> ## 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 – 14 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-14-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-13T20:40:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-14T21:01:22.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Budget** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Prime Minister warns coming months the most challenging in a long time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd1a00efeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jane Patterson and Gyles Beckford (RNZ): [What to expect from the 2020 Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21d1fb0e36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [It’s budget day and the election campaign begin](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae99eb740c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Watkins (Pundit): [NZ’s Economy Has Been On Ice, But It’s About To Unfreeze And It Will Hurt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be1e5cadb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [What does the Budget need to do? Five viewpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b12c0e14d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Government to deliver ‘rainy day’ Budget for the ages today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3b299b480&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter: [Go Hard, Jacinda. More Importantly, Go Early!](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c422af384&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Crampton (Spinoff): [A crisis budget. A debt budget. And a budget on which our recovery depend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f214f64ff5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Jobs should ‘definitely’ be focus for Budget – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d9722c90f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geoff Simmons (Interest): [Five ways to nail the economic reboot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8df221299&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Tackling economic devastation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72ce6e27ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Calls for environmental gains to keep moving forward as tomorrow’s Budget looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8abe79f212&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Godfrey (RNZ): [NZ govt challenged to make economy more equitable for Pasifika](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f977140fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kurt Bayer (Herald: [Small business owners hope Government can stimulate economy post-coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0212320c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Helicopter money in the Budget would be fiscal suicide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=632a0263cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Crop (Stuff): [Make or break Budget for decimated tourism businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67731db151&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns of ‘very tough winter’ ahead of landmark Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8cda9833f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promises a ‘jobs budget’ as ‘rainy day’ Government spending arrives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6423c4993c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand has ‘tough winter ahead’ with unemployment set to rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f40f0f8a4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern promises not to ignore economic anxieties in pre-Budget 2020 speech](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddec034495&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Jacinda Ardern hints Budget will prioritise supporting people to stay in their current jobs or move to new ones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d9b9f3a92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [‘Jobs budget’ about investing, not cutting costs – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b3fee537f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Level 2** Claire Trevett (Herald): [Funerals just the start of PM Jacinda Ardern’s difficulty at level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0148e85d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Brace for the Covid 19 Budget of Doom and muddy waters of alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3649c1145b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Simon Bridges loses showdown over lockdown legal advice, question of lawfulness remains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c99bcecab4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Level 2 law shows Government is losing perspective](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4b236dc60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Controversial bill passed to enforce alert level 2 powers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5319b9d734&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [New Covid-19 law gives police power to conduct warrantless searches amid civil liberty concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11aaf2722f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Controversial bill passed to enforce alert level 2 powers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5c5801b80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Public Health Response Bill passes in Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa1275048&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [COVID-19 law sparks debate over concern it gives ‘too much power’ to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d5c055a68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Covid-19 Level 2 enforcement bill passes without Opposition support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=808200a101&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Treat NZers like adults, not kids’ – Simon Bridges says Govt needs to trust Kiwis in Level 2, not force restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e39e8822e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [The Green Party votes for draconian legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b06bfca5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Maori TV: [The intention was to give marae the greatest protection that we could – Minister Kelvin Davis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd1043ff5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Government tweaks Covid-19 level 2 law after marae controversy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=798275e283&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [Concerns over police powers to search marae under new enforcement legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9adccce3f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Bridges’ exchange with iwi leader who says marae rule ‘smacks of discrimination’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbc302a817&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Marae raid threat sparks outrage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=441c888c31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Missteps for Maori in COVID Response Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7182451ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Green Party’s youth wing anxious for Maori over police powers in COVID-19 law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40f93a01cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Human Rights Commission ‘deeply concerned’ about Public Health Response Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fc21d08f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Human Rights Commissioner has ‘serious concerns’ around Level 2 enforcement law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbfd265236&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Kelsey: [Open Letter To Maori MPs Please Vote Against Covid-19 Public Response Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf7b0affb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [David Seymour: Covid-19 being used to give police extraordinary powers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=196ddfc322&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Restricted gatherings backlash** Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Iwi reactions mixed as industry welcomes 50-person tangi and funerals limit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86adea869b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kereama Wright (Maori TV): [Te Whanau a Apanui determines what Level 2 tangihanga looks like for their iwi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3941dbd1fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [“We know how to run our tangihanga right” – Francis Tipene](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8acbbeb8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Rina Triponel (Maori TV): [Iwi disappointed in Government’s decision to support tangihanga restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6f8ae996a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Tangihanga tikanga can respond to crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c25ca0263&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Government thanked for ‘listening’ as public outrage prompts funeral rule change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d89dd4afb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Government’s Covid-19 funeral rule backtrack ‘incoherent, inconsistent’ – Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f9c20f914&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Up to 50 people allowed at funerals as Government backtracks on 10-person limit for Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a853034ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Up to 50 people to be allowed at funerals and tangihanga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20930c472e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Government increases number allowed at funerals, tangihanga to 50 people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9624e9d82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Govt backs down on funeral rules – up to 50 people allowed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bd5d79352&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Wilkins (Newshub): [Religious leaders, communities ‘distraught’ over alert level 2 rules banning congregations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40cd9bbd8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [M?ori Archdeacon calls for consistent COVID-19 laws and restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7b61333d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): [Churches have mixed feelings over Level 2 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6120143db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Simon Bridges calls for increased limit on tangi, funerals and faith services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea7bbebf37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment, unemployment, welfare** Felippe de Souza, Oliveira Rodrigues Carmen Parahi, Steve Kilgallon, Andy Fyers (Stuff): [There were two, quite different Covid-19 lockdowns in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55d67ce288&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Supermarket workers’ petition for 10 per cent bonus to cover level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e00786f7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [KFC workers told to stay at work even when stores have closed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=903f3f306c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Clarity on WINZ redundancy issue a couple of weeks away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=421b493617&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Macnamara (Stuff): [Thee young, female face of Covid-19 unemployment may soon change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22585c77e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): ‘[Huge increase’ expected in people seeking benefits for first time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab034a83b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Advocate reminds workers facing job loss ‘no shame in standing up for what’s right’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ace753f78b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Get set for ‘second wave’ in unemployment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9a546d7fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) NIta Blake-Persen (RNZ): [‘We’re hidden’ – unemployed man one of many denied benefit help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04f3dd8f92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Food charities bracing for a second wave of need when wage subsidy ends](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=671e3a5812&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hugh Collins (ODT): [Social services meet big demand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb24667a30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Migrants worker crisis** RNZ: [Winston Peters shuts down questions of extra support for migrant workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbfc20b3ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern distances herself from Winston Peters’ ‘go home’ comments to migrants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ccccd0b0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Winston Peters tells migrants to ‘go home’, and ups ante with China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=889c28932a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Price (ODT): [Migrant workers unable to leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1588d9ffb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** George Block (Stuff): [Government spending $1400 per week each to house, support homeless](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b60fed1e96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Waitlist for social housing hits record high](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66d59ac3dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Housing groups call for dramatic investment to help in Covid-19 recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=947b1901b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Monetary policy** Shamubeel Eaqub (BusinessDesk): [On free money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=655ae166ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Welcome to world where RBNZ’s $60 billion buy-up is no surprise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e49132300&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [Reserve Bank predicts unemployment to hit 9% and house prices to fall, says low interest rates here to stay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=747562732c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Reserve Bank acts to bring down interest rates day before Budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4e632af3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ nearly doubles QE programme to $60b; Keeps door open to a negative OCR](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=100543fd66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Reserve Bank holds OCR steady at 0.25 percent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=845aafb54a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign ownership rules** 1News: [Government moves to tighten foreign ownership rules amid Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0510326e49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest):[Government to fast track the introduction of a national interest test for foreign investment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=febd1acb86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [New law to stop foreign raiders picking up cheap New Zealand assets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87e043b996&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus** Jamie Morton (Herald): [Virus’ circulation in NZ still an unknown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=086e94d1d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready in a year; 18-month wait ‘the best-case scenario’ – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3df3431bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Coronavirus can be detected in wastewater, pioneering Kiwi scientists reveal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbae5f8810&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [$100k for Wellington biotech company to secure Covid-19 vaccine supply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f153be88a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [NZ talking to ‘early movers’ group of countries including Greece and Norway – but travel is not the focus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d16a7704d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Samoa dismisses ‘Pacific travel bubble’ as NZ won’t pre-test travellers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1def83b4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David O’Hare (ODT): [New, emotive threats reveal our core values](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a1154d7fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wait?kere Hospital review** RNZ: [Nurses infected with Covid-19: Union calls for external investigation after review’s findings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c48d66132&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows and Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Nurses criticise Waitemat? DHB’s apology after report into COVID-19 outbreak finds lack of proper PPE](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fdc8d7669&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Waitemat? DHB deputy boss apologises to nurses over Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c12d194707&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Wait?kere review finds PPE did not fit hospital staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0439b7b9cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Waitakere Hospital investigation finds nurses infected after PPE issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4cce322196&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Asia Pacific Report: [Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over Stuff?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37b3978697&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [NZME shareholders urge break-up and vote on Stuff takeover](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b04c4ad46b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Stuff): [Commerce Commission seeking more info from NZME on Stuff takeover bid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa72f06c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [RNZ’s boss and chairman should ‘explain themselves’ to committee, says National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2a32c843b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [New documents shed light on RNZ music controversy ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d90841c52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald:[RNZ’s attack advertising campaign on rival media cost more than $100,000](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c2130f296&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **State of emergency lifted** RNZ: [State of emergency lifted and replaced by transition period](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46fa0fc81e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New Zealand’s national state of emergency now lifted, for first time since lockdown began](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8216d3495&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [State of emergency ends in New Zealand making way for ‘transition’ period](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4956621f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community checkpoints, M?ori reponse** Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Remote communities in Far North want checkpoints to remain in level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16d5f15837&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘We must all continue to be careful and vigilant’: Te Urewera to reopen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8a9ec6d53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Maori TV): [Iwi Collective urge Level 2 vigilance, oppose tangihanga restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b9f1398ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** RNZ: [Ministry of Health says influenza vaccine demand surpasses supply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3643e4d08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Gap between M?ori and non-M?ori vaccination rates closing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2153ed39f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Espiner (Newsroom): [Becoming a doctor during a pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=707d7d0adc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicole Bremner (1News): [Frontline health workers thank Kiwis for obeying lockdown, averting ‘medical apocalypse’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab81505e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [Cancer campaigner Melissa Vining’s new charity hospital helping first patients](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43520dd955&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Blair Vining’s 40th birthday honoured with plans for charity hospital unveiled](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2589e5be60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louise Thornley (RNZ): [Living with fibromyalgia: When lockdown has no end date](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a23d555feb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** RNZ: Nine to Noon: [Our national airline – up in the air?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f743bc337f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan (Stuff): [Bringing back regional passenger trains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d63b170ad7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Alert level 2 regional travel: Planes, ferries running but buses, trains stay shut down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9f5dcb83c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [An Air NZ boss outlines what travel will look like in level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35da3bc866&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Proposal to remove air traffic control services raises safety concerns – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=759d3fc2cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air NZ launches Dreamliner service to help transport cargo from the South Island to the rest of the world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16e44cc04b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government puts light rail ‘on hold’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58d6e0ebfd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Covid-19 creates complex conundrum for Transmission Gully billing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a90c5af2b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mare Haimona-Riki (Maori TV): [Indigenous businesses promoted through new AT initiative](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b5b2c3f3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford: [‘Too early’ to pick fast-tracked projects, like ferry terminal upgrade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e05510335c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [No physical distancing on school buses at level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e767cb6810&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NCEA end-of-year exams to be delayed 10 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4285da132d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [NCEA students get more time for exam study, but credit requirements the same for now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dec861047&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Government announces changes to NCEA qualification due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0c90d09a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nina Hood (The Big Q): [How has COVID-19 shone a light on long-present educational inequalities?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ce0ea64bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [Big brother is watching: Otago unveils new tech to watch for cheating students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=120e8ed1a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cooks students in NZ want to complete studies at home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=270ac1df1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Businessman seeks Government’s OK for charter flights to bring Chinese international students back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcbf0e2ab7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington mayor refuses to disclose pay cut details](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e143ce3628&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Employment of family members at council-owned firm raises questions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a732219ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington lower speed limits: Council urged to expand popular proposals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa26694e60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams: [Council carpark made sea erosion worse at Cobden – NIWA scientist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4906a7152&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting: [Strengthened climate change action call for Far North District Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fad389aea2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Jeremy Parkinson (RNZ): Checkpoint: [Oil tanker with 40,000 barrels waiting months off Taranaki coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fd9b48328&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bonnie Flaws (Stuff): [Greenpeace calls on Government to fund $1 billion shift to regenerative agriculture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56e59bb6f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sally Rae (ODT): [Workers not leaving quarters a problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97ee3b0152&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Police trial of facial recognition technology ‘a matter of concern’ – Andrew Little](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82bc50cfa8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Winston Peters’ macho diplomacy puts relationship at risk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0698a1688e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Karl du Fresne (Stuff): [Coronavirus crisis gives Winston Peters the chance to reassert himself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e660d85fb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Winston Peters reveals his style secrets to Jono and Ben on The Hits ZOOMathon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b931700f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Lingering fear of infection means consumers will be slow to return to planes, bars and concerts, survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e41ca9e28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [Court case road to oblivion for Wall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33d9722412&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jami-Lee Ross announces own political party for 2020 election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d3f15d420&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Time to ‘loosen the rope’ in rest homes: Visiting rules in Covid-19 Alert Level 2 explained](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5cacc25b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Auckland bar owner rages at Jacinda Ardern over alert level 2 rules, makes bizarre ‘gay dungeon’ claim](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c29a15796&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Breanna Barraclough (1News): [‘It’s not a party’ – Auckland bar owner lashes out at criticism over controversial ‘100-person party’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffe3f6da40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Cropper (Newshub): [Northland desperate for funding for five big infrastructure projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a971d62ec5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [M?ori tourism operators aim to thrive with renewed focus on domestic market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b2b8141cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford: [‘Keep them closed’: Holiday park owner’s call to council over freedom camping](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9025b2f96e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [As kerbside recycling returns to Wellington, officials warn that some could go straight to landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c81d77f0d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Courtenay Place could be closed to traffic as Wellington prepares for influx of visitors when bars reopen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0cbf674c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Lights, camera, action: NZ film industry tipped for post-Covid boom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d640bcaf52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)