> ## 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-5/ - Published: 2020-04-01T19:27:22.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-01T19:27:56.000Z - Author: Good Oil Staff - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Enforcing the lockdown, civil liberties** Heather Roy (Democracy Project): [The Long Road Back to Full Democracy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c04f514b20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): [Lockdown solution to Covid-19 deserves far more scrutiny, former Labour speechwriter says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9e6235a1ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Democracy Project: [Mark Blackham: Working class bearing the brunt of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30895dcad7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (interview) Scott Hamilton (Spinoff): [‘Let them starve’: The lockdown of 1913 and its lessons for today](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=907c40489b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [More restrictions on New Zealand possible if ‘infection rate’ unchanged – Civil Defence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f49a5d5d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Dr Lance O’Sullivan says lockdown ‘a joke’ in Kait?ia](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=da13e9044e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Dr Lance O’Sullivan blasts Kaitaia for ‘ridiculous’ amount of people outside during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5593f69d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government, parliament** Bryce Edwards (Guardian): [Coronavirus has delivered political consensus to New Zealand – but for how long?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aa1e0ed2de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Cohen (RNZ): [Jacinda Ardern’s leadership proficiency informed by a challenging year](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ecfe0f7cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Williams (Newsroom): [To do their jobs, authorities must respond](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a47cadfce3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee holds second meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad2dfc4959&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Rawhiti-Connell (Newsroom): [The Ashley Bloomfield Show](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b6893ff18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Strongman (RNZ): [The people leading New Zealand’s fight against Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84efd94027&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Explained: The difference between coronavirus alert level 4 and state of emergency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8e31575324&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Simon Bridges’ focus on health of New Zealanders, not election, in ‘wartime-type situation’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=637c548f76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern answers Kiwis’ self-isolation questions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4e3a6b47c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public health strategy** David Williams (Newsroom): [Navigating a public spat between scientists](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbfe964a52&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [New details show number of COVID-19 tests plummeting since lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4b5a6f361&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Testing is the missing link in the coronavirus response, but there’s a problem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=62db04b2ad&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch and Michael Hayward (Stuff): [Doctors and nurses say tests are being withheld, PM says clinicians have enough swabs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60fdc3bbd0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Increased testing will help decide on lockdown – epidemiologist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2fa6d71d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Government set to move on regions with low test results](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79ecd947d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Testing to be ramped up to 5000 a day – a 35% increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4872b6d76b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Testing capacity increased as case definition widened](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9c074855e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katarina Williams (Stuff): [Dr Lance O’Sullivan seeking cheaper, quicker tests, as microbiologists warn against unreliable results](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81ab70dcf8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Coronavirus testing ramps up around the country as limits are broadened](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=735a2c9cb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) James Fyfe (Newshub): [No date fixed to decide if lockdown needs to be extended – Health Minister David Clark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8fc105b93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Derek Cheng (Herald): [No quarantine for 3600 people returning to NZ from overseas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=97a2cd2230&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges calls on Government to quarantine, test everyone still arriving into NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9258c2fba0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Daily cases are going down, but here’s why we’re not out of the woods yet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c78784d4f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Our vector of transmission’ – Jacinda Ardern’s fiery message to young adults not sticking to lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bdf1fb6510&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Jacinda Ardern unleashes on 20-somethings not taking virus seriously](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=83a8a89f76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [‘No access to sanitation’ for freedom campers at car park site](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90cdf43621&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): [Disability service discovered link through media](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92ecf93018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Government could end up part-owning dozens or even hundreds of big businesses](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bb9be43ff0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Covid 19 coronavirus will exact an economic price](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50702f34e8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Zane Small (Newshub): [Grant Robertson predicts ‘quantum economic shock’ greater than Global Financial Crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bb7a2ac7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Finance Minister says post-lockdown unemployment will be worse than global 2008 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=16f5b23a7d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Government says economic hit will be much worse than GFC with unemployment possibly hitting double digits](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f366862208&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Economic predictions tricky as true data numbers still to come, Finance Minister says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92c0009d8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Julie Iles (NBR): [Treasury estimates 10-17% GDP downturn in coming quarter](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4a871f270&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Government doubles borrowing forecast as economy worsens](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d71ad31507&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government plans to borrow $25 billion to cover Covid-19 cost](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a53ced398f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [How should the Govt raise up to $52 billion of debt?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e73d0954ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Economist Shamubeel Eaqub warns Government to be ‘careful’ about extending lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5880fe032&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Economist’s warning to New Zealand: Coronavirus to bring biggest recession of our lifetime](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=144c2bfc7f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Burdon (Herald): [The global consequences of the pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3aef3b5979&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Government looks to fast-track infrastructure projects after lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51438290db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Government looks to fund large ‘shovel-ready’ infrastructure projects after COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90b5f0e933&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Workers and business** Mark Blackham (Democracy Project): [Workers shoulder civilisation’s burden again](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4866f93059&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sandeep Singh (RNZ): [‘Unskilled workers’ now keeping New Zealand going](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39859f09f0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Survival and the question of staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a353898cc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Hotel workers’ wages cut to $585 a week, asked to use annual leave to top up pay](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3137becd57&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): [Union head says government departments failing to protect workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a268326d69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Democracy Project: [Gerard Hehir: Low-paid workers under lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79b7d95ed0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (interview) 1News: [Coughed-on cash: Petrol giant says staff have suffered abuse amid coronavirus lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=971e14092d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom McRae (Newshub): [Employee rights during the COVID-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cc2f0e0e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Stuart Nash on why raising minimum wage is the right thing to do](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e9dd910b3d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liam Dann (Herald): [Minimum wage rise means more effort needed to keep firms afloat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b70836d5d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Lewis (ODT): [Appeal to delay wage increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a85d193386&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [NZ Post courier staff stood down over non-compliance of social distancing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6567ea2e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— John Gibb (ODT): [Reconfigured domestic tourism critical to recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8875d2f717&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [One in every two hospitality venues may never re-open their doors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6a3199ba6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Fletcher proposes ‘massive’ pay cuts in 12 week plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7a202dece3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Fletcher Building proposes massive pay cuts for employees over lockdown period](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2af4fd38d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Fletcher Building cuts pay during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e41ef28d3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Harvey Norman tells landlords it won’t pay rent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f29c62183a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Support coming for businesses struggling with rent during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51fec7fafa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jason Walls (Herald): [Rent relief package for struggling businesses in Government’s sights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b37633f315&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Damian George (Stuff): [Dozens of Wellington businesses granted rent suspension](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d043363a08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marta Steeman (Stuff): [Moteliers crying out for rent relief as the pandemic kills trade](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2234ee802d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Bank profits expected to take a major hit from Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=676cdd26cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Banks ready to start writing taxpayer-guaranteed business loans; Criteria released](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ef11e5f03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [BNZ takes a more cautious approach to judging company solvency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e319567ebc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Essential services and businesses** 1News: [Price-gouging monitor flooded with reports, Civil Defence offers deliveries to vulnerable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3a659edc86&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Nearly 1000 complaints about price-gouging made since Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2d03c555f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Jenny Craig defends stance as essential service](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a19162d759&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cate Broughton and Tina Law (Stuff): [Supermarket cafes selling takeaway coffees should close, PM says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e7ad39e02c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Shop owner left with no option but to let $25,000 worth of produce rot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a3eaf28f43&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conan Young (RNZ): [Overseas based retailers still selling non-essential goods online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=39d8b5f8dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mei Heron (1News): [Confusion still surrounds what retailers can sell online during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4571e7c822&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Hospitals, health system** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [NZ sources more ventilators amid rampant global demand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea93f8d573&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Elizabeth Fenton (Journal of Medical Ethics): [Personal Protective Equipment for front-line health workers: an ethical imperative](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96b9020c63&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [41 million additional face masks coming for frontline health workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2472dfa6f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Daly (Stuff): [Protective gear problems being fixed, union says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ce5bca647&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Patrick Gower (Newshub): [Protective gear being sent to New Zealand from China](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef2b90ea25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook (RNZ): [‘Priority system’ for masks leaves some health workers without](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4ff409c862&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Manufacturers urged to switch to making protective equipment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47a36e906d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rowan Quinn (RNZ): [Hospitals around NZ race to increase ICU capacity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ba5a07e80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [South ICUs look short on capacity](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3c276e6cef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [What it’s like for health staff in the ICU](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cba952528&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Relief in Queenstown as hospital reopens after two nurses found to have contracted virus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=47bc26d7db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jacob McSweeny (ODT): [Hospital build could employ laid-off staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cc8bb804be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Doctors say patient safety at risk as flu vaccine supplier to New Zealand runs out of stock](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df9e23742d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Martin (Stuff): [Why are we running out of flu jabs and when will we get more?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=615e6c7afc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bruce Munro (ODT) [‘This is not the big one’: Virologist says prepare for worse](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1915408c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [Pregnant mother’s emotional birth without wh?nau](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2f33edfcfb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community roadblocks** Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Hone Harawira, Don Brash clash over use of community roadblocks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f51ae2ab3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Vulnerable Far North community battens down the hatches to ward off coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3413d28e13&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kelly Mihaka (Herald): [Rotorua’s Ohinemutu residents tell visitors to keep out](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1e783bda20&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Media** Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Media moves to cut jobs and pay, but minister indicates help will only come in ‘medium term’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=419d3ebf39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [MediaWorks asks staff to take 15% pay cut as chief executive talks of ‘fight for survival’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9818053928&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [MediaWorks asks all staff to take pay cuts ahead of ‘fight for survival’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=025a5729a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Mediaworks staff asked to take 15 percent pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3bc648b81&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Inequality, welfare** Michael Neilson (Herald): [Inland Revenue: 240,000 letters cancelling Working for Families payments mistakenly sent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=01bdcf5551&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vicky Anderson (Stuff): [Inland Revenue mistakenly sent 240,000 letters cancelling payments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5315f608fd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vicky Anderson (Stuff): [City Missioner: Demand for food parcels up 305 per cent since Friday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a8d0bab14c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vicky Anderson (Stuff): [Long wait times stressing those needing Work and Income support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a69fdf143d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [M?ngere-based charity calls for financial aid as demand for food parcels grows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24be47e3e2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [People say they’re struggling to get financial support from Work and Income during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f4eba472ef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Matt Burrows (Newshub): [84,000-strong petition to suspend rent repayments being delivered to Parliament](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=31ae0e9cd0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Call to help tenants stuck paying double rent](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8e720be1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [When time wasn’t on the side of the young](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e45392e64&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [House price index shows growth before lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ddd5a5cf46&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Homeless** George Block (Stuff): [Lockdown apartments provided for homeless in Auckland, regions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=890c3d5249&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [New units for homeless created in Wellington](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4f13e08a7b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Internet, technology** Chris Keall (Herald): [Why is PM using Zoom amid sharp questions about its security?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dacc95d7ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [Can smartphones help NZ stop spread?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0e960c8b2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Lockdown prompts rise in scammers and exploitation online, Netsafe warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1890967f38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** ODT Editorial: [Rates relief no silver bullet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dad5775f71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Goff (Herald): [We can emerge in better shape](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=af0b2da3fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Light rail and rapid transit in Auckland’s plans to get city out of recession](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=222be22ae2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais (RNZ): [Rotorua Lakes Council can’t explain gaps in meeting footage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a54776d205&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [Masterton waives late fees due to Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=704db8986b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Auckland’s paper and cardboard recycling heads to landfill as offshore processing markets close](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51c9e1c646&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Paper recycling sent to dump in Auckland as export doors close](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0699e187eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Auckland’s mixed paper, cardboard recyclables to be sent to landfill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42310badac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais (RNZ): [Recycling going to Rotorua landfill during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff92a0154e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice** Sam Hurley (Herald): [Chief Judge says some court cases mistakenly adjourned during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=51199dc83c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [Parole Board says public saftey still paramount as hearings held by phone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3ff5f6ffbc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anneke Smith (RNZ): [Defendants in custody will still appear in court for scheduled hearings in Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5fe5c32e71&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport** Luke Kirkness (Herald): [New traffic figures reveal extent of New Zealand’s ghost cities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cec520fc9c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [The Air NZ flight with no passengers- IATA says airlines burning cash faster than they can cut costs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e94df0fec2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Chatham Islands** Steve Walton (Stuff): [Chatham Islanders are prepared but hopeful Covid-19 won’t reach them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5b6fe7b60&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sean Hogan (1News): [Supplies set sail for Chatham Islands, with community now running low on food](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5123bba036&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Chatham Islands without vital food supplies after coronavirus panic buying in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=568fbd6946&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **NZers stranded overseas** Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [Kiwi couple on stricken cruise ship unsure when nightmare voyage will end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81995551f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [Plea to help Kiwis still stranded in Peru](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df5faf76c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Mead (1News): [Kiwi couple stuck on cruise ship in Italy return home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05abe7913e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Uni students who left halls for lockdown may not get rent rebate](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5ffceee407&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dave Goosselink (Newshub): [Nearly 20,000 Otago University students tuning in to virtual classes amid lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ab77f8d15&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [10,000 free broadband connections to be given to students without internet](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=deea699750&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary industries** Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Working on the farm: Your Covid-19 questions answered](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdbdd2733a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sahiban Hyde (Hawkes Bay Today): [12 million apples rot at Hawke’s Bay orchard](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=42f61c41cd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maja Burry (RNZ): [Pork industry warns of animal welfare issues during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=72fab43eb8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Sport** Hamish Bidwell (RNZ): [Let’s change the way we do sport ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=094c89be34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ Checkpoint: [America’s Cup 2021 unclear but infrastructure ready](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5cbf16e66e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Chris McDowall (Spinoff): [Covid-19: New Zealand cases mapped and charted, April 1](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbe87b37c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Anatomy of a nightmare – Inside the Marist College cluster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cdc5f5374f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Simon Wilson (Herald): [Pandemic diary: America is lost ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c66e9f0c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)(paywalled) Karl du Fresne (Dominion Post): [Our cohesive society will help us cope with crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37c5963421&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Lawrence (Stuff): [Violence in homes on the rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5eeaa50d8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Deaf Aotearoa condemns mockery of NZ Sign Language interpreters](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f27bc39649&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ Checkpoint: [Covid-19 lockdown: Looking back at the first week](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ae6943a1ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Miriama Kamo (1News): [Life in lockdown has left us all wobbling](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d0d36f297&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Insurers make exclusions in some new policy offers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58165f4136&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Retail spend spiked before Covid-19 alert levels announced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=075f6b1030&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Immigration Minister: How govt will support immigrants on temporary visas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c79a59a0f2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Salmond: (Stuff): [A greener way to kick-start the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8509f88c91&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Spike in MyLotto registrations, some choose to block account during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fbfecb17a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)