> ## 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 – 4 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-4-august-2020-2/ - Published: 2020-08-03T20:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-09-03T20:53:28.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Green private school** Chris Trotter: [A Sorry Excuse For A Green Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b08ef31998&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [James Shaw dives straight into the Metiria Turei trap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=979af0e226&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Malcolm Bell (Stuff): [Green School should be celebrated and supported](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d385146809&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [James Shaw contradicts Chris Hipkins on implicit approval in leaked video](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d80be8b4a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Groenestein (Taranaki Daily News): [Council rebuts assertion over Green School funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d94b84357d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [James Shaw may need to dust off another apology for Chris Hipkins after ‘mischaracterising’ their conversation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=824fb107c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Chris Hipkins disputes James Shaw’s version of their conversation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39b1862ae3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins accuses James Shaw of ‘mischaracterising’ their conversation over Green School funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4e1810b9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Green School funding saga continues as Chris Hipkins rejects claims made in James Shaw video](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ee9ea2785&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Trigger (Stuff): [Green School grant could pay for Marlborough school’s revamp almost four times over](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59a93dd072&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **UNICEF report on child wellbeing** Florence Kerr (Stuff): [Want more up-to-date figures? That’s down to the Government, says Unicef boss after PM’s criticism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6442cc8d7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Support groups call for action following NZ’s poor showing in Unicef child wellbeing ratings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=992f63101a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Florence Kerr (Stuff): [New Zealand continues to fail children, Unicef report shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a79c4afa5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ ranked near bottom of UNICEF child wellbeing ratings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac330ab8b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) VIta Molyneux (Newshub): [New Zealand ranked one of the worst places to be a child in ‘woeful’ new UNICEF report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa27a08da4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Labour Party** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Taxpayer foots bill for Labour electorate funds in decades-old subletting arrangement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dac64a3ff8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Ginny Anderson, undeclared donations, and the mysterious 1993 property transaction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53858074a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Hutt Labour profiting from the taxpayer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09ecfe9457&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [A Labour Party video featuring director general Ashley Bloomfield raised eyebrows at SSC](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9166ea9bad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Young Labour camp assaults: Man succeeds in bid for permanent name suppression](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f0135eaa6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Labour Party summer camp case: Permanent suppression for young man guilty of assaulting two people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=959f208807&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Court allows Young Labour camp offender to keep name secret](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d17cb74e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s coronavirus response** Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Maori more likely to die from Covid-19, study finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c793a95c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Maori more likely to die from the virus, says new study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d82f2e8c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Covid-19 a much bigger threat to Maori, Pacific Islanders than other ethnic groups – study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb045e69ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Sophie Trigger (Stuff): [Nobel Prize winner weighs in on NZ’s Covid strategy from a poolside in Portugal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6591510532&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Derek Cheng (Herald): [How contained is the outbreak and how close are we to level 1?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=889233e955&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Confidence ahead of today’s Cabinet meeting on alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e151e0d90d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Ministers meet to review alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08a278bf26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [What we know so far about alert level 1, and when we might move there](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3cca942cf0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [‘Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves’: Jacinda Ardern on NZ’s alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30548d4632&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Jacinda Ardern outlines what Cabinet will consider at tomorrow’s alert level review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ecb178f93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Jacinda Ardern defends allowing Aucklanders to leave the city during level 2.5](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65786a4708&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Queenstown mayor calls for Aucklanders to follow COVID-19 gathering advice as conference begins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ea0cd4224&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins quashes rumours Covid-19 vaccine will be compulsory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=223526cbf1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Health Minister takes aim at ‘deliberate misinformation’ claiming potential Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87677199b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins hits out at ‘deliberate misinformation’ on COVID-19 vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0d2a05bb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [The government was slow to act on face masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=414be2ea37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Briar Marbeck (Newshub): [Dozens of Kiwi bus drivers flouting COVID-19 public transport mask rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ceb809e7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Ex-immigration minister calls for halt on deportations during pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65e8c4be2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [The largest economic intervention under this “centre-left” government provides a form of welfare to the wealthy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fe9f47a4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [Let’s shovel regular people some money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48e7820fb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brian Fallow (Herald): [Would negative interest rates be a positive move?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86cf4f4b85&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Nation of Debt: How Covid is changing the way we borrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79d28ba147&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Chartered accountants say Govt Covid support measures have had unintended consequence of propping up businesses that would have failed in normal times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1709fcfefe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Grant Robertson admits there’s ‘more to do’ in Government’s economic response to pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=516801fcb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Nobel Prize-winning economist praises NZ’s handling of COVID-19, slams United States](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c1f2736b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** Shamubeel Eaqub (Interest): [This election should be a test of our values, ambitions & courageous policy making](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=628f67bf6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National and Judith Collins step up Facebook ad spend, while Labour spends almost nothing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f4eb2d1ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [First day of election campaigning – again – as politicians prep for rescheduled election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eded20a460&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [A political battle is brewing in Northland with three candidates facing off](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c44069622&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Grant Robertson tells business leaders National is risky and dangerous when it comes to economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94e99162f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Explained: What going on the Maori roll means](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b05dc3235&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Green-Labour tax dust-up marks Auckland Central pre-election debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f01976dc68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [US-based ex-Auckland mayoral candidate John Palino stands for NZ Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=932e2417bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ogden (Herald): [Local Focus: Rotorua candidates talk tax](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d377703d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Five Southland candidates questioned on election policies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d3054c1f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Sivignon (Nelson Mail): [Close to Home: Four Nelson candidates outline what they would do about the housing crisis if elected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27c295f558&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): [Judith Collins confident National can win Rangitata seat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bc3412278&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament, week in politics** Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): [Blame the Babylonians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=191bd091ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ODT Editorial: [More open government welcome](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c974944a8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis referendum** Peter Dunne: [I will be voting “Yes” in the cannabis referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2311133ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Carmen Parahi (Stuff): [Cannabis referendum: Would legalisation change the ‘race-based’ targeting of Maori?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=003958ff62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [A cannabis cafe on Cuba St? Why not, says TOP leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14cf0d54cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cannabis referendum: Opportunities Party wants supporters to vote in favour of bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbdf67a45d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Which regions of New Zealand are most interested in the cannabis referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c5ac2ac72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [How legalisation could affect medicinal cannabis companies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ec273a9a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National’s child policy, Paula Bennett** Thomas Manch and Matthew Littlewood (Stuff): [National launches ‘first 1000 days’ policy, promises $3000 for new parents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23f628e9e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [National promises $3000 to all expectant mothers in ‘First 1000 days’ $226m package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=965699a047&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National promise $3000 for all expecting parents to spend on child-related services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4a13965d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National promises $3000 for parents to spend on baby services, paid parental leave choices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1be5d12bce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National Party reveals pregnancy support package proposal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbca65ebec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub):[ACT’s David Seymour hits out at National’s ‘irresponsible’ spending promise for expecting parents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2dfd66d78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Paula Bennett reveals her new job after departing politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6d2863cbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Paula Bennett ‘excited’ to start new real estate career at Bayleys](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea2c4c30ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Masters (Herald): [Paula Bennett swaps politics for real estate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32383650a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Missing ship, live exports** RNZ: [Live cattle exports suspended after ship goes missing – MPI](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92aacc8e98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [MPI suspends live cattle exports after ship goes missing from Napier to China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=621d174ec0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Question mark again over growing livestock trade after sea disaster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77b24dba5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Missing cattle export ship: Rescue efforts to continue amid second typhoon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf9c65330a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): [One person rescued from missing ship with two New Zealanders onboard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81af2305f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Shannon Johnstone (Hawkes Bay Today): [One rescued from sea, Kiwis still missing after live export ship that left Napier for China capsizes in storm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acddd386d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AP: [Survivor confirms livestock ship carrying missing New Zealanders capsized, sunk in storm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f45510e003&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ship carrying two NZ crew members and live export missing in East China Sea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5b0ebe452&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Why were 6000 cattle at sea?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e5a62196d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [Auckland school rolls low despite govt urging return to class](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86484ce7e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Students want more NCEA changes: Lockdown ‘just pulled away all the motivation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbd52fb8a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [University agrees to admit some students without University Entrance due to Covid lockdowns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3b74f61c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [South Auckland principals want to cancel NCEA exams for Auckland students this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e340a4d4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jackson Thomas (Stuff): [Bible studies ‘opt-in’ clause explained: What the new law means for schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f9cc7aabc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Academics demand racism within University of Waikato be dealt with](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2a03ffab3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Canterbury DHB** Meriana Johnsen and Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Canterbury DHB confirms part of new hospital will not open due to lack of funds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8dbc2cd225&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Press): [Staff shortage at $525 million dollar yet-to-open Christchurch hospital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66b66dc58c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maddy Lloyd (1News): [After decades of campaigning, Christchurch Hospital finally has a helipad](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c8a34ee66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Emma Russell (Herald): [Racism within New Zealand health system – ‘It’s killing our people’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd97249961&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Danielle Clent (Stuff): [Death rates for heart attacks three times higher for Maori, Pasifika patients](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=036e4f0ee2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Better education on strokes needed in NZ Pacific communities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a2e65105d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Youth mental health** Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [New Zealand young people facing ‘silent pandemic of psychological distress’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca0bdd93de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Unified approach needed to turn around ‘pandemic of psychological distress’ among NZ youth – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12e81d9ffe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment** Cate Broughton and Matthew Tso (Stuff): [‘Undervalued’ and ‘underpaid’: Frontline nurses across the country striking for pay parity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb6b38cbf3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louisa Steyl (Stuff): [Primary nurses earn 10pc less than their DHBs colleagues, union says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=343817129a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Doctors back nurses’ pay parity fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6343838294&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Some GP clinics close as primary care nurses and admin staff strike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8689ecb547&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [PSA union takes legal action against Access Community Health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=319c6fe66c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Union alleges Access Community Health failed to pay staff, give them breaks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b81c3e9dd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vera Alves (Herald): [Increased paid sick leave key to fight the virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e036ddfc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Welfare** Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Auckland Action Against Poverty calls for end to benefit sanctions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3408bdd1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Coalition should have reformed welfare before Covid-19 outbreak – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99c87a2af0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Newstalk ZB: [David Parker addresses winter grazing concerns in heated interview](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b461340074&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): [Environment Southland seeks legal advice around freshwater rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e75eb8a2a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Groenestein (Stuff): [Farmers count costs of new freshwater regulations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5685c06fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Warmest winter on record a ‘dress rehearsal’ for winters to come](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69f5db9b89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Climate contributes to New Zealand’s warmest winter ever recorded](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5617a3899&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Wilkins (Newshub): [New Zealand records its warmest ever winter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c5e2c0e10&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nikki Macdonald (Stuff): [Will climate change mean the end of the snowy weather?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d04909eec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (RNZ): [West Coast Conservation Board asked to challenge DOC over scenic flight ‘inaction’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=376c7440b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [$4450 in legal costs as Wellington Mayor tries to muzzle councillors and media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10d93c6ded&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [City councillor set to move Lambton Quay business after more than 60 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f90971616&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Mystery funder of litigation against Queenstown mayor Jim Boult named](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28cb4b3e87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais (RNZ): [Rotorua’s Climate Action Plan: ‘we’ve come a long way’ – mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f45b039576&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Matthews (Stuff): [Stratford’s Govt and ratepayer-funded pool now has $20m price tag](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe0758e3a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Natural burials now an option in the Whakat?ne District](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac4554b94d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Canterbury quakes** Press Editorial: [The opening act in an unpredictable decade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a3235a1d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Matthews (Press): [Munted: ‘It was quite simple. It was good versus evil’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e83d9e2b88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Gates (Press): [Munted: ‘We had no toilet and no water. We were laughing’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29f2e9e777&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mariné Loure (Press): [Christchurch homeowner’s insurance battle continues a decade after earthquakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b8d26daaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Gates (Press): [Developer still miffed 2010 earthquake rebuild plans scuppered by blueprint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6634784a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Press: [Ten years on: September 2010 earthquake in pictures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0114cfa3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Gates (Press): [Shopkeeper still in ‘temporary’ premises, a decade after 2010 quake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85f459139b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Jamie Gray (Herald): [Reporting season – NZ corporate earnings better than expected, but some take a mauling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7570a42923&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Bradford (1News): [Hundreds of jobs expected to be cut at NZ Steel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1ecb14fa3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [New Zealand Steel plans to cut 150 to 200 jobs after review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d92848923a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [SkyCity posts $235 million profit, up 62 per cent despite impact of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=276506a4cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Online gambling helps Sky City make profit this year, despite Covid-19 lockdown setbacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8f7b549a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Hatton (NRZ): [SkyCity reports 60% drop in normalised profit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b82e355866&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs** 1News: [Poisoning of Russian opposition leader with nerve agent ‘deeply troubling’ – Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3eb43d64b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Winston Peters weighs in on ‘deeply troubling’ evidence Russian opposition leader was poisoned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b2670fd6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** John Weekes (Stuff): [Police Armed Response Teams dumped because they ‘created fear’, documents show](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e2ca83c05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paula Penfold and Eugene Bingham (Stuff): [New Zealand documentary forces clean-up of deadly Afghanistan firing ranges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=203892d233&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Morning Report: [Internet users need to be savvy about political memes – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e56ef87b99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Williamson (Herald): [Just say no to screaming memes and TikTok politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bcb0a71d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: H[awke’s Bay farmer drought fund set for $200,000 underspend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2e52f7330&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Tour reinforces Taranaki residents’ fears over stinking plant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ec66f0715&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Jamie-Lee Tuuta and Dr Carwyn Jones appointed co-presidents of the Maori Law Society](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95bc8b69d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [‘You don’t want to be like them, do you?’: The ominous message that precedes a DDoS attack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=602dfdb7f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Jacinda Ardern voted second in world’s top 50 thinkers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ed99ae5e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick makes Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list of world’s most influential people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44cb2af358&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [German museum agrees to return mummified Maori heads to NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbc3cef2ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)