> ## 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 – 24 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-24-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-23T20:15:01.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-23T20:24:59.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Government** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Controversial tech firm Palantir had talks with govt on Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a584602a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter: [Long Live The People’s Dictatorship!](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=208b42addb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Study investigates NZ reaction to government’s strict laws](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c7f18bb89&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Dunne: [Resumption of Parliament welcome and overdue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6408514b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Malcolm McKinnon (Democracy Project): [The Epidemic Response Committee in historical context](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15617629e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald):[Inside NZ’s favourite reality TV show – the 1pm press conference](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c190a2a76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Surge in national pride and willingness to support NZ businesses during pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de7daa8200&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [The Government’s Covid-19 lockdown measures have overwhelming public support, according to a poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8904da6fcd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Simon Bridges** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Simon Bridges’ leadership beyond salvaging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e2d166065&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Simon Bridges’ leadership questioned after missteps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3898048cbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Bridges over troubled water](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05e7677bb3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Herald): [Bridges coup nothing more than social media crap](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef38a0ac7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public health strategy** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Contact tracing ‘gold standard’ weeks away as end of Covid-19 lockdown nears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8393193b2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [How’s New Zealand doing per capita? And is that a fair way to compare us?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97babe314c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley and Ella Prendergast (Newshub): [Infectious disease expert fears surge in COVID-19 cases under levels 2 and 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=564e39f67b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [What’s New Zealand’s long-term plan for a Covid-19 vaccine?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29cefdc66d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Contact tracing on the agenda at Epidemic Response Committee meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9e6722365&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob O’Neill (NBR): [Reality check: NZ’s ‘appless’ Covid-19 response is working](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9aec78b432&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katarina Williams & Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Ministry’s refusal to allow testing of asymptomatic aged care residents criticised](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca22d834b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Impasse over rest home resident testing must be broken](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=945f6d2e6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Push underway to increase Covid-19 testing in M?ori, Pacific communities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77fb1d11df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mackenzie Smith (RNZ): [Testing-for-all centre in Auckland reaching Pasifika communities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=950f7894e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Anxious Kiwis concerned about incoming arrivals, shift to Alert Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c96dedbeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Traveller in isolation says enforcement of social distancing rule lacking](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e54d89629a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [New Zealand needs to urgently look at wearing masks in public – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c71b571a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy and society** Andrew Barnes (Stuff): [How the economy and society might change after the Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e262352fb5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Smith (M?ori TV): [Failure to change economy will cause ‘catastrophic disaster’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef7303dacc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Fallow (Herald): [Four vital elements to lift spending out of lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4bd0a6f88&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Sir Peter Gluckman explains what New Zealand’s four key focuses should be for the future](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=747af0d7f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [“Helicopter” handouts not yet cleared for takeoff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f86a0eaea0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [PM: Helicopter money wouldn’t be especially successful… at Level 4](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8f099e453&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern weighs in on likelihood of Kiwis getting one-off cash injections](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c43fed6bb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Finance Minister not ruling out Covid-19 response dropping cash to Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46e2400026&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Grant Robertson says ‘helicopter’ cash for Kiwis an option to help NZ economy recover](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf52c0b4f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [‘Helicopter money’ for everyone an option to boost economy – Grant Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9aeae5155&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Universal cash handouts to all New Zealanders among options Government is considering](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ceac694f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Credit card spending dives by a record amount](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8ef2070af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Record drop in credit card spending in March](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b1e4a6abd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Prebble (NBR): [Eat cream buns – it is going to be a 1930s-like depression](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee5dd016c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jessica Tyson (M?ori TV): [M?ori ministers developing response package to help M?ori unemployment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f1f842f02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern shoots down COVID-19 economic stimulus idea of easing foreign buyer ba](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28f29f6b5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)n Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Rich migrants not solution to New Zealand’s Covid-19 problems, economists say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9ba1094bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [International property investment could kickstart construction sector: Drury](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9779307180&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [Let rich people build more luxury homes in NZ – Xero founder](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97eb4fbe1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Fast fibre key to attracting rich listers, Rod Drury says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a806f892a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Community checkpoints** James Baker (Stuff): [Police refute Simon Bridges, say no gang members at Maket? checkpoint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe962dd899&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Iwi checkpoints credited for Te Wh?nau a Apanui’s zero Covid-19 case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d565686789&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)s Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (M?ori TV): [Harawira invites Northland MP to attend Kaikohe checkpoint](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=345bcfa251&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Waatea News: [National MP challenges on checkpoint ban call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a03d80a022&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Community roadblocks can no longer operate without a police presence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=15c0721369&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chelsea Boyle (Herald): [Police say they do not encourage community checkpoints, outline the rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6c838ef56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Enforcing the lockdown, compliance** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Police chief Andrew Coster on how police will enforce alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=461bfb223e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [More than 4000 lockdown breaches, police will man holiday checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3913f43567&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Stay home and save lives’ – Police warn against travelling over Anzac weekend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18d3d9f199&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Thousands of breaches reported during lockdown, Police Commissioner reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0510a87894&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Newton (RNZ): [New videos show how Covid-19 slowed New Zealand’s pulse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a10b1f302e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Hayward (Stuff): [Data visualisations show how we moved – or didn’t – during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b729697ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Inequality** Chelsea Boyle (Herald): T[he face of social need, huge demand for food parcels and food grants](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11401ddfa0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Most people turning to Salvation Army are doing so for first time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4146668604&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Earley (Stuff): [New ‘underclass’ caused by Covid-19, Salvation Army says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24e037f116&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Farrelly (Herald): [Homelessness during pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d34a1731a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Cuttance (ODT): [We’re all in this together. Or are we?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b225ef5682&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Treatment of essential workers, redundancies** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Lockdown bonus removed for supermarket workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=410d9326be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hayden Donnell (RNZ): [Essential workers deserve to keep spotlight once lockdown is gone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3b02c006a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (NRZ): [Disability employer Altus’ redundancy package: a story with no winners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04b90b4a09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy** Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): [Dozens of family trusts among Covid-19 wage subsidy claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ab78a0185&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrea Fox (Herald): [Wage subsidy audit asks 39 applicants to return money](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93f3a33284&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (BusinessDesk): [Unions hold fee increases, take wage subsidy as redundancies hit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d36bb4717&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Business** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [A shout out for those who are mad enough to start a business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9b7b2923e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Little financial impact from covid-19 for nearly a third of employees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0925ad691a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Government ‘started OK’ with wage subsidies, but is now ‘resting on its laurels’ – Steven Joyce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c1fbcfd20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Commercial landlords and tenants need to realise they are joined at the hip](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbd7a4ba7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [MediaWorks, Sky TV and TVNZ may have best reason to be pleased with media aid](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94bbf731d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ellis: [Welcome relief for broadcasters but print remains hard-pressed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c635d2678&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Rawhiti-Connell (RNZ): [Govt social media spend: The devil’s in the detail](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aee98f5d43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Colin Peacock and Hayden Donnell (RNZ): [Government moves on short-term relief for media ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea90aed9b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Head of NZME pleased with media relief package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb02ac1e1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt support package offers little to newspapers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fbf9436c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Broadcasters favoured in $50m media rescue package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc159ff6b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [$50m government package to help media through crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b20ff854bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [Government unveils $50m support package for media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a2910b0a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Government announces $50 million support package for NZ media industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0989bf74ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [$50m in urgent medicine for media announced by minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=091080fdcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZers more trusting in news outlets than other countries – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b908b8d0af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Griffin (BusinessDesk): T[ime to join Australia’s bubble on tech regulation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c585edc770&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Boosts to New Zealand fact-checking efforts help Facebook tackle Covid-19 misinformation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba6a9f6ffa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs and trade** Jason Walls (Herald): [NZ likely first country Australia will open its borders to – Scott Morrison](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acdf72291f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Australian PM Scott Morrison says open border with New Zealand being discussed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cabec4a43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Singapore receives first planeload of essential supplies from NZ, including 20 tonnes of meat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b6228f165&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [NZ meat exports to China back at pre-outbreak levels](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=443dec51ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Local government** Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington mayor bringing in facilitator to sort out divided council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c880c913a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Napier City Council offers support for residents and businesses during Covid-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bd2c39a67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm: [South Wairarapa council proposes $1.5 million loan to fund infrastructure stimulus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc7cb731d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Franks: [Is voluntary reduction of Councillor pay prohibited?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c78f2ae8a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Some cities can recycle under level 3 but Wellington’s kerbside collection will not resume](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=930dc49cfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Wellington’s recycling service not returning anytime soon – Mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10e65e6654&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones: [Rates drop likely for some ?p?tiki property owners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5d9ad76b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [50 complaints to Health and Disability Commissioner over coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2a04cb446&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Crampton: [Public Health Priorities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1f9d5af51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Health Minister grilled over distribution of flu vaccines, ‘disconnect’ between Govt and health industries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a278cba5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Rapid stocktake of PPE distribution ordered to ensure DHBs are sending out equipment in timely manner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70b63e5299&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Samantha Motion (Herald): [Tauranga Hospital investigation into whether virus spread in ward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0876c7d4f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Jennifer Rouse paid $15,000 for breast cancer surgery that would normally be free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b1d8f9d33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): S[tudy shows significant drop in trauma admissions during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4aaa17f3b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Officials reviewing how they speak publicly about patients after giving family false hope](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4112666ba8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Northland pharmacist says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has her facts wrong over supply of flu vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9f5fdfacf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Mengingococcal harder to spot during Covid-19 and flu season](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0696255848&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Family visits to rest homes to be given ‘case-by-case’ treatment as part of updated health services in Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=042df4cdde&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pasifika healh official stresses importance of medical appointments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98216412c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [GPs feeling the financial strain as Covid-19 changes how doctors work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d65ea8ce7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [GPs ‘angry’ and ‘disappointed’ by funding back-track](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc5c03e409&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Molly Houseman (ODT): [Thousands missing dental care](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f2c7dff9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Pharmacies on the brink of collapse as Covid-19 lockdown continues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed08602dfc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Plunket home visits go online for lockdown, and could stay that way](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b5689f609&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** 1News: [Revealed: Schools bringing in staggered start times, multiple entrances when reopening under Level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0be964c3d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Many early childhood centres likely to remain shut at alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d7a0bc25a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [K?hanga reo advised to stay closed under alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36d8a405c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kaysha Brownlie (Newshub): [28 of 405 students to attend Christchurch school next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b37da732f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Nanogirl to launch science show for older students on TVNZ’s education channel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fcbe3b8018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Education hit hard by border closures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e49cad34f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Michael Neilson (Herald): [New Zealand’s Paris Agreement greenhouse gas emissions targets to be reviewed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d158b0a5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New research needed to gauge impact of Covid-19 lockdown on environment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c305b934ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bruce Munro (ODT): [Virus could be game-changer for climate politics: Prof Robert Patman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f662343d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation** Jake Kenny (Stuff): [Private jet lands in Dunedin to take mystery travellers home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dccb524f17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Flight returning Kiwis stranded in India arrives on Saturday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad5bee6017&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1New: [Three Air NZ flights to bring stranded Kiwis home from India](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b75aecab70&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism, hospitality** Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [‘Maybe we should be running it more along the lines of one large national park’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cf144d9d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Madison Reidy (Newshub): [Banks accused of refusing to lend money to tourism businesses desperate for finance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fc6f33a10&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Tourism job cuts a ‘horror story’ for Queenstown – mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc67ea6620&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [Shotover Jet, top tourism attractions close as Ng?i Tahu Tourism cuts 300+ jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f14e674552&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Ng?i Tahu Tourism may lay off 300 workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e820203c7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Unemployment to rise as 300 face job loss at Ng?i Tahu Tourism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92797e78fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louise Scott (ODT): [Ngai Tahu Tourism: 100s face jobs loss](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bbc774d9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Louise Scott (ODT): [Closure of Shotover Jet proposed, 300 jobs on the line](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb85069989&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Motels are empty but bills keep coming in](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76c28136b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Hunting** 1News: [Hunting on foot permitted during Level 3, but duck shooting season postponed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d7940d329&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin and Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [Level 3 ban on hunting lifted but with new restrictions in place](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10087faf92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Hunting to be allowed on private land under Covid-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fcf3a327e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Hunters allowed to hunt on private land at alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32a0c29099&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Angie Skerrett (Newshub): [Restricted hunting allowed under level 3 lockdown, duck-shooting postponed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c1e506f46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Seabed mining bid goes to Supreme Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5437f3200d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Taranaki seabed mining opponents ready to stop ‘risky extractive practice’ again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7329daa5b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Watson (Stuff): [Trans Tasman Resource off to Supreme Court to fight for right to mine iron sand off Taranaki coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf00a6dda4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Seabed miner seeks top court hearing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab5b7fb684&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Transport** Ben Leahy (Herald): [Passengers encouraged to wear masks, school buses back: Transport update](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa0daaa7d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Regional airlines must prove operational plans to access funding – minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbb572e66c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [International passenger numbers at Auckland airport drop 95 percent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=378e7e36fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** Jordan Bond (RNZ): [Police officer punching boy, 13, unjustifed, watchdog finds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=786266fcc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [‘Disgusting’: Police apologise for ‘poor timing’ of post](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c54d9525cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Anzac Day** Andre Chumko (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern asks Kiwis worldwide to stand at dawn for Anzac Day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f48812862&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [PM encourages Kiwis to have their own Anzac Day dawn services, from their driveways](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0fea71c0f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** RNZ: [Customs investigates Ruby Princess](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b8d412e1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Migrant workers stuck and stressed in Queenstown during coronavirus outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c95aa92d71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Florence Kerr (Stuff): [The Cook Islands need tourists – but opening borders could create a Covid-19 disaster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=616ad200f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Anderson (Stuff): I[hum?tao: Campaigners confident land will not be developed as talks stall in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4940baea9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jared Savage (Herald): [Kawerau man appears in Whakatane District Court and charged with social media threat to kill Simon Bridges and family](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8683c6d11c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker (Herald): [SkyCity fire: Ruling of accidental cause won’t stop legal action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=56b16d1881&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chelsea Boyle (Herald): [Lockdown lawsuit fails: Legal action against Jacinda Ardern dismissed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6518c9697f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Wellington artist gains thousands of ‘likes’ for art featuring PM as Wonder Woman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d0ddbdff7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Cheaper fuel good news for busy trucking firms during Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=db14b3a56a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): [Covid-19 bringing a mixed bag of results for courier companies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ee41ed634&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)