> ## 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 – 9 April 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-9-april-2020/ - Published: 2020-04-08T20:34:34.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-08T20:34:36.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24 **Government, parliament** 1News: [Poll: 88% of Kiwis trust Government’s coronavirus response, vastly higher than other nations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e57c5ea2b4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Henry Cooke (Stuff): [Public surge in trust of Government during Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0a7d1be87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): [Almost 90% of New Zealanders back Ardern government on Covid-19 – poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0c7fadf61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jo Moir (RNZ): [An election in lockdown? Politicians, officials weigh options](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ba434658c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Armstrong (1News): [Never mind David Clark, PM has been calling the health shots anyway](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=92606922de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman (Politik): [How the lockdown end may be a false dawn](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ecc1f920ca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): [David Clark has become this pandemic’s Covidiot](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b50ec22164&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Press Editorial: [Driving to political distractions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=34dba8d3c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Simon Bridges will continue commute to chair Epidemic Response Committee](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=583e283f69&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Owen (The Dig): [Emancipatory Catastrophism In Times Of COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6e83730601&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alistair Campbell (Herald): [Tony Blair’s right hand man praises Jacinda Ardern’s leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b6e3b4872&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Controversial Kiwi ad men Topham Guerin return for Covid-19 campaign](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f6f2eb057&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘I miss people’ – PM reveals what she’s found the hardest about lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=26744e8304&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Templeton (Newshub): [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals Easter plans with Neve, gives toilet training update](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=553cd4e3c6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Public health response, exiting lockdown** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Where Jacinda Ardern’s handling of the crisis has been weak and how she has responded](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b56b8ad1e6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Is the Ashley Bloomfield show as transparent as Kiwis think?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a23b569321&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Newton (RNZ): [How New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown might end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=81a0499827&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gibb (ODT): [Academic discourages hasty exit](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a29c6d4d95&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Nine to Noon: [Chief Science advisor: How and when we exit alert level four](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8680d1a0dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Morton (Herald): [NZ’s current case rates ‘what we want to see’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=24987b67ff&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mark Thomas (The Big Q): [How can New Zealand control the course of the COVID-19 epidemic?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5b82a82c2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Why New Zealand’s Covid-19 death rate remains low compared to other countries](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8fe4fff8c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matt Burrows (Newshub): [Grant Robertson on why New Zealand’s done better than other nations in COVID-19 fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=183f28b034&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Border measures, quarantine, testing** Tova O’Brien (Newshub): [Jacinda Ardern expected to announce mandatory quarantining of all arrivals to New Zealand tomorrow](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd2137e230&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Collette Devlin (Stuff): [Prime Minister says mandatory quarantine on cards as pressure mounts to tighten border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e54c89a7dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Audrey Young (Herald): [PM Jacinda Ardern hints at compulsory quarantining at the border](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=48e897dea0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Simon Bridges’ petition demanding mandatory quarantine at NZ’s borders gains over 20,000 signatures in first day](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7b60300e06&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [National’s petition for mandatory quarantining received unprecedented response – Simon Bridges](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5b3482f708&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Traveller says controls weak after experience at Auckland Airport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c3dccfdcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Taroi Black (M?ori TV): [Government screening policy puts M?ori rural areas at risk](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=340d5d6a27&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Jason Walls (Herald): [Government promises 60,000 complete Covid-19 tests by week’s end](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=642b794d93&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Michael Morrah (Newshub): [Symptomatic Kiwis denied COVID-19 tests despite widening of criteria](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c9fc994aaf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Phil Pennington (RNZ): [Auckland woman ‘frustrated’ after nine-day wait for Covid-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=090852fa1a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [Woman claims she was denied Covid-19 check despite amendments to testing criteria](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed441c79d7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Andy Fyers and Felippe Rodrigues (Stuff): [Where are New Zealand’s Covid-19 cases?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b2c6d128f7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Isaac Davison (Herald): [Ministry of Health says more information coming on mystery clusters in Auckland](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29d41ce8d4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kirsty Johnston (Herald): [Massive spread of Marist, wedding cluster infections revealed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=581ecca90c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): [How ‘beautiful’ Bluff wedding became major Covid-19 cluster](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0f574e24b7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health system** Peter Davis (Stuff): [Coronavirus – a stimulus to healthcare innovation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eef8d9c076&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [‘When a crisis occurs, we see the holes’ – Pandemic spurs calls for more investment in healthcare system](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d16bd985d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [M?ori doctor accuses John Tamihere of telling staff to lie for Covid-19 test](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2e6fe4d9f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Nicholas Jones (Herald): [Backlog of postponed elective surgeries and procedures ‘to be cleared within 18 months’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a18ffe88b6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Janine Rankin (Manawat? Standard): [Bowel, breast and cervical cancer cancer screening programmes on hold during Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=36ffd3b29b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Health workers facing protective gear shortages call for urgency](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=19acf86265&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Wellington DHBs find 100,000 masks in deteriorated state](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=353f05df16&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Tso (Stuff): [Hospital staff issued crumbling decade-old face masks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6f4311d59&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natalie Akoorie (Herald): [Healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 should be recorded – union](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=06dab67165&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rachel Sadler (Newshub): [17 nurses, 7 doctors have contracted COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c93ac32c3a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Cropper (Newshub): [Concern for Southland Hospital if coronavirus cases increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63b197272d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ben Leahy (Herald): [Healthline helps 170,000 Kiwis in a month](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=dc7328c6ec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: Checkpoint: [Countdown gives DHB masks, but loses flu jab priority](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f45349194&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Elderly, vulnerable groups have extra time to get flu vaccination](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d5e5ee2d1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emma Russell (Herald): [Flu vaccine extension for ‘high-risk’ groups after earlier shortages](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=45ac994268&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Pregnancy in a global pandemic: Experts answer expectant mums’ questions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d33c5caf2a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aimee Shaw (Herald): [Pharmacy sector calls for more support from Government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6f37d27c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Education** Simon Collins (Herald): [Suzy Cato fronts at-home school lessons, learning packs and computers on way](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6a27c2474b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Simon Collins (Herald): [Education TV channels and free computers to boost home learning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0e035c7506&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Education material and devices being sent to students in COVID-19 lockdown as part of $87 million package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eb7a85b3ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Ministry of Education reveals support plans for distance learning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5d17ce3c39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Beloved kids TV star Suzy Cato involved in new education channel for students learning from home during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3604308daa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Natalie Akoorie (Hearld): [Suzy Cato’s back – mother of children’s telly fronts distance learning TV](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e3a3ed38dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): [M?ori educational resources included in government support package](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c97352879&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) M?ori TV: [M?ori TV, TVNZ to support distance learning – 4.30pm Newsbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef1cfd19e1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [K?hanga reo livestreaming lessons for tamariki](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9bc6d2b1e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (RNZ): [Private education firm says staff who stay will be paid 20% less and do whatever’s needed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75f75990ea&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [International students call for tuition refunds due to ‘decrease in quality’ of online learning](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d22f5de45&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lee Kenny (Stuff): [Rent rebates and hardship fund set up to help university students](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ec469e0f38&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Economy** Brian Fallow (Interest): [When will things get back to normal? In many respects the answer is never.](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=827421ccb2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Bryan Bruce: [Interview with BERL economist Dr Ganesh Nana](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=628666e988&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate MacNamara (Stuff): [Coronavirus calculus: putting a value on lives and the economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bf14c449e3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Ensor (Newshub): [Shane Jones eager to help regions from COVID-19 onslaught](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9ce024bf3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jessica Tyson (M?ori TV): [‘A lot of us won’t have mahi to go back to’ – COVID-19 impact on M?ori economy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c6e4a12236&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Prebble (NBR): [We are heading for the rocks](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f6b744743e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Greg Ninness (Interest): [Survey shows 90% of New Zealanders expect to delay major purchase decisions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7af2757083&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lana Andelane (Newshub): [More than half of New Zealanders insecure about their financial stability during COVID-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93819c315b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Young people optimistic about their finances just as Covid-19 poised to strike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2fc37e621&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jamie Gray (Herald): [NZ-North Asia shipping severely curtailed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a529c8f7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Business** Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): [Unlocking NZ: Business leaders on preparing for the end of lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e31da4dfc4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [Businesses lack confidence about leaving Covid-19 lockdown, prime minister warns many doors will stay shut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=30c5135a3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Business leader urges ‘rethink’ of essential services, wants ‘more generous’ wage scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ba574db39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Jacinda Ardern encourages businesses to prepare for ‘new normal’ outside of Level 4](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9ed0854a08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee faces more focus on essential business](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fa38be5336&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anna Whyte (1News): [Business leader calls for clarity over ‘confusing’ essential service rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c47c1e3c9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kim Moodie (Herald): ‘[Hospitality is in crisis,’ Restaurant Association says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4217658180&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eva Corlett (RNZ): [One in five hospitality businesses expects to close permanently](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f1cc4e1bc3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Any Robens (Herald): [Half of New Zealand’s hotels now closed](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64d62024f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) RNZ: [Epidemic Response Committee hears from industry leaders](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a88b54c09e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Business conference drops to record lows, survey shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=55bedfef67&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Hargreaves (Interest): [ANZ Business Outlook preliminary April reading shows record lows across the board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=29c99036cb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Govt agencies told to help struggling firms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5bb781480&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Andrea Fox (Herald): [Have company directors been caught napping by the pandemic?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c90274fd08&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Marta Steeman (Stuff): [Almost 200 construction projects impacted by Covid-19, new report says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8a5eb93a9e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Businesses face abuse for operating during Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd90db54c0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Wage subsidy, employment** Susan Edmunds (Stuff): [Eerie (and profitable) shopping](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=629d452cf1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Under-fire Quinovic takes $260k wage subsidy, foreseeing dire revenue](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cbf485fcaa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Conan Young (RNZ): [Employees say worker subsidy not being paid in full](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ef779f6134&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Newstalk ZB: [Former Business NZ head asks Govt to expand wage subsidy scheme](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=901c01623b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gulnara Nolan (TVHE): [How many New Zealand jobs can be done from home?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6056a53945&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Fletchers** Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): [Fletcher employees feel ‘stabbed in the back’ by pay cuts](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6801aee17b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Fletcher tells workers, take up to 70% pay cuts or no wage subsidy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5854dfa37f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Anne Gibson (Herald): [How CEOs are coping – Fletcher Building’s Ross Taylor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c0c79e951&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Transport, freight** Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Air NZ employee says airline’s not releasing Covid-19 results](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=14d33635ba&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Grant Bradley (Herald): [The Air New Zealand flights that are going places](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5e8934b58&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) M?ori TV: [M?ori business leader replaces Sir John Key on AirNZ board](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6f6b3d1a3b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): [Wellington Airport runway extension will be ‘back on agenda’ once Covid-19 fog clears](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00ec1bb7dc&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brad Flahive (Stuff): [Auckland’s Northern Pathway: Northcote MP wants project paused for Covid-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76a647bcb9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) ————— Maria Slade (NBR): [Mainfreight bosses take 50% pay cut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a2823ff476&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Mainfreight volumes plunge after lockdown, warns of shipping container crunch](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e152bedc01&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Brunskill (BusinessDesk): [Mainfreight revenue falls as world goes into lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cde7a2489c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Primary and extractive industries** Guy Trafford (Interest): [Our largest export earner is hanging in there](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1be4945196&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald Editorial: [Agriculture must again lead us to recovery](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e73df39a8a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Are dairy prices likely to drop from Covid-19 impact?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3f42629b0e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Two Fonterra Edendale workers test positive for covid-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86484e0364&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): [Meat Industry Association wants 2-metre rule adjusted](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e448c9f7a4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Govt to consider levy on log exports to ensure home supply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=90d258437e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Eric Frykberg (RNZ): [Horticulture gains employees as urban jobs dry up](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d07099cdef&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Some kiwifruit-growing businesses report huge uptake in Kiwis joining workforce during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4cb6c3852c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Robin Martin and Gill Bonnett (RNZ): [Oil firm must clean up before leaving Taranaki, says High Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9cb27854a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gavin Evans (BusinessDesk): [Seabed mining and the clash of science, law and politics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8666f24cf3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Tourism** Amanda Cropp (Stuff): [Government plans major shake up for the tourism industry post-coronavirus](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6dd14fb843&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Daniel Rutledge (Newshub): [Government announces planning for ‘future of tourism’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aabe58a73b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tess Brunton (RNZ): [Tourism industry welcomes sector reboot plans amid Covid-19 disruptions](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b221f46049&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Matthew Mckew (ODT): [Tourism plan prompts plea from mayor](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8aa33e689d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Tourism losses of $3.5b in covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=594d345a12&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Melanie Carroll (Stuff): [Flight Centre to close 58 New Zealand stores, 300 jobs to go](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0342476eac&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Flight Centre shuts 58 stores indefinitely, stands down more than 300 employees during Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=58579c75c1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Banks** Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [S&P sees ‘one-in-three likelihood’ of downgrading big 4 Aussie banks within 2 years](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2a3e7d73ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Fitch downgrades big four banks’ credit ratings](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=799fda7941&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk): [Fitch downgrades big four Australian, NZ banks to ‘A+’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=afbdae7d6b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Gareth Vaughan (Interest): [Visa, Mastercard, banks & NZ’s retail payment systems, Part 4; Could COVID-19 kill EFTPOS?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=78ae1bb003&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Enforcing lockdown, police** Jason Walls (Herald): [Policing Easter lockdown to include checkpoints](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3db07e55bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Kiwis travelling for non-essential reasons over Easter weekend could face arrest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41bba33ec3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Annabelle Tukia (Newshub): [Police to arrest Easter holidaymakers who don’t comply with coronavirus lockdown rules](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=11a0e04d7c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Scott Palmer (Newshub): [Top cop’s warning to lockdown breachers as prosecutions spike](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b6c0cb247&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZers breaching lockdown ‘more likely to be flouting the rules’ – police](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93bea8f6dd&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Excuses wearing thin as police crack down on coronavirus lockdown breachers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ed930004ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Q and A: How to investigate a crime during a pandemic](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=07d1c49d80&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Damian George (Stuff): [Opposition to plan to hold $8m for Wellington events despite forecast coronavirus restriction](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b7643faeb1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Stuff: [Wellington councillors, mayor, executives donate 10pc of salary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=77d48767d3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alice Wilkins (Newshub): [Councils under pressure to drop rates increase](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fbf9742e87&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Todd Niall (Stuff): [Why Auckland’s rates still need to rise despite Covid-19 outbreak](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d5225073f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lois Williams (Stuff): [West Coast in Covid-19 lockdown – but rates are not](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d619763184&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Skara Bohny (Nelson Mail): [Nelson City Council considers zero rates rise](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=86871692ed&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): [Queenstown Lakes seeks to drop rates increase amid Covid-19 crisis](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=41e9efb9f3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Aaron van Delden (RNZ): [Covid-19 spurs Gisborne rates rise rethink](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e7491b8a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Staff layoffs, rates holiday not options for ?p?tiki](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=99a1b4664e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais (RNZ): [‘Security reasons’ behind Rotorua public meeting footage gaps](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=44f08268bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Felix Desmarais (RNZ): [‘Rotorua’s ’emergency operations centre’ explained](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d8712d7701&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Susan Botting (RNZ): [Kaipara District Council holds first public online meeting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5077bd0634&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Chloe Ranford (RNZ): [‘Colonial’ names get Marlborough council backing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=115cbf1f96&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Logan Savory (Stuff): [Invercargill City Councillor wants to hit up Government for CBD investment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5205f02cec&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Marcus Anselm (RNZ): [Waterworks go on in South Wairarapa](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=05b15e4f0b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Environment and conservation** Brian Fallow (Herald): [Facing up to the other big issue, climate change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3b36416bca&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Bernard Orsman (Herald): [Jobs versus climate change. The debate raging at Auckland Council](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0c168ed21f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Olivia Wannan (Stuff): [Climate change: Northland’s marine species to feel the heat from the 2030s](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=60b03e839f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [New Zealanders urged to continue recycling glass](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ea1c262a5a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [First tuatara hatchlings discovered at South Island sanctuary](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3e68b0729c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Community checkpoints** Aaron van Dalden (RNZ): [Mahia holidaymakers to be turned away at checkpoint during Easter weekend](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=108932e043&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Kitchin (Stuff): [Roadblocks to halt Covid-19 spread on West Coast not going ahead](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=54582375f1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [Local iwi set up checkpoints to protect M?ori, want police to help them – ‘We’re at an elevated level of risk’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5aaf4755b5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Charlotte Jones (RNZ): [Ng?ti Manawa set up checkpoints due to lockdown rule breakers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=87bbf0d7b9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Liam Dann (Herald): [New numbers show Kiwis rushing to banks for mortgage relief](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f53b69d18&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Anne Russell (Overland): [The case for a rent strike in New Zealand under COVID-19](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=64ee14d2ee&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [‘Emergency’ rental payments clause helping tenants and landlords – ADLS](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3d6a729936&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Airbnb ‘transition’ to long term would hurt rental investors](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=02347a4659&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Harold Marshall and Linda Holdaway (Herald): [Cause for concern with Urban Development Bill](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff6c661fa8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Pacific communities** RNZ: [Social media misinformation putting Pacific communities at risk – government](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=eac5f743af&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sela Jane Hopgood (RNZ): [Pasifika youth bring calm to their community online](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e64c86955e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Pacific** Jamie Tahana (RNZ): [Pictures of devastation emerge from cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu and Fiji](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7e9b53daf9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [NZ ready to assist as Cyclone Harold moves through Fiji](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=37ed5b6230&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Johnny Blades (RNZ): [Crisis management the priority amid Vanuatu govt negotiations](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9163d451bb&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Call for NZ police help in probing West Papua killing](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=811d8b5d07&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Barbara Dreaver (1News): [Pacific update: Confirmed cases in Guam grow as US sailors quarantine around the nation](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1d5240228d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Repatriation, Kiwis stuck overseas** Tom Dillane (Herald): [Kiwis stuck in Germany refused access to Air NZ chartered flights](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=000a5da2be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Kiwis stranded on cruise ship in Uruguay to be evacuated](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=94a7c4f6a9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kimberlee Downs (1News): [Kiwis aboard coronavirus-stricken cruise ship to return home with Australian assistance](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=84c73ac7e9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catrin Owen (Stuff): [16 Kiwis stranded on Coral Princess cruise ship with sick passengers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4cfa1f1e03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): [Kiwi mother and daughter stuck in Iran plead for help from NZ Government – ‘unable to afford warmth, food’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a62d1c48c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Justice, corrections** Guyon Espiner (RNZ): [NZ prisoners kept in solitary during Covid-19 outbreak, says prison reform group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0b6668b9c7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Kidd (ODT): [‘ConAir’ flight for prisoners](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a9d22e42c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Jury trials suspension pushed out to July 31 amid alert-level uncertainty](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a67eeb525b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Media** Dita De Boni (NBR): [Why was Bauer allowed to buy up all our mags?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c0bd6c308&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Welfare** Herald: [South Auckland marae launches drive-through food bank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=69c8972797&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Alcohol harm** Lisette Reymer (Newshub): [Alcohol Healthwatch worried lockdown drinking will increase family violence](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ac6038c5a2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Whanganui iwi fear online alcohol sales will spike family harm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8108633021&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): [Iwi fear online alcohol sales will spike family harm](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=1c8b9ac747&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Funerals, tangihanga** Jessica Tyson (M?ori TV): [Wh?nau still disheartened with the new guidelines for tangihanga](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ad2007822c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Melanie Early (Stuff): [Lockdown leaves family waiting at least a month for dad’s funeral](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=394c40be83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Steve Braunias (Herald): [Lockdown a game of two halves, but we’re getting there](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=75ff3839a6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Wellington streets desolate as NZ passes lockdown halfway point](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=50ef28ec21&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (video) Jamie Morton (Herald): [NZ research community’s ‘unprecedented’ response](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8cfb145c3c&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Regan Paranihi (M?ori TV): [Pandemic forces Kiwis in Australia to move home](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3fbaf06a22&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Isabella Durant (Newshub): [Salvation Army stores left as dumping grounds during COVID-19 lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=706479ca61&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Golriz Ghahraman (Newshub): [Care for each other will get us through COVID-19 but make sure it includes our most vulnerable](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4081ce025a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Lorna Thornber (Stuff): [New Zealand rises in passport power ranking, but coronavirus pandemic renders results ‘meaningless’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c99567eca5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kristin Edge (Northern Advocate): [Women’s Refuge deal with influx of women in crisis during lockdown](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5f20c7b2fe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Glen Scanlon (RNZ): [Pets in the lockdown: Your Covid-19 questions answered](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=5bac4dbe44&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steve Hepburn (ODT): [McKenzie: racing industry must ‘embed’ costs-saving culture](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=116d7ef3d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)