> ## 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 March 2021 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-8-march-2021/ - Published: 2021-03-07T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-03-08T20:04:23.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14 **Covid: Govt comms, blame, compliance** Graham Adams (Democracy Project): [Ardern’s halo slips, rhetoric wears thin](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa6bc81b3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern’s Covid comms strategy is starting to look a bit tired](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2549504a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Epidemiologist Michael Baker says recent COVID-19 cluster should have been contained earlier – points to communication issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea3e853266&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Health officials never checked case house where undisclosed lodger lives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=628715cf2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Covid-19 blame game and comms strategy questioned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5172fb49bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [The Covid 19 coronavirus ‘rule-breakers’: Were Case M and Case L falsely accused?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ff22c19c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Earthquake on top of Covid a reminder for Ardern to share the reins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51574172f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Efeso Collins (Stuff): [Covid in south Auckland – What happened to ‘be kind’?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16d5e12062&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): [Has the rest of the team of five million got Auckland’s back?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee47b0f4c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [PM has burned through her political capital this week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67d7990659&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Govt rejects Nats’ push for outbreak inquiry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cd35db909&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National calls for inquiry into Valentine’s Day cluster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d023649240&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 Minister to review outbreak communications](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18896f2c2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: Vaccines** Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Covid-19 vaccine rollout is a secretive, sluggish spin-fest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19d3d8404d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus vaccination: 550,000 Kiwis have ‘wait and see’ attitude](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45acfb5939&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Vaccines on the agenda as Parliament returns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3255874ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: MIQ and travel** Tom Dillane (Herald): [America’s Cup team’s 98% success at critical worker border applications](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=719014b4fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman: [Hipkins talks up trans-Tasman bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=840490cff3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid: General** Herald: [Air New Zealand crew member tests positive for Covid, Auckland Airport Countdown supermarket a ‘location of interest’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9354de917e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenene Crossan (BusinessDesk): [Avoiding New Zealand’s 0.04% covid club](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c96f4dfca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jon Johansson (Stuff): [Our pandemic response is a marathon, not a sprint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e806de6280&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Herald): [E is for Elimination, Emergency measure … and Enough already?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46a21c18c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Labour MP Peeni Henare says Opposition MPs’ social media posts about Covid ‘not helpful’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1caa88701&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Seymour (Herald): [Why our pandemic response can and should be like ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe856638b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)Taiwan’ Keith Lynch (Stuff): [How can we make sure people are self-isolating?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4640cd89dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Postcode lockdowns within Auckland likely wouldn’t work, experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9feb11641f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Covid-19: What does New Zealand look like in 2022?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ee9c2e05c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarb Johal (Stuff): [What will a Covid-safe city look like?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e50473b6bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siobhan Wilson (TVNZ): [Q+A: Business to Government: We can do a lot more together](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cee6d7b78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Joyce (Herald): [It’s time we climbed out of the Covid bunker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9884c88048&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [Pandemic world reveals our dark and light sides](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bbc8a5e71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Destiny Church leaders blame media for earthquakes, tsunami](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0aae5ee60c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Tangling with the Tamakis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bb7c870bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: D[estiny Church leaders’ comments are deplorable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=053728a0ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Crystal Wu (Newshub): [Destiny Church sign promotes ‘vaccine of faith, hope & love’ right next to Covid-19 testing station](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be203e6b65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Gunn (Stuff): [The Book of Covid will need villains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb7dcc9934&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Verity Johnson (Stuff): [Bloomfield and Hipkins: Cute Canutes trying to stem the digital tide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f879de7c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Australia to decide on Tuesday whether to resume quarantine-free flights from New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27ba08e2b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liz Kendall (Stuff): [We’re all in this together, but women taking the burden](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a63e2795eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Anderson (Stuff): [All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke a prominent anti-lockdown, anti-mask proponent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8932edbdeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Minor party plans major push to solidify support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab4b10e5ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [Whipping the biggest pack: managing a huge caucus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc5e5794e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgie Ormond (Herald): [Palmerston North’s Green MP enjoying new role](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9dc01b440&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [National MP defends Dr Suess after books pulled due to ‘racist imagery’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0032c03da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): [Jami-Lee Ross behind anti-5G supplement business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=857b195d9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Jami-Lee Ross behind company hawking anti-5G supplement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=559ca54684&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government** Peter Wilson (RNZ): [Confusion and frustration over Covid-19 messaging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cc9d24f11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Kiritapu Allan diving into multiple ministerial roles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=453799a75d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heath Moore (Herald): [Irish schoolgirl’s letter from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c96fa8b07&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Bernard Hickey (Stuff): [Thought the property market couldn’t get any crazier? You’re wrong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=383ec62259&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Leaman (Stuff): [Closed borders won’t quell New Zealand’s rising house prices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4749faa00&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Alexander (One Roof): [What can the Reserve Bank actually do to curb rising house prices?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=443a4284e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Fowler (Herald): [Government clutching at straws on housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f1b0583d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Building costs hurting NZ’s construction chances, says property fund](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cea3558eae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Bell (Stuff): [Snapshot from 1975: Auckland’s housing market then and now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bffc84ab74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Gaynor (BusinessDesk): [Looking back: The NZ housing boom — when and how it all began](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9795d9b604&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Masters (One Roof): [51 suburbs earned more than six times the average worker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9eb1634bef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Auckland may be the first place to feel the cool winds of change expected to sweep over the housing market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7688903f6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Stand alone houses are as popular as ever and they aren’t getting any smaller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=042f035771&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Could this place help solve NZ’s housing crisis by building enough new homes for 100k people?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbd695f6f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nadine Porter (Stuff): [Christchurch property market remains tough for first home buyers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d8b4092e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) The Standard: [So, You Want To Buy Your First Home?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7d2efa0c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ethan Te Ora (RNZ): [‘Not heterosexual’ renters twice as likely to have tenancies ended, says new research](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08819b94a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Council chaos: Why is local government in New Zealand such a mess?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8163b9d6db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Alan Bollard: Councils need to use their ‘idle’ balance sheets for infrastructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b75ab1c17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bess Manson (Stuff): [Is Andy Foster the Lone Wolf of Wellington?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee035f8928&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [John Key was right – Wellington is dying](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee6d4df0f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington City Council proposes one-off rates increase of 13.5%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=229fba399f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Abbey Wakefield (1News): [‘Classic Wellington’ — Resident unsurprised as another burst water pipe drenches home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b11c0f8910&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [Nine vacant positions at Let’s Get Wellington Moving](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=742b362577&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington left without a seat at Three Waters Steering Committee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b58d5e639b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim McCready (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus tests Auckland mayor Phil Goff’s optimism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91e76b496a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steve Forbes (Herald): [Auckland councillor highlights urban sprawl concerns in letter to minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c80503b7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Stuff): [Top Christchurch City Council bosses lose their jobs in leadership overhaul](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=303a672e12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Walton (Stuff): [Christchurch council expects 2021 dividend with $17m hole due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a540224974&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNeilly (ODT): [Dunedin council tight-lipped as crucial meeting over lead contamination nears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9774ceac37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, business** Shamubeel Eaqub and Rosie Collins (Stuff): [Do young people have it tougher than their parents did?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=639a29b93a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [MSD investigating more than 300 businesses for wage subsidy breaches](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bf5533e8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Grant (Stuff): [Hey Productivity Commission, leave ‘social justice’ alone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31c86c7b9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kevin Jenkins (Herald): [The story of Pasifika business is bigger than the minimum wage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35dee7e5c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Idealog: W[hy New Zealand women in business are key to our pandemic recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c016ea0feb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Madison Reidy (Newshub): [Importer calls on government to sort out port delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c7ba517a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Inequality and poverty** Stephen Hickson (Stuff): [Tax house rules and (dis)incentives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=247912d09f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Becroft (Stuff): [Children have the answers to a better future – we just need to listen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eff0d77e55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Helen Harvey (Herald): [Kiwi kids paying a heavy price for lockdowns, report finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c694af9caf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **International Women’s Day, gender issues** Caitlin Ellis (Newshub): [New Zealand’s ‘disturbing’ gender property gap revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09f2d5f830&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [International Women’s Day: Kiwi women fall behind in sole home-owning stakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07d476acd7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (Business Desk): [Trans-Tasman gender pay gap reflected in house ownership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bb35c94ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tina Morrison (Stuff): [International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to challenge gender bias](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75911b51b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [Toilet talk and a plea for better health for International Women’s Day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2bfb63469&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Angela Lim (Herald): [Is gender bias a myth? You better believe it isn’t](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ae3ad7328&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Majority of women feel workplace is a threatening environment: study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0eacb4faaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Employers encouraged to offer free course for women on money skills](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dda63c60c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zoe George (Stuff): [How to be a sporting ally this International Women’s Day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1ad16fecd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ziena Jalil (Stuff): [Let’s ‘choose to challenge’ for those women who can’t](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53d1395245&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Phare (Herald): [Top women share the secrets of their success](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03e475aa09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice, corrections** Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Large increase in number and cost of cultural reports for offenders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e9c4c6ca6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Carolyne Meng-Yee (Herald): [Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant and two dangerous criminals in special ‘prison within a prison’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04b4e5e4ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Terrorism** Thomas Manch, Blair Ensor and Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [Security Intelligence Service defend terror threat mi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6a23e79f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)ss Samantha Gee (Stuff): [Claims of ‘excessive secrecy’ over violence threats in schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95a848db2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Christchurch mosque threat: Andrew Little defends security agencies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4927c4e969&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Blocking site used by white supremicists should be a priority – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3664da8a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hugh Collins (NZ Herald): [‘Anti-fascist researchers’ tipped off police after detecting Christchurch mosque threat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c0f5b6ba7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Michael Bassett (Bassett, Brash & Hide): [Free speech and the New Zealand Herald](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=feaf69ae77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Banning Bassett](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dcea4cb64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [On freedom of expression and that $55 million media handout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d116b6b2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health, Pharmac review** Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Concern about loss of beds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3750ff790&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Davis (Stuff): [Pharmac does a great job, but it’s losing the PR battle hands down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e12fe13a92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pacific pharmacists want inclusion on Pharmac review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe18ce9943&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Moore (Stuff): [Horowhenua GP says broken healthcare system an endless battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25704deb26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [1700 Auckland kids face painful wait for tooth surgery as Covid-19 aggravates dental backlogs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd86d00b2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Sick Kiwis forced onto black market by Govt’s restrictive new medicinal cannabis regim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd0a48e53c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)e Carolyn Providence (The Spinoff): [I’m a doctor and a woman of colour. Here’s how my profession can tackle vaccine hesitancy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44fd2b3b6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (Stuff): [Drained brains: why nutrition could help to solve our mental health crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=335b383155&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hanna McCallum (Stuff): [Wellington woman’s campaign to stamp out period poverty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddc3f15dc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** RNZ: [Early childhood teachers hurting from ‘unfair’ pay disparity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca141e99d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [‘We are not coping’: Ministry ordered schools to enrol 205 children in 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c04ae45cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB): [What effect has lockdown had on education?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=397d414d13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Senior staff at mega polytech Te P?kenga call for council member’s resignation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1801b06cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Govt, universities should cover MIQ fees for returning international students, union says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75632ccf9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [$20 million in unused English tuition fees should be used to support struggling language schools, says MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2919cfff89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alwyn Poole (Kiwiblog): [Fixing the NZ mathematics problem is … relatively easy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82d35645ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tsunami response** Stuff Editorial: [Country still not ready for tsunami threats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc4837ce86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Herald): [Tsunami emergency texts: Who makes the call on alerting and why are some phones shrieking at their owners in US accents?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94d443d44d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Botting (Herald): [Tsunami warning: Problems with sirens to be investigated – Far North Mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=adc043df58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Steven Walton (Stuff): [Ardern not revealing cannabis stance may have been ‘decisive factor’ in referendum result](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=012a7fd9bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Protection against Covid-19 ranks as NZ’s biggest issue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6587521d1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Stats NZ trialling new census system to improve Maori engagement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=152ae122e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brianna Mcilraith (Stuff): [Decision on live exports’ future due as protestors take to the streets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9564639b1c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Green Party starts new push to ban bottom trawling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a52ee6079&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Editorial – Police culture change overdue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66e8605358&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Crampton (Stuff): [Emissions Trading Scheme most durable path to net zero carbon goal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcb34c436f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Bill aimed at gangs and guns doesn’t go far enough says Police Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc3bc3c36a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Fenwick (Stuff): [Six Angry Women: ‘It was just such a volatile, ugly period in our history’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=728b07d295&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Braunias (The Guardian): [Discussing Doomsday with Kim Dotcom, I felt ashamed I’d seen him as a ridiculous figure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3345ebcfca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jared Savage (Herald): [CYFS should have checked Baby Royal within 24 hrs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db72b0c0d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michelle Duff (Stuff): [More than 800 commit to researching for anti-hate strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c3dd0ee2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Rina Triponel (Herald): [Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says mana whenua consulted in Erebus Memorial](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9133d8502e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Loren (Stuff): [Man who stabbed stepfather given NZ residence because he has a mental illness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23791ffc3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cornell Tukiri (E-Tangata): [Reclaiming what was lost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=413e69093e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)