> ## 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 – 18 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-18-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-17T20:46:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-17T20:40:40.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Election date** Bryce Edwards (Guardian): [By delaying the New Zealand election Jacinda Ardern appears magnanimous and conciliatory](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff7d6d5877&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Full marks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the way she delayed the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69c1dabeb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [October 17 choice masterful by Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31e617b614&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: [Election postponed: delaying tactics a sensible, savvy move.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16fdc7257b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Tough call, right call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2a12a009e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Election delay the right call but will hurt Jacinda Ardern’s chances](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=246979453c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [Election date change was better than uglier alternative](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=047bfd4afe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Election delayed in the hope we’ll forget lockdown debacle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d067ef01ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Election delay was the call Jacinda Ardern had to make](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2292e0f44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [PM hands election date baton to Electoral Commission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=353e99228a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Ardern moving election to October a ‘middle ground compromise’ – Jessica Mutch McKay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a0b7aa591&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [How the Government is delaying the election, and why. What you need to know](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2859514fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Judith Collins says there is ‘concern’ of Covid-19 being spread on voting forms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf700d2ec5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Judith Collins’ lukewarm reply to election delay, as other parties give support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=065e58a75c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Watch: National leader Judith Collins hedges her bets on whether she will accept election result](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff655144c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National ‘perfectly happy’ with new election date](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b2a9727b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Gerry Brownlee: National’s deputy leader fine with new election date](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=076b456111&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National, New Zealand First agree with new election date](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=160d85de70&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Shand (Stuff): [Election change gets backing of Bridges and Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d940af451&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Maori Party accepts election postponement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=506ea61faa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [‘Challenging times’ but new election date can be catered for, says Electoral Commission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40fdacef89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Election delay logistical headache](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37ddcdd890&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [The key new dates in the revised election timetable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed483703da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): P[arties scrambling to adjust campaign plans with election delay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30ce2a0f34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Political scientist: Election campaigns already moving online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=897226e3ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jennifer Curtin and Lara Greaves (The Conversation): [Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand’s election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bb50ab632&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Election delay fourth in NZ history – here’s what happened the first three times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d35b028597&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— RNZ: [Voters give poll date move the tick of approval](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da0586e5b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alex Perrottet (RNZ): [Referendum campaigners relieved at election delay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea4fc32cb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liz McDonald (Press): [New election date gives needed certainty, Canterbury business leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43dbb45a4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Harris (Stuff): [About 5000 young people now eligible to vote after delay to 2020 election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cbd66d413&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [One month delay means group of young people now able to vote in upcoming election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76863f6344&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Ardern denies Peters twisted her arm to move election date – ‘This was my decision’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1448520e90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern changes election date to 17 October](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0055bd153&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Election date moved to October 17, PM announces – ‘Gives all parties a fair shot’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76928ba460&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delays the election a month until October 17](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a6d3faf54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Ardern extends election date to Oct 17](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b27c8d9ed8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Election moved; Treasury’s pre-election economic update deferred; Most political parties support decision but National only ‘acknowledges’ it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de1d2bfdc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Election date: ‘There isn’t a risk-free option’ – Chris Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=feeb144fdc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emanuel Stoakes (Washington Post): [New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern delays election due to coronavirus outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=388a73b464&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Amelia Wade (Herald): [Parliament-lite: What to expect when the House reconvenes tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8d5a7d72d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [A partial Parliament returns to Wellington after election delay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d72ff5dd25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [MPs return for unexpected three weeks at Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88bd364880&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)f **Border testing** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Chris Hipkins admits tracking system for border workers wasn’t in place before ‘testing strategy’ announcement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a28179b24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Powell (Second Opinion): [Health Minister must up Health Ministry’s operational performance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a23f3ba3c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Tightening up the borders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57afb8a379&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Ashley Bloomfield blames ‘miscommunication’ for quarantine testing confusion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=917c8fdb7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ashley Bloomfield on testing of border staff: ‘I don’t think there’s been a failure’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60e1e29711&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [‘Dissonance’ between Government and Ministry of Health over border staff testing – Dr Ashley Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40a201f32d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ’s coronavirus response** Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins not keen on ACT leader David Seymour’s call to learn to live with Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e065b5712a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brooke van Velden (Interest): [The stress of looming lockdowns on business is unsustainable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=038b2e9617&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [New Zealand’s ‘new normal’ – alert level 1.5? Bloomfield thinks so](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a8b8b2a7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Alert level 1.5? Masks, social distancing among considerations, Bloomfield suggest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab240be8b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Lack of masks and distancing on public transport under alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e43e606b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The tide is draining on support for the lockdown approach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37baeb80e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland, checkpoints, level 3 breaches** RNZ: [Fines for Covid-19 level 3 rule breakers a possibility – police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea4e2afdbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ng?ti Wh?tua confident Auckland checkpoints are working](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f5a23898c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jackson Thomas (Stuff): [More police checkpoints to close off back roads in and out of Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3c049b6ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police introduce three new Auckland checkpoints to prevent further spread of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ecaedef66f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Emergency service worker took four hours to get to work because of Auckland checkpoint, National MP says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0aef56e3d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Far North community checkpoints considered to keep Covid-19 out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=306ff1c7ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Asia Pacific Report: [Harawira slams ‘frightening’ Auckland covid exodus statistics for Tai Tokerau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1db0db664&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Hone Harawira frightened by Northland border patrol results](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a18a866bad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Northlanders frightened by number of Aucklanders crossing border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9263644f5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leonie Hayden (Spinoff): [Iwi leaders are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c5d23e28e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Moore (1News): [Two Auckland men pass police checkpoint to go to Hamilton casino amid Level 3 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=814f399619&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lynley Ward (Herald): [Warning to Waiheke Island day trippers – ‘I’ll see you at the wharf with my pitchfork’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c42e62380&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Webb-Liddall (Spinoff): [If Auckland playgrounds are closed, where is the tape?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be352a8e89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific communities** 1News: [More information on Covid-19 outbreak cases will ’empower’ Pasifika community, top doctor says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fabc0d7be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Pacific health leader warns of potential for ‘wildfire’ spread in Pacific community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69617fd30e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Pasifika stigmatised due to recent Covid outbreak – Pasifika GP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81f3c1114a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Testing** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Covid-19 testing ramps up to fill data gap at Port Taranaki](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6ef8089ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [More than 500 extra workers deployed to ease Covid testing queues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=148250cd57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Testing centres put on standby](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15445748a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Conspiracies, misinformation, media** Gavin Ellis: [Trolling through the news media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f97cff17c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Howie (Herald): [Staying informed in a time of misinformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1035bce6ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding (Stuff): [Tick. Tick podcast: Are QAnon Covid conspiracies too widespread to tackle?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7669dd485c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [How to identify dangerous, fake Covid-19 news on social media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36d880be2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Why ‘that’ Facebook post spread like wildfire](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff3522f87e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Covid conspiracies: Question the narrative, but listen to experts – Paul Brislen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f1dd5e165&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Gates (Stuff): [Kiwi study challenges popular idea on cause of conspiracy theories](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd6dce8d0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, govt assistance** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Who’s the Government borrowing the money from to pay for Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9be7cf85b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Finance Minister Grant Robertson reveals eligibility criteria for new $510 million wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f238c82d89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [New wage subsidy forecast to cover 470,000 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=588f65a1f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Andrew (Spinoff): [Wage subsidy extension details revealed: here’s how it works](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b0d1bb679&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Finance minister outlines new wage subsidy scheme in alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77e9013a4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [40% revenue drop required for businesses to qualify for newest wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11e3c5315d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Govt won’t dip into covid fund for $1.6b wage subsidy extension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09ac71cc48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National backs latest wage subsidy but slams Government over ‘border failure’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9100856d21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [New coronavirus wage subsidy: National’s Paul Goldsmith feels for Kiwis paying ‘heavy price’ of ‘border failure’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04676eeeae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robinson (RNZ): [Covid-19 leave support scheme not enough, advocates say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c556a7cbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Firms can pay home-workers $20 a week for expenses without red tape until March](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=130f61d6a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [W, U, or a V ‘drawn by a five-year-old’: How economists think we’re tracking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b1a457c3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Two years to recover from virus’s impact, says Kiwi bank boss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=901ac28b88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Shane Wright (Sydney Morning Herald): [Will New Zealand win the Bledisloe Cup for economic recovery?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6009d1d20c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis and euthanasia referendums** Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Concerns over cannabis use at work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2e8133ce9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Farmer: [Cannabis Legal Reform – Arguments for and against](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78b877c4bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sophie Trigger (Stuff): [Euthanasia referendum: a ‘barbaric’ ask of medical professionals or an individual right?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee8b1c0180&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health and disability** RNZ: The Detail: [What’s behind the management exodus at the CDHB?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db504a00f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [SDHB’s poor record-keeping criticised](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa6bd79569&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland elective surgeries postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d16f1cde93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Trish Grant (Stuff): [Smash the failing disability system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f47338500d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Riley Kennedy (RNZ): [Hearing loss communities: ‘We are still asking to be listened to’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=698f8738d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Kiwis urged to reach out after community transmission sees more calls to mental health helplines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98708b403a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Loneliness threat to health of elderly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c70d68d43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [What breast cancer taught Nikki Kaye about life and retiring from politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40faed49ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Isaac Davison (Herald): [Ministry of Education rejects claim it has relaxed rules for ECEs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d752c56505&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Briar Marbeck (Newshub): [Lower decile students still without learning devices as online classes resume](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f4b0b9fb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Auckland Grammar headmaster welcomes Year 12, 13 class exemptions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9010f115af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mare Haimona-Riki (Maori TV): [Low-decile schools feel the brunt of lockdown as students drop out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b31ba50ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Webber (Herald): [Studies show early learning makes a big difference](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1d702a350&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Education report: End of the traditional Kiwi school camp?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56e9ba264c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Victoria staff up in arms over controversial plan to restructure university](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7df95be65e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Watercare boss resigns** Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland water crisis: Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram resigns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a625857bee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall Stuff): [Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram resigns amid Auckland’s worst drought in 25 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59ed32d6e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [CEO of Auckland’s Watercare resigns from $775,000 job as city struggles through drought](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc0d96bc48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannay Kronast (Newshub): [Watercare CEO Raveen Jaduram resigns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0f8a7630d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Dave Cull (Stuff): [The drive to centralised decision-making isn’t a cure-all](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=813926616b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (Stuff): [Stink brewing over move to ban non-self-contained freedom camping](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d71b8daf7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Wellingtonians support exponential car park rate hikes to free up central city hot spot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b575f9edd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Renters avoid complaining about bad housing – Child Poverty Action Group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b564fdad9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Homeowners warned not to expect automatic extension of loan ‘holiday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09f891ea39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Mortgage deferral scheme extended to March 2021](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2c395b055&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Stuff): [Banks outline new mortgage deferral scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4b41081f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Maureen Howard (ODT): [Pressing reset](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=620cc46d7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Skara Bohny (Stuff): [Nelson sets more ambitious carbon emission targets, but wants more government action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b48b9e8e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Ross (ODT): [Environment, overtourism real concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a4df46caa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** 1News: [New Zealand pilots union defends Covid-19 flight crew protocol](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff61dc8bc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Truckies to ignore deadline for getting COVID-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eab58af372&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** James Fyfe (1News): F[ederated Farmers says new legislation brings more uncertainty amid COVID-19 flare-up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2aef68a77b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): [Auckland checkpoints could impact flow of produce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1766a9806c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Sanford cuts 66 jobs with closure of Tauranga plant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1dbd8eae9f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Abbey Wakefield (1News): [Finance Minister Grant Robertson, National MP Paul Goldsmith to go head-to-head in Monopoly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d13a74ad5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Ill passengers on board Ruby Princess should have been treated as suspect Covid cases – inquiry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94e80df890&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Ng?ti Maru moves closer to settlement with the Crown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e10fc6a0f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Legal experts predict unprecedented jail term for Christchurch mosque killer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=767e5bbec4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edward Gay (Stuff): [Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek granted parole](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bae8bc3cf6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Couple upset KiwiSaver funds can’t be used to pay off debt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=daf76a8fd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [New cultural centre planned by Kiribati community in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d48de3e00b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)