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# Daily News Roundup – 3 August 2020
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-3-august-2020/
- Published: 2020-08-02T20:25:01.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-03T20:23:56.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

**Government inquiry into Operation Burnham**  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [An apology from the Defence Force, but redemption has just begun](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ae6bf89ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff Editorial: [A mix of shock and relief in the SAS report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebedbf1567&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT Editorial: [Operation Burnham](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d87828683&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Former Minister Wayne Mapp ‘forgot’ about civilian casualties](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75374b7981&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Call for NZ Defence Force to apologise to villages where civilians were killed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=423fe85d83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern recognises ‘major failings’ in Defence Force over Operation Burnham findings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e62ab41c34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [‘It’s damaged our reputation’: Defence Chief apologises for misleading ministers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bce3b096ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Burrows (Newshub): [NZ Defence Force chief ‘deeply sorry’ after damning report into deadly Afghanistan raid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f27028bff1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Operation Burnham report: NZDF ‘deeply sorry’ for misleading ministers and public](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c67a756d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Child was likely killed, SAS soldiers misled, prisoner was tortured](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=033c4c894b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux and Rosie Gordon (Newshub): [Damning report finds civilians likely killed during New Zealand Defence Force raid, officials covered it up for seven years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fe93544f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Operation Burnham: Child killed, but death was justified, inquiry finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70f901551c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (1News): [‘Likely a child was killed’ – Inquiry into Afghanistan operation finds ‘significant failings’ by NZDF](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d9ef22872&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Point of Order: [Watchdog is proposed to keep a check on NZDF – but ‘Hit & Run’ authors take a drubbing, too](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc7d75c7f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**National Party**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Nats’ President breaks party rule](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63c349d969&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bernard Orsman (Herald): [National Party fails to follow its own rules when selecting a candidate for Auckland Central](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0c0033266&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [National in danger of listing too far right after exit of Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a44f65f3c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [National’s identity crisis is bad for NZ’s democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88dac79a4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Keith Rankin: [Rob Muldoon And Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f6f71f7c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sandeep Singh (Herald): [National’s polling problem – driving too fast for Covid conditions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2687fdd75d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [National ‘in the game’ despite recent polling, ‘contest of ideas’ needed – Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f046bdddf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Steve Braunias (Herald): [The secret diary of … The Collins Gang](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4339df007a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Gunn (Stuff): [I’m E1\. And I’m E2\. We’re Judith Collins’ eyebrows!](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf70555e85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Daniela Maoate-Cox (RNZ): [Scarlet woman, elephants, triangles – Retiring National MPs reflect on Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=393279d772&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Matthew Hooton, who helped Todd Muller to leadership, leaves National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30c4c28775&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Political lobbyist Matthew Hooton resigns as National Party staffer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d270a9b1a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Matthew Hooton resigns as National Party staffer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=885c2b1331&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Labour Party**  
Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Why Jacinda Ardern won’t delete her Facebook account](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ff46ccb30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [‘Never a moment’s regret’ – Andrew Little pays tribute to Labour leader Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a3290bad6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newshub: [‘Never had a moment’s regret’: Andrew Little remembers the day he stepped aside for Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6654bc9273&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Andrew Little celebrates his ‘mate’ and ‘boss’ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership milestone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96cf06664b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Andrew Little on his handover to Jacinda Ardern – ‘I’ve never had a moment’s regret’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd458cf1f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Jacinda Ardern overcomes stiff competition to be named world’s most eloquent leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa9b60c849&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern tops list of ‘eloquent leaders’, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump’s communication criticised](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58afe5fbdc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Clare Curran: fighting for causes, staying true to oneself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7321e44107&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Robson (Evening Report): [Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22c04e9776&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lawrence Gullery (Stuff): [First-time candidate Kerrin Leoni launches Labour’s bid for the Waikato electorate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9750d6fe89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Election**  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): [With just one more week of Parliament, the coalition looks close to falling apart right on the finish line](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=176da37cde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Election 2020: How do you run against elimination?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc76e5d1b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff: [Tick. Tick: Stuff launches podcast to cover 2020 election campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08415fd5da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: Q+A: [New Zealand a ‘prime target’ for foreign interference ahead of election says expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f840f32491&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Gender-neutral option included in voting enrolment forms for first time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42a7878c0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Mx pronouns on voting enrolment forms for first time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97abfeee39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Judith Collins accuses ‘opponents’ of stealing billboards, suspects they will show up again on election day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0576475570&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [National leader Judith Collins blames ‘opponents’ after election hoardings go missing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96941a89ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [‘Stupid behaviour’: Judith Collins blames political opponents for theft of billboards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f45c7c5c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Judith Collins accuses ‘opponents’ of setting her up after hoardings vanish](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e704247dfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Damaged billboards: Labour MP spends Sunday fixing hoardings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e6dbecd72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Maxine Jacobs (Stuff): [Tensions rise at Palmerston North election candidate meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d323e3c5f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Being understood by MPs important to rural folk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7686a0f3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vera Alves (Herald): [Waitaki candidate Daniel Shand says he doesn’t know anything about politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51132ff192&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Minor parties**  
1News: [Analysis: ACT will be celebrating latest poll, but Greens will be nervous](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f3fe94f7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [New political poll: Assessing the fortunes of the minor parties](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9999467c9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mark Boyd (Stuff): [Labour and National are polls apart, but the ‘minor’ parties could find comfort in the margins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f26cec66a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Greens determined in face of 5% threshold](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=770858d853&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newstalk ZB: [James Shaw on the Greens disappointing result in latest poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd63ddca42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Outgoing MP trading his suit for a pair of gumboots on Quarantine Island](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb34161d45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Doyle (RNZ): [Top five contenders who could join ACT leader David Seymour in Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93465b9ffb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Small parties can have a big influence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e478c93646&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Zoe Madden-Smith:[I don’t know anything about politics: what’s the deal with the minor parties](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfe0ef0b7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Micro parties**  
Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): [The conspiracists’ election: How the farthest fringes of politics are making a play for the centre](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5383142f34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Fringe party leader alleges campaign of harassment by Billy TK supporters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=858df2df77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News): [Outspoken councillor launches bid to become MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69cfe5b5aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Maori seats**  
1News: [Labour launches Maori seats campaign as predictions show M?ori unemployment will soar to higher levels than after GFC](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=041f3d36d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Maori TV: [‘Lots of hard work’ needed to retain Maori seats – Labour Maori caucus campaign launch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=397ba48581&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Audrey Young (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern launches campaign to keep Maori seats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=889cd1b0f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: Q+A: [Maori Party fighting to get back in Parliament in this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4a2eaa3a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Maori Party candidate hoping to bring back tomo, a type of arranged marriage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b83b6e5280&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Could this be Rino Tirikatene’s easiest re-election run ever?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45794a6015&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**NZ First**  
Claire Trevett (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern backs Winston Peters on ‘trust’ after poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d0ecaaba6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jane Bowron (Stuff): [Winston Peters’ manners deteriorate as poll suggests voters losing faith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00e98d6dec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [Winston Peters thinks both recent polls are rogue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9f6e50d2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrea Vance (Stuff): [NZ First Minister Tracey Martin: ‘I didn’t think I was good enough’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d10e09483&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Roughan (Herald): [Time is up for time-wasting Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc944d4a47&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**MP scandals, week in politics**  
Bruce Munro (ODT): [Wise choices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ada25f115&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Disgraced politicians keep pay despite being absent from Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5c3d3cfef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Wilson (RNZ): [The Week in Politics: Polls point to a Labour landslide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a29b9a4bcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Fact or Fiction: Polls, quarantine and criticism of the media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=703a370bc0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): [Swirl-o-meter meets the Brow of Mirth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90bb1475da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**Euthanasia and cannabis referendums**  
RNZ: The Detail: [What you need to know about election 2020’s referendums](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7f6612348&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Muriel Newman: [Two referenda: Euthanasia and the recreational use of cannabis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b69d8227f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mary Cannon (Herald): [Cannabis is harmful for young adults and teens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7965c25cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Nicholas and Anne Nixon (Stuff): [A few puffs of cannabis led our son to drug addiction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a854db1018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB): [Why is booze OK, but cannabis isn’t?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c0d50b0d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Denise Piper (Stuff): [Whang?rei ACT candidate says yes vote will give him choice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=527780afa4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Managed isolation charges, border restrictions**  
1News: [Public opinion differs from Government over charging Kiwis for managed isolation, 1 NEWS poll shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6fe162432&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Majority of Kiwis support quarantine fee for all returning travellers, poll shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4be409b30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Gerry Brownlee slams Govt over ‘inconsistent’ treatment of unwelcome Warriors duo](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1decabf40c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalie Sutherland (1News): [Kiwis with partners overseas wanting to enter NZ frustrated with confusing immigration rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38431da55e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Covid document release**  
Amelia Wade (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus document release: Isolation cost underestimated; vaccination ‘best case’ end of 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ded40fc0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Covid-19 document dump: Budget blowouts, transit visas, social costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5684e80327&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Covid 19 document release: More homelessness expected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cfb30b6fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Covid-19 document dump: Government significantly underestimated border costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fad4fdc34c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Covid-19 document dump reveals $450 million cost of staying at alert level 2 a week longer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86f4ec2f90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Covid-19 document dump: Government considered mandatory QR codes with up to six months in prison for defiance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=832d306589&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Covid-19: – public health measures**  
Tracy Watkins and Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins says Government will use any method necessary to track Covid-19 contacts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1250e94f90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Ministry of Health blasted as ‘far too slow’ to act in NZ-linked Korean COVID-19 case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cb24b5b1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Concerns New Zealanders becoming complacent about threat of second wave of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7c4fc6b25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Covid-19 expert Siouxsie Wiles urges Kiwis not to get complacent – and get tested](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=788b5415a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tracy Watkins (SST Editorial): [We’re all covidiots if we let complacency rule](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f632d248e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Siouxsie Wiles (Newshub): [Four possible scenarios for the Australian and South Korean travellers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e880c9d4da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Foreign affairs**  
Anan Zaki (RNZ): [Critics deplore China’s NZ ads defending policies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32e4d81017&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anne-Marie Brady (Guardian): [New Zealand’s relationship with China is at a tipping point](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e67ceae77f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Charles Finny (BusinessDesk): [Disagreeing with China is vital – and OK](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=852dc20ec0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: Q+A: [NZ should ‘keep its head down’ as global tensions rise with China – analyst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4dd10d335&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Suspension of Hong Kong extradition treaty not interference from New Zealand – Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f508dcfd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [Korean diplomat accused of sexual assault in Wellington urged to come back to NZ and defend himself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e30f53868&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Simon Draper (Stuff): [Relationships with Asia may bear fruit in era of vaccine diplomacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=796bbcfa85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Environment and conservation**  
Anna Whyte (1News): [Hard-to-recycle plastic waste needs permit to leave NZ from 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1cee1994e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Uncertain fate for cash raised in emissions auctions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d65b01e1e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sally Murphy (RNZ): [Man hands over climate change hunger strike after 21 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb8eb8914a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Adam Smith (The Conversation): [Sharks are thriving at the Kermadec Islands, but not the rest of New Zealand, amid global decline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d53a2e472&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gibb (ODT): [Need for penguin protection](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77f0edf677&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Rakit? Island declared predator free after rats eradicated](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=745405d647&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Resource Management Act**   
Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Changing times and policy use-by dates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8abd0f8a17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Leighton Heikell (Newshub): [Proposed Resource Management Act changes come too late for Kiwis facing coastal erosion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28e71d0f21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Local government**  
RNZ: [Iwi takes over council’s functions for first time in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa56bf6b3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [It’s time Auckland Council lifted the veil on secret decision-making](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62f077240c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tina Law (Press): [Christchurch City councillors enjoy a bit (of work) on the side](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=857b96657b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Aaron van Delden (Stuff): [Do models of the Endeavour belong in Gisborne?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31dfc10e04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Councils miss deadline for identifying quake-prone buildings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=573864341a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [‘Unacceptable’ – Auckland councillors cry foul over online attacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71179fb06a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Martin Gregory (ISO): [The Corruption of Local Government: Plimmerton Farm, Porirua](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=938c947aac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing**  
Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [K?inga Ora retrofit works out at $333k per state house – is it cheaper to build new?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=159e519e4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Piers Fuller (Stuff): [More new public housing being delivered in Porirua](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=959b8ef891&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Harry Lock (Stuff): [Wellington Council to consider higher building limits for housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f05c9d912&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anne Gibson (Herald): [Landlords, tenants beware: Law change due to go back to Parliament next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c22998ea54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Queenstown rental prices fall 28% amid Covid-19 border closures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4a841c5be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ben Leahy (Herald): [‘The brakes are on’: House-price growth halts after early Covid-19 recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0de8c08530&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Let foreigners buy in Queenstown: Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94ebbe7cf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Health**  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Health checks for residents near Paritutu chemical plant a ‘sham’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77dfd91836&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Houlahan (ODT): [SDHB catch-up may have backfired](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d616018752&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Russell (Herald): [Judith Collins slams Greens’ water-only drinks policy for sports clubs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80db059c31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National supported ‘water-only’ policies it has attacked Green Party over in Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80fe2c4102&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [New Zealand’s health sector providing offshore appeal like never before](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=966e6f3a90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Govt aims to boost measles vaccination rates among Maori and Pasifika as it pledges millions for campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9205ed570d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Newshub: [Government campaign to boost measles vaccination rates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a0de070cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Loneliness spikes among New Zealand youth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30c7bae6f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jess Berentson-Shaw (RNZ): [The Pursuit of Wellness: Wellness is for the wealthy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab8f7d2061&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Kiwi teen with cystic fibrosis sees ‘miracle’ results with new drug Trikafta, but it costs $470k a year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4752a88dad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Education**  
Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Coronavirus made our education system even more unequal, leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3eb6e95e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Call to axe $100m learning scheme and redirect funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66fd6337ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Primary students to access counselling through school for first time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eab3ab3a41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ryan Anderson (Stuff): [Student hardship grants too hard to access in lockdown, union say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8aeb58913&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Economy**  
Brian Easton (Pundit): [The Holistic Perspective Of Bryan Philpott](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f55ce3d32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [NZ faces unwelcome new economic divide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84f87728ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tony Alexander (Stuff): [Here’s why this recession is different](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b2c7de61f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: Q+A: [List of shovel-ready projects to be revealed by end of next week, Finance Minister says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b735430d34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: Q+A: [Wage subsidy extension not stretched to limits in positive sign for NZ economy – Grant Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0617f8e028&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenee Tibshraeny (Interest): [ACT Leader David Seymour on how slashing tax and government spending will get New Zealand through the economic crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bf682704f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub Nation): [National MP Louise Upston blasts ‘two tier’ COVID-19 benefit system as ‘grossly unfair’, despite National using similar policy after quakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fe52174b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Damien Grant (Stuff): [The Government’s Covid-19 spending will be an economic albatross for decades](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f04117a70e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Business needs Jacinda Ardern to use trust wisely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bb2bafb74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Chatham Islands gets government funding for coronavirus recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3582161a97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Reserve Bank says banks ‘stepped up’ during Covid-19 – despite slap from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d404fa2799&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Reserve Bank gives outlook on banking sector post-lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0278075491&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jenee Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ doesn’t want abrupt end to mortgage repayment deferrals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=373f98225d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Unemployment, migrant workers**  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [7% of Kiwis think they will lose job in next year and struggle to find another](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f184f07664&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Liam Dann (Herald): [Unemployment: What will this week’s labour force unemployment data tell us?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c257312f8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Madison Reidy (Newshub): [Union calls on Government to pause visa applications for foreign labour workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d6f9cc9a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1New: [Farmers doubtful Government plans will keep industry afloat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d82d907311&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Maia Hart (Stuff): [Overseas worker scheme in ‘limbo’ as border restrictions bite](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dec3ecec2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Riley Kennedy (RNZ): [Modern slavery rife in NZ and Pacific Islands, charity claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d35767ded4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Kiwi company developing survey to help uncover worker exploitation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c82e22ad5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Primary industries, animal welfare**  
Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Is there justice for animals? Tougher fines for pollution than abuse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=179b676bd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Cleo Fraser (Newshub): The Hui: [Kiwi companies buying ‘stolen goods’ accused contributing to oppression in Africa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82e94a7732&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government agreed to buy 12,000 pigs during lockdown over animal welfare concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af60b18455&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Legal action begins as kiwifruit plantings in China soar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bac768fdaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sally Rae (ODT): [‘Blown away’ by response to wool petition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6ae201e99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Tiwai Point**  
Michael Fallow (Stuff): [How Muldoon mugged Tiwai’s owners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f93b9cd6d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [How Meridian, Fonterra and Tiwai Point’s electricity are linked](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f9b2640e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Smelter closure: Why Ullrich and Stabicraft are already importing aluminium](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55d6880845&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Gary Tong (Stuff): [With great power comes great responsibility](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a23f5c2eb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Media**  
Atakohu Middleton (E-Tangata): [Balancing tikanga and journalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cab251d71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Sarah Dowie is right about the media’s treatment of politicians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02e593fd18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: [North & South takes new direction under new management](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=175274a379&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hayden Donnell (Mediawatch): [Research looks at media’s ‘unprecedented’ response to the March 15 attacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f0a39c2b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Defence force**  
Alison Mau (Stuff): [History shows Defence chief could change the course of Mariya Taylor case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11fd495bcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Keall (Herald): [They won’t let you go far: NZ Defence Force sites offline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8b96e4e7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Justice**  
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [Judge dread – bullying and harassment from the bench](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d113f2253&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Shannon Redstall (Newshub): [Initiative launched to give young offenders more support, stop reoffending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=672dba9892&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Residents neighbouring new ex-prisoner facility sell-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a97029d5a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike White (Stuff): [Scott Watson says he’ll never get justice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e786ec255&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Behrouz Boochan**i  
Lana Hart (Stuff): [Boochani and Collins raise unsettling questions about refugees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=144f8c974b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Transport**  
Kiri Gillespie (Herald): [Tauranga built a $2.2m cycleway. Drivers turned it into a carpark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10595ac961&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Lobby group wants 250,000 EVs on road in five years ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2cbe23833&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Cullen (Herald): [National’s plan for roads shows it’s trapped on a highway to the past](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb3f4a31e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Drivers adjusting well to lower Auckland speed limits, police say – but warn of tickets if necessary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ffa4e2957&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Auckland Airport among busiest in Asia-Pacific region last month, outpacing Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7dabc07c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Oranga Tamariki**  
Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Oranga Tamariki Waitangi Tribunal hearing: Social workers describe frustrations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2528c5b65a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bonnie Sumner (Newsroom): [What will it take for OT to listen to Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5434737b90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Energy**  
Tom Pular-Strecker (Stuff): [$4 billion Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme could ‘tip electricity market on head’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d11062af46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Donna Lee Biddle (Stuff): [Government spends $17m in bid to cut household electricity bills](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9984f3c9a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [New fund aims to alleviate household energy hardship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3283443933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Satherley and Simon Wong (Newshub): [Pandemic inspires new energy efficiency scheme to lower electricity costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=381fc1fbd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sally Murphy (RNZ): [Power bill rise on the cards for Central Otago](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=395f8804c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Other**  
RNZ: Sunday Morning: [Politicians, journalists rated NZ’s least trusted figures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04125647eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Falling foul of anti-money laundering laws results in multi-million dollar fines for Kiwi companies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72db6629b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Barrett (The Conversation): [Forget a capital gains tax – what New Zealand needs is a tax on inherited wealth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b102aeb470&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mava Enoka (1News): Sunday: [‘I can’t breathe’ – How Alo Ngata died in police custody in a spit hood](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a7e4521dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Imogen Wells (1News): [Exclusive: Former firefighters say they were sexually assaulted by colleagues while working at FENZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ae723ef1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Geraden Cann (NBR): [Beware the racist algorithm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd5ab0cd61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Maori TV: [Ihumatao decision before election?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=434da1a116&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dilwin Santos, Dr Arama Rata & Tina Ngata (Spinoff): [We’re still giving a lot to racism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7bcf8b9fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Reweti Kohere (NBR): [Auckland iwi’s private law ancestral land claims dismissed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61fbfe034f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [Modern teens will always be stalked by their digital shadows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91bc65e64b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Government earmarks $18 million for business park near Te Puke](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a705487b8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stephen Forbes (Stuff): [Funding boost for budgeting services gets M?ori authority’s support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f11739af9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Joanna Santa Barbara (Nelson Mail): [Inequality is a growing problem in the Nelson Tasman region](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a641e11f7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Labour throws support behind Matariki becoming a public holiday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d602b0500&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Dillane (Herald): [Maori cultural appropriation, or simply a fish? Restaurateurs in stoush over ‘kingi’ name](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9a1b4d2a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kethaki Masilamani (Newshub): [Auckland’s water shortage so bad it starts shifting homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a233b60e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Mather (Stuff): [Hamilton a headquarters haven: Big business, Govt organisations, beating a path to Waikato](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c105c38012&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Meth lab busts on the rise as pandemic hits drug imports](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=766676daba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Kelly Tarlton’s among tourism businesses to benefit from $311 million Covid-19 recovery boost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90ec6e4404&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)