> ## 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 May 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-18-may-2021/ - Published: 2021-05-17T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-05-17T20:21:29.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Immigration reset** Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [‘Scene setting’ immigration speech labelled confusing by critics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc8278685e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Immigration reset light on details, but direction of travel is clear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=deb283700f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Major immigration speech falls flat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6da379235&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Government targets rich investors as part of its ‘reset’ of immigration settings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aaddcc400d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey: [Govt to leave migration tap turned off when the borders reopen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf5890521b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Government wants to turn down tap on temporary and skilled migrant workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48ad2d6b60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government announces ‘reset’ of immigration system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e18b4b2304&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Govt immigration reset ditches low skilled migrants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=706599c88c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [BusinessNZ disappointed over Government stance on migrant labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=970391d99a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Hickey: [How populous should NZ be?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2cfbdebf79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siobhan Wilson (1News): [Immigration restrictions to remain as Government confirms its ‘reset’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=860e0bc8ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Immigration: Record plunge on full year of border closure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35d821a206&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Migration dries up: Record drop in numbers moving to NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f240ca247&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): [Illegal, part one: How the Covid lockdown revived the role of a ‘Tongan Robin Hood’ last at work for overstayers in the 1980s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7dcbf95ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): [Illegal, part two: Keeping a family together](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=352cab2096&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): [Illegal part three: Is it time for another overstayer amnesty?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d69c99e124&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Budget 2021** Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Health sector needs nearly $22.2 billion just to ‘stand still’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57eb9a27e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Editorial – Seeking ‘balance’ in the budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fcf60f4ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cameron Bagrie (BusinessDesk): [Five things to keep an eye on in Budget 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7029922ef3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Te Puea Marae wh?nau push for benefits boost in Budget 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ce69ee670&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Ashby-Coventry (Stuff): [Budget 2021: More money needed across all aspects of education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c72860649a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Budget 2021: More funding for special needs kids on principals’ wishlist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb2c5fb3dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Budget 2021: Solo mothers on the benefit say they need more help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=531c115c2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Budget 2021: ANZ’s chief economist says Govt has ‘options’ with spending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=830d5bd822&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Will budget balance spending needs with fiscal restraint?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=377d139ede&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [National is absent ahead of 2021 Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e03441d32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party, leadership, and the Newshub poll** Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): [The TV3 poll: Journalism or propaganda?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c178d181c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Poll was verdict on Judith Collins’ longevity rather than race](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1018bb064&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Newshub-Reid Research poll shows who National voters want to take over from Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4487af1178&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Collins has lost too much credibility to lead National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31a0578de9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kerre McIvor (Newstalk ZB): [Judith Collins is gone – once National can find an alternative](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3c44b1d87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Newshub-Reid Research poll: Jacinda Ardern confident poll reflects Govt’s Covid-19 success – but tight-lipped on who could be Judith Collins’ replacement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a24afb2b8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Judith Collins dismisses fall in preferred prime minister rating](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b51067351e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Judith Collins assures ‘she’s safe’ as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f3620337f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Mark Richardson ‘disappointed’ in National, but won’t let his support waver](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40e1b56e4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Judith Collins’ recent supposed race-baiting ‘is racist’, should be called out – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c07558685c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Chris Trotter: [Radio waves](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0da9a32dd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): [Maori girl in the gallery: How our parliamentary reporter copes with daily racism in the Beehive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cba52c8668&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (BusinessDesk): [Fears RNZ-TVNZ merger could hit student radio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=578a0ef508&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Ellis: [The man who kicked the hornet’s nest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88d9c4d4a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Racism, He Puapua, and Maori self-determination** Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Brave, cynical or racist: bruising Treaty politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0dc856408&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins vows to keep probing Labour’s Maori ‘co-governance’ plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b03250459a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public sector pay freeze** Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Blow for nurses as Jacinda Ardern says she ‘can’t reward everyone’ who worked hard during Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c8a41e8ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Democracy Project: [Union worker: Pay freeze was an attempt at intimidation by a government scared of strikes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf1bb2cb9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [The public sector must tell its own story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6b0a1264a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuart Smith; Arena Williams (Stuff): [Repaying public servants on the Covid front line by freezing their wages is simply unfair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cf62991a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Explainer: What is a Universal Basic Income, and could it work?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19ff148b82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Infometrics reveals which regions got through summer in best shape](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5156785db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Harris (Stuff): [Bridging the gender investment gap could bring billions into the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc164ff89b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geraden Cann (Stuff): [Gaming billionaire and John Key outline very different post-pandemic futures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d41b6c847d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland’s Port Future: New port location to be decided by 2023, minister says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=036551ebc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [$10b+ to move Ports of Auckland better spent elsewhere: Phil Goff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c66a7dbab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [‘Lining up to kill someone’: Truckies say they have no choice but to lie about work hours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=230884e188&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid** Mike Yardley (Stuff): [Coronavirus: Bureaucrats’ clumsy messaging does not help achieve public buy-in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48d31b02aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Kiwis get behind lockdowns: Research gives insight into Covid-19 attitudes and behaviours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5da27ebe6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Lawrence (Stuff): [Police too far down the queue for Covid-19 jabs, police association says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f54f62175e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Govt to clamp down on MIQ billing, use debt collectors, after figures show almost $7m overdue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df024b4176&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Budget’s carbon savings equal about five days coal use at Huntly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbcfb1ed44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – Transformers? Climate action will be the biggest test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a384bdff9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): [New fuel taxes, higher charges for parking suggested](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d163384c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [There’s still hope for Wellington’s dysfunctional city council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2641d8a34d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Loren (Stuff): [Auckland Council staff face bullying from politicians, aggression from public – review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53b518e908&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (Stuff): [Pay and voting rights for marae reps’ on Carterton District Council committees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f18a852756&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Moana Ellis (Herald): [Maori support strong for Horizons Maori wards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a1d89a4d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Wellington councillor Simon Woolf opens up on getting counselling and need for a council psychologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e5608d6a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Stuff): [Invercargill City Council plans to increase remuneration budget by $600k](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1c612f1a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Mather (Stuff): [A monumental decision: New panel to help decide fate of controversial Captain Hamilton statue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79b223c0f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **International relations** Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): [NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does it want to?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=065d601494&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern says approval of export of gun suppressors to Israel won’t lead to commercial arrangement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4e0c94813&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benedict Collins (1News): [PM seeks assurance that military tech from NZ is not being used by Israel against Palestinians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c51b684e12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ ‘absolutely urgently required’ to speak up about finding Gaza solution – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89a6e5de26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Tanner (Stuff): [Chinese food and beverage brands could soon muscle in on NZ’s premium exports](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84bc475841&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Snow season thaw for Aussie-Kiwi PM relations?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc0cc575c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Asylum seekers detained** Amelia Wade (Newshub): [118 asylum seekers have been locked up in New Zealand prisons with criminals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f61b6ce521&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Burrell (Herald): [Allegations of rape, assault of asylum seekers in prison, new report reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c559574ac1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [‘Immediate and urgent reform’ needed after 86 asylum seekers detained in prison — Amnesty International](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37efa5843b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice** RNZ: [Corrections to stop restraining inmates during labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ef32dc713&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Chief Ombudsman to investigate Department of Corrections’ response to calls for reforms that could improve conditions for prisoners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2693dd5083&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Water reforms hit an expensive snag, as cost estimate rises to $185b](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7c822b1a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern’s knee-jerk reaction to SFO charges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88b80b2cd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Verity Johnson (Stuff): [David Gaughan represents a sobering tale about cancel culture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5297805e81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [First home buyer fatigue: their share of purchases drop to lowest since 2018](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de112679d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Carnegie (Herald): [Act now to avoid the next energy crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f84c52bb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Ombudsman investigates University of Canterbury over Anne-Marie Brady review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e513b01c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Please share this article so that others can discover *The BFD***