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November 20, 2021
COMMENT: By Graham Davis If anyone is wondering why the Fijian media hasn’t reported the details of my reporting on Grubsheet Feejee of the Prime Minister’s secret role in the sacking of the Solicitor-General, his alleged action in shutting down a police drug investigation into a close family member, or his Attorney-General’s alleged behaviour in ... <a title="Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/graham-davis-fijis-draconian-media-law-and-a-gag-on-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
RSF president Pierre Haski announces the 29th RSF Press Freedom Awards in Paris. Video: RSF Reporters Without Borders The 2021 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards have been given to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan in the courage category, Palestinian journalist Majdoleen Hassona in the independence category, and the Pegasus Project in the impact category. ... <a title="Chinese, Palestinian journalists and Pegasus Project win free press awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/chinese-palestinian-journalists-and-pegasus-project-win-free-press-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese, Palestinian journalists and Pegasus Project win free press awards">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This pandemic keeps surprising many people. If scientists had spent more time studying coronaviruses circulating as common cold pathogens, they would not have been surprised that immunity is short-lived. SARS 2003 was a red flag that should have led to much more research on other (endemic) human coronaviruses. Western Europe is ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Austria and the Pandemic of the Undervaccinated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-austria-and-the-pandemic-of-the-undervaccinated/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Austria and the Pandemic of the Undervaccinated">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope are escalating. There are 289 intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) beds at the moment, with Minister of Health Andrew Little insisting that could ... <a title="Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/warning-bells-from-nz-health-experts-national-over-coping-with-covid-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s PTOA Party (Democrats) lost both their rival leaders and majority votes in some strongholds with defeats to seven independent candidates among People’s Representatives in yesterday’s elections. The PTOA Party was split in the lead up to the elections with the creation of two rival groups — the PTOA People’s Board led by ... <a title="Tonga’s Democrats ‘dig their own grave’ in key election losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/tongas-democrats-dig-their-own-grave-in-key-election-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s Democrats ‘dig their own grave’ in key election losses">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
By Anish Chand in Suva Of 1000 Fijians surveyed by Transparency International, 11 percent claimed they were asked for sexual favours in exchange for government services or benefits at least once in the past five years. The survey titled, “Global Corruption Barometer — Pacific Report”, was based on data collected by Tebbutt Research in Fiji ... <a title="‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/sextortion-problem-for-pacific-states-but-lower-for-fiji-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says report">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific Tonga has new noble MPs and at least one returning MP among the people’s representatives, according to preliminary election results. The polls have closed in the kingdom and counting is underway. However, results for the kingdom’s nobles was announced this afternoon by the Supervisor of Elections, Pita Vuki. About 60,000 Tongan voters have ... <a title="Three new noble MPs elected in Tonga as preliminary results trickle in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/three-new-noble-mps-elected-in-tonga-as-preliminary-results-trickle-in/" aria-label="Read more about Three new noble MPs elected in Tonga as preliminary results trickle in">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss: how it is now over one year since United States voters went to the polls and elected Joe Biden as president - or perhaps it’s fair to say, voted Donald Trump out of the White House. What are the big issues that have challenged the Joe Biden Administration? What are his wins and losses? Why the Biden-Xi US-China summit was a win; and how Trumpism (both domestically and as a cultural export) is an enduring challenge.
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November 18, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. On Tuesday (16 Nov) I was concerned to hear this story on RNZ’s Checkpoint (National distances itself from ex-MP after video with discredited academic). My concern here is not particularly with the “discredited academic”, although no academic should suffer this kind of casual public slur. (Should we go further and call ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – ‘Influenza’ Pandemics in New Zealand’s Past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/keith-rankin-analysis-influenza-pandemics-in-new-zealands-past/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – ‘Influenza’ Pandemics in New Zealand’s Past">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
RNZ Checkpoint A New Zealand emergency medical specialist has written about their experience working at an Auckland hospital, issuing a warning ahead of yesterday’s Auckland border announcement. Auckland’s border will reopen on December 15 for fully-vaccinated travellers or those who test negative for covid-19 within 72 hours of departure. The new rules will apply until ... <a title="NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/nz-medical-specialist-describes-a-health-system-overwhelmed/" aria-label="Read more about NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
By Poreni Umau and Phoebe Gwangilo in Kokopo Kokopo Business College in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain province has evicted male students by force from its dormitories and dumped them onto the streets after a spate of school disturbances on Monday. Police brutality against male students is alleged and female students were also reportedly ... <a title="PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/png-police-throw-out-kokopo-business-students-after-drunken-parties/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific The new vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology is calling on young Pasifika peoples pursuing their education to stay the course. Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa, who is currently a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Auckland takes up his new role at AUT in March. He is the first person of Pacific ... <a title="‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/transform-lives-with-education-new-vice-chancellor-for-aut-tells-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika">Read more</a>