> ## 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 – 7 January 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-7-january-2021/ - Published: 2021-01-06T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-01-06T19:53:20.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Waikeria prison riot** Te Aorewa Rolleston and Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Police fired rubber bullets at men during Waikeria Prison standoff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9de0690494&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alexander Gillespie (RNZ): [Waikeria inmates’ protest: a symptom of a much larger problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3cff3f03ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Editorial – Thorough Waikeria review needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=675e1cd480&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Waikeria prison protest prompts calls for H?kai Rangi rethink](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=068b7ddde1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [Waikeria riot: Jail staff union’s disgust as dust settles and clean-up bill looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e451e2d77d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Affordability crunch: Will house prices hit a limit?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c655160902&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): [Property expert rubbishes claims house prices are becoming unaffordable, says they’ll keep going up through 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e818daccff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Rising housing tide stymies climate change worries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5fd14957c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Auckland property market breaks December record, more to come in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6a8f6b17c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Housing: Asking prices soar year-on-year in December as housing stock falls to record lows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6502fca78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Webb (Stuff): [Every community needs to strike a balance over social housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f24c49da09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid, vaccine, and border** Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Covid-19 vaccines: Why NZ is waiting for more trials as US, UK rush to immunise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd978254f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Covid-19: New details revealed in government’s vaccine distribution plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=026150f7bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Covid-19 pre-departure tests and more lockdowns: Additional measures rolled out to battle new variant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab336a5f26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Covid-19: NZ resident overseas worries about delays due to pre-departure test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2cd6885ede&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Australian Associated Press/Guardian: [New Zealand’s first quarantine-free flight to Queensland to leave on Thursday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32c6100da0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Experts ask Government to protect Covid Tracer app data](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c29155075&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Lawrence: [Managed isolation and quarantine – A Kiwi detainee’s view](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe68b5170a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Covid-19 coronavirus: A runny nose and the confusion around Hamilton District Court lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8793cf6b4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and work** Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Entrepreneur criticised for claiming NZ employment law is holding back innovation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70e0fc63c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [Government ignores MBIE’s advice to delay and reduce minimum wage hike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb5115e789&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ananish Chaudhuri (Herald): [Does minimum wage rise lead to job losses?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6970d5a633&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stephen Toplis (NBR): [Don’t forget about testing (or the environment)](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eabfcb09fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Danielle Clent (Stuff): [Covid-19: Lockdown-affected workers weren’t entitled to minimum wage, court finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e810d40147&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Steven Cowan: [Jacinda Ardern: The Same Old Conservatism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61c2a741ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Lander (Stuff): [Democracy and the petition to challenge New Plymouth’s Maori ward decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83489475c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katy Jones (Stuff): [Farmers must act now to cut methane, environmentalist warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a550dec901&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Families of Christchurch mosque shootings to get information package on how loved ones died](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e248a21acd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Restrictions could be in place at popular national parks during peak times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83292feecc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Opponents of Mt Messenger bypass accuse LINZ of acting unlawfully](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c22389ae01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sally Murphy (RNZ): [Road toll: ‘Words are not fixing the problem we need actions’ – Greg Murphy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36a30e6db2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Greens aim to push government to get ‘hustle on’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab093c2c0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Millions of dollars and scandal: Five business and political court cases to follow in 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aef7ee1401&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Geoffrey Miller (RNZ): [End of feud between Arab countries and Qatar may restore NZ’s hopes for trade deal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b53889955&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Council fined nearly $500,000, but contractor fighting charges over big stink](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ac80d1660&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Racism and inequity target of new project to ‘accelerate’ Maori student achievement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d137cda8da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Julian Assange’s father calls on New Zealand to offer his son asylum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=276d2c4267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)