> ## 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 – 26 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-26-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-25T20:25:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-25T20:23:19.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Economic response to Covid** Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Government mulls use of $400m fund to buy stakes in firms hurt by Covid 19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5765d5d23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Companies refusing to apply for Government sick leave subsidy to cover workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c028ae536&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Fisher Herald): [The Road Ahead: The missing piece in our Covid-19 puzzle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c21f061174&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hazledine (BusinessDesk): [No more silo money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9b07938e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Businesses couldn’t bear another lockdown after this: NZIER](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e32d8685ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZIER predicts three-year recovery period for economy following Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92b8a289f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (NBR): [Small business loan scheme a flop so far](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67f15ac267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Number of investor visa applications soar since outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=453a3cbf3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Bank profits cut nearly in half by Covid-19 economic crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc2d87112a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Arts and hospitality sectors urge government to allow creative solutions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7346e7d3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Amelia Wade (Herald): [Lockdown costs $1 billion as Government digs in heels over decision not to extend wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f55a5bc4e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Judith Collins blasts Government for not extending wage subsidy but says she wouldn’t pay for every day businesses were closed either](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ede6ee75a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Judith Collins: Covid-19 wage subsidy should have been extended](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0d232c7da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Extending wage subsidy ‘sensible and pragmatic’, says Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfc23d9f12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National wants wage subsidy to cover extended COVID-19 lockdown after Jacinda Ardern deems it too complex](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa560b95cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s Covid-19 health response** Jamie Morton (Herald): [Why longer lockdown made beating outbreak 10% more likely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6ab172aa5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [WHO spokesperson says our lockdowns make sense](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=678d8cd190&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Stuff): [The critical mystery case in New Zealand’s Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15edc62fba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [What Jacinda Ardern’s decision means for level 1\. Is it weeks away?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32780005e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [‘Most likely weeks’ before Auckland reaches tail of cluster, Jacinda Ardern says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1941dc5bc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Nikki Preston (Herald): [Second lockdown sparks more fear and anxiety](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6609c0fa4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Anna Whyte (1News): [Prime Minister pushes back on description of Chris Hipkins as ‘part-time’ Health Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa65ed7ed6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins says Chris Hipkins is ‘essentially a part-time’ health minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=434bb18949&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins probes Jacinda Ardern on COVID-19 accountability, labels Chris Hipkins ‘part-time’ Health Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=945ddf8d1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [National leader Judith Collins says she’d take the blame for any border slip-ups](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14e3c59e35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Border management, managed isolation, testing** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Let’s redesign the border from the ground up to make sure it works properly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a6a5b6bfd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Janine Rankin (Manawatu Standard): [Public health professor wants ?hakea set up as quarantine base](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4f888fd99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins raises concerns over foreign port worker leaving managed isolation without being tested for Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43097a5dcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Cullen (Stuff): [Gaping holes at our border: Why are border workers not being tested?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8d6b14fb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Government’s failure to test border staff for virus ‘a stuff up’ says Phil Goff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d52309e34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Winston Peters attacks National’s offshore testing scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8dccc02743&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Wellington cat Mittens butts up against Covid security](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52de55f100&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Health officials commit to 70,000 Covid-19 tests over the next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6362f47957&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [The Government targets South Auckland in new virus testing blitz](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c168f636dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Frontline Pasifika healthcare teams given $19.5m funding boost in fight against Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=345e66aa5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Community testing must continue long-term, GPs warn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26ae783df3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karoline Tuckey (RNZ): [Tauranga port workers all test negative](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e75673e3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament’s Health Select Committee to reconvene** Jason Walls (Herald): [MPs allowed to question Bloomfield in committee next week after NZ First/National lobbying](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=542947d754&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Health Select Committee to reconvene as National, New Zealand First call for scrutiny over COVID-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b015f5934e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [National and NZ First get health committee reconvened](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56628dc25c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Health Select Committee brought back to assess Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f013099e64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Grandstanding:’ Greens scoff at National and NZ First’s calls for reconvened health committee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc0636a5c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [New Zealand First joins National in calling for parliamentary committee to scrutinise COVID-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e63b00186d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Masks** Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Masks should also be mandatory in bars and restaurants – public health professor Nick Wilson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1df09c7032&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Masking should be mandatory in bars, restaurant – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ba0319949&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Big Covid-19 clusters may’ve been prevented with earlier face masks rule – epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5570f21fa5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [A guide to mandatory mask use during Covid-19 level 2 and beyond](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e94c02927&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Government has no plans to require students to wear masks at school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a55fe6fcde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins not keen on ‘heavy-handed enforcement regime’ for mandatory masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31ae2902ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell and Riley Kennedy (RNZ): [Bus drivers call for security guards for mask enforcement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76ac308573&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast and Alexa Cook (Newshub): [First Union calls for security guards on buses to enforce mask mandate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d4211a138&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mandatory masks: Public transport staff not ‘enforcement agents’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dfd4f8333&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Molly Houseman (ODT): [Face mask onus on passengers; bus drivers not expected to enforce rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ab0fe447b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [How making masks mandatory on public transport is creating challenges for Deaf community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac812df1fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: The politics and ethics of mask-wearing policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97fc8dc4c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Conspiracy theories, rumours** 1News: [Conspiracy theories, rumours rife as uncertainty remains around Covid re-emergence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91ac2d104c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Teuila Fuatai (Herald): [A plea to engage with conspiracy theorists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26ece45a81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Election, voting age** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Rich-listers spreading cash across NZ’s political spectrum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b7a09aa19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Fact or Fiction: Did Jacinda Ardern’s video with Dr Ashley Bloomfield break the rules?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00dce810fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine Groenestein (Stuff): [Racist attack hits four election hoardings of Maori Party co-leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64e6b21d17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lynley Tulloch (Scoop): [Defacing Billboard Of Jacinda Ardern With Dead Possum: What Does It Say About Us?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=251bb73883&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Ad mix-up leaves Electoral Commission temporary staff upset](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7c75d5ffe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [TVNZ’s Your Vote 2020 coverage: Debates, polls and election specials](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba4a8e6787&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Euthanasia referendum** Mike Houlahan (ODT): [How would objection work?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31faab73df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louisa Steyl (Stuff): [Hospice Southland says ‘no’ to End of Life Choice bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30ad6144a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Euthanasia billboards vandalised in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=082fe1018f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Judith Collins tries new tactic in the extra-time Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7d861d670&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Pushback on Winston Peters’ privacy claims now part of official parliamentary record](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7724f2eb99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Christchurch mosque gunman’s sentencing** RNZ: [Christchurch gunman’s sentencing ‘particularly challenging’ for judge – Law Society](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8037b1171f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Emotions run high at second day of mosque shooter’s sentencing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8933dd897b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Brown (RNZ): [Mosque attacker’s sentencing: ‘You have failed completely’ victim tells gunman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc85ea1cab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Brown (RNZ): [Your act was ‘inhuman’ – Grief-stricken widow tells gunman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4ebb6fe1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Leaks and Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Victim’s father tells Brenton Tarrant he will never forgive him](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=674b05aae1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Leaks and Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Victims tell gunman Brenton Tarrant he is ‘gutless’ and a ‘coward’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=596a063950&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [Applause rings out in court as shooting survivor faces down Christchurch terrorist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fdcf86919e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [Christchurch mosque shooter sniggers as victim reads out his impact statement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b70644cff7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [Christchurch terrorist told his hateful attack has empowered NZ Muslims to share their faith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4748c0cadc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [‘She never even stood a chance’ – nephew of March 15 victim speaks of killer ‘cowardly’ hiding behind his guns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b53f02e04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Clarkson and Holly Carran (Newshub): [Victim’s nephew describes gunman as a ‘coward who hid behind his powerful guns’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a495ddf12f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Chief Ombudsman’s reports on mental health facilities** Emma Russell (Herald): [Mental health: Chief Ombudsman calls for action against secure units – reports of ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’ treatment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b2c722236&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Imogen Wells (1News): [Two NZ mental health facilities found in breach of UN convention against torture, cruel treatment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad3beac0a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Mental health units breach UN human rights rules, Ombudsman tells Government ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b30115ad44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Chief ombudsman finds two mental health units breached United Nations guidelines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf93f1aa77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health, Canterbury DHB** Cate Broughton and Ceckle Meier (Stuff): [Hundreds of staff, nurses and services may be axed at Canterbury DHB](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac406ac816&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Carly Gooch (Nelson Mail): [Health boss to help Christchurch DHB following shock resignation of its CEO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99d1487004&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller and Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Wairarapa’s orthopaedic patients face the highest threshold for surgery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bda6911b6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Lack of treatment for Kiwis with severe irritable bowel disease labelled disgraceful](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b05e65e940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Calls for Pharmac to fund better bowel disease drugs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc904407ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Southland Times Editorial: [Support for charity hospital project unflagging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=836d77aba3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [Game of Monopoly with Grant Robertson and Paul Goldsmith raises over $10,000 on Trade Me](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f4de10896&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Damian Geroge (Dominion Post): [Councillors to vote on giving iwi voting rights on Wellington City Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=803febad9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Davison and Luisa Girao (ODT): [Mayor says issues can be resolved](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=493b59e5c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Southland Times): [‘Significant conflict’ at Invercargill City Council raised with Local Government Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6e83387b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Rising tensions in Invercargill City Council could lead to intervention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=193ca24c96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland councillor apologises to colleagues for floating a partial sale of Ports of Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b62ed138f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Shand (Waikato Times): [Maori ward to be established for Tauranga City Council in 2022 election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec96974394&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Motion (Bay of Plenty Times): [Tauranga City Council votes to establish Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f9fafad11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Kelway (1News): T[auranga City Council vote to establish Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5255efcdc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Tauranga City Council votes for Maori ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e27088bf88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Carroll (Stuff): [Westland council has lifted its game with the help of Government oversight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=595f8b6d56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington earthquake-prone building owner resorts to demolition after court action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3dd974f5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** No Right Turn: [This is corrupt and should be prosecuted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3f3377ffe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Minto (Daily Blog): [Labour’s Shame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef2bc35df2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington’s Transmission Gully price too good to be true](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea9d390647&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Air NZ can’t offer cheapest fares while physical distancing rules apply, CEO says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e766a490da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jetstar suspending all domestic NZ flights until September 6](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e67fc749bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Jetstar won’t resume flights until NZ is at level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bae81c30d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [The Govt’s fault your flights are going to get expensive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dce17a428&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Existence of hap? opposing Mt Messenger bypass questioned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e93a1c7f9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Matthews (Taranaki Daily News): [Cultural rights are not legal in $200 Mt Messenger bypass project, court hears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee73883cb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Leaman (Stuff): [Multibillion-dollar cost of Hamilton to Auckland rapid rail service revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf3f4e157f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Richard Harman (Politik): [Parker moves to quell farmer protests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67e7c9a965&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Millions of tonnes of food at risk without foreign contractors, farmers say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1114f1ec2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): [M bovis investigations for 28 more farms after milk tests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=510af9e933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **KiwiSaver** Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Regulator should name and shame KiwiSaver providers who are not living up to promises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fbdbe0b19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrew Bevan (NBR): [No significant link between KiwiSaver fees and active management](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdca4df452&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [No car, no job, falling behind on mortgage — but only allowed fraction of KiwiSaver](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13c5c64da2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Media funding proposal never made it to Cabinet – Minister Faafoi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d4315add0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [TVNZ says Government has agreed to chip another $30m ‘if needed’ after it posts $26m loss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=603acecba2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [TVNZ plunges to $25m loss – but says Covid not the only factor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb08d50ce2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Crown promises $30m ‘rainy day’ capital injection for TVNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6ad117f19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura James (1News): [TVNZ emerges from Covid-19 slump ‘a whole lot stronger’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43e73631dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZME profit rises despite Covid-19 shrinking business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7859afc54a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZME turns a page on profits after slump](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0646f8cc86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): N[ZME faces increased demand for content but decreased ad revenue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e595bc757&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [NZME eyes 2021 dividend after covid tightening](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac78837f35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Duncan Bridgeman (Herald): [NZME on track to return dividend in 2021 after tough cost-cutting measures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa9b747cd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Foreign affairs** Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Seoul apologises over its handling of diplomat sexual abuse allegations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af0a17b3f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Korean foreign minister apologises for ‘public concern’ over sexual assault case in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3a83d5b92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conor Whitten (Newshub): [South Korea apologises for mishandling sexual assault claims against former diplomat in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=980ca904c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Newstalk ZB: [Jacinda Ardern clashes with Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking on virus response, other matters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39928e65f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Defence Force accused of neglecting sexual violence programme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55b6020c83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus and Mandy Te (Dominion Post): [Police raids and pacifism: Burned Wellington heritage building was home to activists, controversy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f5b9d5a98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [The murky depths of water reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf40972531&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (NBR): [Decades’ old convictions the reason for ban](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9a6d07afb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Prime Minister’s office intervened after Health Ministry closed bank branches in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05701d7053&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Travellers face losses as STA Travel goes into voluntary administration](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=052f431edb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)