> ## 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 – 20 April 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-20-april-2021/ - Published: 2021-04-19T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-04-19T19:54:34.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **NZ-China relations: Mahuta Speech** Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6978829caf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [The taniwha and the dragon: Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta talks China in major speech](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b4b1ef974&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Nanaia Mahuta likens NZ-China relations to taniwha and dragon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d1677563f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Mahuta redefines New Zealand’s foreign policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbdc254d8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [Nanaia Mahuta looking to diversify NZ’s trade away from reliance on China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2163d5a2b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Minister calls to expand NZ international trade arrangements](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1135a2ae31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Nanaia Mahuta likens New Zealand-China relationship to ‘dragon and taniwha’, who ‘cannot and will not’ always agree](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1bcde50d36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Australian Associated Press: [New Zealand ‘uncomfortable’ with expanding Five Eyes’ remit, says foreign minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5520c9e383&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [NZ ‘uncomfortable’ with expanding remit of the Five Eyes – Nanaia Mahuta](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8447c47729&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Foreign Minister’s speech suggests a move away from China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68029546db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cathy Odgers: [Nanaia’s birds nest word soup](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d1a290c1c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Speech regulation** Chris Trotter (Interest): [On whether the Government’s proposed ‘cure for hate speech is worse than the complaint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a702a863a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siobhan Wilson (1News): [David Seymour: Harsher penalties for hate speech than for assaulting women, children](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cf94d2e50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ‘disheartened’ by ACT’s anti-hate speech law campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=920a099862&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, immigration and work** Tina Morrison (Stuff): [Here’s how NZ could be better off without working harder](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a939c6dd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand firms’ productivity lower than comparable economies – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0116856b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Some NZ immigration policies world-leading, but could still be better: NZIER](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f179a44be2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Time to review migration policy – Productivity Commission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5309ffd672&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Productivity Commission: Big increases to temporary migration, little tracking of effects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=407312ecb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ankur Sabharwal (Stuff): [An immigration scam encouraged by the New Zealand government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c43b6155cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Inflation data unlikely to settle argument over how much to worry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6542aeb8cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Rocketwerkz boss Dean Hall’s fury at Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash’s Amazon deal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc11705660&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alyssa Ray (Stuff): [You won’t believe the amount Amazon’s willing to spend on new Lord of the Rings series](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b80ed99cd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Migrant separations** RNZ: [Kris Faafoi announces new border exceptions for relatives of some migrant workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5beaefa91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Stuff): [Family reunification border exemptions: How hundreds of healthcare workers can reunite](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f62a286f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Hundreds of families will be reunited as border exemptions widened](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bfc66ef5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: Vaccinations programme and border** Sharon Brettkelly (RNZ): [The road bumps in our vaccination rollout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=443ee4ed39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Why should Maori trust the Covid-19 vaccine?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc6411a61a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern ‘tossing up further precautions’ for travellers from India when travel ban lifts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddd2faabc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Adam Pearse (Herald): [Millennium and Grand Mercure MIQ shutdown during investigation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98be7ac8fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Ministry of Health must shoulder the blame for Covid failures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=674d25f12a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Editorial: Some Kiwis are ready to board but not everyone is on board with the bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02a3d4878e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Transport** Todd Niall (Stuff): [What’s the point of buses if no-one uses them?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3202df1a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Review finds Transmission Gully doomed from the start, with unrealistic expectations of cost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4f4fdcaf2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Bidois (Stuff): [Transport spending is crucial, but we must make sure we pick the right projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff75fceb6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing crisis** Jade Kake (Stuff): [What role should local councils play in responding to the housing crisis?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ba393a831&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [‘Alcoholics, drug deals, gang affiliations, domestic violence’ – Emergency housing labelled as dangerous](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4ae1d6eff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Covid-19 created ‘rare opportunity’ to tackle housing market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34267a1498&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [The Covid opportunity – a balanced housing market ‘now within reach’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b8d5b3ccc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Berry (Stuff): [Residential property: A ponzi scheme or an investment bubble?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0b485d835&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health and Mental health crisis** Cate Broughton (Stuff): [New code of conduct gags DHB members ahead of health system shake-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2217f0d06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Young Labour to Labour – decriminalise all drug use](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26b19808f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [‘Decade of elimination’: $5m project’s big goal for NZ health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab06eaced&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Report: Maori youth more likely to die than non-Maori following major trauma](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08290e970e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wellington local Government** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington City Council shake-up revealed following review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59d7efd64a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington City Council shake-up a ‘missed opportunity’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afe74f528a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington Mayor proposes council restructure following Winder review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0925c34a51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Amery (Stuff): [Restructure of Wellington cultural institutions absolutely positively provincial](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42fa99f738&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Isobel Ewing (Crux/Stuff): [‘Not having food’: Southland MP Joseph Mooney on childhood hardship and tragedy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f5d58faeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [What’s the rush? Comparing National and Labour Government’s use of urgency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db821a9338&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Other** Sarah Robson (RNZ): [$25 benefit increase ‘too little to make a substantive difference’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16a71c8d87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Distressing death warning for ‘unregulated’ euthanasia drugs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=693a3b6b04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [’75pc risk’ of big quake on Alpine Fault by 2068: What would it cost?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c9825c2ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [School streaming: A fast track to nowhere](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f731902023&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Editorial – Mrs P shouldn’t be made a victim again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=169534265a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (BusinessDesk): [The Spinoff: From dark days to Daylight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b2961d017&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Guy Trafford (Interest): [Blind to realities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1484dc34f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)