> ## 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 – 17 September 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-17-september-2020/ - Published: 2020-09-16T20:15:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-09-17T20:35:33.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Election 2020, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update, Economy** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [High unemployment, high house prices and a social crisis on the books](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91922530a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Leaders make case for wisdom, honesty, balance and discipline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=098c117c48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [No matter who wins the election, the belt will have to tighten](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d76ae3d94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Government’s books shows wasteful spending has to stop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9484265768&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Prefu: Parties offer dire warnings, optimism and a fiscal bermuda triangle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d5090040c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [The Covid-19 shock to the economy and the Government by the numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c41c3e93c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Rivers of red as Government warns to brace for long-haul economic shock](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56563dd06c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Govt books show NZ’s economy has long slog ahead to shake off Covid, economists say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af4b31f689&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Government books a sea of red as NZ prepares to enter a ‘long and deep’ recession](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99a0e5bee0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Prefu – Covid-19 impact on NZ economy not as bad as feared but ‘profound uncertainty’ ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b21d61b5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Government books show medium to long-term pain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f50051b36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Finance Minister on plans to reduce debt, maintain services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc8ab080de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government spending surged to $108bn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbb72b754e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Treasury expects unemployment to spike to 7.8 per cent in March 2022](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa350208cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Government’s opening of the books reveals some surprises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3401f96ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Government spent $4 billion less on COVID-19 response, Treasury tips borders to lift in 2022](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8aa03b8a53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Short term looks better but recovery to take longer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88a83bbedd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Border stays closed through all of next year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=453e794554&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Robertson defends $11b cost for ‘functional’ banking system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3cac141433&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Medium-term economic outlook bleaker than May Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5996c607ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [Grant Robertson: It will take ‘many, many years’ to get debt under control](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50705c8d63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Richard Harman (Politik): [Has National’s moment come?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62468a763f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National says Grant Robertson is ‘sugar coating catastrophic’ Govt books](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=228cbbfc69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Economic update ‘very dire reading’, Govt have ‘a lot to answer for’ – Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1153249f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National fears brain-drain as New Zealand economy shrinks more than Australia from first lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=876086516d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins fears ‘brain drain’ to Australia after Covid-19 economic shock](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44d1feb6f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Prefu lowlights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea710a483b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Karen McWilliams (Stuff): [Here’s why GDP data won’t tell us the full economic story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ea160a6e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [NZ’s biggest fall in GDP won’t tell real story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39ecfcd43b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [New Zealand’s net debt tipped to increase to 50 percent of GDP – Kiwibank chief economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=019d176306&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Survey shows 287,000 workers fear losing jobs in the next year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17c862623d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Covid income crunch: Households hang on to health insurance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c6af1acd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Reserve Bank tells insurers it would be ‘imprudent’ to pay dividends during Covid crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b99e479c39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy** Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Good, bad, ugly of Covid response: Did we line rich pockets?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbcdeb4980&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Wage subsidy ‘completely masked’ true state of labour market, top economist says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9d630ec10&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Salvation Army State of our Communities report** Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [‘I feel like I have failed’: Covid-19’s impact on Kiwis revealed in new report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c50935407d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Unemployment, mental health and expensive housing: Report outlines the biggest issues Kiwis face ahead of the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afbfa14665&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 strain increases gaps in housing, poverty and mental health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10e46f28fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Surveillance** Anneka Smith (RNZ): [Zhenhua Data leak may be typical contacts list – tech expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b007ba2b9a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura James (1News): [Mixed reaction from Kiwis on list of people being tracked by Chinese intelligence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a26db7ac7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan and Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [New Zealand Security Intelligence Service issues warning over Chinese firm collecting data on politicians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ef6011411&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [New Zealand spy agency ‘reviewing’ Chinese intelligence database for security concern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6b5067f18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [New Zealand SIS reviewing Chinese database for security concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9668ff953&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [SIS to review data related to New Zealanders as part of data leak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f51613df1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan and Isabella Durant (Newshub): [Winston Peters says NZ being naive on China collecting data on politicians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a42ea48465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Concerns over Chinese data collection on influential NZers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f72f67a90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Do politicians’ social shares give us a glimpse into their lives – or are they just a political ploy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c24a2037b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew MacFarlane (1News): [Vote Compass: Most Kiwis do not support lowering voting age](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=feb523c12a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Voting by phone allowed for people in Covid-19 isolation facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4a2b00b34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Returning Kiwis in Covid-19 isolation facilities to vote by phone this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffc751b75d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [People in managed isolation will phone in their votes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f0b2b4a36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Cropper (Newshub): [Kiwis stuck in managed isolation to be able to vote by telephone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b73aaaea3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Cormack (Herald): [The biggest thing was the call to delay it a month](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1243c0b10d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Te Tai Tokerau residents ignoring Covid-19 conspiracy theories](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dccb11ad7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jared Morgan (ODT): [Conspiracy theories collar question time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb60b83dde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ogden (Herald): [Local Focus: Tauranga candidates defend their credibility to lead NZ out of a recession](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbe00d5b33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gerogie Ormond (Herald): [Tax the rich to feed the poor? Whanganui candidates respond](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6966655ae7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Temple (ODT): [Important to understand MMP’s origins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87d59b059e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [Pacific climate activists switch focus to increasing voter engagement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5cf6798b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Conversion therapy and intersex surgery: Where parties stand on LGBT policies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af5e5e2087&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Vote Jason: The story behind Dunedin’s infamous political billboard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c501e9c14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Inside Parliament: Winston visits The Warehouse and Covid squabbles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa6e3b7b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Hauraki-Waikato** The Hui: [Hauraki-Waikato candidates Nanaia Mahuta, Donna Pokere-Phillips go head-to-head in electorate debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1026a5649b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Hauraki-Waikato candidates differ on removing controversial place names in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c13a96f2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) The Hui: [Who will take the Hauraki-Waikato electorate after a decade of Nanaia Mahuta at the helm?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6dfde1001&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Hauraki-Waikato candidates quizzed on if Maori flag should always fly on public buildings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bb34494fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis referendum** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Will cannabis legalisation be better or worse for protecting young people?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c83dd1806f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [John Tamihere to vote against legalising euthanasia, dubs legislation the ‘Kill the Maori Bill’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbf3f0f2b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Maori candidates make case for legalisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ec6b83606&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): [Labour MP Jo Luxton against cannabis legalisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e94a017451&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Bishop (Stuff): [Cannabis: the science is still far from set](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d73635ae7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National** RNZ: [National health policy promises $800m in new funding over four years, targeting Pharmac and cancer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bcac75dfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Means-tested GP charges, new border agency, $50m a year for cancer drugs — National’s health election pitch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63b8885d66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National releases $800m health plan ahead of election, including increased funding for Pharmac](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b2de695e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [NZ Election 2020: National promises to cut elective surgery wait time, boost Pharmac funding by $90 million](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e06a10372&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Nats vow to boost maternity care in South](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e0dafa400&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [National’s promise of $30 million lift for childhood dental services is not enough – M?ngere-based charity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf1f91b0fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ First** Jo Moir (RNZ): [Winston Peters finds his mojo on the campaign trail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04280e81ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [Winston Peters three word message to a voter: New Zealand First](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5893ed8367&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Packet of cigarettes ‘should not cost more than $20’, smokers and poor people ‘being screwed’ – Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e6d2c569c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ First promises to fund marine farms and science](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c191cddfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Greens** RNZ: [The Elevator Pitch: James Shaw on who he’d fight for](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f23343e8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brianna Mcilraith and Helen Harvey (Stuff): [Current state school funding ‘doesn’t even touch the sides’, James Shaw says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd6048719e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [James Shaw: A Clear and Present Danger](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=110cc86f5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Maori Part**y Simon Collins (Herald): [Maori Party wants to ban expulsions of students under 16, plus spend 25pc of education budget on Maori delivery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d626a19b3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Maori Party wants Maori immersion schools to get equal funding to mainstream schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16edd18537&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **ACT** Claire Trevett (Herald): [David Seymour’s raid on National’s turf](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=581eb691c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul Mitchell (Stuff): [ACT leader David Seymour talks freely about the dangers of silence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62c61a7e16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **TOP** Brianna Stewart (Stuff): [TOP proposes $2.5b infrastructure funding for local councils in new policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e65b7dd3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [TOP promises GST returns for councils to help plug infrastructure deficit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1e1c5b0e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Advance NZ** Samantha Motion (Herald): [‘We said no’: Advance NZ wanted to join NZ First, Winston Peters says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e86d6b12e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Peters says Advance NZ party asked to join NZ First](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c09ed5f2e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Labour** Newstalk ZB: [Tertiary Education Union on the pros and cons of Labour’s education plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7451f9c4d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor and Melissa Tapper (Newshub): [First-term MPs: Deborah Russell on MPs across the aisle, work-life balance, and support networks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d60276d92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Nigel Huirama Te Hiko and Joe Williams** Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Dr Bloomfield issues sombre plea on behalf of wh?nau who lost two brothers to virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0a238e512&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [‘Coronavirus is so real ’- bereaved family issues plea to Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4f3e6196e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler and Lucy Warhurst (Newshub):[Family of latest death describe ‘big heart’, ‘immense love’ of victim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=158027eb18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Iwi leader, father figure with loving heart dies of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=288d6e7cbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Florence Kerr (Stuff): [Wh?nau lose second person to the coronavirus in two weeks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d4c484e4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘He held the family together’ – Covid-19 victim was a humble leader, devoted historian](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c2e557dec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Message of thanks from family of late Cooks leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc240e6e54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus, Bledisloe quarantine exception, border exemption policies** Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): [Yes, public health is important. But surely not as important as rugby](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13e0afd22f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Wallabies’ relaxed quarantine: If one tests positive, training’s off](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad5a782323&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victor Waters (1News): [‘We have moved on’ – NZ Rugby boss says there’s no hard feelings in missing out on Rugby Championship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c9db517fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Superyacht owners should be given exemptions to arrive for America’s Cup, marine industry says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab95c996c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Tom Hunt (Stuff):[Investigation into landfill accused of sending toxins to Wellington marine sanctuary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=681f9e8ae4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Protesters turn out before dawn to save 100-year-old native trees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd8e6c76f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Native tree felling protest kicks off again in Auckland, with police called in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5aaf186c7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast and Lisette Reymer (Newshub): [Police and protesters standoff over destruction of native trees in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc632c843b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Angeloni (Stuff): [‘Truck wash’ upstream behind dead eels in Renwick creek](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5406043e4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Human Rights Commission grants case against Pharmac for failing to fund rare muscular disorder drug](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c069badb20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Two critical reports into Ministry of Health’s measles and influenza campaigns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06216bd70d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Measles contact tracing failed and vaccination too slow during 2019 epidemic – review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=110773027e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New reports outline major issues with NZ’s recent vaccination rollouts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=050ed72feb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner: [Cancer is a health crisis and the government should approach is like Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=daa2c0b00b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [University of Auckland should know physical distancing, gatherings rules before in-person learning returns – Dr Ashley Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4e86833f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland principal asks for empathy from potential employers who see ‘Year 14′ on applicants’ report card](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e92d531462&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Trainee teachers lack classroom experience due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bc864e16a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Teachers not to blame for Kiwi kids’ falling literacy skills – principal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=637f6cadab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anaru Eketone (ODT): [Proposal part of history of curtailing Maori opportunity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76ee77fc82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Staff member wants apology over medical education pathways cap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ca38bb01d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Te W?nanga o Raukawa secures $8 million in partial recognition of claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4ca7c8109&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Stephen Forbes (RNZ): [Funds from asset sales should be reinvested in South Auckland, councillor says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a61657d6e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland drought: Watercare’s chief executive says restrictions could end soon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7433e73396&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tara Shaskey (Taranaki Daily News): [Postcard campaign against New Plymouth councillors who were not in favour of a Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ffa26fd28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Council proposes fast-tracking plan to prevent flooding in Christchurch’s east](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8aefcd3b35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Katie Todd (RNZ): [Experts, home buyers not convinced house prices will fall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7a23e1441&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashley Church (Herald): [This is no longer a blip, this is the start of a new property boom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cc54f5c55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Landlords will have to hand on home improvement costs to tenants, says property investor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efd6c4867d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuart Smith and Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Stuff): [Every New Zealander deserves a warm, dry and safe place to call home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2237dd370&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** RNZ: [Chinese company knocked back on bid to set up biometric system for New Zealand police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4234146cdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Company run by Chinese military made bid to run NZ Police facial recognition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df34b44a0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism fund** Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Tourism operators who missed out on funding call for review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=629076bbce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Tourism fund nearly dumped after struggling with accessing applicants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=954b2b3438&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** 1News: [Air NZ proposes 385 more redundancies as union criticises staff outsourcing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc8fb66d72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [385 cabin crew jobs to go at Air NZ due to ‘significant continual decline’ in passenger numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36f828d177&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Calls for govt to prop up public transport through Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=771ad0a567&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Te wiki o te reo Maori** 1News: [Maori studies expert shares ‘inspiring’ history of how Maori Language Week came to be in Aotearoa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72795ae2be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Ka pai](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=821944ea62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta (Spinoff): [Making te reo Maori cool: What language revitalisation can learn from the ‘Korean wave’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2341ae2d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pike River** Joanne Carroll (Stuff): [Pike River re-entry crew reaches ‘critical area for forensic examination’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb742acef0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Major milestone’ reached in Pike River Mine recovery operation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13201618c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Annabelle Tukia (Newshub): [Pike River Mine workers reach ‘real milestone’ in recovery operation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c5b9e2345&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Gulf Livestock 1** Vita Molyneux and Lilly Devine (Newshub): [Loved ones of Kiwi crew missing from sunken ship plead with Govt for answers as Simon Bridges demands action now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c235af0e86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Family of missing New Zealander on ill-fated cattle ship considering mounting private search off Japan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fe83a4b93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Gulf Livestock 1: Hopes pinned on satellite technology](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d9d8e4e49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sport** Felicity Reid (RNZ): [Call for Gymnastics review panel overhaul](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f45bf46ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Talei Anderson (RNZ): [Eligibility rules discouraging Pasifika netball representation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e93ed2362&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Drilling companies should need guarantee from banks, New Plymouth mayor says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4682454e28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government finalises 10 year plan for transport infrastructure and services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a64af4733&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Cross (Stuff): [For too long, we have neglected the welfare of New Zealand’s animals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd7c107b87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Govt to change rules so spending creates jobs for Maori, Pasifika and women](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=952d3dbd70&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government alters procurement rules to benefit disadvantaged groups](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76ad0c7d40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Police, candlemaker Downlights, and MBIE among winners of diversity awards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b5f69bad0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Andrew Little ‘committed’ to adoption law reform next term, with support from National likely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09fdd73cb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Concerns Sleepyhead development could become a ‘slum’ if houses don’t sell](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac86cc96de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [NZ youth picked up by FBI after talking online about carrying out a mass shooting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=897d4d04d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Gates (Stuff): [Demolition approved for Christchurch’s Catholic cathedral](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f590424a76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Microsoft gets OIO approval for $100 million+ data centre in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9d1561565&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jill Herron (Newsroom): [The mysterious Central Otago airport no one seems to want](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4359a3f8ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Commercial media more robust than thought](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77675af9a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [FV Jubilee sinking tragedy: Canterbury trawler operators prosecuted under health and safety law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d43b0a1a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)s Audrey Young (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern and John Key credit Shinzo Abe with NZ’s closer relations with Japan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=865d8a5547&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Duncan Steel (Stuff): [NZ has pivotal position in potential satellite conflicts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dac3c7fb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [More female leaders as strides made to close gender pay gap in public sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=453b1f042f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)