> ## 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 – 16 July 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-16-july-2020/ - Published: 2020-07-15T20:15:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-07-16T22:03:35.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams retire from politics** Audrey Young (Herald): [Live: Revolt – National Party MPs Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams quit politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=329f7fe8c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Nikki Kaye announces she is quitting politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58dfc81891&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Exclusive: National Party MP Nikki Kaye quits politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d408285bb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Nikki Kaye to ‘make announcement about future when ready’ Gerry Brownlee says amid speculation of resignation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f8c6b0415&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Speculation that Nikki Kaye may quit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=823cb54aa9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [More National upheaval with Nikki Kaye planning to quit politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96acd6a7a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National MP Nikki Kaye expected to quit politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b852889474&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National’s Amy Adams set to announce departure from politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a9b14ff13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National in turmoil as Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams quit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2a91ca3be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Ardern, Peters respond to Collins as leader** Henry Cooke Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern looks to stay above electoral politics – and Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ec71f4c55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [PM heads up the road to red seat as Nats reset with new leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bffa880631&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s reaction to Judith Collins rising to the top of the National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3d119a4ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [PM says she’s spending more time on Covid-19 response than National leadership changes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ced80684c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [PM ‘focused on Covid response’, not Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=203f14c0d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: The Country: [Why Winston Peters is not worried about Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ad741ada0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Judith Collins, National Party** Chris Trotter: [The Judith Collins-Led National Party: Be Scared – Be Very Scared](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=942797d738&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Can Judith Collins disrupt Jacinda Ardern’s ‘nonsense’?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c9a9b7f73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Time to see Judith Collins the leader, not just the crusher](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89cfbed2e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sandeep Singh (RNZ): [Here comes Judith, are we ready for a battle royale?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53195504bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cat MacLennan (RNZ): [Collins as National leader: Country needs constructive approach, not aggression and negativity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a5d516b8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [It’s back to the past with Collins and Brownlee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55f6da1f50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Judith Collins has mountain to climb, but already looks more plausible than Todd Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1037c374d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Write off Judith Collins at your peril](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4cc1e9ec62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Judith Collins’ ‘impressive’ first 24 hours as National’s leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce7d6a3341&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [From the chaos rose Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7dabb1daf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Why a short run-in to the election might suit Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed977b4555&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bob Jones: [The National Party leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96be3dbe1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Todd Muller and Simon Bridges were novices – Matt McCarten](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a19ee296c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Judith Collins, Gerry Brownlee ‘can win’ – Dame Jenny Shipley](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b280d2400&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Former National Minister praises ‘feisty spirit’ of Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a36027dba2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National leadership a ‘last hurrah’ for Judith Collins, Gerry Brownlee – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a14b25fd91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Judith Collins’ rise changes ‘energy’ ahead of election, but commentators debate if National is showing ‘desperation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3631b9c8de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Still leaking: Details of National Party leadership caucus meeting revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07366573ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Judith Collins: The ‘fortuitous’ start in politics for National’s new leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74396c18ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Judith Collins’ biggest controversies: Troublesome tweets, resignations and Dirty Politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c786680dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [The many sides of Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad139c1ba0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aziz Al-Sa’afin (Newshub): [Judith Collins’ best and worst moments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a4a5727cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Five things Judith Collins has said on climate change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8382033e84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Where Judith Collins stands on cannabis, same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a5d975685&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Nine to Noon: [Judith Collins on her plans for National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b1234e803&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New National Party leader Judith Collins: National won’t ‘repeat any mistakes’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=810042f11c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester and Collette Devlin (Stuff): [New National Party leader Judith Collins has ‘learned from mistakes’ and shedding dirty politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a633fa1fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dirty Politics author doubts Judith Collins will ‘change her spots’ as she steps up to lead National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d6c56430a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins aims dig at author Nicky Hager while defending old Dirty Politics accusations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eeea0a271a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [New deputy leader Gerry Brownlee feeling confident ahead of election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3e012aac3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Psychologist praises ‘role model’ Todd Muller for stepping down despite NZ’s unhealthy ‘suck it up’ culture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35ecb13172&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [National MP Mark Mitchell “100 per cent” behind Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b927aa4b7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Poor darling’ – Judith Collins’ cat Minnie dies aged 17](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08a93b6f90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [National leader Judith Collins mourns the loss of her cat, Minnie](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80dd898212&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Michael Woodhouse, Shane Reti, caucus reshuffle** Newstalk Zb: [New claims Muller leadership stopped Woodhouse speaking on Boag email](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b87b3569d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [‘Disappointed’: Woodhouse speaks after losing National’s health portfolio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abc4453f39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [National Party caucus reshuffle another chance for Collins to make her mark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eede10e90f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New National Party leader Judith Collins to make decision on shadow cabinet today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45e24f7798&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Woodhouse takes medicine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bb4ae44d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [‘Just Shane, a Maori boy from Northland’: Who is National’s new health spokesman?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6d547f832&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [New National leader Judith Collins stamps her mark on National with reshuffle opening salvo](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a709b8f1e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [New National leader Judith Collins demotes Woodhouse, makes Shane Reti new health spokesman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd095ef082&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Michael Woodhouse stripped of National Party’s health portfolio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=adcb33a341&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [New National leader Judith Collins strips health portfolio from Michael Woodhouse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0095f3c0a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins drops Michael Woodhouse from health role, replacing him with Shane Reti](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c89c678e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins gives Maori MP Shane Reti health portfolio, Michael Woodhouse demoted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4cdd21921&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Shane Reti rises to front bench, Michael Woodhouse ‘crushed’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfff2ac8f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Judith Collins won’t consider diversity as she tweaks National Party line-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9922a2f8b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National leadership change: Gerry Brownlee backs Judith Collins’ unapologetic diversity stance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29a1803244&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election, parliament** Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Politics has become too brutal, which is a major issue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47c3acec17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [Politics: brutal, petty, vain and alarmingly disconnected from the world most of us inhabit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06d3f4d4be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Suze Wilson (Stuff): [Choosing a new PM: What does research tell us about good leaders?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e18c76ad1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Polls** Newshub: [New political poll skyrockets Judith Collins’ favourability for Prime Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=972b03dbec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [National struggles in poll released before Judith Collins’ rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f91b53148b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s community transmission strategy** Anna Whyte (1News): [NZ could go into regional lockdown if Covid-19 re-emerges in community, says PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdd703835a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 response: PM Jacinda Ardern outlines what’s next](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47ee76b07b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Justin Giovannetti (Spinoff): [Checkpoints, soldiers, door-to-door testing: NZ’s new Covid outbreak plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59733ac628&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s COVID-19 re-emergence plan: The scenario that could lead to nationwide lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45c2202a56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Devil is in execution for regional lockdown if Covid-19 re-emerges, says Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0074c1b0bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Even local lockdowns would be shock to ‘business as usual’ Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c04d87743&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— RNZ: [GPs welcome new Covid-19 testing guidelines: ‘You can’t be complacent’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d8ed6a3ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tracer App** Amelia Wade (Herald): [Is the Covid Tracer app the ‘gold standard’? No, experts say, but use it anyway](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64a4866c52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hipkins urges use of contact tracer app – ‘Step up your efforts’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17a84534a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Aucklanders question use of Covid-19 tracing app: ‘Why would we scan it?’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d35a98b117&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins not ruling out forcing businesses to use COVID Tracer App](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fca0777157&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Firms open to compulsory contact tracing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac97730a09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Probably’ something wrong with the Covid-19 tracing app if uptake is low – Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=586fedc49a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Will Covid-19 just make New Zealand’s rich richer?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7e8f7e43a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Tax increases ‘not inevitable’ despite economic focus of looming election, economist says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e2d49b1f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkely (Stuff): [Covid-19: Where would you rather be, New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac46ca73ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Travel bubbles** Barbara Dreaver (1News): [Opinion: Attempt by Cook Islands to force Jacinda Ardern into quick travel bubble ‘an embarrassment’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ade6d259b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Lake (Newshub): [‘Practical things need to be in place’ before opening a Cook Islands travel bubble – Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4c3c19eb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins keen on travel bubble with Pacific Islands which rely on tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61bf538a11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment and conservation** 1News: [Government announces $124m boost for recycling infrastructure, waste levy expansion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4063d538c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Plans to reduce waste released by government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=562eeae404&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Government invests $124 million in recycling infrastructure to reduce waste](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebc6f1c91a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Government spending $124m on waste management, landfill levy increasing six-fold](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77ae68fa22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Supreme Court rejects Buller conservation land coal mining appeal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeb56da007&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Carroll (Stuff): [Supreme Court decision another blow for proposed West Coast coal mine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=895fb039ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Kelly (Stuff): [Rio Tinto remains committed to removing toxic substance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ac93243a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [DOC exaggerating Cape Kidnappers risk – tour operator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1ca830c2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cape Kidnappers track to reopen this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c77054176&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tiwai Point** Blair Jackson (Stuff): [Prime Minister in Southland to front leaders on Tiwai closure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=425f124776&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Blair Jackson (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson arrive in Invercargill amidst smelter closure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c109d34c37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Winston Peters (Heald): [The future of Tiwai is a matter of national interest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c4cd4bb8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Tiwai Point smelter jobs sacrificed to confused energy policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88753f2c68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Terry (Herald): [How to retain Tiwai Pt and unlock the power of Manapouri](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5bdc7ccff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Immigration, migrant workers** Susan Murray (RNZ): [Concerns for shearing as overseas workers can’t get in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b0aa671e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Newstalk ZB payout to fund Maori Party election campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b517b84511&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catrin Owen (Stuff): [NZME apologises to John Tamihere over Mike Hosking’s Newstalk ZB comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=340f929b9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [NZME reaches settlement with John Tamihere over Mike Hosking comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7edca9328f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Apology from Newstalk ZB to John Tamihere](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b345f94b4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Council Budget: Councillors to agree ‘toughest-ever’ cuts post-Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0af4a4b74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland households face 4.4 per cent rates rise and higher water bills](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1914a1669&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Auckland Council needs to fill $750m shortfall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a0126d173&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Auckland Council finally moving homeless man along over complaints, ill health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5d3fbdefb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Documents prove Wellington’s wastewater collapse was avoidable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcf84bc75a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Claims Kaipara Council wasted millions chasing rates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26c0c13d56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Tribunal upholds $700 ‘break fee’ for tenant with dementia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39b230cc8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [New Zealanders take cautious approach to Covid-19 mortgage holidays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7b3fc3e06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Simon Collins (Herald): [Redundancy notices start for workers on wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04ee0744ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [New school bus tendering ‘a phenomenal cock-up’, Bus and Coach Association boss says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4baceb9573&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Huawei** Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Andrew Little says New Zealand won’t follow UK’s Huawei 5G ban](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca7fdb04c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Pointon (RNZ): [New Zealand government urged not to follow UK in banning Huawei 5G equipment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9958ca9615&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** RNZ: [Police investigate potential hack of data it sent to research company](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf99de499b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [Steven Wallace case: Lawyer tells court contradictory evidence never addressed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d1215e770&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Police ‘blundered in’ the night Steven Wallace was shot, judge told](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a21d34194d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Freedom camping** Susan Botting (RNZ): [Whang?rei vehicle dwellers stay for weeks as freedom campers moved on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33669a49f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (RNZ): [Council considers limits on freedom camping as numbers soar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef26252c75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Freedom camping issues put in the past as numbers grow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c7f529e4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Shelly Bay** Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [Sir Peter Jackson comes out swinging after Shelly Bay damages threat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dad39e39dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [Want to buy a $1m Shelly Bay home? An electric car may be a must](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acf02945bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Anxious wait for New Zealand deportees as Australian guards isolate due to Covid-19 risk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=068646c2d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [WorkSafe commits more than 20 staff to Whakaari/White Island investigation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c011fb9c4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [NZ gender pay gap estimated at 18pc – consultants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36d5663ab1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brad Flahive (Stuff): [Awataha Marae: Crown renews controversial lease to Wilson family](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=526a94b2e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (RNZ): [Historic West Coast alliance to oversee Jobs for Nature cash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23643ace0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [$25m lift for work in South](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a317ba12b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Southland and Otago flood protection projects secure $30 million in funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d03494f7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Qantas puts international bookings onhold until 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b61f3ce7c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Electricity Authority faces court action over pricing plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01df42c7c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Frances Cook (Herald): Cooking the Books podcast: [The pros and cons of a Universal Basic Income](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=029effe04c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Seven-year prison term for kissing a stranger could not be overturned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=115df407a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [NZ banks expected to weather Covid-19 storm but risks remain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58617c26cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): [42 requests for international flights to mosque shooter sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67a16f8b55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneka Smith (RNZ): [District court awaits special group’s recommendations to improve efficiency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82880f4dc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Junk food tax would help people lose weight and save thousands – study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97126189f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bethany Reitsma (Herald): [Dame Valerie Adams never had a Barbie growing up. Now she’s become one](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6e88869dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Former Niue premier Sir Toke Talagi dies after lengthy illness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07d2d2b425&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)