> ## 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 – 12 February 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-12-february-2021/ - Published: 2021-02-11T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-02-12T19:56:19.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Parliament’s tie-wearing rules** Peter Dunne: [Waititi wins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2af6670f89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caroline Daley (The Conversation): [The tie that binds: unravelling the knotty issue of political sideshows and Maori cultural identity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df6f2570d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [I spy with my little tie: Which MPs embraced the new tie-optional rules in Parliament?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b35feafa0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Mutch-McKay (1News): [Hei-tiki in Parliament a no-brainer, but ties should stay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c01d047fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Loosening of the tie rules: Who dumped their neckwear in Parliament?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b42edc0831&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [National’s Simeon Brown condemns ‘lowering of standards’ in Parliament after ties made optional](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e366a27b28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Crystal Wu (RNZ): [Male MPs spotted not wearing ties following Speaker’s new dress code ruling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=417b383bfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [From ties to Berocca: Dress code debacle not the only peculiar scene in first week of Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e36ad3c321&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) River Lin (1News): [MPs weigh in day after ties officially scrapped from Parliament dress code](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b44639fbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Whatitiri Te Wake (Maori TV): [Speaker says he should have decided to make ties optional last year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8846401b53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Peter Dunne slams Trevor Mallard’s conduct following parliament tie stoush](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3294b95907&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Maori TV): [Waititi makes world headlines as first NZ politician without tie](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=302f770f55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament and Government** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Still waiting for Jacinda Ardern’s ‘transformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b806fdeb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brian Fallow (Herald): [Government debt target? What government debt target?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6df4dc69de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Treasury caught out after audit finds ‘unacceptable’ number of non-compliant contracts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20feff823d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Beehive leans on its shovels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd6a93f827&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Tukituki MP Anna Lorck’s bizarre pro-supplement speech](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc329c0978&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gianina Schwanecke (Herald): [New Ikaroa Rahwiti-based Green list MP Elizabeth Kerekere introduces member’s bill in maiden speech](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a43861bdb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [National stalwart backs Maori seat change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b726db0936&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Ricardo Menendez March’s trip to Mexico** Stuff: [Editorial – Menendez March’s Mexico visit raises questions about privilege](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9aed0a999&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Greens open to allegations of undue influence over senior MP Jan Logie’s letter on behalf of Ricardo Menendez March](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39d420e55c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Give Ricardo Menendez-March a break – he’s broken no rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=775f9e82d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Green MP Ricardo Menendez March admits he was ‘rightfully declined’ emergency spot in MIQ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66f84a46d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Green MP Ricardo Menendez March says Mexico trip may have been last chance to visit sick family](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d73f5efad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Air NZ work for Saudi Arabia military** 1News: [Revealed: Air NZ began hiding other activities as 1 NEWS investigated Saudi military dealings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e5ba093ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Former Air NZ boss Chris Luxon says military contract process was ‘a mistake’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23d4d573d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air New Zealand apologises to MPs over Royal Saudi Navy contract](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54eb9ae0c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conor Whitten (Newshub): [Air New Zealand boss Greg Foran unable to give specifics around involvement with other international militaries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2778251696&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Air NZ Saudi issue is selective outrage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5379aa1ef2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air NZ apologises to MPs over Saudi engine scandal, explains ‘failings’ which saw airline ignore 1News’ questions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8d5456922&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [‘We have fallen short:’ Air NZ chair Therese Walsh apologises to MPs for ‘Saudi issue’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c2b55762e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Air NZ CEO can’t rule out other controversial military contracts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0149c87eb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Housing and inequality** Jenee Tibshraeny (Interest): [Treasury: ‘It’s still too early to assess the full impacts of the pandemic on inequality’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a3642ae9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Getting the balance right on housing demand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45962cfc2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashley Church (One Roof): [Is the housing market about to hit a wall?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1a60bea79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Govt still promising bold housing action despite KiwiBuild debacle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30a08bfe7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine Masters (One Roof): [1.99% mortgage rate the ‘joker card’ too many Kiwis ‘won’t play properly’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7722baca84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Reserve Bank Boss warns of debt-to-income risks for first home buyers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1df3288473&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **House rental market** Miriam Bell (Stuff): [New rules in place but more rental changes may follow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fa50034a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Isabella Durant (Newshub): [Landlords’ concerns about new tenancy laws based on ‘misinformation’ – tenant group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b27332581&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): [Why I don’t feel sorry for landlords](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa5ff59f31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Otago Daily Times: [Editorial – Tenancy changes should not alarm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e888da6980&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Will new rental rules fix more problems than they create?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c44981262c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Rental law changes: What is a ‘minor change’, and what does the law say?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7afff1f1db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Landlords uneasy over reforms bringing more protection for tenants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f0e0ff1f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jean Bell (RNZ): [Tauranga housing squeeze: ‘It can be desperate if you’re a tenant’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1b47407bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus and Ethan Te Ora (Stuff): [Wellington the first region to top $600 median weekly rent, Porirua reaches $680](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6085454f63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Wellington renters in dire straits as rental prices hit all-time high](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de5c8417da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) BusinessDesk: [Rental prices, yields track up with higher house prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a9f057a9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Rent records fall, but Trade Me says relief may be in sight for tenants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bcf217d79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **New planning laws to replace RMA** Newstalk ZB: [Environment Minister hopes RMA reform will help fix the housing crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b380613116&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Government urged not to rush through RMA reforms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88cefae3be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Wider view of Maori rights in RMA reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb99f19428&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [RMA reform offers chance for Maori to shine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4f5a38634&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Gareth Hughes (Stuff): [If Wellington was a person, the family would be planning an intervention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87c81be1f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Editorial: Lead-contaminated East Otago water a national concern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6290f33b32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington rates: 14 per cent increase proposed, $2.7 billion for water infrastructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b96f80c095&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington residents could face 17 percent rates increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=701c6f82f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington ratepayers facing hike of up to 17 per cent as cost of major projects mounts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3d661b875&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Stuff): [Electoral officer disappointed with Invercargill City Council by-election voter turnout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=461ef23129&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Dumping contaminants: Hamilton City Council slated for staying ‘sweet’ with businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cddc0ae1b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nikki Preston (Herald): [Waikato Regional councillor suspended from council meetings over angry and abusive behaviour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=210a368de5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sally Murphy (RNZ): [‘It’s an overkill, it’s unreasonable’: Council urged to rethink cycleway](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0362961ebf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Campaigners plan to occupy key Northland land until it’s made into a reserve](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be9dce58e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public transport** Simon Wilson (Herald): [Robbie’s rapid transit and the city we could still have](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84edef962b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Caryn Wilkinson (Stuff): [Fix public transport to stop fossil fuel pollution deaths, climate expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c47c1a999&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Troels Sommerville (Stuff): [Three new stations announced for train line through growing south Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa4f2d2ce6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [No airport bus to Hutt City a ‘slap in the face’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=922709ce59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Future of Hutt City transport infrastructure in planning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b731294f86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Feedback on Wellington’s public transport plan sought](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5b71d46e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** RNZ: [Government releases details of Flexi-wage subsidy expansion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93e8176c68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Trade talks between New Zealand and the UK get tougher](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=459923ec64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Scobie (Interest): [Who would have guessed? 2020 caps off stellar decade for investors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6988f98d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald: [Survey: Why we don’t always call in sick when we should](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74540a59eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newhub): [National MP Louise Upston hits out at Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni for cancelling JobStart meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d321b3d7e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Auckland high schools short 30 teachers this year, 4000 students could go without](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3e1be99ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Roger Partridge (Herald): [Counting the cost of New Zealand’s failed maths experiment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e01a1efdb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Farrar: [The truancy crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e827eb2590&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Bidois (Herald): [What to do with our failing education system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f28f4bc091&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Brown (ODT): [Committing to lift education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=667cfdb011&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pasifika AUT students highlight lack of support at Manukau campus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38cd58f105&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid** Liu Chen (RNZ): [People getting slack about protecting themselves from Covid risk, government survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37587bf3f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Risky work: MIQ cleaners underpaid and undervalued, union says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aac465b412&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Invoices worth $23m sent to MIQ guests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=937926b1a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More managed isolation spots to be released](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b40a20cf2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Emily Brookes (Stuff): [The secret life of Morning Report’s Susie Ferguson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35d6df13f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Radio host Sean Plunket moving on to the ‘next thing’ after departing MediaWorks radio station Magic Talk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afdfa7aacf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [MediaWorks bosses ‘rattled’ as Sean Plunket leaves Magic Talk, industry experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9185d2e8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [New Zealand’s broadcasting codes being reviewed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30807ac687&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Freshwater claims and rules** Rachael Kelly (Stuff): [700 farmers turn up rural meeting to fight new freshwater rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc1049f3be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Maori wards in local government** Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [In the pressure cooker of local politics, no one’s going to be oppressed by Maori wards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=616970d0fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Fast track for Maori wards bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46809a3710&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Chris Trotter (ODT): [Recalling the past — and its ghosts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=554f875188&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (BFD): [The new history curriculum must tell ‘Our Story’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64cd5ea13c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Wright (Stuff): [Collapse: Why the CTV tragedy is a blight on a city and a nation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae4e16228b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Defence Force sets protocols for possible civilian casualties, after damning Operation Burnham inquiry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1e5fa961b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ Defence Force releases new rules for dealing with civilian harm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fece61ee15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [‘Overly invasive regime’: Government faces opposition on bill to make live-streaming objectionable material illegal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8352d93394&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [Police swoop on hateful bulldozer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76e5f7a161&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maia Hart (Stuff): [Police to ‘engage’ with Renwick man again as ‘racist’ sign becomes crude sign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ed6c50c38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Dangerfield (Stuff): [Council calls for ban on ‘greenwashed’ products that cannot be recycled in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=894b32d3f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Boswell (1News): [More drugs being found in NZ prisons, but fewer inmates using them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cfdd5ddcd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tumamao Harawira (Maori TV): [Ng?ti Wh?tua ?r?kei to challenge Crown’s methods of settlement with Iwi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9944034666&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (Business Desk): [SFO heads off health fraud; braces for covid crime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2331f35449&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Police charge NZTA worker sacked after 44 customers personal details were accessed unlawfully](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4775ace16f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand defends Xinjiang ‘education’ after damning reports of rape, torture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4adbf5364&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Guy Trafford (Interest): [The price of carbon starts to rise more sharply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1614292c57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Why the supposed war on barbecues was irresistibly seductive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a98ee81ced&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jeremy Sutton (Herald): [The new trust laws explained – what you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac292555de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Avondale tree protest: Police descend on demonstration over felling of tree, 1 arrested](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=779cb5ac9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [Top Canterbury public health official taking legal action after being sacked](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02c3d5227e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)