> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Daily News Roundup – 31 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-31-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-30T20:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-31T21:08:28.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Greens fund private school** Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Hypocrisy, thy colour is Green](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e800bb883&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Interest): [From safe bet to Shaw loser](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2c0fb4445&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bryce Edwards (Herald): [Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed0bcb59ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephanie Ockhuysen (Stuff): [James Shaw invited to see mouldy, leaky state schools after million-dollar grant to private school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d924cc11e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small and Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [NZ Election 2020: Multi-million dollar funding for private Green School in Taranaki going ahead despite backlash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f134c564b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Greens co-leader James Shaw’s plea to voters after private school funding ‘mistake’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=354403bfa5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [James Shaw apologises for signing-off on funding for ‘green’ private school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cf3ddb593&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Pressure on Green co-leader James Shaw to pull support for Taranaki Green School](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f75d7cb386&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [The perils of having a political conscience](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=217ad21c53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Deena Coster (Stuff): [Green School’s $11.7m plans include innovation hub, playground and visitor centre](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d46b42a84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [The Trouble with Shaw](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95f6ef950f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Kennedy: [School decision tests Green principles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57047e9ee2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Neil Holdom (Taranaki Daily Times): [Why I supported private school’s $11.7m Government funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e011269f47&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland moves to Level 2.5** Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Maori pandemic group condemns Auckland’s move from level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db18f8f3b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes and Melanie Earley (Stuff): [Concerns raised over Aucklanders travelling country in level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73fd96fccd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Auckland kids heading back to school, but not all are convinced it’s safe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e938c7ea37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Even experts are nervous about schools going back next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ccce6a0a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Why I am questioning sending my son back to school on Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39bdbc5ad3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [PM asks Aucklanders to apply new ‘alert level 2.5’ rules wherever they go in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b9793707d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [‘Level 2.5’ for Auckland comes with specific instructions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98d97fd558&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [Auckland moving to ‘alert level 2.5’ tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75ca5fcac0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern announces level 2.5 for Auckland; two new cases today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61b73eb7ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [What ‘Alert Level 2.5’ means for Aucklanders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3fc2a2af3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Targeted support to continue for Pasifika as Auckland moves down Alert Levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59b9b2e7a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland’s Pacific community urged to remain vigilant at Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbbd4532a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Experts call for rethink on Auckland’s move to level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8adf3147a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Wilkins (Newshub): [Experts concerned about number of cases day before Auckland lockdown lifts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8ea15dd59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Mixed reaction from rest of NZ as Aucklanders given green light for travel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9b314f02a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Hyper vigilant attitude key for Dunedin](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=553dad6e11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Levelling down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=298dee5872&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Northlanders relieved at Auckland’s move out of Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edf68de968&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s response to Covid, elimination strategy** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Government backs its Covid-19 response, but more may be needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb3ec5ffef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Plank, Alex James, Nicholas Steyn and Shaun Hendy (The Conversation): [Auckland’s rapid lockdown has given New Zealand a better chance of eliminating coronavirus – again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04a41d549a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis overwhelmingly against following Sweden’s herd immunity Covid-19 strategy – poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c912453d04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Expert says masks should’ve been introduced at Level 4, ‘sense of complacency’ led to Govt ‘failings’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6834ecc69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): [What if we all stopped tuning into the Ashley Bloomfield show?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6540fd094d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Why I am a Covid nitpicker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9548cacd63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [How NZ has fared in six months since registering first Covid-19 case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff82860f6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Wiping out Covid-19: Can the world go the Kiwi way?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84d8eb3187&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Christopher Galloway (Stuff): [Let’s get ahead of ourselves – fast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5f4f3a848&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Supriya Garikipati and Uma S Kambhampati (The Conversation): [Are women leaders really doing better on coronavirus? The data backs it up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=310eeb87cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland Level 3** 1News: [Members from Mt Roskill church gathered for prayer meetings during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bf0c75a35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Shepherd and Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [Aucklanders able to fly out of the city without proof they have a good reason](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab481df114&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Madison Reidy (Newshub): [Aucklander fled to South Island during lockdown, says never questioned by airport, airline staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d65236d356&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Did lockdown end early on this Auckland beach? Crowds flock to Takapuna](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4bc6fe311&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Hundreds protest against lockdowns, vaccines while unmasked in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32eefe6adf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caroline Williams (Stuff): [Police ‘disappointed’ but no punishment for 500 protesters breaching lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de680729cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Testing, contact tracing, managed isolation, border measures, masks** Jason Walls (Herald): [New Zealanders have every right to be ‘incredibly angry’ at the Government over incorrect Covid messaging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=922493db39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [PM Jacinda Ardern ‘incredibly angry’ over ‘wrong’ Government message about tests for south, west Aucklanders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=374d2574fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern ‘incredibly angry’ at ‘oversimplified’, ‘wrong’ Auckland testing message](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=482029b7c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Ardern confirms not everyone in South or West Auckland needs test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d085cc2ca7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Judith Collins, David Seymour criticise ‘wrong’ Auckland testing message sent by Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b476b37720&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Everyone in South or West Auckland urged to take Covid-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf1725b85f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland Covid-19 daily testing numbers fail to hit goal for second day in a row](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86d452e4c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Uphill battle to get overstayers tested](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f108afd9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [I’d hate to wear a lanyard, but I’ve come round to the CovidCard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c464d295d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Andrea Vance and Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [US ambassador among four diplomats who dodged official isolation facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=388e8cfc2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [US ambassador to NZ skips managed isolation facilities following recent trip home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdd7d94da6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [US Ambassador Scott Brown blasts headlines claiming he skipped quarantine as ‘lies’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40dbec47a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [US Ambassador Scott Brown ‘following protocols’ by forgoing managed isolation – Grant Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d01acb93ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB/Herald: [US Ambassador Scott Brown hits back at claims he dodged NZ isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc0e669f19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Zac Fleming (Newshub): [Epidemiologist Michael Baker calls for better COVID-19 testing of aircrew](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23c1ba70b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Precautions keep sailors on ship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f6ab26c65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Fairness concerns over isolation escapees’ sentences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d17f412ee0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Sentence for isolation escapee doesn’t seem fair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=104df5df0d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Ella Prendergast and Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Taxi mask rules ‘absolutely illogical’, make ‘no sense’, drivers say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8aa1cc81f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dianna Vezich (Newshub): [Concerns elderly won’t scan QR codes on buses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbc3cb8176&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Donna-Lee Biddle and Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Police will adopt educational approach over mask-wearing on public transport, PM says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e578731040&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [AT to take educational approach to policing of mandatory mask wearing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd0fb6cfa7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Bus driver not worried about compliance as face coverings become compulsory next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd880bbd6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis to mask up on public transport from Monday as Covid-19 Level 2 changes come into play](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f2149b103&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler and Laura Tupou (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern warns masks ‘not a replacement for social distancing’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6243d16e8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern makes DIY face covering ahead of mandatory masking for public transport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b522ae8b22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes her own face mask](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=716e236f4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Inequality, welfare** Isaac Davison (Herald): [White New Zealanders more likely to get new, more generous benefit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fd2629417&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Covid income relief payment recipients fare better than those on the dole, survey finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4bb154162&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Stress and stigma felt by newly unemployed, survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8138267bf5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Increase in number of NZers seeking Govt support as lockdown 2.0 bites](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c53238d9fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1New: [Govt reveals 500,000 more Kiwis could face food insecurity due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbe317da0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Calls for Govt to help women back into work post-COVID with gender equality plans, reference grou](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1870ac315b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)p RNZ: The Detail: [How a digital inclusion policy is widening the inequality gap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7d338e143&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, business** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [It may be if, rather than how, the Government pays back the Covid debt mountain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edcb167a48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Mitchell and Felippe de Souza Oliveira Rodrigues (Stuff): [‘The price we have to pay’: How to spend nearly $48b in six months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=398557c35a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [What is the $50b Covid Response and Recovery Fund being spent on?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=592986e0d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Was the Government’s WhatsApp channel worth the $672,000 price tag?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62d6e69eab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Robertson shot down $20b in Covid spending pitches from fellow ministers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0280b30f87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Finance minister cut back $20b in Covid recovery proposals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d72a17a60c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Burton (Stuff): [Politicians need to tell us what comes next](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afb335693a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Fallow (Interest): [National drops $8 billion SME GST cash refund policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c810f0a6b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Rocket Lab lobbied for alert level 4 launch to avoid redundancies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=011a29d46f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Pasifika festivals to receive funds to help them recover from Covid impact](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f36604383&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More funding announced for Chatham Islands](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bab26a42f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Border policies could hurt overseas investment, lawyer warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3006f75a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amy Williams (RNZ): [Auckland’s second lockdown ‘nail in the coffin’ for some businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bba92e062d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Grant (Stuff): [The emotional toll on people whose businesses fail is one of the untold stories of a downturn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb69435ff2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Auckland central businesses urge people to return to offices to boost trade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aafe030f0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [Has the share market not noticed we’re in the middle of a pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd462981b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Consumer confidence in stark contract to housing confidence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e1fd2a419&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** TVNZ: [Vote compass](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2e088e5fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) TVNZ: [Vote Compass 2020: See how your views match with the parties](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f41c436a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Duncan (Stuff): [Anxiety and the general election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3efdbc26b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: The dos and don’ts of voting in a Covid election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48c5e7ef19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alister Browne (Stuff): [Our youth are politically minded enough to vote; what are we scared of?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7dc638649&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Don Brash ‘dead keen’ for Maori Party to ‘die’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b319eee00e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Gunn (Stuff): [In the political jungle, creatures cope with a postponed election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff20757cf7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News): [Candidate carries mantle of ancestors into campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81e6d9cc76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephanie Ockhuysen (Taranaki Daily News): [Labour opens pop-up campaign spot in central New Plymouth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=110cd4e8b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leah Damm (E-Tangata): [Why we can’t connect with politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a133a456fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Week in politics, parliament** Jason Walls (Herald): [NZ First’s Shane Jones outspends Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – doubling her ministerial expense bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4a0ea3104&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Wilson (RNZ): [Week in Politics: National blames the government for not keeping NZers safe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38fdf62e2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): [Backed up in the covid pipe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c0332ab9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Inside Parliament: Level 2 for longer, mandatory wearing of masks introduced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30204e9e57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [Shaking up the House: New rules for Parliament ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b1abacefb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Maori Party releases list** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Maori Party co-leader John Tamihere ranked down the party’s list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f993687540&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Maori Party announces candidate list with co-leaders ranked 1st and 7th](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de68d8540c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Maori Party releases list, with co-leader John Tamihere taking ‘win or lose stand’ at No. 7](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8166fc5244&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jasmin Bull (Newshub): [Maori Party co-leader John Tamihere to ‘lead the rearguards’ as number seven on party list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=49b4b02aab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Advance NZ/NZ Public Party, New Conservatives** Jane Patterson (RNZ): [MP Jami-Lee Ross referred to committee over anti-vaccination video](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da4b29ce3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jami-Lee Ross refuses to remove vaccination video despite concerns it’s misleading](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66efc30e50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Advance NZ ordered to remove Facebook video claiming Labour will force vaccination on citizens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c721b38f94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [Advance NZ co-leader Billy Te Kahika Jr wrongly denies making 5G cancer claims, denies he’s a conspiracy theorist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef382535a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [Three Advertising Standards Authority complaints against New Conservatives dropped](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc7e5e0b3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Euthanasia referendum** Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Readers add generously to euthanasia debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=762e61a2ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Euthanasia referendum: Four experts explain which way you should vote on the End of Life Choice Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f18caa761&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Terminally ill Sir Michael Cullen backs euthanasia ‘Yes’ vote, says he wants choice for himself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=caf70dfb88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Sir Michael Cullen urges Kiwis to vote yes on End of Life Choice Act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e8f135380&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Michael Cullen publicly backs End of Life Choice bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f383258839&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis** RNZ: [Sunday Morning: Support for legalising cannabis going up in smoke – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2ce6106e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Weaver (Stuff): [‘Stoner’ stigma unfair, say Kiwis planning to tick yes in upcoming cannabis referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1755b96ece&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [When will we give up on perfect and vote for better](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3788436dd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Australian lawmakers offer advice for NZ ahead of cannabis referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=921cc88217&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Tony Wall (Stuff): [The ‘Wolf of Weed’ and the bitter collapse of a medical marijuana venture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2abb4058cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries, migrant workers, animal welfare** Tony Wall (Stuff): [Leading horticulture figure Jerf van Beek stood down in wake of inquiry into migrant worker exploitation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05d7496b4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Rural veterinarians empathetic but compromised over animal welfare reporting, vet says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=491c995377&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Call for changes to reporting and policing of animal welfare issues on farms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=654d906c85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Council stands by winter grazing claims, despite ‘appalling’ video](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=733eccc1c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karen Pasco (ODT): [Delay in reporting calf births ‘disappointing’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2173928a73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Watson (Taranaki Daily News): [Taranaki firms not guaranteed work on Tui clean-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e511797857&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Brenton Tarrant sentencing** Guled Mire (RNZ): [Mosque shooter sentencing: Alhumduliah for justice served, but it’s not over](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24dffcaa2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Hart (Stuff): [A surging tsunami of pain and suffering](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3b72fd4da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Perry Wilton (Newshub): [Winston Peters’ call for terrorist to be deported ‘legally impossible’ – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31a5308e8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [NZ First the lone voice calling for Christchurch mosque gunman to be sent to Australia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85c3412469&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Prime Minister Scott Morrison willing to consider imprisoning Christchurch terrorist in Australia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0c9421a3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison ‘open’ to transferring Christchurch terrorist, will never speak his name](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38bafc64fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Scott Morrison open to discussions of mosque attacker serving sentence in Australia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0509d4a7fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [What the Christchurch mosque terrorist will face at Auckland Prison](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=992e710553&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Pugh (1News): [What life will be like behind bars for Christchurch mosque shooter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58da76d7e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kris Gledhill (The Conversation): [No rehab and little chance of appeal for the Christchurch terrorist jailed for life without parole](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c878e63f71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Corrections allows Christchurch terrorist to watch TV in cell over fears he could sue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57f8f57a95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Christchurch terrorist allowed to watch two hours of the Home and Garden channel a day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3253a3476&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Perry Wilton (Newshub): [Praise for judge who ignored mitigating factors in sentencing the terrorist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe3df42a34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Govt urged to help Christchurch attack survivors with special long-term assistance programme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6fa6ee9bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tiwai Point** Southland Times Editorial: [National’s Tiwai stance in spotlight, Govt still backstage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5dcfb060f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Tiwai ‘just transition’ must move beyond talk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e66334ed1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Evan Harding (Southland Times): [National’s plan to save Tiwai – Rio Tinto responds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4706851ecf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luisa Girao and Laura Smith (OD)T: [National would negotiate with Rio Tinto: Collins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b5779e780&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [National would push Transpower to cut prices to Tiwai Point smelter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e63eb2efd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Judith Collins says Tiwai deal possible with lower electricity price](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73caf92c64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small and Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [National joins New Zealand First in calling for Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to stay open](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7056cfec0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National vows to fight against Tiwai Point closure, save jobs if elected into power](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a1bcdbd8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National promises at least five years of Tiwai Pt smelter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f53a9df2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Rio Tinto confirms it is continuing to seek help for smelter from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86a4e69a21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education and training** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Cuts and closures as polytechs face losses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cd4b591e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruwani Perera (The Hui): [Talented young Maori ending up on ‘hands-on’ courses instead of university – study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89925ce4ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mihingarangi Forbes (Newshub): [Research finds Maori Youth under-qualified and under-paid: ‘We have to keep kids at school’ – Kelvin Davis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfa78448e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Victoria University’s cost-cutting plans ‘precipitated a crisis’ – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdb74890b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cheryl Brown (The Conversation): [What do students need in the age of lockdown learning? Early lessons from New Zealand’s online frontline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63638bfc56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1New: [Maori academics allege structural racism within Waikato University, seek to lay Treaty claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0c3122cea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rosie Gordon (Newshub): [Covid-19 prompts wave of mature students to enrol in tertiary education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fb4ac7151&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Ministry stops sending emergency housing clients to three ‘grotty’ Lower Hutt motels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b00a2ba89a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Makiha (Rotorua Daily Post): [The cost of housing Rotorua’s homeless: More than $5m in 3 months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=808aca35d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Housing confidence highest since beginning of 2012 boom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5290513671&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Alexander (Stuff): [Here’s why we are facing a third big shift up in house prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94863d94f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Biggest NZ house-builder on track to build 1500+ homes, but industry group concerned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01db496817&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Skara Bohny (Nelson Mail): [Close To Home: Why I don’t think I’ll ever manage to buy a home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08a10d99f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Mitchell (Manawatu Standard): [Manawat? tenants facing $200 rent hikes after rent rise freeze end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d365554517&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Emissions info on goods could shape consumer choices – StatsNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d9035c843&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones (Stuff): [Close to Home: Moving on or moving up as climate change looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff7dfdd353&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [SH1 upgrade: Wider motorway can lower emissions — David Parker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0be6ce95e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Williams (RNZ): [SNA work begins on West Coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e603cfae37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [New Marlborough District Council grant puts environment on par with the likes of sports and arts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59cbcbc1a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Rotorua treated wastewater agreement allows discharge into forest, not lake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=709ed3836f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Tom O’Connor (Stuff): [Tipping the scale with Maori seats is only patronising and divisive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33365b0106&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Baigent-Ritchie (Taranaki Daily News): [It’s time for a Maori ward in New Plymouth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fcb5f342c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Virus partly to blame for shortfall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3684d6096d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Landfill environmental effects minor: report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e5ec0febe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Vaccine** Matt Shand (Stuff): [Kiwis push Kremlin to import unproven Covid-19 vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0308c7cac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Edward O’Driscoll (Newshub): [Ex-National MPs apply to import Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1190e160ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Group looks to import Russian-made vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a83746115&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Steve Braunias (Herald): [Mike Hosking vs Kim Hill: Who owned who the most?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a1934cf85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Is the Covid crisis over for commercial media?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a082f6a985&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Mediawatch: [Dark money, democracy and the media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b98e38a5b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Dillane (Herald): [TVNZ increases ratings dominance of MediaWorks during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfcd20cc7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [What needs to be done to stop New Zealand falling behind in cancer care](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45fa821281&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Ovarian cancer kills a woman every two days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09c67e8a5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [Nurses set to strike Thursday, unless ‘last chance’ mediation resolves issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e34e7d1a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Earlier closing hours can reduce alcohol harm – health experts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32cf2f2713&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Petition urges Pharmac to fund Crohn’s and colitis medication](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47ecb50a62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZX cyber attacks** Rob Stock (Stuff): [‘Hell to pay’ from KiwiSaver managers if NZX doesn’t get on top of cyberattacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4824c9fd60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Has NZX been plugging the wrong holes?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da89b76b2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Five Eyes cyber-security agencies will be involved in fight against NZX cyberattackers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e14352cce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [New Zealand’s security and intelligence bureau called in after NZX cyber attack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d3e44e19b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small and Lisette Reymer (Newshub): [GCSB to help NZX with cyber-attack amid reports of crime syndicate demanding payments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ccb606a2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZX boss tight lipped on cause of cyber attacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f86186363&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZX reopens after fourth outage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a39ac9676&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** 1News: Sunday: [Alo Ngata’s mother calls for justice after report finds police failings in her son’s death in custody](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0d3c7ecfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police re-iterate they have zero tolerance on speeders all year round](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df9fb6302f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Petition against police’s zero-tolerance speed limit enforcement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5072bb0d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **America’s Cup** Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Grant Dalton’s two CEO hats keeping his eye from prize](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fc21587e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Todd Niall (Stuff): [America’s Cup: How Team New Zealand was scammed out of $2.8m in Hungarian fraud](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c1b0772a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [America’s Cup: Team NZ and ‘whistleblower’ in $3 million court battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7380b075e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Danielle Clent (Stuff): [America’s Cup: Up to 1000 volunteers sought for upcoming races](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f4c92bbaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Air New Zealand** 1News: [Airlines’ recovery years away, elimination strategy could eventually become ‘almost impossible’ – Air NZ CEO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f10567f619&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air New Zealand pins hopes on more passengers, funds for freight service](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=893d10f4b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Katie Harris and Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Bid to extend Transmission Gully quarry consent by five years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb0cdf5d96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Hamilton-Auckland commuter train service delayed to early 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4934988cb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Wheels in motion: 20 workplaces take up Government’s e-bike subsidy scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d185c04a54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Canterbury quakes** Philip Matthews and Charlie Gate (Stuff): [Munted: The political and social fallout from the Canterbury quakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5212dd6fd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Matthews (Press): [Munted: ‘Gerry rebuilt the city’ boast rejected by Brownlee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5348f3469f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs** RNZ: [Noumea-based NZ consul Shepherd dies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1af672f23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [South Korean lawmaker slams New Zealand’s ‘rude’ attempts to extradite diplomat accused of assault](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=944f9c0fdb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice, corrections** Sasha Borissenko (Herald): [A look at self-representation and closing the justice gap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8fd21e746&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kelly Dennett (Stuff): [Arthur Taylor’s advocate pleads for minister’s intervention after claims over toy gun](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=104f5bdeae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sport** RNZ: [Extra Time: The battle over Secondary School sport heats up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf886c927f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dana Johannsen and Zoe George (Stuff): [Canoe Racing NZ facing athlete welfare crisis as two thirds of elite women’s team quit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbaadd6dc8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Mihingarangi Forbes (Newshub): [Shane Reti on COVID-19, iwi checkpoints and a Ng?puhi settlement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66285f7759&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Weapons owner paid more than $1 million under Government’s gun buyback scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5361df8d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Polly Gillespie (Stuff): [An open letter to all the offended Karens out there](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76d9df36ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Doing the right thing’ – Consumer NZ praises insurance companies giving millions back to customers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c89b8533a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Ng?i Tahu orders removal of historic lakeside baches near Christchurch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24684ccef6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Juliet Speedy (Newshub): [Canterbury’s Greenpark Huts residents vow to fight after iwi tells them to demolish homes and move](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fcbca8463&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Big brother is not watching: Months to replace Wellington public safety volunteers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cd9000f3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [New Zealand returnees taking migration levels to historic high](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0be50c992&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Immigration NZ apologises after rejecting student for ‘political instability’ in Egypt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcbefa8ff9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hilary Walton (Stuff): [Five things every business should consider before the Privacy Act 2020 comes into force](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e26ae15d84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Virginia Fallon (Stuff): [‘Ng?ti Toa will take its land back and bring its people home’, iwi CEO says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=619f5b4fbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)