> ## 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 – 19 February 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-19-february-2021/ - Published: 2021-02-18T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-02-19T19:52:42.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Covid: General** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern’s boldest and most adept Covid move yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f911bb57f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT: [Editorial – Trust and politicians in the Covid era](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aefa769a7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Living with covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22d49d4bf4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lisette Reymer (Newshub): [New Zealand should stop living in fear of COVID-19 – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b95067e39f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National says move out of alert level 3 lockdown is ‘bold’ and ‘ambitious’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95585d6b76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Keith Lynch (Stuff): [The ‘edge’ cases and when transmission gets weird](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8856815871&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [‘No stone unturned’ in hunt for source of community outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=861762bf85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Declining trend of UK, US cases shows ‘an end in sight’ – modeller Rodney Jones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b917863e18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Should these be NZ’s new alert levels?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a05e4c200d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Whatitiri Te Wake (Maori TV): [Alert level decision ‘wrong’ – Dr R?wiri Taonui](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc038a9383&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [The shameful wages being paid to MIQ cleaners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b43534c95a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Collins keen on Harawira checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c81803815&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [QR code scanning too difficult for businesses to enforce if mandated – EMA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bfd30fdbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: Vaccine** George Block (Stuff): [Secrecy around NZ vaccine roll-out sparked by sabotage, theft fears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f95ee28ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Online Covid-19 vaccination register won’t be ready for Saturday start](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19afb6b383&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Vaccine rollout: Dry runs invaluable for sorting teething issues – Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc0017b3ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Should Asian NZers be prioritised for Covid vaccinations?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fae854b1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jordan Bond (RNZ): [First jab of Pfizer vaccine to be administered to vaccinators today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ec6e1c65f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Why new vaccine is safe – your questions answered](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4af23658ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Special syringes secured for vaccine rollout, despite global shortage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ccfcbe19a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Maori and Pasifika lack confidence in Covid vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c2ab6bd7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [‘No privilege in dying early’ – Maori doctors address vaccine anxiety](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c400a4cc2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Government social media moderators set to pounce on vaccine misinformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dad8e96d9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing and inequality** Brian Fallow (Herald): [Housing crisis only adds to inequality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c61d1aaf1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [Housing crisis: More than 4,000 NZ children living in motels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c4edd5766&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Solari (Stuff): [Here is what is needed to improve housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd09ef6904&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f84f43ac60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [House price records smashed nationwide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a05b33422&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Average asking price for homes reaches all-time high; lack of supply to blame — Trade Me](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6c86ab2cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [ASB backtracks on investor loan limits for new homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd0056b6f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [First-home buyers snapping up KiwiBuild homes in New Plymouth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b7be4c341&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ethan Te Ora (Stuff): [A letting fee in disguise, or a reasonable cost? New rental fee stirs debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afcb245556&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fletcher Building benefits from strong housing market and improved margins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e410494240&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Time to seriously think about our useless councils](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89d4cbe68f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland 10 Year Budget: Record rates rise plan needs public support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=001330d1af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland Council to consult residents on 5% rates hike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f76863b8e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Wellington City Council long-term plan meeting ‘a shambles’ and ‘almost incomprehensible’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ce9d2393c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Let’s Get Wellington Amending – confusion and chaos as Wellington mayor Andy Foster tables late changes to 10-year plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c5616a65a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Plan to privatise part of Wellington Central Library moves forward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc50c63dc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George and Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Wellington City Council looks at slashing library collection budget by 40 per cent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3d00578dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Proposal to spend an extra $45m on cycleways in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fc46a9bbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Mather (Stuff): [Let us play: New council strategy reimagines entire city as an urban playground](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b5c0948ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Stuff): [Marcus Lush surprised by public’s dislike for Invercargill City Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a8a56a857&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Four Maori seats needed for Auckland Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d17e91c290&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Dunedin City Council water lead poisoning** Jonathan Guildford (Stuff): [Tests show children among Otago residents with lead levels above internationally safe standards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9c999444d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [High levels of lead in children: More analysis of blood required to assess effects – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1e84eaf99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [East Otago water scare: Unsafe lead levels found in children’s blood tests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f3801cc08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Lack of resources to blame for low-quality tap water](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2760890bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media and Facebook** Henry Oliver (Metro): [Tova O’Brien is ready for anything](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=733a1ce1a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Winners and losers in latest NZ streaming survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0549c27f5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Crewdson (Stuff): [To spite media companies, Facebook has cut off its users’ facts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4625621eeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – Facebook’s news blockade could do real harm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7b536de7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi weigh in on Facebook’s Australian news ban](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d2f165306&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Facebook blackout could happen in New Zealand, experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15754ce8a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jesse Mulligan (RNZ): [What does the Facebook news ban in Australia mean for NZ?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=817e8e5590&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Facebook move shows the company has gulped its own Kool-Aid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e850bcd1ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: Editorial: Nothing to like about Facebook news ban (paywalled) **Australia-NZ dispute over terrorist suspect in Turkey** Anthony Galloway (Stuff): [Annette King says Australian citizenship cancellation has left NZ in ‘difficult position’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b94db4c48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Breen (The Conversation): [With their mother’s Australian citizenship cancelled over alleged ISIS-links, how will NZ deal with her children?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00ad63531c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Global Insight: NZ needs to ‘up its game’ over jihadists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=101e0ba3d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Scott Morrison wins again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d01b220086&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ardern-Morrison spat over Turkish detainee a sign of worsening trans-Tasman relations: NZ experts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b862e7cb7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ troops to leave Afghanistan by May** Dan Satherley and Perry Wilton (Newshub): [‘Abject failure’: New Zealand’s involvement in Afghanistan War questioned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84bc774dcd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Afghanistan war was far from a success](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e23db9295&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Taliban welcomes NZDF withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=474ff7d8f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Taxpayers to fork out $1 billion in film subsidies over the next five years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fdfa9c9918&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ananish Chaudhuri (The Conversation): [Latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture of the number of people out of work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c836a996b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government debt breaches $100b for first time, books outperform pessimistic forecasts showing a $4b deficit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d641210b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Post lockdown spend-up drives $1.1 billion boost to Crown accounts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07501ba090&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [What will this week’s lockdown mean for interest rates?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65507452fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eric Crampton: [Covid loans?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07ed6bb612&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marta Steeman (Stuff): [Government accused of letting West Coast tourism-dependent communities ‘fall over’ by hotel chain boss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=500d15ca21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [No extra wage subsidy for tourism businesses in Queenstown Lakes District](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de2237aa43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (NBR): [Covid grace period on overdue tax at an end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1112b2d48a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Birth rate plummeting** RNZ: [Drop in birth rate may lead to smaller New Zealand population – analyst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c66884fe9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [New Zealand’s birthrate the lowest ever, but fewer deaths and migration nudge population growth – Stats NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22a63e8758&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [NZ’s fertility rate plummeted in 2020 – but so did deaths, thanks to COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e85ee7975&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Fewer people died in 2020, and lockdown may have helped, Stats NZ reports](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b845ed5f3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Birth rate plummeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a76e70f89f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Period products to be free in schools** Kristin Hall (1News): [Campaigners hoping free period products roll-out in schools will be extended](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc212789d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Smalln (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern says period products will be free in all New Zealand schools from June 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4381291700&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt to fund free period products for all school, kura students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23b90fb248&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change; Tourism report** Mike White (Stuff): [Enough talk – time for action on tourism’s environmental impact, says commissioner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=354a1b09d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Tourism report: add $6-155 tax to long-haul flights to pay for climate fixes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b03157fb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Changes needed to ensure tourism less harmful to environment – Upton](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=441e546d13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [NZ’s environmental iceberg: cruise ships](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0edee0f894&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [James Shaw: Explaining the Climate Change Response bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=674c876109&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Greenhouse gas emissions sharply rose after going back to alert level 1 last year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44ca9a202e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Wellington hospitals ‘at tipping point’ and face delaying surgeries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63bf422d88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill and Michael Cropp (RNZ): [Call for Nurses Organisation to release review into board’s performance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7c49bc09c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Eye health data gap leaves planners blind](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65b566a55e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Study shows cannabis legalisation leads to increase youth use](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af2c70c2ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Libby Wilson (Stuff): [Free X-rays, fast diagnoses the aim of Maori health provider’s $15m plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f14ed2de39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Law and order** Jared Savage (Herald): [Gangs and guns: Police unveil operation targeting firearms and organised crime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdebff9fd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [ACT questions why more gang members getting firearms licence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67690f8e4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Corrections boss grilled over Waikeria Prison riots as National pushes for probe into impact of gangs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed3d34475e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Lines-MacKenzie (Stuff): [Waikeria prison rioters have international gang links, Corrections CEO confirms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00e9703db1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): [Worst I’ve seen in 20 years’: Hospitality workers grapple with crime in central city](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f87afd90f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** 1News: [‘Morally cowardice’ — Pike River recovery effort hasn’t gone far enough, some victims’ families say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c510244cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [How to go weapons-free in KiwiSaver](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed97a385f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benedict Collins (1News): [‘Appalling’ – Chlöe Swarbrick devastated to learn of ANZ KiwiSaver link to Yemen war](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e73e5361f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern writes article about Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall for Time Magazine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e228098f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ankur Sabharwal (Stuff): [What future for permanent migration to New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2874922401&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Leask (Herald): [Unlawfully detained: NZDF conducting full inquiry into man’s military police kidnap allegation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59957ee2bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Lynch (Newstalk ZB): [The Twitter mob and the dopamine hit of outrage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efc76f0439&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Spies cast a wider net in search for domestic threats after Christchurch terrorist attacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b76f22b188&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Mather (Stuff): [Christchurch mosque attack response ‘needs to be more inclusive’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6e5ae90a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Christchurch East since 2011 earthquake ‘a place of hope and beauty’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a08519575b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edd Coomber (Stuff): [Gay conversion therapy is harmful, hateful, and doesn’t work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f45777f76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Pride 2021: Auckland’s Karangahape Rd gets its first ‘Progress Pride’ rainbow crossing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3e4a90fd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Iwi tell council: ‘This development threatens our relationship to the land’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f458af0708&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Wait goes on, three years after law firm Russell McVeagh’s #Metoo moment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e54337dcc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Fox (Herald): [China’s suspension of some NZ seafood exports still in place](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89b88d8b75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Keall (Herald): [Data breach: Reserve Bank likely facing $250K ransom; files from other victims made public](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18c3575eda&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)