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [TVNZ planning to launch paid, ad-free on-demand service](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1aefd26018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing crisis** Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Rotorua’s mayor needs to take a stand on emergency housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54cd3e6c45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Commerce Commission to probe building materials sector: Grant Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2bba28022&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stan Stubbs (Stuff): [Why don’t we get longer fixed-rate mortgages?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0decf9f963&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Drug law impact revealed: Number of people charged per month dropping dramatically; less bias against Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ff956950f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Govt’s commitment to providing self-test for HPV ‘great news’, but solution needed to bridge two-year delay – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55b038a872&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Govt dismisses calls for medicinal cannabis review to be widened](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee68422a1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Christchurch Call** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [More countries, tech companies expected to join Christchurch Call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9089744cef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s Christchurch Call just got a major shot of credibility – the US coming on-board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd99e4b7a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid and border** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Government sat for nearly a week on key information about border worker who hadn’t been tested for five months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65153bfb58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Government announces more MIQ spaces for important ‘skilled and critical’ workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=747421fa0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Labour: How to lose friends and infuriate people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f069399c7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuff: [Editorial – Motherhood in manacles? Oh hell no.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b13013fc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michelle Duff (Stuff): [Women are being forced to give birth in handcuffs, with prison officers in the room](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=334536e43d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Simon Bridges announces ‘intensely personal’ memoir National Identity, on masculinity, race and fitting in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0082a1e01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leah Tebbutt (Herald): [Simon Bridges has written a book, but he says it’s no political memoir](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da133c363b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [NZ ‘needs to get more bang from its investor migrants’ bucks’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbb5a995e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Maori content shake up for law schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a3adeb6f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Murdoch Stephens (Overland): [The battle of the refugee quotas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f705fc95ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ should be ‘embarrassed’ about its global ranking on young carers, says world leading expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87585b526c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Sue Kedgley: 50 years at the feminist coalface](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc9ef1a716&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Please share this article so that others can discover *The BFD***