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Daily News Roundup – 7 August 2020
Election Tim Watkin (RNZ): This election is brought to you by the letter C Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Political Roundup – Where is the contest of ideas in the election campaign? Brent Edwards (NBR): Covid-19 policy debate will dominate election campaign (paywalled) Bob Jones: The coming election ————— Patrick O’Sullivan
Daily News Roundup – 6 August 2020
Election John Armstrong (1News): To win, Judith Collins needs to pull off NZ’s biggest upset since politics began Claire Trevett (Herald): The light at the end of National’s tunnel moves further away (paywalled) Taroi Black (Maori TV): Race Relation Commissioner backs Maori Party over TVNZ exclusion 1News: Maori
NZ Herald Finally Tells the Story of the Chinese Scientist From Wuhan
The BFD covered the important news story of Dr Li Meng-Yan, the Chinese Scientist from Wuhan, on July the 14th yet it has taken the NZ Herald till the 3rd of August to finally tell the tale. I know this because a reader sent me a link to the
Daily News Roundup – 5 August 2020
Election Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): What can we do to get more good policy? Stuff Editorial: No big policy announcements – arrogance or devotion to duty? Newstalk ZB: Robertson: Now is not the time to be making grand promises on policy Audrey Young (Herald): Judith Collins tells Jacinda Ardern to stop hiding
State of Disaster Called as Melbourne Moves to Nightly Curfew and Stage 4 Restrictions
Adrian Esterman University of South Australia Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that metropolitan Melbourne will move to “stage 4” restrictions from 6pm Sunday, as new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. The state recorded another 671 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday. Andrews has declared a state of
Daily News Roundup – 4 August 2020
Green private school Chris Trotter: A Sorry Excuse For A Green Party Matthew Hooton (Herald): James Shaw dives straight into the Metiria Turei trap (paywalled) Malcolm Bell (Stuff): Green School should be celebrated and supported Jane Patterson (RNZ): James Shaw contradicts Chris Hipkins on implicit approval in leaked video Catherine
Daily News Roundup – 4 August 2020
Labour Party Jason Walls (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns voters not to expect big Labour Party policies this election Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Labour’s hiding away this election Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Don’t expect large-scale policies from Labour this campaign Maori TV: Labour celebrates
Daily News Roundup – 3 August 2020
Government inquiry into Operation Burnham Thomas Manch (Stuff): An apology from the Defence Force, but redemption has just begun Stuff Editorial: A mix of shock and relief in the SAS report ODT Editorial: Operation Burnham Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Former Minister Wayne Mapp ‘forgot’ about civilian casualties RNZ: Call for NZ
Nurse Gets Struck off for Racist Comments in First Hearing of Its Kind – Then Walks Out During Karakia
A Taranaki nurse has been deregistered for making racist comments against Maori on social media – and then walked out during a karakia to close proceedings against her. On Wednesday, the second day of proceedings, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found two charges against Deborah Kathryn Hugill were established, amounting to
Daily News Roundup – 31 July 2020
1News Colmar Brunton poll, opinion polls 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: Collins up as preferred PM, but National still in deep trouble 1News: 1 News poll ‘great for Ardern, leaves Collins disappointed’ says Jessica Mutch McKay 1News: Who do you trust in Parliament? PM rates highly, Winston Peters least
Daily News Roundup – 30 July 2020
Managed isolation charges, escapees, border Audrey Young (Herald): Govt misstep on user-charges for coronavirus Covid-19 isolation (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Payment regime welcomed Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Quarantine charging is nothing more than tokenism Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Govt’s puerile isolation hotel charging system Luke Malpass