> ## 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 – 8 January 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-8-january-2021/ - Published: 2021-01-07T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-01-07T20:19:47.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **US politics and NZ** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Capitol Riot confirms Donald Trump leaves office as worst President in history](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf1af2720b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Kiwi Chris Liddell weighs up resigning as Trump’s deputy chief of staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fc2a7e1bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern on US Capitol riot: Democracy ‘should never be undone by a mob’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0004d2582f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘Democracy will prevail’: Jacinda Ardern condemns US Capitol violence by Trump supporters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5073cea53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Trump and his enablers must face consequences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc4516834c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jason Walls (Herald): [‘Violence has no place in thwarting democracy’ – Foreign Affairs Minister on US Capitol riots](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9908e51a23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dick Brass (Herald): [Plea from the States – how do we end this madness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dcdd85328&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [US Election: Jacinda Ardern condemns United States Capitol violence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbea3bdb36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [‘It breaks my heart’: Americans in New Zealand stunned by Capitol building riots](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e70d52aad1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid, vaccine, and border** Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Government backtrack on pre-border testing misguided: Greens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3694479c9a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Covid-19: How the vaccine rollout will work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d65ecf913&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Air NZ hiring 115 more crew as it braces for tougher border requirements](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97e24146b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Covid 19: New model shows Maori, Pasifika at higher risk of hospitalisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec3529d6d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Parliament and Government** Ged Cann (Stuff): [Billy Te Kahika Jr’s New Zealand Public Party labelled a ‘cult’ by ex-party director](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29d73382a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [ACT’s ambition to copy the Greens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11f7335b3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [The Maori Party’s disruptive approach to politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86e3fd179a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Residents signal fall in satisfaction over Wellington City Council decision-making](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc22c5fe47&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Auckland household Watercare water bills could double in less than a decade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff505e02c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [How Wellington became the poster child for NZ’s water infrastructure crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2aa24bf96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Economy and work** Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Govt sends ‘mixed messages’ over minimum wage hike, after ignoring MBIE advice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a8ec999d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan (Newsroom): [Build homes, not airports and expressways](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25657c7cc0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan St John (NBR): [Any economic fix starts with fixing inequality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12cac17990&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matt Roskruge (NBR): [Could 2021 bring step-change to the Maori economy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebea194e35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liu Chen (RNZ): [Unions call for residency for migrant workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=117d758eba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Catherine Smith (One Roof): [‘Buyers won’t pay stupid prices’: agency head warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3eef29fd1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Newman (Stuff): [Nelson’s housing stock halved in 2020 continuing ‘long-term trend’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4cc925cd4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Who benefits from fees-free? The swing from polytechnic to university](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed49fa90af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stu Crosson (ODT): [Falling achievement begs question about school education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab8e8a36ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Rosie Gordon (Newshub): [Last year described as ‘horror’ year for domestic violence in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5e08de299&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Nearly 50 greyhound deaths not recorded in industry’s annual report, prompting calls for transparency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1571e09ad4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rosemary McLeod (Stuff): [Jail would be endless boredom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=140f6542ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [New drilling a mockery of climate emergency declaration – energy watchdog](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8a123bc37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Editorial – Auckland beaches a national disgrace](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75aa000849&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Transmission Gully – building the unbuildable road](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bcf4931c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Karl du Fresne: [If it’s a hate crime, where does the hate start?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=996f1223c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)