> ## 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 August 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-21-august-2020/ - Published: 2020-08-20T20:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-08-20T20:45:59.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Govt’s coronavirus response, border policy, political fallout** Peter Dunne: [Labour will be watching and checking everything and keeping its fingers crossed like never before](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba7689ec71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Watkin (RNZ): [Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05deebd17e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Keith Rankin (Evening Report): [Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2285a8d307&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [The opposition’s delicate Covid-19 balancing act](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=604cfcd590&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jesse Mulligan (Newshub): [It’s bollocks to say New Zealand should adopt Sweden’s COVID-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d1d9877ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bob Jones: [The deification of Jacinda](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a6f4178cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Southland Times Editorial: [Heather Simpson: You and whose army?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25810c3933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern looks beyond lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fae5894133&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Prebble (NBR): [‘Go early, go hard’ means repeated lockdowns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=adc1a4dcbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Emma Russell (Herald): [Calls for independent body to take over Government’s pandemic response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4426aeab78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Just one exposure notification has been sent from Covid Tracer app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ccf3d6423d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Government not using all the tools in the fight against Covid-19, says former chief scientist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8eb969617d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins admits he hasn’t read Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 testing strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b2d979019&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government plans to roll out CovidCard, thermal CCTV as part of big push to secure the border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7a38c6455&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Thermal CCTV, Covid cards and more: Govt announces $6m in security upgrades at isolation hotels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5b20e69f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newshub): [CovidCard to be trialled in isolation facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7992a1a7f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Managed isolation facilites: More security measures rolled out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2edf8bade&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Judith Collins claims credit for Government adopting ‘CovidCard’ technology in isolation and quarantine facilities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93832056ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff ): [Troops have no more powers than MIQ security guards they replace](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ea39ab55c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Hotel worker’s infection could lead to tighter controls on infected returnees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d214c29e3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [We need a Pasifika voice’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91532662ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter: [Fighting The Fear Virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8dd8264c6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Debate over face masks continues amid calls for mandatory requirement at workplaces above Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03e7ce9045&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Masked PM praises ESR team for ‘critical’ work in mapping Covid-19 cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=960b9cbee6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Testing of Tauranga port workers for Covid-19 on track for deadline, Health Board says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6289413c1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National’s border security policy** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [National’s Covid-19 pre-border testing idea wouldn’t help much](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d60f33f62d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [National might force Labour to lift its border game](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62e1a3d109&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Judith Collins unveils National’s border security policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a73f8aa9a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [National wants travellers to test negative for Covid-19 before boarding plane to New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae73459d14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National pledges to ‘inject steel’ into border, require negative Covid-19 tests to enter NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30b2d13a5f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National’s border policy: Negative COVID-19 test required before returning to New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78f1225cbf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Nats want to manage Covid like the Christchurch earthquake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c97262bb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Nats, NZ First promise new border agencies as govt ups quarantine security](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf7239ddc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National’s border policy slammed as ‘fraught’ by Labour, ‘deeply disappointing’ by Greens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40e9eee42a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Labour says National’s border plan could ‘do more harm than good’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=457244b356&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZ First border strategy** Stuff Editorial: [Hotels or military bases, what works best?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7682772550&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB/Herald: [Winston Peters breaks ranks with PM over border protection efforts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29dbfbc4b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **ACT’s coronavirus response strategy** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [ACT wants arrivals to isolate at Airbnbs, for NZ to follow Taiwan model](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=686a2e5974&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [ACT wants to ditch government-run isolation hotels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff8afaf528&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [ACT takes ‘wellbeing approach’ with Covid-19 response policy, wants isolation rule-breakers in jail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6319a44477&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Borrowing Ardern catchphrase, David Seymour calls for new ‘wellbeing approach’ to Covid-19 management](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64943d3fb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Reports of more suicides in Queenstown ‘highly unhelpful’, health staffer says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f902f871a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Air New Zealand** 1News: [‘Isn’t this a hole in the wall?’ – New Air NZ boss grilled over Covid safety concerns of unrestricted workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7aae74de4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Covid testing rules for air crew still up in the air](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbf6410778&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland Level 3** Derek Cheng (Herald): [New mystery case makes moving D-Day forward unlikely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a393f8672&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Government not expected to move alert levels at ‘check-in’ today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=998c6a9b34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [Cabinet ministers to consider Covid-19 lockdown settings today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8e6f696dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [What it would take for Government to drop Alert Levels in tomorrow’s review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43a026b74b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Cabinet set to review Alert Levels tomorrow – what they’ll be looking at](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52074de0aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [The ‘critical pieces of information’ Ashley Bloomfield will give Cabinet ahead of COVID-19 alert level review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2b85612a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— RNZ: [‘Choice between health and economy is a bit of a false dichotomy’ – Phil Goff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b7f7ea813&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Aucklanders travelled 57% less for recreation during first Alert Level 3 weekend – Google data](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83f3cc37b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Two arrests after alleged breaches of Auckland’s alert level 3 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24ef4a31a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Pacific community accounts for three-quarters of Auckland COVID-19 cluster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee43cea07c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Northland** Denise Piper (Stuff): [Police expect iwi-led checkpoints to be called off](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5233a843d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jean Bell (RNZ): [Northland economy hit by Auckland’s level 3 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50043d37d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown legality** Dan Satherley (Newshub): [When a tsunami appears, skip the paperwork and ‘get out of the way’ – Chris Hipkins](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e62e1f5e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Conspiracy theories, false rumours, fake news** 1News: [Large number of Kiwis have fallen victim to fake news, Netsafe survey finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd1ba1215a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ximena Smith (RNZ): [Conspiracy theorists aren’t the problem – it’s the rest of us](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63f1600764&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Parents who test positive for Covid-19 won’t lose children, health officials say of widespread false rumour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9855cb2d71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Health Minister Chris Hipkins shuts down myth Oranga Tamariki is taking children from people with COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21b9596a2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): [Facebook’s negligence and the covid conspiracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=867a79fdcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Vaccine** Isaac Davison (Herald): [Three-quarters of New Zealanders intend to get Covid vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5421fcf3de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Election, euthanasia referendum** Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Warnings of election ‘disaster’ if postal votes not properly handled](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f83be7d71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [How Singapore carried out its Covid-19 election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a01c2ee23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Delayed election sees 5000 more young people eligible to vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdda828fc9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick O’Sullivan (Herald): [Local Focus: Workers versus employers – Tukituki candidates give their verdict](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c961bfc706&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Deena Coster (Taranaki Daily News): [Political hopeful wants better democracy for Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9017b44b3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Mike Houlahan (ODT): [As end of life choice referendum looms, we seek your views](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bf31fb087&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sick leave, employment** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Increasing sick leave to 10 days a year a matter of ‘when, not if’ employers say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02d1a229cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [This should be a no-brainer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58dfffb5e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Greens call for 10 days’ sick leave as Labour discusses extension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb45603b06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Greens call for double paid sick leave – ‘Five days is not enough’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd7f9ccb7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Lush Auckland staff told company has no money to pay them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c93605ba3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** 1News: [Thousands of Kiwis miss August mortgage repayments as Covid-19 economic fallout continues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea0ddac140&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Government gives $10 million for social housing and park in central Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0f4796a6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Innovative $2m investment boosts social housing projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43c7f881ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Guangzhou prefabs at Hobsonville Point spark debate: Chris Darby backs scheme, critics weigh in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2df07faf29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Susan Botting (RNZ): [Whang?rei district: 20,000 new homes forecast in 30 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e70c1beeb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Cate Broughton and Dominic Harris (Stuff): [Call for government intervention into Canterbury health’s leadership implosion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=def102bef2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Canterbury medical community voice their anger at DHB](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5771c9a974&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Two more top-level resignations at Canterbury District Health Board, taking total to 7 out of 11](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1fdd5d404&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More high-level resignations expected at Canterbury DHB – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f920f29ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Maori Party’s John Tamihere says diabetes drugs would be funded if P?keh? were suffering](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4693927c74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anusha Bradley (RNZ): [District health boards urged to upgrade hospital IT systems in wake of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f686ec636c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Deena Coster (Stuff): [‘Significant drop’ in ACC claims during nationwide lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=367dfff116&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Comfort in suicide decline but ‘a very long way to go’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dc6e05aec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [New Zealand’s suicide rate drops to three-year low](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=140c394dd4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Even in a recession, what is the right price of assets, when interest rates fall close to zero?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f3f88d40c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Economists forecast lower lockdown damage this time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1f66f3ee37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Regions took massive economic hit during first Covid-19 lockdown, with 50k job losses across NZ – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=228427354b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business, welfare** Brittany Keogh and Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Can the average Kiwi afford to live on the Covid-19 wage subsidy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b2c3e5ca1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [I’ll spend money at local shops, but only if they’re great](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd30295ed4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Auckland lockdown starting to ‘hit hard’ for some families](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=409f26c3e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Expansion of government-backed loans a ‘timely lifeline for businesses’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d41f8141d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Rules relaxed for government business loan guarantees after initial flop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5f2258418&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Government-backed loan size limit raised from $500,000 to $5m in bid to boost interest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c060157077&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Govt tries again to get banks to lend businesses up to $6.25b](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6abe1f25da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Pay cut: NZ directors now earning at least median $219 an hour, survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32424e88df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Restaurants want Government to spend $27m subsidising meals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bb6f80e05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Restaurant association calls for Government-funded dining out push amid Covid-19 struggles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bb652c276&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Calls for New Zealand to adopt ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme, subsidise dining to support hospitality – Restaurant Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=763a4c1c22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Uncertainty could cost country 30,000 jobs: economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=439220b41b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [BNZ plans restructure that could axe 150 jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9751b191c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Auckland, Dunedin airports** Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [NZ needs to be ready to live with covid-19 – Auckland Airport CEO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94683ee54b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Madison Reidy (Newshub): [Auckland Airport CEO ‘frustrated’ by border testing failures amid plunging profits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b773cceb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): S[taff reduced 24% during, post lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06b06d04d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Kate Newton (RNZ): [University NDAs prompt call for independent complaints authority](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10de51ff91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alison Mau and Kirsty Johnston (Stuff): [Call for uni harassment register to stop alleged predators switching jobs undetected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=077b2aa68d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Erin Gourley (Critic): [“Lack of Empathy”: Lecturer’s Quora Posts Made Students Uncomfortable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=830092f51a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [University of Canterbury lecturer under investigation for public Quora posts bashing beneficiaries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99d569dba7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sharnae Hope (Waikato Times): [Covid expert says Hamilton school set bad example hosting jam packed rugby game](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a86043a79c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Child welfare** 1News: [Oranga Tamariki not solely to blame for child uplift, says Maori advocate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b7d994095&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Child abuse findings in Porirua increase, while national cases trend down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef8d9c2b4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Children’s Commissioner looking for Maori assistant commissioner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13a3e02c19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries, animal welfare** Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Two dairy farms want the equivalent of nearly half of Auckland’s water from the Waikato River](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61e9f1539d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Councillor joins protest against live export of dairy cows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31a64b15bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brianna Mcilraith (Stuff): [Activists say they’ll continue live export protests until the practice stops](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd332b38ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [Millions of bees starve to death as beekeepers held up at COVID-19 checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bff885063d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Matt Shand (Waikato Times): [Dysfunction at Tauranga City Council puts elected members at risk of ministerial intervention](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4b99d66f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kiri Gillespie (Herald): [Tauranga City Council unravels as some councillors call for mayor Tenby Powell to resign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6bf4cdeb50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [‘A $27m hole’: Tauranga faces huge bill for defective carpark building](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e60711c54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [Wairarapa rates arrears may indicate financial hardship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3cf56cdb50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckews (ODT): [Legal action still an option against Aurora: Queenstown council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=831cd22de4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Fate of Captain Hamilton statue draws closer after Hamilton council develops new strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fa66aa8f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Trump on NZ’s coronavirus response** RNZ: [Donald Trump again says New Zealand has ‘big outbreak’ of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a40fd1257&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Donald Trump doubles down on NZ’s ‘big outbreak’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec568426d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Donald Trump takes aim at New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b654fd9ae0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Donald Trump doubles down on claims New Zealand experiencing ‘big outbreak’ of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8374ea18a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Mittens nominated for NZer of the year** RNZ: [Mittens nominated for NZer of the year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14bd786428&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (audio) **Other** 1News: [Chlöe Swarbrick explains ‘politics is f\*\*\*\*\*’ statement, speaks out against theatrics in Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=017b1f6623&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Newton (RNZ): [Still no answers for some after WINZ investigation into wrongly denied payments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fbee8ef93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [These are the borrowers New Zealand is happy to forget](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72a71067ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Stuff): [Vices, vanity, fantasy: Joanne Harrison fraud saga highlights calls for public’s right to know about serial con artists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2746e1eb0d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): [Winston Peters tweet appreciated but more New Zealand support needed as Belarus crisis deepens, ‘super scared’ human rights activist says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef7190830f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [New coroners yet to ease backlog of thousands of cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1fe373bc4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: ‘[Time is running out’: Kapiti mayor, local hap? ask Crown to step in and protect ancestral airport land](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a128f1671b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland volcanic cones to close unless fireworks banned](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=770544d1e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Concerns over how Maori data will be looked at as New Zealand plans to join international cybercrime treaty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=692b9c4bc0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kaysha Brownlie (Newshub): [Man whose wife was killed in Christchurch terror attack wants to meet ‘brother’ gunman face to face](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d77725ea3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [NZ Super Fund still in the picture as Auckland light rail heads to the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f57de3e670&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Fossil fuel share of KiwiSaver money drops as oil company shares tank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e0ac8e458&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Whitmore (Herald): [Our electricity market needs changing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a2914aacd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Siena Yates (Stuff): [Owners won’t change Auckland restaurant’s controversial name, Kingi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0482acf7d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)