Things That Make Me Go Hmm
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Daily News Roundup – 7 July 2020
Parliament ODT Editorial: Grubby politics wearing thin Zane Small (Newshub): Todd Muller defends Chinese Communist Party-linked National MP Jian Yang, who’s accused of avoiding English media Election 1News; Battle for Northland seat between Matt King and Shane Jones shaping up as a must win for NZ First Newstalk ZB:
Daily News Roundup – 6 July 2020
Labour Party Thomas Manch (Stuff): It might be ‘team’ Labour, but there’s little doubt about who’s the skipper, and ‘saviour’ Audrey Young (Herald): No ordinary Labour speech by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Labour’s red glow Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour starts election season with
NZ Race Relations Roundup
Monday 6 July 2020 News: Work and Income defends against claims of discrimination against women and Maori newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/work-and-income-defends-against-claims-of-discrimination-against-women-and-m-ori.html Waitemata DHB Maori Nurse of the Year announced teaomaori.news/waitemata-dhb-maori-nurse-year-announced Moerewa residents angry about new boiler at Affco meatworks and air quality issues
St. Louis Home Defender SHUTS DOWN CNN’s Chris Cuomo
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Daily News Roundup – 3 July 2020
David Clark resigns as Health Minister Audrey Young (Herald): Ex-Health minister David Clark became a distraction to Govt focus on re-election (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): David Clark, the minister who took on an impossible portfolio and lost Jane Patterson (RNZ): Resigned: David Clark bows to inevitability Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour
Daily News Roundup – 2 July 2020
NZ First, fishing industry, light rail Michael Morrah (Newshub): Talleys hosted fundraiser dinners for NZ First, but denies that’s behind delay in fishing boat cameras Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Stuart Nash apologises to Winston Peters and Shane Jones over fisheries comments Conan Young (RNZ): Fishing industry unimpressed by Stuart Nash’
Daily News Roundup – 1 July 2020
Fishing industry Michael Morrah (Newshub): Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash blames pressure from NZ First for delay in fishing boat cameras in recording Herald: NZ First blamed for delay in fishing boat cameras by Stuart Nash in leaked recording Scott Palmer (Newshub): Winston Peters launches attack on Newshub journalist Michael Morrah
NZ Race Relations Roundup
Tuesday 30 June 2020 News: South Taranaki’s Parihaka community gets $14m from Provincial Growth Fund stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/121969410/south-taranakis-parihaka-community-gets-14m-from-provincial-growth-fu Warning over Northland tapu sites: Taratara Mountain sacred and off limits nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12343348 Maori voice needed in
Daily News Roundup – 30 June 2020
Greens Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Taxing weath: a necessary step, or unachievable pipe dream? Dave Armstrong (Stuff): Greens’ wealth tax will appeal to Labour’s Left-wingers Richard Harman (Politik): Ardern shuns Greens’ wealth tax; Nats mount scare campaign Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Is the Greens’ poverty plan a flight of fantasy?
