> ## 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 – 13 April 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-13-april-2021/ - Published: 2021-04-12T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-04-13T20:43:50.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Maori Party referred to Police over donations** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Maori Party referred to police over $328,000 in undeclared donations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=974d7c1794&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Maori Party undeclared donations: Electoral Commission notified as soon as error was noticed – party president Che Wilson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7b52871d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Who are the mystery Maori Party funders?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18f0737063&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Election donations: Maori Party referred to police over $320,000 in undeclared donations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c29e91fc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Maori Party undeclared donations referred to police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d4fdb0dda&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Maori Party referred to police over delay in declaring more than $300,000 of donations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71c6b4b1ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Billy Te Kahika outs himself as second Electoral Commission referral to police over donations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a25781dac1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: Vaccinations programme and border** Luke Malpass (Stuff): [New Zealand’s vaccine roll out might be slow, but it’s looking a lot better than Australia’s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd70d339f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Left in the dark on so many aspects of the Covid response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee5d54375a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Job losses, legal action possible as deadline for MIQ vaccinations looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b4803b05f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Michael Baker says there’s chance of Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland due to missing case linking border workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=254a16bfa2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Adam Jacobson (RNZ): [Union urges no penalty for unvaccinated MIQ workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb6c2b85e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [What new NZ case means for transtasman travel bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c40730fb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Editorial: New stage in our fight against Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84277cbc6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [Vaccinologist questions the current rate of the vaccine rollout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f34d0de51a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [‘Unregulated’ Covid-19 vaccinators a stop-gap for underinvestment in nurses – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2171bd0ada&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Newshub): [Unclear how many border workers will move off frontline once new vaccine rule takes effect](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d5a99ad14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Harcourt-McKenzie play goes inside minds of leaders during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=623648f8fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Shai Navot (Stuff): [How Grant Robertson got our economic recovery wrong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da173899f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kerre McIvor (Newstalk ZB): [Would increasing the benefit make more economic sense?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e91cc9759d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Shane Te Pou (Herald): [It’s time for Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson to go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af99a98e8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrea Fox (Herald): [Transport Minister Michael Wood speaks out on Auckland port safety issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=877b35950d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Yardley (Stuff): [Tomorrow’s tourism cannot be business as usual](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=220efc7f56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [PC sales hit record thanks to Covid-driven work-from-home boom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa05afb1bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **International relations and defence** Simon Draper (Stuff): [Navigating our complex relationship with China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd659a6e73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [New Zealand military export control review to be led by former MBIE head David Smol](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f662f0aef8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Human rights advocates concerned after MFAT gave green light to military exports to countries on UN blacklist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f488305cae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change** Nile Bijoux (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern is top of the list when it comes to transport emissions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9135a4f77e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [National won’t vote for Climate Change Commission proposals in current form](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a585699788&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Government calling National’s bluff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7dc00cd91f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Todd Muller’s endorsement of School Strike 4 Climate in stark contrast to National leader Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16ba55ed55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Is NZ getting forestry right?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a621e7eff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [Cycling the Auckland Harbour Bridge is a climate issue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8081b1f0d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Can eating greener make a difference to emissions?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d619280e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) India Logan-Riley (Stuff): [A just transition is more than just retraining workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=831abe60fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Elle KIngsbury and Serah Allison (International socialists): [Political attempts to redirect protest energy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=995c5c0574&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing crisis** Norman Gemmell (The Conversation): [New Zealand’s new housing policy is really just a new tax package — and it’s a shambles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2e65fa8af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Abolition of property investor tax break a blunt tool – tax expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b524de9b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jeremy Sutton (One Roof): [Could the new housing rules put the shackles on divorcing couples?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6948421394&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party leadership** Duncan Garner (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins is a dead woman walking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2a1a778c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Could National merge with ACT? Judith Collins and David Seymour weigh in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=233dd3c0ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [‘I’m not in trouble’: Judith Collins denies leadership coup rumours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f9ed9755b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local Government** Kiri Gillespie (Herald): [Tauranga council commissioners vote to establish Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d1b11c434&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh and Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Let’s Get Wellington Moving ‘spending millions on nothing’: City councillor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4b150bee3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland’s water crisis was a good thing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38f148e8e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Drug reform** Stuff: [Editorial – Drug reform has a timing problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1aaf0aa0d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Misuse of Drugs Act overhaul off the cards for now, Andrew Little says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9de1db19e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Mental health crisis** ODT: [Editorial – Excuses over report don’t wash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5d665684d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Moore (1News): [Suicide prevention group pleads for Govt funding for ‘vulnerable workforce’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dabbedeb4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Exclusive: Secret review of cardiac surgery at Waikato Hospital warned of under-staffing, bullying ‘at all levels’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d22bec65bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amy Wiggins (Herald): [St John failing to meet response time targets: 90yo waits three hours after cat attack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5db370b571&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Other** Chris Trotter (Interest): [A break in the wave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c40fba9d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Police, Defence Force and Transport Agency contractor spending up by at least 15%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6479fc087f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (BusinessDesk): [PR industry seeks to stamp out its dark side](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e352ca707&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Wood (Herald): [Transport Minister Michael Wood explains why Govt has taken track it has with Auckland rail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b47ac327f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Waka Kotahi-NZTA board member slams new train as ‘worst of both worlds’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b75376103d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Concerns raised over inadequate shade and water in stockyards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c03e0c1bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell and Nikki Preston (Herald): [12yo league player ordered off field because she’s a girl: NZ Rugby League says rule applies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76dce41400&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ellis: [A rare Hosking U-turn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca709e4469&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)