> ## 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 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-3/ - Published: 2020-03-30T19:44:35.000Z - Updated: 2020-03-30T20:04:02.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Compliance and enforcing the lockdown** Catriona MacLennan (RNZ): [An open letter to the police in a time of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad4264073c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Illingworth (Herald): [The need for legal clarity in a pandemic world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2da1129e74&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) John Hopkins (Stuff): [The rule of law matters even more during an emergency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00d2936fbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Three people arrested for ‘persistent breaches’ of coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ad4a7583b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Soutland Times Editorial: [Here’s where the cloak of invisibility slips](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02e91735ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Life in lockdown turns New Zealand into a nation of narks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1311c9d586&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Reports of isolation breaches crash website](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c23c430694&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [Kiwis file 4200 reports to police of people flouting lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6d79b263a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [PM Jacinda Ardern urges Kiwis to stop dialling 111 to dob in COVID-19 rule-breakers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7b788fb61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Police called to ’60-person party’ near Queenstown backpacker’s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1106ca1fb6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Queenstown mayor ‘incensed’ over hostel party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d01934f1c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Stricter measures for hostel after party](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad68a6f968&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Police issue warning after hundreds flock to Wellington’s Oriental Parade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f98742c99c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Crowding at beaches prompts social distancing reminders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc70f26314&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public Health strategy** Simon Thornley (Stuff): [Do the consequences of this lockdown really match the threat?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d60089f20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [What is New Zealand’s Plan B?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=25596e1e63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Govt’s COVID-19 modelling expert warns New Zealand ‘can’t afford’ to reach Italy’s crisis level](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a9310b200&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Infectious disease specialist backs Govt’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbee04bca5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vaughan Elder (ODT): [‘Normality’ may take some time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe62e5fb4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Keith Woodford (Interest): [Can we stamp out COVID-19?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6c3c473cee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern warns border restrictions will exist for some time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9b6830aac7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [The number of Kiwis who returned to New Zealand with COVID-19 symptoms revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bd7040e95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [Some regions could come out of lockdown before others, says PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2c644533e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Herd immunity through contracting coronavirus ‘never ever’ an option for New Zealand, Ardern says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ceaba7668&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jonathan Milne (Cook Island News): [Cook Islanders in NZ warned against travelling to quarantine hotel](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f29b029942&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘Nothing is more vital than our survival’ – M?ori King](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6cf6c816d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (Stuff): [Patient twice refused test before Covid-19 diagnosis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ae744b5c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Hospitals and health workers** Hamish McNeilly and Oliver Lewis (Stuff): [Dunedin doctor worried about hospital locking down urgent medical supplies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3725a5ee6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [36 new intensive care beds fast-tracked at Christchurch Hospital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0af4f9e332&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nick Truebridge (Stuff): [Middlemore Hospital on standby in case of mass outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd47bc8f17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Nurse case shuts down hospital](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f9411af33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Southern DHB testing 36 staff after nurse diagnosed with COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ceaea746c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Harris (Herald): [Medical students get $40 per hour pay increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00d06dabf0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government** Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Nation building should be the start of a move to unity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9790dc1355&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): [Jacinda Ardern’s fine line between leader and TV host](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05f9825707&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee to hold first public meeting today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f57af8325&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Start of new committee set to break drought on Government release of advice](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6d5143af14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [The issues Simon Bridges will raise during COVID-19 Epidemic Response Committee hearings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a595617a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** David Farrar: [Great analysis by Bill English](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d0bd21ec3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Economist: Covid-19 economic crisis could be as bad as Great Depression](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b111c11f26&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alan Bollard (NBR): [Who wants to be an economic policymaker in a crisis?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60d1175b87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Cameron Bagrie (Stuff): [Govt needs a plan to get its debt under control after spending spree finishes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d844b08f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [BNZ’s head of research Stephen Toplis: ‘Things will not return to normal for a very long time’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=131072c0e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Massive Govt borrowing will drive up interest rates – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42ab91c372&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)[ ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a392a2489c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [Reserve Bank’s latest emergency move … and what comes next](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0ddf3f77de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Reddell: [The government should insist the OCR be deeply negative for now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b418051639&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Reserve Bank to ramp up support for businesses and banks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97fb2fdbe8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ goes further to support bank lending and smooth market functioning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e47d07c8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Workers** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [1.2 million NZ workers thought to be ‘sitting idle’ at home during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9fbe047304&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Half of employed Kiwis are ‘sitting at home’ unable to work amid coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2ea5f08372&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Rest-home staff at risk, using up leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c82e36f70b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marty Sharpe (Stuff): [Face masks won’t be supplied to home care workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b210ddb330&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): [Home support workers promised PPE, face masks, gloves](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e8c0f18e53&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Strang (RNZ): [Policy around leave during Covid-19 pandemic upsetting some police staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed816897e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Meat plant workers concerned at treatment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e39221072f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashleigh Fechney (RNZ): [Don’t panic, employment law hasn’t changed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c414e9570f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business** Anne Gibson (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: SkyCity cuts wages by 20%, plans redundancies](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2011e024c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Tourism eyes post lockdown rebound](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba18adca54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland business body calls for rent reprieve](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a83f00eef0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Property brokers tell landlords not to offer rent holidays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0ebb34a4c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Danielle Clent (Stuff): [Auckland landlord offering free rentals wants others to do the same](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=efe350a033&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Landlords challenged to offer their rental properties to essential workers for free](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cf0d0b660&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Your Covid-19 questions answered: Rental rules in the lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fa4e11a96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laine Moger (Stuff): [Family ‘stuck’ in mouldy home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df4444c45f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Billions in property sales on ice: could lead to defaults](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e453230d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) BusinessDesk: Over 5,000 house sales left in limbo Greg Ninnness (Interest): [Real estate agencies about to take $135 mln hit as lock-down bites](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9785c3a92b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashley Church (Herald): [What will happen to the housing market if the lockdown lasts for months?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=047e4de864&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [Westpac economists see 7% price fall for ‘frozen’ house market](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34f36f566f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Supermarkets’ conduct** Newshub: [Law change could be needed to curb lockdown price-gouging – Consumer NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=184b83e471&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Government sets up dedicated email for consumers to report price gouging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9169a0ab4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern announces new scheme to dob in price gougers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e65136a831&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Public able to report price gouging during Covid-19 outbreak – PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff789da983&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julie Iles (NBR): [Prime Minister debuts tool to monitor for food price gouging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=964b17a80b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Supermarket chains say price differences may be due to promotions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=53d2e0b248&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (BusinessDesk): [Supermarkets may face unfair scrutiny – Foodstuffs exec](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94336b28a5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Foodstuffs chief executive says it’s not growing profits through the lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=acce95adbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Foodstuffs tracking prices to ensure there’s no price-gouging](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5aa983a9fb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Greengrocer unhappy with trading ban during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f66ca50c9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Growers concerned smaller food producers will miss out amid coronavirus pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d991ac0d97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘It took a pandemic’ – Union thankful, but sceptical of 10 per cent bonus for some supermarket workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=70d1f5fb3f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Time for a living wage for supermarket workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09ca97334e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux and Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern praises supermarkets for looking after vulnerable workers during COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=600363f5d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Foodstuffs agrees to 10pc pay rise, vulnerable staff granted paid leave](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08fb3fcb6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Countdown to resume ‘specials’ and pay staff lockdown bonuses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a49d13c3e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Countdown staff to get lockdown pay boost, specials returning to shelves for shoppers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8af60863ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Countdown give essential workers a pay rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50366a969b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Alison Mau (Stuff): [Good Friday would be better if the supermarkets stayed shut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6088837b0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Essential services and businesses** Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Jenny Craig and storage facility staff told they are essential service](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41d50e446e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pleads with Kiwis to stop buying things overseas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b06030ae0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Government announces more essential businesses, including heater and whiteware sellers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f24970f31&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Government loosens rules to allow online delivery of essential appliances and devices like laptops and heaters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7384dd22fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff Editorial: [Too much confusion for businesses about what’s really ‘essential’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f4595095d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [The loophole retailers are using to operate during the lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e705dd592c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Esther Taunton (Stuff): [Another day at the office for farmers in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cad8f4d4d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew McRae (RNZ): [Fruit industry facing hurdles with harvest due to restrictions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60102812c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Kiwifruit growers have enough workers, for now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cddcee7eaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Lockdown writing** Simon Wilson (Herald): [Pandemic diary: the deluge to come](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=106122473e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Dave Armstrong’ (Dominion Post): [Lockdown truths: Home truths](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11830a8000&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Richard Harman (Politik): [The virus gets serious and Air New Zealand is the first casualty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d80dcfce6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air New Zealand boss says airline will be mainly domestic, as it looks to lay off over 3000 staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c6280eefe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air New Zealand to start cutting staff after revenue slashed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9692ec1c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [Air New Zealand slashes jobs, Greg Foran lays it on the line](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2c5854f281&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Air New Zealand flight departing for Shanghai with freight as demand for goods surges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d40370ce46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Air NZ gets fast-tracked $1 million from Govt to keep freight flights running](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc5066a7ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Air NZ freight flights to begin tonight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4fb262f3ae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julie Iles (NBR): [Government fast-tracks first $1m to help freight ‘vital goods’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85880d482e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Sombre sight as Air New Zealand planes sit idle at Christchurch Airport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3125548f14&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Auckland’s public transport patronage cut by 96 per cent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d49eed73ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZers in Australia** RNZ: [Jacinda Ardern praises Australia’s wage subsidy scheme for including Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ca20c546a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Kiwis eligible for new Australian ‘Jobkeeper’ wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=050632b495&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New Zealanders living across the Tasman given access to Australia’s wage subsidy scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e49a1a8446&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nick Buckley (RNZ): [Where Is the Anzac Spirit in the Wake of Covid-19?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbe54224e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Funerals and tangihanga** M?ni Dunlop and Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Health Ministry announces new rules for funerals and tangihanga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af5ffbe64c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [The last thing I want is grief on grief’ – Ardern issues plea for people not to attend tangis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f76ca0e7b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Gavin Ellis: [Hurricane in the neighbourhood](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4613dcda60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Radio Sport the first but other businesses will follow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad627f043e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Community papers join queue for essential service status](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ccb905ab76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brendon Egan (Stuff): [Radio Sport’s demise the end of golden days for sports broadcasting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e62d46385&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brad Lewis (Newshub): [NZME’s Radio Sport to shut down indefinitely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f64a73c527&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [NZ Herald owner confirms closure of Radio Sport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9aa539a598&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Radio Sport taken off air indefinitely](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=043b4207a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [US lobbying for its citizens to be allowed to get to Auckland to fly home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1e3611b4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [New Zealanders bumped off repatriation flight from Peru appeal for help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36c8b9c71b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Dominic Harris (Press): [Rates holiday on cards for Christchurch to help residents through coronavirus crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d18eea363&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [Lockdown prompts extension of Marlborough environment plan appeals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87985e78f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [South Wairarapa among local councils moving online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c5d8128a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [Marlborough to form emergency committee due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=61cd7b548d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Dita De Boni (NBR): [Private schools brace for Covid-19 economic tumble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=366843acbb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Coronavirus – Other** Derek Cheng (Herald):[What will New Zealand life look like post-lockdown?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7fc202cde5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Trotter (Interest): [When the quest to save lives meets the buffers of economic rationality](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0558bb301&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Lockdown helping cleanup New Zealand’s environment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41777b58aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew MacFarlane (1News): [Chorus reassures people network has capacity to meet demand amid record usage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4d020f8ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dita De Boni (NBR): [Chorus likely to give telcos a discount on their monthly fees](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ab5c736686&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [FMA warns against KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aca6b7bd92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Sherwood and Blair Ensor (Stuff): [Canterbury police see spike in family violence incidents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=137063a7c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Hospice in financial uncertainty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0509527c2d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Erin Bradnock (Stuff): [Charity helps feed double the usual number of Wellington families before lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b125dab50f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Cormack (Herald): [We’ve become a nation of narks during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e856e99dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Cira Olivier and Kiri Gillespie (Bay of Plenty Times): [Bay of Plenty holiday spot Maket? bans tourists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1bfcbca6fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Iwi asks for help to keep farm safe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6b2fa27e4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [People with eye issues urged to seek medical help despite coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af6329f2b8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Defence** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Kiwi soldiers entirely withdraw from Iraq’s Camp Taji, ending a five-year deployment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf14fb7c16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [New Zealand finishes Defence Force mission in Taji, Iraq](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31a551ea19&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [New Zealand withdraws all military personnel from Camp Taji in Iraq](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57f99b6cd1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Defence Force’s Iraq committments fulfilled, personnel on way home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ba9f2e18c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): [Warnings ignored or opportunities seized? Visions of life in 2030](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c750b7179&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Why New Zealand lags behind Scandinavia on climate action](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=476e5f7607&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [The Forever Index](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a44317cb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Electrification’s the key to zero-carbon life – but what will the neighbours think?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4c75f7dbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [We’re fossil fuel addicts. Could we go cold turkey?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d32b1c6ed7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Anan Zaki (RNZ): [Christchurch Community boards spend thousands on mediation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e64b78b4d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Imran Ali (Northern Advocate): [Northland council may have to clean up toxic chemicals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=04c1e8dcf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom McKinlay (ODT): [Leading the charge](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a259795f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Whakat?ne signs off land transfer to Kawerau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fadde9ab45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Dangerfield (Stuff): [Hurunui has new deputy mayor following resignation over knife prank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=637f1c27c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Rob Stock (Stuff): [Tower sues EQC for $80 million for fixing earthquake-damaged Canterbury homes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf163a68fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Madeleine Chapman: [Just how cool was Jacinda Ardern in high school?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=856083cb02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [$135 million wiped after borrowers file for bankruptcy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da5e10217a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ODT Editorial: [Serve the message straight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=217a4a62d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Southland Times): [One person puts hand up for National Party Invercargill candidacy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1a60ff24b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Waikato berry farm fined $76,000 after employees were paid below minimum wage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74e163f2c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [New study shows Kiwi households create 10 times more food waste than supermarkets](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=592905ecc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [Crayfish company suspends bid to launch boats post-quake](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=658a254b0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Visa, Mastercard, banks and NZ’s retail payment systems, Part 3 ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3504f1c726&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Bevin (NBR): [Vaping regulation fast tracked despite virus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e93c0ba2fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Legal recreational use of marijuana backed by more than half of Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dec8ee4407&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jono Galuska (Manawat? Standard): [MP Iain Lees-Galloway ‘disgusted’ as Instagram photos used by scammer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b50d27e26e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)