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November 14, 2021
RNZ News Auckland mayor Phil Goff has hit out at anti-lockdown protesters who held up traffic on roads throughout the country today, describing their actions as “crass and stupid”. Police are promising to follow up on any offences or breaches of the laws after the Freedoms and Rights Coalition protest group took to the roads, ... <a title="Auckland mayor Phil Goff calls NZ anti-lockdown protesters ‘stupid’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/14/auckland-mayor-phil-goff-calls-nz-anti-lockdown-protesters-stupid/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Phil Goff calls NZ anti-lockdown protesters ‘stupid’">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
RNZ Pacific A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its covid-19 crisis has departed New Zealand. Associate Foreign Minister Aupito William Sio said the PNG government had formally requested humanitarian and medical support from partner governments to respond to the health crisis, with rising case ... <a title="NZ sends medical team to PNG as covid-19 overwhelms health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/nz-sends-medical-team-to-png-as-covid-19-overwhelms-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about NZ sends medical team to PNG as covid-19 overwhelms health system">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Patrice Faure, has confirmed the December 12 date for the independence referendum, fuelling tension over the ballot. Kanaky New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties had called on Paris to postpone the vote to the second half of 2022 because of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak, ... <a title="France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/france-keeps-december-12-date-for-new-caledonia-independence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. While governments are now mandating many people to take Covid19 vaccines, government hesitancy towards vaccines and vaccination – much of it seemingly due to overprioritisation of perceived ‘cost’ issues – remains a problem of significant consequence. The most obvious ongoing problem relates to revaccination – regular boosters – for which governments ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Vaccine Hesitancy and Distrust, by Governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/keith-rankin-analysis-covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-distrust-by-governments/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Vaccine Hesitancy and Distrust, by Governments">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Today’s five charts are all set to the same scale, allowing for total weekly deaths being four times (300%) above normal. South Africa and Chile are both countries with substantial connections to New Zealand. Most of New Zealand’s pioneering immigrants sailed to New Zealand via Cape Town. And the relationship has ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: 2015-2021 Deaths in South Africa and South America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-2015-2021-deaths-in-south-africa-and-south-america/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: 2015-2021 Deaths in South Africa and South America">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2021
RNZ News An iwi that pastor Brian Tamaki descends from are calling him out to say he is putting Māori communities at risk. This follows mass protests across the country on Tuesday organised by a “freedom” group set up by Tamaki opposing vaccines and lockdown restrictions. Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo located between Kāwhia and ... <a title="Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/iwi-urge-pastor-tamaki-to-follow-science-in-fight-against-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2021
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss the Covid-19 driven transition from Neo-liberal to Neo-Keynesian Economics. In particular, Buchanan and Manning examine whether we are witnessing a fundamental change to global economics
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November 11, 2021
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss the Covid-19 driven transition from Neo-liberal to Neo-Keynesian Economics. In particular, Buchanan and Manning will examine whether we are witnessing a fundamental change to global economics and will consider: How since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived even neo-liberal state ... <a title="LIVE@12:15pm: Buchanan + Manning on Covid-19 Driven Economic Change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/livemidday-buchanan-manning-on-covid-19-driven-economic-change/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:15pm: Buchanan + Manning on Covid-19 Driven Economic Change">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2021
RNZ News Some Aucklanders enjoying new freedoms today said there had been stress and anxiety in the community during New Zealand’s longest lockdown. The country’s largest city moved to level 3 step 2 and shops can open — but swimming pools, cinemas and theatres remain closed. Coincidentally, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Auckland for the ... <a title="PM Ardern in Auckland, AstraZeneca vaccine now available – 147 new cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/pm-ardern-in-auckland-astrazeneca-vaccine-now-available-147-new-cases/" aria-label="Read more about PM Ardern in Auckland, AstraZeneca vaccine now available – 147 new cases">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk As world leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN Climate Summit (COP26), peaceful environmental activists are being threatened, silenced and criminalised around the world. The host nation Scotland for this year’s meeting is one of many countries where activists are regularly facing rights violations. New research from the CIVICUS Monitor looks ... <a title="Crackdown on environmental activism as climate crisis worsens, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/10/crackdown-on-environmental-activism-as-climate-crisis-worsens-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Crackdown on environmental activism as climate crisis worsens, says report">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2021
RNZ News Thousands of protesters turned up at New Zealand’s Parliament today, demanding an end to covid restrictions, while another group blocked Auckland’s northern boundary this morning. Meanwhile, 125 new cases were reported and experts commented on the traffic light system. Here is a summary of today’s covid-19 developments. Protesters were out in force today ... <a title="NZ anti-vax protests, firefighters given vaccine mandate – 125 new cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/10/nz-anti-vax-protests-firefighters-given-vaccine-mandate-125-new-cases/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-vax protests, firefighters given vaccine mandate – 125 new cases">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. WITH versus OF versus FROM Last year the Government was careful to count anybody who died with a Covid19-positive status as a Covid19 death. Now we keep hearing about such deaths which the government is saying will need to be referred to the coroner before we can establish what they died ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Covid19 Death Semantics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/keith-rankin-essay-covid19-death-semantics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Covid19 Death Semantics">Read more</a>
