Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
Stuff
The first TV poll released during lockdown shows Labour slipping three points, but it won't be Judith Collins celebrating.
1 NEWS
In party support, the major political parties are down slightly, while ACT has moved up to 14% support.
RNZ
Hundreds of people who tried to get a room in managed isolation last week have given the new 'virtual lobby' system an overall rating of 3.6 out of 10.
Stuff
OPINION: For one, the former prime minister would be shot - literally - if he'd criticised the leader in the real Hermit Kingdom.
Newshub
"Fear and hope are not a strategy."
1 NEWS
There have been calls for financial support for the retail and hospitality sectors amid the Covid-19 Delta outbreak.
Newsroom
A trove of documents released by the Government shows Ashley Bloomfield wanted tighter restrictions on travellers from India, while experts said the Government had gone too far.
Stuff
Chris Hipkins says John Key’s description of New Zealand as a “smug hermit kingdom” is an insult to New Zealanders, but the Government is moving to open up.
NZ Herald
Bridges says he genuinely didn't know what the future holds.
The Standard
John Key is back and has described New Zealand as a smug hermit kingdom for daring to so far achieve something no other western nation has been able to accomplish, holding back Covid and preventing thousands of deaths.
Stuff
Expats struggling to return have been told in no uncertain terms they're not welcome. Since when did the team of 5 million not include our loved ones overseas?
RNZ
Spring has come to Wellington and to Parliament. One is blustery at best, the other is slowly filling with masked MPs.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: MIQ has become a political weapon wielded by both sides of politics, and the victim has been the nation's identity and future.
Stuff
OPINION: We can't believe the Government can go on borrowing a billion dollars every week to disguise that we are no longer making our way in the world, says former PM Sir John Key.
Stuff
OPINION: Why National has to reframe its relationship with ACT and find a way back to the centre
Newshub
Collins says she has "always put the National Party ahead of any ambition I have" - which is why she's refusing to quit.
Newsroom
Chlöe Swarbrick could be mistaken for an Opposition MP when she’s calling the Government out for picking and choosing its messages at the 1pm press conferences.
the Guardian
As the country’s much-lauded pandemic policy reaches a critical moment, Hipkins insists it remains committed to elimination
Stuff
OPINION: The first steps to a world beyond alert levels and lockdowns are likely to be announced within the next couple of weeks.
Newshub
An Auckland father out of work thanks to COVID-19 says he's been treated like a "beggar" by Work and Income.
NZ Herald
Will the PM get a tattoo she has long wanted if we hit 90 per cent?
1 NEWS
It’s a long process at any other time, but especially in a pandemic.
RNZ
The wage subsidies bill for the latest lockdowns across Aotearoa has reached $2.5 billion, but requests for support are dropping as restrictions ease. Nita Blake-Persen has the story.
ZB
The Government's being accused of putting a positive gloss on mental health progress. A review into the implementation of the 2019 Budget $1.9 billion ment
the Guardian
Frustration in Auckland has been rising and the cabinet would have been aware it risked losing the crowd
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