Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.  Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily.

Today’s content

Vaccinations and leaked figures
Jason Walls (Herald): ‘Leaked’ document shows NZ vaccine rollout is ‘miles’ behind schedule, says National Party
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Government has vaccinated a third of its original target – leaked report
Rachel Sadler (Newshub): How New Zealand’s vaccine programme will ramp up, why targets aren’t being hit
Kate Newton (Stuff): What does data tell us about NZ’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out?
Zane Small (Newshub): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends lag in New Zealand Covid-19 vaccine rate
Georgia Forrester (Stuff): As we near 100,000 Covid-19 vaccinations in NZ, here’s how our rollout is going so far
RNZ: Chris Bishop discusses Covid-19 vaccine rollout delays
Adam Pearse (Herald): Our Covid jab rollout lags behind other nations. Experts see this as a good thing
RNZ: Auckland DHB chair explains getting Covid-19 vaccine early
Stuff: Editorial – Sometimes leadership is saying ‘you go first’

Mental health crisis
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Wait times for youth mental health services balloon out under Labour, despite huge investment
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Greens push for mental health statistics to be required by law, as prime minister appears to distance herself from slimmed-down report
Luke Malpass (Stuff): Judith Collins calls for inquiry into mental health data ‘cover up’
1News: Judith Collins slams edited mental health statistics as ‘deceitful’ and ‘extremely cruel’
Dan Satherley (Newshub): National to lay complaint over handling of mental health report
Kristin Hall (1News): ‘No one to turn to’ – Former student who lived at university hall in Wellington describes lack of mental health support
Anusha Bradley (RNZ): No baby, no help: Depressed, grieving mum told she’s not eligible for help

Housing crisis
Julien Leys (Stuff): We can’t see the wood for the trees: Understanding New Zealand’s wood supply crisis
Mike Hosking (Herald): On rental property law changes: Government’s new rules don’t make a jot of difference (paywalled)
Catherine Harris (Stuff): Property investors pulling back after tax changes: survey
Dan Satherley (Newshub): Housing crisis: Fewer people showing up to auctions, open homes after bright-line and tax changes
Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): More than 74% of landlords expect to raise rents (paywalled)
Financial Times (Herald): Central banks should not target house prices (paywalled)
Alison Pavlovich (The Big Q): Is the bright-line test extension really just a capital gains tax by another name?
Andrew Bevin (NBR): Levers still to be pulled in housing crisis fight (paywalled)
Rupert Gough (One Roof): Which is worse – a rental income tax or an interest rate hike?
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Million dollar dumps: Publicly-owned properties fall to rack and ruin
Miriam Bell (Stuff): New property rules drive landlord support group on Facebook to record numbers

Parliament and political parties
Claire Trevett (Herald): Is a Simon Bridges / Christopher Luxon leadership ticket on the cards? (paywalled)
Alex Braae (Spinoff): Sign me up: Why political parties are pushing petitions
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Ex-ACT staffer Grant McLachlan says party created fake grassroots groups
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): As Labour stumble, now is the time for the Greens to shine

Media
Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Mike Hosking “De-Platforms” the PM
Barry Soper (Herald): Mike Hosking, you can’t have it both ways in Jacinda Ardern clash
Herald: Mike Hosking and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Newstalk ZB host says ‘I don’t want her back’ on show
ODT: Editorial – TVNZ and RNZ merger doubts

Environment and climate change
Matt Burgess (Herald): To support lower emissions, oppose the Climate Commission’s plan (paywalled)
Francesca Lipscombe (Herald): Carbon reducing solutions need to stack up (paywalled)
Tom Powell (Stuff): Kids will pay – literally – for our delay cutting carbon emissions
RNZ: Ardern invited to US-led summit on the climate crisis

Health
Michelle Duff (Stuff): Women’s health ‘held together by fax machine’ as Ardern Govt fails to fund modern HPV testing
Kerry Lamb (Herald): Screening hubs would put our health focus where it should be – on prevention
Herald: Editorial: Minister Kiri Allan’s cancer shows we must listen to our bodies (paywalled)

Covid and border
Luke Malpass and Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Why Peeni Henare should be one Labour’s public Covid ministers
Justin Giovannetti (Stuff): The air routes bringing in the most Covid to NZ aren’t flagged as ‘high risk’. Why not?
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Cabinet shoulder-taps experts to determine New Zealand’s ‘post-vaccination future’
Jamie Morton (Herald): Three key questions about the Aussie bubble and risk (paywalled)

Local Government
Joel MacManus (Stuff): Wellington City Council to explore plan for car-free CBD by 2025
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Light rail to Island Bay before the Airport mulled as officials consider Wellington transport package
RNZ: Hamilton council to revisit Māori wards decision
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): Outspoken councillor costs own council $94,000 – in part down to a $12 parking ticket

International relations
Stuff: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks out against Australia’s deportation policy on The Project Australia
Murat Ungor (Newsroom): China’s unhappy birthday: Spectacular poverty shift masks abuses

Animal welfare
Laine Moger (Stuff): Auckland Council has been exporting live cows from regional parks on ‘trial basis’
Nicola Shepheard (NBR) Crate ban would be ‘own goal’ for pigs and farmers (paywalled)

Other
Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Revenue Minister ‘broadly supportive’ of global minimum corporate tax rate
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt criticised over delays to Oranga Tamariki reform
Chris Keall (Herald): Filtering bill gives the Govt a ‘blank cheque’ to censor the internet, opponents say (paywalled)
Dylan Asafo (Newsroom): Dawn raids’ long racist shadow persists
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): NZ left behind as Australia designates far-right terror group
Joel Maxwell (Stuff): ‘Just being Māori’ means you’re more likely to be crime victim – Ministry of Justice study
Virginia Fallon (Stuff): An end to our archaic liquor laws? I’ll drink to that
Aniebietabasi Ackley (Newsroom): Classroom environments have more impacts than you think