> ## 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 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-20-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-19T20:25:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-19T20:18:48.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Border testing, quarantine facilities, alternative plans from NZ First, National, ACT** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [The Covid-19 border testing saga that’s going septic amid ministers’ muddled accounts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20f86429f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [Incompetence is one thing, misinformation another](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f56730445&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Government was advised testing all border staff wasn’t viable when Health Minister was promising it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33127fb809&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis Allan (Newstalk ZB): [The Govt needs to accept blame for testing failures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f49b13d21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Hotel case another sign of bureaucratic incompetence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e6af30339&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Concerns remain at New Zealand’s border despite Government’s sweeping new changes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28c3ec2a6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air Commodore Webb confirms just 40% of Covid-19 facility staff were tested prior to new outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7abdf9e41d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan and Carmen Parahi (Stuff): [Heather Simpson to spearhead border response, some Maori health leaders ‘gutted’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbcda9f822&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Testing would not have stopped Rydges Hotel worker from contracting COVID-19 – Megan Woods](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94416948bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Security association head says they’ve become ‘scapegoat’ to MIQ issues as Govt announces NZDF personnel boost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=278090a5cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Ditching private security at managed isolation will cost 300 to 600 jobs, association says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a84d90a6d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ardern hits back after Collins criticises new appointments to bolster border testing as ‘another working group’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=714aa329a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern hits back at Opposition over criticism of COVID-19 testing strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=580290904e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Labour’s Andrew Little accuses National Party of ‘destructive’ politics over Auckland COVID-19 cluster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a3f15d4de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern gives timeline of COVID-19 testing policy amid accusations of ‘systemic failure’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b79c98bc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns against expecting border perfection as troops rolled in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e236f4f904&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Former Helen Clark adviser to head up new group to oversee Covid testing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f618887e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Managed isolation and quarantine facilities to get boost in defence force support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18813d646b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Additional NZDF personnel to be deployed to managed isolation facilities, maritime border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=799517e3b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Ashley Bloomfield must front Parliament on border issues, National urges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4286fdbe3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Judith Collins says Jacinda Ardern didn’t learn lessons of first Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1dc647d075&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Systemic failure to blame for Auckland COVID-19 outbreak – Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4a38bfc81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Megan Woods questions credibility of Kiwi who says groups mingled in managed isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09a469e74f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Union leader wants source of Rydges hotel case found pronto](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3008f28dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins on the ‘frustration’ of figuring out latest COVID-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=156ad96832&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jared Savage (Herald): [Auckland man charged with burglary after laptop stolen from managed isolation facility at Crowne Plaza hotel in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4649612b7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [‘We’ve certainly got capacity’: Megan Woods on space for positive cases at Covid-19 quarantine facility](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b72233de18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [NZ First leader Winston Peters calls for new Border Protection Force after frontline testing blunders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff0ff9808b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [NZ First wants a new border protection force after Covid-19 testing saga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=796366c364&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand First calls for border protection force, quarantine to be managed by NZDF](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37f50fdd0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ First proposes moving quarantine to military facilities, creating new Border Protection Force](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b706d8b8e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [New Zealand First wants quarantine shifted to military facilities, long-term alternative to lockdowns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5666b23ff6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ First denies lacking swaying power in Cabinet after apparent delays in increased NZDF deployment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abb9ada208&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Derek Cheng (Herald): [National’s border plan – Covid card for travellers, high-risk staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5392741b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National Party to unveil plan to bolster Covid-19 border security](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3379a423a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Andrea Vance and Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: ACT’s David Seymour proposes a specialised epidemic control centre](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5b182c728&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus impact on election** Claire Trevett (Herald): [Will Covid 19 lockdown II let National and NZ First back in the game?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab0c8542b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Can National’s election campaign centre on eroding trust in Labour without harming the Covid-19 public health response?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be0e68ed14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s coronavirus response** RNZ: [Government urged to launch inquiry into its pandemic response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e00a5e390&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Is elimination still the best strategy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7790d82b42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Baker (Stuff): [Regional lockdowns a roll of the dice say health experts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1667dccb60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Is it time we just gave up?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbde081408&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Is NZ’s elimination strategy worth the cost?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a0eb91eff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [We must test for covid before travel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f19e22ec8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [How New Zealand’s ‘big surge’ compares to the US](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=502d1f96cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [The surge shows you can’t keep politics out of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d39e9c945&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Griffiths (CNN): [Trump’s comment on NZ outbreak highlights disparity in Covid responses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8943eb9d78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland Level 3, checkpoints, fears for Northland, Bay of Plenty** Richard Harman (Politik): [A day of salutary lessons](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ea4a1fb19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern rules out move to COVID-19 alert level 4, says edge of Auckland cluster is in sight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ebb3583d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Health Minister Chris Hipkins rules out Auckland moving to alert level 4](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=377945a689&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Pasifika community leaders battle perceived stigma and shame of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a11c8082b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Denise Piper (Stuff): [Aucklanders swamp health services in small Northland town](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40e59a4af0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Iwi-led checkpoints return to Northland amid fear of virus spread](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c77214cb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Te Wh?nau-?-Apanui closes borders to non-essential travellers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc1b827216&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Big increase in vehicles turned around at police checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a7d33657b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Earley (Stuff): [Nearly 5000 cars turned around at Auckland police checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e889990a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Waiting times down at Covid-19 Auckland checkpoints, police say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1974d38a49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Doubt over North-South exemptions reinforced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8991f1306&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown legality** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government gets lucky as court finds a ‘pretty legal’ lockdown was imposed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=970b641ac3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Herald): [Hard to justify unlawful lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=164f523faa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Govt broke the law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7eb4258db9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melissa Nightingale (Herald): [Lockdown unlawful for first nine days, High Court finds, but says action was justified](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b24ea08eaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Early stages of Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown ruled unlawful by High Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d772f86aac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [High Court rules some of Covid-19 level 4 lockdown was unlawful](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f912e053a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [First nine days of alert level 4 were unlawful, court finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=652ca86a18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Contact tracing, testing, PPE, aged care** Jo Mckenzie-Mclean (Stuff): [Frontline health works treated like ‘cannon fodder’, GP says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e228a9599a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Confusion reigns over Covid-19 restrictions for aged care facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32c60c2185&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Chief Ombudsman raises concerns over use of PPE in aged care homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=855fba002d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Molly Houseman (ODT): [Digital contact tracing not as good as manual – Otago study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0af37dd1a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Why authorities shouldn’t over-rely on tracing apps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=965be667b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Imogen Wells (1News): [We can’t rely on Covid-19 tracer app – researcher warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=538c7b15ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rosie Gordon (Newshub): [Worries not everyone is using COVID Tracer app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9accded5d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kelly and Anna Pendergrast (Spinoff): [‘Download the app, then use it’ leaves too many of us out of contact tracing efforts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=223bc33947&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Molly Houseman (ODT): [Firms urged to make tracing accessible](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4dc68ea287&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): [Covid-19 guest registers: How many people are seeing my information?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa860ca71e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jamie Morton (Herald): [Why aren’t we testing close contacts twice?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a30e891d9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom O’Connell (Nelson Mail): [Port Nelson employees join national Covid testing push](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a14a2adf7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Air New Zealand** Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [Covid-19 testing, isolation needs urgent attention – Air NZ staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=045b5b1465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Air NZ investigating allegations of lockdown breach by flight attendant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7778b372d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: A[ir New Zealand outlines its Covid-19 measures to Minister Chris Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a41fd49978&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air New Zealand ‘strongly encouraging’ but not enforcing testing of staff in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b5ce891ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Lake (Newshub): [Air New Zealand insists ‘strict protocols’ being taken to protect staff and passengers from Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43e6f815c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Air New Zealand safety measures have kept airline Covid-19 free since April, CEO says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85933552de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Air New Zealand puts in place own safety measures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5765e923dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Health Minister meets with Air NZ, says he’s not ‘100% convinced’ with air crew protocols](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8511698801&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Why airlines are on the offensive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb68ee6c7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Covid-19 international response, vaccine** Herald: [Female-led countries had half as many deaths as those with male leaders, analysis finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a0e740db0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Women-led countries faring better in Covid-19 pandemic, study finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13116d2145&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Female world leaders best at handling Covid-19 response, study finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeac70649f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [How far away is a vaccine for NZ?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb5a53dc51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine: NZ and Australia’s different approache](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcce157a95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)s **Election, cannabis referendum** Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Maori voters call for Electoral Commission to get it right this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8cce009b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Massey lecturer wants Maori roll specialists at voting booths](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f87708275d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) Maori TV: [Shane Jones on the election postponement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8933fe1e13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [Poster of Jacinda Ardern with Adolf Hitler at Christchurch store causes outrage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e10e8d1081&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [On deface of it, vandalised billboards are yesterday’s memes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=666a7b0672&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuart Smith and Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Stuff): [In the midst of pandemic and economic crisis voting is more important than ever](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac91a19ad6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgie Ormond (Herald): [Local Focus: Who is Alan Clay, Green candidate for Whanganui?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bc0cf7256&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgie Ormond (Herald): [Local Focus: Who is Steph Lewis, Labour candidate for Whanganui?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0091ebcb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgie Ormond (Herald): [Local Focus: Who is Harete Hipango, National candidate for Whanganui?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93cf127ca7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): [First Rangitata meet the candidates event draws small crowd](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08a8b342ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Helen Clark on why she wants cannabis legalised](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a42cbeffa9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Greens** Michael Neilson (Herald): [Toxic politics: Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick and the ‘inhuman’ nature of Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a5b83b047&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Greens promise to double sick leave from 5 to 10 days and ‘explore’ rebate scheme for employers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54b90646b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Hamish Walker** Jason Walls (Herald): [‘I got bad advice’ – disgraced soon-to-be former National Party MP Hamish Walker breaks silence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c268034c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Chandler (Mountain Scene, Newstalk ZB): [Walker says he will be leaving politics ‘a much stronger person’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ad60f1747&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economic hardship, business** Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Thousands of Aucklanders turning to food banks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16a012a41b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Which regions fared worst? Infometrics forecasts the damage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a7a4acbba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Otago hardest hit by lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d387534171&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Lockdown 2.0 having heavier impact on businesses, researchers say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9c944adcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Auckland lockdown affecting businesses throughout NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e49d6cf9e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jordan Bond (RNZ): [Auckland under alert level 3: Council predicts 250 jobs lost per day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5fd902250&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Bishop (Stuff): [We Boomers are grateful, Grant – too bad if others have to foot the bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6f62f96c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Classroom ability ‘streaming’ racist, new research claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=580a567e24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Streaming Maori students into low-expectation classes limits future pathways – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3e646b9a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Children’s Commissioner says too many Kiwi kids leaving school to help wh?nau face Covid-19 financial burdens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9941f7aa01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emily Van Velthooven (1News): [Senior high school students set to return to class under Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a06e825e52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [New Zealand ‘risks being left behind’ if international students can’t return](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6eede6ebc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Students join staff kicking back against Victoria University’s restructure plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a41a520a54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Migrant exploitation** Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): [Vicious cycle: Why are some Indian migrants so badly exploited in NZ?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e8ec5fdba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liu Chen (RNZ): [Construction workers take boss to ERA over unpaid wages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ab4fc1f3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Questions raised over Panuku’s future funding amid uncertainty in property market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37f952e60e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Don McKinnon (Herald): [Merging CCOs will be good for Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81fbb3c20b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Taranaki Wh?nui voting, Shelly Bay** Tom Hunt (Stuff): [A year of waiting to vote for the lucky ones in Taranaki Wh?nui](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=767d4d76b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Thousands of iwi members had no say on sale of land at Shelly Bay, report finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68a4ea641f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice** Veronica Schmidt (RNZ): [I was filmed in a Kmart changing cubicle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=169c60cdcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Indira Stewart (RNZ): First Up: [Calls for stalking law as lockdown raises concerns for victims: “We have no protection.”](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47d6444419&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Rachael Kelly (Stuff): [Fed Farmers boss calls on farmers to boycott freshwater plan rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=764b7922dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Regional Council chairman outraged by committee decision on outdoor burning in Hawke’s Bay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d91ae84df3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Fire and Emergency NZ** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Firefighters’ union in Employment Court over key jobs in restructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4743c91cc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): [Professional firefighters battle in court against Fire and Emergency NZ restructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14a1e95b84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Meridian spill** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZ Steel says alleged market manipulation by Meridian cost it almost $1m](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e00dbe2d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Regulator wrong on December hydro spill impacts – Meridian](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=726b57d40d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Health** Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Decision day for Canterbury health board cost cuts amid ‘leadership crisis’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f59776d057&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Powell (Second Opinion): [Catalyst for the Canterbury District Health Leadership Meltdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69aa78ee3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Changes in mental health urgent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=323fd9fd86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Christchurch mosque shootings** Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost New Zealand millions. A prisoner swap with Australia would solve more than one problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ed6ce2f09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mosque shooter sentencing: Authorities not saying if gunman’s family will attend **Other** Luke Kirkness (Herald): [Fake news and misinformation: Kiwis class info they disagree with as fake news](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ee958335a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Global facial recognition company working closely with NZ govt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=010ccaf630&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Private sale of fireworks won’t be banned after proposal rejected by MPs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5027a30e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Finance Minister assures delayed loan scheme for quake prone apartments just months away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dcd3d3972&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickson (Newshub): [Can employers make staff get tested for COVID-19?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=472d6b0022&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jono Galuszka (Stuff): [?hakea water scheme to avoid PFAS contamination should be ready by Christmas 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=753ea2b057&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Pricey face masks spark 240 complaints to Government watch dog](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c105f2aeb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More than 8900 critical buildings in tsunami evacuation zones – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=902f3eadf1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [More than 430,000 Kiwis live in tsunami evacuation zones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46bbacbbfd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Keep dole for over-25s and raise school leaving age – Maori analyst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f9b88c48b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [New Zealander of the Year: Ashley Bloomfield, Jacinda Ardern, Patrick Gower and Mittens in the running](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fae351de9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)