> ## 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 – 2 June 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-2-june-2020/ - Published: 2020-06-01T20:35:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-06-01T20:29:51.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **National Party** Andrea Vance (Stuff): [Could middle-of-the road Muller come out a winner?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7663f642e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Todd Muller’s first week not a complete disaster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fdcb30bd75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bryce Edwards (Guardian): [Todd Muller’s beige persona might not be a bad thing in the battle against Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb93c51bc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [National deputy Nikki Kaye learning to let the leader lead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d46203ecbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Fact or Fiction? Todd Muller not helped by leaks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80e188b64a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Mulpass (Stuff): [How Muller-mentum is breathing fresh life into NZ First](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=894ed49643&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian Grant (Stuff): [Todd Muller confirms himself as a middle manager promoted several rungs above his level of competence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=59bfc0029e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Williams (Herald): [Is National’s new leader Todd Muller out of his depth?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=554e9c99c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [Was Todd Muller’s first week as National leader bad?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dec4df64f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Roughan (Herald): [Will Todd Muller find his feet soon?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57694fef77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steve Braunias (Herald): [The secret diary of … The Muller Gang](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=225808dcae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Ben Kepes (Herald): [Todd Muller lacks identity with small business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf3d51c27c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [‘A couple of burns along the way’ – Todd Muller describes his first week as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=104ab1bae2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Inside Parliament: Trial by fire for National leader Todd Muller during a chaotic and comical caucus run](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=380a39c6b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Absolute trainwreck’: MPs react to Todd Muller’s first week as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78332ed789&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Phil Smith (RNZ): [Muller v Bridges: The tactics of Question Time ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe56505eb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [National Party leadership takes new approach as Opposition during Question Time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e604103d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party – white front bench, MAGA hat** Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB): [Todd Muller’s MAGA hat exposes our selective outrage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fb9cd2d3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jehan Casinader (BusinessDesk): [Why the diversity debate really matters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9302972f64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Sathrely (Newshub Nation): [All-white front bench ‘doesn’t matter’ – National MP Amy Adams](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b80acfb459&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Armed police** Tim McKinnel (E-Tangata): [Arms and Race](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d627edbc71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conor Whitten Newshub): [Revealed: Armed police mainly used for traffic stops, not serious crime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6bd39af44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Documents reveal serious lack of consultation before police armed response teams launched](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4391b9aef6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Green MP weighs into racism debate saying Maori and Pasifika victims are unfairly targeted by NZ police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb04b1cc61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Siena Yates (Herald): [George Floyd’s death is a warning as to why we shouldn’t arm our police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53bea2adce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liz Beddoe (Re-Imagining Social Work in Aotearoa): [Say “No!” to armed response teams](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35139e29d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘We see what happens in countries like America’: New Zealanders have their say on armed police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85b569fe79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New Police Commissioner says he’s ‘fundamentally committed’ to keeping officers unarmed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ea5bed673&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bess Manson (Stuff): [National Portrait: Andrew Coster – Top Cop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10c103c29a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Mike Bush: A life absorbing career with the Police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bac15aea3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **George Floyd murder, Black Lives Matter protests** Kethaki Masilamani (Newshub): [Auckland Black Lives Matter protesters call for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to condemn George Floyd’s death](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23c86e2f5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [In pictures: Anti-racism demonstrations in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66d856c15a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block, Lee Kenny, Brad Flahive, Denise Piper (Stuff): [Thousands of Kiwis peacefully protest against racism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c3fd1b8bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Recap: Thousands march in Auckland, hundreds gather in Wellington for Black Lives Matter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8021384b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [New Zealand protests live: Kiwis join cry against George Floyd killing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51adff0d0c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [‘If you stay silent, you’re being violent’ – Wellington protest at killing of African American George Floyd](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=457394df8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Wellington protesters hold vigil for George Floyd as riots erupt across US](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c7e177bc6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [Hundreds show their support for US protests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d19cd7d56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows and Emma Stanford (Newshub): [‘That same white supremacy exists in NZ’: Auckland George Floyd protest organisers urge Kiwis to march with them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b00fe70130&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘There is racism here and something needs to be done about it’, say NZ Black Lives Matter protestors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d56e3ef136&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police dispel rumours after armed officers spotted near Black Lives Matter protest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2876a435ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Taika Waititi under fire for Black Lives Matter comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94b7e32bc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Stuff): [Taika Waititi brutally criticised for ‘policing’ black people’s anger as riots continue across US](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac4b6fd035&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Lorde speaks out against ‘white silence’ in email to followers after attending Auckland protest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46ec114b51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [George Floyd death: New Zealand Anti-Rodeo Coalition criticised for ‘I can’t breathe’ posts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4630fd317a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Black Lives Matter protests breach NZ’s Covid-19 restrictions** 1News: [Dr Siouxsie Wiles ‘absolutely gutted’ to see Black Lives Matter protesters not take Covid-19 precautions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ae4e2a351&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Dr Siouxsie Wiles wants Kiwi Black Lives Matter protesters to enter 14-day self-isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a26608e34d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jake McKee Cagney and Michael Neilson (Newstalk ZB/Herald): [Winston Peters says New Zealand Black Lives Matter protest organisers should be prosecuted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ef1dfd838&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Winston Peters Peters: If protests condoned ‘why are we not at level 1?’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78a2a72c65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Winston Peters joins ACT leader in criticising Black Lives Matter protests in light of Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa3a4d194b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brad Flahive (Stuff): [Protests a mockery of Covid-19 restrictions – Act leader David Seymour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e83029c522&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Act’s David Seymour: Protest makes a mockery of level 2 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40c0b9b4a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [ACT leader says Black Lives Matter protests ‘a slap in the face’ for covid compliant businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f16b75a8f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [David Seymour says Black Lives Matter protest ‘a slap in the face’ for businesses closed in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=623b655287&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Move to Level 1** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Top expert dismisses calls to move to alert level 1 as ‘ignorant’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ad72e5589&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Dr Simon Thornley: ‘We should be at level 1 by now’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a6ae456be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [The case for Jacinda Ardern to move to alert level 1 next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f2852ec56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Enough is enough — let’s get back to business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cde54f217d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Cabinet to consider alert level 1 move on 8 June](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9f7a3f0da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub Nation): [National wants to move to alert level 1 ‘now’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11d82982fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Longley and Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Government should tell Kiwis now what alert level 1 will look like – Todd Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0c5d81232&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Border restrictions, public health measures** Juliet Gerrard and Rachel Chiaroni-Clarke (Herald): [NZ’s chief scientist – when can we re-open our borders?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69ac33db6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [New Zealand should create travel bubble with Pacific before Australia – health expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd65bf261c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Revealed – Health Ministry’s giant step backwards in contact-tracing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=442a240f24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Ten thousand Kiwi businesses register for Government’s COVID-Tracer app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d6ce0daeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Janine Starks (Stuff): [Better Covid-19 tracing needed to save our economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a75b40fad2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Many Covid-19 testing centres closing down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=048860a4a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Ministry of Health not recommending face masks despite dozens of other countries doing so](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d9f646358&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bruce Munro (ODT): [Face masks use U-turn by WHO on way](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b300eddc2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Survey suggests Kiwis are being blasé](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9084ca9ac3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election, week in politics, parliament** Alex Braae (Spinoff): [Here’s how much public money each party will get for the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9768c87ec1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dale Husband (E-Tangata): [Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Taking on the world from P?tea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9101bd1e13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Labour picks lawyers for Manurewa and Mana – National picks farmer in Wairarapa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a6536100f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rahul Bhattarai (Stuff): [Labour Party picks tradie to tackle National stronghold Kaik?ura](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b9fcd3609&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Peter Wilson (RNZ): [A week of upsets for both sides of political divide](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cab1f3b328&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Mark the Week: Todd Muller’s MAGA hat is not a story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=246abb9115&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Former Opposition leaders explain why the leader of the Opposition is the hardest job in politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb9b509fba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steven Cowan: [The extremism of centrism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40d72e33a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Louisa Wall list deal** Audrey Young (Herald): [Why Labour gave Louisa Wall a managed exit from Manurewa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a557928ea1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Louisa Wall has list seat deal after bowing out of Labour’s Manurewa candidate race](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32e71aa2ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Labour Party MP Louisa Wall withdraws her nomination for Manurewa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=207a503425&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Labour’s Louisa Wall pulls out of Manurewa selection, opts for party list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90d94cc990&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Louisa Wall quits Manurewa electorate battle, will only stand on Labour list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d0fd2d795&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy** RNZ: [Government backtracks on wage subsidy audit data, moves to weekly reporting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9a49fd8bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Grant Robertson says there will be ‘zero tolerance’ for businesses abusing the wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33ba7996be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Mitchell (Stuff): [Food distributor Bidfood investigated for breach of wage subsidy terms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f15b83b3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News); [Almost $11 billion handed out in wage subsidies, $83 million returned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07f9784c97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Wage subsidy about to run out, businesses ask: Now what?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7aeb21749&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: Interactive: [The companies where 14,000 NZ jobs have been lost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b72dd42533&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Welfare** Chris Trotter: [The Limits Of Kindness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a88948beb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Terry Baucher (Interest): [The Week in Tax: Extra relief for the newly unemployed & are redundancy payments overtaxed?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93ea189f51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Kaihe (E-Tangata): [Dealing with WINZ — ‘dehumanising and demoralising’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=830336c5a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Shepherd (Newshub Nation): [Salvation Army expects need for their services to increase for years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a24ac8271c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) **Immigration, migrant workers** Liam Dann (Herald): [NZ faces big choice on immigration – are we ready?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f6bbb84a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Advocates press for migrants to access emergency benefits as unemployment levels soar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b64dbbc6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John McKenzie (1News): [Seasonal workers face icy winter trapped in Otago due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d80bed680&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Immigration category’s planned return scuttled by Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4a7629671&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Corazon Miller (Newshub): [Refugees’ grief as pandemic tears family apart](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b65b3d6d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Liam Dann (Herald): [Australia will recover faster than NZ – we should hope it does](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=326454933e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [New Zealand’s big bill for ‘lockdown we didn’t need’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10fa0715a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Reserve Bank predicts largest GDP fall in 160 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fcf39bcb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ could return to normality faster than other countries, but it’s still far off – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ff33d4030&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [Economic recovery will take 12 to 18 months, require ‘swift hard decisions’ – bank report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1a2dec1a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Government is ‘fluffing around’ on economy while New Zealanders ‘lose jobs at a rate of knots’ – National’s Paul Goldsmith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec09d63dd9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Many New Zealanders forced to re-think spending habits because Covid-19 downturn, survey finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=701203a072&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Working from home has benefits, but Wellington’s CBD needs its workers back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a7f9384d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [PM encourages Kiwis to visit retailers, museums during long weekend to support economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca8ccd162c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Consumers slightly more confident this month](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f0eabd0fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business, employment** Dan Satherley (Newshub): [National calls for return of 90-day trials, despite Treasury report saying they don’t work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63ef40193a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zoe George (Stuff): [Economists divided on Muller’s job policy for SMEs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cebd084d73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Grant Robertson ‘prepared to consider’ National leader Todd Muller’s proposal to incentivise hiring](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=643d091034&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National appealing Government to fast-track proposal to pay businesses hiring new staff up to $100k](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20c7e3f221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Todd Muller wants JobStart policy in place ‘within weeks’, seeks meeting with Finance Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b5cf64e54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [National’s first policy after leadership coup: $10k for businesses that hire a worker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bbf4a0e59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [New National leader Todd Muller announces first policy – $10k for businesses to hire staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf0699fdcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [National promises up to $100,000 for businesses hiring more staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b207f72453&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National promises up to $100,000 for businesses that hire 10 new staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e5e6f531b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Grant Robertson says commercial rent help negotiations ongoing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ecca3cf60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Tower plans to cut 108 jobs despite HY profit rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=caeb769d42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Freshwater reforms, environment, conservation** Mike Joy (The Conversation): [New Zealand government ignores expert advice in its plan to improve water quality in rivers and lakes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bc828a978&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Adam Canning (Herald): [Clean river promises have been swept away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5eb92ebafb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Eric Crampton (Stuff): [Water is too precious to be so cheap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3895a6d9c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Farmers, environmentalists both find fault with Government’s new water reforms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f5c1c89bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Water reforms fall well short – iwi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ace28d2132&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Warnings on freshwater rules were heard – Taranaki politician](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77d738720d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Stuff Editorial: [Jobs or the environment – will the Govt have to choose?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cf6481ad7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Blair Voorend (Hawkes Bay Today):[Petition could take wind out of Hawke’s Bay electricity farm’s sails](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ba72505d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Government invests $15.7 million to make West Coast forests predator-free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f84cd08039&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [The health of our coastal waters is in peril](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83c9301b2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Why a changing climate matters to New Zealand’s blue whale population](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=695d660aa2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Marine life is dying, time to stop fishing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48f1dfe36d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Annabelle Tukia (Newshub): [Christchurch recycling plant bombarded with post-lockdown contaminated material](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b26ea6085&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Bernard Orsman (Herald):[Auckland Council proposes savage cuts in response to a $550m budget hole](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=558bb20e09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Council budget: Cuts to jobs, transport, climate action and events](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56b86495b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland Council budget: Road safety cuts could see 10 more deaths this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eafe0248a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland City services to be cut after revenue drop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47359fd9dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Forbes: [‘A budget that hurts’ – South Auckland hit hard in city’s post-Covid-19 emergency budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5dd5c5850&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Harris (Press): [Water charges in pipeline to help plug Covid-19 hole in Christchurch budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90bd15f75f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Vote to erect Endeavour replicas in Gisborne without iwi consultation stuns councillor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d42fd2d9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Iwi consultation not sought for permanent Endeavour replicas in Gisborne](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6cc6af4640&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law (Press): [Plan to restart using toxic weedkiller in Christchurch labelled ‘short-sighted’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0f5f2c6cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Yardley (Press): [Christchurch’s revised draft annual plan is a fizzer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d06b02357&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** 1News: [Wellington KiwiBuild project beset by delays accused of misleading first home buyers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c028f6a75c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Housing Minister defends Kiwibuild after series of setbacks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78f6e5d434&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus changes Ng?ti Wh?tua plans: first commercial residential subdivision rising](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b584650c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Neil Finn donates proceeds of new song to help Auckland City Mission build new centre](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c3fec449e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Neil Finn and Stevie Nicks write song for Auckland’s homeless](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a645576cf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [House sellers bullish about asking prices – is the confidence misplaced?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ccbf6279fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis referendum** Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Former PM, police investigator, among Kiwis backing cannabis legalisation campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fed1e4930a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Helen Clark urges Kiwis to vote ‘yes’ on legalising personal use of drug](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c542ef285&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Gender lens for budget, funding for organisations that support women** Jason Walls (Herald): [Women’s Minister Julie Anne Genter’s proposal for gender lenses on budget denied by Treasury](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=629a82e666&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Vera Alves (Herald): [Treasury’s decision against a gender lens must be reversed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bcc7fe1f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Derek Cheng (Herald): [$1 million Govt fund for supporting women](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bed6b18f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [New million-dollar fund for women announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=538bff5aea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Government opens $1m fund to support post-COVID recovery of women’s organisations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=365ed6e8a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs and trade** Richard Harman (Politik): [Trumping the US; China could join the CPTPP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74c2cab66a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [New Zealand missing in Five Eyes condemnation of Beijing over Hong Kong security law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3a8128d55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [NZ didn’t join ‘Five Eyes’ in statement on Hong Kong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e6f02f000f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Almost half of Lincoln University’s students from overseas, report says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee2cf03244&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Charter flights under consideration for international students returning to Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ad1da334e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Lockdown casts long shadow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca7a843956&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vaughan Elder (ODT): [‘Critic’ decision came from vice-chancellor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ad1d472db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Insults fly in Shane Jones forestry ‘cronyism’ spat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57c3e5050c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Crunch coming for forestry policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cc4dbfc72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Pork farmers narrowly avoid culling thousands of pigs as lockdown cuts supply chains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77a5ae6e61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sahiban Hyde (Hawkes Bay Today): [‘Farmers are feeling hard done by’: National kickstarts campaign for the provincial vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01ed3bc2e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Hawke’s Bay $1m drought funding ‘doesn’t go very far’ – Rural Advisory Group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2b96728fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Thousands of farmers on the move for annual Gypsy Day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24b0c4f890&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Derek Cheng (Herald): [No cost blowouts over Auckland light rail, says bidder NZ Infra](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d7716a7b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Northland rail work begins as part of $200 million overhaul](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=837b4853a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Kaik?ura Highway set to be finished this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da7072be3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Brian Gaynor (BusinessDesk): [Stuff – Deal of the century or has Boucher caught a falling knife?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1dcc6d00b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Arts funding** RNZ: [Arts sector funding boost lacks a plan – academic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3f10715e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley and Tom Kitchin (RNZ): [Artists and musicians mostly ‘thrilled’ by new govt funding for arts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83bbc1e5d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern launches artist jobseeker support package based on Helen Clark-era policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d7b075ed1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government launches $175m arts and music recovery package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f850833988&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Global campaign throws a lifeline for NZ screen production](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db2a42d1d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Infrastructure** RNZ: [3MM: Brad Olsen on building pipes, not pipe dreams](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6e730d73f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation** Irra Lee (1News): [Kiwis stranded in southern India feel ‘left out’ of repatriation flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fce7bdc277&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Samoans stuck in NZ after borders closed return home today on repatriation flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01a527fbe5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Queen’s Birthday honours** 1News: [Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 – the full list](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58eb318443&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Human rights advocate hopes Covid-19 can bring lasting change in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c83717263e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [World’s first openly transgender MP ‘humbled’ by Queen’s Birthday Honour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c07831c9f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [From ‘one queen to another’ – Georgina Beyer recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edb50d10fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Queen’s Birthday Honours: Georgina Beyer, a trailblazer for the rainbow community](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c3890b6ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Trailblazing’ transgender politician Georgina Beyer recognised in Queen’s Birthday honours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a3a28ca29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Former Police Commissioner recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b663e867f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Liu Chen (RNZ): [Asians reluctant to seek help for mental health reach out during pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6b94de369&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lane Nicholas (Herald):[Pensioner who survived savage beating in Freemans Bay now battling health system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b652da67c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Increase in maternal deaths at Auckland Hospital prompts investigation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b48d5ba4c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Auckland City Hospital launches review after four mothers die – three since alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6aa620b232&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mount Parihaka declared smoke and vape free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc9da8d921&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones: [Hard line on smoking, but vaping escapes Kawerau council ban](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25624ad3b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Claire Breen and Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): [The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=239b249963&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau (Stuff): [Kiwis were kind in lockdown – but not to essential workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b39bca1da9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Toby Manhire: [Covid-19 checkpoints show the way for the role of iwi in the recovery – Meng Foon and Paul Hunt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4705f488d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Elers (Stuff): [Self-determination not government reliance is the path for Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a000b68359&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Cribb (Stuff): [Where was female representation on pandemic committee?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c671ec9fca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Pension plans: Politicians and policy wonks propose changes to NZ Super](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37d560abe9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Why don’t credit card rates fall when home loan rates do?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=179e96562a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Teuila Fuatai (Herald): [Getting to the bottom of cafe racism row](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=749f9f1fa1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike White (Stuff): [Defence lawyers — saints or scum?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4603bd047a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Banks and council on board with bail-out to see Wellington Airport to recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=610c60d2ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Iwi to remove gates blocking entrance to Cape Reinga today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fcf42dddb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jobs won back at Auckland nonprofit organisation thanks to Kiwis’ generosity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6804712aec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Race relations commissioner speaks out over student’s blackface selfie](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=442f2c2977&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [One Billion Trees initiative boosted by $10 million](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed3a538013&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Libraries get $58.8 million Government funding boost over four years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b444b545bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Loren (Stuff): [John Stringer hit with costs after losing defamation lawsuit against Colin Craig](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8716cdbd5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [Whakaari remembered: Prime Minister reveals ‘one story did stand out’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48a9092949&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National MPs say law change lets Government scrutinise ‘every foreign financial transaction’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be55c6269e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Thomsen (E-Tangata): [We’re part of New Zealand’s Pacific story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff48e12e5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)