> ## 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 – 18 January 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-18-january-2021/ - Published: 2021-01-17T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-01-18T19:53:01.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Housing** Bernard Hickey (Stuff): [The ‘brutal’ catch-22 politics of trying to move to affordable housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e51c55abae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey: [Why work when you can just own houses?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84efd173f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Consents are up, but will that help with NZ’s stubborn housing shortage?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc26075cbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [New house listings have surged so far this year – but it’s not enough](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e228363c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [House prices ended 2020 on a high – up 20 per cent, says REINZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c5cc18df8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Record low number of properties for sale – latest REINZ stats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4996d8a7b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Libby Wilson (Stuff): [Rising house prices could push mortgage terms out to 40 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0adff6f72b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daria Kuprienko (One Roof): [Demand is ‘next level’: More than 1100 people crowd Auckland open homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2692600349&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [Waikato house sales hit 16-year high in December](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea5970640c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jimmy Ellingham (Stuff): [Palmerston North property prices continue their upward march](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a282a7881&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Queenstown house prices: Overseas New Zealand buyers, Australians boost prices from afar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4128ce976&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Social service providers sound warning over toll of emergency housing conditions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f78f6fa8cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alexa Cook (Stuff): [Cost of renting continues to climb](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=746d81486f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald) [Know your rights: The rules tenants must read before February rental overhaul](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=571948c9f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Harsher tenancy rules pushing owners into Airbnbs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d36d1befa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDeck): [Buoyant housing markets to boost Fletcher earnings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb6d7bac94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Covid** Herald: [Covid 19 coronavirus: Public health expert calls for pre-flight hotel quarantine, shift MIQ out of Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc130c8edc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [No room at the MIQ inn, except for the rich and famous, says immigration lawyer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e26ccf2cc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwi migrants hoping for wider border exemptions in NZ to see families again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e1a020ca1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Expert calls for NZ to up prevention efforts with Covid-19 variants at the border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeae15bfbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Covid-19: How NZ is preparing for the biggest vaccine roll-out in history](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=063d96f5f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): [Covid-19: Shutting the door on returning Kiwis not the answer to rising coronavirus risk, minister says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddcc0a1d4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Covid vaccination information could be added to app, Ministry of Health says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebd50fd727&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: Earlier vaccination for border workers, Hipkins says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=070a8e2063&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Border workers could be vaccinated ahead of official roll-out in April](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9324edf629&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) NZ Herald: [Editorial: ‘Do not lose control’ – WHO’s reminder for winners in virus fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e3442a74b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Pre-flight passenger tests set to expand as case numbers double](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8a5b5fe22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): [Covid compliance: More than 63,000 lockdown breaches reported](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8024b4f221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geraden Cann (Stuff): [Covid-19: Cybersecurity experts say Covid Tracer app’s benefits outweigh risks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a21665c03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Covid-19: Call to make scanning mandatory at ‘super-spreader’ venues, pubs, clubs, restaurants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b9cc240a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – Stop! Scanner time: On the push to get every Kiwi scanning, every time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1442c6c7e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – We need to scan, scan, and scan again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd76c4b0ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): [Coronavirus and returning Kiwis: We can’t shut the door but we can scan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1377375a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Covid-19: Why aren’t people scanning in on public transport?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63e8060633&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Managed isolation soldier spoke of rape, military rule to scared returnee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4761f109db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Covid-19: Cost of pre-departure tests for international travellers leaving New Zealand differs around the country](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba3f095cf5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cook Islanders welcome travel bubble as PMs eye two-way solution](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a66a6694d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: Six returning travellers allowed to skip managed isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39cfb04396&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geraden Cann (Stuff): [Refugee ‘at home’ in New Zealand as one of lucky few resettled during Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6a126c7cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Trade union survey: Covid hits workers’ income and work life hard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b543ba04b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Barrett (The Conversation): [Government funds are not ‘taxpayer money’ — media and politicians should stop confusing the two](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68092f409e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin Thrupp (Stuff): [There will be a tomorrow, so stop spending like there won’t be](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8cb7bc66c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Juliet Speedy (Newshub): [64yo Christchurch man who lost job during lockdown still unemployed despite nearly 200 applications](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd1c6f5c06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Corzaon Miller (1News): [Businesses struggling to cope amid dramatic freight cost increase in and out of NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31af380eba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (NZ Herald): [The duelling forces set to determine which way NZ mortgage rates will go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d90769df45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Worker exploitation leads to calls for tougher penalties in the booming massage industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9d22ae25b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Newman (Stuff): [More Government support may be needed for growers hit by hail storm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8598f27b21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tiwai smelter deal** Tom Pullar-Strecker (ODT): [Broker believes Tiwai smelter beat down Meridian on power price by 36%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9756a1ba9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Tiwai fallout: What the deal means for power prices, politicians and invest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32398b998a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Otago Daily Times: [Editorial – Breathing space for Tiwai](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7e5ff07eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament and Government** Jason Walls (Herald): [Meet the Minister: Greens co-leader Marama Davidson – why she’s keen to stay in touch with tough realities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efe918d8e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Full body scanners set to be installed at Parliament after security concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c7fcde506&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Bayly (BusinessDesk): [My Net Worth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a6a0e244f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **US politics and NZ; International relations** Brian Gaynor (BusinessDesk): [Who is Chris Liddell?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bd1d0b456&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brian Gaynor (BusinessDesk): [Chris Liddell in the US](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62706e096a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Braddock (World socialist website): [New Zealand PM silent on Trump’s culpability for Washington coup](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34d55ef15c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change** Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): [The year New Zealand must convince the world its climate rhetoric is more than hot air](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e0ea72cfa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): [Greedy, not green – New Zealand maxes out share of global carbon budget to avoid the worst of climate change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c4b68b64f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rodney Hide: [Spare a thought for climate scientists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=344d5e901f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Time to ban new gas connections in houses, says energy researcher](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d056eac2ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [School Strike 4 Climate NZ to reignite movement in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=badd603667&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Law and order** Deborah Morris (Stuff): [Vision of a new district court where everyone’s words are heard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2b195272c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Armed and ready: Cops across Canterbury carrying guns as gang friction simmers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b8fdfce4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Soumya Bhamidipati (Herald): [Demerit points bill oversimplifies youth justice system, expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e26a95ba7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Reserve Bank cyber attack** Reuters: [New Zealand reserve bank governor apologises over ‘serious’ cyberattack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa6e2cc2ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [RBNZ governor ‘apologises unreservedly’ for data breach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dca1cfb611&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr on data breach: ‘I own this, am disappointed and sorry’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=977bc6a149&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Carly Gooch (Stuff): [MP pushes for start date on $713m Nelson Hospital redevelopment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f5fa70c04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Just 20 per cent of DHBs meeting vaccination targets, NZ ‘can’t afford’ to slip’ – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d01be7d452&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley, Emma Stanford, and Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Doctors want contraception to be as easy to access as abortion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82c0f0b42d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pete McKenzie (Stuff): [CapTel decision ‘pulls the rug out’ for hearing-impaired Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5de314643&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Council apologises after ‘appropriating’ Maori campaign slogan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f865a5cf6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Marshall (Stuff): [Councillors back Taup? Maori wards decision as lobby group pushes petition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a577a4cb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Tom O’Connor (Stuff): [The war on drugs grinds on without any winners but plenty of losers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f5c786077&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Call to return the missing ‘wh’ to South Island Maori place names](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82155e5de9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Don Brash: [“Not enough Maori staff in Pharmac” it’s claimed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64325f6c0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Lourens (Stuff): [Mobs, violence and coups: The power of online harassment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b971846b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [Do you really need to read this column?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3727d0bd2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Law (Stuff): [Christchurch’s recycling habits improve, but waste from hundreds of bins is still being dumped](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9ced2aa84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Polly Gillespie (Stuff): [We’ve tackled Covid, but domestic violence still plagues our country](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fd230a264&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Ministry of Social Development ‘sorry’ for asking beneficiary to pay for its mistake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1027d444b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin Van Beynen (Stuff): [Reduce your speed, this is a no work zone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa36663331&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [Social media has a lot to answer for, so why am I not done just yet?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abcb9b0962&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Elle Hunt (The Guardian): [The remarkable bounceback of New Zealand’s magazines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cedbba9d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Shimmin (Stuff): [The magical power of selective profanity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c510a573d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)