> ## 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 – 6 May 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-6-may-2020/ - Published: 2020-05-05T20:46:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-06T21:01:22.000Z - Author: General - Tags: COVID-19, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Move to Level 2** 1News: [Modelling expert ‘a little bit nervous’ that unknown Covid-19 cases will spread if we burst our bubbles](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=85169ebfe9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gordon Purdie, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker (Public Health Expert): [What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d18105be54&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [What exactly is elimination?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c8bba5c4c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [The Covid data problem hindering Jacinda Ardern’s big call on Monday](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19bd6d14f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Douglas Fairgray (Herald): [Moving to level 2 more risk than reward](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f5a053ce78&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Herald Editorial: [Beating Covid 19 coronavirus requires a hand on the throttle](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=170254688c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Trans-Tasman bubble** RNZ: [Business-led group will investigate how to safely reopen NZ-Australian border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4983e6e018&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [Tasmanian Premier, NZ deputy PM excited about idea of flights to Hobart](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9865563144&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [The odd couple open up the Tasman](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0151f11db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ/Reuters: [Trans-Tasman bubble: Jacinda Ardern gives details of Australian Cabinet meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19b13bdab8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Winston Peters wants Australasian population to be seen ‘as one’ as trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ plans confirmed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c42f2b8d34&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [Quarantine scrapped? What we know about the trans-Tasman travel bubble plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=df15b84a93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Trans-Tasman bubble on the cards – but ‘don’t expect this to happen in a couple of weeks’ time’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20337eb259&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amelia Wade (Herald): [What Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison discussed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=787b5d00db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Australia and NZ commit to trans-Tasman bubble ‘as soon as it is safe’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5bd1f3725&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Australia eager for trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d09895485f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [New Zealand and Australia commit to trans-Tasman bubble ‘as soon as it is safe’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7c02c0314a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Australia and New Zealand agree to commence work on trans-Tasman COVID-19 ‘safe travel zone’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5770dda3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and James Higham (The Conversation): [Why a trans-Tasman travel bubble makes a lot of sense for Australia and New Zealand](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e9d59729a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Indira Stewart (RNZ): Checkpoint: [NZ, Australia Covid-19 lockdowns not as different as they seem](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50f8b9a21c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Government, Jacinda Ardern’s leadership** Cat MacLennan (Democracy Project): [Jacinda Ardern’s prime ministership is a tale of two leaders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=606adf62e4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [Lack of political transparency poses a ‘hellishly dangerous’ situation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=09e541ad6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jack Peat (The London Economic): [Jacinda Ardern’s progressive leadership has been a shining beacon of light in these uncertain times](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd191cba6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament** Alan Kenyon (1News): [I don’t have the luxury of making a wrong move, Ardern says in face of Bridges’ repeated lockdown criticism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c960c7f2e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern snaps back at COVID-19 criticism: Simon Bridges doesn’t ‘bear the consequences of a wrong move’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f587509116&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Simon Bridges has the ‘luxury’ of not bearing possible Covid-19 consequences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=121e37f31b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Claire Trevett (Herald): [Second day of zero cases leads to pressure on PM Jacinda Ardern to lift lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69e0edea4e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Party leaders should give their MPs some freedom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cfe7273c8b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Finance Minister questioned by National over ‘mistakenly enacted’ law](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=396f33d393&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Smith (RNZ): [Omnibus blunderbuss: hitting 45 laws in one shot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d98bb0f97e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Green Party names Hawke’s Bay general election candidates](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=838f71b3cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Lack of M?ori representation in Epidemic Response Committee hearings** Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Simon Bridges ignored proposals for Maori at Epidemic Response Committee, MP says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0f2a318fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [‘Smacks of white privilege’ – Lack of Maori voice in education Epidemic Response Committee slammed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b3e9db340&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Business, economy** Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Prime Minister downplays Budget spending, says Government will still be ‘careful and balanced](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1052b7f24&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)‘ Geof Nightingale (Herald): [Will we see higher taxes in Budget 2020?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cb32392204&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): [Spray now, pay later warning worth heeding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e76c731d6a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Government’s COVID-19 wage subsidies, tax cuts are ‘wasteful’ – Sir Roger Douglas](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ce04c63239&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Sir Roger Douglas: Wage subsidies, tax cuts are wasteful](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bbd813b438&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Reddell: [The Douglas-MacCulloch plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff46ebb31f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Roger Partridge (Herald): [Why the wage subsidy worked but the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme won’t](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4763e167eb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Under-pressure businesses warned to avoid anti-competitive behaviour](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea36218e0f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Thousands of businesses struggling to pay rent as Alert Level 3 fails to bring expected lift](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36d445f276&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Ballooning debt will cap scale of bail-outs, Westpac warns](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=950df1e543&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tamsyn Parker Herald): [Covid-19 will cause sharper down-turn than GFC, Westpac boss says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75da051825&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [Government’s post-COVID recovery should take a leaf out of Germany’s book – economist](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f0bddeb0b3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [Rob Fyfe calls for long-term post-COVID-19 economic plan from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e4f759b63b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Luke Malpass (Stuff): [National’s Simon Bridges hits the right note with policy plan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=52dc4c63c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [Simon Bridges sets out National plan for economic recovery from lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80e4a54649&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): [National proposes GST cash refunds to help keep businesses afloat](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5d93b851a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Flatten the curve, not the economy, says Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0db826962e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anna Whyte (1News): [National propose $100k cash refund for businesses hurting due to Covid-19 disruptio](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=381365b642&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)n Zane Small (Newshub): [Simon Bridges reveals COVID-19 tax relief plan he would use if elected Prime Minister](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=344f6a196b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ashley Church (Herald): [Why choosing the wrong recovery plan could tank NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c25bd1d65&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy** Isaac Davison (Herald): [Private schools claim $11.7 million through Government’s wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a7c011ed0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Hamish Rutherford (Herald): [Simon Bridges says major law firms do not need the wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba9fef5eab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Lusk (Kiwiblog): Guest Post: [Meat Companies Pay Back your Wage Subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37e557868e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Welfare** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [Government preparing for 300,000 new benefit applications – leaked documents](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d7f90dac87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [The Opportunities Party wants each New Zealander to get $13,000 a year after COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5c6193ae42&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nikki Preston (Herald): [Government called on to fund 10,000 produce boxes for desperate communities](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0fc4a9c6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Migrant workers** RNZ: [CTU calls for emergency benefit access for temporary workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c3a1df7332&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): [Unfair for Kiwis to turn backs on migrant workers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=de0b914504&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Migrant workers in Queenstown describe the ‘impossible’ situation as Kiwis tell them ‘just go home’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6d511025f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Employment** Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Fair Pay Agreements dead in the water, as Greens push for the controversial labour bill to be urgently passed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1ee3bb39db&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Green Party proposes package to ensure essential workers are paid ‘dignified wage’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9bb47a5d17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Green Party wants law change so all essential workers are paid living wage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d4639ea69e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Builders get the hard word on sloppy safety standards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c117dc2e2b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Cullen (Stuff): [Coronavirus prevention is not a free pass to breach employment rights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=909f50bfdd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Disability employer Altus considers rehires after surge in interest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0869a36abd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Contact tracing apps** Phil Pennington (RNZ): [US tech firm Palantir held talks with Privacy Commissioner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4bc0bcc235&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Juha Saarinen (Herald): [Don’t rush contact tracing apps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f699dda76a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Educators call for urgent clarity on level 2 conditions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e85b10d48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Lack of guidance by Ministry of Education could cause ‘irreparable’ damage to students’ education, leaders say](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=562a9f541a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint:[‘I refuse for our kids to be unemployed’ – principal decries Education Ministry lockdown planning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5864b2c7a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Government urged to ‘stop playing Russian roulette with our children’ as parents fall ill with ‘flu-like symptoms’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c81cb84131&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee discusses education sector at meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3cd1651c97&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brittany Keogh (Stuff): [Academics call for university funding boost as job losses loom](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=18d249ee9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Cook Islands govt checks on those studying in NZ](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6787cc359&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Giles Dexter (Newshub): [The education tool addressing COVID-19 student anxiety](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99b1c587a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daisy Hudson (ODT): [Hall charges under fire from Green MP](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80d66b7af4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Quarantine exemptions on compassionate grounds** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Denied visits for dying relatives: support for reviews of decisions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dadca55405&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ashley Bloomfield defends staff after judge overturns quarantine decision](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5d881504f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Requests for exemption to quarantine considered on merits, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8f6aeb773b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern reveals she’s struggled keeping families from seeing their dying relatives during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e0c279b0bf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Wilhelmina Shrimpton (Newshub): [Kiwi in quarantine pleads with Government for right to visit dying mother](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7f57927105&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Vita Molyneux (Newshub): [Kiwi woman desperate to see her dying mother denied isolation exemption](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=21402a4bec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Woman trapped in quarantine begs Jacinda Ardern for exemption to see terminally ill mother](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36f6bd0243&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Grieving daughter demands better leadership from PM on support for dying Kiwis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=28077526a7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Checkpoints** Moana Maniopoto: [A shout out to the community checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=57273133b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Community roadblocks turn Bay of Plenty locals away for not having ‘travel permit’ from local iwi Te Whanau-a-Apanui](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff307dc342&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Foreign affairs, WHO** Audrey Young (Herald): [Winston Peters risks wrath of China over Taiwan comments](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=606435062c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben McKay, Henry Cooke (AAP/Stuff): [Winston Peters ‘personally’ supports Taiwan rejoining WHO](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a4b2c4392&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [World Health Organization let down by United Nations during pandemic – Helen Clark](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a7e6281e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) William Hoverd (Stuff): [Pandemic reshapes national security agenda](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=649dfcbae6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Immigration, border restrictions** Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Immigration bill allowing broad visa changes: Lawyer calls for ‘proper checks’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=88e5f90552&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Airport traffic drops to record low as border restrictions continue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d2802b29ab&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Tourism** Brian Fallow (Interest): [What might tourism look like in a post Covid-19 world?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9a98839436&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Tourism head forecasts grim 3-5 years for industry, calls for clarity on flights and wage support](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cd638fb25&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Tourism Industry Aotearoa calls for special intervention for the sector](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b74d70fc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Nelson’s mayor pleads for inter-regional air travel under Level 2 as tourism industry suffers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b1b5039e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Covid-19 will be worse for Kaik?ura’s tourism industry than the 2016 earthquake, operator says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc81832416&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis urged to visit Rotorua’s attractions to help tourism industry survive impact of pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fb6cd4ded7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Major tourism operator Skyline Enterprises to slash half its workforce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0a9359e12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracey Roxburgh (ODT): [Skyline cutting staff by half](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aba2fc1ec1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Millbrook, Nomad announce lay-offs](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b80a43b5d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington Mayor Andy Foster denies media access to previously public city council workshop](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf9f0fbc0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Cook: [Mayors with long wishlists chase ‘shovel-ready’ project funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3925e4c221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Smith (ODT): [Progress on council staff pay reductions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3bf48097fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Chamber calls for 0% rates rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8185c2fac3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish MacLean (ODT): [Watch: Pants down? The bare truth about Dunedin councillor’s Zoom illusion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b971e87dc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘Caught with your pants down’ – Dunedin councillor snapped without trousers during online meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6878ce5c5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): [Dunedin City councillor caught with pants down during Zoom meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=780dfe6590&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [Soil beneath library and art gallery project a ‘potential risk’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7460692e03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Lois Williams: [Shane Jones promises NZ First support for ‘extractive’ industries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0126764ee7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [‘Mother nature has got it in for us’: Hawke’s Bay farmers desperate in drought](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9a806a4d2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Canterbury A&P Show cancelled for first time since World War II](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78500d98f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [New Zealand Agricultural Show cancelled](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e3480a7e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** Vaughan Elder (ODT): [Response compromised by public health erosion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=971de900be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Josephine Varghese (Democracy Project): [The Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes the Inefficiency of Capitalism](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eea68624aa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [‘No distancing’ at Waitakere Hospital where nurses infected says visitor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a09f7f62e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Waitemat? DHB creates work ‘bubbles’ to curb spread of Covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34691afb76&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (RNZ): [DHB on the hunt for covert Covid-19 on West Coast](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=03e67453cc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron van Delden (RNZ): [Gisborne hospital patients now allowed ‘bubble’ visitor a day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dd8215674f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Katie Todd (RNZ): [Criticism of deferred non-urgent surgery, but support for holding off continues](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58c03315c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mike Houlahan (ODT): [Year at least to clear surgery backlog](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c24ce20c6e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais: [Anaesthetic machine ‘innovation’ doubles Lakes DHB ventilators](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d6d7e1ed50&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lisette Reymer (Newshub): [Patients slam COVID-19 hospital restrictions after being forced to attend ‘terrifying’ appointments alone](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c2e947fc48&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **RMA** RNZ: [RMA: ‘We would love to see this fast-track become the new-normal’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=110635870c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): [Environmentalists cautiously optimistic on RMA change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d6c1d077e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [M?ori agency concerned Govt’s plan to fast-track projects could put Treaty obligations on backburner](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92839741fc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment** Lou Sanson (Stuff): [Covid-19’s wake-up call: put nature at heart of recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8886cd25d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams: [DOC admits it got it wrong on Truman Track blasting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ded6471c27&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alexandra Macmillan and Jono Drew (Stuff): [How the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bde25fe7d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Pest detection cameras catch lockdown breaches in Hauraki Gulf](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f9b9196d27&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Surveillance cams catch people using pest-free Auckland sanctuary as private island in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14b92cb188&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Transport, roading** Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Civil Aviation Authority director’s resignation ‘long overdue’ – staff](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a93f15f5f8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Civil Aviation Authority chief executive Graeme Harris retires](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ee7b0167fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Newston (RNZ): [Car use jumps in first week of alert level 3](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05695f6b17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Seven-month delay to Christchurch Southern Motorway](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fecb28317b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Firearms** Melissa Nightingale (Herald): [Government didn’t need to compensate over gun reform, lawyer says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1b1d8e18a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Decision reserved in gun ammunition compensation fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=432be539d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Cannabis** Charlotte Graham-McLay (Guardian): [Legalising cannabis: what will New Zealanders be asked to vote on in September?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=20f5020bc7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Crampton: [Almost anything beats prohibition, including the draft cannabis legislation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1401ccffb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Marriage** 1News: [Fewer people tying the knot as marriages drop to lowest level since 1960](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=96fd93db87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [New Zealand marriage rates lowest since 1960s, new data reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=65ec78fa03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hannah Kronast (Newshub): [Marriage rates are the lowest since the 1960s, new data reveals](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=658119cb33&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Brittney Deguara (Stuff): [A timeline of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand and globally](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=070e737766&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rawri Taonui (Waatea News): [Surge leaving regions behind – Time to random test Maori](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a53d03c084&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson, Tapatahi (Maori TV): [Policies made by the Govt to support Maori need to be implemented better says national Maori pandemic group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d149b71fce&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Cohen (RNZ): [Carpe Diem for families with special needs children during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b417b49f6c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Robson (RNZ): [What it’s like inside managed isolation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1cd16808cf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Defence Force signs up company to clear firing ranges in Afghanistan](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb76a64faf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Virginia Fallon (Stuff): [Oranga Tamariki keeping eyes on kids during the Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac6c34e73c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Piers Fuller (Stuff): [Travelling hours to checkout property ‘illogical’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c0c470025&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [James Hardie plans to close Penrose manufacturing plant](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b0fb78d47d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [James Hardie to shut NZ manufacturing; 120 jobs at risk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b6744931d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Liu Chen (RNZ): [The Kiwis who’ve spent 100 days in lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fc85a4d2be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)