> ## 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 September 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-24-september-2020/ - Published: 2020-09-23T20:15:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-09-24T19:59:34.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Election 2020, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Election** Audrey Young (Herald): [Act’s job is to destroy NZ First vote says National’s Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=541b6179b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Wealth tax ‘a bottom line’ for a Greens-Labour Government: Genter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d77404f4c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Why Jacinda Ardern has more to fear from a poll she won than a debate she lost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=922b740c11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jamie Smyth (Financial Times):[ Judith Collins struggles to contain Jacinda-mania](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ccf0b6d822&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The election race isn’t over yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2f1218365&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [What issues are minor parties campaigning on for 2020 election?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=055917a125&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Breanna Barraclough (1News): [How Facebook is cracking down ahead of the NZ election 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d2d97d522&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Matthews (Taranaki Daily News): [Anti-Maori representation dominates discussions at New Plymouth New Conservative event](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8d9a99522&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Labour MP Meka Whaitiri defends larger benefit payments for workers unemployed during COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68514b22d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) The Hui: [Ikaroa-R?whiti electorate contenders face off in The Hui debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c80f85eaf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) The Hui: [Three w?hine competing for the Ikaroa-R?whiti electorate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56b324f10a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Wellington wonks turn out in force for electorate debate on sewerage, quakes and public transport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc76c9f4de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Christchurch candidate’s secret fluoridation claims ‘ludicrous’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a13b484eb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Leaman and James Baker (Stuff): [Ardern eyes Hamilton’s seats, Collins stamps her mark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc69296574&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Candidates under 30 on why they’re running, what they stand for](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ead4711bb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ogden (Herald): [Local Focus: Workers vs employers – who’s more important to Waiariki candidates?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30f956d784&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ogden (Herald): [Local Focus: Who is Todd Muller, National Candidate for Bay of Plenty?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cc55c8a15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (Stuff): [Cannabis question smokes out Kaik?ura candidates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ec2e6572a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **TVNZ leaders debate** Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [We love leaders’ debates for the argy bargy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f784ee0b1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Southland Times Editorial: [Leaders’ debate less a bloodbath than a tepid bath](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf4be28c52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [John Campbell missed the mark in first leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4ee3cadc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [How many Kiwis watched the first leaders’ debate?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d282174b16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Google data reveals who, what Kiwis searched for during election debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00ac9f613f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Crusher Collins returned and gave National voters hope](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e3bd6b7f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Outlier’ political analyst praises Ardern as ‘relaxed and confident’ in leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50bb1ebc85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pete Burdon: [Collins beats Ardern but room for improvement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a82983f536&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [If scoffs and buts were candies and nuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=259664795f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Analysing the leaders’ debate: How did Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins fare?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2c1217699&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew MacFarlane (1News): [Vote Compass: Who took out last night’s debate? Viewers have their say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c00ba11929&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Political advisor says Ardern handed Collins the debate victory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8d65f52c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Judith Collins calls Jacinda Ardern a ‘poor wee thing’ in post-match spar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7afc3067fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Judith Collins tells Jacinda Ardern to ‘go home’ if she can’t handle ‘bloodsport’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d5ca8efb5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Judith Collins blasted for ‘weaponising’ husband’s ethnicity during leaders debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52c01ca727&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [First leaders debate: Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins reveal how they think they performed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeb6e46c38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern felt ‘pretty invigorated’ during TV debate, Judith Collins aims to ‘do better every time’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf732daf79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Seven Sharp: [The highlights and hilarity from TVNZ’s first leaders’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e93d67e73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Leaders’ debate absent of Maori issues, Ardern and Collins forced to explain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=144797f572&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jogai Bhatt (RNZ): [First leaders’ debate failed to take on Maori issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1591d7f50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Walton (Stuff): [Labour won’t promise to excuse CDHB’s $180m debt, but National says ‘we may have to’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f57f868d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ardern, Collins showed little understanding of Covid-19 impact on struggling students – head girl](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=496fbd1d7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Advocacy group cristices Jacinda Ardern’s voting age comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d0b344dc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins denies claims she dropped f-bomb in TV debate as Jacinda Ardern talked up housing ambitions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6938ae5a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National MPs are twisting Jacinda Ardern’s words on social media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=791fd7e317&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [National out of context with quote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4825081a81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Being ‘picked on’ not in the past for farmers: Claim PM ‘out of touch’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2f0691841&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Labour** Thomas Manch and James Baker (Stuff): [Labour promises $50m for farm planning to cut costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f749cee4b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Labour announces new policy to reduce costs for farmers and growers, if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50df63b7a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern, Labour Party promise to help farmers with compliance costs and environmental transition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fa850852c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Labour’s Failures Part 1 – Kiwibuild](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af96b6d204&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National** Richard Harman (Politik): [National changes tack; the “Crusher” is back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8e4a53cad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [National Party insider reveals Collins, Muller tried to roll Bridges in April 2019](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fc96ce1eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Grant Robertson tells Paul Goldsmith to ‘rip up’ National’s economic plan and start again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4567bf525a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Homecoming – National leader tours Collins country after ‘crushing’ debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=306e4b078a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National leader Judith Collins fronts press on home turf in Matamata](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=531319c979&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Judith Collins holds back tears talking about rural mental health to Matamata crowd](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07759e454b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Woman with the golden gun: Judith Collins meets Waikato man who got tattoo of National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b29e2fd90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Blommerde (Stuff): [Judith Collins meets a tattooed superfan in Matamata](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab88ca0289&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Judith Collins tells fan how much is on the line for her this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8780651389&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Making her mark: tattooed man meets his Muse, Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c0c0d5c28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [National to require tourists to have COVID-19 vaccine before entering NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05b81864af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **ACT** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [The rise of ACT: David Seymour’s one man political band looks set to multiply exponentially](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5bea47b3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ First** David Cormack (Herald): [With NZ First polling so low it’s scary gap that fringe-right can fill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a9d0860c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [Winston Peters: NZ First still has rural voters’ backs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63c33bf088&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Boring, laughable, ridiculous’ – Winston Peters goes on attack after another poll puts NZ First out of Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dfcd5f8e59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Michael Reddell: [House prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f97bfc3932&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Political parties urged to release more policies on home ownership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87ef7651cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marta Steeman (Stuff): [KiwiBuild apartment sales help support Auckland apartment market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a50457713a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Emergency housing should be charged for](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d796880b31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Liam Dann (Herald): [Strong house prices look like RBNZ’s primary economic lever](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af5be22b85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [RBNZ pessimistic about economy, ready to use more monetary stimulus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a6c1ddd7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Reserve Bank keeps OCR at 0.25%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ca6c160af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ hints at introducing Funding for Lending programme ahead of OCR cut to provide more stimulus sooner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd2708de5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [The money trail: Kiwis’ spending and saving habits during the pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3e79f68b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, business** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Big profits on back of big wage subsidies: Call for businesses to return Govt money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bc7a85953&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (Stuff): [Government urged to clear up ambiguities around wage subsidy rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8440e7da7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (Stuff): [Hospitality sector braces for end of wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0684955e0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Maori businesses focusing more on profits in pandemic – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e32dff876&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Government drip feeding money to businesses is almost cruel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=356b513421&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington region gets spending boost but central city hurting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd37167f49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [NCEA credits reported to Qualifications Authority drop 20%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ea9e93c29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Schools fear knock-on effect of foreign student loss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0157a0a1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sharnae Hope (Stuff): [Waikato University prepares for more job cuts as $20 million loss looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cd6783d9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Dilworth School abuse occurred as early as 1950s: former student](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fedbc5190&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Grieving family still feeling let down by hall of residence operator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90f990e41f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson and Rob Kidd (ODT): [Damages sought from Uni](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f45fc906b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pacific staff, students back Maori amid alleged racism at university](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5249957f02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Prospective Maori students question if uni is a safe space in wake of calls for review into racism at all universities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0da746750&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus** John Anthony (Stuff): [Foreign air crews must stay in Government managed isolation hotels during stopovers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c816c61785&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [GPs say DHBs not providing PPE in lower alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c80e58af32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ashley Bloomfield reveals battle with anxiety, self-doubt during Covid-19 peak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42db4ed121&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Mental health** Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Wellington Hospital mental health unit unsafe for staff, patients – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=343357a5b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Wellington Hospital mental health staffers hold crisis meeting over ‘dangerous and exhausting’ condition, DHB inaction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2afd90dda0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Wellbeing the word of the week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de27e3664f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bay of Plenty TImes: [Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller opens up on journey for Mental Health Awareness Week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ea72b0e59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Ian Powell (Democracy Project): [Does private healthcare threaten public healthcare in New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72c261efd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Hospital backlog: Half a million Kiwis with unmet hospital needs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eafc04b5aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Cannabis referendum** Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Unfair law that brands teen growers as ‘criminals’ must change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ac30df732&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Chlöe Swarbrick responds to most common criticisms of legalising weed in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a339af216&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Liberal drugs laws will reduce demand for ‘zombie’ drug AMB-FUBINACA – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f39ad4efe3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robyn Hunt (Spinoff): [Why are we considering assisted dying in a pandemic?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f999f946a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Medicinal cannabis** Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Medicinal cannabis still not favoured by doctors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2eea97d59a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Marlborough medical cannabis company Puro rocked by fraudsters targeting potential investors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e4a3108ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [Mayor vows to join K?piti Airport occupation if necessary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6a78d19cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Let’s Get Wellington Moving called ‘a bit of a joke’ after external consultants called in for review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=383639406e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Porirua’s mayor pulls back from Facebook due to abuse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0170df11d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Ageing and underfunded: $1.3 billion needed to future-proof Lower Hutt’s water infrastructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66d9673763&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Janine Rankin (Manawatu Standard): [Council ‘turkeys don’t vote for Christmas’; voters won’t be asked if they want slash numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4995879a58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Repair to Napier pipe seeping sewage into ocean faces delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ed1042937&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Holiday accommodation shortage fears in Akaroa if ‘Airbnb crackdown’ passes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=772d16ce21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [SIS left girl to be sexually abused – former spy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e975a4344e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Man Abuse in care inquiry: man says placements became a training ground for jail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e082c5e58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Leask and Chelsea Boyle (Herald): [The Govt manager and the spy cam – appeal against discharge without conviction, suppression heard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=858d24d83a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Veronica Schmidt (RNZ): [Spy camera case: Police appeal suppression of former government employee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcf57b604f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Evan Harding (Southland Times): [No Tiwai Point aluminium smelter decision before election, Rio Tinto indicates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ecebe6e0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [Blurred lines – the police and facial recognition technology](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e795d1b49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Smith (1News): [Sign language in the spotlight in Aotearoa more than ever this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c2a3f0e24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Cruise ship company wants to offer ‘bubble’ trips around NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cedc42be08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Still not enough RSE workers with immigration changes – fruit picking industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bb3f3a929&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Greg Murphy fed up with some Kiwis paying ‘so much more than others’ for petrol](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4386255911&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Two-month delay in Tui decommissioning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f5e26d6fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Kiwi UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: ‘I didn’t really realise me being black was a problem, until I got to New Zealand’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=440b33c614&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Risk of trade war Trump temper tantrum if NZ taxes tech giants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4efe6f0e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [All female leadership line-up at country’s largest union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9111a49a80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)