> ## 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 September 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-22-september-2020/ - Published: 2020-09-21T20:15:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-09-21T20:07:26.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Election 2020, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Election** 1News: [Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins to face off as first party leaders debate airs tonight on TVNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f054750598&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Irra Lee (1News): [Expert’s guide on what to look for in first TVNZ leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3c1923bae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to go head-to-head in first leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ec84ce912&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [How does the 1 NEWS-Colmar Brunton poll work?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84727b195b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Two more weeks of Covid-19 level 2 is a long time for Auckland voters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b41b9958a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew MacFarlane (1News): [Vote Compass: Which minor party leader beats Judith Collins on likeability?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=876b5f622a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Electorate polls shows MMP is done after 20 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8c76525ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Yardley (Press): [Snoozing our way to a crucial election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7078726648&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [TOP leader calls housing market ‘madness’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d3287e51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Maori Party promises new health funding authority if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e01ce12e86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick O’Sullivan (Herald): [Local Focus: Wairarapa candidates on NZ prison numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9fd909eb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Motion (Herald): [Why we should ditch the boring hoardings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4733565c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sharnae Hope (Stuff): [Election vandalism rife in Hamilton with tyres and signs sliced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a8ed7a575&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— RNZ: [Postal voting registration extended to next Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94ba132a61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National** Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [National’s $4 billion fiscal hole has gotten even bigger](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d38de8c3da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [National’s budget blunder does them no favours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3dff57a8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [The Front Bench – National’s ‘small’ mistake proves costly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3edaa53a5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Judith Collins downplays National’s fiscal error, defends Paul Goldsmith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3152688f71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [$4 billion hole: National’s Paul Goldsmith plays down ‘irritating mistake’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=152bb4b655&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [National’s $4b stuff-up is major – but at least its policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fbfe1fcb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [National’s technology plan gets ‘7 out of 10’ from Technology Users Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e0be95229&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Industry pundits rate National’s tech policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea0c949d88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National’s $1.29 billion plan to double NZ tech sector, create 100,000 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4baf73a13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [National promises $1.29b boost for tech sector, with scholarships and charter school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68c2d1bd69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National promises to create 100k high-paying jobs while doubling NZ’s tech sector, if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0044c9dbd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National unveils $1.3b plan for expanded tech sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c78e9761c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National reveals plan to create at least 100,000 tech jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc62ec7b9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Shane Te Pou (Herald): [Back to the drawing board for National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5658573e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [National to revive Rotorua rescue helicopter if elected to form Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=813a519743&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges distributes piles of flyers with his name spelled wrong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67833496c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Labour** Chris Trotter: [The Looming Fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=930ce8e28a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Greens** 1News: [Labour needs Greens to be a truly ‘transformative’ Government, Marama Davidson argues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c1b2c85b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fishers in two minds over Green Party fishing policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00a863118f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **ACT** RNZ: [ACT tourism policy ‘bold’ but operators question uptake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=994d174710&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [ACT tourism policy: GST cut, privately run isolation, minimum wage cap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5be1f7787&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Seymour takes aim at tourism fund, promises tax cuts for operators](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8135ec0f8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Act would repeal the Zero Carbon Act if it was in power](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9143ae13f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [ACT pledges to ‘respect’ farmers by repealing Zero Carbon Act, if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3e1134af7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [ACT promises to scrap subsidies for forestry investment, let regional councils set freshwater rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e56a3f6bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [ACT pledges to repeal Zero Carbon Act if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce49ad5f49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Al Williams (RNZ): [Being an island nation in a pandemic world presents opportunities, ACT Party leader says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8439cd47e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis referendum** Nina Hindmarsh (Stuff): [Medicinal cannabis bosses divided over legalisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2155efd97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Riley Kennedy (RNZ): [Primary sector wary of health and safety if cannabis legalised](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06a5f24b7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Strang (RNZ): [Roadside drug testing needed before any cannabis legalisation, say AA and expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbc1cbfa5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Disproportionate cannabis-related arrests, prosecutions ‘a form of racism’ for Maori – Patrick Gower](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=008395cf13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Dairy owner shocked to find business used in anti-cannabis campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23266a3f9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus** Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Documents reveal Treasury’s risk appetite rising](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dda29564c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Government ‘missed an opportunity’ to move to alert level 1.5, says epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad4b1caf55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Do level 1 more carefully this time, expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34a9744267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [What alert level 2 means for Auckland, level 1 for rest of New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1e9e30c41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 alert level move: What you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ef5d17ecb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Breanna Barraclough (1News): [Your Vote 2020: Kiwis’ changing moods around border control remains a ‘hot topic’ for voters – researcher](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=255f6c5eeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Election 2020: What’s the plan to keep NZ safe from Covid? Policies compared](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a03d1a9523&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Derek Cheng (Herald): [National eyes greater role for private sector and more open borders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2687aab4c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Slow alert level changes show strategy unsustainable – National, ACT](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=722154bd61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mitch McCann (Newshub): [Returnees could be subject to post-managed isolation COVID-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80adae28b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Ministry targets hospitality, tourism and transport workers for Covid testing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f907edb63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern admits she ‘made a mistake’ with group photo](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec11d72431&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cook (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern admits close-quarters selfie was a ‘mistake’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35454d5f5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern apologises for breaking social distancing rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5ea8c11d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern’s group selfie at Massey University frustrates Covid-19 expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e1e591df7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Dan Lake (Newshub): [Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says COVID-19 elimination strategy ‘not sustainable’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b3095a140&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Canterbury doctor praised by NZ Public Party found to have spread ‘misleading’ information about COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95457e3be6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Experts slam Christchurch GP’s claims Covid-19 tests are unreliable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dc9f99b4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New Zealand enters legal agreement to allow purchase of Covid-19 vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bb3ca7e0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Public housing wait list nears 20,000 applicants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=893168f6c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health and disability** Amber Allott (Herald): [CDHB slammed for rescheduling hundreds of cancer appointments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=810a199c21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Mike King blasts Ministry of Health for ‘burying’ ‘1000 Letters’ suicide report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82a6246b0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Hutton (RNZ): [Laura Fergusson Trust a labour of love that could be saved – forensic accountant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c0bf43dd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Hutton (RNZ): [Laura Fergusson Trust: Questions raised over payments and board tenures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4be17f2b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Negative OCR: Here’s what could go wrong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f76838921&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business, wage subsidy** 1News: [Small business owner who paid back wage subsidy implores big business to follow his lead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=355a106940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Small businesses cautiously optimistic amid recession](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18b9883c03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Papaarangi Reid (E-Tangata): [When our excellence constrains their privilege](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92e522e878&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News): [Taranaki polytech’s shovel-ready application shunned for second time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71ed34aa53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Abuse in State Care inquiry** Andrew McRae (RNZ): [State processes for investigating abuse in care ‘broken’ – lawyer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e60afa2106&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edward Gay (Stuff): [Survivor of abuse in state care believes his abuser had offended before](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af7087ecd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Weta Digital, employment** 1News: [Weta Digital staff hopeful about investigation by top lawyer into alleged workplace misconduct](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2f76e1173&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Unions could have played a starring role in Weta Digital saga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f9ae35841&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Wellington bus drivers claim they were underpaid during lockdown, could strike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1592256afa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Tina Law (Press): [Aspiring MP Catherine Chu defends city council briefing attendance record](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc6f65c02b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Napier council hopeful for $500k government grant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cb26ce8ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Auckland Council agrees to tighter controls over park and ride development proposal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45aa99b6fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Moore (Stuff): [Push to use Levin’s Maori name stalled two years on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0276f680d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland Harbour Bridge** Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Green Party calls for temporary bus lane on Harbour Bridge to ease congestion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ea171472e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern says ‘temporary fix’ to Auckland Harbour Bridge coming this week to ease traffic woes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d039142ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Two extra lanes on damaged Auckland Harbour Bridge could re-open later this week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f4d54ef79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Rocket Lab** George Block (Stuff): [Rocket Lab’s new hire has roots in the CIA, laser weapons and space militarisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3005312690&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Liam Hehir (Democracy Project): [Our obsession with American politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8927fc0cbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Future of aluminium smelter may stay on simmer until after election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14f3e9886a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Zombie towns or paradise? Regional centres defy predictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4432adfeb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Pointon (RNZ): [Next government urged to rethink rules for shovel ready projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59036f9f4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [$500,000 for Rainbow’s End from Govt fund to save tourism businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94ab0fae1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Polly Gillespie (Stuff): [We have become lab rats in an age of surveillance capitalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd4ed20db4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Southland Times): [Southland Federated Farmers: ‘Farmer morale at all-time low’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b50f7a3c76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Dinsdale (Northern Advocate): [Ex-Northland Regional Council chairman Bill Shepherd breached dairy effluent rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58256b270e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Ellis: [NZ journalists as ‘useful idiots’?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24ce7a5988&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anan Zaki (RNZ): [Soldier sentenced over assaults still in army, despite saying he would leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7cb83eb1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ogonna Nweke (The Big Q): [Does the Black Lives Matter movement reflect experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c022795b20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)