> ## 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 – 26 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-26-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-25T20:25:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-25T20:23:01.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00 **Redundancy scheme** Susan Edmunds (Stuff):[ Opinion: Unemployment payment scheme shows Govt knows benefits insufficient](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5de4ee6645&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshu): [Auckland Action Against Poverty says Government’s Income Relief Payments create ‘two tiers of unemployed’ people](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89268db282&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Two-tier welfare](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6e6dfbaaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Farrar: [Two tiers of unemployment benefit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a72ceaa966&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCullough (RNZ): [Green Party ‘won’t give up’ pushing for benefits increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f47c791dbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Labour Party voters want Government to support beneficiaries more – Newshub-Reid Research poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91ff9ed9c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [How much more you’ll earn on Income Relief Payments compared with the Jobseeker benefit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=be45df3ac7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Are you entitled to a weekly $490 payment if you lose your job due to the pandemic?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b0df9136c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Government considers social insurance, provides more worker support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97eddb0063&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Weekly $490 payments for unemployed workers in $1.2b Government relief scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0caa52a8b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Kiwis who lost jobs in pandemic crisis to get $490 a week income relief payment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91f6bc45aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub):[Income Relief Payment: Tax-free weekly payments of almost $500 announced for workers laid off due to COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ac8b51e86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Todd Muller slams Government’s Income Relief Payments as ‘ill-defined and ill-directed’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fed6517ca4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Todd Muller’s cautious reshuffle reveals deep tensions within National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54f99889c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien Newshub): [Todd Muller’s National reshuffle reeks of strategy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ccf53cbde0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [Shaking up the Nats (and their policies)](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1a21d174b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Will Todd Muller’s unity reshuffle do the trick?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a99a42886&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Todd Muller’s election represents the triumph of moderate conservatism – for now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9ebbdfec0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Graham Adams (Democracy Project): [‘Boring’ Todd Muller sets a trap with a hat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4b29ee1f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Don’t read too much into Todd Muller’s ‘MAGA’ hat – Nikki Kaye](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae16264b03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Purpose in positive politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c96768363&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Time for Todd Muller and National to get to work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6015b7b375&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Todd Muller: The Covid-19 crisis and the road ahead under him and the type of leader he will be](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91db2db415&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newshub: [Todd Muller says ‘context’ will bring swing voters back to The National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=391ca62479&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Quentin Finlay: [National’s New Clothes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f28b3ace50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— 1News: [Todd Muller commits to National’s pledge to raise superannuation age, bring back oil and gas exploration](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec9b1cce38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jamie Ensor (Newshub) :[Surprises in National reshuffle, questions if Bridges is an Abbott or English – political commentator](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f50d689fcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Defiant Simon Bridges smacks down Todd Muller’s assertion he’s ‘considering his future’, plans to stay on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9747447afe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Simon Bridges to stay on in National, says he is ‘not considering future’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=43ece8b252&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges misses out on portfolio he wanted in Todd Muller’s National Party reshuffle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=656e9fdf25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Todd Muller rebuffs Simon Bridges’ request for foreign affairs portfolio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dbca10a9bd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Nikki Kaye confirms National reshuffle, stays mum on future of Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70b124c5cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National’s Shadow Cabinet: Paula Bennett pushed down ranks, no sign of Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee031b68ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [National leader Todd Muller reshuffles caucus: Adams rises, Tolley falls in new lineup](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96617ec6af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘It is brutal’ – Jacinda Ardern wishes Simon Bridges well after being rolled as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6152c78177&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Wallls (Herald): [National leader Todd Muller’s new caucus: Amy Adams returns, Simon Bridges staying on](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d3489048d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ Checkpoint: [Amy Adams on new role in National rankings under Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec0e48b9ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National’s Amy Adams reverses decision to leave Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=302d95f88a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Woodhouse ‘delighted’ to keep health portfolio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24f37a3cbe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New National Party leaders seized their ‘moment in history’ – Kaye](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b6e06a7be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Nikki Kaye takes aim at Jacinda Ardern’s ‘Achilles’ heel’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=582af17209&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Ardern hits back at Muller’s claims of Government incompetence, defends Clark, Twyford](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b358029230&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Todd Muller says ‘context’ will bring swing voters back to The National Party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e1564cfb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National – NZ First relationship, election** Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Winston, it’s Todd here. We should talk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1098002a92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [New leader eases tensions between National and NZ First](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a65003631f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [NZ First minister Shane Jones says he’s getting ‘good vibrations’ from the new National leader Todd Muller](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afdd746211&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cas Carter (Stuff): [It’s a brave new world when politicians compete to be the nicest and kindest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=691d729c5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Oliva Caldwell (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern’s ‘near-perfect’ brand: Personality politics and how marketing can shape elections](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14b9507ba2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marilyn Waring (Herald): [Why Labour’s Louisa Wall is the best candidate for Manurewa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=10aa47dd9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Former PPTA president Angela Roberts to run for Labour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a4ffb2879&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Act specifically singles out licensed firearm owners in its new pool of candidates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f7c981bbd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis: [Finally, some good media news](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=461529e6e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damien Venuto (Herald): [Stuff bought for $1 – why the media firm now faces its biggest challenge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83e8641a18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Stuff’s new owner: ‘I can’t say that we will have all of our newspaper titles’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cead31f081&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Stuff explores staff-support model after CEO buys company, returning it to NZ ownership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b3f295e6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hunter (NBR): [Heads must roll at NZME](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c37a1c1597&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll and Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Stuff boss: ‘I asked myself what I wanted for the business’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2a8fac24b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [Stuff CEO Sinead Boucher buys the company, announces ‘great new era’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a204625788&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Stuff ownership to return to NZ after management buy-out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8499e2637f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Taking the brave leap to local ownership of Stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc77165d87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lawrence Gullery and Ellen O’Dwyer-Cunliffe (Waikato Times): B[uy-out enables New Zealanders to take ownership of Waikato Times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b52e77a01e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Crack reporter supports colleagues owning Stuff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6afaaef98&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Stuff CEO Sinead Boucher buys the company for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b5d3eae17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Stuff stays independent and local in management buyout](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fce4d16d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher buys company for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ec7f927d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [News outlet Stuff returns to NZ ownership as CEO buys it from Australia’s Nine for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7db5ef8eae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [‘Worst case scenario’ as MediaWorks proposes 130 redundancies, pay cuts extended to September](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6d3f707f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [MediaWorks announces 130 job losses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87628a472d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds and Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [MediaWorks planning to cut 130 roles in restructure](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29e4e1a09f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [MediaWorks still hopeful of TV sale after slashing jobs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=727d4c5b42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) ————— Herald: [Huge media shake-up: TV3 owner cuts 130 jobs, Stuff sold to CEO Sinead Boucher for $1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=463a7c7bcc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Coronavirus, public health strategy** Michael Hayward (Stuff): [Double standard claim on physical distrancing at schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67781216d0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [New Zealand needs more time before moving to alert level 1 – Michael Baker](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4d7d32183e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Experts concerned about New Zealand’s new alert level rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f3a902ffae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gary Payinda (Herald): [The battle is far from over in our world awash with pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc030459a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Gathering limit extended to 100 from noon on Friday, Jacinda Ardern announces](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba99679851&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [PM Jacinda Ardern reveals move to gatherings of 100 under alert level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72b099d4c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gathering limits to increase to 100](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67462ba691&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jake Kenny (Stuff): [Weddings, funerals, church and sport to return](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b457803faf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Bars a concern when deciding on relaxing restrictions – Siouxsie Wiles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5896693000&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alan Kenyon (1News): [Jacinda Ardern announces timeline for Alert Level 1 decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf7d6509da&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [David Seymour believes Government ‘undermining’ election by keeping country at alert level 2 ‘for another month’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=23b48a13f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Trans-Tasman bubble: Onus on Australia to sort internal travel first – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0eff35b46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP [Jacinda Ardern expects Australian state borders to re-open before trans-Tasman bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5192fcd55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Trans-Tasman bubble: NZ could open to New South Wales and Victoria first](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6fc38535c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Trans-Tasman bubble: Australia may open up to New Zealand state by state after Queensland refusal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a96ee743d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Australian Tourism Minister wants transtasman bubble with certain states](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea27fe142c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [New Zealand joins ‘early movers initiative’ to discuss Covid-19 response with other successful countries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d59f4eff36&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Covid-19 tracing app ‘unusable’ for blind and those with low vision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9af9fbad1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [Govt tracing app data could be accessed by USA/AUS – Karaitiana Taiuru](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e508a2c31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ryan Boswell (1News): [‘I’m not surprised that some people have tried to escape’ – 1 NEWS reporter on the realities of managed isolation in Auckland hotel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5a123580ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [The New Zealand-developed coronavirus test that’s 100 times cheaper than others](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ffda9ce5f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** 1News: [Kiwis now trust Labour more than National to repair the economy, poll suggests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=537acfa311&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ipsos NZ: [Economy and unemployment sky-rocket as top two issues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=823dc7e322&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Treasury unemployment forecast unrealistically rosy, economists say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcf6d1bb1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriam Berger (Stuff): [The world looks to New Zealand for the prospect of a four-day week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=def05a6e8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [BNZ: Australia will bounce back from Covid-19 faster than NZ will](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a39f7ffa6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment, redundancies** Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Redundancies pitting workers against each other](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08d0d06df4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (Maori TV): [Union calls for Air NZ to allow workers better influence over company’s direction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd18752f3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [TAB cuts jobs after plans to axe 30 percent of its workforce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f2c696614&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Blair Jackson (Stuff): [Invercargill Licensing Trust make 87 staff redundant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7ece553cc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Smith (ODT): [Licensing trust sheds workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67e0ab6f56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Miller (ODT): [H&J Smith looking to close stores](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8fa82a844&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Students’ wellbeing should be schools’ top focus after lockdown upheaval – education professor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a0c2eae22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Shannon Johnstone (Hawkes Bay Today) :[Covid-19 sign that could lower winter attendance at Hawke’s Bay schools](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3042792c05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Richard Davison (ODT): [Dozens of playcentres in South on chopping block](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2967c61fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Secondary school international students stuck in New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a9e0de373&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Teaching Council fees increase will cause ECE teachers quit, says Early Childhood Council ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94e914d75d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): [30,000 sign petition over Teachers Council fee hike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bcbef0715f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Building consents** Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Portable cabins might benefit from consent exemptions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18ce9aa940&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): [Scrapping consents for low-risk projects doesn’t mean DIY free-for-all – builder](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e6b1c05df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Tom Hunt (Stuff): [Wellington marae had decades of alarm bells before near-fatal fire ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c498086734&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington Mayor Andy Foster dismisses suggestion of a new region wide council in wake of coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52c4302da9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stephen Forbes: [Major Auckland developments to be reviewed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e258e79f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Southland Times): [Invercargill councillors ditch consultation, push for museum progress](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddddc561c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Andrew Bevin (NBR): [Federated Farmers weighs in on new forestry regulations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=812e0fce40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [‘Obscene’ urgency on forestry bill will cost jobs, MPs told](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f470aea31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Potato industry calls for limits on frozen chip import](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81d3b88bd2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kaitlin Ruddock (1News): [Mining sector resurgence could mean jobs for Covid-19 hit West Coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ae69db7e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Reports of child abuse dropped during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d9e4082055&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eleisha Foon (RNZ): [Substance abuse, gambling spiked over lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7417199e24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Half of New Zealanders worried about finances – survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb2d1a7330&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Angeloni (Stuff): [Mobil Oil ask for five year extension on move to cleaner shipping fuel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6fb1bf5ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marae: [Miss Rotorua highlights the growing number of Maori women in prison](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e37483e26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Makiha (Herald): [No time for ‘indigenous handbrake’ on Rotorua Airport development – Shane Jones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce3e3945ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Dominion Post): [Wellington iwi head quits, blames toxic culture ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ffc9f996c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Dale (RNZ): [Counting the Covid cost for Community Sport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=272495234c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [EQC level 2 rules causing more delays, stress – Christchurch couple](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=241a0a2283&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Westhaven to Albany cycling and walking path plan: NZTA seeks feedback](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc41b2feff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Guardian: [‘We’re having a bit of an earthquake – we’re fine.’ Is Jacinda Ardern unshakeable?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65353feb26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Relief in capital as sewage pipe repairs curtail need for ‘turd taxis’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6695d70b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Heavy rain forecast won’t break droughts – Niwa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53a2e0eee0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marae: [Ponsonby’s Aunty Rose humbled by support after neighbour sends her racist letter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc3d96b91e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [New Zealand politicians unite in criticism of China’s Hong Kong clampdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25323e4cfa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Christchurch Santa Parade cancelled for the first time in its 73-year history](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51c68c49fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)