> ## 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 May 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-13-may-2021/ - Published: 2021-05-12T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-05-12T20:09:48.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Parliamentary debates on race** Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Policies can be called racist but not MPs, Speaker rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c2c99c3fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Behind Parliament’s “racist” row](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aca1814394&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi ejected from Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f803a903a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi performs haka in Parliament, ordered to leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a326b1d6be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi booted from Parliament after protesting against ‘racist’ views](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ba7d30704&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Parliament’s day of protests: From moving hikoi calling for life-saving drugs to Maori Party decrying racism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fca09db543&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **He Puapua document and Maori self-determination** Audrey Young (Herald): [Kelvin Davis gives the speech that Jacinda Ardern should have given](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=094de6c3cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): [Why the latest foreshore and seabed decision is important](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f36bb1111&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins not backing down from co-governance debate in face of Maori Party protests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95010a7b79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Iwi to be consulted on proposed Department of Conservation policy changes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db8b9edcac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Terry Dunleavy (BFD): [He Pua Pua? Or Should That Be “Hey! Poor Poor”?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa6391d20b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rodney Hide: [Reserve Bank Theocracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b70383e184&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public sector pay freeze and employment** Ben Thomas (Stuff): [If the Jacinda Show wants another season, it can’t afford any more stumbles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e9fde0c0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Public sector wage freeze: Doctors and nurses ‘abandoned by the government’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=471f0a24a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Unions delighted public sector pay freeze off the table after crisis talks with Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca1e10fff4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Govt’s softer stance on public sector pay freeze ‘a pretty stunning reversal’ — Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7008f2b69b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Govt can’t spin their way out of pay freeze backlash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acabb9829d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Union says public sector wage freeze could impact surgery waiting lists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d049fa2b7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (Stuff): [Public sector pay freeze worries West Coast health board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df393e818f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newtalk ZB: [Unions: Pay freeze will affect hundreds of thousands of workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d110a176f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Minister defends public sector pay freeze, says private sector is struggling too](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a97ef31179&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [Political Roundup – Have billions been incorrectly paid out in the wage subsidy scheme?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4de0d677be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Time for a fresh debate on public debt: Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=820fe85e4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Buzz around four-day work week building to a roar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3060c54255&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Is this the end of ‘No Paywave’ signs? Govt to clamp down on merchant fees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4422ada0d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Modern slavery: Government slow to act on needed legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e1e0108b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Nanaia Mahuta keen on local government election centralisation – just not yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5491875ee2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Hutt City Council restructure: 56 roles disestablished, 11 redundancies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c33bbae44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Councillors to take first steps towards fixing dysfunction as review recommendations debated](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=524690af3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuart Smith; Arena Williams (Stuff): [Local government lacks the innovation driven by necessity to keep costs down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77b8fbada5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change and transport** Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Time’s up for the gas guzzler as country opts for green transport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e656ce0a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Department of Conservation caught charging plug-in hybrid EV with diesel power](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31d4963b61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Hundreds of EVs to be added to Govt’s fleet, but minister admits there’s still a long way to go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13571644b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geraden Cann (Stuff): [Government spent $34.8m on Auckland light rail project before ‘fresh start’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=623543d0dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Wood denies using fuel tax to fund light rail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebbbb5dba1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **International relations** Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Israel-Gaza: Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says violence ‘needs to de-escalate’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac0c3e9529&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ford Hart (Stuff): [NZ’s values make differences with Beijing inevitable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d296cdc65a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Parmjeet Parmar (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus outbreak in India needs our help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c76beb1301&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZ govt urged to speak out on West Papua](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a696e75f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Denise Piper (Stuff): [Parents delay rushing kids to hospital due to lack of care for siblings — study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=019234ac01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [100,000-strong petition calls for overhaul of Pharmac](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e59721f76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Heagney (Stuff): [Pharmac funding ‘affects all New Zealanders’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fac12ed1cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (Stuff): [West Coast DHB mulls free Maori health checks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b901dbbc0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Sharnae Hope (Stuff): [Waikato University aims to become New Zealand’s first ‘anti-racist institute’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ae9c45cc8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Helen May and Anne E Meade (Newsroom): [Pay parity for early learning workers is just the start](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a36d7c291e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government bankrolls pay rises for early childhood teachers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44458061d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Pay parity: Government to fund early childhood centres to pay qualified teachers what they would earn in kindergartens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e403458ebb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brianna Mcilraith (Stuff): [Shovels ready at Green School New Zealand as $11.7 million expansion project begins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9205a8c05d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Packed room for public meeting on crime and harassment in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bac3e16c51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Public meeting to be held on crime and harassment in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d25603a05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Russell Palmer (RNZ): [Gun laws and gangs in New Zealand: What you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29c2b49e86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard** Jason Walls (Herald): [‘Outrageous;’ ’embarrassment’: Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern trade letters over Trevor Mallard saga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bf882ecf5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Judith Collins sends letter to PM asking her to sack Speaker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b835caa50c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing crisis** Tony Alexander (One Roof): [My message to Kiwis who have given up on buying a house](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82ec63924c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Reserve Bank says research not clear low interest rates increase inequality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e0eadc415&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Over 3500 general election votes cast from prison in 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dd9653d0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nadine Porter (Stuff): [First national hui on counterterrorism to be held in Christchurch in June](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=550797bb8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (Stuff): [Tuhoe hapu continue to ask for tribal leadership resignation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bdb178793&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alan Eggers (Stuff): [A lack of scientific credibility to opposition to seabed mining in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67626164f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kerry Harvey (Stuff): [Ryan Bridge talks tears, joy and being outed on national television](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fbebef5ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Newshub): [Government coming under pressure to fix yet another immigration anomaly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1bfc9eedc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Rosenberg (ODT): [Southland mayors join forces to defend journalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc511f4409&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Please share this article so that others can discover *The BFD***