> ## 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 – 5 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-5-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-04T20:35:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-06T21:05:22.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Economy** Robert MacCulloch (Herald): [A time for trickle-up economics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33a56fcfe1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Sir Roger Douglas – Let big firms ‘fend for themselves’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=46a8d48f09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bruce Munro (ODT): [Recovery for all](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c1d9b8f2f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liam Dann (Herald): [How bad will unemployment get in New Zealand? New data to show start of the job crunch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3535b832ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Budget 2020 will be ‘the end of the beginning’, says ANZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c0dbd43df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [The Opportunities Party proposes $250 per week universal basic income](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d6ee6df54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geoff Simmons: [UBI and the working class](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29e02c1ae6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [TOP pushes radical tax policy in election year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aafdaa7ab3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [‘It’s going to be tougher’ – New Zealand must maintain cohesion to flourish after Covid-19, Sir Peter Gluckman says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb501f7b5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Grim economic realities, ‘new normal’ post-COVID will threaten New Zealand’s social cohesion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75cbd70e09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Lockdown social cohesion likely to fall as ‘acute’ phase ends – scientists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff4122c092&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern not ruling out ‘helicopter payments’ for those struggling during the pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c0d0a529d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Leitch (Herald): [No snake oil here Bryce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cc9dec1c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Steven Cowan: [Will Labour embrace radical new economic policies? Not likely.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e071ba6b82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Stubbs (Stuff): [10 reasons to feel optimistic about jobs and the economy amid Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3283e02f55&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Budgeting services request more funding to handle unemployment increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b959354454&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: I[nternational Workers’s Day: The fight for a new world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78b34a032e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy** Chris Keall (Herald): [‘Courier firm owner kept $70,000 wage subsidy from staff’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a014ffdeab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Sam Sherwood (Stuff): [Police Association granted $370k from Covid-19 wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfe64dcce0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Infrastructure** Richard Harman (Politik): [Infrastructure boss goes walkabou](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b8136bf23&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jim Rose (Stuff): [An infrastructure spend-up barks up the wrong tree](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc97ecdbf6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zac Fleming (Newshub): [Greens concerned about fast-track law change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f88f37e8c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Infrastructure projects may be fast-tracked within 25 days](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6bfc7e0de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rukuwai Tipene-Allen (Maori TV): [Shovel-ready or iwi getting the shove?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=938d85bdeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Kenny (Stuff): [Fast-tracked projects needed for post-Covid-19 economy, but the devil will be in the detail, groups say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de54221ba2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Fallow (Stuff): [Lucky are the shovel-ready projects](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0cfff6a5e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Raf Manji on the lessons from Christchurch for a COVID-19 world](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8513a67ad0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Shovel ready](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce5bbbbd01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government** Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government suspends financial oversight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1718b012fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) No Right Turn: [Another expansion of secrecy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8aef2b40bc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) New York Times Editorial: [In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb954dbe40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Kiwi journalist in UK says New Zealand’s popularity is ‘overwhelming’ there](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16a24dc8f4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Andrew Dickens (Newstalk ZB): [Civil servants have stuffed up Covid-19 response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8879026530&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Moving to Level 2** 1News: [‘We’re not there yet’ – Economist warns New Zealand won’t be ready to move into Level 2 next week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=306f73e0f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Zero case day: A pat on the back, but no party yet, experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38c6b779ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Time it takes for Kiwis to get tested for Covid-19 a ‘big limit’, says Dr Ayesha Verrall](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f14e634d0a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) George Heagney (Manawatu Standard): [Level two may not be far away, disease expert says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd2f9f53db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [COVID-19’s not going away, so ‘no point’ in staying at alert level 3 – expert](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2e8ab675d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newshub): [Level 3 is unnecessary and it’s obvious to everyone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5e26f00e9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Noreen Wong (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern says zero cases reflects success at level 4, not level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6e32cc52a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [NZ doesn’t have to see zero Covid-19 cases every day before entering Level 2, says Jacinda Ardern](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f539d7bf82&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Prime Minister to reveal details of Alert Level 2 on Thursday before next week’s decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3de69ded0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says we’ll get 48 hours notice for level 3 end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87f2252495&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Checkpoints** Andrew Coster (Stuff): [Iwi checkpoints were about safety and discretion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28fd8a6d6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Denise Piper (Stuff): [Iwi checkpoints stop, move to random checks under level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1e765397b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Fresh bungle on roadblock – and it’s come from the top](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2fa93c3f95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [Iwi roadblocks gone by level 2 – police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0577d703f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Police Commissioner: Community-run roadblocks are now close to zero](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=73f054747e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mahina Hurkmans (Maori TV): [‘Most important thing is to protect the elderly in this p?’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=396deb0ed1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Border rule exemptions granted** Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern orders review into quarantined people wanting exemption to visit dying relatives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=257c741ad1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anan Zaki (RNZ): [High Court allows man to leave quarantine to visit dying father, rejecting ministry decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b72a1276e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Garth Bray (1News): [Court overturns quarantine for compassionate release, officials too ‘rigid’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2333ec66a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley and Kurt Bayer (Herald): [Judge overrules lockdown, allows son to visit dying father](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=366434d1d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Edward Gay (Stuff): [Son takes court action to see dying father under Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c764ba3451&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [No exemptions from border rules given on compassionate grounds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=12108b87ac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Trans-Tasman, Pacific bubble** Jo Moir (RNZ): [NZ, Aus need same goal before joining bubbles – epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=210dd16725&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Liz McDonald and Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Hope of a trans-Tasman bubble lifts business spirits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42a8d3c6d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Trans-Tasman bubble could see benefit with tourism, business and trade, says PM](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c17bce90d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern expected to discuss ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ with Australia’s national cabinet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2de634276a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Jacinda Ardern to join Australia cabinet meeting tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4c044f07f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Winston Peters says Warriors show ‘trans-Tasman bubble could work well’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b0b655a80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [New Zealand and Australia in enviable position to discuss trans-Tasman bubble](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58cb17eb57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Regional bubbles** Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Dr Bloomfield rules out regional bubbles under COVID-19 alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31f57a74a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Tairawhiti region wants to form own coronavirus bubble and move to Level 2 early](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f74f48fce9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sean Hogan (1News): [Zero cases of Covid-19 in the regions give more reason for them to shift to Alert Level 2 early](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4f150b92f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lockdown legality** Catrin Owen (Stuff): [Lockdown appeal raises ‘unresolved questions around lawfulness’ of notices under the Health Act, judge says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d33bc909b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [‘Troubling’ arrests during lockdown ‘undermine rule of law in New Zealand’ – former Attorney-General](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd3a5bec1b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Police Commissioner on enforcing lockdown: ‘I’m confident that we acted lawfully’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e73c442f57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Police never raised concerns about legal powers over lockdown, says Director General of Health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c74c59a7e5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Immigration** RNZ: [New Zealand government to grant itself visa law powers for 12 months](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb89d0d1df&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Covid-19 gives New Zealand opportunity to consider ‘ideal population’ – immigration consultant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a1d89ed361&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Banks** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Billion-dollar-profit banks must show they care about NZ in bad times, Shane Jones says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1df43d26b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [ANZ CEO ‘a bit gutted’ after Finance Minister’s comments on bank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a67f766a8d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Top Kiwibank economist says NZ should come out of level 3 now](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5e029b801&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Covid-19 will be tough on banks, Westpac warns as it reports steep profit drop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6de6e058f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Westpac NZ’s profit halves as bad debt charges jump 15 times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86b3094eb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Business, consumer spending** Brent Edwards (NBR): [Nash trusts SMES to ‘do the right thing’ on loan scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee2869a087&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Tamsyn Parker (Stuff): [Small business loans expected to run into billions, but how much will be paid back?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b9bf97242&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): [Supermarkets rolling in the cash as lockdown eases](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d87c607f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) paywalled) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [Changing consumer attitudes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f8e59647f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Retail sales collapse during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cb9ad8e63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Coronavirus brings ‘carnage’ for retail sector as sales plummet 80 percent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=40d8bde6ce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Without Keytruda, 30 deaths a week in NZ from cancer – Lung Foundation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aea4d40b01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ian Powell (Democracy Project): [Vaccines and antibiotics: commodities or public good?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cd4abdd6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Six elderly patients treated on ‘presumption’ of having coronavirus after nurses work in both virus-free and COVID-19 wards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d836c646d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [ICU beds increase as ministry tries to triple capacity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=38569f8475&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Elective surgeries slowly getting back underway after Covid-19 forces cancellation of operations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a986cf5a1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kaysha Brownlie (Newshub): [Elective surgeries return, but not all patients will be seen](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ad32be7ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Invercargill man denied ambulance despite being incapacitated](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=98cd9121f6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Regan Paranihi (Maori TV): [Wider medical powers granted to Waipareira nurses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0ed43d56a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Maori and Pacific Covid-19 response** Rawiri Taonui (Waatea News): [ZERO credit to the Government and Ministry of Health](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bae28afb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, (RNZ): [Maori health professionals left out of Epidemic Response Committee meetings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=abf499ba91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson, Tapatahi (Maori TV): [Govt takes on challenge to improve COVID-19 Maori response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08e7c1071b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rawiri Taonui (Waatea News): [Update 04 May 2020 | The Importance of the ZERO | The Latest on Re-infection, Immunity, and a Vaccine](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=148cc14b28&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Flu vaccine** Dubby Henry (Herald): [DHBs ‘need to take responsibility’ for flu jab distribution, PM says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d232ba7f3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Flu vaccine uptake among older M?ori passes last year’s total in just five weeks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b5e058580&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ensure there’s enough supply before getting flu vaccine if not high-risk – GP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=816da4e6c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [School cancels staff flu jab clinic due to short supply of vaccines](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d72cc2a02&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Foreign student numbers fall sharply, immigration stats show](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac3be8c70e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lincoln Tan (Herald): [Students call for full rent reduction from university](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d31a5dd607&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Hall (1News): [Students paying double rent as universities continue to charge for empty rooms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d6ade4390&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) M?ori TV: [TWoA moves its 50 courses online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b70a5c8e3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chris Gallavin & Tim Hatherley-Greene (Herald): [What universities could look like post Covid 19 coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5f037e44c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Schools desperate for information on how they’ll operate under Alert Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c4eb6d5a21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Government sources 2450 laptops from China so Kiwi kids can learn online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac65e4684f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Dominic Harris (Press): [‘Bloated salaries’ at Christchurch council where 1 in 4 earn over $100k](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5eed2bec72&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Armstrong (Stuff): [Today’s lesson on Education TV: How Wellington doesn’t work](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fa4f1f701&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tim Newman (Stuff): [Motueka by-election voting deadline extended](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c312f7f85d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams: [Government stimulus funding would create 200 jobs – Buller mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af71720da5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Eva Corlett (RNZ): [Homeless being housed quicker in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=491e96e5f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton (Stuff): [Former homeless woman says motel has given her hope](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd3db8f141&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Survey reveals 12 percent of landlords would not consider cutting rent amid COVID-19 pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ae7120a64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Behrouz Boochani** Jane Patterson (RNZ): [National wants answers about Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2a222f0c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) AAP: [National suspect political interference in Boochani asylum bid in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e1e2c6b1d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Eloise Gibson (Stuff): [Six New Zealands of climate change: Which one are you?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb053aad32&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): [Budget 2020 spending on climate could improve public health resilience, experts say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=045fdcf8bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Griffin (Stuff): [Michael Moore has a point and we need green innovation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48e1500243&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Rain welcome, but no relief to dry conditions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e871ea5c4a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Auckland drought: Water levels hit lowest in 25 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b16db45563&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Water shortage: Auckland’s depleting dams are bordering on a crisis for the city – Watercare](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bfe85e5ad5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** Brook Sabin (Stuff): [Where is our tourism minister when we need him the most?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5120cd0cce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Winston Peters would ‘most certainly’ support domestic tourism at Level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8242fe17ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Taranaki tourism operators welcome slight upturn after lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c96fe82e4b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport, roading** Todd Niall and Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Public transport ‘will not be able to deliver’ to capacity at level 2](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dcb1a3fbd8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Neilson (Herald): [Health, climate change benefits from Auckland’s ‘pandemic surge’ in cycling, walking during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6763fc7d09&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [Transmission Gully hits new delays with completion date uncertain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5f56c61b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Imogen Wells (1News): [Frustration grows as Transmission Gully project delayed again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5963cc0be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Belinda McCammon (RNZ): [Queenstown flights: Petition, mayor’s letter urges return of air services](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8bf430300f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Horticultural labour shortage could mean food shortage, industry warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dfde32527d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin (RNZ): [Dairy sector wants New Zealanders to consider farm work as labour shortage looms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e99db3e5c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Watson (Taranaki Daily News): [Forestry sector making up for lost time](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=987e8c006d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** Teuila Fuatai (Herald): [Pacific health in a global crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57a460de9a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [NZ Law Society raises concerns about court changes in Samoa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=535b5a6614&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [The masses return to church in Samoa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7315751a40&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Emergency restrictions eased in Tonga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e18b2a8e05&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Commonwealth reaches out for resilient Pacific](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9d95827eeb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fiji reels from dengue as it recovers from Covid-19 and cyclone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc78bba6f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Tonga’s King to open Parliament via livestream](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5e070e69e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Firearms** RNZ: [Gun owners in court over government compensation for ammunition](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a38e68d498&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): [Firearm owners head to court seeking judicial review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26a6453fcb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Southland floods** Damian Rowe (Stuff): [$19.7 million worth of insurance claims paid out for Southland floods](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e92b161dae&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Nearly $20m paid out after Southland flooding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37cc8b62f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [Ultra-left seeks Green takeover](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=018a277ab6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) James Fyfe (Newshub): [No comment from Jacinda Ardern on reports of leaked COVID-19 Five Eyes dossier](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34c091c421&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Political commentator calls for election date change amid pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2bcb167ce8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Ellis: [Coronaviral home truths](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf4a558acd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Donna-Lee Biddle (Stuff): [Asian parents remove child from school as Covid-19 racism spikes](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6300e35d96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) D’Angelo Martin (Maori TV): [Silent increase in child abuse could be lurking due to lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3be040f158&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [What are health ‘passports’ and how viable are they?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=245ff77632&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Arts sector survey ‘paints stark picture’ of vulnerable industry](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3c569c38d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Clothing and paracetamol among goods delayed in reaching NZ due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8c2fb7409&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Owairaka/Mt Albert tree impasse: Time to move forward, agree protesters and Ngati Whatua](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=843f8e77b0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lane Nicholas (Herald): [Chinese investors forced to sell sensitive Twizel land were planning roller coaster theme park](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8814bb2c08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)