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October 17, 2021
PNG Post-Courier Half of Papua New Guinea’s parliamentarians are still not vaccinated despite widespread calls from the government, the business community, churches and civil society for people to get vaccinated. A Post-Courier survey over the past few weeks showed that only 57 Members of Parliament out of 109 — two MPs have died — have ... <a title="Only half of PNG’s MPs vaccinated against covid, reveals Post-Courier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/only-half-of-pngs-mps-vaccinated-against-covid-reveals-post-courier/" aria-label="Read more about Only half of PNG’s MPs vaccinated against covid, reveals Post-Courier">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2021
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand easily eclipsed the government’s “Super Saturday” day-long goal of 100,000 vaccine doses today, with 129,519 doses given out by 8pm closing. By 2.39pm, there had already been a total of 90,616 doses across the country, according to the Ministry of Health. Vaccine clinics were open across the country as health ... <a title="Super Saturday Vaxathon tops 129,000 jabs – 41 new NZ community cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/super-saturday-vaxathon-tops-129000-jabs-41-new-nz-community-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Super Saturday Vaxathon tops 129,000 jabs – 41 new NZ community cases">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Shutterstock With just over a fortnight until world leaders gather in Glasgow at a make-or-break United Nations climate conference, all eyes are on the biggest climate laggards, including Australia. ... <a title="Yes, Australia can beat its 2030 emissions target. But the Morrison government barely lifted a finger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/16/yes-australia-can-beat-its-2030-emissions-target-but-the-morrison-government-barely-lifted-a-finger-169835/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australia can beat its 2030 emissions target. But the Morrison government barely lifted a finger">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk More than 120 extra vaccination sites will be open for New Zealand’s ‘Super Saturday’ event tomorrow, with the Ministry of Health saying vaccines remain the country’s “number one protection against covid-19”, reports RNZ News. The Vaxathon — New Zealand’s first — aims to boost vaccination numbers by around 100,000. The event ... <a title="120 extra vaccination sites to open for NZ’s ‘Super Saturday’ covid event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/120-extra-vaccination-sites-to-open-for-nzs-super-saturday-covid-event/" aria-label="Read more about 120 extra vaccination sites to open for NZ’s ‘Super Saturday’ covid event">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
RNZ News National Māori Pandemic Group Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā co-leader Dr Papaarangi Reid has supported a return to a level 4 lockdown over the covid-19 virus crisis, saying she is concerned about the trajectory of the outbreak in Auckland. “We’re at a very, very dangerous time in this outbreak in Auckland especially,” she said. ... <a title="Māori health plea for NZ covid level 4 ‘circuit breaker’ ban – 65 new cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/maori-health-plea-for-nz-covid-level-4-circuit-breaker-ban-65-new-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Māori health plea for NZ covid level 4 ‘circuit breaker’ ban – 65 new cases">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura Advocates warn that the the involvement of the Indonesian military (TNI) in a food estate programme initiated by the government last year may enable potential human rights violations. “Military deployment will be followed by the act of securing land grabbing, for example,” said rights NGO Imparsial director Gufron Mabruri in ... <a title="Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/critics-warn-indonesian-military-link-in-food-estates-threatens-papua-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
By Lenny Tristia Tambun and Novy Lumanauw in Gresik, East Java President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has laid the foundation stone for a giant smelter belonging to copper and gold mining firm Freeport Indonesia in the East Java town of Gresik. The smelter is built on 103-hectare land at the Manyar Special Economic Zone at a ... <a title="Jokowi breaks ground on Freeport Indonesia’s $3b gold smelter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/jokowi-breaks-ground-on-freeport-indonesias-3b-gold-smelter/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi breaks ground on Freeport Indonesia’s $3b gold smelter">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science Shutterstock Rising seas are already making storm damage more costly, adding to the impact on about 700 million people who live in low-lying coastal areas at risk of flooding. Scientists expect sea-level rise will exacerbate the damage from ... <a title="Widespread collapse of West Antarctica’s ice sheet is avoidable if we keep global warming below 2℃" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/widespread-collapse-of-west-antarcticas-ice-sheet-is-avoidable-if-we-keep-global-warming-below-2-169651/" aria-label="Read more about Widespread collapse of West Antarctica’s ice sheet is avoidable if we keep global warming below 2℃">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The above chart poses one clear question. Why is the experience of the three relatively prosperous East European EU countries (Poland, Czechia, Hungary) different to that of the three West European EU countries (Spain, France, Sweden). The ‘research hypothesis’ posed here is that, while all these countries were naïve to the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Immunity Hypothesis: The European Union before the Variants and the Vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-immunity-hypothesis-the-european-union-before-the-variants-and-the-vaccines/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Immunity Hypothesis: The European Union before the Variants and the Vaccines">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Scholes, Associate Professor and ARC Principal Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University Patricia Prudente / Unsplash, CC BY-SA Gender stereotypes begin in early childhood. Bright pink “toys for girls” and blue “toys for boys” are sold on store shelves around the world. In the boys’ section you’ll ... <a title="Caring or killing: harmful gender stereotypes kick in early — and may be keeping girls away from STEM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/caring-or-killing-harmful-gender-stereotypes-kick-in-early-and-may-be-keeping-girls-away-from-stem-169742/" aria-label="Read more about Caring or killing: harmful gender stereotypes kick in early — and may be keeping girls away from STEM">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ye Xue, Research Associate, Australian National University Imaginechina/AP A well-known Chinese idiom asks, “Can the eggs remain unbroken if the nest is destroyed?” (覆巢之下安有完卵). This saying implies that in a great disaster, no one escapes unscathed. The question is quite pertinent for the ailing Evergrande Group – ... <a title="Will the Evergrande crisis doom China’s grandiose, big-spending football dreams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/will-the-evergrande-crisis-doom-chinas-grandiose-big-spending-football-dreams-169830/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Evergrande crisis doom China’s grandiose, big-spending football dreams?">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Executive Development, Massey University GettyImages Leading people through the pandemic is clearly no easy task. But does the criticism currently directed at New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveal a major misstep on her part, or something deeper about the nature of leadership ... <a title="Why Jacinda Ardern’s ‘clumsy’ leadership response to Delta could still be the right approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/why-jacinda-arderns-clumsy-leadership-response-to-delta-could-still-be-the-right-approach-169926/" aria-label="Read more about Why Jacinda Ardern’s ‘clumsy’ leadership response to Delta could still be the right approach">Read more</a>
