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December 10, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties say the French overseas minister’s visit in the next few days is unwelcome, describing it as “another provocation”. Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced his trip as New Caledonia readies for Sunday’s third and final independence referendum after rejected pleas by the pro-independence parties to postpone it to next year ... <a title="French minister’s visit ‘a provocation’, say pro-independence parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/french-ministers-visit-a-provocation-say-pro-independence-parties/" aria-label="Read more about French minister’s visit ‘a provocation’, say pro-independence parties">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report The troubled nation of Solomon Islands, whose Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare won a no-confidence vote 32 votes to 15 with two abstentions on Monday, has been downgraded from “open” to “narrow” in the people power under attack 2021 CIVICUS Monitor report. While the majority of Pacific countries were rated ... <a title="Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/solomon-islands-downgraded-over-riots-troubles-in-new-civicus-report/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury and Lukas Marek, University of Canterbury As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over. The new variant of concern is already fuelling a new wave of ... <a title="The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/the-uninvited-christmas-guest-is-new-zealand-prepared-for-omicrons-inevitable-arrival/" aria-label="Read more about The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed two people who had arrived in the country from southern Africa last month have now tested positive to the omicron variant of covid-19. The pair travelled to Fiji from Nigeria on November 25. They both tested positive to covid-19 while in a border quarantine facility. Health Secretary ... <a title="Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/two-fijians-from-nigeria-test-positive-for-omicron-variant/" aria-label="Read more about Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific A group of citizens in New Caledonia has asked France’s highest administrative court to postpone next Sunday’s third and final independence referendum. In an urgent submission, 146 voters and three organisations said that given the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, it was “unthinkable” to proceed with such an important plebiscite. They said that ... <a title="‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/unthinkable-referendum-on-new-caledonia-independence-challenged/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2021
RNZ News An anti-vax protest that shut down the centre of Newmarket in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland today may have cost local businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost customers, says the local business association. Hundreds gathered at 11am at the Auckland Domain before heading to Westfield Newmarket shopping mall via Carlton Gore ... <a title="‘Shameless, misguided’ NZ anti-vax protesters cost Newmarket stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/shameless-misguided-nz-anti-vax-protesters-cost-newmarket-stores/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shameless, misguided’ NZ anti-vax protesters cost Newmarket stores">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Science, in the not-so-recent-past, has often had a bad press. It’s been personified, particularly by the political left, as Frankenstein, as agents of capitalism, classical liberalism, colonialism, sexism (yang over yin), eugenics, and god-like pretension. More recently though, in the zeitgeists of climate change awareness and covid, it’s had an unusually ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Science, Scientists, and Scientism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/06/keith-rankin-analysis-science-scientists-and-scientism/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Science, Scientists, and Scientism">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The following charts break the pandemic (23 months total; 21 months of mortality outside of China) into three 7-month periods: early, middle (covers the northern winter), and recent (mainly delta). The countries included are those which report ‘total deaths’ on a weekly basis. Most of these have reported total deaths to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Phases of the Pandemic in Different Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-phases-of-the-pandemic-in-different-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Phases of the Pandemic in Different Countries">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities and their tireless efforts to build a more inclusive, accessible and sustainable world. At the same time, we resolve to ... <a title="OP-ED: Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/op-ed-partnering-with-persons-with-disabilities-toward-an-inclusive-accessible-and-sustainable-post-covid-19-world/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2021
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning consider and analyse the most significant global issues that define 2021. The topics include: - Leadership: Trump, Putin, Xi, Biden; - Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 & variants on global security; - Security: Afghanistan, AUKUS, Autonomous Weapons, Cyber-Hackers/Attackers.
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December 1, 2021
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will consider and analyse the most significant global issues that define 2021. The topics will include: - Leadership: Trump, Putin, Xi, Biden; - Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 & variants on global security; - Security: Afghanistan, AUKUS, Autonomous Weapons, Cyber-Hackers/Attackers.
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November 30, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced which regions will move into red and which into orange as the new traffic light system comes in on Friday. Ardern confirmed that all of Northland would join the Auckland region in red, along with Taupō, Rotorua Lakes, Kawerau, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitīkei, Whanganui ... <a title="NZ’s new covid traffic light settings unveiled – omicron variant in spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/nzs-new-covid-traffic-light-settings-unveiled-omicron-variant-in-spotlight/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new covid traffic light settings unveiled – omicron variant in spotlight">Read more</a>
