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# Daily News Roundup – 3 June 2020
- URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-3-june-2020/
- Published: 2020-06-02T20:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-03T20:55:40.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

**Mixed messages over social distancing**  
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [George Floyd protest crowds show Beehive’s lost control on gathering](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76e86e50c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Audrey Young and Claire Trevett (Herald): [National leader Todd Muller says confusion reigns in Govt over alert-level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e73ff6d3e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Natalia Sutherland (1News): [Black Lives Matter protestors don’t need to quarantine after breaching social distancing – Dr Bloomfield](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7677ed8847&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [‘We are in a global pandemic’ – Ardern gives Black Lives Matter protestors telling off for flouting Covid-19 restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca73e42817&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Manch (Stuff): [No political appetite for the prosecution of George Floyd protesters, after thousands breach social distancing rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06c482e030&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [NZ Black Lives Matter march distancing breaches ‘irresponsible’ – Police Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4b1187ca13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (1News): [Police Minister understands Black Lives Matter protestors will not be prosecuted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9af77ed5f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Todd Muller ‘totally understands’ if Black Lives Matter protesters were confused about COVID-19 level 2 rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ab8c4526d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): [Christchurch Black Lives Matter protest organiser stands firm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ac04832f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Philip Russo (The Conversation): [Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a274260814&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lucy Warhurst (Newshub): [Retailers pressure Government to move to coronavirus alert level 1 after massive protest in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f67c1673f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Stuff Editorial: [Time to get off our own knees, perhaps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=974f22faee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Alert Level 1 decision**  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [The three extra steps NZ needs to take at alert level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c88a99a8af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
RNZ: [Hidden transmission of Covid-19 still possible in NZ – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3f976467e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (1News): [Scientific community still concerned over asymptomatic spread of Covid-19, Ardern tells Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83b11e83f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
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Audrey Young (Herald): [Winston Peters v Jacinda Ardern on speed of exit is not a federal case](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0cf1f7798&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Winston Peters would offer to resign if he broke Cabinet rules, but says no breach occurred](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c28320074a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [PM Jacinda Ardern rejects Todd Muller claim government ‘fractured’ over level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c75d078f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [A single unexplained case of Covid-19 could keep us at level 2, Grant Robertson suggests](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca035dc657&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Amelia Wade (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern confirms Cabinet to consider level 1 move on June 8](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9adc050d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (1News): [NZ could move to Alert Level 1 next week after PM brings forward review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=718c303b71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern signals earlier move to COVID-19 alert level 1 when ‘all restrictions basically go’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c4c88e5f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern brings forward level 1 decision to next Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f8fd2035b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Todd Muller hits out at ‘tardy’ Jacinda Ardern, ‘confusing’ alert level 1 messages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90187ae0ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Opposition MPs urge immediate move to Covid-19 alert level 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4a8816cc6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald Editorial: [Surprising wait for alert level 1 call](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a84fad25c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
ODT Editorial: [A stronger case to relax restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fc6664c70&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**NZ’s coronavirus response, public health measures**  
Graham Adams (Democracy Project): [Should we have a Royal Commission of Inquiry into our Covid-19 response?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40eec9141d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Andrew Macfarlane (1News): [Government’s official Covid-19 tracing app used an average of once per download](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1b4672883d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Ardern yet to assure country critical tracing regime on track](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc1cce92bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
1News: [Countries around the world could learn from NZ’s social bubble strategy, research shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a92ca223e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Selective border exemptions**  
Richard Harman (Politik): [Twyford under fire over entry exemptions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69f41e35f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Time to call ‘Cut!’ on the Government’s film subsidy ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52b0307e9a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt and Joel MacManus (Dominion Post): [‘Political favouritism’ for Hollywood film crews, says opposition MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=91a0c8db95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Hunt (Stuff): [NZ would have lost major film without border exemption, MBIE says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0bb52716ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kaitlin Ruddock (1News): [Jobs at risk in Nelson with foreign ships unable to get repairs because of border restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a95c511659&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Education**  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern confirms ‘any form of apprenticeship will be free from July’ until December 2022](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c281c5318&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Free job training for some sectors following Covid-19 pandemic job losses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=baa44aaee1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Daisy Hudson and John Lewis (ODT): [Free trades training welcomed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6fd78739f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Beekeepers won’t revive the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e90fa9843&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Alison Mau (Stuff): [Professor accused of sexual stalking resigns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54b84bd362&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Grant Miller (ODT): [Cheat-monitor software upsets students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d3d2bf211&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Peter Dunne (Herald): [Why has Playcentre been relegated to the back of the class?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b04fdb403c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
  
**Migrant workers, welfare**  
RNZ: [Queenstown community hub opens Thursday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f81008dc48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Philip Chandler (Mountain Scene): [Fallout from Covid-19 ‘taking dreams away’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c1c3856b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
George Block (Stuff): [Former Chinese soldier gains NZ refugee status despite lying on visa application](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e9d9ef02c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**NZ armed police concerns, George Floyd murder, racism**  
Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): [No doubt racism exists in New Zealand Police – Maori law expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12b9bf3d20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Joel Rindelaub (Stuff): [Why black lives matter in New Zealand too](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cca9a42c42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Ardern says George Floyd situation in US ‘horrifying’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1677383e3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Matt Burrows (Newshub): [George Floyd: Jacinda Ardern cagey on whether she thinks Donald Trump is racist, urges Kiwis to ‘look at our own backyard’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd1d11e6c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Chris Trotter (Interest): [Farewell to America’s ‘Better Angels’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f414a3e0f9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Election, parliament**  
Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Political poll: Labour has more than double National’s support, Kiwis happy with country’s direction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9e7693674&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jo Moir (RNZ): [Labour switches up strategy for Maori seats](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef3992fd03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**National Party**  
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): [Political Roundup: Todd Muller’s torrid start as National leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f10aaf8e8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kate Hawkesby (Newstalk ZB): [Where did National Party leader Todd Muller go?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efe50f3fcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anna Whyte (1News): [Simon Bridges ‘glad to be back’ at Parliament after ouster as Opposition leader](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1117638a16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Herald: [Former National Party leader Simon Bridges returns to Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf6bb98e7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Employment**  
Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Unions to pressure Government on extending sick leave in New Zealand from five days to 10](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58a74082a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Emma Hatton (RNZ):[Employee surveillance software sales surge in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a088425b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Job search sites embrace remote work trend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65aa33a315&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Irra Lee (1News): [Union appreciates Countdown gifting employees $10 million in shares, but says they ‘don’t pay the rent’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9efcb16cf7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Countdown gives most of its workers shares in the company](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2c0cdab68&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Countdown supermarket workers gifted shares in the company](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45e8ff60ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Amelia Wade (Herald): [Jennifer Ward-Lealand: Kiwi actors dubbed the ‘Mexicans of the South Pacific’ due to poor pay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=615b966d56&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Environment and conservation**  
Jamie Morton (Herald): [Govt reveals new cap, emissions budget, in ETS reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a659b409f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Bill puts slowly sinking lid on emissions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=591bb596bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Brent Edwards (NBR): [Ideal time to strengthen the emissions trading scheme, Shaw says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=080c0f6407&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Coronavirus: delayed UN climate summit dates announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9f541e51b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Ralph Sims (Stuff): [Climate Explained: Could the world stop using fossils fuels today?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8b5ba55efd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland drought: It’s time to talk about our water problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9a0360a19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Todd Niall (Stuff): [Has Auckland outgrown its water supply? ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7bed86d02b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Kendall Hutt (Stuff): [Auckland drought: Water restrictions breached 606 times in 16 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94aff2411f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lawrence Gullery (Stuff): [Retreat from sea among options as Thames-Coromandel plans for coastal change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fdfc8cd56d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Bugs cause exotic plants to release more carbon than natives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f25e14b9e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Kea deaths during Otago 1080 operation ‘pretty predictable’ – DOC staffer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5c5208947&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Campaign launched to bring awareness to ‘raft of fisheries in danger’ in NZ waters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=729d90183b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Economy, business, wage subsidy**  
Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Four-day work week: A silver bullet for New Zealand’s economy post-COVID-19 or an idealist fantasy?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ae2a0f164&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Damien Venuto (Herald): [The other cloud hanging over New Zealand’s recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff19856c65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
Tim Hazeldine (BusinessDesk): [Go forth and multiply…your spending](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01247a5f52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled)  
David Hargreaves (Interest): [Westpac economists say some recent data is tentatively suggesting that the economic situation may not be quite as severe as expected](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b675f15b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern schools Todd Muller in Parliamentary battle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a9f40c8a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern ‘not dismissing’ adoption of Todd Muller’s JobStart policy despite ‘lack of detail’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a4fc36a1fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Job cuts at Temperzone after staff used leave to get paid during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86349bd79c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [Businesses in NZ’s biggest city centres continue to struggle, with foot traffic well down](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=66941d4e83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Bunnings Warehouse confirms closure of seven stores](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13f1065385&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Local government**  
Joel Maxwell (Dominion Post): [Porirua council paid $2.6m through Covid-19 wage subsidy as income plunges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a10331b171&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Luisa Girao (ODT): [City council makes midterm changes to subcommittees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=143cd2b141&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Housing**  
Jessica Roden (1News): [KiwiBuild buyers trying to get out of delayed Wellington apartment complex to get entire deposits back](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6608107201&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Robin Martin (RNZ): [Rental market demand soars as Covid-19 forces NZers home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48e042a0db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [More property listings expected when wage subsidy runs out – QV](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21190644a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [QV delivers stark warning about future of NZ property market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8abbb5971b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Priscilla Dickinson (Newshub): [Property prices ‘on the brink of a material decline’ as growth rate declines in 14 New Zealand cities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e593d24df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Greg Ninness (Interest): [Quotable Value warns that house prices are teetering on a cliff edge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef1d6fb07b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
RNZ: [Consents for new homes fell steeply during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc3ca15ffd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Transport**  
RNZ: The Detail: [The big kiwi company hanging on to pandemic refunds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fba04e969c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Dan Lake (Newshub): [Experts say NZ is a ‘case study’ for how aviation industry will rebuild post COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05f6b955ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Greens will campaign on light rail if Government fails to agree a deal](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=887901cc53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Molly Houseman (ODT): [Union march against mothballing, job cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b6d46e2e34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Health and disability**  
Natasha Jojoa Burling (Herald): [Southland family’s 13-month wait for son’s autism assessment ‘not acceptable’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77b2ced3f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Bridie Witton (Stuff): [Narrow bowel cancer screening criteria slows diagnosis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=368fea16e7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
  
**Other**  
Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [High profile Kiwis advocating for cannabis legislation change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=82a439c79a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
1News: [For first time, KiwiSaver statements will now show your predicted balance at retirement](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c05e36d0f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Police treated protection request during lockdown as OIA](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e950f14a51&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): [Defence Force deployed 700 personnel in Covid-19 lockdown response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca76b73ce9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)  
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Big advertisers channelled more spending towards newspapers in April](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1968ac01c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)