> ## 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 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-13-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-12T20:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-13T10:54:11.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Budget, economy** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [A budget with Labour’s future on the line](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5c0f9233d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Thursday’s Budget to be huge, but not revolutionary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb502139e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sandy Lau (Stuff): [What levers can the Government pull to increase its tax take?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7230c3fbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Norman Gemmell (The Conversation): [The pandemic budget: moving New Zealand from critical care to long-term recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5f360b3f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Belgrave (The Conversation): [The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand’s shot at economic recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23a560ab6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Michael Cullen and Steven Joyce on a Budget in a crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00ac602ef5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [National criticises pre-Budget handouts: ‘Will there be more money going to horse racing than Pharmac?’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10f61207f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Economists warn of COVID impact on Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=311a3de6cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Roger Douglas releases report identifying New Zealand’s ‘unpalatable truth’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d229d08799&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [New Zealanders want payments from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25d27720d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Budget: health** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [DHB solution has to be about more than money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ca3a18d7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Health Minister says DHBs need to be creative about care backlog](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94ac27063d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Private hospitals could benefit from a big government boost in public health funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1f3d9405e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Doctors welcome $4bn DHB funding boost but say more is needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1492bf4766&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Delphine Herbert and Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Medical Association welcomes DHB funding, but wants recognition for GPs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bf09df058&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Billions for health ‘catching up’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b166eb80ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [$4 billion injection to health system: Clearing Covid-19 care backlog and boost for DHB](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1dc3b07704&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Health boards to get billion-dollar funding boost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3acc7054e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Massive funding boost to help clear backlog of surgeries caused by Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fecdf2255d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [$3.92 billion going to DHBs to ‘help clear the COVID-19 backlog’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9855562fae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [District Health Boards to get $3.9b increase over four years in 2020 Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1d9d5b6d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Budget: racing industry** Zane Small (Newshub): [Animal rights group ‘appalled’ at $72m support for racing industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ef5e5bb72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Guerin (Herald): [Government rescue blessing for racing industry but questions remain over who gets what](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1407a9eaa2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Winston Peters announces $72.5 million emergency package as extent of racing’s financial crisis emerges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cac7163aba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government reveals $72.5m racing industry Budget package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29736b9f3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt bets on Racing industry not going bankrupt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17180df176&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Winston Peters wants to make ‘racing great again’, with help of $72.5 million funding boost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=adfec3aa33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Heagney (Manawatu Standard): [Multi-million-dollar funding confirmed for Awapuni racecourse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4c7c643d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government’s coronavirus strategy** Jim Rose (Herald): [Betting on a Covid 19 coronavirus vaccine is a big gamble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c0629acd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Please, Jacinda Ardern don’t look back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8c3df5fe2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Government** Stuff: [Inside the spin-room: Who is who in the Government’s PR team](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d6cbbfe3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [John Campbell questions Jacinda Ardern’s confidence in her Ministers, following document dump gag order](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b86afd9bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Jacinda Ardern says she only saw gag order email today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e473682aaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Level 2 enforcement legislation** Hayden Wilson: [The Covid-19 (Public Health Response) Bill – Legislate in Haste?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4486f853e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Government battles to urgently pass new law for Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d891a02644&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [National votes against Government’s alert level 2 enforcement Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3906a2f3a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National to vote against new law which sets out level 2 enforcement rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e4de63dd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [National threatens to fight enforcement law if rule of 10 remains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8425e135ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends reduced scrutiny of COVID-19 legislation in stand-off with Paula Bennett](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd31f86612&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Level 2** Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Lack of progress on mask advice a ‘poor situation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b1e149f31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘We’ve got this’ – Covid-19 elimination possible, but Kiwis need to play by Level 2 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b672953c50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Reuters, Matt Burrows (Newshub): [What is New Zealand’s virus reproduction rate – and why is it so important?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da8d43554e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff):[Jacinda Ardern wary of flare-ups as country moves to ease Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14af9b5d94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern says group restrictions will be reviewed, alert levels could change if needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed1fa7c16c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [PPE guidelines leave businesses confused, out of pocket](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94511d8028&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends alert level 2 rules amid ‘confusion’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e3b3fde5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP: [‘Cultures that don’t adapt, die’ – Winston Peters wonders if hongi will return after Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1a6449b91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Winston Peters suggests hongi may never return](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4532506e26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Cropper (Newshub): [Winston Peters warns the hongi may never return post-pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3089ca3f23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [How to deal with anxiety about returning to pre-Covid-19 life](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=363e0b4543&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s ‘spaced out’ press conference comments go viral](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3db39f5b15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Unemployment, inequality, welfare** Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Work and Income redundancy denials: ‘Come back when there’s nothing left’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c554ef94d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John McDermott (MBR): [The coming unemployment surge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4a8548467&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ellen O’Dwyer (Waikato Times): [Covid gloom descends on Waikato](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=096d0bfe5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Strained social services brace for even further demand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a7379e047&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff): [Are you owed a redundancy payout?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70a77f99cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Migrants stranded in NZ** Amelia Wade (Herald): [Winston Peters tells struggling migrant workers ‘you should probably go home’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff1f2c235b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment** Michael Hayward (Stuff): [KFC breaching Covid-19 restrictions by making staff stay – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9a02dae8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita de Boni (NBR): [Do workers feel safe returning to coalface at level 2?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=184e86c0de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Election** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Electoral Commission planning for ‘safe’ September election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9459ff406a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Electoral Commission reveals how election will safely take place during COVID-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce28bc185c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New safety rules for Election 2020 confirmed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c0705d4a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand general election at level 2 or lower, PM Jacinda Ardern confirms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79dab03085&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs, WHO** Keith Locke (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus response a chance to reshape our foreign policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b020a1b6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): [NZ getting squeezed over Taiwan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c281bd9ccb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Winston’s war with China just got real](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcef7aab75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Winston Peters says he has no regrets despite China’s Taiwan warning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86b9a53b24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Winston Peters defends support for Taiwan’s inclusion in World Health Organization](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a365e069d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Winston Peters not concerned about blowback from China after supporting Taiwan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=869b352f19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Winston Peters says no risk to NZ’s ties with China after his comments Taiwan should re-join WHO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68436ac734&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [China condemns New Zealand for issuing ‘wrong statements on Taiwan’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=647a91e4d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Reuters: [New Zealand backs Taiwan joining the WHO despite China rebuke](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff5fb5eece&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Rex Ahdar (ODT): [No proven new basis for merger](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4948f1fde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [All Stuff’s options still on the table after NZME’s curious gambit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f62199cffe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [RNZ boss Paul Thompson told ministry it didn’t need extra FM slot in November](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c32dd1d06f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [RNZ pursued frequency for youth focussed station, documents show](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a678bf600a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Magazine industry pleads for support from Faafoi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=634efea403&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Ministry of Health** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Ministry of Health denies it misled Kiwis after COVID-19 hospital case numbers higher than reported](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab78b33642&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National Leader Simon Bridges sticks to his guns over clash with health boss Ashley Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02d0e27290&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Dr Ashley Bloomfield pushes back at Simon Bridges over ‘failure to answer simple questions’ claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5638e11045&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Ashley Bloomfield rejects Simon Bridges’ claims he was trying to ‘control information flow’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b665e9bd75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health workers, vaccine** Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at Wait?kere Hospital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=828dfa3661&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Government should invest in Kiwi vaccine-manufacturers, and create medicines bubble with Australia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4725b4c6a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [How vaccine could be manufactured in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bb454e809&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Smith (ODT): [Charity hospital system ready to take referrals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be027ccf7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Southland Times): [Charity Hospital concept designs released to mark special day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eda1100dc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tracing apps** Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [New Zealand businesses already using COVID-19 contact tracing apps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab90a00a50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Perry (ODT): [Contact-tracing app available](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ea1c9f98e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Expert calls for guidance on how technology will support contact tracing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e90117292&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Auckland Grammar’s zero tolerance of drugs shows just how out of touch it is](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=205e1ad839&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Distancing and extra vehicles ruled out for school bus service](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18b9d1782d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Schools prepare for level 2: Bullrush, assemblies, drinking fountains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f413c660e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government boosts relief teacher funding, considers NCEA changes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a7c73d38e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Top New Zealand educators say COVID-19 response has been ‘frustrating’, ‘slow’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba59cd2d0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Kristin Hall (1News): [Call for investigation into students being made to pay for empty accommodation as many move back in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9faab8abbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Stress levels among tertiary teaching staff increase since Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8dbd9febe3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Restricted gatherings – weddings, funerals, marae, church** Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [Rolling tangihanga allowed under alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f1992d894&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Parties clash over funerals – Jacinda Ardern is like ‘Muldoon with slogans’, say National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f716e32be2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Funeral directors reeling as services restricted to 10 under alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d956a5bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Grieving families distraught over inconsistencies in Government’s COVID-19 alert level 2 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=766c41bac5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Bereaved Cambridge widower pleads for cap on funerals to be lifted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55548f0a6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Level 2 gatherings: weddings, funerals, marae, church](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e999f2b3a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Davison (ODT): [Bereaved families ask for compassion in new rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22a256f267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National leader Simon Bridges – Funeral limits ‘inhumane’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f0e3e1cba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Hamilton reverend sees ‘logic’ in keeping churches closed during alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b1b28dd95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says Sunday service will go ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f0f00ca0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Brian Tamaki will hold Sunday service, slams Government decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d357ec0d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Jacinda Ardern acknowledges 10 person limit on funerals and tangi is ‘causing pain’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37554f2d96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Budget help for ‘decimated’ tourism industry better be big](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b952839b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Tourism minister under fire for not acting fast enough](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbdb201d46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Government-signalled funding for tourism industry ‘too late’ for some](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=faf56b34f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julie Iles (NBR): [Pleas to extend wage subsidies get promises of targeted relief](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f487c1d34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis confirms ‘response and recovery package’ included in Budget 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91a4130d6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee discusses tourism after move to level 2 announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dba410e302&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Maori Tourism CEO Pania Tyson-Nathan ‘horrified’ at business compliance costs continuing during COVID-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db572f7828&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Tourism operators call for wage subsidy extension – ‘The money has been chewed up’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84f5ebf6cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Stuff: [Ardern says homeless will still be housed after Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5381fc355d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Campervan fleet sent to Northland to help ease homelessness amid lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5487d330e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [BNZ’s economists are forecasting a 12% drop in house prices and an even bigger decline in the construction of new homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c32a470f7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Housing shortage could be soon be over: BNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9989e69c3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Pilots’ union angry at plans to scrap air traffic services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45c7ba9bef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Petition to keep Air NZ base in Nelson attracts 16,000 signatures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b395496866&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Q’town airport positions being cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6efadc5ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air Chathams will require passengers to wear face masks as it rebuilds following lockdown period](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=487c7bebe6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joanne Carroll (Stuff): [$250,000 spent on study to find out West Coast railway is ‘uneconomic’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3de99261a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [City Rail Link on double-time to get up to speed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb4b1a4e4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Forbes (RNZ): [Mill Rd property purchases set to hit top gear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4569a5448d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Ralph Cooney (The Big Q): [From COVID-19 to a sustainable climate: What is the way forward?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8a2cee8bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Coronavirus exposes flaws in recycling scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e1d17cbe3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Mountain of recycling heading straight to filling Wellington landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58e1488e4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (RNZ): [Climate change ‘a rort’ – West Coast Regional Council chair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5afb98384&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter McKenzie (Spinoff): [How do you strike for the climate when everyone’s stuck at home?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6cdb04b3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [DOC to reopen all facilities but Covid-19 rules still apply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=283448a7b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Littlewood (Stuff): [Once in a lifetime opportunity for Conservation spend, say Forest and Bird](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8705924b9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** RNZ: [New Zealand to increase support to Pacific health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=941ae2be8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cook Islands looking at revoking developed country status](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38a7bad357&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sport** Clay Wilson (RNZ): [Council support crucial to community sport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b930e38748&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Leberman, Nicole LaVoi and Sally Shaw (ODT): [Women’s sports need better than normal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=919cdeadaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Police trials facial recognition tech without clearance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a22ac70e4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Let people use KiwiSaver to repay debt, petitioner urges Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c802e079af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Labour MP Louisa Wall pursuing legal action against her own party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a38a8fd29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [SkyCity defends its use of membership scheme as a contact tracing tool](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=505188d8b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Z Energy puts biofuel plant to sleep, asks for Govt money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=113edddfaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Bunnings to close seven NZ stores, with 145 job cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08972d3660&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Seven Bunnings stores likely to close with 145 staff out of jobs amid Covid-19 woes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e39172c7ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edward Gay (Stuff): [Auckland Council official who took bribe gets home detention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd2659b19e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Corrupt official gets home detention after dodgy Auckland Council deal for Chinese USB devices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afb0e9e94f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Holly Carran (Newshub): [ChristChurch Cathedral receives blessing to begin physical restoration](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d905e268f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Auckland’s port is outdated, uninspired and needs to go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0a4374307&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Wellington Zoo to reopen for free after COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6a8794485&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Call for more legal protection of Maori cultural property rights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=563f9f6fbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)