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September 23, 2020
By The Conversation Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins met tonight for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the results of the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll released only an hour earlier, there was much at stake. While down slightly on previous polls, Labour ... <a title="Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/labour-and-national-leaders-contest-debate-draw-but-sharply-different/" aria-label="Read more about Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced no new cases of covid-19 yesterday. It was also revealed that Auckland is set to move to level 2, with eased restrictions on gatherings, at 11.59pm on Wednesday, while the rest of the country will be on alert level 1 from midnight last ... <a title="No new cases of covid-19 as NZ eases restrictions in Auckland, nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/22/no-new-cases-of-covid-19-as-nz-eases-restrictions-in-auckland-nation/" aria-label="Read more about No new cases of covid-19 as NZ eases restrictions in Auckland, nation">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand today reported one new community case of covid-19 – the first in five days. There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the source of the community case was still being investigated. Auckland Regional Public Health Service has identified all close contacts, who have been ... <a title="One new community covid case in NZ, one imported case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/19/one-new-community-covid-case-in-nz-one-imported-case/" aria-label="Read more about One new community covid case in NZ, one imported case">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2020
By France 24 Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented crusade against press freedom. Facing censorship, threats from police and sometimes jail, the last few independent reporters – those who do not work for state media serving Communist Party propaganda – are no longer able to sell their ... <a title="Four Chinese citizen journalists still missing after investigating covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/19/four-chinese-citizen-journalists-still-missing-after-investigating-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Four Chinese citizen journalists still missing after investigating covid-19">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand reported no new cases of covid-19 today – for the first time since early August. There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the number of active cases had dropped to 70, with seven more people now recovered from the coronavirus. The 70 active cases ... <a title="Back to zero for NZ: No new cases of covid-19 reported today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/18/back-to-zero-for-nz-no-new-cases-of-covid-19-reported-today/" aria-label="Read more about Back to zero for NZ: No new cases of covid-19 reported today">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In mid-September, new cases of Covid19 are higher than they have ever been. (See here for previous weekly charts, which included the ‘little’ countries.) While this still-rising incidence is partly due to more testing, it is also due to significant new outbreaks in the Levant (Israel, Palestine, Lebanon) and in Europe. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 in mid-September: New Cases, Worst Cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/18/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-in-mid-september-new-cases-worst-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 in mid-September: New Cases, Worst Cases">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
By IndoLeft News/CNN in Jakarta The symbolic handover of money to Indonesia’s Finance Ministry Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) to repay scholarship funds received by human rights lawyer and activist Veronica Koman by the Papuan People’s Solidarity Team was not able to go ahead because the LPDP office was closed yesterday. Initially, several Papua People’s ... <a title="Papua Solidarity returns rights lawyer Veronica Koman’s scholarship grant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/papua-solidarity-returns-rights-lawyer-veronica-komans-scholarship-grant/" aria-label="Read more about Papua Solidarity returns rights lawyer Veronica Koman’s scholarship grant">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2020
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific Journalist A Fijian psychologist is calling on people in Fiji to work together to tackle issues associated with mental health amid the covid-19 pandemic. Addressing a prayer vigil to remember the victims of suicide in Suva, Dr Selina Kuruleca said people must assist one another and reach out to those ... <a title="Call for unity over mental health in Fiji amid covid-19 virus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/call-for-unity-over-mental-health-in-fiji-amid-covid-19-virus-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Call for unity over mental health in Fiji amid covid-19 virus pandemic">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A woman has died of the covid-19 coronavirus in Papua New Guinea, becoming the sixth fatality from the deadly virus in the country so far, reports The National newspaper. The 39-year old woman died on September 6 at the Port Moresby General Hospital, with the National Capital District now reaching 300 ... <a title="‘Be vigilant’ pleads PNG police chief as woman dies from covid – 6th death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/be-vigilant-pleads-png-police-chief-as-woman-dies-from-covid-6th-death/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be vigilant’ pleads PNG police chief as woman dies from covid – 6th death">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today has reassured the nation and parents of six students who have tested positive for covid-19 in the Philippines that the government is taking care of their welfare. He said the government was working closely with authorities in Manila to take care of their ... <a title="Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/sogavare-reassures-solomon-islands-on-health-of-6-covid-positive-students/" aria-label="Read more about Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first chart shows the growth of Covid19 in Australia using an arithmetic scale. This means the axis labels on the left increase by a given number of cases; in this chart it is increments of 5,000 cases per 10 million people. Australia is currently sitting on just over 10,000 cases ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Australia to Scale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-australia-to-scale/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Australia to Scale">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ News Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says people in the city are, by and large, following the rules and prosecution shouldn’t be ruled out for those who break them or spread misinformation. The New Zealand Cabinet will meet on Monday to review covid-19 alert levels in the largest city and the rest of the ... <a title="Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/auckland-mayor-phil-goff-slams-rash-of-obnoxious-lies-over-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid">Read more</a>
