> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Daily News Roundup – 12 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-12-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-11T20:25:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-11T20:28:42.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Government, NZ moves to Level 2** Graham Adams (Democracy Project): [The Perils of Premature Congratulation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f02a0f8e1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natasha Hamilton-Hart (Stuff): [NZ’s toolkit for the Covid-19 response limited by our institutions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87436a7c42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern rolls dice on jobs, lives and re-election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2009767637&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern’s dive into level 2 a vindication](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63a2cda348&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Keith Woodford (Interest): [Covid-19 is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6925bf2824&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Covid-19 and the cost of govt by slogan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d0e2a12ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [New Zealand deserves level 2, with all of its confusing weirdness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10a7cb97d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Covid-19 alert level 2 details: What you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5735b2c309&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Alert level 2 at a glance – all you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ef22f29d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Move to Alert Level 2 receives mixed reactions from experts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b6c21aadf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [Thank goodness for level 2 – but the damage has been done](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24081aa217&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Simon Bridges welcomes move to Level 2 on Thursday, says focus turns to jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db5cd30f54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Libraries, leisure centres, see staged comeback under alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cb3212f59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff):[What will public transport look like in alert level 2?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=815b8100d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Earley (Stuff): [Funeral directors blast rules on funerals and tangi as ‘cruel and without compassion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80b1eeb519&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cheree Kinnear (Herald): [What alert level 2 means for club and school sports leagues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dff20435e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Thousands of office workers to return with restrictions, how lives will change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a96b4a1cd3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Bigger cities more at risk of Covid-19 flare-up at alert level 2 – data modeller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8074c192a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Epidemiologist warns against ‘complacency’ during Level 2, says personal responsibility is crucial](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e007c5126c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nick Wilson, Sophie Febery, Ling Chang, Amanda Kvalsvig, Michael Baker (Public Health Expert): [The Strong Case for Mask Requirements in Public Transportation and Border Control Settings in NZ’s Current COVID-19 Pandemic Context](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=603d7afeb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Experts double down on ‘mass-masking’ call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a191d41918&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom McRae (Newshub): [Public health experts urge compulsory public face masks in alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=752ab6568a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government coronavirus document dump** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Explainer: Why the Government’s coronavirus document dump matters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32cdb12243&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Peter Dunne criticises Government over ‘grubby’ gag order email](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee9487a987&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Gag order on Ministers after Covid-19 document dump was ‘arrogant’ move by Government, commentator says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45facc9a18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Document dump: Govt ‘blinded’ by its ‘awesomeness’ and ‘hubris’, critics say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bf1945e63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Jason Walls: Government’s gag order smacks of arrogance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f865aa19b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Government’s arrogance has been laid bare](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=320eb3241d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: ‘[Not language I would have used’ – Ardern responds to email directive for Ministers not to do interviews on Covid-19 documents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0318fd9ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown legality** Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Government set to urgently pass new law for Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29d3440776&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Graeme Edgeler: [Parliamentary Privilege, and the summonsing of Crown legal advice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4e0a2c221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dean R Knight and Geoff McLay (UK Constitutional Law): [Is New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown lawful? – an alternative view](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bca33bfd8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jelena Gligorijevi? (UK Constitutional Law) : [Government Accountability for the Lawfulness of Lockdown: New Zealand Parliamentary Scrutiny and Privileged Legal Advice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6b05dc000&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Budget, economy** 1News: [Tax increases ‘inevitable’ to pay for Covid-19 bill, with net debt expected to rise to $170 billion – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fcd00de0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Five things to watch for](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3204fa9521&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Sacred cows’ up for slaughter in this year’s Budget – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8527c6ea45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘We hope to be proven wrong’ – Poverty advocates push for tax reform amid pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=079a4100cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Strong economy needed for better healthcare, economist argues as alert level decision looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0232ce00f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National ‘not going to rule anything out’ over potential tax change promises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=642efa2192&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [What’s been announced so far and what people want to see](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80230869a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Big pay hike for beginning early childhood teachers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67797033c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Large pay bump for early childhood teachers in pre-budget announcement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35821fcd89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [$151 million funding boost for early learning services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=281f17b027&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Early learning services get $320m boost including pay increase for teachers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5412e7e925&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Early learning to get $321m in Budget including a pay increase for some ECE teachers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd74a0ef9a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Government funding boost for Pharmac announced, but it doesn’t go far enough for some cancer sufferers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e8e2cfcc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lung cancer victims miss out in drug funding boost – advocates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5e16b474b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Women’s Refuge welcomes extra funding for family and sexual violence services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11eade8e21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Family violence funding: Maori NGO warns systemic overhaul needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e92df7e8ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Pattrick Smellie (Herald): [Has Nine told the government that Stuff is on borrowed time?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=179c06cee5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [NZME forces media merger issue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fdab21345&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) NBR Editorial: [NZME is not the only buyer for Stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc15aee072&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled Pattrick Smellie (Herald): [NZME threatens govt with Bauer Mark 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9449d2c065&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Nine Network says talks with NZME over Stuff acquisition were ‘terminated’ last week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35c3b276f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [NZME seeks urgent Government help to buy Stuff for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58f031093d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Analysis: Pressure mounts on Faafoi as NZME and Stuff narratives diverge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b36accf256&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZX Regulation contacted NZME over Stuff takeover statement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af27c5b77d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [NZME sticks to its guns in bid to buy Stuff for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e42b1477db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce0098b8b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [NZME seeks urgent approval, help to buy Stuff for $1 ‘to help save jobs, newspapers’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75e86af8ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Act leader David Seymour says the Government should allow NZME and Stuff to merge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e67c483ad9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ellis: [New respect for ‘the local rag’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=301b672cef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs** Chris Trotter (Interest): [Is Winston Peters provoking Beijing accidentally or intentionally?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d640a9e2c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [China berates New Zealand over support for Taiwan at WHO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7aaeffacdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [China criticises New Zealand over support for Taiwan at World Health Organisation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9486702ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Concern as veteran leader pushes for poll on Tokelau independence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1ec1f3be0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ Aid to pivot in the age of coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b04b339b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid-19 cases, health system** Michael Morrah (RNZ): [Two Waitakere Hospital nurses testing positive for COVID-19 ‘not acceptable’ – nurses union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ff3268357&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Farah Hancock (Suff): [Ministry of Health’s elusive numbers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5d799b5c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Country’s largest public health service unable to find basic information](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b406f5bea9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Funding boost for nurses, disability workers impacted by Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2754a42487&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Accommodation fund announced for health care workers living away from home during the pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2aeaf35e8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Woman jailed for refusing Covid-19 medical examination, tests positive after release from Auckland prison](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3a9b1a601&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid positive traveller jailed after refusing medical examination](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91ede3ff5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Proportion of Covid-19 hospitalisations lower in NZ than in other countries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d6aa4ada7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Fixing health system’s Covid-19 backlog requires extra $1 billion funding and cross-party cooperation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12f405ac30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Medical experts ready to ramp up health system to clear surgery backlog](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=023da65cbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Nurses added to proposed law which imposes minimum prison sentences for assaults against healthcare workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ced73899f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Welfare** Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Ministry of Social Development investigating after Work and Income benefit bungle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01648f5d0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Costly legal action may await over mishandling of redundancy issue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dd8f9ddfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Indira Stewart (RNZ): [Checkpoint: Social services urge govt to boost benefits as poverty rises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5190eb5229&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Inside the Auckland City Mission during the Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=786063f461&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Air New Zealand, Airways NZ** Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Two classes of Air NZ crew causes strife](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a634c0e85e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Air NZ internal documents reveal long, slow recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9606bebe9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Air New Zealand launches more flights in Covid-19 level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=beb2414995&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Air NZ’s frequent flyer points safe – for now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c0c03a131&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Airways NZ lands wage subsidy, still plans to cut regional air control](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35a710263a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** Virginia Fallon (Stuff): [Kapiti mayor accuses councillor of neo-colonialism in spending stoush](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21605b4e5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Wellington sewage pipe repairs mean turd taxi trucks’ end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6aa9f51c5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** 1News: [Physical distancing not expected for early learning and schools upon return](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7becfc3b6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Schools under level 2: Teaching changes and a lot more hand washing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2a5918d81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [University commits to releasing exam schedule](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38aa22c18a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [First-home buyers hoping for chance to get into property market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4e1c65590&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [‘It’s transformative’ – Health and job benefits from plan to fix damp homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae6ea5b8d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Quinn (Stuff): [Address climate change through better housing ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f31717933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **SkyCity lay offs** RNZ: [SkyCity proposal to cut 20 percent of staff ‘incredibly tough’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=792b576204&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [SkyCity plans to shed another 700 staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b85f2dbc8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [SkyCity to axe 700 more jobs amid Covid-19 economic turmoil](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81e1826648&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [The fishhooks in the govt’s ‘interest free’ small business loans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84358d55fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Retail spending falls by 50 per cent during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7147817d9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Business confidence perks up but pessimism lingers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b17c8814d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Takeaways** Michael Hayward (Stuff): [KFC staff left ‘twiddling thumbs’ in level 3, or pay docked](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6399ced32e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Takeaways are back – and so is the waste caused by disposable packaging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21fc2bec50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [MP and Labour Party face court fight over Manurewa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4dab5d9363&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub) [Simon Bridges says Labour ‘sought to politicise’ COVID-19 committee over lack of Maori voices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d5c3aa221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [ACT is back with more members, more money and a bold new plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33a1720d3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ximena Smith (RNZ): [Fake news’ and Covid-19: Why does it spread?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7201ae9ca7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike McRoberts (Newshub): [Auckland woman ‘creeped out’ after restaurant worker uses her contact tracing details to hit on her](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ca62dcc77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Vodafone disconnects elderly customer during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=49e86b8e25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Fox (Herald): [NZ still winning the Mycoplasma bovis disease battle despite lockdown: MPI](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=715bdd536f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Covid-19 could revive single-use plastics – agribusiness head](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc53776cae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Could pandemic insurance become part of the future?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efbb3a4952&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [NZ Post receiving 200 parcels per minute, five-day delivery delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50b58a3dc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Abuse survivors worried they lack a voice at inquiry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45d524ade5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Maori Party Te Tai Tonga candidate: ‘Me tipu te whakapono’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d628b8600&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael J Armstrong (Stuff): [Cannabis legislation: Good, but room for improvement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18720c2ddb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Lime to operate e-scooters again in Auckland after deal with rival Jump](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01a8fe75fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Roughan (Herald): [Book extract: Ex-Finance Minister Bill Birch on working with Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5df31996ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)