> ## 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 – 22 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-22-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-21T20:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-22T20:34:20.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **National Party leadership vote** Richard Harman (Politik): [D-day for Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2b2355597&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Hooton (Herald): [National’s only leadership choice is Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2df71be685&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [It’s a tough race when you are Mr 29 per cent – Simon Bridges faces extraordinary pressure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23985185f0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Damage and risks in National’s leadership contest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba8445eecf&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jason Walls (Herald): [National MPs arrive at Parliament ahead of leadership vote between Simon Bridges and Todd Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d93ffa2ff&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Andy Fyers (Stuff): [Simon Bridges v Todd Muller: Is any change better than no change for National?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2756391e22&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Bob McCroskie: [Simon Bridges v Todd Muller – voting record on family & moral issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41978fedb7&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [Political Roundup: Todd Muller has the momentum to become National’s leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=689568088e&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [National’s leadership vote to set the party’s course for the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2e186b0a2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Wilson (Herald): [What Simon Bridges really got wrong](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e227cbea3&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Damien Grant (Stuff): [Todd Muller: The uninteresting middle manager lacking charm and zing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f46e0d8264&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Hehir (Spinoff): [National needs the leadership challenge to be a clean kill. It won’t be one](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cabc5aea5&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Will changing National’s leader really make a difference?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15bfea4d8d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: [National caucus faces a big decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d708cb0dcf&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Neale Jones (Herald): [What Simon Bridges could learn from Andrew Little](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e288fad4d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Who has the numbers in the National Party?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7911ba8ffb&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [All-in bet exposes party divisions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e25ac90b33&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Simon Bridges a victim of enduring stardust](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcdf498828&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Simon Bridges is doomed, even if he wins National vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0902d99571&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Dower (Newstalk ZB): [National Party leadership battle ‘isn’t a done deal’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e86e4d86d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Heather Roy: [Even Jesus Couldn’t Have Beaten Ardern’s Popularity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f61c9fa8c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [MPs expenses appear to show Todd Muller has been campaigning for months to roll Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f93e7a797&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [Big jump in National MP Todd Muller’s travel spend in past three months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc50510a22&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Todd Muller’s expenses show he is spending like a leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98830daefc&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [National leadership coup: Todd Muller lapping at the heels of Simon Bridges in MP expenses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb0ce84789&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke and Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Simon Bridges v Todd Muller: National Party leadership to be decided at noon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0cb7b7d6f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National Party showtime: Simon Bridges and Todd Muller prepare for leadership battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b48f8d34f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Judith Collins rules out run for leadership, but won’t rule out visit from Todd Muller offering deputy role](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33c18f30a1&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Dark arts’: Is Judith Collins plotting a post-election coup?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2475a4fde8&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) AAP: [Who is Todd Muller? A look at the MP challenging for the National Party leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98748af1c9&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [‘OK boomer’: National Party leader candidate Todd Muller the man who copped insult from Chlöe Swarbrick](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6183ca8310&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Sprint for National Party leadership to end tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c53125b10&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘At least he’s not putting off voters’: How Todd Muller’s anonymity could help National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72052cfdd9&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Limited options for National after poor poll result – Ben Thomas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a733166d3e&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Simon Bridges’ tactics likely to lose him the leadership challenge – Matthew Hooton](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=654bfefb59&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Matthew Hooton: Simon Bridges brought leadership challenge upon himself](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33705deaad&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [National leader Simon Bridges ‘must take responsibility’ for poor polling – Matthew Hooton](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eba4231771&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [National leadership coup: Simon Bridges confident ahead of new poll, Todd Muller challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a643169a6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Paula Bennett ‘really confident’ she and Simon Bridges will survive leadership challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0504e66858&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Paula Bennett ‘confident’ her leadership role is safe ahead of National’s emergency caucus vote](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a77fef4d36&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Todd Muller arrives in Wellington on eve of attempt to oust Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a899a5126a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [Nikki Kaye ‘very busy’ as she heads to Wellington with challenge vote looming](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d6bd383f0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [National leadership coup: Simon Bridges, Todd Muller in Wellington ahead of Friday showdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b147d2357c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Shand and Kirsty Lawrence (Stuff): [Muller v Bridges – it’s ‘meh’ among their hometown voters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4fa3aba4d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges’ leadership foe Todd Muller battling for face recognition – ‘Chris whatever his name is’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ba1ce1a61&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **1News Colmar Brunton Poll** 1News: [Pressure mounts as National falls to 29%, Labour skyrockets in 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9ece5f1c8&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern soars in preferred PM ratings in 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3e16d65b6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1New: [Jessica Mutch McKay: 2020 will see ‘election like no other’ after latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d299dd964&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Prominent National MPs in the firing line as support for party plummets in new 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bec58f955&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [National Party to hold leadership vote today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=374545022d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Mark Mitchell may contest National Party leadership, 1 NEWS understands](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=218fd887c5&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Newshub: [Second political poll spells trouble for Simon Bridges as Jacinda Ardern’s popularity skyrockets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc39ee1dcd&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New poll: National at 29 percent, Labour has best result ever](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=678ec1bd87&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [New political poll: National drops to 29%, Labour up to 59](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a229f556ba&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, budget** Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): [Jacinda Ardern on the road to recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e371a892b5&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Vanessa Cole, Nathalie Jaques, Murdoch Stephens and Shannon Walsh (ESRA): [Budget 2020 Report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f7a6b12671&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Government’s economic response slammed for favouring men](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58d5a75e8d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkoint: [Call for A-grade taskforce to keep pace with Australia’s Covid-19 economic recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2089dc75f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern’s Business Advisory Council says Australia is handling impacts of COVID-19 better than NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c9cf8773b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Act leader: relaxing rules within level 2 sends wrong signal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a1154e19c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Government’s ‘shovel-ready’ projects won’t save construction industry, expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c8d4118d2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘We’ve got to get going’ – Union leader calls for faster start on infrastructure projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dffcbab8a8&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Prebble (NBR): [Heaven help us – it is funny money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=309c74bfad&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Heather Roy: [A Letter to My Children: About Your Inheritance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=35427540c3&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Four day week, employment, job losses** Esther Taunton (Stuff): [How could a four-day week work for Kiwis?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9b53b7f65&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern ‘encourages’ employers to think about four-day week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc27366ebc&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: E[mployers divided on concept of four-day working week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=330444429d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Fallow (Herald): [Wishful thinking won’t save tourism jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ba1ae9d3e&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Fletcher Building workers coming to grips with proposed 1000 job cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83ebb53235&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [No, Inland Revenue won’t pay $15 a week for work-from-home expenses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=987bad6622&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Who’s responsible for health and safety of Kiwis working from home?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=581f5afb61&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Workers anxious about return to work in level 2 where there was once a confirmed case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16ae51199d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Government spending on contractors and consultants, public service** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Government spent $914 million on contractors and consultants last year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d67f05c768&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [The real power lies in the bureaucrats – Dion Tuuta](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27a6034b7a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Election** 1News: [Clean pens and more voting stations: How Election Day will look under Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c846450c6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Contact tracing** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Government’s contact tracing app ‘insufficient for businesses’ – developer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0df42dbda8&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: The Detail: [Our contact tracing app – how effective will it be?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2d8a37d462&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Contact tracing a ‘very significant challenge’ for Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8274c33f70&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) OASIS: [The NZ COVID-19 Tracer App](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=672e5baa46&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Appleby (1News): [Man films himself giving Nelson pet shop worker a hard time after being asked to sign contact tracing register](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2293e114f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Outrage after man rants at Animates employee that COVID-19 contract tracing ‘breaches’ his privacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e9e2cea7a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Religious gatherings at Level 2** Maiki Sherman (1News): [Police give green-light to large church services, contradicting PM’s stance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7e64c872b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee meets with religious leaders ahead of gatherings decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a55cb7e2be&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Board chair says DHB was forced to choose cheaper building option](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1086de19ca&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Elective surgery catch-up could take years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f3c5d24a2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Five actions to improve the health of all New Zealanders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38ac1a1677&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Primary care nurses reject ‘insufficient’ pay offer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=22a98a112c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Youthline launches public appeal for help amid surge in demand for services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f4b86cfbf&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Forbes (RNZ): [SFO drops Counties Manukau DHB case after year-long investigation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2804a64fed&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Covid-19 adds to Mary Potter’s ‘unsustainable’ deficits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=809aef4036&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Period poverty campaigners delighted over $2.2 million Government Budget allocation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c485ad872&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Family wants answers after suicide attempt: ‘He never should’ve been released’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab774acebe&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis** Brendon Egan (Stuff): [Cannabis study provides glimpse into how New Zealand may vote in referendum](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58a4ae99a2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New study finds middle-aged Kiwis are more likely to oppose cannabis law change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87e50cddfc&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [More middle-aged Kiwis opposed to legalisation than in favour – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf991f881c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [New Zealanders reluctant to talk to their doctor about medicinal cannabis, study finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fef1f9f7d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis (Herald): [There are no benefits to foreign ownership of media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffd7d715fd&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZME shares slip as Stuff sale appears to enter home straight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b107be682d&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Reweti Kohere (NBR): [Nine’s more favourable bid comes at NZME’s cost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c02d252778&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Unnamed buyer vying to purchase Stuff, NZME pushed out of negotiation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fd3c82758&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Edward Gay (Stuff): [NZME court action declined to enable third party bid to buy Stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=088e52b4c0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Risk of Stuff closure outweighed NZME’s bid for more time with Nine, High Court rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42deabd702&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (RNZ): [Another possible Stuff buyer emerges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=789f396096&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Fate of New Zealand’s magazine industry days away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9dad7f4c06&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Housing** Isaac Davison (Herald): [Rough sleeping all but eliminated in New Zealand as pandemic crisis frees up motels and housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4840b929e1&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Households already coming off home loan ‘holidays’, banks say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52222bf652&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [On a six-month loan holiday? Expect contact from your bank soon](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b7c4c5532&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [New Zealand’s housing bubble on the brink of bursting – global economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e64d76df6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Welfare** Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [WINZ begins to back pay people wrongly denied benefits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64483d59b5&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Demand for food parcels levels off, but could return, Sallies says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50effa853a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Civil Aviation Authority** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Major report finds ‘culture of fear’ in Civil Aviation Authority](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8b1adf8f2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Civil Aviation Authority apologises for ‘pockets of poor culture’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3d3ac353e&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Bevin(NBR): [Ministerial review finds CAA bullying result of poor leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=172001aa35&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Air New Zealand** Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Air NZ defends redundancy process after criticism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=200dafe620&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Calida Stuart-Menteath (NBR): [Airways ploughs ahead, axes air traffic control towers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3e7dd9ba1&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Anthony (Stuff): [Call for Air New Zealand to extend airfare refunds to all customers affected by Covid-19 cancellations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ec0d3ea73&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport, roading** Joel MacMTanus (Stuff): [Covid-19 could change Wellington’s transport forever](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c253dd91e&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Southland council not interested in toll road to West Coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=711af980c3&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Davison (ODT): [‘Inland port’ at Milburn gets backing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1234fdc5dc&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** RNZ: [Maori Land Court rules in favour of activists in fight over polluted Lake Horowhenua](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66abd64f4b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [The jaw-dropping impact New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown had on carbon dioxide emissions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f550ba53b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Susan Botting: [Northland councillors could take pay cuts now new legislation has passed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bef31577b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington City councillors agree to reduce e-scooter speed limit to make area safer for pedestrians](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=426951a945&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [All systems go for capital’s e-scooters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7087de2e6a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Chlorine investigation costs Napier ratepayers $240k](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b661b178f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Anan Zaki (RNZ): [Solid progress: thousands of titles checked before red zone land handed over](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32f0edd29c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [QLDC wants more staff to deal with crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7eb80f998&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Case made for pedestrian-centric approach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3dd36288e0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland seeks early return of international students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b84186d9b7&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Body (Herald): [Open New Zealand’s doors to international students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa7219db36&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Defence** John Gibb (ODT): [Cancers rife for veterans](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6ab4cad8d9&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Calls for Mururoa veterans and descendants registry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fdbda87601&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Government approves $206 million spend on ?hakea Air Base](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=920730e68f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Kiwis don’t understand what the military does – Veterans Affairs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0f0e6cbb3&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid-19 conspiracy theories** John Weekes (Stuff): [Attacks on 5G cellphone towers show ‘idiotic’ social media conspiracy theories growing threat to NZ, analyst says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33393da82f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): [Post Covid-19, it’ll be life but not as we know it](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f46d8392e8&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Maori TV): [What should the future of NZ look like beyond COVID-19?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e36d0acd51&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Keith Locke (Evening Report): [Covid-19 coronavirus helps us reshape NZ foreign policy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5d70f399f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Chinese embassy in Auckland vandalised amid increasing tensions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2892f9657b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jan Jordan (Stuff): [The shocking truth about our sexual violence statistics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9c7a7ebe9&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Homicide, sexual assault charges plummet during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4411c6faa2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Why Act is a better right-wing political rival than National](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af9d2ea491&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Here’s how banks decide what interest rate you’ll pay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e10dd55e2&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Megan Harvey (Herald): [Stranded work visa holders’ heartbreaking plea to return to New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c35b72e7a&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) John Weekes (Stuff): [Sophia Malthus, paralysed in horse riding accident, has reparations slashed more than $100,000](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=95bfa55c0c&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori Tv): [Calls for the Govt to better integrate the Treaty into decision-making process](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a987f9da03&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Why Audible advert featuring Clarke Gayford was banned from TV](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=593606c16b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘They’re dreadful numbers’ – John Campbell questions Shane Jones’ confidence in NZ First following poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=667a002b3f&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Most Kiwis ‘satisfied with life’ during COVID-19 lockdown, Ministry of Health survey reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2320aa82e0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Kiwi spirit’ has NZers feeling more hopeful than Australians amid Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23095ba60b&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Worthington (1News): [Glenbrook Vintage Railway launches crowdfunding campaign to survive Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98dcfebfa6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Backlogged NZ Post parcels will start to be sent this week after COVID-19 lockdown delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b8e052b339&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Kaik?ura youth programme: ‘We can focus on actually doing the mahi’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c0963dee6&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news) Zoe Samios (Stuff): [Australian radio host Alan Jones breached rules in Jacinda Ardern ‘sock down her throat’ broadcast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4106096ba0&e=b77e942750&ref=goodoil.news)