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# Daily News Roundup – 2 March 2021
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-2-march-2021/
- Published: 2021-03-01T19:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-01T20:25:46.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

**Covid: Auckland community outbreak**  
Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern refuses to apologise to KFC worker, says family was told to self-isolate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef91890714&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Auckland KFC worker with Covid-19 says she was never told to isolate, wants apology from PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42efe4d68b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mandy Te (Stuff): [Questions raised over whether people are being told they must self-isolate following Covid-19 tests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=472063f6d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Jacinda Ardern denies KFC worker who tested positive wasn’t told to self-isolate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=060a5e140e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Professor slams Govt as ‘inconsistent’ over ‘deja vu’ lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f752488c8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern is a great communicator, but clearly not everyone’s listening](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7e2412f4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Weekes (Herald): [Will New Zealand choke just when the finish line’s in sight?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c19613a67f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff Editorial: [Trust alone is no longer enough](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc3ea05a38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Barry Soper (Herald): [Time for Govt to consider being cruel to be kind](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12e8476f1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [‘It’s easy to blame a 21-year-old’: Judith Collins, David Seymour say Government also at fault for COVID-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e571f3957c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [We should be TikToking information’ – Collins calls for better messaging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3d58d77d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Young people to Government – ‘your message is too old, too stale and way too long’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91715a75ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern encourages calling out COVID-19 rule-breakers, but with ‘kindness’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d69db4131&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Alan Kenyon (TVNZ): [Ardern asks Kiwis to call out Covid-19 rule breakers — ‘It’s not OK to let the rest of us down’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=966ce00cc8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [PM Jacinda Ardern urges New Zealanders to call out rule-breakers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=086b843c97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern says actions of latest COVID-19 cases had ‘devastating’ consequence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4291221d5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Angry Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tongue lashes Covid-19 cases for ‘letting down’ team of five million](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08927aa36a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Rulebreakers facing judgment of entire nation – Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=307fb2d52b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [New Auckland COVID-19 case ‘absolutely’ did all the wrong things – Professor Michael Baker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acdc2ae0db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Jacobson (RNZ): [Manukau Institute of Technology asks for kindness towards student](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19430c148c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Auckland Regional Public Health says no issues with language barriers prior to latest outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5c3f8c64b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Collins accuses Government of being apathetic towards Covid-19, criticises kindness focus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32f347069f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
TVNZ: [‘Post-kindness’ rhetoric targeting South Auckland Covid cases will backfire, warns Efeso Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dfc8a670b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Weekes (Herald): [Instinct for retribution must not take over, leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9a36e808e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Latif (Herald): [Punishing rule-breakers would backfire, warns South Auckland councillor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78e8598c9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [Covid: One year on for Pasifika leaders at the frontline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6583b4484&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Justin Latif (Spinoff): [South Auckland DHB chief: NZ owes our people a ‘debt of gratitude’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33d5a231f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Te Rina Triponel (Herald): [South Auckland marae leaders urge communities to be more vigilant as community transmission spreads](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d458f4999&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
TVNZ: [South Auckland man infected with Covid-19 after family member’s secret lockdown contact with another infected family](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f97dca1d1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lynley Ward (Herald): [Four families, one school and rule breaker – the Valentine’s Day cluster unravelled](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=038c377582&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Two mothers from Auckland cluster went for a walk during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df29ea3432&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern on latest Covid-19 cases: ‘Everyone is angry… I get that’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20241c01b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lana Andelane (Newshub): [New Zealanders who refuse testing, deny science ‘put everyone at risk’ – Phil Goff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a8721d8ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Biggest weakness in our Covid response is our population](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6278ba98d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald):[Government must take the blame for this lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24c54d920f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Heather du Plessis-Allan: [Covid 19 lockdowns a sign of failure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b81ca15c16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Complacent Government asleep at the wheel over Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0f2459962&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Ministry of Health dropping the ball has led us to new lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0586dc1f39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Weekes (Herald): [Police not asked to prosecute Case M, say education, support pivotal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7206eabeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [National wants Covid-19 rule breakers to be fined](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fec2056f71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Police assistance seldom needed to enforce Covid-19 rules, Bloomfield says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db59ab58dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Nadine Porter (Stuff): [Police yet to issue any fines to people not wearing face masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a5ddee4d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [District Health Board slams Covid-19 conspiracy theory on rheumatic fever swabs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3ecf96a67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Northern Advocate: [Harawira calls on Northland iwi leaders to speak out over danger of new Covid strains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bea81c162e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Anthony (Stuff): [Air NZ suspends trans-Tasman flights as Australia responds to Auckland Covid-19 ‘hotspot’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fd6d1ac3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Travel bubble gamechanger: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers huge boost for chances of Australia travel bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c87776ec0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Food banks brace for ‘flood’ of demand in Auckland’s fourth lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=513eac857e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Covid: Workers and business**  
Michael Neilson (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends sick pay scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=637e236a59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Support scheme for those self-isolating $100m cheaper than expected, call for it to be made more generous](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8597ec3f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [More generous Covid-19 leave scheme ‘could save NZ money overall’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07389757e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Victoria Young (Business Desk): [Change self-isolation payments – Eaqub](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37688c72aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
TVNZ: [Government ‘doing everything’ they can to ensure workers who need time off due to Covid-19 get paid – Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c00b06d431&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Covid-19: Union aware of ‘pressure on employees’ to work when sick](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53fd277b1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Businesses asked to ‘do the right thing’ and pay staff correctly during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30af0299a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Bradford (TVNZ): [Some retailers still not paying staff in full as latest Covid-19 lockdown hits Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d518534c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
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RNZ: [Business leaders demand government’s Covid-19 plan be made public](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1350fe79d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Business leaders call for clear path out of virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5d0ffba54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Business leaders ask: What’s the long-term Covid strategy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8031cfbbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Level 3 lockdown ‘absolutely devastating’ for many Auckland businesses – Barnett](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=218917e162&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Richard Harman: [Business leaders ask the HealthMinistry to open up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=509aa4e8e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Lockdown rules ‘absurd’, Retail NZ says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52f0859c24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Government looking at options to help support struggling tourism regions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3ffc63ff3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Inland Revenue system back online after maintenance went faster than expected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=467c1e1a7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Latest Covid-19 alert levels change to cost economy $240 million – ASB economists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd3b5f171c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
TVNZ: [Businesses ‘right up against the wall’ because of Auckland lockdowns, economist says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18cb2f8928&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Lockdowns costing $240m a week, ASB estimates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68ad43fa4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [Economic cost of lockdown falls on Auckland, again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fcdf71def&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**Covid: Vaccine**  
Julie Iles (NBR): [Auditor-General to review Covid-19 vaccine rollout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c941340fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nikki Preston (Herald): [Frontline health workers next in line for vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e84a263e11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Aucklanders should be vaccinated first, Mayor Phil Goff says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d385acdc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Belinda Feek (Herald): [Auckland Airport MPI staff ‘fuming’ after being left behind in vaccine rollout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=088e1c4d95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [DHBs apologise after some Auckland GPs denied leftover Covid-19 vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d5e7726cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing**  
Kate Nicol-Williams (TVNZ): [‘Pointless’ — First Home grant increasingly out of touch with property market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5278b2855e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Eva Corlett (RNZ): [LVR rules reinstated but industry skeptical it will cool housing market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29d1d2038f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sophie Cornish and Ethan Te Ora (Stuff): [Wellington’s emergency housing grows by 300 per cent in a year, under strain from Covid-19 and escalating housing crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=451de83e77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Wellington housing market: $171k for a deposit in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=910f9be440&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
One Two Three Home: [What are the benefits and risks of developing mixed-tenure communities in New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=263a608137&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tony Alexander (One Roof): D[on’t expect a slam-dunk end to rising house prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6b8bd5ff6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Catherine Masters (One Roof): [Fighting FOMO: The real pressures in NZ’s ‘cheapest’ housing markets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=502a72311f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Should a brand new city be built in New Zealand to take pressure off housing market?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=416b497483&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Waatea News: [Colonial thinking hold back Maori housing action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f51e62c6af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Climate change and environment**  
David Farrar: [Did the Climate Commission mislead Parliament’s Environment Committee?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04469030f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [MPI opposed nitrogen bottom line over economic concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10a7933e72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Government report challenges claims of carbon-neutral meat farms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed94c1f63e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Riley Kennedy (RNZ): [Environment Ministry addresses shortcomings of Beef and Lamb report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b73e903ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
The BFD: [The Dog Ate Rod Carr’s Homework](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54708b52a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Local government**  
Felix Desmarais (Herald): [Green leader James Shaw, Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick take aim at David Seymour over M?ori wards-apartheid compariso](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f08b5f18a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)n  
Waatea News: [National promises Maori ward law repeal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19e90f2e24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Successful council team-building retreat prompts a review into team-building weekends](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f82d063dcc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Green Wellington City councillor reconsiders controversial library vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0a56e6665&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Shane Te Pou (Herald): [Will mayor help Wellington get its mojo back?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53ebe99484&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Wellington Mayor Andy Foster asks councillors to stay quiet on waterfront market opening during Covid-19 alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93162462b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Franks: [Are “local boards” and “community boards” real democracy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4116dd9907&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Yardley (Stuff): [Good news that burden for Foundation funding to be lifted off ratepayer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ee7c2fd65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Whanganui Chronicle: [‘Wrong to say’ raw sewage put out to sea, says Whanganui council boss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a43a2d5b80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Wainuiomata mayoral street name to be replaced after just 12 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a3518b014&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Health**  
Louisa Steyl (Stuff): [Nurse shortage a major pressure point at Southland Hospital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65046c4653&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Kilmister (Stuff): [Meth addicts say recovery is failing due to inadequate care post-rehab](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96de2843ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Disabled Kiwis plan ‘Hikoi of Hope’ to Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07b4285cbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Policing, corrections**  
Ananish Chaudhuri (The Conversation): [Despite claims NZ’s policing is too ‘woke’, crime rates are largely static — and even declining](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f785d8d88f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Waatea News: [Gang member wants investment alongside crackdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e2fda85db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Waatea News: [Waititi says prison alternatives needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4b06dd22d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Transport**  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [Time for faster, not just bigger, transport projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=49f79106b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Forbes (Herald): [Auckland Transport sets the groundwork for New Zealand’s first hydrogen bus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d784ebf0bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [New Plymouth Airport a safe space for LGBTQI+ community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58639426c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Other**  
Keith Lynch (Stuff): [A beginner’s guide to paying less tax (if you’re very rich)](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=797ac2a470&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Terry Baucher (Interest): [The Week in Tax: clues on what’s next in tax, and how much tax do the rich pay?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d73d8398d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Erin Polaczuk (Stuff): [Employer surveillance of workers is increasingly common, and it should worry you](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=398cbd49ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [Report finds gaps in Animal Welfare Act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29232ef483&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Amber Allott (Stuff): [Muslim community wants royal commission’s March 15 recomendations fast-tracked](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f60d4968e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Mayors nationwide call on PM for inquiry into bank closures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ba906789c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Signs growing economy will drift down in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6ccc3def2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Stuff): [First real estate agency warned for anti-money laundering failures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a79c5a7ad6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Battersby (Herald): [How NZ overlooked Isis bride Suhayra Aden and what we must learn from it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b306d5f8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Brian Easton: [A brief history of the M?ori economy: How things change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3d09bd2b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Analysis: NZ review of Tokelau’s justice system could complicate decoupling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f795ac4645&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Alwyn Poole (Kiwi Blog): [Education in Prisons: I need some advice … please help.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e08169f399&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Waatea News: [Iwi upset at Erebus statue siting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a388a9cdb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Waatea News: [Wage link means bigger benefit increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b06d40c6de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Head of female Mongrel Mob chapter addresses Waitangi Tribunal claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85fea7767a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hugh Collins (Herald): [Canterbury earthquakes NZ’s most costly insurance event, $38 billion in property claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60eccee3c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [How to drive New Zealand’s productivity performance?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=844af00db2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Daisy Ditchburn (ISO): [The Resource Management Act Is No Good, but Beware its Replacement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5725bd0ae8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Gavin Ellis (Knightly Views): [These are moving times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6e218db7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Trotter (Interest): [Sunday services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a94e87a7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [‘We need to have hope,’: Early Childhood teachers renew calls for pay parity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf6a448333&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)