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# Daily News Roundup – 20 November 2020
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-20-november-2020/
- Published: 2020-11-19T20:01:12.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-22T03:32:48.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

**Housing**  
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): [Meeting the overwhelming quantum of need – A modest proposal for ending New Zealand’s housing crisis](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2020/11/20/meeting-the-overwhelming-quantum-of-need-a-modest-proposal-for-ending-new-zealands-housing-crisis/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Richard Harman: [“This crisis is too big; we cannot wait any longer”](https://www.politik.co.nz/2020/11/20/this-crisis-is-too-big-we-cannot-wait-any-longer/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Green MP Julie Anne Genter questions Jacinda Ardern ruling out capital gains tax while she’s Prime Minister](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/green-mp-julie-anne-genter-questions-jacinda-ardern-ruling-out-capital-gains-tax-while-she-s-prime-minister.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brian Fallow (Herald): [Government could help the kids – and hit the landlords](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/brian-fallow-government-could-help-the-kids-and-hit-the-landlords/Q7ZSYTMNESB5GD64R5EGO7WT6E/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [‘Proper’ for govt to instruct RBNZ on house price inflation: Grimes](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/proper-for-govt-to-instruct-rbnz-on-house-price-inflation-grimes?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gareth Kiernan (BusinessDesk): [Remember the reasons for RBNZ independence](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/remember-the-reasons-for-rbnz-independence?ref=goodoil.news)  
Maria Slade (NBR): [First home buyers defy predictions](https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/first-home-buyers-defy-predictions?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Napier flood: Cabins considered for affected residents as rental market dries up](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/431039/napier-flood-cabins-considered-for-affected-residents-as-rental-market-dries-up?ref=goodoil.news)

**Labour Government**  
Herald: [Jacinda Ardern honoured with Gleitsman International Activist Award](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jacinda-ardern-honoured-with-gleitsman-international-activist-award/J6OIOHAG62H5WDVV4QL6JEKX3A/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern wins $210k Harvard University Award](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300162406/jacinda-ardern-wins-210k-harvard-university-award?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern gets Gleitsman International Activist Award](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430962/jacinda-ardern-gets-gleitsman-international-activist-award?ref=goodoil.news)  
TVNZ: [Jacinda Ardern wins Harvard leadership award for handling of Covid-19, Christchurch terrorist attack](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/jacinda-ardern-wins-harvard-leadership-award-handling-covid-19-christchurch-terrorist-attack?ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern receives prestigious Harvard University ‘activist award’ previously given to Nelson Mandala, Malala Yousafzai](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/jacinda-ardern-receives-prestigious-harvard-university-activist-award-previously-given-to-nelson-mandala.html?ref=goodoil.news)

**Environment**  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [NZ First axed cheap bus fares last term, now Greens want Labour to pick up policy](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300162858/nz-first-axed-cheap-bus-fares-last-term-now-greens-want-labour-to-pick-up-policy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Lawrence Gullery (Stuff): [Greens steering towards new car ban](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/123447453/greens-steering-towards-new-car-ban?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [James Shaw is trolling us with his car ban plan](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mike-hosking-james-shaw-is-trolling-us-with-his-car-ban-plan/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Cheaper bus fares would have overwhelmed Wellington bus network – regional council](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300162942/cheaper-bus-fares-would-have-overwhelmed-wellington-bus-network--regional-council?ref=goodoil.news)  
Katy Jones (Stuff): [New flood modelling raises property price and insurance concerns](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/123445491/new-flood-modelling-raises-property-price-and-insurance-concerns?ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [Radio NZ wrong on sea level rise](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2020/11/radio%5Fnz%5Fwrong%5Fon%5Fsea%5Flevel%5Frise.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [Will climate change mean more earthquakes and eruptions?](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/will-climate-change-mean-more-earthquakes-and-eruptions/N6EY2RWKG2ZWHW73LEGWPPIRPM/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Education**  
Caley Callahan (Newshub): [Principal concerned run-down schools ‘not prioritised’ in new education funding](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/principal-concerned-run-down-schools-not-prioritised-in-new-education-funding.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Derek Cheng (Herald): [$164m plan for new classrooms to accommodate bulging school rolls](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/governments-164m-plan-for-new-classrooms-to-accommodate-bulging-school-rolls/ZWOAM4BPEHHNZXULIBQM2HPUZA/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Hipkins announces $164m investment in schools nationwide](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/123441921/hipkins-announces-164m-investment-in-schools-nationwide?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Govt to spend $164m on new and upgraded classrooms](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430971/govt-to-spend-164m-on-new-and-upgraded-classrooms?ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Ministry of Education releases guidance on school lockdowns and emergencies](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430959/ministry-of-education-releases-guidance-on-school-lockdowns-and-emergencies?ref=goodoil.news)

**Election and Parliament**  
TVNZ: [Leighton Baker steps down as New Conservative leader](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/leighton-baker-steps-down-new-conservative-leader?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Maori Party-sought recount sees fewer votes for co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123446749/mori-partysought-recount-sees-fewer-votes-for-coleader-debbie-ngarewapacker?ref=goodoil.news)

**NZ First Foundation trial**  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [NZ First Foundation defendant seeks further suppression](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/431014/nz-first-foundation-defendant-seeks-further-suppression?ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Hurley (Herald): [NZ First Foundation case: Blogger Cameron Slater lends his support to accused’s suppression bid](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-first-foundation-case-blogger-cameron-slater-lends-his-support-to-accuseds-suppression-bid/WPOJKIOTQDLUYHHPAGBGIUMTKI/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Catrin Owen (Stuff): [NZ First Foundation case: Accused’s lawyer says there’ll be a ‘trial by media’ if named](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300162292/nz-first-foundation-case-accuseds-lawyer-says-therell-be-a-trial-by-media-if-named?ref=goodoil.news)  
Reweti Kohere (NBR): [NZ First Foundation defendant doubles down on name suppression](https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/court-hears-publishing-name-puts-nz-first-foundation-defendant-social-media-crosshairs?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)

**Covid**  
RNZ: [‘Clever new approach’ heightens interest in Covid-19 vaccines – professor](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430973/clever-new-approach-heightens-interest-in-covid-19-vaccines-professor?ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Coronavirus: Securing COVID-19 vaccines ‘bit like being in the stock market’ – Dr Ashley Bloomfield](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/coronavirus-securing-covid-19-vaccines-bit-like-being-in-the-stock-market-dr-ashley-bloomfield.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Vaimoana Tapaleao (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: At least 90 per cent of Aucklanders complying with mandatory mask rule](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-at-least-90-per-cent-of-aucklanders-complying-with-mandatory-mask-rule/ALVAR5LC5QCHZVF6WBW5IFUJRE/?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Staffer who worked in managed isolation facility not returning to Parliament this week](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430975/staffer-who-worked-in-managed-isolation-facility-not-returning-to-parliament-this-week?ref=goodoil.news)

**Economy and work**  
Matthew Hooton (Herald): [David Parker, Minister for Shaking Things Up](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/matthew-hooton-david-parker-minister-for-shaking-things-up/XKNJN3G26OFXZ2PJV76ZCYEEHA/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Wellington’s way back: How can the capital recover from the Covid-19 economy?](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/wellington/123430355/wellingtons-way-back-how-can-the-capital-recover-from-the-covid19-economy?ref=goodoil.news)  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [Covid-19: Auckland prepares case for economic boost for south and west](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123436968/covid19-auckland-prepares-case-for-economic-boost-for-south-and-west?ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Covid leave scheme: $129m paid out to support employees’ pay](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/431041/covid-leave-scheme-129m-paid-out-to-support-employees-pay?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [How to address NZ’s multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deficit?](https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/how-address-country-s-multi-billion-dollar-infrastructure-deficit?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)

**Tourism**  
Anthony Gardiner (Guardian): [Are backpackers really less valuable to New Zealand than those with more money?](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/19/are-backpackers-really-less-valuable-to-new-zealand-than-those-with-more-money?ref=goodoil.news)  
Simon Wilson (Herald): [The bumptious Tourism Minister and his van ban](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/simon-wilson-the-bumptious-tourism-minister-and-his-van-ban/DVF3CLXAHYX2HJ7XJ242KQIRXU/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [Five problems with the plan to ban tourists from hiring vans without toilets](https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/300162025/five-problems-with-the-plan-to-ban-tourists-from-hiring-vans-without-toilets?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Stuart Nash has opened a can of worms with his ‘wealthy tourists’ comments](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition/opinion/kate-hawkesby-stuart-nash-has-opened-a-can-of-worms-with-his-wealthy-tourists-comments/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Supermarkets**  
Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Supermarket inquiry might see rise in cost of fruit and vegetables, Horticulture NZ warns](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/430999/supermarket-inquiry-might-see-rise-in-cost-of-fruit-and-vegetables-horticulture-nz-warns?ref=goodoil.news)  
Taroi Black (Maori TV): [Consumer NZ tells Countdown to be more ambitious for M?ori leadership](https://www.teaomaori.news/consumer-nz-tells-countdown-be-more-ambitious-maori-leadership?ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Judith Collins: ‘Countdown employing people based on race a dangerous strategy’](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-chris-lynch/audio/judith-collins-countdown-employing-people-based-on-race-a-dangerous-strategy/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Lawyer says Countdown’s diversity hiring pledge could be unlawful](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-chris-lynch/audio/tim-mckenzie-lawyer-says-countdown-s-diversity-hiring-pledge-could-be-unlawful/?ref=goodoil.news)

**International relations and trade**  
Guy Trafford (Interest): [Trade or principles?](https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/108041/guy-trafford-review-consequences-australias-more-muscular-approach-chinas-trade?ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Government still faces scepticism about trade agreements](https://www.nbr.co.nz/analysis/government-still-faces-scepticism-about-trade-agreements?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [New Zealand joins Five Eyes allies in condemning China for ‘concerted campaign to silence all critical voices’ in Hong Kong](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123446554/new-zealand-joins-five-eyes-allies-in-condemning-china-for-concerted-campaign-to-silence-all-critical-voices-in-hong-kong?ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Five Eyes countries, including New Zealand, condemn China’s actions in Hong Kong](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/robert-patman-five-eyes-countries-including-new-zealand-condemn-chinas-actions-in-hong-kong/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Kiwi-Ethiopians call on NZ Government to help resolve civil war](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123448389/kiwiethiopians-call-on-nz-government-to-help-resolve-civil-war?ref=goodoil.news)

**Local government**  
Andy Asquith, Andrew Cardow, and Karen Webster (Democracy Project): [What ever happened to local government?](https://democracyproject.nz/2020/11/20/andy-asquith-andrew-cardow-and-karen-webster-what-ever-happened-to-local-government/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Logan Savory (Stuff): [DIA says review of Invercargill City Council problems ‘comprehensive’](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/123449350/dia-says-review-of-invercargill-city-council-problems-comprehensive?ref=goodoil.news)  
Tina Law (Stuff): [Labour-aligned politicians backtrack on plans to oust community board chairwoman](https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/123443285/labouraligned-politicians-backtrack-on-plans-to-oust-community-board-chairwoman?ref=goodoil.news)  
Kereama Wright (Maori TV): [Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will ask ratepayers to vote on Maori wards in 2022](https://www.teaomaori.news/hawkes-bay-regional-council-will-ask-ratepayers-vote-on-maori-wards-2022?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Botting (Herald): [Anti-Maori wards campaign gathering support in Northland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/anti-maori-wards-campaign-gathering-support-in-northland/OZFSQLXTKRSWTJRKQCTAKBL7AY/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Botting (RNZ): [Petitions launched to scupper Northland councils’ Maori wards](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431018/petitions-launched-to-scupper-northland-councils-maori-wards?ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Nippert (Herald): [Auckland Council backs away from hedge-trimming](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/auckland-council-backs-away-from-hedge-trimming/HPRGZEUMDQX4NXNSL5L5WLWX4I/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Lynch (Newstalk ZB): [Christchurch residents asked to save water, while billions of litres lost to leaky pipes](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/opinion/chris-lynch-christchurch-residents-asked-to-save-water-while-billions-of-litres-lost-to-leaky-pipes/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Health**  
Ian Powell: [Trans-Tasman specialist salary gap threat](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2020/11/19/trans-tasman-specialist-salary-gap-threat/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Dunedin Hospital rebuild ‘top priority’ for Government, new health minister says](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300163053/dunedin-hospital-rebuild-top-priority-for-government-new-health-minister-says?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Concept designs of new Dunedin Hospital revealed](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/concept-designs-of-new-dunedin-hospital-revealed/MH2LK2UVEET2BWJZV5PT62EG5Y/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Pike River**  
Anna Whyte (TVNZ): [‘NZ stands with you,’ Jacinda Ardern tells families of Pike River victims, 10 years on from disaster](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nz-stands-you-jacinda-ardern-tells-families-pike-river-victims-10-years-disaster?ref=goodoil.news)  
Joanne Naish (Stuff): [Pain, anger and togetherness for Pike River families at West Coast memorial](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123446828/pain-anger-and-togetherness-for-pike-river-families-at-west-coast-memorial?ref=goodoil.news)  
TVNZ: [‘It still isn’t right’ – Pike River families still raw 10 years on from deadly mine disaster](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/still-isnt-right-pike-river-families-raw-10-years-deadly-mine-disaster?ref=goodoil.news)  
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Pike River a decade on: Families remain hopeful people will be held to account for the tragedy](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/pike-river-a-decade-on-families-remain-hopeful-people-will-be-held-to-account-for-the-tragedy.html?ref=goodoil.news)

**Other**  
Ling Yee Wong (The Big Q): [Is this the paradox of access to civil justice? Too many lawyers, but too few in civil courts?](https://www.thebigq.org/2020/11/19/is-this-the-paradox-of-access-to-civil-justice-too-many-lawyers-but-too-few-in-civil-courts/?ref=goodoil.news)  
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Stuff Circuit wins at TV Awards for investigations into fraud, extremism and NZDF’s dark legacy in Afghanistan](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300162450/stuff-circuit-wins-at-tv-awards-for-investigations-into-fraud-extremism-and-nzdfs-dark-legacy-in-afghanistan?ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Editorial: Why Team NZ and Goverment must answer America’s Cup questions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-why-team-nz-and-goverment-must-answer-americas-cup-questions/ET7OZNARJOLZLUNAUZW6MBSZ7I/?ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Oranga Tamariki report looms from children’s commissioner over Maori baby uplifts](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123430194/oranga-tamariki-report-looms-from-childrens-commissioner-over-mori-baby-uplifts?ref=goodoil.news)  
Zoë George (Stuff): [Step closer to gender equality in toilets as Government invests $2m in cricket facilities upgrades](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/300162570/step-closer-to-gender-equality-in-toilets-as-government-invests-2m-in-cricket-facilities-upgrades?ref=goodoil.news)  
Karl du Fresne: [In New Zealand today ….](http://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2020/11/in-new-zealand-today.html?ref=goodoil.news)  
Emily Brookes (Stuff): [Retailers are trying to ditch Pete Evans, but he is still easy to find around NZ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/123444303/retailers-are-trying-to-ditch-pete-evans-but-he-is-still-easy-to-find-around-nz?ref=goodoil.news)