> ## 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 – 29 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-29-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-28T20:35:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-29T21:45:59.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Pandemic preparedness, “eliminating” Covid-19, contact tracing** Emma Russell (Herald): [New Zealand ‘currently eliminated’ virus. So why are we still seeing new cases?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b9e87554b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [Reinventing elimination shows PM has lost count](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=831080f0c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Virus won’t be eliminated until there’s a vaccine, says PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fc34b4806&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Jargon to blame for confusion over Covid-19 ‘elimination’ – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5083e187b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Dr Ashley Bloomfield says NZ ‘hasn’t eliminated or eradicated’ Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ef2fd6898&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [New Zealand yet to define elimination despite officials’ comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c348cca16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Level 2 possible within weeks if New Zealand stays on top of COVID-19 – Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e93d73d7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Revealed – the data showing the success of NZ’s lockdown over Australia’s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31e22a85f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Aussies have done better at eliminating covid than Kiwis; and without as much economic impact – professor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77a6e36fef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jake Kenny (Stuff): [Expert claims Covid-19 vaccine at least a year away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=107f3a312c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [Jab at least a year away](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d180fab51c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Professor Michael Baker calls for digital monitoring of Kiwis to tackle virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=174cd98dca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennant (Newshub): [Kiwis share how lockdown has improved their lives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac12da12c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Brent Edwards (NBR): [National worries about parties’ campaigning for September election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f046ef8107&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Henry Cooke and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Parliament returns without a bang, makes for pretty boring TV](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3766155506&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Simon Bridges’ redemption test and David Seymour’s big hair](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=948b3c3d6d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald: [PM Jacinda Ardern and National’s Simon Bridges face off as Parliament returns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3edce5a535&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [David Seymour calls on Government to explain ministerial pay cut plan following veto to proposed Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee42e65aaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [David Seymour’s attempt to cut pay for all MPs fails in Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6016b6b3c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [ACT leader David Seymour wants international travel resumed ‘as soon as possible’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9834a01c93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **National Party** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [National MPs leaking: Internal polling number not shown to caucus since February](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63fe58d414&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges steadfast in belief that he’ll remain National leader for the election](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ca246f4f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Simon Bridges says it’s ‘quite clear’ he will be National Party leader come election day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=360ef94aca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [National leader Simon Bridges stands by divisive Facebook post that sparked leadership concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=656aefd39e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Simon Bridges adamant his leadership is not under threat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cedbb37884&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Chris Trotter: [The People vs The Media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=799d32f63a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [NZ Listener magazine publisher tells readers ‘sale is progressing well’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5762aa97dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Schools** RNZ: [Auckland schools to see high number of students return in level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71ebb8a88c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom McRae (Newshub): [Concern over how kids from low decile schools have coped through lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a32e58108&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis and Laura Smith (ODT): [Few pupils expected to return to schools today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3e826716e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [Principal urges teachers to ‘be positive and get on with it’ as schools set to reopen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e55d059b6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Universities** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Victoria University considers 20% pay cuts due to Covid-19 losses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=982a68ae54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Thomas (RNZ): [Charging students for accommodation could breach new law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9d81d735c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Nikki Kaye calls out ‘unethical’ treatment of university students in halls of residence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=599dbfc011&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Victoria University delays charging students $150 for empty Covid-19 accommodation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12d9d6a203&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Halls of residence students asked to contact University of Auckland to work a way forward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=217d31afeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): [Victoria University cancels all face-to-face exams in 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1fa0dcedb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [‘Raw deal’ for paramedic students unable to work in ambulances during Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f8e3cbc3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs, WHO politics** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Donald Trump’s attack on the WHO might be the right thing done for the wrong reason](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=759f87cafe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Karl du Fresne (Stuff): [Virus exposes the real China and its lack of transparency and openness](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24ad0f9293&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Put a kangaroo on your flag and go your own way’ – Winston Peters enjoys hearty dig in Aussie TV interview](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bacbf0b864&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) [news.com.au](http://news.com.au/?ref=goodoil.news): [Kiwis on the Gold Coast fume at getting marching orders from Australia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4137b13ebf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Apec security bill amended after privacy concerns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9df5ef986a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Winston Peters turns to Donald Trump playbook](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c0a338ef2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Alan Kenyon (1News): [Winston Peters says ‘if NZ can grow it, or make it’ then we should do so in Covid-19 hit economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f7cb19748&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Robertson’s revival plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=317b4b24c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Interest): [Hartwich’s ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38f479c34b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)[version of West Germany’s post-war economic miracle involved a more hands-on and less laissez faire government than he touted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a56be27b2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [HOLD your helicopters!](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e7ca6cdae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Hazledine (ODT): [Many ‘shovel-ready’ projects ill-suited for new normal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=247b981ad7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jame Fyfe (Newshub): [High credit rating shows NZ in strong position to bounce back from COVID-19 – Finance Minister Grant Robertson](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f3e06ddb0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Prebble (NBR): [A government-led economic recovery is really scary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb37ae71d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Negative interest rates likely this year – Westpac](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5747bf6c03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Negative cash rate in November, Westpac chief economist predicts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b73be432dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [OCR predicted to fall below 0 percent by end of 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0e9b1edf0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): [Government weighs commercial rent solution for small businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18314f4cc8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Sir John Key calls on Government to open the economy more while in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c15f5a6a7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Up to 80% of businesses open at Level 3, but closures and further job losses likely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c5a0f153f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Small businesses plead for Government assistance as New Zealand moves into alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b4726d04c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Glenfield Mall owner rages at ‘naïve’ Government over retail restrictions under COVID-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12612fbe68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Compassion doesn’t pay our bills’ – Mall owner says Government naïve about small business hardship](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ad41818a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Business recovery will take ‘many years to get to pre-Covid position’, BNZ CEO says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2961241894&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [BNZ says hospitality, tourism weakest sectors as net profit drops](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ccef666a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Industry leader ‘begged’ Government to help struggling businesses with rent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=183eb9327e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [National MP asks about predicted ‘s\*\*t fight’ over commercial rents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a19924e6f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, employment** Richard Harman: [From the hotel to the cowshed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c454821e8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marta Steeman (Stuff): [Metlifecare should not have applied for the wage subsidy, overseas bidder claims](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d76e27b43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Stuff): [Workers ‘can’t be bullied’ into pay cuts to avoid redundancy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c7f687f9b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Farmers’ plan for staff: staggered pay cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04ca379e32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Govt announces new tools to assist job seekers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bee1e1fd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government launches new tools to find jobs for Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18b87d625d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Quentin Finlay: [Falling down the Rabbit Hole – Don’t Scrimp on Wages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7639d2050d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [We’re all in this together? No, we’re not](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c7fdf66a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Lawrey (Stuff): [Chance for employers to help secure lockdown gains](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5134a02a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community checkpoints** Denise Piper (Stuff): [Northland iwi turns one in 10 drivers back on first day of level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce76d6e8a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter de Graaf (Northern Age): [Kaikohe checkpoint takes a step back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f1bf2037b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Most travellers through iwi checkpoints flouting level 3 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76894e1d4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tara Shaskey (Taranaki Daily News): [International, campervan and local travellers caught at checkpoints breaking rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4ca3380a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Christina Persico (Taranaki Daily News): [New Plymouth MP says community checkpoints not necessary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8da1c9e62c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **David Clark** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Health Minister David Clark moves house during COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07fffb6dff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benedict Collins (1News): [Health Minister David Clark confident he didn’t break Alert Level 4 lockdown for third time despite moving between homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=071033cd55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [David Clark says house move was done before lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=32f845d299&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Health Minister David Clark says house move was done before lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a4eed9dab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown breaches** Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Worst districts for lockdown breaches revealed by police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fadb7b1f24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT: [South has 371 lockdown breaches](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddf3df0b66&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Rural broadband and the digital divide** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Government accelerates plan to reduce rural broadband poverty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f49344a1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Government announces $15 million investment to improve rural broadband](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c649039017&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Banks** David Hargreaves (Interest): [How are our ‘courageous’ banks going?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5eda6022c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Thompson (Herald): [Banks must lend beyond what traditional collateral allows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44afee5bd3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Health system** 1News: [Calls for DHBs to address screening backlog or risk hundreds of ‘cancer casualties of Covid’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e64712a434&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [Concerns Maori are missing vital appointments due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9861d4f308&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Hospitals write off 100,000 incorrectly stored masks during Covid-19 emergency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f77a8a3aed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron van Delden (RNZ): [DHB expects higher demand for services under alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdee6a271f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Regan Paranihi (M?ori TV): [Meningococcal, strep throat season is approaching](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddd59d97db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** 1News: [Majority of renters in financial hardship despite Government support, according to survey](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e51c16155&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [Tenants gaining upper hand in Queenstown as landlords cut rents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=89f9506574&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [Rotorua homeless transformed from ’24/7 wasted’ to Covid lockdown clean](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b189f68cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Smith (Herald): [Did the LVR save NZ housing market from Covid-19 collapse?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a6281f4a8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Susan Botting: [Whangarei likely to more than halve 2020/2021 rates rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=095e6f34e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting: [Cost-cutting council expects to avoid staff redundancies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d70575f2ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron Leaman (Waikato Times): [Hamilton’s Covid-19 tab $45m and growing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2d1c4cca8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Radford (Herald): [Playing the ‘racist’ card to stifle debate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b13b3f50ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Immigration, refugees** Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Red Cross fears for safety of refugees waiting to be resettled in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d218d9d8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Visa issues: Government delays ‘playing with people’s lives’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bea380fb5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** Nicky Snoyink (ODT): [It’s time to align tourism with conservation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d570459571&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Bruton (RNZ): [Long winter ahead for Fiordland tourism operators](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d83a908a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Queenstown Airport – ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa8c538438&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)[No demand so no flights, Govt says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce9365f7ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Wellington to Palmerston North trains resume as part of Covid-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4a5711f42d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Auckland’s $4.4 billion City Rail Link facing extra costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf5e17efdf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Car prices tipped to fall as demand drops and rental firms are driven to the wall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c8988c018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [AA asks members to only request roadside assistance if it’s urgent after busiest day on record](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a119d02207&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brad Flahive (Stuff): [Auckland Harbour Bridge: 78 per cent in favour of new Northern Pathway design](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74cfca3295&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Building and construction** Jordan Bond (RNZ): [Construction sector appeals for government financial backing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb92995466&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Workers wear tracking tags to avoid construction chaos](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80c6a39996&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Farmers ask government to align domestic, international emissions target](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48374490ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Covid-19 prompts iwi-owned producer to speed new planting projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0a897745b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Police** Steph Rangi (Stuff): [IPCA says officer’s force was ‘unjustified and unreasonable’ following Taup?/Rotorua pursuit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16e0daf651&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Police officer’s kicking of handcuffed man not justified – IPCA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4c156a3eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannay Kronast (Newshub): [Bay of Plenty cop stood down for assault, holding gun to man’s head](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=142ee6d4ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** RNZ: [Thousands in Pacific at risk of missing vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb617cfd75&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [WHO Covid-19 test kits to Samoa delayed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad076b4927&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pacific tourism industry wiped out by Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65cb3f8f06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kelvin Anthony (Guardian): [Fijian military leader defends government’s right to ‘stifle’ press during Covid crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=231ccc98b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **PM speaks with Queen Elizabeth** Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Queen Elizabeth asks for ‘catch up’ with Jacinda Ardern, pair speak about COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44b99d24b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: P[M Jacinda Ardern has a ‘catch up’ with the Queen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1090f432ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kim Moodie (Herald): J[acinda Ardern’s audience with the Queen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2dd4668d95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Redundant man begs Government to be allowed to use his KiwiSaver to repay debt](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=71e11c866a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Donna-Lee Biddle and Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Two-day wait for walks at Auckland’s Novotel quarantine hotel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a0f35e746&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Stuff): [Third healthcare worker tests positive for Covid-19 after working in Hawke’s Bay rest home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8dc6fa039&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Lawrence (Stuff): [Gangs deliver food in lockdown but confusion remains over their status](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01ad31e276&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Maori TV): [Unhealthy takeaways have no mauri – Maori health agency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef4e344006&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Challenges ahead for Pacific community in New Zealand, Pacific doctor warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=decb0eac03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Whanau Ora aims for financial stability of whanau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e58703051a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachael Kelly (Southland Times): [Mataura’s hazardous substance can be moved again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=876b85e2fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Spinoff: [Politics in pubs podcast: Danyl Mclauchlan, Andrea Vance and Neale Jones](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba60e683ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Campbell (ODT): [Changing patterns in food supply must be addressed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f1cc12a2c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Mills (Greymouth Star): [Cave Creek anniversary quietly observed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bc8e8e8d44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Covid-19 rules postpones Cave Creek remembrance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=67d84bc10a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bronson Perich (Maori TV): [50,000 court proceedings affected by COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3d01c5cf0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Queenstown businesses: ‘We were on a roll, now, who knows?’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4473f0e7c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Colin Craig appeals against ‘Enough is enough’ ruling on harassment evidence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d64a07ec4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Power companies, telcos won’t disconnect customers during Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53cfb4a67a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Online harm increased during lockdown before levelling off](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ec58e47f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felicity Reid (RNZ): [Sports’ survival in NZ may depend on higher fees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c1f99d9263&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)