> ## 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 – 21 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-21-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-20T20:40:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-20T20:39:21.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Government extends lockdown** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Why the PM had no choice but to extend the lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=940fe382a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Extra days of lockdown pain probably worth the gain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=342f5f9706&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern triumphant but cautious about end of lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=027914d93d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joshua O’Sullivan (ISO): [Government Gambles on Outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42a89f3ec8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Lockdown move the right call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78d02dbb65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern’s big call – One week until takeaways, maybe three weeks till socialising](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=001a79ec9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) TVNZ: Q+A: [Decision to extend Covid-19 lockdown met with ‘hearty debate’ – Shane Jones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1ce20063c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) TVNZ: Q+A: [Extension of Covid-19 Alert Level 4 based on a ‘mix’ of factors, says Finance Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3993f17a8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Full speech: Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation, ‘we’ve stopped a wave of devastation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f36412d190&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Regional approach to Covid-19 Alert Levels not ruled out in future – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00031b7b99&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s seven rules for COVID-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=850d5f151d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Reaction to lockdown extension, debates over public health strategy** 1News: [‘Reasonable chance’ of stamping out Covid-19 in NZ if lockdown restrictions are followed – epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8710a3f29c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) The Conversation: [Delight, relief and caution: Six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fe99f2a82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Science Media Centre: [Exiting Alert Level 4 – Expert Reaction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4425d3f78a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lockdown extension: How New Zealand industries, politicians and public reacted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5bce9388f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Kiwis, businesses react to lockdown easing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a8ec82c81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) NBR: [End of lockdown next Monday ‘clearly positive’, Business NZ says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c91cceed8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [‘Why can’t we do what Australia’s done?’ – Bridges says look across Tasman for Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ae30e0b35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Simon Bridges blasts Government after another week of lockdown announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d7133d26a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Simon Bridges says the Government isn’t ready to lift lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6caee54cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Elimination of Covid-19 possible if NZ remains in Level 4 lockdown for two more weeks, Government adviser says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4aa5dfc49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Long weekend breaks ‘a risky thing to do’ – virus modeller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02ce741ab4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Modelling expert says lockdown should be extended two weeks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=128241f706&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josh Van Veen: [Political Ideas in the Pandemic Age](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba8da276c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Dickson and Anna Dickson (Manawat? Standard): [No plan B for virus – it’s out to infect us no matter what](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ddbf9c6f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Contact tracing** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Contact tracing audit exposes significant shortcomings in health system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1907e8dda5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [New Zealand’s contact tracing system for Covid-19 was overloaded, audit finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f0c50f80f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Contact tracing audit finds system ‘beyond capacity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab62ab0826&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Contact tracing too slow, must be expanded – audit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=964ed08216&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Contact tracing capacity ‘a mathematical impossibility’ – Michael Woodhouse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51605d86fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Dr Bloomfield announces advancements in contact tracing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aeb58a3ab2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): [Kiwis still encouraged to keep track of movements despite promise of contact tracing app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd4b240648&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Covid-19 contact tracing apps must have clear privacy boundaries, Privacy Foundation warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aed14f2223&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government, parliament** Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Epidemic Response Committee to probe decision to extend level 4 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b6a50ee67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [The Atlantic praises Jacinda Ardern for putting New Zealand ‘on track for success’ in fight against COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d7d0ded7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: ‘[Empathy in a crisis’ – Jacinda Ardern’s Covid-19 leadership praised by international media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2a86c6dd0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Walters (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern is outclassing Boris Johnson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bb148d626&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sue Allen (Stuff): [Coronavirus campaign a masterclass in communications](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a540b9718&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Carol Hirschfeld (Stuff): [Inside My Bubble: Green Party co-leader James Shaw on keeping optimistic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57b590f612&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dominic Harris (Stuff): [Legal changes coming to allow politician pay cuts amid Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fd1824cb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Blair Jackson (Stuff): [Electoral boundary changes create a new look Southland and Invercargill seats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e33ed769ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown compliance** Blair Ensor (Stuff): [Cafe sold coffee to cops during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dab12793db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis’ support of lockdown measures increases, research shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b40a705578&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Kiwis deserve ‘pat on the back’ for compliance during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a5ca089ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Garth Bray (1News): [Old habits to be tested as New Zealand prepares for Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=969f445347&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Tom McRae (Newshub):[Early childhood teachers don’t want centres open at alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3b5e6871b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Belinda Feek (Herald): [Keep kids at home at alert level 3, professor says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5822472b88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Why schools and kindergartens will reopen under alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb148918ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Donna-Lee Biddle and Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Schools and childcare centres to reopen under alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=759fdff4bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Teachers have spoken very loudly’ – preschools should stay closed under Level 3 restrictions, expert urges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d614d4d763&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Early childhood centres fight to stay shut at Level 3; say it’ll be ‘impossible’ to prevent infections](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b86538736&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Petition for ECE and schools to stay shut in level 3 gains traction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea11377ec0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Principals warn students could fall behind with remote learning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f61e82b8e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Principals keen to get NZ ‘back on its feet’ despite concerns over school return](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f384459c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Infometrics: [‘Covid-19 presents a steep learning curve for education](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=228a25baf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Students want refunds after universities move learning online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d61d315962&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [AUT University to provide laptops, broadband to students at home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3065909c7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Richard Harman (Politik): [We’ve got a long way to go yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24795da0ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Economy thrown much-needed lifeline as Government plans drop to Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edb9fc62ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Many small businesses ‘will never open again’ after Covid-19 turmoil](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd27577d3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Business leaders share tips for surviving crisis based on past recessions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61c19ce2a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Cash is king in a downturn and stop reading disaster stories](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c6f5e4e29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [ASB warns no certainty as to shape of recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff9c5839f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [Economist warns unemployment set to ‘surge’, house prices to fall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6085b410c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **M?ori health response** Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Government’s M?ori Covid-19 response all words, no action – response group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c43013f00c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson, Tapatahi (M?ori TV): [M?ori health leaders disappointed in Govt’s response to support M?ori during COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db09c16bb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** Peter Davis (Herald): [What our health system has learned from pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1e2fa56bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lucy Warhurst (Newshub): [Calls for elective surgeries to resume as NZ moves to alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=273c231dcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [Hawke’s Bay Hospital sets up dedicated Covid-19 areas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5289108235&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Oliver Lewis (Stuff): [Nurse chased to her car, Christchurch Hospital staff car park set to move further away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=312e65f388&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Hospital floor space questioned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22c9f2031e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicole Bremner (1News): [Maternity care providers urge pregnant women not to fear seeking antenatal support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=458389eb89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Torika Tokalau (Stuff): [Auckland nurses dance to keep spirits high amid coronavirus pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1b2068086&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Aged care, resthomes** Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Summerset boss sells stake after company receives $8.8m in government wage subsidies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ecf99deb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Summerset boss sells shares after company takes $8.8m wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2231903d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Union for aged care workers says Government’s $26m funding boost isn’t enough](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8236ada48b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Residential aged care sector understaffed – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4a53f8ede&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis: [Finally…someone gets tough on Facebook](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0607f20da1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Call to force social media giants to pay for traditional news media content](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2243cb95fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government mulls Australian plan to make big tech like Google and Facebook pay for journalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58225e8858&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook and Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Stuff reaches out to readers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4984d697cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Stuff asks website readers to donate to its journalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed1c0a651d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community action, checkpoints** Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [T?hoe bans hunting and camping for alert level 3 at Te Urewera](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fcd93d7f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Stuff): [Harawira’s nonsense shows danger of self appointed guardians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69edf67001&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Winston Peters’ super privacy breach** Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Winston Peters superannuation case: Claim for damages dismissed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b91917c0ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters fails in privacy claim against Paula Bennett, Anne Tolley and others](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=407a288fb5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Court dismisses Winston Peters’ allegation that superannuation leak breached his privacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a13cd18a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Winston Peters superannuation leak privacy court claim fails](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1603cd1351&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Winston Peters’ $1.8m privacy claim against Paula Bennett, Anne Tolley dismissed by High Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d52455153&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Top-earning Auckland officials targeted in lobby group’s name-and-shame](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5745536bfb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Dominion Post): [Conven-19 – the disaster that everyone in Wellington saw coming](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03289c0994&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Tamatha Paul accuses fellow Wellington councillor Diane Calvert of bullying and ‘petty’ behaviour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc4e5ea558&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Pay cut out of her hands says Christchurch mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c9872ae19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams: [Analyst urges West Coast councils to shed staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8959a9174&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams: [Covid-19 forces rethink of Grey District council budget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41fa4dbace&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Waikato’s two billion dollar wishlist for a Covid-19 recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fabb13cf31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones: [Covid-19’s impact: Kawerau seeks $17m to boost economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=536598e392&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Tasman powers on with Waimea hydro dam](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=442c1ec566&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Mothballing may cost 51 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74971942d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Taieri Gorge track to be mothballed, 51 jobs likely to go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ce50e5710&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Dunedin’s Taieri Gorge railway to be mothballed, 51 jobs may go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eefe36fb4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Dunedin’s Taieri Gorge track to be mothballed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12817257c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [DCHL looking to forestry for succour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9088475de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luisa Girao (ODT): [SDC rates increase to be lower than projected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8e2234e78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Banking, finance, insurance** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Loan repayment ‘holidays’ top 100,000, but home loan ‘discounts’ disappear](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ab650f81d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Stubbs (Stuff): [During crisis, is the Finance sector really stepping up?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c6bab8aa1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Banks made $7.5b in new loans during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e652228832&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Tower follows AA Insurance’s coronavirus lockdown profit pledge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5656bdda31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Building and construction** John Anthony (Stuff): [Clean tools twice daily, eat lunch 2 metres apart: The strict new rules construction workers must follow under Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfc61bfd74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald):[Construction sector gets $160m+ wage grants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9094d9df7a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane and Miriam Harris (Newshub): [New protocol for New Zealand’s builders revealed for when COVID-19 lockdown lifts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf5c2b1475&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maria Slade (NBR): [What’s the fix for the wider construction industry?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a68e0215a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Transport** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Tough talks are taking place behind Treasury doors, if Air NZ bail-out set the precedent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47234e0c20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Could fareless public transport boost passenger numbers and cut emissions?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae67f40008&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [Airport security guards patrol the streets as work dries up ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2889704a8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air New Zealand crew self-isolate after physical distancing rule breach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d09ec21df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation, immigration** Daniel Faitaua (1News): [More than 1500 Britons stranded in NZ to return home on UK Government chartered flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ba8bc9527&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Families split by Covid-19 border restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c61556d50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Honeymoon couple stranded in Fiji unable to board flights returning to NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b02b5524a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** RNZ: [Cook Islands opposition calls for govt to take a pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0dc4055a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fiji PM announces new Covid-19 case, total now 18](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b4e4e4963&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Law and legal process must be maintained in Fiji during crises like Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf48d43fdc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fiji schools to remain closed until June](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51319d6cfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Close to 300 arrested in Samoa for breaking Covid-19 orders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b5f7955d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): [Ministry for Environment report paints grim picture for NZ’s freshwater](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51e55ff01e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Covering Climate Now: What difference can individual action make?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=558d82f0e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Other** TVNZ: Q+A: [Motels around the country hosting former prisoners, homeless to try and survive Covid-19 downturn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=371858a038&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): [Level 4 for another week will tip many businesses over](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32dbd795e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Carmel Sepuloni: Ignoring the plight of beneficiaries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eee674febb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Family harm callouts dominate Dunedin police work in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=340878c14b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [New Zealand joins US and UK in condemning arrest of Hong Kong democracy activists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d32255360&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Carville (Bloomberg): ‘[We Needed to Go’: Rich Americans Activate Pandemic Escape Plans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40f297613b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Xero founder Rod Drury taking bolt-hole plan for foreign billionaires to Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3be4f6d9be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Orana Wildlife Park describes appeal response as ‘incredible’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a88c9e44da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [Christchurch zoo forced to seek donations to feed animals as income plummets during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07fc40d4dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Geary and Matthew Littlewood (Timaru Herald): [Mackenzie mayor backs calls for different approach to tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=728c78f5e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Donna Lee Biddle (Stuff): [‘Youth prison’ gets the go-ahead in south Auckland despite community backlash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e5d368be2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand sport has good opportunity post Covid-19 – Martin Snedden](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dccc94fbb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Estimated power bills may be a shock for some – Consumer NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3932ce0866&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Alert level three brings some light for retailers and shoppers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d660d24e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Drone footage reveals lockdown from above](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65e40521d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Charities face hefty revenue cuts due to lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0f9c2edd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Perry Wilton (Newshub): [Elderly handling the loneliness of lockdown better than their grandkids – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6a6fe22b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Fonterra on track to contribute $11 billion to NZ economy despite Covid-19 turmoil](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5394d9d838&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Drugs seized at border plummets during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e043b9154&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)