> ## 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 December 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-31-december-2020/ - Published: 2020-12-30T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-12-30T19:46:03.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **New Year’s Honours 2021 list announced** Amber Allott (Stuff): [Christchurch’s new knight reflects on nearly 30 years in politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25b8d273b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rahul Bhattarai (RNZ): [David Carter on knighthood: Speaker’s role vital in a democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08242fc8f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Wellington epidemiologist who pushed for lockdown honoured](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a22af4f3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [New Year 2021 Honours: Constellation of Kiwi stars shine bright](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa2040bfc9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Caroline Williams (Stuff): [New Year Honours: Dame Anne Salmond lands New Zealand’s highest royal honour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cba45b225e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [New Year 2021 Honours: Dame Anne Salmond on why we can be optimists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcbe53b03a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [New Year Honours: Former children’s commissioner Prof Cindy Kiro made dame companion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ed0f64066&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mikaela Collins (Herald): [New Year Honours: Professor Cindy Kiro made a dame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=477c1a7abe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Troels Sommerville (Stuff): [New Year Honours: New Zealand’s top scientist Dr Juliet Gerrard becomes a dame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=344bb04d6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [New Year 2021 Honours: Dave Dobbyn’s slices of heaven rewarded with knighthood](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=502ffb0d87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Year’s Honours 2021 list announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7eb13dd3d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [New Year Honours: Rob Fyfe, companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – for services to business and tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e7a9f04dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [New Year Honours: Auckland physicist Shaun Hendy commended for Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f15896d03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [The New Year Honours recognise those who took personal responsibility in a crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1dec9c1e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones (Stuff): [Proud history of collaboration for veteran environmentalist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2ddf29f64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Heagney (Stuff): [‘New Zealand flavour’ to Sir Mason Durie’s latest honour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0b75bdbbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mikaela Collins (Herald): [New Year Honours: Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu made officer of NZ Order of Merit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79ed064112&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [New Year Honours 2021: ‘Accidental’ Kiwi Suzanne Snively made an honorary dame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba2f645243&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (Business Desk): [Suzanne Snively (almost) becomes a Dame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53839ccb30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Parliament, and end of year reviews** Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [Green co-leaders reflect on 2020 and plans for 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b64feb6a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Armstrong (1News): [What presents should Santa give to some of NZ’s top politicians this year?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a85040fcb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [2020 in review: The top political moments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d183e1243d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Wilson (RNZ): [The Year in Politics: ‘Be strong but be kind’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c716e64477&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim McCready (Herald): [Looking back on the Herald’s 2020 cover stories](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd54a3984a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) NBR: [Out of Office Reply: Labour MP Michael Wood](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=400296fda7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Year in review: NZ First falls, ACT soars and the Maori Party returns in colourful year for minor parties](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0827f2bafd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid, vaccine, and border** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Time to settle the Covid account in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3425da4b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Managed isolation and quarantine health and safety committees took months to roll out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d26d8cf7f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Torika Tokalau (Stuff): [Covid-19: Jury out on whether vaccinated travellers will need to go through MIQ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d814acdd25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Newsmakers of 2020: Bloomfield reflects and looks to the future](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64b63c5336&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Number of passports issued this year drops by 79%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1bd891d1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Returnees from higher risk countries to face extra testing amid concerns over new coronavirus variant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=162b8bd2eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, inequality and work** Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Companies repay $536m of the Covid-19 wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a283ccb87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephanie Ockhuysen (Stuff): [Stay@home: More than half of all preschool children in some from of daycare](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c948202d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Lunch provider for students in need says kids should continue to receive meals during holidays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7867399752&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [NZ companies must show same spirit as the Black Caps and Team NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=490d24f362&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Waikeria prison protest** Te Aorewa Rolleston (RNZ): [Waikeria inmates protesting about conditions, lack of supplies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=709c8c9b2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Waikeria uprising: Prisoners still rioting at Waikato jail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c397ff3c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karen Rutherford (Newshub): [A third of Waikeria Prison’s cells destroyed as riot enters third day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ab67a1202&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Code brown: More than 80 rivers and beaches around New Zealand are unsafe for summer swims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=804178aa7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Drug testing agency sounds warning over MDMA in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2e02c2e16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Keith Woodford (Interest): [House-price inflation and interest rates are bound at the hip](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ef660f36d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Stuff): [Invercargill City Council observers hopeful they can ‘get in and get out’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca2b29d9c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [GP appointments stretched as calls to Healthline spike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b3154d513&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [DOC urges respect for environment as New Zealand travel spikes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fa6660456&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Kilmister (Stuff): [Restorative justice ‘a sea of hope’ in an ocean of crime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0007ab0acc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [In New Zealand today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b406f56ae3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Christchurch mosque shooting victim’s sister Aya Al-Umari warned public, mayor’s response to ‘racist rant’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=864415d2ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Blincoe (Herald): [An open letter to Meridian Energy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f85ed928d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)