> ## 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 July 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-8-july-2020/ - Published: 2020-07-07T20:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-07-07T20:44:55.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **National Party revealed as source of Covid-19 privacy leak** Audrey Young (Herald): [National’s failures on patient leak from top to bottom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5e325441e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [National leader Todd Muller found wanting in first real test of moral leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14188eebd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [How the Hamish Walker Covid-19 patient detail leak played out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad7e684163&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Muller says he’s lost confidence in Walker, found out National MP was involved in leak on Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a4034b2a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Todd Muller on Hamish Walker – ‘There needs to be consequences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0287fce16a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)’ Amelia Wade (Herald): [‘Hugely disappointed’ – Muller wants leaking MP out of National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8b57143ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Todd Muller says he doesn’t want MP Hamish Walker to run again after Covid-19 patient details leak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdea7a0285&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [National leader Todd Muller wants party board to axe Hamish Walker as Clutha-Southland MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81f0e76b47&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Muller faces his first big test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d64f12bf36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [National MP under pressure to resign after ‘dirty politics’ disclosures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=590829be4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Covid-19 privacy leak admission ‘hugely damaging’ for National party, says 1 NEWS political reporter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffbfc21c60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Walker’s future in doubt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5b4a28540&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [The last thing Todd Muller needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6856753886&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Staggeringly bad judgment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4ea2c83e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Covid-19 leak inquiry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=239e48a42b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [National MP’s leak of Covid-19 patients’ details has ‘a ring of dirty politics to it’ – Health Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0d3179d64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [National MP Hamish Walker and former party president Michelle Boag unlikely to face criminal charges, privacy lawyer say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1058d48f66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins says COVID-19 patient data leak has ‘ring of dirty politics’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1edbae1f1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: P[rivacy breach disappointing and has ‘ring of dirty politics’ – Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68f503bdb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Hamish Walker outed himself as a leaker of Covid-19 patient information – but who is he?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36be956d92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [National MP Hamish Walker, ex president Michelle Boag leaked patients’ details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7895f444b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke and Thomas Manch (Stuff): [National MP Hamish Walker admits passing on leaked Covid-19 patient info from former party president Michelle Boag](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40726ff163&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small and Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Former National Party president Michelle Boag admits passing COVID-19 patient details to MP Hamish Walker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4712bf04a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National MP and ex-National president admit leaking Covid-19 patient details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d919cdc844&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Walker apology after revealing Covid patients’ details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6494d1cf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [National MP Hamish Walker admits leaking details of active patients to media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e768c4830&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National MP Hamish Walker admits leaking Covid-19 patient details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f8bc402f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [National MP & former National Party president admit to involvement in leak of Covid-19 patients’ details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81a3bd35b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** 1News: [Winston Peters denies NZ First has hired UK political operatives as he decries ‘clickbait journos’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3896d1ff5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Winston Peters denies New Zealand First hired pro-Brexit campaigners Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9664b5dd8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Christopher Hope (Telegraph): [What Arron Banks and ‘the Bad Boys of Brexit’ did next: joining up for election fight in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5463a20b18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jason Walls (Herald): [Winston Peters hires political operatives, dubbed the bad boys of Brexit, to help run NZ First campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8cf0e6afc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [Weston Frizzell’s ‘Aroha’ posters ruled to be adverts for Labour Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a340d5045&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Election 2020: Electoral Commission finds Jacinda Ardern ‘Aroha’ posters are political ads, not art](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b80aba7c93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emily van Velthooven (1News): [Posters of Jacinda Ardern created by artists ruled a party advertisement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e71b7ed2b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Appleby (1News): [How much for that doggy? Electoral Commission reveals the price of Pup and their 2020 brand makeover](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41f15e156e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Muller picks win in new Taieri seat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7c9305653&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Muller mum on toilet seat photo](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb6f4d73b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Cancelling Kurt Taogaga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98d99b5fee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nathan Morton (Herald): [Local Focus: Waiariki electorate explained](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68b324e5df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis referendum** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Legal cannabis has potential to reduce harm, but many unknowns: PM’s chief science adviser](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21e38026ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Reducing harm, ‘systemic racism’ and overseas comparisons: The experts on legalising cannabis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=464b3662dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘A level look at all the evidence’ – Government launches cannabis info website to help voters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02787d58d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Legalising cannabis may reduce ‘biased enforcement’ of Maori – chief science advisor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66629da72b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice and corrections** Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Reports find public support for police and victims but not other areas of criminal justice system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0246a9d68b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Systemic bias? Justice system report shows very different views from minority groups](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50d2d3c3fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Maori, Pacific and Chinese NZers less comfortable with criminal justice system – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b582787147&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Non-white Kiwis continue to have trust issues with courts and corrections – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec2b51e2ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Phillip John Smith takes Corrections to court over visitation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6aecf0b21a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Convicted killer Phillip Smith wants visits from his family while in prison](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b8480d4d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Official Information Act** Nikki Macdonald (Stuff): [Government to rewrite Official Information Act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=568bbf3c15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Chris Hipkins, testing** Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Chris Hipkins stamps his newfound authority on health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27e0ff26a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [New Health Minister Chris Hipkins sweeps in to clear up the mess](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59a3063306&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Covid-19 testing rates drop: ‘People can fall into a bit of complacency’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ecf4682f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [New health minister condemns lack of Covid-19 testing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a188420a7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ needs to be doing more Covid-19 testing, Health Minister says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8050f1eca0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Testing rate ‘isn’t meeting the Government’s expectations’ – Chris Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4933c30dc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [What we know about Covid-19 transmission, testing, vaccines six months on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ac8933602&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [When did you last use the contact tracing app? Usage falls off a cliff as experts warn the system isn’t working](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8dd093863d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Call for border re-opening** Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Call for quick New Zealand border opening “irresponsible”, says THL chairman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=706922af74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Border quarantine facilities** Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [A look at NZ’s Covid-19 quarantine facilities, their space and next steps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=484d1ccbb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Air NZ boss suggests passenger number restrictions won’t be for long](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4132542b4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Air NZ won’t rule out extending three-week booking freeze](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f601e52e2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Air NZ boss says blocking bookings ‘exactly the right thing to do’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0ee11ed8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Lake (Newshub): [New Zealand Government not ruling out using cruise ships to quarantine arriving passengers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad1cedbadb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Air New Zealand’s three-week ticket freeze: Megan Woods insists ‘space isn’t going to run out’ in quarantine facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cce99b7ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Air New Zealand ticket freeze: Jacinda Ardern hopes to avoid ‘arbitrary’ flight capacity caps adopted in New South Wales](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efa268576c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony and Melanie Earley (Stuff): [Air NZ, Singapore Airlines restrict passenger numbers to NZ as more Kiwis fly home to escape Cov](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcdf3c950f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)id RNZ: [Air NZ putting a temporary hold on new international bookings to NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb56da35be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Seats on Air NZ flights coming into NZ to be ‘managed’ to ease pressure on quarantine facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f3647c91f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP: [New Zealand rations places for citizens returning home during Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab1691b96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Stranded Kiwis to face up to three-week wait to get home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01d3aecc36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Todd Muller slams Government’s ‘failing border management’ as numbers of returning Kiwis is capped](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e872f4c84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Isolation hotel turnover remains NZ’s greatest Covid-19 vulnerability, expert warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f348d2334a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan, Grant Miller and Guy Williams (ODT): [Dunedin named as first choice for managed isolation facilities in South](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ecff5498a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [DHB urges government to avoid Queenstown for isolation due to healthcare](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7bc98efde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jackson Thomas (Stuff): [What’s on the menu in NZ’s isolation hotels?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c34574046b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ardern picks up sweet treat made popular by Kiwi who blogged about quarantine gratitude](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1adb8417e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Christchurch mosque shootings, later mosque threat** Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Islamic Women’s Council claims police failed to take March 15, 2019 threat seriously](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1741894d07&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Islamic Women’s Council: ‘The government had failed the Muslim community’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a069ba5014&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Islamic Women’s Council says police failed to take March 15 threat against Hamilton mosque from person in Christchurch ‘seriously’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6872d5029&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Renewed call for Key to apologise over ‘jihadi brides’ claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=956139303f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jody O’Callaghan (Stuff): [Calls for reparation for mosque shooting victims due to systemic ‘failures’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47e4674e3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [White nationalist group member pleads guilty to failing to assist with search warrant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0bcd949e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Christchurch mosque threat: Action Zealandia member Sam Brittenden refused to hand over phone code](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f87b4dacee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joy Reid (1News): [Far right teen pleads guilty, fined for failing to assist police investigating Christchurch mosque threat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d59b413f5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [National Party admits it sold too many state houses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a76211109&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Waitlist for public housing at crisis point](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eef37feaac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Returning New Zealanders may hold key to house prices – QV](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=281a795965&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Property values have flattened out but it’s too early to say if they are at the edge of a cliff or will start to rise again, Quotable Value says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03eea2c983&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Property prices: Lockdown sees growth rate decline in 13 New Zealand cities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6af0bed7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Critic says govt’s freshwater package doesn’t address the problem – pollution](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74430d0624&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Climate change: New Zealand seafood sector set for major disruptions – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e8cdd5a08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conan Young (RNZ): [Climate change effects on NZ fishers ‘dire’ under 4% warming – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3a9086502&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Whanganui Chronicle: [Rangit?kei District Council fined over waterway pollution](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83e3d55b5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Funding provided to fix hazardous landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb90e304eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sean Hogan (1News): [‘Heartbreaking’ – Heavy rain causes sealed Te Araroa tip to start leaking into the sea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef9d905385&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Awatere River strewn with rubbish after flooding into old landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c49fe46612&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Davison (ODT): [Petition seeks to ban vehicles on key Catlins beaches](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=441403c8a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Relocating the Ports of Auckland** RNZ: [Labour and NZ First at loggerheads over Auckland port move](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eda3570dce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Shane Jones says Manukau Harbour is ‘worst harbour in NZ’ to be chosen as country’s next super port](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efb01c7438&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Wilhelmina Shrimpton (Newshub):[Why the Government’s $1.8 million report into Auckland port move has been labelled a waste of money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42b5a1fa53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Govt has wasted $2 million on another port report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2ec03d3cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Report backing new Auckland port over Northport ‘a disgrace’, Northlanders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a1ed55bc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Belinda Feek and Michael Neilson (Herald): [Auckland ports report: ‘Give the $2m back’ expert says after Manukau harbour preferred over Northland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9acb2a869b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan and Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Port should move to Manukau report says, but Government defers decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=402c9a2f8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Manukau Harbour preferred location for port – new report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa58832856&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Decision on whether to move Auckland’s port won’t be made before election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d4393059e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Ports of Auckland relocation a problem for the next govt; New study suggests a move to Manukau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5e2b9c1b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Govt sidesteps decision on Ports of Auckland relocation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed1bb4f236&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Primary industries** John Anthony (Stuff): [Prime minister Jacinda Ardern reveals 10-year plan to boost primary sector by $44b](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86360e4fee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): G[overnment plan aims to boost primary sector export earnings by $44bn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54c20156b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern looks to the primary sector to help fill the void left by Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ad8b983c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Jacinda Ardern outlines plan to lift NZ primary export earnings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0abda4912&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Ardern rolls out $44b primary sector export plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a018f9075&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Old foes united over farmer’s ‘shocking’ sentenc](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea2d1d6ad2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)e **America’s Cup, sport** Todd Niall (Stuff): [America’s Cup allegations: A second ‘whistleblower’ in Team New Zealand?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a34397fc8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Govt announces $80 million investment into sport recovery ‘at all levels’ in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ebeab7c196&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, employment breaches** 1News: [‘It’s awesome’ – Shipping company boss hands back Government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7d1e7cf38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Wage subsidy scheme ending will make or break many small businesses – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bda7360a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [More redundancies expected when wage subsidy ends](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04e1e72cf1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Wage subsidy loss ‘major blow’ to Auckland, business leader calls for extension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62d9660fdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Aviation catering company Gate Gourmet used lockdown to try dodge minimum wage hike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73a41b0dd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hospice ordered to pay redundant workers outstanding wages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34f7fdc58b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, business** Newshub: [New Zealand economy ‘not out of the woods yet’ – economist Brad Olsen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90d96f9b2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [NZIER says 28% of businesses plan to cut staff in the next quarter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=537789e495&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Gloom in construction sector as business confidence slide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc0e2604d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) BusinessDesk: [NZ firms expect weak activity, more job cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcf46cbf89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Noel Leeming under investigation for selling stock it didn’t have](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6102ff747d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Empty shelves as retailers struggle to get the stock](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd96d55c6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington business owners worried Golden Mile plans will be ‘disastrous’ for retailers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ed6ca0436&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Immigration** Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Government extends migrant work visas for six months but cuts timeframe for new essential skills visas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cca33cf272&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Government gives migrant visa holders six-month extension, benefiting 16,500 workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18bdd6a5cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government extends temporary work visas by six months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=104015fd63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Relief for migrant workers in NZ as Government extends temporary visas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f2027c6b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Govt makes changes to help temporary migrants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6afe11266&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk):[Govt grants 6-month reprieve to work visa holders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8afbbaf8b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Greg Ninness (Interest): [Since March the number of people leaving this country has exceeded those arriving by a substantial margin](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf807376c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland Council’s budget hole blows out to $750 million](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=377e6105a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland rates rise options more popular than freeze – council survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4722d6f83b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Noone probable successor if Hobbs goes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db23f6d41b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **SkyCity** Damien Venuto (Herald): [SkyCity warned by Department of Internal Affairs for online gambling advert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22190fc55a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [SkyCity warned about online casino breaching Gambling Act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dd72b7bbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [SkyCity warned by Internal Affairs for promoting Malta casino](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6888b8c25e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Methamphetamine** Patrick Gower (Newshub): [We must not give up fighting meth](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4816e5ebda&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [Re-thinking society’s attitude towards methamphetamine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=968cdc1a97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media, Facebook** Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [Will businesses keep boycotting Facebook?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2109000b71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk Zb: [Facebook boycott movement reaches New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74475b344a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [NZME v Nine judgment over potential sale of Stuff to remain redacted for 6 months, High Court rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=389ac765f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Judge keeps Stuff info secret – and her reasons why](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d2e73ca74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [‘Holding our money hostage’: Air New Zealand customer denied refund on $12k worth of flights calls for law change ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f10b74a0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Hastings mayor calls for NZTA to step up and fix State Highway 5 as fatal crashes climb](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1b7be8f79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hastings Mayor says not enough done to fix risks on State Highway 5](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77449c4545&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** ODT Editorial: [Snapshot shows WorkSafe’s shortcomings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53c86d2271&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Freeman Apou (Stuff):[‘Doing well for a Maori’: My experience of racism in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c05e5bca5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff): [New privacy laws must cope with rapid technological change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82191c015e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Politicians should put scientists in their place](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b6f20874e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julia de Bres (Manawatu Standard): [Gender-diverse language something to celebrate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=375966f600&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jean Bell (RNZ): [Watercare restrictions push water blasting businesses to the brink](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=849a7c82aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: First Up: [AT threatens to rip up planted berm which stops flooding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e08c209dd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)