> ## 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 – 22 July 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-22-july-2020/ - Published: 2020-07-21T20:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-07-21T20:44:33.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **National Party** Richard Harman (Politik): [Safe seat, not much experience required](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74ccb12604&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Judith Collins makes only one mistake in the Andrew Falloon fiasco](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c91c4c686f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern failed New Zealanders by acting too slowly over Andrew Falloon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=109618190f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [No strength in secrecy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcbefcb78e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [National MP Andrew Falloon scandal: Let’s not forget the women affected by this](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02cc569599&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National’s latest scandal ‘hugely damaging’ in election lead-up, says Jessica Mutch McKay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=627b266b31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Why Judith Collins waited 48 hours to push Andrew Falloon to retire](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=436d625f5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Justin Giovannetti (Spinoff): [On Andrew Falloon, mental health, and political reporting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=398bc2f9ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Political commentator on how Collins should handle Falloon scandal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2bab809f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Judith Collins claims to have received ‘tip-off’ about Labour minister, passed to Prime Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a1724670a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins confident Jacinda Ardern’s office acted appropriately with Andrew Falloon information](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=022765b526&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [PM says she wasn’t interested in ‘dirty politics’ after learning of Andrew Falloon scandal before National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5ed348c84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Andrew Falloon lewd text scandal: Four women bring allegations, former leadership was unaware](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc94bd7dca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [National MPs say Falloon’s behaviour not reflective of party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f40f3e4bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Sex-text scandal: Police seeking more information about Andrew Falloon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12fcf3f6fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National MP Andrew Falloon facing mounting allegations of sending explicit images to young women](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc494cd07e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Police seek further information after new allegations against Andrew Falloon sending ‘unsolicited images’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c1d40bbb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls and Amelia Wade (Herald): [Andrew Falloon caught in an ‘enormous lie’ as police reopen case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72c5aba7c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Judith Collins believes ex-MP Andrew Falloon ‘lied’ over indecent image message](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d23ae401f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Disgraced MP Andrew Falloon may have ‘lied to police’ over sex texts – Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d91ade629c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Andrew Falloon lied,’ Judith Collins says as more women come forward with complaints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68f95df39d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Other instances’ – Judith Collins suggests the Andrew Falloon text scandal might not be over](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30afce930d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [NZ election 2020: Police likely to reopen Andrew Falloon investigation – Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab361f9ddd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Andrew Falloon using mental health during resignation ‘not acceptable’ – Mental Health Foundation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6af641e90b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Falloon shouldn’t hide the truth behind a wall of mental health excuses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e399951f8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Disgraced MP Andrew Falloon dumped by White Ribbon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09de7e03ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [White Ribbon charity ‘terminates’ Andrew Falloon’s ambassador role](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e1b986a6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Disgraced National MP Andrew Falloon’s resignation saves taxpayer $60,000](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8856b9a540&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Embattled MP Andrew Falloon resigns, effective immediately](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b52096fa15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [NZ election 2020: Andrew Falloon to resign from Parliament immediately after pressure from Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0f0a7607c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National MP Andrew Falloon quits politics amid indecent image allegations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b9569fa39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [National at work on search to replace southern MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2380f171c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Men and women behaving badly: Why won’t MPs sign a code of conduct](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4734e933c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Curse of the south? MPs from the mainland plagued by sex-text, privacy and entitlement scandals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6884e98b50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: [Revulsion-and-expulsion reactions won’t be enough to detoxify political life](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60497fd5b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Quinn (Stuff): [Where the drinks are on the House](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04f923c76e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Winston Peters’ friends went to Antarctica on taxpayer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84bf5075ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern vs Judith Collins – Round 1 to the PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08952b058c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern face off in first Question Time debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d78d685599&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alan Kenyon (1News): [Ardern takes jab at Collins over her long wait for National leadership as they square off in Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=764ff78550&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Parliament erupts in laughter over Jacinda Ardern’s dig at Judith Collins’ leadership ambitions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d25594998&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dr Bloomfield ‘privileged’ to be in pack alongside former All Blacks for Parliamentary rugby match](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd27049ab5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [What’s Judith Collins’ pitch to the electorate?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c94bc03057&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [‘Gloves are off’ for NZ First and Greens leaders in unofficial election campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfeb7a9f4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [NZ First leader Winston Peters says a Labour-Greens Govt would be a ‘nightmare’ for NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0b3f2f8cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Winston Peters turns attack on ‘plain inexperience’ of Labour-Greens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0be1f0425&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julie Iles (NBR): [Peters tells business leaders to ‘take out some darn insurance’ this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f257897b46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shoots down NZ First immigration ‘bottom line’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46479dc467&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [PM Jacinda Ardern on Winston Peters’ immigration portfolio coalition requirement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f74cdfa8f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern not worried about ‘woke pixie dust’ attack from Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=793cae1d6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Winston Peters labels David Seymour ‘political cuckold’ as electioneering gets ugly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=164324991b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Winston Peters lambasts National Party ‘circus’ in ‘chaos’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de42f4e45f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Distractions and fear of freaking people out has led to a dearth of policy being put on the table two months out from the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed22296504&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [How much does it cost every time National has to change its billboards?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01c0438af4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [‘Let’s not jump the gun’: Voters mistake information packs for referendum ballot papers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdecc9023c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Raymond Huo to retire** Jason Walls (Herald): [Outgoing Labour MP Raymond Huo takes a swipe at senior National MP Nick Smith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c09872729&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Labour MP Raymond Huo retiring from politics at election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e48b237b4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Labour list MP Raymond Huo to retire from politics at election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7aecd44f1c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Labour’s Raymond Huo to leave Parliament at election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13af16f7e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Another MP quits politics, this time from Labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c02e12f4d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Covid-19** Ben Strang (RNZ): [Contractors paid millions to help with government’s Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da8a03e009&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lance Wiggs (NBR): [$16.3m spend on Covid-19 contractors was money well-spent, fund manager says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dad40c0030&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Hargreaves (Stuff): [Why keeping the Covid fund for Covid is a good idea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b790e4eb14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Government signals end to Covid-19 spending for the time being](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70749e0601&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Auckland’s Covid contact tracing capacity only half what it should be](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44c1d847ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [GPs want clear messaging from government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=505bc184dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ airports were a ‘breeding ground for Covid’ and most travellers still not wearing masks, flight attendant says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01ff99787b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Air New Zealand pilots and cabin crews hit with Covid-19 backlash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c04a476b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Defence lawyers call for urgent review of Covid-19 prosecutions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ce2d15b8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Arvind Kumar (Stuff): [Increase in racism against Asians since Covid-19 leads to ‘Racism Is No Joke’ campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a4774f9d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jake Kenny (Stuff): [Private jet lands at Christchurch Airport for mystery pickup](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c6dbd3d39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Powell (Democracy Project): [Cuba’s fight against Covid-19 is impressive, even compared to NZ’s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8324b3f67f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Charging for quarantine** Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Government wanted to get border management right before considering charging returning New Zealanders – Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0894c5fae4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Human Rights Commission seeks clarification, expats fire up legal challenge over plan to charge returning Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0500e9f7f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0b0777834&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ella Tait (Stuff): [Charging returning Kiwis for quarantine only adds fuel to the fire](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22c00969ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Brownlee (Stuff): [NZ needs to accept quarantine costs are the price of its coronavirus success](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d260d75db8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** RNZ: [Pharmac, Covid-19 health response get slice of $302m fund](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acd80004b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Government announces $302 million boost to medical funding for COVID-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2cb218805&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Janine Rankin (Manawatu Standard): [Health services nurse Covid hangover as lockdown leaves sickly legacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=822b657576&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Hawke’s Bay DHB ignored staff before wrongly cancelling home help, review finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e1dd4e6d93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Janine Rankin (Manawatu Standard): [Nurses oppose bed cuts for older mental health patients](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=458f864a44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Powell (Second Opinion): [Health bosses continue to neglect medical specialist shortages in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac2f1d3750&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Anti-smoking campaigners calling on Government to stop plans to ban oral nicotine products](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c17f9251d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [Four locations pitched for Central Otago primary birthing facility](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d555e0901e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kerrie Waterworth (ODT): [Maternity unit’s end looks nigh](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c6edaa8f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Green (Stuff): [Wellington Children’s Hospital mid-construction, set to be ‘perfect’ space for kids, carers, and staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=582bcb5290&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs, trade** Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s calling out of China over Uighur Muslims shows New Zealand ‘won’t engage in master-servant relationship’ – international relations expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=137e6d5500&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Can we still rely on China when everyone else is shunning them?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=481dd6807b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Battersby (Stuff): [Covid-19 should not make us oblivious to other security threats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa9493687&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [The tightrope of trade with China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40ed51232b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [‘Difficult situation’ – Foreign students may have to stay over summer holidays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df6f132094&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Joel MacManus (Stuff): [$100 million rescue package for public transport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01ac9687a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Almost 40,000 Air New Zealand customers use online tool, $1.4 million in credit redeemed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d97b2799e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Rob Mitchell (Dominion Post): [Let’s get Wellington moving? Let’s start by getting its council talking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3419f3cea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Wellington City Council officially approves 5.1 per cent rates increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b86551daac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington city councillors rule out privatising central library](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b04467130&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Legal advice backs councillors expressing opinions about plans for quake-prone central library](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=694900034c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Future of Wellington library up for debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e71f54557c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Councillor blasts Wellington City Council over library legal wrangle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f66439974&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Christina Persico (Stuff): [New Plymouth councillors vote to establish Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee67e0f17b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Survey shows majority want New Plymouth Raceway lease terminated](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ae4180e85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment, migrant workers** Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff): [Employers who ordered Covid-19 pay cuts ‘have reason to be concerned’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a01d6ccb5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lisa Meto Fox (E-Tangata): [Turning workers on and off like a tap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3a4fe47d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Industry asks Govt: We’ve got the workers, where’s the work?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4a265d6fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tiwai Point** Logan Savory (Southland Times): [Winston Peters to hold ‘Save Tiwai’ public meeting in Invercargill ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=562f71d5e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [‘Vision’ can save smelter, refinery, steel mill – Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=664f810374&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Cullen (Herald): [No crocodile tears for Tiwai Point aluminium smelter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bf2d99bbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Justice** Zane Small (Newshub): [The reason New Zealand First pulled handbrake on sexual violence legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72988b3bfb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [NZ First stalls sexual violence legislation before election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c866fd4a18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Severe, unjust sentence for ill man expected to go to highest court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea782204da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Sean Hogan (1News): [‘It’s pretty tough’ – Tolaga Bay locals frustrated as more timber debris washes up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3927857fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Forest owners to fund clean-up of debris, logs at Tolaga Bay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19fcccab20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Mycoplasma bovis almost eradicated in New Zealand, three years on from initial discovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3fd0e0afb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Revealed: West Auckland farmer’s three million free-range egg fraud ends with home detention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=643f41d5ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand exports in strong demand during pandemic – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=784215306e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Agritech support plan to establish horticultural robotics academy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ff6907a1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Taskforce to speed up agritech](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f9d39e270&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Housing** Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Queenstown Lakes District Council tells homeless man he’s breaking ‘freedom camping’ rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0e1bb908d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Is it still the case that house prices will double every 10 years?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7336ea1311&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Banks more positive, but house prices could still fall 10%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2d3467eb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Less than half of first round of media assistance paid out to companies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=594343be57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen McConnell (Stuff): [Cutting Wendy Petrie is a sad example of TVNZ’s fall and its diversity issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc0c835f03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siobhan Downes (Stuff): [Award-winning RNZ investigative show Insight set to be scrapped](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0da255924&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Jean Bell (RNZ): [Green Party candidate Steve Abel arrested during tree felling protest in Avondale](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cb7c5862a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police scramble to escape falling tree after Greens candidate climbs Auckland native in protest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b7edcd5f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jared Morgan (ODT): [Manuherikia catchment condition ‘sobering’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=997e954bf7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John McKenzie (1News): [Plummeting yellow-eyed penguin numbers spark call for Otago beach closures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f3cf6cea8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Matariki** 1News: [Green Party joins calls for Matariki to be made a public holiday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43e03943af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Green Party calls for Matariki to become public holiday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65ef8beb0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Oliver Hartwich (Herald): [A return to normal? Forget about it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10e61e9381&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Some charities may not survive Covid-19 as their finances take a hit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=276a643a76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Principles in RMA must remain to avoid land disputes like Ihum?tao – Marama Davidson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83cbf9c203&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Northland roading and flooding protection projects get funding boost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6af05d4b4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan: [Expect more large destructive weather patterns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be7c90ea09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Life at M?ngere Refugee Resettlement Centre during Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9669467f6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew MacFarlane (1News): [Second researcher gains access to thousands of Kiwis’ data following property management site privacy breach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f267cabb46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [NZ First will support National Party Bill to take guns off gangs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d828a597fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siena Yates (Herald): [Should you turn on to Tom Sainsbury’s political comedy Sextortion?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9757cdc49d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Travel agent forced to remortgage house to keep doors open, help clients](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=030aa72a95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)