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January 1, 2022
RNZ News As some North Island regions moved to the orange traffic light setting at 11.59pm last night, New Zealand has now found two omicron cases that were briefly in the community, and close contacts are urgently being chased up. As a British DJ outed himself as the omicron community case identified yesterday, Covid-19 Response ... <a title="Urgent NZ search for DJ’s close contacts, second omicron case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/01/urgent-nz-search-for-djs-close-contacts-second-omicron-case/" aria-label="Read more about Urgent NZ search for DJ’s close contacts, second omicron case">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s Māori vaccination rate continues to tick up, with several district health boards (DHBs) now past 90 percent for first doses. But experts are warning rates are still far too low — with only 78 percent fully vaccinated — and with Omicron at the door, the danger the pandemic poses for Māori ... <a title="Māori vaccination rates in NZ still ‘dangerously low’, say advocates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/27/maori-vaccination-rates-in-nz-still-dangerously-low-say-advocates/" aria-label="Read more about Māori vaccination rates in NZ still ‘dangerously low’, say advocates">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2021
RNZ News More moves to tighten the New Zealand’s borders may be needed on top of the decision to delay the start of the self-isolation scheme for Australian travellers, a professor of public health says. Today, the government announced cabinet has decided to delay the self-isolation scheme. Instead of travellers being allowed to self-isolate from ... <a title="NZ may need to tighten borders further to keep omicron at bay, says professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/22/nz-may-need-to-tighten-borders-further-to-keep-omicron-at-bay-says-professor/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may need to tighten borders further to keep omicron at bay, says professor">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand has reached a milestone of eight million vaccine doses administered. The milestone was featured in the Ministry of Health’s covid-19 update today. The figure includes first doses, second doses and boosters, as well as third doses intended for those who are immune compromised. The doses include both the Pfizer — the ... <a title="Eight million covid vaccine doses given in NZ – Māori rate still lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/eight-million-covid-vaccine-doses-given-in-nz-maori-rate-still-lagging/" aria-label="Read more about Eight million covid vaccine doses given in NZ – Māori rate still lagging">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter New Zealand’s longest covid-19 hospitalisation in Auckland and Northland during the first three months of the current outbreak was 61 days, and an overwhelming majority of patients were Māori or Pacific. Figures from the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) released to RNZ News under the Official Information Act ... <a title="Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/majority-of-nz-delta-covid-outbreak-hospital-patients-maori-and-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
RNZ News Aucklanders are travelling out of New Zealand’s largest city today as the border around Tāmaki Makaurau opens for the first time in 120 days. Police said traffic was flowing freely early this morning. Waka Kotahi and the police removed checkpoints to the north and south of the region since the midnight change in ... <a title="Auckland lockdown boundary lifts as thousands make exodus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/auckland-lockdown-boundary-lifts-as-thousands-make-exodus/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland lockdown boundary lifts as thousands make exodus">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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November 7, 2021
By Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter Church minister Suiva’aia Te’o says proactive communication, compassion and clear information have led to a fully vaccinated congregation. Like most churches operating under level three and four rules, the Sāmoan Methodist Māngere Central church livestreams services on Facebook and holds Bible studies and prayer meetings over Zoom. To keep ... <a title="A matter of faith: NZ’s Māngere congregation with 100% vaccinations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/07/a-matter-of-faith-nzs-mangere-congregation-with-100-vaccinations/" aria-label="Read more about A matter of faith: NZ’s Māngere congregation with 100% vaccinations">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has reported 139 new community cases of covid-19 today, with 64 people now in hospital with the coronavirus. In a statement, the ministry said two of the new cases were in Waikato and one was in Northland, with the remaining cases were all in Auckland. The Northland case ... <a title="NZ reports 139 new community covid cases – 64 in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/nz-reports-139-new-community-covid-cases-64-in-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 139 new community covid cases – 64 in hospital">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand today reported a drop by a third in the number of new community cases of covid-19 to 60 after a record high yesterday. The Ministry of Health said 56 of today’s cases were in Auckland and four were in Waikato. Yesterday the ministry reported 94 new community cases — the highest ... <a title="NZ reports 60 new community covid cases – three positives ‘escape’ MIQ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/nz-reports-60-new-community-covid-cases-three-positives-escape-miq/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 60 new community covid cases – three positives ‘escape’ MIQ">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Podcast: RNZ Checkpoint “We hear a lot of anecdotal reports of that. Also, the rules were relaxed a bit in terms of more social gathering outdoors and outdoor gatherings on the face of it should be relatively low risk because there’s better ventilation, but of course, it does provide more opportunities for mixing and they ... <a title="Risk of ‘unequal outbreak’ hurting Māori, Pasifika, says top NZ epidemiologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/risk-of-unequal-outbreak-hurting-maori-pasifika-says-top-nz-epidemiologist/" aria-label="Read more about Risk of ‘unequal outbreak’ hurting Māori, Pasifika, says top NZ epidemiologist">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>
