> ## 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 – 17 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-17-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-16T20:46:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-16T21:01:38.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Democracy and parliament** Bryce Edwards (Guardian): [New Zealand’s Covid-19 strategy looks successful, but we must safeguard democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=074f6594ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (Democracy Project): [The many deaths of Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d749dddd52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Dunne: [Crossroads are looming for the National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f65cd4ae82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather Roy (Democracy Project): [Bring back our democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56f57e8615&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Longley (Newshub): [Trump v Ardern: How our Prime Minister trumped the most powerful man in the world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97e2e7be42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Long-term impact on health must trump today’s fears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a1e577b92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [The balancing act of coming out of lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ed7176cc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [Sir John Key’s economic warning for New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=133d5879e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Eliminating virus in NZ is ‘pie in the sky’ fantasy, former finance minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52c3d1b9ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Government support aiming to avoid Great Depression-style slump – economist Tony Alexander](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0414112906&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Kiwis’ economic pain a big challenge for NZ banks, says RBNZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51f618c8a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Orr: ‘The banking system will play a critical part, but even that has a limit to it’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f74394a94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Sluggish global recovery NZ’s biggest economic challenge – Orr](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=198013822c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Public health strategy, measures** Jamie Morton (Herald): [Six arguments against lockdown – and where they fail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b07a447771&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [University of Auckland health researchers back Govt’s lockdown plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e2332902a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pauline Norris and Tim Stokes (Newsroom): [‘Plan B’ is blatantly unfair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc0402ecec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [The Government’s polished rhetoric versus the raw reality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93a181c6b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [Covid-19 tracing complexities require a better approach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6a6f71277&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Random testing to give insight into Covid-19 spread](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7349e8df98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ministry of Health widens community testing to include some supermarkets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8f9fa4a7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Annabelle Tukia (Newshub): [Queenstown supermarket shoppers participate in random virus testing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba2c955d5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Random testing centre set up in Queenstown for community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0498a3878&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Suicide, PTSD to rise significantly after Covid-19, report predicts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f446b43f4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system, health workers, rest homes** 1News: [Canterbury DHB tells at-risk Burwood Hospital cleaner to ‘come in’ or ‘take leave’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47823fc712&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Three Burwood Hospital staff test positive for Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc3c77fc76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Burwood Hospital workers only now given N95 masks, visors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c103eaf6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Middlemore Hospital asks staff to decontaminate, reuse PPE](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b9234e2ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) LIu Chen (RNZ): [PPE recycling bins plan a concern for Counties Manukau nurses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37d361641c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John McKenzie (1News): [Otago medical centre demands apology over flu vaccine shortage – ‘We don’t have them’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa6de46007&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Perry Wilton and Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Kiwi flu studies expand to include COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d34ed0e8ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘Pharmacies run off their feet’: People waiting days for prescriptions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=209a833240&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Spike in mental health calls to Lifeline](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=620a613100&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Level 3 details released** 1News: [Full document: Government outlines what life would look like under Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cd19d3a00&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [The Government will need to trust New Zealanders for Level 3 to work as the rules are far blurrier](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18a961d634&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Covid 19 level 3 a lockdown-lite, but with surf and turf](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=674bd4700d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Govt learns from lockdown lapses with new guidance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b006e4f3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke and Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Life under Covid-19 alert level 3 will be at home but in a slightly larger ‘bubble’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6860c902c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire, Henry Cooke and Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Alert level 3 explained: What can you do if and when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ae86de5d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff): [Coronavirus NZ podcast: Bubble trouble part II – understanding the new-look Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e6e507cc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Covid-19 alert level three questions, answered by the Police Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe2de0f912&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla DIckinson (Newshub): [Alert level 3 guidelines ‘sensible’, ‘good news’ for business – industry leaders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c3366dd95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) BusinessDesk: [Don’t rush lockdown exit – CTU](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02c71e9e2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Workforce to double at alert level 3, PM says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3f8750146&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Travel still restricted to within your region under Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=005351bf6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [What dropping to COVID-19 alert level 3 means for how we travel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab55a7539b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Hatton (RNZ): [Details on alert level 3 provides relief for some industries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=326299184c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Drop to Level 3 may not be enough to save main street retail in small towns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2a422564e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Ryan (Herald): [‘Lifeline’ for hospitality industry as takeaway and delivery options outlined for level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8efd3aa77a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George and Kate Green (Stuff): [Level 3 restrictions ‘no better than level 4’ for struggling hospitality sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4fe5bbb18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Alert level 3 spells ‘carnage’ for hospitality industry, warns expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=898967ccd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Cafes and restaurants can reopen with restricted takeaway services under Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df78a71076&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Direct customer interaction out of bounds in level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1204e522d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Act Party leader David Seymour gives govt dressing down over retail sector restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a12ce0b56f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Lines-MacKenzie (Stuff): [Schooling up to Year 10 would resume for some under Covid-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa9fd60dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Greater freedom for recreational activities under level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6583b927f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Hunting, boating still not allowed if New Zealand drops to coronavirus Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5b69f7bfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [‘Frustration, stress and narking’ if alert level 3 rules ‘not clearly understood’ – psychologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a11abe631&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **World Health Organisation** 1News: [NZ won’t cut funding to WHO but will seek answers for ‘underperforming’, Winston Peters says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85254b340a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Regional health figure calls for Helen Clark’s lead against Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=580dfa7442&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, employment** Conan Young (RNZ): [Wage subsidy complaints soar, including employer fraud – Labour Inspectorate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a322bc3df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Reweti Kohere (NBR): [Law firms defend asking for government help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbc92ab659&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kylie Klein-Nixon (Stuff): [Struggling real estate agents claim $6m-plus in Covid-19 wage subsidies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a99015b2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [New Zealand workers overseas eligible for wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=110a21a238&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Fletcher staff miss out on annual leave top-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a8b79b16a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Barnes (Stuff): [How the four day week provides a blueprint for a better society post-Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=913915debd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Migrant workers hit hard: ‘It’s almost too big to comprehend’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6554f834ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pay cuts for elites** Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [Political Roundup: A powerful but tiny gesture from leaders under pressure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bfab35179&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [MPs should follow Ardern’s lead and take a voluntary pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b42e49f34a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Williams (Newshub): [The Prime Minister’s pay cut wasn’t a display of leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b322d10645&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Jacinda Ardern’s meaningless and insulting gesture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b8ca3900c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Cutting MPs’ pay appropriate way for House of Representatives to reflect Kiwis’ struggle – David Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ee1868f6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Evan Harding (Southland Times): [Shadbolt won’t donate portion of his salary during Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e2622b05f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (Stuff): [Marlborough council boss offers ‘zero’ wage increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f0cc7169b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Governor-General, HDC watchdogs to give 20 per cent of pay to charity for six months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2670936dac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy to donate 20 per cent of her pay to charity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77ae276412&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Governor-General to donate 20% of salary over six months to charities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38a62436ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Which businesses might be winners out of the Covid-19 carnage?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0eb65e41fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ingrid Cronin-Knight (Stuff): [Government’s rescue package a lifeline for small businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=489a31e40b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirk Hope (Herald): [Small business may need more support to survive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df76e1c789&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Harvey Norman agrees to pay 50 per cent rent to kick off negotiations with landlords](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be1d9caaeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lydia Batham (RNZ): [Fears NZ’s main shopping strips may not survive Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=878175ed5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Trade** Brian Fallow (Herald): [Recovery mission an all-Kiwi affair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2a4c0b4bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Former trade negotiator warns New Zealand could end up more dependent on agriculture, China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd7a7194c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [New Zealand needs to ease trade reliance on China post Covid-19 – trade expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3c902c969&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Wrong move banning manufacturing during COVID-19 lockdown, trade expert tells MPs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c98226f84b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Exporters eager to start trading as China bounces back following Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4359699387&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment and conservation** Richard Harman (Politik): [Behind the scenes at Parker’s freshwater battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b040f1930&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Troy Baisden (The Conversation): [Polluted, drained, and drying out: new warnings on New Zealand’s rivers and lakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5bc1af1c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Fresh water? Dire warning for New Zealand’s lakes, rivers and streams](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cec617a2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dewi Preece (1News): [Grim freshwater quality report finds urgent action needed to avoid ‘irreversible damage’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d00cb7c0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Freshwater quality decline threatens native species – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2956c91f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [Little known about non-natural chemicals increasingly being found in environment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db433aada3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (RNZ): [West Coast freshwater goals on hold due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=647746dcfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Skara Bohny (Stuff): [Lockdown sees Nelson’s recycling dumped at the landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66a7c89c48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Auckland under ‘voluntary’ water restrictions as dam levels sink below 50 per cent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=556d18b500&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Principals concerned over level 3 reopening: ‘It’s going to be a shambles’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ebfa33be8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Principals express serious concerns about returning some students to school at Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b477d2151&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dubby Henry (Herald): [Auckland Uni to stay online until mid-year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c8d603c4f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [New online lecture series about the Pacific, for the Pacific](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85d62594ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis (Democracy Project): [NZ democracy needs the media to survive Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92c6995fc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (NRZ): [News bosses grapple with the collapse of their funding model](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efaa6742e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Media make the case for emergency help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e3d52a20d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Can the NZ media survive the pandemic?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7af0304a12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Stuff staff asked to accept 15% pay cut for 12 weeks after huge drop in advertising](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81efe82bc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Stuff employees asked to take a 15 percent pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cc0e9312c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Stuff staff asked to take pay cut as ad revenue halves](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c18d6b1f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation** Jordan Bond (RNZ): [Repatriation flights still on course, despite prohibitory cost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f870aaa9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt arranging flight home from Philippines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6f5fef8af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mitch McCann (Newshub): [Kiwis stuck in Saudi Arabia plead with the Government to come home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd4d35752c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Dan Lake (Newshub): [Air New Zealand plans to axe all Boeing 777 cabin crew as part of company downsizing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb8bf9f2cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Wellington Airport proposes to cut 30pc of workforce, runway extension pushed out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ec19c024a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Georgia May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Horticulture and wine sector face challenges once Level 4 lowers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b4efbc484&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Samesh Mohanlall (Timaru Herald): [Fourteen meat workers tested after positive Covid-19 result](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92ea35e845&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Farmers face uncertainty over whether biggest day on sharemilking calendar will go ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03086699b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Airport capital raising ‘a bit rough’ on Auckland Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cee2d5b0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Council approves rent relief for Queenstown businesses, residents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc103d2cd1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington council to borrow up to $16m to fix broken pipes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5f5628648&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** Dominic Godfrey (RNZ): [Samoa govt pushes major change under cloak of Covid-19 – law society](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da1de92d04&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Christine Rovoi (RNZ): [Fiji govt at odds with magistrate over Covid-19 curfew ruling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a614a33550&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Christine Rovoi (RNZ): [Suva lockdown to continue until Covid-19 screening targets are met](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed50032cc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Niue elections scheduled for next month](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c617cc778a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [Landlords not helping in crisis, renters say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fee51958f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Concern Covid-19 will thrive in New Zealand’s cold, damp homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a33c575cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Homeless** Alice Wilkins (Newshub): [Charity says COVID-19 a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Rotorua’s homeless](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d3a662570&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff):[Lockdown causes Wellington Night Shelter to relook at how it operates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=383bbcbb1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sport** Andrew Voerman and Paul Cully (Stuff): [All Blacks, Black Ferns, and Super Rugby players opt for a 50 per cent freeze on payments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8eb56dfff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZR freezing 50 percent of player payments for 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30bdc279c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felicity Reid (RNZ): [Sports organisations urged to revise ticket prices when competitions resume](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8f90229fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Recommendations to push back release of virus-risk prisoners condemned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33eebd1d1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Winston Peters: Border restrictions could be relaxed for ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ during pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=127b2842a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [New Zealand thanked in phone call between US Secretary of State and Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28efbcd318&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Maori Party co-leaders a ‘missed opportunity’ – Sandra Lee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b455f761c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Scrap rules on benefits for people in relationships, CTU says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=334317fc3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Kaikohe couple ‘harassed’, ‘illegally detained’ at COVID-19 community roadblock on trip to supermarket](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40c41407e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘It’s a pretty lonely time’: Overseas troop rotation postponed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ec19b6ce9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Why the $50m for a visa idea is a good one](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b689957c92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Keall (Herald): [Has it taken a hit? Oh boy yes. Lotto reveals lockdown sales, revenue hit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a5c82455e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Royal Commission staff unable to access mosque shootings material from home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2266d5e592&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Nation’s first e-store to process 7500 online orders per week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=485fdf81d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)