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# Daily News Roundup – 28 July 2020
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-28-july-2020/
- Published: 2020-07-27T20:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-28T20:37:27.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

**Newshub-Reid Research poll**  
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Voters trust Jacinda Ardern far more than Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ccdff3c4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Kiwis trust Labour more than National to run the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37d51634bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): [How rogue is the Reid Research poll?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=757844c366&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [National faces total list MP wipe-out on latest polling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b8407e804&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Was it a rogue poll?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39ff754fde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Judith Collins to reveal internal polling to National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c0e5fd85f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Gerry Brownlee questions methodology used in latest Newshub Reid Research poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1620535d35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Gerry Brownlee: Latest Newshub poll ‘hugely skewed’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc1736f469&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Newshub poll: Jacinda Ardern ‘getting the benefit’ of so much airtime during COVID-19 – Gerry Brownlee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c3ad552cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Despite glowing poll result, Jacinda Ardern ‘won’t be complacent’ amid coalition partner tensions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afefad2996&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern refuses to answer questions about potential coalition partners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a87a06dfe3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern reveals the unlikely coalition voters are suggesting to her](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90f44f7e7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Why Labour’s polling is at a record high, according to Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=363fe387a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Need to keep moving despite latest Newshub poll’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=857d64e3e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Labour won’t poll this high on election night – or high enough to govern alone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=066464c90f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Election**  
Colin James (Democracy Project): [Does history tell us anything about the 2020 election?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5319296a67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [Still time for Judith Collins to save National from decimation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d2a630613&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jason Walls (Herald): [Election officials are expecting the highest early voting turnout in history this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa32aa8e4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [What voting will look like with Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85033716af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Electoral Commission preparing for voting under lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53b2af8e39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Shane Jones: ‘Now is the time for tactical voting’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f06576a8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Fallow (Stuff): [Winston’s still mad as hell, and still wondering why we aren’t](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=452c494f86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Leaders Unplugged – Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on being ‘like a reformed racist’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55c6000da9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Candidate ‘disappointed’ after election hoardings tagged for use of te reo Maori ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6400e0c16d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Stuff-Massey survey**  
Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Why do Kiwis want the economic system reformed?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdebd5c211&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Stuff-Massey Survey shows pay packets down, straining budgets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=700c4b57a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Electorate contests**  
1News: [Marama Davidson defends ‘celebrity’ Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick as ‘hardworking, impactful’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87269ee7ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Judith Collins confident National will keep Auckland Central and Rangitata](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98cc2b0f4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Forbes (RNZ): [Papakura electorate: Labour backbencher faces off against Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d62aae9e41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Iain Lees-Galloway sacking, Palmerston North**  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins would not have sacked Iain Lees-Galloway, believes Jacinda Ardern knew about affair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cef360ac2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [National leader Judith Collins says PM ‘probably’ knew about Lees-Galloway affair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f947942e8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Roughan (Herald): [Judith Collins reveals her nasty streak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26562f84f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
George Heagney (Manawatu Standard): [Utikere new Palmerston North Labour candidate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c7e81e7e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Manawatu Guardian: [Green Party candidate says he’s ready to represent Palmerston North](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3444f62de8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**National Party**  
ODT: [Walker hits the road to say thanks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ac8f9f81b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [Three in the race to take Hamish Walker’s seat Clutha-Southland seat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89db61b267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Janine Rankin (Manawat? Standard): [National leader Judith Collins would build Palmerston North’s ring road faster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d610614581&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Palmerston North rural ring road added to National’s $31b transport package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e9e9ff390&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Judith Collins hits out at Shane Jones, avoids talking about political polls](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30d966640e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Judith Collins: ‘Vital’ voters know Ihum?tao decision, latest poll “ridiculous”](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3022ba4ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Judith Collins’ response to ‘unrealistic Newshub poll’, Govt’s education injection](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aea9c8b5c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Greens**  
RNZ: [Green Party’s James Shaw on polls, tax and hydro schemes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88294ddc38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Smith (RNZ): [Gareth Hughes ‘trading a suit for gumboots’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29d44ef819&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Perry (ODT): [Retiring MP looking forward to Quarantine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f83ce6dc72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Advance NZ, Public Party merger**  
RNZ: [Jami-Lee Ross faces Covid-19, China questions after new Advance NZ party alliance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81c1d387e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [PM rejects Covid-19 conspiracy theories linked to newly formed minority party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ee2de621e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Burrows (Newshub): [PM Jacinda Ardern shuts down ‘conspiracies’ peddled by NZ Public Party’s Billy Te Kahika](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d6bb3b4f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [NZ Public Party leader Billy Te Kahika denies encouraging ‘Hamilton 5’ to escape isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bf5ffb260&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Parliament**  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Union rep slams MP’s ‘absolutely tone-deaf’ pay cut whinge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d71e4e62e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Legality of lockdown, NZ’s pandemic response**  
Stuff: [Nation did not know what was legal command and what was advice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb3a2f76ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [Legality of lockdown case: ‘government, like every person, is ruled by the law’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c178be8a41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Danielle van Dalen (Stuff): [Why we need a royal commission into the pandemic response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e00b9f6d1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [We should be more grateful for being covid-free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d38dc677f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jane Bowron (Stuff): [NZ has become ‘too blasé’ about its hard-won freedom from Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=066441bd71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Steve Walton (Stuff): [Rosewood rest home staff open up on ‘dreadful’ Covid-19 experience](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=529cbbc393&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Managed isolation, border restrictions**  
Stuff Editorial: [Quarantine fees face twin challenges – courts and conscience](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca6065c0da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [Time running out for law change on charging returnees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ae06f7c59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): P[M says Government would need to pass law to charge returnees – and could do so before election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2562c7802&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Expats launch campaign against quarantine fees, Government decision likely today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4f5e6d5b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Group of New Zealanders start global campaign pushing for free quarantine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=768abef7f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Smith (Stuff): [What happened to the ‘team of 5 million’? New Zealanders overseas are still Kiwis ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4a4d7442f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newshub: [Taxpayers should pay for returning New Zealanders’ managed isolation – Lloyd Burr](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23953648b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): [Opinion: Sharing the kindness to grieving children](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b333b1e429&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Air New Zealand extends freeze on new international bookings into the country](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b57f4378b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kim Moodie (Herald): [Air New Zealand extends freeze on bookings for incoming flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5b0a50dad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Australian overseas travel ban prevents Kiwis from returning home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b477b1a205&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Cut off: Kiwi businesses want a better border plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9354de45b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**Education, trades training**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Labour’s rethink; now it wants international students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3e121cf21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jason Walls (Herald): [$50m education sector lifeline after NZ shuts borders to foreign students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27b6cb3abd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke and Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Government spending $51m on international education sector, but says students will not return this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa6ccc8f34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [International students will have to wait until 2021 to return to NZ, Govt says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77eb78aca6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Government announces $51 million support package to stabilise international education sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f88e26b38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Ardern announces $51.6m for international education sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca74e3dd1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Government plans to spend $51 million on saving New Zealand’s international education sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30b3b446dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [Rescue package welcomed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b95c5d617&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
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Martin Van Beynen (Stuff): [University of Canterbury collaborating with Institute linked to Chinese military](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f95b9140b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Elisha Foon (RNZ): [University ‘naive’ to partner with Chinese institute, security expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=095a80de5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Damian George and Mandy Te (Stuff): [Victoria University plans to demolish heritage-listed Gordon Wilson Flats to create ‘new front door’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3429b0c668&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Otago teachers frequently attacked by students, survey reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=681c879dab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
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Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Trainee tradies lured into study by free Covid-19 recovery courses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d7a0e57c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Maori and Pasifika jobseekers the big driver behind a surge in people retraining in the trades](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7dcbf53da3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Slavery, migrant exploitation**  
1News: [Government announces $50 million to protect migrant worker rights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18dc4cd6f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
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1News: [Napier man convicted of slavery still doesn’t understand what he did wrong, lawyer says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fd539488b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kim Baker Wilson (1News): [Eleven-year prison sentence ordered for man convicted in NZ’s first slavery case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3968aaa08c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Joseph Auga Matamata sentenced to 11 years for human trafficking and slavery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9997beed63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Hawke’s Bay contractor Joseph Matamata jailed for slavery, people trafficking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35de4b4192&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Behrouz Boochani granted refugee status**  
1News: [Refugee journalist Behrouz Boochani decries ‘queue-jumper’ criticisms from National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26e7e19303&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins plans to grill Jacinda Ardern on Behrouz Boochani’s refugee status](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c8f3653e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Environment**  
Rob Mitchell (Stuff): [Shoots of green Covid-19 recovery crushed by wheels of industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe470a3fab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Fight to stop water bottling expansion reaches High Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e7b9f7690&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Bay of Plenty iwi taking fight against Chinese-owned water bottling operation’s expansion to court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7819c534fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Activists climb trees in standoff with Auckland developers, vow to stay for 19 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edb727a4f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Primary industries**  
Thomas Mead (1News): [‘It’s causing massive problems’ – Beekeeper says nothing can be done to stop NZ bees picking up traces of weed-killer glyphosat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b969fa658&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)e  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Manuka honey blog amended after claims of efficacy against Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36081bd1ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Greenpeace protestors block Taranaki factory accused of making ‘climate killing’ fertiliser](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfa5a65f5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: A[ctivists blockade Taranaki Ballance Agri Nutrients factory over climate change concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1fe67ef35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Increasing farm production while reducing emissions impossible, National says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8276ff7a2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chloe Ranford (Stuff): [Study on eco-friendly alternatives to forestry blocks gets backing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=494c5856fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sally Rae (ODT): [Pork surplus crisis averted by measures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73e56f4bc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT: [Concerns weigh on sentiment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44bf394c03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Health**  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [‘Woeful’ neglect of kids’ teeth: Researchers call for Govt action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e05e0033c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [Political parties’ efforts ‘lacking in reducing’ smoking, alcohol use](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e775a005ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Ardern signals maternity mental health support if Labour wins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebd4b8341d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Time to see maternity progress](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bf6724a62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Local government**  
Hamish Maclean (ODT): [STV lifts female representation: research](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=def7864154&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [Greater Wellington Regional Council to consider Maori seat at table](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60dcccc1f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Shona Glentworth (Taranaki Daily News): [What are you afraid of? Arguments against Maori ward don’t stack up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1507026cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Outgoing Waikato council boss warns against Auckland’s influence on the region](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf21aa8288&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Eric Crampton (Stuff): [There’s no such thing as a free carpark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85182a5d2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lawrence Gullery (Stuff): [Code of conduct investigation prompts councillors to review social media use](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9bfbbd549&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT: [DCC proposes wide-ranging reduction of speed limits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=743e07bae2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Justice**  
Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Maori families feel ignored by Family Court judges – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff4ff93069&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: The Detail: [Our crushing court backlogs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a340f431d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Ministry of Justice potentially caught up in research company hack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84cbe4c3a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Energy**  
ODT Editorial: P[ower plan will explore advantages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af208de26f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Industry figures say Lake Onslow hydro project not worth it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87127b5222&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Genesis cautious of government’s renewable energy plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86a88a2954&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jared Morgan (ODT): [Worker housing big issue, community leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57fdbd1012&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Media**  
Chris Trotter (Interest):[ If all news is political, then all news is also, in the eyes of its intended victims, at least, ‘fake’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5dc56137d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Gavin Ellis: T[rolls and fellow travellers in the general election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=067d66a0f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZME’s ‘Kiwi Share’ plan to take over Stuff could have led to disputes, officials warned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ee6862cd3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing**  
Anne Gibson (Herald): [Tenancy law overhaul could be imminent: On Parliament’s agenda for tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9366273890&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eva Corlett (RNZ): [First home buyers take up biggest share of new mortgages in June](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0eb2f92728&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tony Alexander (Herald): [The Covid conundrum: Four reasons why house prices haven’t collapsed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac8279a4aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Tourism**  
Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Tourism awaits funding news after criticism of “Hackett cash”](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c8d7812b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT: [Cash for regional tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3125ce6b07&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Racism**  
Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Meng Foon wants Kiwis to become ‘anti-racists’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8e3af3a75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Jacinda Ardern turns 40**  
1News: [Jacinda Ardern gifted creative briefcase cake to celebrate 40th birthday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4568409c97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals how she spent her 40th birthday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=056fb9850c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Cindy-block street art celebrates Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s birthday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6fa6c56672&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Mainzeal**  
RNZ: [Mainzeal former directors paid attention and cared, lawyer argues in court appeal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=186d930dc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Julie Iles (NBR): [Shipley argues Mainzeal judgment ‘deeply flawed’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9bd696b8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Mainzeal ruling ‘the stuff of nightmares for directors’ – court told](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a73a54ddb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**Employment**  
Gordon Campbell: [On using the Army to soak up the Covid unemployed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d86732155a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [1800 banking sector staff get pay rise as industry commits to living wage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=257f587f74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Banking sector becomes first-Living Wage accredited industry, improving incomes of almost 1800 people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9d0b8e9a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Other**  
Virginia Fallon (Stuff): T[he Serious Fraud Office: ‘trigger happy’ or a straight shooter?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bdce03967&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Cheaper fuel but the cost of living still climbs for those earning the least](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de21112752&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Demand for water in Wellington could outstrip supply by 2026](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=744181f465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Robert Patman (The Coversation): [When great powers fail, New Zealand and other small states must organise to protect their interests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52ecd9121f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Security expert predicts recruitment by NZ gangs to rise amid economic instability of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e8a0574ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [In a relationship? Almost half of NZers think you should get benefit anyway](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a81b9d28b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [RSA to get one-off grant of $2.53m](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f54cbb3ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Danielle Clent (Stuff): [One in seven Kiwis drinking more than nomal post-lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af9ff46e3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Fiordland faces 40 percent unemployment after storms, Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7756a678e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [WorkSafe criticised over investigation into crash that killed two children](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b185ca53e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Dairy and log exports drive up June trade surplus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d86310536&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [University lecturer wants assisted dying legalised after losing mother and sister to cancer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58d54a46a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Maori TV: [Kaipara region to receive $3m community infrastructure investment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b671fff8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Tarras airport proposal ‘vote of confidence’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ccca7799c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mana Wikaire-Lewis (Maori TV): [Te Arawa sets vision to be major employer of iwi descendants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5284c09898&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [‘So last year’: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Jacinda Ardern-inspired video](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28f7230a44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sam Stubbs (Stuff): [Here’s why Government buying Tiwai Point is not a crazy idea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b631d3146&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Dangerfield (Stuff): [Male survivors of sexual abuse trekking to Parliament on horseback ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd58230604&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Strongman (RNZ): [Police, Medsafe ‘raid’ New Zealand bleach ‘cure’ seller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01dd7432fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Bookies rank Jacinda Ardern in top 3 candidates for Nobel Peace Prize](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fcd1cc1c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)