> ## 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 – 6 January 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-6-january-2021/ - Published: 2021-01-05T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-01-05T18:49:50.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Housing** Financial Times: [New Zealand’s housing crisis poses big test for Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=580a57a52c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jean Bell (RNZ): [Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=528c7aba76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [House prices kept going up through December, Government and investors blamed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66d107e791&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Chaston (Interest): [History repeating](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de7346c4fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig Elliffe (Herald): [Taxing residential properties: Is it time to pull the lever?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1dc4f42ae2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Average house price hit $788k in December](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a19c72add&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Wellington property values grow fastest out of New Zealand main centres in 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=071d2e2f5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liz McDonald (Stuff): [Christchurch home price rises gather pace during 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3971281cc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashley Church (One Roof): [Why my views on property are out of step](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa9ccab74d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): [How much more to buy a house where you live?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31d31cca19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Landlords, tenants must read: wide sweeping tenancy law reform coming next month](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cba9ff945&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Action needed to halt rocketing house prices – CoreLogic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63c0176611&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy (NBR): [High house prices a handbrake on growth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cbd806b43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Covid, vaccine, and border** Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern’s big challenge of 2021: The race to open the border for international travel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30f90d5d31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Covid Tracer app use over Christmas/New Year lowest it has been in four months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33d5a8a2c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Pre-departure Covid-19 testing likely legally sound, but exemptions needed, expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71b2724a82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Barnes (Stuff): [72-hour testing policy fails sense-check](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=766ae8d206&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Barnes (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus testing for travellers needs a rethink](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=480c1d5890&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Ministry of Health spent $37m on PPE that was defective or had quality concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dafb78f84b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins reveals why the Government isn’t subsidising pre-departure coronavirus tests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebc9734265&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, inequality and work** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Now may be as good as it’s going to get for the economy in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a731e30e5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Fox (Herald): [Primary exports saved our bacon in 2020 but revenue outlook dims: MPI report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c08a56cf4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Leading questions: ASB boss Vittoria Shortt says Kiwis should still be mindful about a potential downside in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09aedf7540&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Keith Woodford (Interest): [Pivoting from production to permanent forests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=074501b7a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Blair Ensor (Stuff): [Christchurch liquor tycoon intentionally underpaid migrant staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5accfc452&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Waikeria prison riot** George Block (Stuff): [Waikeria Prison riot: Concern over Corrections’ starvation tactics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f1d3814d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Investigation under way to determine whether charges will be laid over Waikeria Prison riot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27927acd47&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Waikeria prison inmates’ protest was inevitable – justice advocates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b088abb5db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change, environment and conservation** Zac Fleming (Newshub): [Kiwis warned about buying coastal properties amid rising sea levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd1d812868&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ella Stewart (RNZ): [Coastal properties in hot demand despite threat of sea-level rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=818ff6f36a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Kiwi coastal property buyers ignoring climate change threat, expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5707becf7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruwani Perera (Newshub): [National calls on Government to invest in water quality upgrade at Auckland beaches](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f25fa2e8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joe Bennett (Stuff): [Leave Tarras alone, it’s a rare gem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a281255bf5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Stuff: [Julian Assange’s dad reportedly asks New Zealand to offer his son asylum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68b6c694b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bob McCoskrie: [Views on marriage & gender identity aren’t ‘hate speech’ – poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=035fcf9749&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Fishing industry tried to limit Government access to footage of undersized tarakihi – documents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78eb3ac814&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Rogers (Herald): [In wake of mosque terror attacks is new uber spy agency the answer?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6ea684407&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Prebble (Herald): [And you thought 2020 was bad](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f2f5ed572&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Judith Collins’ focus on future and high-value industries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=939714369a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kirsty Lawrence (Stuff): [Year of Covid-19 put brakes on New Zealand’s meth market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d22af63a2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Canterbury police to stay armed until weapons linked to gang incident found](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5529cc16d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Why Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield wasn’t given a New Year honour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07ce8bf6fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie O’Mannin (Stuff): [Defence Force pays $1 for 78 hectare paper road to stop public access to training site](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1354cb1e48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Injury rates climb as e-bike popularity grows and lockdown prompts cycling boom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb8b71c465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)