> ## 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 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-21-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-20T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-21T10:18:02.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **National Party leadership** Luke Malpass and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Simon Bridges vs Todd Muller: It’s all about the big W for National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69c38d2726&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [National had better be sure if Simon Bridges is to be axed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58d670c421&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Game on for Simon Bridges and Todd Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24abaf2e5c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): [How Bridges flushed out Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42c04953bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Simon Bridges’ leadership hangs by a thread as he prepares for showdown with Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abed3599f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Simon Bridges made ‘political power play for the ages’, puts coup on his own terms – Tova O’Brien](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5de4f9dac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cat MacLennan (RNZ): [Why Bridges’ leadership tactics are tanking his ratings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=244bc0b7bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National Party’s Simon Bridges lays down gauntlet to challengers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d696b626d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Mutch McKay (1News): [Simon Bridges challenges leadership rivals to ‘put up or shut up’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdf32310e0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: P[eter Dunne: Simon Bridges has won ’round one’ of leadership fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3eec1f26a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [National can still win this election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f368bba45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [National are blowing their election chances](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55fd7f2310&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges acknowledges coup attempt within his own party after disastrous poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2894ade9cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls and Claire Trevett (Herald): [National leadership coup: Todd Muller confirms he’ll challenge Simon Bridges on Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e6704bc42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Todd Muller confirms leadership challenge, tells National MPs Simon Bridges cannot win election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a199e89231&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Not possible to win with Simon Bridges’ – Todd Muller officially fighting for National Party leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24acab0e01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National leadership: Todd Muller emails coup challenge to caucus, saying National can’t win under Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c25e8fac7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye, historic rivals to Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ee207cce4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Todd Muller, the man who could be prime minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fa0836c84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Todd Muller facing name recognition challenge with New Zealanders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b7867e448&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye: Who are the National MPs taking a pop at leading the party?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=331c5604bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [National confirms leadership vote to be held on Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e54b7b62e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls and Claire Trevett (Herald): [Simon Bridges coup: National considers emergency caucus meeting on Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40a6021d11&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Simon Bridges considering early caucus meeting to head off leadership challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d9df70086&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [National leadership vote could be held on Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e5de40c64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Woodhouse pledges allegiance as Bridges faces challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39cc05aa9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National leader Simon Bridges faces coup: Judith Collins says no-confidence vote would fail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c80f83455&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [National leadership woes: MP says Muller is ‘pale stale male’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c7cadff79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Power Play – It’s all on as Simon Bridges appears to call challengers’ bluff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab62f64ba0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National planning emergency caucus meeting as potential leadership candidate pledges allegiance to Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3d950f46d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges acknowledges coup attempt within his own party after disastrous poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73f2bd6238&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Bridges backs himself, saying the challenge to his leadership will be dealt with ‘quickly’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e086a192f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘Paula Benefit’ slip least of Bridges’ worries – Winston Peters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6346e374f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [‘Paula Benefit’: Simon Bridges mispronounces Paula Bennett’s name](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=894adfae61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, PM promotes four-day working week** RNZ: [Collateral Damage: The cost of fighting Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd50929ebf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Giovanni Torre (Daily Telegraph): [Four-day working week mooted as part of recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0051495267&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [PM, Perpetual Guardian champion four day working week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95decf17de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Kiwi businessman says four day work week could help to rebuild NZ’s economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9443472096&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [‘All we’ve seen is the disruption, the real recession starts now’ – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b99411c31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Treasury modelling helicopter money, not tax hikes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=befa8facf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Treasury: post-Covid unemployment forecast of 4% to 6% ‘about level of precision you can expect’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=576d689d59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cameron Bagrie (Stuff): [Higher taxes or bold decisions; the stark choice facing post-Covid governments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1537256cb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Fletchers** Duncan Bridgeman (Herald): [Fletcher Building’s heavy cuts highlight the economic pain ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ade05eadcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Construction workers hitting the streets as job cuts arrive](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9159d3b0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Fletcher Building job cuts paint grim picture of economy, analyst says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88e69e11f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne GIbson (Herald): [Four reasons Fletcher Building so hard hit: Ross Taylor reveals why 1500 jobs could go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=346c7d032a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tim Hunter (NBR): [NZ residential market outlook ‘savage’, says Fletcher CEO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c66067d26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Fletcher to lay off 1000 Kiwis, 500 Australians as part of business reset](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=557a782f1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Fletcher Building to lay off 10% of workforce, about 1000 jobs in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf24cb6cd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Bradford (1News): [About 1000 NZ jobs to vanish as Fletcher Building announces massive redundancy plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f92ac983f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fletcher Building to lay off 1000 staff in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70c6a32ca5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Fletcher Building to axe 1000 jobs in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1334d89ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Victoria Young (BusinessDesk): [Fletcher stresses importance of independence, won’t continue wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c85c85fa41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Where to now for Fletcher Building after 1500-job bombshell?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92c7d4a1e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Air New Zealand** RNZ: Checkpoint: [Air NZ cabin crew on furlough: Hibernation or hostage-taking?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=237de6c991&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air New Zealand announces 3500 job losses due to Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=deec79ff6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Air New Zealand making more than 1300 staff redundant, union says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bb41798ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Air NZ – more than 1300 staff to lose jobs: union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=328d7d645a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air NZ: 1300 cabin crew lose their jobs, process ‘rushed’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ea6fd0a37&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air New Zealand to make more than 1300 cabin crew redundant – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d749f1795e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tracing app** Chris Keall (Herald): [Govt tracing app only good for ‘one unlikely scenario’ – academic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f80d5194b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [What use is the Government’s app, really?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4b1045e3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Ministry of Health defends using Amazon to develop NZ COVID-19 Tracer app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b1892a1ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘Digital diary’ tracing app trips up; users unable to log on, ‘can’t use it’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f7bf7244a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mahmoud Elkhodr (The Conversation): [New Zealand’s COVID-19 Tracer app won’t help open a ‘travel bubble’ with Australia anytime soon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e5ee024e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Flaws in Government’s contact tracing app beginning to surface, just hours after release](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0246c6d98d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Plenty of flaws in contact tracing app, claims businessman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=528d5afc7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More than 92,000 people already registered on NZ tracing app – Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9491a15394&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Covid-19 contact tracing app – case number still key factor in alert levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d82c6add30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dr Bloomfield reassures Kiwis privacy is priority in new Covid-19 contact tracing app](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24e742bf7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Epidemic Response Committee** Jason Walls (Herald): [The Government is doubling down on ‘dismiss’ don’t ‘defend’ attitude](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc47c3de6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern defends letter telling ministers to avoid COVID-19 Epidemic Response Committee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bfc3463e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis accused of skipping COVID-19 committee for Facebook Live](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8b1ad07f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public health measures** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [‘Sore throat’ omitted from Covid-19 arrival cards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d059aa29a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Father who caught COVID-19 from Waitakere nurse daughter says he did ‘everything humanly possible’ to avoid it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b61a1c0b35&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natalia Sutherland (1News): [Uber Eats and supervised walks: A glimpse into Covid-19 quarantine for Kiwis returning home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e33585a76c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): PM [Jacinda Ardern says ‘no timeframe’ for move to Alert Level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=531f5c5cbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Level 2 restrictions to be reviewed every two weeks – Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4bb88c820&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Increase to gatherings under Level 2 to be considered by Cabinet on Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce9d5863d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘We do intend to keep phasing in additional activity under level 2’ – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d143e5720d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Cabinet to consider mass gathering rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7cf5c7375b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Three Covid-19 cycles with no community transmission, but Ardern cautions NZ’s ‘journey is far from over’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ec39adba3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Oz preparing for second covid-19 wave, NZ isn’t: AFT Pharmaceuticals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88f9dd1d2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [National MP: Social distancing rules from ‘St Jacinda’ are rubbish](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0e394ad62&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [‘I’m no sheep’: National MP Matt King rubbishes Government’s COVID-19 distancing rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d860b331bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pilots want mandatory face masks for air travellers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=248139fd29&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Extra public holiday** 1News: [Winston Peters pours cold water on one-off public holiday idea](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11709103b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Peters: NZ First won’t support more public holidays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9431e85e5e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [The evolution of public holidays, as Government considers an extra long weekend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86f91868a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Make Matariki the one-off public holiday on July 13 this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fde33dae5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Calls for Matariki to be new public holiday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4eaca13b17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Health system ‘reset’: Auckland DHB debates prioritising Maori and Pacific patients for elective surgeries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc01187ac9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Hospital picks clinicians’ least preferred option for new build](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f88de58ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [$40m cost to fix Wakari Hospital: report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5225b869e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Fears delays to bowel screening could be deadly](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc755a90b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron van Delden: [Lockdown adds to Gisborne surgery backlog – and no end in sight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8336807874&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [More lives at risk in mental health units – grieving parents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3524d76871&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Conan Young (RNZ): [Christchurch red bus fleet could be sold after council weighs options](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03c953fe4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland Council pay cuts: ‘It’s a big call on them’ – Phil Goff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3751c84fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland Council targets savings of $120 million, says chief executive Stephen Town](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57d33dda06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Aucklanders give thumbs up to council’s Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3c8bf8776&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Okura/Long Bay developer Todd Property to pay Auckland Council and others $300,000 after failed appeal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=578a2c8bd3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [What did Wellington mayor Andy Foster learn on his $30k leadership course?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00a76cc6cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Elderly Mangawhai couple may lose home in long-running rates dispute](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0540d8ad5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Whakat?ne council chases government for costs of three crises](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bb2d05d83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [Outrage as Dunedin Council spends $40k on street makeover in response to COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9f99553ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Price (ODT): [Repay Aurora Energy dividends, DCC told](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e054373e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Budget too weak on climate – Commission](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eafb3a7acd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Leining (Interest): [Even against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot afford to press ‘pause’ on climate action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bca677baf3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Climate change creeps in during focus on Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56cd1f3d6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [New Zealand’s world-leading carbon cuts in coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f5b29a02a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nina Hindmarsh (Stuff): [Council slammed for springs’ Environment Court submission as ‘scandalous’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fafa9c6c94&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [120 tonnes in one day: Wellington recycling like ‘Christmas on steroids’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0595e90985&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** RNZ: [Four-year closure of station, rail crossing due to Auckland CRL construction start soon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6bf3f5166&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Merit in exploring commuter rail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d389775836&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Disability advocate calls for less congested footpaths as NZTA considers rule change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a85f79d507&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): [Rumours rife over Transmission Gully construction as negotiations drag](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44b0e2b1f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** 1News: [$6b annual cost of tolerating damp, mouldy homes in NZ outweighs price to insulate them – advocate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6fe48f26e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Rents could stabilise as Airbnb properties get sold, converted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e353c65bfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Maori make up 60% of homeless, 40% of public housing tenants – Te Matapihi](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d811aeca3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maori TV: [Jacinda Ardern speaks on working alongside Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d36c05c7c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Which regions of New Zealand will have biggest house price falls?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=062b4916d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [ANZ warns there’s a risk house prices could fall by more than 10% to 15% this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48c9b7f40a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Borrowers rush to break loan terms for cheaper rates, but is it a good idea?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=395de1049e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Victoria University forges ahead with ’employee gifting programme’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca182974a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Victoria University staff asked to donate salaries to save jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9f0c6a41b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Number of students heading back to class continues to climb post lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b912325b90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Many schools in South still waiting for govt-funded devices](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf5170cb89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey** Herald: [Advocate calls for justice reform after survey finds sexual violence vastly unreported in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bf9c84917&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Edge (Northern Advocate):[Reporting sexual assault: Specialist police teams and court in North could help victims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86761351d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Crime survey shows Kaupapa Maori services need more resources, staff – advocate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d236bceb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Insurance** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Take care before jumping on insurance relief, FMA warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7914172d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald: [Regulator warns of fishhooks in insurance industry’s financial relief offers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47adf67185&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Media** Colin Peacock (RNZ): [Media on the block vulnerable to vultures?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd6dbe49d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate McNamara (Stuff): [Despite NZME’s clumsy wooing, there are still compelling reasons to link with Stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a90eee4bd5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Man shot dead by police was still in stolen car – police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=360ddb9b79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Police remain at scene of fatal shooting in Taranaki](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=298a49c25f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leighton Keith (Stuff): [Police challenged Taranaki man several times before shooting him dead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbcf472fee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Taranaki man shot by police named as Allan Rowe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e01a15545&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** 1News: [Tourists still barred from Cape Reinga despite drop to Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d98d5733d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Chatham Islands offers ‘overseas’ holiday during Covid crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5ac4d755f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** 1News: [Agriculture Minister says drought relief funding won’t go directly towards feed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d61729dc77&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Govt buying 2000 pigs a week as industry struggles with surplus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1914585a69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Julie Iles (NBR): [Privacy Act stuck in ‘Covid limbo,’ Commissioner says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de1f583462&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Winston Peters says leak details came from media: ‘We, and others, know who the leak is’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f97a39dd80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Chaplin (BusinessDesk): [Done too much, much too young – KiwiSaver’s teen angst](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d23bdf5ab4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Kaitlin Ruddock (1News): [Up to 20 lives may have been saved during lockdown as workers stayed home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=68797f8edd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Franks (Stuff): [29 countries stop sending post to NZ, Kiwis waiting months for letters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f541ea97b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Potato prices up 18 percent as food costs rise in April](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4173768c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin and Kate Green (Stuff): [Beauty giant Mecca barring entry to customers with high temperatures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2d75fe105&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Millions due to Corrections under bond for building prefab cells](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d4509329c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Moore (1News): [Tearfund postpones ethical fashion guide amid pandemic, instead encourages Kiwi brands to ‘build back better’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efaac3a465&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [185,000 households could be told to move off copper phone lines any time from March](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2726129bd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Kiwi Salvation Army worker allegedly murdered in Tonga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70525c06a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Sir Apirana Ngata’s legacy to continue with funding – Te Puia Gen Manager](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1cfd77483&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Hobbs (1News): [Man charged with threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern elects for jury trial](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d798fadb5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Hayward (Stuff): [New World Redcliffs sacks 19 staff as it rebrands to Four Square](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4d9f4867b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)