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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