> ## 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 May 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-19-may-2021/ - Published: 2021-05-18T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-05-18T20:51:02.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Budget 2021** Kate C. Prickett (The Conversation): [NZ’s second ‘Well-being Budget’ must deliver for the families that sacrificed most during the pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b22f685ba5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Praveen Menon (Reuters): [New Zealand’s recovery budget seen focusing on targeted spending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d86896cc7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Maori housing and child poverty initiatives likely to be biggest Budget winners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bfffbadfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Budget 2021 to include ‘significant’ Maori housing boost and Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Kiwis support it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56196fbd12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Last year was Covid-Budget. How will Covid-19 shape Budget 2021?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45f7915419&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pharmac, dental funding crucial in Budget – National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4150d11703&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Andrew (Spinoff): [Five online trends that tell us about the appetite for Budget 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a63ae7145&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [More investment in rangatahi employment needed, iwi and business leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1d2465cb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Immigration reset** Aaron Martin (BusinessDesk): [Immigration NZ’s reform is disingenuous at best, damaging at worst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5b02cf66a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – All political play and no workers make New Zealand a dull country](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6879a2c6e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends immigration reset, refuses to say whether Government will cap numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7aa07c0294&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Government faces backlash over immigration plan as it defends ‘reset’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5759cb7a6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Wealthy foreign investors need to be ‘really closely scrutinised’ over contributions to NZ – commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb069ba5b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [There is danger in Government’s immigration reset](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a20002271&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends immigration speech amid criticism from Judith Collins, migrant advocates, economists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c933f05fcc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Govt won’t be turning off migration tap in immigration ‘rebalance’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5656c5adf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Concerns for migrant workers, temporary visa holders as Govt’s immigration overhaul slammed as ‘racist’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ded81f671c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Economist: Govt’s immigration policy doesn’t understand value of migrant labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72dcb90a58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Racism, He Puapua, and Maori self-determination** Jagadish Thaker (The Conversation): [A year after New Zealand’s first Covid-19 lockdown, discrimination and racism are on the rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c13cf8a77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brooke van Velden (Herald): [I want better outcomes for all children regardless of race](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0ad1d028e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Cullen (Herald): [Maori, Pakeha and politics – are we ready for a partnership society?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a39658b161&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Judith Collins lashes out against education initiative raising importance of ‘recognising white privilege’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92ab96f794&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [National MPs express diverging views on targeted funding for Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16e9ad6b06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern says National’s smoking gun document didn’t come from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4f6b76bb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Judith Collins stands by Ng?i Tahu co-ownership claim, says Govt has backed down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=892c278806&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins says she hasn’t talked to Ng?i Tahu since alleging Government were going to give it ownership of water](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7f23383bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Heagney (Stuff): [Teachers lead new campaign to combat racism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ea076ea5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Electoral Commission urges Parliament to lower 5 per cent party vote threshold and abolish coat-tailing – again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96901ae334&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Property investors dominate Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1c1cc1c4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Elton John tickets, investment homes and company owned – MPs’ financial interests revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6225389af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Gifts to MPs revealed: Second-hand car, skincare packs, golfing paraphernalia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b11e7859f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Hear me out: National’s in better shape than you think](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1273095992&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Judith Collins has no plans to step down as National leader despite dismal poll results](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94caf9cfee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Does anyone even care about politics at the moment?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddb1d57644&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Richard Prebble (Herald): [Fair Pay Agreements – compulsory unionism by stealth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=875a549b1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jane Kelsey (The Conversation): [New Zealand is overdue for an open and honest debate about 21st-century trade relations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b87d58854&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Meade (Herald): [We need to prepare our economy for Covid 2.0](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32f07147e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jacqueline Rowarth (Stuff): [Farming sector is vital to repay New Zealand’s growing national debt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc7e9a9da7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Stubbs (Stuff): [Could KiwiSavers own their own water pipes?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b82f27353b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Aucklanders face 5 percent rates hike next year as Goff releases Recovery Budget proposal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03f63160c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sinead Gill (Stuff): [Maori participation in council ‘shunned’, say church leaders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b24e976247&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig Ashworth (RNZ): [Stratford council rejects Maori ward hurry-up despite racism accusation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c2ddaec03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Leaman (Stuff): [Public sentiment supports Maori wards in Hamilton](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8be8a993af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Matthews (Stuff): [Maori ward decision sees Taranaki council slammed by two of its iwi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23b40c85c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nick Jones (Herald): [New deal on Wellington’s Shelly Bay includes home ownership plan for iwi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fde08cfb33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [New deal gives iwi greater stake in Shelly Bay development](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec64295319&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Skara Bohny (Stuff): [Nelson council contemplating greater rates increase than planned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=354d6053c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **International relations** Elliott Zaagman (The Interpreter): [A rare test of China diplomacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ac0a3dc45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern on Gaza conflict: Israel’s ‘encroachment, settlements and evictions’ avert two-state solution](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71c173ee39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Asia Pacific Report: [Ghahraman condemns ‘disappointing’ NZ response over attacks on Gaza](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f508faae6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government to introduce new law for vaccine after legal challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79bced76e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Staff member at NZ High Commission in India dies of Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21eb303043&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Vaccine rollout needs ‘significant’ work to succeed: Auditor-General](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dfb45a5f24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Refusal to waive MIQ fees for Kiwis in financial hardship could breach Bill of Rights Act – Ombudsman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9d64f5532&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** David Law (Herald): [Unintended consequences of New Zealand’s housing policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=257bdc0024&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [House prices continue record-breaking streak despite market activity cooling off](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b205328651&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Wall (Stuff): [The state paid $1300 a week for a room in emergency housing where a boy was murdered, but what did it do to keep him safe?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4259289352&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Dan Satherley, Emma Stanford, and Emma Turton (Newshub): [Waikato DHB cyber attack a matter of when, not if – experts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10781909fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nikki Preston (Herald): [Cyber attack on Waikato DHB’s IT system won’t be fixed until the weekend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e5bfc1a55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [‘Non-urgent’ brain surgery cancelled due to Christchurch Hospital bed shortage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=085595012d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change** Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Coal keeping the lights on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75f721346b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Jamie Ensor (Newshub):[ More than 8000 people on National Gang List, but Government pushes back on its accuracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e73b81687&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones (Stuff): [Decile 9 schools also face extra student needs but lose out on funding, principals say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e4e2b5c1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Only 5% of sexual abuse claims make it through ACC system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1307f2cf0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Defence Force launches new Southern Ocean patrol vessel project, price tag $300m+](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfadfc46b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessie Chiang (RNZ): [Has the Christchurch Call made any progress?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf4e0287a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Please share this article so that others can discover *The BFD***