> ## 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 – 2 October 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-2-october-2020/ - Published: 2020-10-01T19:46:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-10-01T19:54:05.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Election 2020, Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Election** Peter Dunne: [No party has offered any innovative strategy for the future](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c33759b188&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): [You Know What? Collins Could Win This.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fa9f1417e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Watkin (RNZ): [Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes ‘last stand’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0dcd642722&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Act or Green — there’s nothing to fear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfcbe52608&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Voters in Chinese community switching from National to ACT, poll suggests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2778f1ef35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan and Emma Stanford (Newshub): [New Zealand lucky to have two competent politicians vying to be Prime Minister – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69b1364d01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Electoral Commission urging people to ‘vote early and vote local’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9067aaaa2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [Voting naked on Everest: how to vote from overseas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84084f2c6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [New Conservatives won’t repeal same-sex marriage law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a322ea56b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Richard Harman (Politik): [Nat MP battling for survival](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f303fa9e8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Sivignon (Nelson Mail): [Labour can win Nelson seat, says Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c2291349e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones, Tim O’Connell and Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern draw crowds during Nelson visit ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e21740dd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Just a cosy debate on the marae – a report from the Maori campaign trail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13f436880d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heta Gardiner (Maori TV): [‘I want the Maori Party in government with us’ – Green candidate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae358ea47f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Plugging In… to Wigram, where Ardern fans abound and votes swing left](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e3abac8fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Godfrey (RNZ): [The issues at stake for Dunedin’s Pacific community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d82d7de1d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Canterbury Ng?i Tahu voters set to break ties with Labour to vote for Maori Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6a7f7dec9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ling (Northern Advocate): [Shane Jones sits down for a cuppa and reveals a passion for dahlias](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b196796790&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ling (Northern Advocate): [Willow-Jean Prime sits down for a coffee and korero in Moerewa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3890e9408&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ling (Northern Advocate): [On the farm with Northland MP Matt King](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69ae314e37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Denise Piper (Stuff): [National promises dry dock in Whang?rei but won’t commit to port move](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0e5d30583&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National pledge to build $300 million marine dry dock in Whang?rei that will create 600 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=115fac9a65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Leaders debates** Bryce Edwards (RNZ): [Jacinda Ardern vs Judith Collins: A dynamic leaders debate that lacked soul](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3440422a9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Collins on the rampage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=628e53ecdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins have seemingly endless promises to keep after Newshub Leaders Debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01862d9897&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [The surprising leaders’ debate promises made by Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National leader Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8be599f27&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins’ best one-liners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7578fdc82e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Peter Dunne reviews the second leaders debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=508076d0ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP: [Judith Collins edges Jacinda Ardern in debate tussle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=972bb70076&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Tighter contest between Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins in Google search interest during second leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e81f0b94c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Judith Collins gunning for 2023, not 2020 – commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d537c0207&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Hayden Donnell (Stuff): [Who won the leaders debates – TVNZ or Newshub?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be52a74b62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [The Press Leaders Debate: Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern face a raucous live crowd](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81d0b9628e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Next debate for Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins will have ‘nowhere to hide’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=190650447d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Newshub Nation’s minor parties debate** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [John Tamihere the winner of minor party debate as he makes clear the Maori Party aren’t about to disappear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5080c6d544&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [John Tamihere dominates raucous minor parties debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d47944e89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leith Huffadine (Stuff): [Leaders from Greens, ACT, Maori Party and NZ First face off in latest election debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3954b9025&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [As it happened: the powerbrokers debate with Peters, Davidson, Seymour, and Tamihere](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54429784a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Advance NZ fails in legal action to stop Newshub Nation debate airing without its inclusion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f811a3d63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Court rules against Jami-Lee Ross, Billy Te Kahika over debate exclusion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6b23f8f35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Four-year political term** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Four-year political terms are a terrible idea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a6209108c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Time for a term extension?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de2a3b6a2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ First supports a four-year Parliament term, if it has public’s backing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5768ca26ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Political leaders favour four-year parliamentary term but many voters not so keen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40e1ae05d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National** Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Judith Collins defends tax cuts policy despite poll showing the majority of voters don’t want them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d625437025&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Exclusive poll – what voters think of National’s proposed tax cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14142bc43b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)v Jason Walls (Herald): [National leader Judith Collins was clearly in vogue during her Far North tour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5dac8a55b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Judith Collins shares photoshopped Vogue cover with her image on it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a41f760c4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [‘Pure cowardice’ – TOP hits out at National’s water policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5314814044&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National Party leader Judith Collins unveils water storage policy, rules out working with Advance NZ ‘because I’m not insane’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76598852f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins rules out coalition with Advance NZ ‘because I am not insane’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07afe6f8ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins ‘absolutely’ rules out coalition between National and Advance NZ – ‘I’m not insane’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab099d95fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins rules out Advance NZ partnership because she’s ‘not insane’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b226d9f654&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National wants to ‘guarantee common ownership’ of water, cut storage regulations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ecfff8e871&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [‘Water belongs to everyone’ – National promises long-term plan for water storage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb08437782&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National promises water storage policy under Infrastructure Bank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b446a876af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [National announces $600m water storage plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2878c0cb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Seniors SuperGold card to be enhanced under a National Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57c9a851b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP Factcheck: [National Party’s claim it increased renewable energy ‘misleading’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a5449140f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Labour** Brent Edwards (NBR): [Labour’s status quo campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca6dc88423&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Josie Pagani (Herald): L[abour sounding too much like the Green Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e0fa8628d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [NZ supermarkets – the illusion of choice when there are just two big players](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdbf1c858d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [$13 cauliflowers no more? Supermarkets in Jacinda Ardern’s cross-hairs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b54aacd362&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Labour takes aim at supermarkets over grocery prices; pledges investigation into cost of building supplies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ece617d8b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan and Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Labour takes aim at cost of home builds and groceries with two new market studies if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc72764a32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Labour promises review into prices New Zealanders pay at supermarkets – ‘We want to make sure pricing is fair’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85a30ef371&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern avoids ‘heated cauliflower debate’ after Labour promises to review supermarket prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb8c180793&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Labour promises investigation into food and building supply prices if re-elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d153fa6db9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Builders and grocers next targets for Labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ff51e1b42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Cannabis referendum** Amelia Wade (Herald): [‘Jacinda Ardern should reveal vote on cannabis referendum if she believes ‘yes’ would better NZ, says Greens’ Marama Davidson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5636dd5d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins again urges Jacinda Ardern to reveal cannabis stance as Grant Robertson confirms he’s in favour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2cec06ffcc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan and Emma Stanford (Newshub): [Political commentator thinks Jacinda Ardern ‘should be left alone’, has ‘no obligation’ to reveal her cannabis stance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aafc16a646&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather Du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Jacinda Ardern doesn’t have to confess cannabis vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4cf5dd9752&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Leaders’ debate: Jacinda Ardern admits smoking cannabis ‘a long time ago’, but won’t reveal referendum vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=078b416dc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Graham-McLay (Guardian): [Gone to pot: New Zealand cools on legalising cannabis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=018e5e281e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Drug law change sees sharp fall in drug users prosecuted; bias against Maori remains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ec5e1dafd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [Pacific leaders weigh in on cannabis referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d26fd1f52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hawke’s Bay iwi support legalising cannabis to reduce Maori incarceration](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f622849c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick van Esch, Michelle O’Shea and Sarah Duffy (The Conversation): [Undecided on the cannabis referendum: 10 pros and cons of legalising the drug](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7995d78985&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Verity Johnson (Stuff): [We’re not a conservative nation, but we do like to turn a blind eye](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b76de1dba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Cannabis ‘normal’ among students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42dd9aeb24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Euthanasia referendum** Bruce Tsai and David Menkes (Newsroom): [A highly contentious balancing act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87cfb5949c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [The End of Life Choice Referendum debated on Newstalk ZB](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1af4fcaf4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Supporter says End of Life Choice Act will ‘increase life, not shorten it’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcfde26e44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Young (The Conversation): [Assisted dying referendum: people at the end of their lives say it offers a ‘good death’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c1cd912ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **ACT** Grant McLachlan: [Astroturfs: Act Three of ‘Dirty Politics’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f11ee446b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Act’s small business policy – freeze minimum wage, 90-day trials returned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51c3f79e99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Potential deputy PM? David Seymour says it’s unlikely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f8ab94853&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Greens** Stuff: [Greens promise fix for internet inequality and loneliness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f733813ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Greens promise to support ‘weightless exports’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=285d778edc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Greens outline plan to support tech industries and make devices and connectivity more affordable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65c3c8205f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ First** RNZ: [New Zealand First releases policy vision statement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4816ce2f46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Is this the last of NZ First? ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ff73c4f9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Audrey Young (Herald): [What’s the plan for the economy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e44d6bccb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Battle of the budgets – parties go head to head over economic plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0dd5028e93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Labour releases economic plan, with a $140b typo](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e52bd0d1d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Grant Robertson explains $140 billion typo in Labour Party’s fiscal plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=959b353539&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Labour releases largely unchanged fiscal plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f46e81807&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Labour’s tax hikes give it room to spend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d05eceafee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins defends National’s idea to spend COVID-19 fund, laughs at typo in Labour’s financial plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbf53e2e7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National’s Paul Goldsmith on party’s economic plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c76978c32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, business** Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Judith Collins: I’ll door-knock big business to get wage subsidy back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2467878cf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [The Warehouse Group responds to ‘immoral’ comments by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=235c3032d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): Checkpoint: [Collins’ call for wage subsidy refunds ‘misguided’- Business NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6073d3f9f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Collins’ suggestion of law change to claw back wage subsidies hits flak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37b73856ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Judith Collins’ plan to change wage subsidy rules slammed by Grant Roberston, BusinessNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56bc3ce5ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Amelia Wade (Herald): [Political party leaders, MPs pitch to Auckland business crowd](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=342f8e8743&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [ACT promises to prioritise foreign skilled workers should it get elected this October](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a5f571769&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Business confidence ‘creeping upwards’ despite Covid restrictions – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4edd92286e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Business confidence at it’s highest level since Covid hit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d6373acb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Eva Corlett (RNZ): [House prices and home ownership – has Labour delivered on its promises?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=664faf390c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP election fact check: [Did National sell off thousands of public houses?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79288c14bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis have ‘perverse incentives’ around property investment – Chlöe Swarbrick](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86f396a5d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Concerns over lack of inclusion on Wellington’s draft housing plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47b6bb978b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Social housing provider under fire for mould-ridden rental with rotten walls](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc4d00f8ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Robert McLachlan (The Conversation): [NZ election 2020: survey shows voters are divided on climate policy and urgency of action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2999fd7d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Climate Change: Why won’t Labour listen to its voters?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e2255c40b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gary Mortimer (Stuff): [Climate explained: are consumers willing to pay more for climate-friendly products?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=672fa32304&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus** Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Govt urged to stop using hotels as quarantine facilities, consider air bases as 12 imported cases reported](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5664c305e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Health officials confident in systems as 12 more people with coronavirus enter NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26303d6047&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Pre-departure testing being considered by Ministry of Health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4ca603c6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Clever New Zealand-developed model can predict virus’ spread – by suburb](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0480164967&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Judith Collins’ claims Samoa ‘closed its borders a month before New Zealand’ fact-checked as false](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c715962a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Care facilities underprepared — report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84070f43f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [SDHB spends $9m in Covid-19 battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc70f32933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Trans-Tasman bubble** John Anthony (Stuff): [Trans-Tasman bubbles ‘increasingly likely’ but two things must happen first, aviation analysts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a16578465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Disability** 1News: [‘Disheartening’ new report reveals children with disabilities more likely to live in poverty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0811fa1eb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Party leaders fail to front at disability debate, disappointing organisers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16a1aabbad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Dominic Harris (Press): [$180m Government bailout for embattled Canterbury District Health Board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd4e1cd989&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newsroom: [Putting more than a bandaid on public health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7b350a2b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kim Moodie (Herald): [Pharmac under fire for ‘inhumane’ funding decisions affecting sufferers of severe inflammatory bowel disease](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=424e88441d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment** Andrea Black (BusinessDesk): [What we need is wages, safety and a safety net](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a7871f316&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Fees-free lures students as unis plead for more govt funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=124012f4eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Wellington private school offers boarding house to bring back international students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b142e09903&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mahdis Azarmandi Cheryl Brown and Sara Tolbert (Stuff): [The structural whiteness of academia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08f00a136f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Matthew Tso (Dominion Post): [Lawyers called in over K?piti Coast District Council’s handling of airport discussions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c92e8d9345&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Skara Bohny (Nelson Mail):[‘Most outspoken councillors sidelined’ in proposed council shake up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c5f64c5a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tiwai Point** RNZ: [Meridian Energy offered Rio Tinto more than $60m of savings for Tiwai Point smelter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10feb1901f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luisa Girao (ODT): [Concern for Tiwai Point workers over 50](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=517a57abc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pike River** Liz McDonald (Stuff): [Pike River search unlikely to find workers’ bodies, agency head says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39802cfe40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Crownshaw & Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Pike River mine re-entry: Retrieving human remains possible, says recovery boss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20262f680b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Pike River Mine re-entry recovery boss says finding human remains is still possible](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=519bc0151a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Andrew Little orders major review into Gloriavale practices after seeing critical 2017 report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=870f514a96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Lawyer for abuse survivors says no ‘level playing field’ when taking claims to court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=360b2a80eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Return of New Zealanders: theme of migration in 2020 – professor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bb2e93390&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Unlikely’ killer Brenton Tarrant will be sent back to Australia, PM says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea349033e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Families living in poverty dealt blow as Winter Energy Payment ends today, costing some $60 a week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c912e8909&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (RNZ): [MBIE confirms plans for regional hub in the heart of Manukau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8719fb0064&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Covid crash: KiwiSaver members lost $820.9m](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=874d38c6bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [KiwiSaver investment returns plummet due to Covid-19 – FMA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e15cfa87d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura James (1News): [KiwiRail boss says lack of investment the reason behind Auckland’s train network issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0416ff8cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Strang (RNZ): [Police set out plan to address bullying](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de1edf318b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Domestic tourism does much to counter border closure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a546169ea8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Wrestling with the latest savings and borrowing statistics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a08501689&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [‘Toxic’: Disturbing stories from behind the scenes at Weta Digital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=515501130a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Richard Seddon memorial deemed quake-prone, public told not to linger](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b3a49c73e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Kate Sheppard statue or frieze for Parliament in the works as part of Unesco bid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4c12817bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): I[nvestor fraud soars, and Covid may be a smokescreen for more: KPMG](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7957b6f23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Reserve Bank review of insurance solvency begins – again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c4d7e39eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mark Brown takes over as new Cook Islands PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3b5ba1d1c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)