> ## 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 – 23 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-23-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-22T20:40:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-22T20:52:24.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **National Party, Simon Bridges’ leadership** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [National MPs concerned about leader Simon Bridges’ ‘tone’ on COVID-19, ‘membership is not happy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34488509e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Those who could depose Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8371ec615&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Why it’s easy to believe the National coup story](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a89881a23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Duncan Garner (Newshub): [Alleged National Party coup has ‘classic hallmarks’ of previous leadership spills](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9833952a72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Martin van Beynen (Press): [Bridges had a point on unpreparedness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e50938e10&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB):[It’s absurd to suggest Simon Bridges’ lockdown criticism is politicking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed5a7fa684&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Political commentators predict Simon Bridges will remain leader until election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=854b0529d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Simon Bridges quashes claim of a National Party coup attempt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18ee9e15d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Simon Bridges denies claims of impending National Party coup](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c7fd68bb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Rumours Simon Bridges will be rolled ‘just nonsense’ – Paul Goldsmith](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c0f6553e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Simon Bridges defends stance after backlash from post criticising government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fbcabd673&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges defends controversial Facebook post criticising Govt after Level 4 extension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6205b84037&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Simon Bridges denies claims of impending National Party coup, defends Facebook post](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b01982399&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Finance Minister says Simon Bridges is ‘politicising’ the level 4 lockdown extension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf70617052&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [John Key describes what Chris Luxon would be like as prime minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b62e384b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Former PM John Key praises Christopher Luxon as National leader Simon Bridges faces backlash](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af8858a9c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** John McClure (Stuff): [Should we go just as hard on other killer diseases?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffb81be0b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Pharmac back-tracks on plan to fund lung cancer drug Keytruda](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0e1f9eee4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [‘Decades of neglect’ of the health system have caused Covid-19 breakdown issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=029f809c7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Health workers threatened with disciplinary action for speaking out over PPE issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e62797575d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [‘PPE breach’ blamed for Christchurch healthcare workers catching Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db8a5e88e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2646d9c191&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern disagrees with frontline health workers saying there’s an issue with flu vaccine supplies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=583a552478&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Medical Association warns not to make flu mistakes with a Covid-19 vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e3de27968&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Reusable masks to add extra layer of protection for workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a14ff62e3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Health watchdog warns ordinary patients slipping through Covid-19 cracks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f13b2db3af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sean Hogan (1News): [Patients not turning up to hospitals for heart attacks as DHBs look to clear growing backlogs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07f45c136f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Nine to Noon: [Covid and cancer, treatment & diagnosis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=162ef743ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sae Strang (Newshub): [Lack of test results in the health sector causes anxiety for high-risk patient](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e245c869ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tina Law and MIchael Hayward (Stuff): [Elective surgeries may increase as Covid-19 alert level drops](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c845c96068&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Clashes over rest home testing, flu vaccinations at Epidemic Response hearing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddc02c1e7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Health Minister can’t confirm when payment to GPs will be made; we contact trace only 185 cases a day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=adc1dfeb8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [GPs have funding pulled just as they’re bracing for the ‘tsunami’ after the lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88f3633d92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Doctors say Government not coughing up ‘promised’ Covid-19 funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a5236e0f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Medical Association warns many GP clinics will not survive after lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b7bee7208&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [GPs fear for jobs, midwives feel ignored from government support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cdad04a41&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee challenges government’s health response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=791407ed05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Frontline health workers’ blunt warning to government the sector is facing financial collapse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=253ed15568&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Dental association warns Epidemic Response Committee of looming crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37d6fdaec8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dentists warn of major problems as Covid-19 lockdown continues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f3db6666a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Dentists issue dire industry warning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77b64314c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [COVID-19 lockdown triggers ‘huge’ increase in mental health issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=148436e79c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louisa Steyl (Stuff): [SDHB ready for second wave of coronavirus cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edbd172ef4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Contact tracing, surveillance** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Contact tracing system blamed for New Zealand remaining in Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65abf8e9ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Businesses say they’re in the dark about contact tracing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a7485e2c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid-19 strategy** Derek Cheng (Herald): [The brink of elimination? Number of higher risk cases down to two](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c118b8b59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AP: [The world looks on as NZ aims to pull off bold goal of eliminating Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d30af31d28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Oliver Lewis (Stuff): [New Zealand wants to ‘crush Covid-19 completely’ says infectious diseases doctor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e84af7fc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jame Baker (Stuff): [Health expert says second Covid-19 wave possible](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e17ef0bdd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Health Ministry cautious over reports of re-infection](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e756ad8825&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [New report shows how New Zealand’s alert system could help rest of the world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dc4d235c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government, parliament** Herald: [‘I disagree’: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at odds with a number of people during press conference](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=557f6237f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [General Election date should be moved – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e3e63183a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Gluckman (Stuff): [Democratic innovation provides platform for public trust in midst of crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=628bd45811&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy, government spending, trade** Brian Fallow (Interest): [How the Government is funding its massive increase in spending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aaf108ad6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Toby Moore (Stuff): [Fixation on public debt comes with tradeoff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d75dba9b66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Stuff): [China trade in the age of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc2d590006&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [‘Truly enormous’ economic hit will push jobless to 11%, house prices down 15%: ANZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=835166dba2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [The economic pain of pandemic still ahead of us](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=087b925e36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business, employment** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [KiwiRail is latest state-owned business to discuss help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3c1b5cd97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Barnes (Stuff): [Why working less could get us back to ‘normality’ sooner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff54164b43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern rejects Labour MP’s doubt about strength of small businesses pre-lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4cbded940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [PM rejects comments by MPs on small business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8faf669e32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Avoiding the depression](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28dfc2d12f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [MP Deborah Russell says businesses struggling in lockdown must have had a lack of financial strength](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9413f3d9e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Labour MP Deborah Russell blames businesses for struggling during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28507fb399&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Labour MP Deborah Russell facing backlash over ‘tone-deaf’, ‘offensive’ remarks on small businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55cd49bdfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Bank support of loans scheme for SMEs too slow – Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8879659683&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Orr tells banks to boost SME spend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c37f2ff832&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Kim Moodie (Herald): [‘I don’t want an epidemic in my community’ – Morrinsville College Principal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=207cc66f9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Jacinda Ardern hits back at Morrinsville College principal’s stance over school openings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a07f902bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen McConnell (Stuff): [Teachers are essential workers. Despite petition, they’re needed in class](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e83a9788cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [How early childhood centres will work, and keep children safe, when they reopen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=045006f07c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Parents criticise private school for charging same fees while taking wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2c6aa8361&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Student-led petition calls on Govt to reduce NCEA credits for this year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3f5d2681b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [University gives rebate to students who have moved home from halls](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=178dbf074d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [University of Auckland tops global sustainability impact second year in a row](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05d58f6b44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Queenstown, migrant workers, overseas visitors** Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [Call for jobless, income-less migrant workers to get jobseeker benefits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8669102e98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Queenstown renters struggling to survive in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67c5b2e61f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Up to 160,000 overseas visitors still here, welfare concerns grow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8df16bfb79&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Checkpoints** Kereama Wright (M?ori TV): [Maketu checkpoint operators refute politician claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b94e8977f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heta Gardiner (M?ori TV): [PM declares support for community-collaborative checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f51350973&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) RNZ: [National wants clarity on checkpoint legality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dfef48e9fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne: [At last, some pushback – albeit half-hearted – against Harawira’s vigilantes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11a6bbaf12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Essential workers** 1News: [‘Thank you for keeping us safe’ – PM acknowledges cleaners for their work during Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23042ec8af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia Forrester (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern thanks Kiwi cleaners during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9f4877042&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Belinda Feek (Herald): [Essential worker left in tears after being pulled over for speeding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bd11f6f13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown compliance, breaches** 1News: [Nearly 60 per cent of adults want to stay in isolation after Level 4 restrictions lifted – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=584652632e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Bubble-bound: Data shows most people obeying rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d79be75db5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harriet Robinson (RNZ): [Almost 4000 people breached Covid-19 lockdown – police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88ec398c60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Dr Lance O’Sullivan admits own lockdown breach, after scorning others for breaking lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d32ff87f90&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [‘I’ve been a dick’: Dr Lance O’Sullivan admits coronavirus lockdown breach hypocrisy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=997c22b73d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Earley (Stuff): [Dr Lance O’Sullivan admits breaching level 4 Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26f5dddbf4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Dr Lance O’Sullivan admits lockdown breach](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91443ee1ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** RNZ: [Forty percent of Pasifika people in crowded housing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e08d147d36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Renters call for nationwide strike amid COVID-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a9befbe7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Economist predicts house prices to fall at least 10 percent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=891fe9549b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Inequality, welfare** 1News: [Government ramps up spending on welfare, food support for vulnerable Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7af83ee246&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [More money set aside by government to help welfare and food needs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09cf0bc500&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington’s Convention Centre: The awkward middle child](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2854b78c84&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George with Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Wellington’s convention centre could be repurposed if market doesn’t bounce back – mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d16bf418&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Councils told to hold off on voluntary pay cuts decisions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=231cae2e92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Longterm casual council staff going without pay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f1b47fda6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Childhood hardship leads Waikato council boss to donate salary to city school](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe09880bc5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Christchurch City Council boss to take 10 percent pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3167c6683&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm: [Mayor: Calls to cut pay and rates ‘irresponsible’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2497dc8cc1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm: [Rates rise proposed at first South Wairarapa District Council online meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d7ebe1eaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luisa Girao (ODT): [Southland mayors call for pay freeze for elected positions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96bd425aa1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Sayers (Herald): [Auckland Council needs bold changes after Covid 19 coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58bdcf13fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Should council have completed investigation into Mayor accused of sexual harassment?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e5597fb20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation** Jordan Bond (RNZ): [NZ plane to fly out of New Delhi this Friday, but at a cost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06312f8eca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Dearth of details about plane](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c78e1d9ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Herald: [Climate change costs NZ in droughts, floods – Victoria University, NIWA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6423747499&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [New Zealand’s Paris pledge up for review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f17a005800&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Trains, traps and pink batts – the govt’s array of climate-friendly spending options](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbb68cf077&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Climate nutters taking advantage of our hardship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d9a42ab13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Andrea Fox (Herald): [Dairy industry wage subsidy claims raise questions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1af476a71a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Don’t bank on dairy saving the day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7bd5c4b9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): [Relief for farmers as Moving Day confirmed to go ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f407a180bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [China’s wild meat clampdown affecting NZ venison exports](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a5b117a46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Seabed mining bid goes to Supreme Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=354578a603&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** 1News: [Air New Zealand reveals number of employees who have tested positive for Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c9d8a68a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Air New Zealand reveals 30 staff members infected with COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=102ec807f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air New Zealand releases new domestic schedule for alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab931d385c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Gee (Stuff): [Air New Zealand proposal to close Nelson heavy maintenance facility ‘devastating’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e087213138&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Regional airline facing crash landing if it can’t qualify for aviation support package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55a1f3762b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Dominion Post): [Full Metlink bus schedule will return for Alert Level 3, rides stay free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e713da9eb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Takeaway food** Joel MacManus and Emily Brookes (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern: Order from local restaurants that don’t use Uber Eats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fea7224e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Businesses back PM’s call to skip Uber Eats and order directly from local takeaways](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=804bfdf453&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Uber Eats’ ‘crippling’ commission rates need to be capped by NZ Government – Restaurant Association](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a4ad74a0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Uber Eats, Covid-19 hit restaurants owners in the pocket as Level 3 looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc2e46965a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Food delivery services on offer under Covid-19 level 3 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=082ccba39b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** RNZ: [WHO urges caution over lifting Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0289c5a49&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fiji NGO says Covid-19 no excuse for human rights violations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0d4448c30&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Tahana (RNZ): [Former Fiji PM Qarase remembered as a passionate, yet controversial, figure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdfdaa281b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** RNZ: [Zero international arrivals marks low point for tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1bf2f06294&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Let’s create an ‘ANZAC bubble’ and get tourism going between NZ and Australia when it’s safe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a44e79556&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **SkyCity fire** Anne Gibson (Herald): [SkyCity fire: Fire and Emergency NZ rejects calls by waterproofing subcontractor to withdraw report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2aed84ebb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Cause of SkyCity fire – gas torch left cardboard smouldering for 38 minutes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67fe8d8b88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Block (Stuff): [SkyCity convention centre fire started accidentally by workers fitting roof – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1f079ad54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [SkyCity International Convention Centre fire was accidental – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5a8187b73&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Concerns prisons will turn into Covid-19 ‘quarantine facilities’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=772702b2e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Board of Crown-backed venture capital fund confirms investigation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f865e37575&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Bott (Stuff): [All frontline police should wear body cameras that record all use of force interaction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ede260551e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [The NZ doctor aboard the cruise ship with more than 100 Covid-19 cases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=076aa2a470&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Les Mills’ ‘audacious’ call for payments through lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54d493302e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Les Mills asks members to restart payments despite still being closed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e347ed369&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Level 3 won’t be the magic tonic for retailers struggling under Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94d261a3dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tony Wall (Stuff): [Cinema owners are desperate for more Government cash so they can survive the Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9b8d03469&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Whanau relying on hunting for food should have exemption – leaders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d3d861ff1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand ‘very open’ to joining inquiry into China’s handling of COVID-1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b18351eb5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)9 Zoë George (Stuff): [New Zealand Rugby unlikely to meet board diversity quota, risking funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb26431bd6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Holly Carran (Newshub): [Orana Park receives $300k in donations from Kiwis to help support zoo through lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80bb23a2c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Brian Tamaki’s followers post death threats against Jacinda Ardern on public Facebook post](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9ff68b1ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Hopes that COVID-19 level 3 will ease up ‘upsetting’ lockdown restrictions for funerals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb58eeb98f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mosque terror attack inquiry findings delayed two more months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=711d5d9b25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Lockdown a chance to live off the land, wh?nau say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e4a3b34dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)