> ## 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 – 13 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-13-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-12T20:25:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-12T20:20:33.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Election date, parliament** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Judith Collins’ dangerous constitutional game](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62f5cf5b5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern holds all the cards in Covid election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a553a9312a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Let’s delay the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=532986b6d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Geddis (The Conversation): [By delaying the dissolution of parliament Jacinda Ardern buys time on the election date – but only a little](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8811c18f61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Election date debate: Collins risks alienating voters by pressing Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=038e91994d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Abandon convention and talk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f3e1034b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [People care about jobs and safety, not election dates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ec3d15733&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [More Auckland Covid cases add to political uncertainty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4823db3567&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Here we are again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f6865cd08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) No Right Turn: [Showing us who they are](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3215d7a5f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tossing up election date change – will have answer by Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ebe68eb5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern pushes on Judith Collins’ demands for election delay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05f8842149&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National leader Judith Collins calls for election to be delayed; attacks ‘lack of transparency’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0f1521c1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern keeps options open as Judith Collins attacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0872e02f80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Judith Collins calls for election to be delayed until November or next year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a916a17179&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Collins calls for election to be pushed back to late November or 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7aac28ce88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins wants Jacinda Ardern to delay election until 2021 after COVID-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=111b4a1bc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Judith Collins says election should be postponed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a4e822894&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan and Thomas Manch (Stuff): P[arliament dissolution delayed, but election still set for September 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f8c7f1aa1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dissolution of Parliament delayed following latest Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4354bcb06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Govt seeks advice on election date, delays dissolving Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a2787296b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Daniela Maoate-Cox and Phil Smith (RNZ): [Dissolving Parliament – what is that?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6582840248&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [November elections are the norm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44ab4307df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Govt handling of outbreak** Amelia Wade (Herald): [National under fire for ‘nonsense’ theory Government kept community transmission secret](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8785c5c4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern says idea Govt holding back ‘critical’ Covid-19 information from public ‘just nonsense’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da119d718e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern rips into National for ‘nonsense’ COVID-19 speculation, focus on election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56121ca6a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Why Ashley Bloomfield smirked at Gerry Brownlee’s questioning of the Director-General’s COVID-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d7c92817b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [National leader Judith Collins question’s Government’s transparency over community transmission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4d503f8df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Paula Bennett says Government’s ‘be kind’ COVID-19 messaging ‘patronises’ Kiwis, has opposite effect](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d85a4b3dd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Derek Cheng (Herald): [Why Auckland should be prepared for lockdown lite beyond Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a34895be19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Government docs show how Auckland’s lockdown can work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=409d3f6b78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern and the six hours back into lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ba8e4209d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jason Walls (Herald): [Winston Peters – Isolation facilities need to be managed with ‘military style precision’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67ef28be37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Expert advice, modelling** Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Experts Michael Baker and Shaun Hendy share concerns Auckland outbreak could be ‘generations’ deep](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=143197f848&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Plank, Alex James and Shaun Hendy (The Conversation): [New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6bfcee58d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [How prepared is New Zealand for a second wave?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbb9876fb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Expert says ‘five to six dozen’ cases likely in community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9ca733e91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: Modelling suggests Covid-19 outbreak could include up to two dozen cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=425e1a6dc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Possibility’ Auckland’s Covid-19 outbreak has spread outside city – virus modelling expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0329fe2f35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Lockdown likely to be longer than three days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=762689653a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dr Siouxise Wiles ‘expecting’ Auckland will remain at Alert Level 3 past Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90e420b6be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [What needs to happen for Auckland’s level 3 lockdown to end at midnight Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dead68a134&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Nine to Noon: V[irus modeler – NZ’s Covid strategy is up to the task](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a61bd1d35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Expert: Alert level 3 lockdown the right thing to do](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36bbb2ccb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Medical expert who predicted new Covid-19 comeback outlines ‘worst case scenario’ of latest lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=862d4bdbe9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 restrictions may stay in place longer, scientists say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f55e29f881&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tracing, testing** RNZ: Checkpoint: [Case modelling ‘interesting academic exercise’ but testing, tracing more important – Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b731ef68d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern makes it mandatory for businesses to display Covid-19 tracer app QR code](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13c56df329&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Are you making the most of the Government’s improved Covid-Tracer App?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3615f4a409&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Doctors ‘overwhelmed’ as Aucklanders flock to testing clinics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=901fb5cd52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [All-day lines for Auckland’s Covid-19 testing stations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e111f404c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Queues forming for virus tests but Aucklanders urged to be patient](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1ee8e2e81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais and David Beck (Local Democracy, Rotorua daily Post): [Rotorua residents rush to Covid-19 testing station](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cf6a9a859&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Genome sequencing and how it can help fight New Zealand’s community transmission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d12cc3a9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: [How genome sequencing could crack the case of the NZ Covid comeback](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=feef165751&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lawrence Gully (Stuff): [Bigger focus on Covid-19 tracing should have started weeks ago, says mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d30d42957&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [Tracing tech still running to catch up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e25a39f44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Nationwide lockdown ‘almost certain’, CovidCard decision needed now, Trade Me founder says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40eb59e7b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Contact tracing: NZ ‘missed opportunity’ during 102 days without Covid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cd7208468&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Masks** Farah Hancock (Stuff): [The latest science behind universal face masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=add67b8f87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Millions of masks to be released, 3m via social agencies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1b208313c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mandatory mass masking in Akld on cards, Chris Hipkins says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d44359954a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins reveals work underway to make Auckland mask-wearing mandatory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e25f8330a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Peters ‘totally brassed off’ at Covid cases, backs mandatory face mask use](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb58d7846b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Winston Peters: Mandatory face masking in Auckland imminent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c38e543057&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [PM encourages Aucklanders to wear face masks during Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac2c1fa9f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vera Alves (Herald): [Face masks are the ultimate show of compassion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae88289011&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economic effect of lockdown, financial support** Shamubeel Eaqub (RNZ): [Lockdowns are hard, but rewards are worth it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62775c6cf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Nippert (Herald): [New Zealand adopts China’s approach to avoid Australia’s fate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c46e43bee2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [New lockdown will cost economy almost $440 million a week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a38249adcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann and Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Auckland restrictions could affect 250,000 workers in fresh knock to the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fdfb946fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Government contemplates targeted wage subsidy for Auckland if lockdown extends](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45040f0992&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government considers wage subsidy for Auckland if lockdown persists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=989942bc25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [Grant Robertson asks businesses to ‘hold tight’ at level 3, hints at more financial support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e7596ed89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [‘Around $60 million’: Economists estimate loss in GDP each day Auckland spends in alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a75bf9d692&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland lockdown set to wipe out $70m over three days in major blow to economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcc444ddff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [‘No-one I’ve talked to believes this will just go on for 3 days’, says Auckland business chamber boss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c97277ef69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [‘Smug’, ‘complacent’ New Zealand led to new COVID-19 outbreak – PR expert Deborah Pead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29e36e608f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Level 3 ‘tough blow’ to Auckland events and hospitality industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8fbb5219c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Stay in offices: employers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=934d714eab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [South Island businesses suffer cancellations as alert levels rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8914881257&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Aucklanders flee** Hugh Collins (ODT): [Aucklanders head to Queenstown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5d9f175bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [No roadblocks, no cops, as man escapes from Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea2c90d502&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Belinda Feek (Herald): [‘Don’t bring Covid-19 with you’, Thames-Coromandel Mayor says as Aucklanders flee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3deae58234&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Coronavirus: motorists file out of Auckland as Covid-19 alert level 3 hits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5f8f416fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **South Auckland, Pacific communities** Carmen Parahi (Stuff): [Why South Auckland is the worst place for the return of Covid-19 community transmission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09d55377cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘We must be ready’ – NZ’s Pacific communities urged to prepare for Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94e48df9cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘We need all hands on deck’: Pasifika communities warned to prepare for Covid outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0617d0cbfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown** Katie Prickett (Stuff): [What can we learn from the last lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5199d64241&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Earley and Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Second lockdown will raise anxiety and depression levels – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83deec44df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealanders reminded to stay on top of wellbeing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2e566fa48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Life in a bubble may be harder this time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a0f3e1fca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Panic buying** RNZ: [Pasifika councillor says poorest families miss out during panic buy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3913ada46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Countdown reveals 14 products with sales limits, introduces new hours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2301fc1a28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Countdown limits purchases of ‘Covid items’ nationwide as panic buying kicks in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afe8be06eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Police called to Auckland supermarkets after reports of disorder](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d03f608b4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Domestic travel** RNZ: Checkpoint: [Air NZ boss hopes disruption will not be ‘lengthy and difficult’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5051a90b60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 travel restrictions: Masks on flights as measures take effect](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7004282705&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [Coronavirus three-day lockdown: What travellers need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1365013841&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Air New Zealand makes masks compulsory for all flights from Auckland, closes lounges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24f4dfdf13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air New Zealand makes face masks mandatory for all Auckland flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25dd1b0237&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Masks needed on Air New Zealand flights out of Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00a3628790&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community transmission – other** Kim Moodie (Herald): [Mount Albert Grammar student tests positive for virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6d486e569&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [All rest homes going into level 4 lockdown for three days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19b339a482&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Rest homes across New Zealand going into Level 4 lockdown for three days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=270c6f3c60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Wh?nau, funeral homes ‘confused’ about tangihanga rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9173ff1f44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Some Vodafone customers missed out on emergency alert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=721732b20c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Kirkness (Herald): [Police happy with public response to alert levels country-wide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb8a5b5b49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Phil Goff: Another ‘early, hard’ lockdown after Covid resurgence may be necessary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d56171df29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [The day our luck ran out ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d7a21e7d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): [Don’t be scared, stay factual and stay safe as we battle Covid-19 once more](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88bbeedda7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [The Cook Islands tightens borders over NZ Covid cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8920f134b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tara Shaskey (Stuff): [Taranaki iwi to advocate for border control in event of Covid-19 resurgence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc833e9212&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki says NZ should take to the streets if lockdown is extended](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc978fd141&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election, UMR poll** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Latest UMR poll has National down, Labour could govern alone, while Act strongest since 2003](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd3a96f6dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [You can’t rely on young people to vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4fa95adcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **National Party** Simon Wilson (Herald): [Election diary: National’s crimefighters do their thing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f154ac68a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gordon Campbell: [On the new lockdowns, leadership and Lebanon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6110984239&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Electorate contests** Paul Mitchell (Stuff): [Rangit?kei candidates pressed on Feilding’s highway woes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c87a93864e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian Rowe (Stuff): [Covid-19 outbreak questioned during candidates meeting in Invercargill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b09643bdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Monetary policy** Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [Reserve Bank keeps official cash rate steady, expands bond buying by $40bn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56d3618f68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk):[RBNZ revs up the printing press, doesn’t rule out negative rates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b140e6bc07&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) David Hargreaves (NBR): [RBNZ says a package of additional monetary instruments, including possibly a negative Official Cash Rate ‘must remain in active preparation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa9b382fd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Guy Trafford (Interest): [A big animal welfare problem for the wider dairy industry that should have been addressed a long time ago](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a43e389e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): [Auckland greengrocers left out of trading in level 3 again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab3e23c20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [No ‘farming versus forestry approach’ for northern Hawke’s Bay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22acd611c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Its not the pay, its the conditions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0eccaf1e8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Farmers warn of economic hit, job losses if skilled migrants locked out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fd18ee176&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Dairy farm company caused stream to ‘run green’ and closed popular swimming spot for a week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a912f4ea55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Laura Wiltshire and Josephine Franks (Stuff): [Universities across the country plan next step as country changes alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7799c1ae40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Graduation, lectures cancelled at Otago University](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eef041c7c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Kulasingham (Herald): [Public v private: New Zealand’s best sporting schools – where do top athletes come from?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fae0ffbd80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Justice** Danielle Clent and Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Jury trials suspended across country as Covid-19 cases confirmed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f68b0458c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jury trials at Auckland High Court suspended until Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fb7178680&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Government plan to phase out single-use and problem plastics announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f5d7d98e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Plan to phase out hard-to-recycle PVC, polystrene and single-use plastics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8d7b313fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Hutt Valley council-iwi housing partnership aims to boost ownership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ff64dcdcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mortgage deferral scheme to be extended](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0d3bbf566&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ agrees to extend mortgage repayment deferrals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c021e5d45d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Bank boss backs extension to mortgage deferral scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5f598fd66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** David Haxton (Kapiti News): [Waikanae Community Board member Geoffrey Churchman quits over blog saga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f17908d3d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Community board member quits after controversy over ‘sexually demeaning’ blog article](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11875e904d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Gore votes to join water services reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb89b92696&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (RNZ): [Punters focused on water for Northland’s future](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea0bcc12d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Daughter of rest home resident found with maggots supports elderly commissioner role](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89255aab80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes (RNZ): [Workforce shortages hit DHB’s Mental Health and Addiction services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6eed662848&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [New Christchurch Hospital building: November opening ‘bittersweet’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3d0fd4985&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Public Health Association supports Maori Health Authority](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8b8a763ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Ignore Pretty Penny settlement fee demands, says debt adviser](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d99037ad5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Customer complaints about banks to be published online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=579cb0769b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Greenpeace takes rightful place at charities table](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f6ea12532&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuart Smith and Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Stuff): [There should be no automatic expectation backpackers can remain in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ceb0aaae1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Steel and Tube back in court as Commerce Commission argues for more fines against it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd53958b18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Drone use rules in New Zealand not widely understood – CAA study](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a2b36739f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Meghan reveals Kate Sheppard inspired her to vote: ‘Make your voices heard’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6788491044&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): [New Zealand businesses could be casualty of Govt’s China criticism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3cffecb3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Airline catering company cuts 450 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c4b1a6414&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Francois Barton (Stuff): [Workers need protecting as we rebuild economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c433e25ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)