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# Daily News Roundup – 30 March 2021
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-30-march-2021/
- Published: 2021-03-29T19:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-30T20:31:01.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

**Housing: Crisis and government announcements**  
Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Pride and Property, an Austentatious tale](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3d1f6c562&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [What property does the PM and our MPs own?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44309b4ab2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Chris Trotter (Interest): [Has Labour embraced ‘Muldoonism’?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddb6fb3cd3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Geof Nightingale (BusinessDesk): [Housing: Of loopholes and unwelcome new rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b652a2043f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Steven Cowan: [Market madness and non solutions to the housing crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18639e8508&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Shane Te Pou (Herald): [About time we levelled the housing playing field](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e2d6ede61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [National’s Judith Collins on what she likes and dislikes about Government’s housing changes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e84e8c379b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vandhna Bhan and Arvind Kumar (Stuff): [National would remove bright-line test changes, says Judith Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c0d3b4b00&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Darcy Ungaro (Herald): [Cutting tall poppies to cull big bubbles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b7ef26dee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Housing package fails to address the real issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5bfe1fded&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Reddell: [Grant Robertson on housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a9bbb7eaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Megan Woods to correct the record after misleading Parliament over $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e806f0ebf5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing: Rents**  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern’s office gets ready to fight rising rents talk with social media campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fb9170ff4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Rent caps ‘almost inevitable’, property manager says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0539efd73d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Ardern sceptical rent prices will soar after package to address ‘broken’ housing market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=077b7858f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Labour’s housing package: ACT, Judith Collins tear down Jacinda Ardern over rent increase fears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70fe8cf255&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Rents could be the key to the housing market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f823b2f8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Government must rule out rent caps – National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0ba2aeaa0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
David Farrar: [Govt worried over rent rises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e82f85e53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing: House prices**  
Miriam Bell (Stuff): [National house price up by more than $100,000 since early 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fcf0f08f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Rob Stock (Stuff): [Kiwibank forecasts house price growth of 25 per cent, with rent hikes possible](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de99f9eecc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [House prices may fall 10% long-term say Westpac economists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7264f0d536&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
One Roof: [LVRs put brakes on housing market, as prices drop 4%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a96c7d3749&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing: Carter Holt’s halt on wood supply**  
Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Carter Holt’s halt on wood supply a ‘sign of a system under stress’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b92854f029&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Com Com to look into Carter Holt Harvey halting supply to major retailers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e71e6c7bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Timber supply problem to hit smaller building companies hardest – industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e146c72d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Parliament**  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March felt ‘uncomfortable’ listening to Jacinda Ardern’s ‘excuses’ for not raising benefits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c852e95bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, retaining confidence in Trevor Mallard, denies Speaker being protected by the state](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f7bfcaf0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Health**  
RNZ: [South Island doctor, dentist burnout: ASMS survey finds two thirds affected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51c95a5e02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Hospitals across New Zealand stretched to breaking point as Government promises reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3b67e7361&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Emile Donovan (RNZ): [Turning the taps on with fluoride](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=578726c0d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
ODT: [Editorial – Correct to fluoridate but…](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b89c3cbde9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Covid**  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Ministry of Health launches sweeping review of Covid-19 vaccine booking systems](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=996128272c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Amelia Wade (Newshub): [Coronavirus: Canterbury DHB vaccine data breach worse than Government’s letting on – whistleblower](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=457a7793ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [DHB criticised Ministry of Health for rollout delays, warns of flourishing conspiracy theories](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed7e57adba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalia Sutherland (1News): [Number of Long Covid sufferers in NZ only going to get ‘bigger and bigger’, experts warn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34859dd940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Williams (Magic Talk): [Calling out the woke](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=979eb13c61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Local Government**  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [Who is running Auckland and what are they up to?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e500415893&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Katie Harris (Herald): [Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme director stepping down from role](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb1e95537b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Nicholas Boyack (Stuff): [Porirua City Council wants water meters, big rates increases to fund pipes investment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cded12a1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Other**  
Benedict Collins (1News): [Furious prison guards considered no confidence vote for Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61a41ec526&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [Is Auckland really more diverse than London?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a969a27611&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tess Brunton (RNZ): [South China Sea military risks rising, APSI security summit officials warn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57993e026f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Nikki Macdonald (Stuff): [Ombudsman tells Health Ministry to apologise for ‘unreasonably’ refusing Stuff immunisation data requests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af6eaa6c81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Michael Neilson (Herald): [MediaWorks radio host resigns ahead of investigation at company](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7080bdf697&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Yardley (Stuff): [Commuter rail will never work, especially in Canterbury](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8f0b9beb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Kids living in stress and deprivation have greater risk of injury – study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8124f62f58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Carolyne Meng-Yee (Herald): [Hours after giving birth Oranga Tamariki came to take her baby](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a692ee9826&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Gavin Ellis: [Pacific Media Centre must break free to survive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b54219a63a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Police’s high editorial control over Police Ten 7 ‘absolutely concerning’ – Rawiri Waititi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96bc0ea5f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)