Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
RNZ
National Party leader Judith Collins has doubled down on calling microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles a 'big fat hypocrite'.
Newsroom
'The squirt gun of truth is no match for the firehose of false information being unleashed upon us to create and maintain division.' Jess Berentson-Shaw explains how people in politics undermining science hurts everyone – including their own voters.
RNZ
The government is being asked to quickly approve and buy a type of drug that can fire up the immune system of people already sick from Covid-19, as well as reduce deaths and time spent in hospital.
The Standard
The Prime Minister has sparked another national debate. What should we call the new mobile vaccination vehicles that will be rolled out over the next week or so.
Stuff
The Covid-19 vaccine is available, we just need to use practical, Māori-specific solutions to make it accessible, health providers say.
NZ Herald
New Zealand's experts weigh on in Delta and their thinking on where to from here.
Newshub
"Tangata whenua are sick to death of our ancestral names being mangled, bastardised, and ignored."
NZ Herald
Cabinet papers reveal discussions around the higher costs of early access vaccines.
The Spinoff
Accusations are swirling on social media that Jacinda Ardern blocked a planned news report criticising the Covid response. It’s not true. Stewart Sowman-Lund reports. A video clip of Newshub’s political editor Tova O’Brien was scrubbed from the internet in response to political pressure, it has
RNZ
A digital and ethics expert says a vaccine passport will be needed for international travel but would prefer it wasn't used domestically.
Stuff
OPINION: I want opposition MPs to hold the government to account on sensible important topics, not make grubby grabs for air time.
1 NEWS
Judith Collins accused the Government of not “planning for Delta”.
RNZ
With community cases rising again today, David Seymour says the government must consider a suppression strategy that finds a middle ground between health and financial stability.
Newshub
"Deflecting the issue of Māori not being vaccinated and pointing the finger back at our people will only dampen communication to get the vaccination."
Newshub
"This nonsense of making out I was fat-shaming her."
Stuff
OPINION: "... many of us wondered why there had to be another police fatality as the man was apprehended."
Stuff
OPINION: With his tweet, David Seymour hampered the vaccine rollout, disrupting an entire nation’s health for the sake of ideology.
Newshub
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield also defended Wiles over the incident.
RNZ
The government's Emissions Trading Scheme is outdated and failing to function properly, meaning some polluters are profiting rather than paying the price, according to a new think-tank report.
Stuff
Auckland is paying a hefty price for being the gateway city during a pandemic. Community leaders want to rethink how it faces future outbreaks.
Stuff
Judith Collins called her a 'big, fat hypocrite'. Some members of the public have responded by giving money to microbiologist's research fund.
Stuff
American talk show host Stephen Colbert couldn't help but joke about the latest New Zealand news to gain the world's attention.
Newshub
Newshub Nation can reveal the authorities are monitoring dozens with "potentially violent extremist views".
The Standard
Egged on by a shock horror smear campaign on Cameron Slater’s latest post Judith Collins has attacked Dr Siouxsie Wiles by fat shaming her.
NZ Herald
OPINION: Judith Collins' bizarre behaviour is not that of a leader in waiting.
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