> ## 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 – 24 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-24-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-23T20:25:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-23T20:23:26.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Border failures, criticism** Hayden Donnell (RNZ): Mediawatch: [A backlash over tough questions for Dr Ashley Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4715b284a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bryce Edwards (Herald): [Political Roundup – How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62fc490130&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Big little lies: Getting to the facts in New Zealand’s border failures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da251241de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Conflicting messages over whether returnees’ bus drivers have to wear face masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b8042a790&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Labour claws to defend its Covid competence ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c976145e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Joyce (Herald): [Why we’ve been failing at the border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abc712aaa6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Labour must not squander voters’ trust](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=effbbc1ca5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Are we really being too hard on the Govt?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=513b852980&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Burton (Democracy Project): [How govt depts really work – Explaining the border control debacle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd71b6385a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Who runs our Covid-19 border response?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb5874abbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Policy and action must combine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bcf3a2e82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Sir Brian Roche, brought in to optimise Covid-19 testing, says communication and fatigue issues are present](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1236501e0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Sir Brian Roche on NZ’s Covid response: “We are the envy of the world”](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7585f41f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Border fix-it man Sir Brian Roche says Kiwis ‘should be thankful’ for success so far](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d95d21507&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [Why the Government’s sticking with Auckland for isolation hotels, despite the risks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8a53c65cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [One in ten Defence Force personnel deployed in Covid-19 battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4770ed6e50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) N**ational Party, NZ First Covid policies** Judith Collins (Stuff): [Tough times calls for tough border measures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e9e1923a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [National wants Kiwis overseas to find Immigration NZ-approved testing labs before coming home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ff1e6f8ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [National’s COVID policies ‘would have been a disaster’ – David Parker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ade63c5b2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Shimmin (Stuff): [I’m not exactly barracking for this](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9a99c07d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** John Armstrong (1News): [Why next week might be the most crucial in the election campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8e7012dc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Judith Collins has stabilised her wobbly start as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91e978ecfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Max Rashbrooke (Scoop): [Democracy 2.0 : What Is On Offer In GE 2020?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44cd75e3b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Helen Harvey (Stuff): [Labour Party removes video from Facebook page after Act leader’s complaint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b13ae501b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Labour’s ‘Ashley Bloomfield’ campaign ad has been taken down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7a05b637e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Labour’s ‘Ashley Bloomfield’ campaign ad draws criticism from Act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1cde3cfca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [ACT’s David Seymour says Labour acting like a ‘one-party state’ after releasing video featuring shot of Ashley Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62032708b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [David Seymour: ‘Completely unacceptable’ civil servants appeared in campaign ad](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55dd2f9dc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Delayed election sees parties scrambling for cash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4eaabff09e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Strang (RNZ): [Election date change lets parties and referendum campaigners spend more](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2469c62869&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Fiona Rotherham (NBR): [A voters’ guide to MMP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c326925c6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: New Zealand needs to be ‘on guard’ for foreign interference in election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ca639cd8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alister Browne (Stuff): [Winston Peters’ mercurial ideals leave voters ‘flying blind’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ae913d416&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michelle Duff (Stuff): [What women want this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0821b14bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament, week in politics** Peter Wilson (RNZ): [The Week in Politics: Screws turned on govt over border testing regime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f8bbce29d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Fact or Fiction: Testing problems and election delay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7659a6811&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): [An extra month is a long time in politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9cb305fd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Wrangling ministry machinery a challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8a465d87e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniela Maoate-Cox and Phil Smith (RNZ): [The revenant Parliament: just one job](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c6bc6bcfb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Parliament website goes down, restaurant subsidy petition loses 500 signatures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e876ccedb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Internet unearths decade-old interview with Jacinda Ardern, Simon Bridges on kids’ TV show](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35b5b7168a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Alert level decision** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Why Jacinda Ardern’s decision today is the hardest one yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c51418ef0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Leading epidemiologist wants Auckland to remain at Alert Level 3 until community cases subside](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c88e3c89af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Data modelling expert says latest Covid-19 numbers good news, but caution needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90035bdaa2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland’s Level 3 lockdown likely to be extended, says data modelling expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=663e9f75e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [The numbers behind Auckland’s path out of lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9d6040f87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern outlines lockdown exit strategy, as Auckland remains at level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fb838523f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [New Zealand looks on track to shift down COVID-19 alert levels – but don’t celebrate just yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fbfaf63eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern explains how New Zealand could avoid future COVID-19 lockdowns ahead of alert level decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25d1e9e4b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland Level 3** Zoe Holland (Herald): [89 per cent of Auckland businesses collecting wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b54eddee3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Franks (Stuff): [89 per cent of Auckland businesses collecting wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17554a8219&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Bradford (1News): [Ten per cent of bars and restaurants set to close in next fortnight: Hospitality Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=956c166c46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Zac Fleming (Newshub): [One-in-five Auckland businesses say they won’t survive another lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbd412b1e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Change made to Auckland travel restrictions aimed at helping businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20509a0a0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Changes made to Auckland’s Covid-19 alert level 3 travel restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ed4c0e7df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Aucklanders crowd skate parks, basketball courts, ignoring level 3 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=787999092f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police ‘generally happy’ with Aucklanders’ behaviour as country enters second weekend under Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07cb953edc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: Q+A: [Parts of Auckland may not be in lockdown now if National was in charge – Dr Shane Reti](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=940a32a19f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [‘Thank you Auckland’ as Jacinda Ardern says lessons learned from second lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d40d7355f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Food parcel demand back at lockdown-scale levels in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf90467020&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edward O”Driscoll (Newshub): [Sikh community stepping in again as hundreds of families queue for food](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b0fd4ce33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s coronavirus response** RNZ: [CovidCard would prove its worth in any isolation breaches – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e59fe65d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [CovidCards work but making them mandatory would be ‘an extreme last resort’, says minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e0e9135c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Carmen Parahi (Stuff): [‘I was gutted’: Jacinda Ardern on her moment of despondency over Covid-19 and the words from a world leader that helped](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acbf3a9a7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern confident in COVID-19 resurgence plan as Gerry Brownlee labels it complete failure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=996692b06c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Experts calling for masks to be compulsory for employees, public in some workplaces](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3725283d38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [‘Social contagion’ needed for face masks become the norm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6629045759&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [27 swabs for nearly 4000 people on Ruby Princess cruise- how NZ was put at risk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f1af37756&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [NZ’s vaccine strategy: Our chances of securing lifesaving shots and whether it will be mandatory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39a92f5f8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [A Covid-19 vaccine could be tantalisingly close, but will people take it?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c8c2bf9b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [New Zealand looks to use saliva tests as part of Covid-19 fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdf604627c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Young people should not bear brunt of blame for spreading virus – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=296661b31d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News:[‘Consequences’ needed for people withholding information about Covid-19 infections: epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e281eb8046&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Stannard (Stuff): [Covid-19 hysteria-making does our team of five million a disservice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c2788078a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Polly Gillespie (Stuff): [Jacinda, I like you, but please shut up about the team of five million](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b09c675ab8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Phil Goff giggles at Trump’s ‘mystifying’ NZ COVID-19 surge remark in CNN interview](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0efa08f71b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [#NZhellhole – New Zealand Twitter users respond to overseas criticism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a3fce6009&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kethaki Masilamani (Newshub): [Kiwi Twitter users respond to overseas lockdown criticism with hashtag ‘NZHellHole’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb371b2d05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Iwi-led checkpoints, border patrols** Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Green Party supports iwi-led checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e498817851&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Iwi say they will reopen Northland checkpoints near Kawakawa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5420b92f11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Far North Maori leaders opt for mobile patrols at borders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bf06b9fa0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Far North iwi set up checkpoints to stop Auckland motorists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=daa4a736a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Northern iwi chairs concerned about thousands trying to cross borders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5f5fe04fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific communities, Covid-19 and ethnicity** Collin Tukuitonga (E-Tangata): [Covid and ethnicity — ‘a difficult balancing act’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=692bf9b2f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Pasifika need extra help dealing with Covid’s harsh reality – councillor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2dc86072e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [Pacific community come out in force during Covid-19 testing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9df1e00124&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Elana Curtis (E-Tangata): [Time for a new recipe for pandemic management](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f80ad07e5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [‘Covid-19 doesn’t discriminate, and neither should we’ – Komiti Pasefika](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=153ce818ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Cropper (Newshub): [Pacific community on edge as five new COVID-19 cases linked to its churches](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b99400af31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown legality** Damien Grant (Stuff): [PM’s abuse of power during lockdown a warning to us all](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb21211f96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Simon Bridges had a ‘chuckle’ after learning he was right to challenge lockdown’s legality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91616210cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Anti-lockdown demonstration** Vita Molyneux and Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Anti-lockdown, vaccination and 1080 protesters take over Auckland’s Aotea Square](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2588a680f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Watch protestors march down Queen Street in anger over lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f83987117&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Virginia Fallon (Stuff): [‘We have totally failed’: Rheumatic fever: The Third World disease entrenched in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa15217e49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Funding gaps force clinicians ‘to play God’ when allocating life-changing hearing devices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46fcfcb335&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Elizabeth White (Newshub): [Over 10,000 Kiwis face increased surgery waiting lists due to COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c803a0b96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [Lunch date with Ashley Bloomfield up for auction on Trade Me](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d27f3a5baf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Canterbury District Health Board** Cate Broughton and Dominic Harris (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern promises action to stop further meltdown of Canterbury health board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4dc09f8dd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Adversarial’ culture drove Canterbury’s chief medical officer to quit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8c990d8bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Canterbury DHB remains quiet on Friday as doctors call for government intervention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c36c0f48b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ:[Canterbury DHB woes: ‘Somebody needs to come to their senses’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66e61548f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Concern Canterbury DHB’s cost-cutting measures will lead to job losses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=261c3ca944&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Politicising suicide** Tim Brown (RNZ): [Suicide commentary unhelpful to Queenstown, mental health experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61f766ee98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Speculation suicide rates will increase due to Covid-19 ‘unhelpful’ – Carla na Nagara](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0255f4c799&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Euthanasia and cannabis referendums** Ben Strang (RNZ): [Referendum campaigners look for clarity after election date change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9f9aa09fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Not a free-for-all: ins and outs of the new legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=400dbce0a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [No assistance for euthanasia at hospice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2397f710c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Legalising cannabis about ‘getting mature’ – NZ Drug Foundation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=576cf3ccfb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [Otago University researcher outlines how alcohol is more harmful than cannabis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f4cd1a8c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike O’Donnell (Stuff): [Cannabis referendum a sideshow, not the main event](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1735ceada&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gibb and Grant Miller (ODT): [Rector’s cannabis post on shaky legal ground](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbe3bbb8de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Voting age, youth voting patterns** Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Low numbers of youth voting linked to social isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75c9528924&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lower voting age means ‘stronger democracy’ – teen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcb9d53279&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Conspiracy theories, misinformation, social media** Tracy Watkins (Stuff): [We can all do our part to halt the onslaught of Covid-19 misinformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52f2fe6b12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Know what you’re sharing and what the potential impact is’: Peeni Henare on the spread of COVID-19 misinformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f6c8f0cce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Strongman (RNZ): [When a relative falls down a conspiracy theory rabbit hole](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=040b22a383&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emmaline Pickering-Martin (E-Tangata): [Rumours, racism, and privilege](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ce4da8036&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Influencers turned conspiracy theorists: Risk to brands expose](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c53dcd8c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Christchurch mosque shooting** ODT Editorial: [Victims’ voices paramount](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e3c0841bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Graham-McLay (Guardian): [New Zealand braces for mosque gunman’s sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e23f615686&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Fears Christchurch mosques terrorist will use court as hate speech platform at sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5be4f5c69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lisa Davies (1News): [Victims prepare to face Christchurch terror attacks gunman in court ahead of sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=641d7ffdfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Mosque shooting terrorist arrives in Christchurch for sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa1cebfdc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Holly Carran (Newshub): [Large number of police in Christchurch ahead of mosque shooting sentence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf593c6885&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Christchurch mosque attack sentencing: The event that shocked New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c7c027d31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Man who lost his wife in Christchurch terror attacks planning not to attend terrorist’s sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=752b649678&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Sunday Morning: [Christchurch mosque shooting widow: ‘I am my husband’s voice’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74bb540453&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** John McCrone (Stuff): [A kinder, greener, fairer economics to replace neoliberalism? Questioning New Zealand’s chances of making the move](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2b33c6ea3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): [Towns that tourism forgot: The uneven impact of the covid recession](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe94b98be0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Move to negative interest rates will depend on health of economy – RBNZ chief economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9c4be6d1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Grant Robertson says $14 billion untouched – lockdown hasn’t changed fiscal outlook](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6670edbec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [TOP Leader Geoff Simmons on why the RBNZ should pay us $250/week for six months so those with debt can repay it and those without debt can splash cash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f48f4f7a9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [$2b in wage subsidies for businesses that have not paid company tax](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ad91eb21b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura James (1News): [The Warehouse accused of taking advantage of lockdown to push through restructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb4d34a44f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Kiwi firms urged to address any human rights abuses in supply chains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=458c2d9e11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Air New Zealand needs Government’s help to fly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25559d5f0d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Duncan Garner: Tough road ahead for Air New Zealand to recover from COVID-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ecb520531&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment** Brian Fallow (Interest): [A central government funded universal jobs guarantee should receive serious consideration](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=224f587c2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Maori women took hit in first wave of Covid-19 job losses, Stats NZ data shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a023f6dc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Dylan Cleaver (Herald): [‘We sold our souls for a few dollars’: The shopping list of concerns about televising school sport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd2e374e6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Boynton and Mihingarangi Forbes (The Hui): [Education Minister Chris Hipkins challenged over lack of online resources for low-decile schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9721310bdc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Boynton (The Hui): [Effectiveness of spend-up on learning TV questioned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3bf4f30d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Khylee Quince (Stuff): [Covid inequities are showing up in school leaver figures ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=359c13ece9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [The lockdown appears to have had only a minor impact on overseas student numbers so far and may have had no impact on migrant worker numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35cde5bc3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [National wants safe border before considering international education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ceb5b4cf3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Mega polytech has 21 staff with chief executive in their title](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60900c56d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Green’s Chlöe Swarbrick pushes for more support for students amid Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f9cb0cb66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [Here’s a crisis worth reading about](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f75599da0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Concerns over proposed med school quotas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12cf209ee5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sherwood (Press): [University of Canterbury launches investigation into lecturer’s online comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f6831279f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff):[A decade of saving and above average income required to buy a house in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebb4265913&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Disagreement over call for city council to help tenants living in damp and mouldy homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=830a15c892&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sally Kidson (Stuff): [Close to Home: Why we should care about the housing market in Nelson Tasman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd2c99060d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amy Ridout (Stuff): [Close to Home: The dog-eat-dog world of renting a home ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30a43987fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nina Hindmarsh (Stuff): [Close to Home: renters locked out of Golden Bay housing market saturated in holiday homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d9ebe684b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Newman (Stuff): [Close to Home: Nelson’s housing market ‘ballistic’ since level one, agent says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42f837193d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Thousands default on mortgage payments, others rush to get home finance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b07d41940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Case against Energy Minister in court as gas company claims exploration ban ‘breached rule of law’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=260985166b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Streams of green: The worst ‘dirty dairy’ offending of 2019/20](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e50707dbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Taranaki meat company charged for ammonia spill that killed thousands of eels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=723f90d5db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Southland Times Editorial: [Ministers and farmers should join ES freshwater hui](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84d3409ca2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Wonderful wool, our ‘supermaterial’, is at a crossroads – adapt or disappear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e870621e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Auckland Covid-19 borders causing problems for farmers south of the city](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4e592297f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Just how exposed is Zespri to Chinese ‘counterfeit gold’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61f28e04f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Environment** Dominic Harris (Stuff): [Water bottling industry to face fresh scrutiny under plan to ban new ventures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ecf65a4113&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Water bottling consents moratorium voted in by New Zealand councils](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a94ea690c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Delahunty (E-Tangata): [Moving from tokenism to respect](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=677dbb62a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [World champions: Five women working to save us from climate change disaster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4836ddef1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Putting the fantastic back in plastic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41c5556b7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Atakohu Middleton (Stuff): [Backlash over Maori Television’s interview with Don Brash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e664a945df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Saturday Morning: [Buying a media business for $1: Stuff’s Sinead Boucher](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae3d6bb64f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Koroneihana celebrations** RNZ: [Kiingi T?heitia urges for kotahitanga in first koroneihana live stream](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab943409f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Kiingi T?heitia calls on all Maori to vote this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8e94a58d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [PM honours Kiingitanga response to Covid-19 in Koroneihana address](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e51797018b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local Government** RNZ: [Local Government New Zealand elects Stuart Crosby as new president](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb3b924922&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Dillane (Herald): [Proposal for Government to buy 50 per cent stake in Ports of Auckland from council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc41f4e67d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [NZX partial-listing Auckland’s best port option?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67b0ac2db6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Transport** Joel Maxwell (Dominion Post): [Transmission Gully to open by September 2021 after lengthy negotiations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1881140260&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Miriam Harris (Newshub): [End of the road in sight for Transmission Gully construction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8df24f19f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Transmission Gully: Govt orders review, NZTA says there are ‘lessons to learn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26b1e153f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Transmission Gully budget blowout: Government asks for review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b835bcf9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Coalition points the finger at National over troubled Transmission Gully project](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57821c68a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): Checkpoint: [Taranaki couple fear bypasss will force them out of their home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ae20e57c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Commuter train could be at risk under National, Labour MP says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02bf9c0821&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** Susan Botting (RNZ): [New Zealand’s $33.2 million Hundertwasser Art Centre faces losses as international tourists disappear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4b03b23c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ firms face uncertain wait after STA Travel ceases trading](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68a836748e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care** RNZ: [Marylands School abuse inquiry: ‘It’s about time’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a4e2eed48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice** Ella Prendergast and Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Children’s Commissioner report calls for criminal responsibility age to be lifted from 10 to 14](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b36c9528e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Harper (Stuff): [Former Maori prison chief calls for change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c762b99c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (Stuff): [‘Absolutely broken’: sexual violence advocate Louise Nicholas dumped by Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32a46eea44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Govt drops victim advocate Louise Nicholas: ‘It’s back to battle we go’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=426487b222&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **New Zealander of the Year** Crystal Wu (Newshub): [New Zealander of the Year nominee: Celebrity cat ‘Mittens’ makes global headlines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2df5305532&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jack Guy (CNN): [Mittens the cat could become New Zealander of the Year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ece8aeeb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) News18: [Mittens the Cat Might Beat NZ PM Jacinda Ardern to Become ‘New Zealander of the Year’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b48381f16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emily Olle (7News): [Mittens’ the cat, of Wellington, in the running for New Zealander of the Year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28f278db1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stewart Perrie (Ladbible): [Cat Named Mittens Is In The Running To Become New Zealander Of The Year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=828cabd6f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Rob Mitchell (Stuff): [Life’s good inside the Wellington bubble, national survey reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c57474f3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Concerns about company awarded New Zealand’s internet filter contract](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d7e2bede7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane and Ella Prendergast (Newshub): [Concerns raised over police complaints process, treatment of victims of police misconduct](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=079ad30c21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Regions query if Provincial Growth funding is fair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b04fa6f3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te and Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Wellington’s Miramar, including Shelly Bay, re-imagined as a national heritage park](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74f82bc912&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Is 27,000 charities too many when they’re struggling to survive?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce547eadd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Caldwell (Stuff): [It’s a wild ride on the political campaign trail in the deep south](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a8aeb36ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Calls to scrap KiwiSaver default fund scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e991e1e3f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ announces next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=136ce80f76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Government probe into America’s Cup funding coming to a head](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b5af1cabb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Stuff): [‘I was a shell of a human’: Why family violence victims don’t just leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7b5cb3851&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): [Airport no stranger to debate in community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0711477ad1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)