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Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.

New Zealand Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand.

Today’s content

Public health strategy
Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): How hard, how early? The numbers behind New Zealand’s quick lockdown
David Fisher (Herald): Coronavirus data of New Zealand cases missing and inconsistent – scientist says good data needed for good decisions (paywalled)
Michael Baker and Nick Wilson (Stuff): Five reasons why we must fight, and how it will make New Zealand better
Dan Satherley and Emma Stanford (Newshub): NZ with a chance to be only Western nation to eradicate COVID-19 – expert
Jamie Morton (Herald): NZ’s Plan B could mean ‘safe havens’ for elderly
Sharnae Hope (Stuff): Mayor calls out Ministry for not disclosing case numbers by district
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Ian Powell (Stuff): Medical professionals are the Cinderella of this public health emergency
Philip Matthews (Stuff): Man for this moment – epidemiologist Michael Baker
Russell Brown: Michael Baker and the Big House

Priorities
Luke Malpass (Stuff): Health is important, but it cannot be the Government’s only aim
Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Lockdown is essential to avoid economic pain, say ministers. Some disagree
John Minto: Crisis capitalism is on the move and it’s not going to be pretty
Newstalk ZB: Gareth Morgan wants Government to focus on healthcare, not business
Andrew Dickson (Stuff): Sacrificing wealth creation in favour of health salvation provides lessons
Tom O’Connor (Stuff): It’s always clear in hindsight
Michael Reddell: Choices

Lockdown
Simon Wilson (Herald): Five big things we need to come out of this alive (paywalled)
Liam Dann (Herald): Eight reasons NZ is well placed to get through this (paywalled)
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Richard Harman (Politik): So far, so good
Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet to consider next steps as signs emerge the lockdown is working
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern says she wants country out of lockdown as soon as possible – but we’re still not at halftime
1News: Still too early to know if NZ’s coronavirus lockdown will be extended, says Jacinda Ardern
Zane Small (Newshub): Lack of ‘recovered’ COVID-19 patient testing prompts rethink at Ministry of Health
Damien Grant (Stuff): The first stage of lockdown is acceptance, then try reading a book
Jim Kayes (Newsroom): Chatham Islands: hoping for early release from lockdown

Media
Phil Quin (Stuff): We need more journalists holding government to account, not fewer
Graham Adams (Democracy Project): Bauer bows out (along with #TurnArdern)
Karl du Fresne: A personal perspective on the closure of The Listener
Hayden Donnell (RNZ): A blame guide for the Bauer Media shutdown
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: Speaking truth to Bauer: a wretched week for media
Gordon Campbell: On wage cuts, and the Listener’s demise
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Bauer offered magazines to Government for a dollar, but says it got no clear response
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Faafoi accuses Bauer of ‘running contradictory claims’ over magazine closures
John Weekes (Stuff): Ex-Bauer magazine staff could sue German company after publisher folds, legal experts say
Sally Duggan (Stuff): Bauer closure: ‘We’re all in this together’ – but some are more in it than others
Nicky Pellegrino (Newsroom): Farewell to the Woman’s Weekly
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1News: Q+A: Government should ‘step up’ to support struggling media companies – expert
Mel Bunce (Spinoff): These are crisis times for NZ journalism, in more ways than one
RNZ: TVNZ to apply for wage subsidy
Colin Peacock (RNZ): Mediawatch: ‘Essential service’ exclusion riles local papers
Michael Burgess (Herald): Celebrating the wonderful legacy left by Radio Sport

Lockdown rules and compliance
Andrew Geddis (Pundit): And God Spake All These Words, Saying
Newshub: Rules clarified so Kiwis can resume normal life ‘as soon as possible’
RNZ: New Covid-19 lockdown guidelines: No swimming, tramping, boating allowed
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): NZ Outdoors Party criticises lockdown rules
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1News: NZ travelling 91% less than usual, Google data shows – but Aussies still out and about
Michelle Cooke (RNZ): Google’s tracking Kiwis during Covid-19 lockdown
Dan Satherley (Newshub): The Kiwi towns following the lockdown rules the best

David Clark
RNZ: PM: David Clark ‘needs to be a role model’
Sam Sachdeva (Stuff): Clark’s biking calamity a sign of wider confusion
Press Editorial: Making mountain bikes out of molehills
Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Health Minister’s mountain biking controversy: Search and rescue say it puts volunteers at risk
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): David Clark doesn’t deserve it, but he should be fired
Thomas Manch and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Health minister’s apology over non-essential drive is enough, minister Grant Robertson says
Thomas Manch (Stuff): Health Minister David Clark apologises to the prime minister for lockdown mountain bike ride
1News: Health Minister apologises after breaching Covid-19 lockdown with mountain bike ride
Dan Sathelrey (Newshub): Health Minister’s bike ride shows how confusing lockdown rules are – Judith Collins
Sean Plunket (Newshub): The question of Health Minister David Clark’s removal is not debatable
Jason Walls (Herald): Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard defends lockdown cycling trips

Testing, contract tracing, border measures
David Williams (Newsroom): Wider testing will reveal true Covid-19 risk
Joanne Carroll (Stuff):Covid-19 testing rates up but still lagging behind some countries
Richard Davison (ODT): Confusion in South as Covid-19 test swabs refused by labs
1News: Government says it is ramping up coronavirus testing, but doctor warns there are no kits
1News: Christchurch mum struggles to get tested for Covid-19
John Weekes (Stuff): Dr Lance O’Sullivan raises concerns about testing availability in Northland
1News: Officials fire back as Dr Lance O’Sullivan lashes out at lack of Covid-19 response in Kaitaia
Jessica Tyson (Māori TV: Dr Lance O’Sullivan criticises health system over lack of COVID-19 testing in Kaitaia
1News: Far North town steps up Covid-19 testing
RNZ: Northland iwi establish coronavirus testing centre
1News: Concern for Pasifika community sees third Covid-19 testing station open in South Auckland
RNZ: Covid-19 testing station opens in Ōtara
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Derek Cheng (Herald): 700 close contact traces a day but still no use of Bluetooth tracking
Shannon Redstall (Newshub): Why contact tracing is so important in NZ’s fight against COVID-19
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Major IT groups not consulted over race to speed up contact tracing
Cherie Howie (Herald): Privacy Commissioner John Edwards talks to police about location-tracing self-isolation texts
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Time to get strict on new arrivals (paywalled)
Jane Patterson (RNZ): No sign of tighter controls despite police admission
Zane Small (Newshub): Health boss stands by COVID-19 border measures as National blasts ‘not good enough’ response
Dan Satherley (Newshub): No mandatory quarantine because Kiwis have human rights – Labour MP Willie Jackson

Police
Sam Sherwood and Jo McKenzie-McLean (Stuff): Police modify guidelines for frontline officers
RNZ: About 660 police officers and staff in isolation
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Police lack power to truly enforce lockdown rules
Madison Reidy (Newshub): Police frustrated with lack of power amid COVID-19 lockdown
1News: Concerns in NZ and globally around growing government, police power during lockdowns
Thomas Manch (Stuff): New police commissioner Andy Coster promises to be open to ‘respectful challenge’
1News: New Police Commissioner’s unusual advice to front-line staff
Anna Leask (Herald): Police to shave beards to help in fight against virus
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Mihingarangi Forbes and John Boynton (The Hui): Most Māori and Pasifika don’t feel safe with police Armed Response Teams out and about – survey
Tania Sawicki Mead (RNZ): Time for NZ police to end its armed response pilot

Government, parliament
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Our panic makes us more inclined to conform: here’s why we need to push back
Peter Wilson (RNZ): Week in Politics: How many Covid-19 cases do we really have?
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Epidemic committee proves its worth
Steve Braunias (Herald): The Secret Diary of … Being Kind (paywalled)
Fiona Farrell (Spinoff): Lockdown letters #10: On Ardern and kindness

Economy
1News: Economic predictions tricky as true data numbers still to come, Finance Minister says
ODT Editorial: Uncertainty clouds post-virus planning
Julie Iles (NBR): Sir John Key: ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’ (paywalled)
Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): An end game to covid-19 – John Key (paywalled)
Adrian Orr (Stuff): Economic shockwaves will eventually give way to vibrant, refreshed New Zealand economy
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): OECD expects big impact for NZ economy
Todd Niall (Stuff): How to spot Covid-19’s economic hit – check your wallet
Damian George (Stuff): Pressure on Government to bring forward capital projects as part of infrastructure injection

Employment, job losses, pay cuts
Isaac Davison (Herald): 100,000 more New Zealanders could join benefit queue, many for the first time
Sasha Borissenko (Herald): Bosses can’t slash and burn (paywalled)
Anuja Nadkarni (Stuff): Sir John Key says 15 per cent pay cut too low for Fletcher executives to take
1News: Fletcher Building on shaky legal ground with pay cuts for workers, employment lawyer warns
Hamish Rutherford (Herald): If Fletcher Building is in this much trouble, who else might be? (paywalled)
1News: Major job losses at SkyCity, restructure underway due to Covid-19 impact
Anne Gibson (Herald): SkyCity axes 200 jobs
RNZ: Covid-19: SkyCity making 200 staff redundant

Business
Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern answers employment and wage subsidy questions
Henry Cooke (Stuff): Wage subsidy applicants to be named on Monday
1News: Third of businesses fear permanent closure during Covid-19 crisis
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Afterpay ‘could hold on to tens of thousands’ during lockdown, retailer says
Wilhelmina Shrimpton (Newshub): Afterpay withholding payments to New Zealand retailers during lockdown
Nikki Mandow (Newsroom): How do we still have ‘No Paywave’ in a Covid-19 world?
Newshub Nation: Grant Robertson hints at potential rent freeze for business
Zane Small (Newshub): New rules to allow COVID-19-affected businesses to temporarily ‘hibernate’ debts
Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Law change to help companies facing insolvency remain viable
1News: Government announces new plans to help keep struggling businesses afloat
Rachel Thomas (RNZ): Small businesses desperate for commercial rent relief
Nikki Mandow and James Elliott (Newsroom): Pay up, mega shopping mall landlord warns tenants
Deena Coster (Stuff): Whānau-based business likely to be hit worst by economic fallout
Amanda Cropp (Stuff): From hero to zero – what’s the future for tourism?
RNZ: Critic of Queenstown flight expansion says time to shift from tourism focus
Debbie Jamieson (Stuff): About 5000 rental cars parked up in Queenstown
RNZ: Z cuts its dividend payout

Looking forward
Christine Rose (Daily Blog): A time for new values?
Michael Wright (Stuff): What will New Zealand look like a year after coronavirus?
John Armstrong (1News): We thought we’d beaten plagues, we were wrong
Herald Editorial: The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has lessons for the world (paywalled)
Morgan Godfery (Spinoff): Lockdown letters #17: Thoughts from under the plum tree

Inequality, welfare
Sonia Yoshioka Braid (Stuff): How a UBI can help New Zealand
Carmen Parahi and John Anthony (Stuff): Ministry of Social Development swamped, as job losses mount
Jason Walls (Herald): Govt to bolster MSD for likely benefit numbers spike
RNZ: Credit card holders with lower scores increased borrowing after lockdown announcement
RNZ: Social services ask for halt of debt collection and fees so families can survive
Herald: Social service groups call for pause to debt recovery, late payment fees and disconnections
Scott Palmer (Newshub): Poverty groups appeal for end of disconnections, debt collection during pandemic
1News: South Auckland marae providing food parcels to those in need during lockdown

Essential workers, business and services
RNZ: Week one of lockdown: What life’s been like for essential workers
Maxine Jacobs (Stuff): Essentially a pariah: Health care worker shunned by flatmates due to virus fears
RNZ: Health watchdog worried alcohol retailers given ‘almost free reign’ during lockdown
Eric Crampton (Stuff): Suppliers to some essential services might be more essential than first thought
1News: Bridges calls for more businesses to safely operate during lockdown
Scott Palmer (Newshub): National calls for Government to let more businesses operate during lockdown if it’s safe

Supermarkets
Katarina Williams and Laura Wiltshire (Dominion Post): Stretching the supply chain: Supermarkets maintain they’re up for the lockdown challenge
Donna-Lee Biddle (Stuff): Benefit days see mass supermarket gatherings amid lockdown
RNZ: Nine to Noon: Supermarket issues: pricing, queues, online deliveries
Catrin Owen (Stuff): Carer denied priority entry to Countdown despite being ‘essential’ worker
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Further calls for calm after Auckland supermarket manager ‘punched in the face’
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Woman charged after allegedly punching supermarket worker in the face

Hospitals, health system
Tom Dillane and Chris Knox (Herald): New Zealand’s best and worst prepared DHBs by elderly population and ICU beds
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Auckland doctor threatened by bosses to stop wearing extra PPE or be stood down
RNZ: Orders for more ventilators finalised by Ministry of Health
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): Surgical masks essential when dealing with all hospital patients, staff told
Michael Morrah (Newshub): St John denies ambulance for potential coronavirus patient
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Fewer GP visits will eventually put pressure on hospitals, experts say
Amelia Wade (Herald): Hospitals repurposed to handle surge of patients
1News: Hospitals across NZ preparing for potential influx of Covid-19 patients
Emma Russell (Herald): Health Minister David Clark announces North Shore Hospital converts building to treat virus patients
Stuff: District Health board to review resuscitation policy for Covid-19 patients
RNZ: New Zealand hospitals prepare to handle virus patients
Kurt Bayer (Herald): Shipping containers on standby as makeshift morgues if NZ has surge in deaths
1News: Multiple Auckland DHB staff test positive for coronavirus
Josie Adams (Spinoff): The squeeze on healthcare in locked-down New Zealand
RNZ: Plunket cuts back on services to prioritise needs during lockdown
Benn Bathgate (Stuff): New life, and new birthing procedures, amidst the lockdown
1News: Midwives under pressure due to overwork and lack of support amid Covid-19 crisis
Imran Ali (Northern Advocate): Flu vaccines in short supply in Northland
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Emma Russell (Herald): Revealed: Dying patients sent to ICU hospital ‘solely for organ donation’, families in the dark

Masks and protective gear
Phil Pennington (RNZ): Epidemiologist says safer to wear masks, but priority should be health workers
1News: NZ not following USA’s lead on face masks yet, Ministry of Health says – ‘We’re not in that position’
1News: Review underway into possible wider use of face masks in NZ
Jason Walls (Herald): WHO to advise NZ health officials on new face mask measures
Farah Hancock (Newsroom): Face masks for all – the science
Joseph Judd (Interest): Government messaging on face masks could cost lives
Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): Grassroots movement hopes to provide masks
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Patrick Gower (Newshub): Urgently-needed protective equipment touches down in Auckland

Māori health response
Mihingarangi Forbes and John Boynton (The Hui): Call for better data collection during testing of Māori
Elana Curtis (E-Tangata): An open letter to the government from a Māori public health specialist
Stuff: Te Arawa launches Covid-19 support hub amid calls for ‘extraordinary effort from all of us’

Mental health
1News: Jacinda Ardern ‘worries’ about Kiwis mental health during lockdown
James Fyfe (Newshub): ‘We have so much to be grateful for’: Mike King’s advice to survive the lockdown
1News: Mike King takes Gumboot Friday mental health appeal online with lockdown chat show

Hospice, rest homes and older New Zealanders
Nicholas Jones (Herald): Mercy Hospice Auckland visitors restricted to one person who must stay onsite and not leave
Mike Tweed (Whanganui Chronicle): Hospice Whanganui manager ‘humbled’ by staff efforts
Karoline Tuckey (RNZ): Rest homes will not admit residents without a negative Covid-19 test
Kim Moodie (Herald): Christchurch cluster linked to rest home
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Foreign affairs
1News: Jacinda Ardern fires back at Australia’s temporary visa stance
Herald: PM hits back at Australian Government telling Kiwis to go home
RNZ: Australia urges New Zealanders without support to return home
Audrey Young (Herald): Where is the global response to a global crisis? (paywalled)
John Weekes (Stuff): NZ spies getting ‘significant’ intel from allies, elsewhere around the world about coronavirus case numbers
Andrea Vance, Iain McGregor and Blair Ensor (Stuff): Detainees plea to be released from ‘death trap’ detention centres
Melissa Nightingale (Herald): South Korean diplomat charged with indecent assault in Wellington (paywalled)

Transport, travel
Melanie Carroll (Stuff): What’s the deal with Air New Zealand’s credits?
1News: Air NZ averaging about two passengers per flight during coronavirus lockdown, exec says
Karoline Tuckey (RNZ):Loss of 600 jobs as Virgin Australia shuts its NZ operations
Chloe Ranford (RNZ): Picton ferry terminal consultation moves online
Karoline Tuckey (RNZ): West Auckland airport Parakai’s expansion wins ministry boost
Brad Flahive (Stuff): Auckland homes to be demolished to make way for Harbour Bridge cycle path
Anan Zaki (Stuff): Ballooning companies fear going under due to rising compliance costs

Local government
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Call to dump 1 million litres of sludge into Cook Strait to cut costs
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): Wellington City Council considering dumping wastewater into Cook Strait
Damian George with Joel MacManus, Andre Chumko (Stuff): Wellington City Council reveals proposed coronavirus economic recovery plan
Joel MacManus (Stuff): Wellington Mayor Andy Foster hits back at Taxpayers’ Union over spending criticisms
1News: ‘That’s not cool’ – Wellington mayor says off-lead dogs are putting others at risk from coronavirus
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Andre Chumko (Stuff): German specialists granted permission to fly to New Zealand to fix failing Wellington pipe
RNZ: First Carterton District Mayor Barry Keys dies

Community lockdowns, holiday home breaches
Natalie Akoorie (Herald): Popular Kiwi hotspots shun visitors, iwi want military
Nikki Preston (Herald): New sign warning ‘don’t be an egg’ seen as friendlier alternative to keep visitors out of Raglan
Eva Corlett (RNZ): Resident furious outsiders ignoring lockdown to use holiday homes
Alison Smith (Bay of Plenty Times): Bach owners relocating during lockdown ready for Easter

Primary and extractive industries
Lydia Lewis and Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): ‘Huge victory for the ocean’ – Greenpeace on banning of trawling Taranaki seafloor
Holly Carran (Newshub): Court of appeal bans mining company from trawling Taranaki seafloor
Robin Martin (RNZ): Environmental group lauds ‘victory for the oceans’ after mining company loses appeal
Robin Martin (RNZ): Mining company loses appeal to mine ironsands off Taranaki coast
Kate Nicol-Williams (1News): Taranaki iwi welcome Court of Appeal decision on seabed mining consent
Lois Williams (RNZ): Goldmining on hold during Covid-19 lockdown
Kaitlin Ruddock (1News): Kiwi primary sector proving its worth during coronavirus outbreak
Logan Savory (Southland Times): ‘Thank God for farmers’ being the economy’s backbone, says economist
RNZ: Pork industry leaders continue talks with government over surplus problem
Zane Small (Newshub): Union tells Shane Jones to restrict wood exports overseas or ‘voters will cut him down’
RNZ: Apple, pear harvesting continues with strict rules
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Eric Frykberg (RNZ): Oil and gas ban lacked consultation – report
Marty Sharpe (Stuff): Fishing company fined for failing to pay full wages to vulnerable Indonesian crew members

Justice
Mariné Lourens (Stuff): Bolder approach needed’ in running justice system during lockdown
Sam Hurley (Herald): ‘Huge human cost’ to court delays, says Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann
1News: Courts make shifts to deal with huge backlog of cases amid lockdown
Tania Sawicki Mead (Spinoff): People in prisons are at risk: here’s how we can protect them
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Sam Hurley (Herald): Wellington’s Justice Susan Thomas announced as new Chief High Court Judge
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Justice Venning steps down from top role
Anneka Smith (RNZ): Defence lawyers form national organisation with focus on Māori outcomes

Sport
1News: Government announces continuation of current sport funding models during coronavirus
Ollie Ritchie (Newshub): National sporting organisations embracing governments help
RNZ: Funding certainty for NSOs
Adrian Seconi (ODT): Mainland doomed as virus takes toll
RNZ: Netball Mainland being placed in liquidation
RNZ: The future of rugby unions in Pacific uncertain

Pacific
RNZ: Number of Covid-19 cases jump in Fiji
RNZ: Fiji residents adjust to new way of life
RNZ: Border between Samoas should remain closed – health officials
RNZ: Cook Islands cash reserves to last six months of Covid-19 crisis

Domestic violence and lockdown for the vulnerable
RNZ: Women’s Refuge sees high demand during Covid-19 lockdown
Stuff: Women’s Refuge see increase in domestic violence during lockdown
Ruwani Perera (The Hui): How struggling whanau are getting by during the level 4 rāhui
Tracy Neal (RNZ): Salvation Army worries about rise in online gambling sites
Murphy (RNZ): Concerns for LGBTQI people in unsafe homes during Covid-19 lockdown

Repatriation
Karoline Tuckey (RNZ): Overseas travellers relieved to be heading home
RNZ: More than 70 New Zealanders still stuck on cruise ships
Sarah Robson (RNZ): Rotorua couple stranded in Israel after flight suspensions
Kaysha Brownlie (Newshub): Kiwis stuck overseas desperate for Government help to get home
Dan Satherley and Kayshaw Brownlie (Newshub): Kiwi stuck in remote Amazon city fears she’ll never get home
RNZ: Solution ‘close’ for New Zealanders stranded in Peru
Daisy Hudson (ODT): Dunedin man flightless in Tierra del Fuego

Environment
Rosie Gordon (Newshub): Coronavirus lockdown’s environmental benefits may be offset by axing recycling
Will Harvie (Stuff): What’s happening to NZ wildlife when humans locked down
Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Native birds explore empty Wellington during coronavirus lockdown
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Deena Coster (Stuff): Social inequalities could be strengthened by ongoing forces of climate change
Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Wellington’s Zealandia bird sanctuary could suffer from tip expansion

Education
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Students want university fee rebate
Simon Collins (Herald): AUT students in uproar over plan to start lectures again from scratch and stay ’til Christmas
RNZ: Otago University will not answer Critics’ queries after scathing Covid-19 opinion piece
Laura Smith (ODT): Continuity of study monitored, remote options engaged
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Simon Day (Spinoff): Why more Māori professors are essential for Aotearoa’s universities

Stuff’s The Homicide Report
Blair Ensor and Andy Fyers (Stuff): The Homicide Report: Understanding NZ’s killers
Blair Ensor, Edward Gay and Andy Fyers (Sutff): The Homicide Report: 2019 the worst year for intimate partner homicide in a decade
Blair Ensor (Stuff): Gangs playing ‘Russian roulette’ with tit-for-tat shootings
Hamish McNeilly (Stuff): One fight got out of hand, and it led to two sad deaths

Other
Kirkpatrick Mariner (E-Tangata): Digitally, we aren’t ready for this pandemic
Breanna Barraclough 1News): Cell towers being upgraded but no new ones installed during lockdown
Terry Baucher (Interest): The top 5 likely tax impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Terry Baucher (Interest): Keeping up with the IRD & Govt COVID-19 response
Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Govt’s bank deposit insurance scheme not scheduled to take full effect until 2023 
Herald: Former US ambassador to UN Samantha Power on Helen Clark not getting top job
Rob Kidd (ODT): Disruption of grieving rituals ‘heartbreaking’
Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): Case of suicide in care warrants further investigation – Children’s Commissioner
Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): In crisis, beware the front page test (paywalled)
RNZ: 16 cases linked to Ruby Princess cruise ship
Patrick Gower (Newshub): New Hawke’s Bay cluster linked to Ruby Princess cruise ship responsible for hundreds of Australian cases
Kate Newton (RNZ): One street: Life under lockdown
Penny Ashton (Spinoff): Your taxes support artists, and that’s OK
Elizabeth White (Newshub): Royal NZ Ballet, NZ Symphony Orchestra cellist perform online concerts during lockdown
1News: Device use for kids, a key to handling lockdown – PM quizzes psychologist on how parents should cope
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Former Conservative party leader Colin Craig did not defame John Stringer, court rules

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