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December 28, 2022
By Conan Young , Local Democracy Reporting editor This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with our reporters at the forefront of uncovering some of the biggest stories in their regions. Felix Desmarais in Rotorua exposed hitherto secret plans by the council to revoke the reserve status of seven council reserves, paving ... <a title="Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s top 2022 stories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/local-democracy-reporting-secret-plans-health-chaos-climate-change-among-nzs-top-2022-stories/" aria-label="Read more about Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s top 2022 stories">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2022
RNZ News A Pasifika health leader hopes the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 pandemic will look into the equity of the response and resource allocation. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced a Royal Commission into the government’s covid-19 response which will be chaired by Professor Tony Blakely, an epidemiologist working at the University of Melbourne. ... <a title="NZ covid inquiry must look at response to specific communities, Pasifika health leader says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/07/nz-covid-inquiry-must-look-at-response-to-specific-communities-pasifika-health-leader-says/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid inquiry must look at response to specific communities, Pasifika health leader says">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2022
By Sri Krishnamurthi While some women at the University of the South Pacific’s 14 campuses found working from home enjoyable during the covid-19 pandemic, others felt isolated, had overwhelming mental challenges and some experienced domestic violence, a Pacific survey has found. Titled “University Women Remote Work Challenges”, the survey was funded by the Council of ... <a title="Domestic violence, isolation hit Pacific women during pandemic, says USP survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/06/domestic-violence-isolation-hit-pacific-women-during-pandemic-says-usp-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Domestic violence, isolation hit Pacific women during pandemic, says USP survey">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2022
RNZ News The New Zealand government has announced a Royal Commission into its covid-19 response. The Commission will be chaired by Australia-based epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely, former Cabinet minister Hekia Parata, and former Treasury Secretary John Whitehead. It will start considering evidence from February 1 next year, concluding in mid-2024. The Royal Commission will look ... <a title="NZ announces Royal Commission into government’s covid-19 response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/06/nz-announces-royal-commission-into-governments-covid-19-response/" aria-label="Read more about NZ announces Royal Commission into government’s covid-19 response">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first of the above charts shows excess seasonal deaths in the United Kingdom as winter approaches. While the huge mortality peaks of the pandemic in Britain are long past, we do see significant excess mortality in the United Kingdom since April. And October 2022 excess mortality rates are higher than ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Excess Deaths: Some Countries to Note" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/24/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-excess-deaths-some-countries-to-note/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Excess Deaths: Some Countries to Note">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/david-robie-pacific-lessons-in-climate-crisis-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific None of the parties making up New Caledonia’s pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) will attend this week’s talks in France about New Caledonia’s new political statute. The previously undecided UNI faction also said it would be absent after the FLNKS had already said it would not send an official delegation ... <a title="Paris talks on Kanaky New Caledonia’s future to go ahead without pro-independence camp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/paris-talks-on-kanaky-new-caledonias-future-to-go-ahead-without-pro-independence-camp/" aria-label="Read more about Paris talks on Kanaky New Caledonia’s future to go ahead without pro-independence camp">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/pacific-lessons-in-climate-change-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Chile is an important comparator country to New Zealand; in terms of physical geography, political economy, and demography (including conflict between indigenous peoples and ‘colonisers’). In terms of physical geography, it is mostly temperate; and, most importantly, it is in the southern hemisphere. The above chart shows excess deaths in Chile ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 in Chile (across the ‘big ditch’) and New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-in-chile-across-the-big-ditch-and-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 in Chile (across the ‘big ditch’) and New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. A few weeks ago this article from Stuff (24 Sep) was drawn to my attention: The shocking stats that prove Covid19 does not kill equally. While I have some problems with the article’s interpretation of the data, by and large the article itself was reasonable. Less so the headline, which is ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Does Covid19 discriminate against Māori and Pasifika New Zealanders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/19/keith-rankin-analysis-does-covid19-discriminate-against-maori-and-pasifika-new-zealanders/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Does Covid19 discriminate against Māori and Pasifika New Zealanders?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Here we see charts of the same ten western tourist countries of Europe (refer to my Travel Warning: Excess Summer Deaths in Europe, 5 Oct 2022). It is important to note from the outset that ‘reported death’ figures have become increasingly unreliable. And reported cases are now unreliable indicators of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Tourist Europe again: Covid19 Waves compared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-tourist-europe-again-covid19-waves-compared/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Tourist Europe again: Covid19 Waves compared">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Concerns are being raised about the future survival of the iTaukei (Fijian) language as a threat of extinction looms despite its everyday use among its people. A language and culture scholar in Fiji, Dr Paul Geraghty, said a growing generational gap within the iTaukei language had been detected and ... <a title="Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/quality-of-itaukei-language-under-threat-says-fiji-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar">Read more</a>
