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October 5, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In many ways the world has moved on from the Covid19 pandemic. And excess mortality from Covid19 mingles with excess mortality from other causes, from heatwaves to other diseases. The summer is useful because it is generally the low season for infectious respiratory illnesses. Covid19 is a disease that is spread ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Travel Warning: Excess Summer Deaths in Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/05/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-travel-warning-excess-summer-deaths-in-europe/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Travel Warning: Excess Summer Deaths in Europe">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Demographic information is starting to filter through again, after a slowdown in the Northern Hemisphere. And New Zealand now has reliable mortality data up to the end of July 2022. Australia continues to lag. In the last week of July, New Zealand reached a record number of deaths in a single ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Seasonal and Epidemic Deaths: New Zealand in context" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/15/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-seasonal-and-epidemic-deaths-new-zealand-in-context/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Seasonal and Epidemic Deaths: New Zealand in context">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ News All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand — except in healthcare and aged care — will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government confirmed today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Dr Ayesha Verrall confirmed cabinet’s decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework ... <a title="NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/nz-covid-19-traffic-light-system-scrapped-from-midnight-says-pm-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid Excess Deaths: East Asia in context – These charts show excess pandemic mortality so far for a wide range of countries, geographically themed. The charts are structured to emphasise deaths in 2022 and 2021, and to facilitate comparative analysis between regions. (General mortality data is lacking for Africa and South ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Comparative analysis of excess deaths between and within the world’s regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-comparative-analysis-of-excess-deaths-between-and-within-the-worlds-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Comparative analysis of excess deaths between and within the world’s regions">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The chart above shows New Zealand’s aggregate weekly deaths from 2015. The normal winter experience is obvious, with 2015 to 2019 influenza peaks mainly in July and August, though in late June in 2019. New Zealand is different from most European countries in that it has significantly faster population growth. (Although ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid Demography: New Zealand in context of North and West Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-demography-new-zealand-in-context-of-north-and-west-europe/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid Demography: New Zealand in context of North and West Europe">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh of the University of the South Pacific In Fiji’s politically charged context, national elections are historically a risky period. Since the 2022 campaign period was declared open on April 26, the intensity has been increasing. Moreover, with three governments toppled by coups after the 1987, 1999 and 2006 elections, concerns about ... <a title="Will Fiji’s 2022 hotly contested elections further cement democracy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/13/will-fijis-2022-hotly-contested-elections-further-cement-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Will Fiji’s 2022 hotly contested elections further cement democracy?">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2022
Cook Islands Press By Jason Brown Tens of thousands of Cook Islanders celebrated 57th Constitution Day events these last weeks. Not just in the homeland, but overseas as well, with communities across New Zealand, Australia and beyond celebrating language, dance, culture and other arts. How many in all might be celebrating? With 12,000+ in the ... <a title="Cook Islands: Navigating the rise of third party politics and a new era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/11/cook-islands-navigating-the-rise-of-third-party-politics-and-a-new-era/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands: Navigating the rise of third party politics and a new era">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This morning, RNZ played the following story: Health stats show 87 people have died in their homes from Covid-19 since March, which references New Zealand’s most media-visible expert, Dr Michael Baker. (And this on today’s Morning Report.) Before commenting on today’s story, it is pertinent to check out a story published ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Public Health Watch: Where Does Michael Baker get his Facts from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/10/keith-rankin-essay-public-health-watch-where-does-michael-baker-get-his-facts-from/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Public Health Watch: Where Does Michael Baker get his Facts from?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. A couple of weeks ago I received a number of articles mainly about Covid19 deaths in the United States. (See below.) As I have noted in the past, it is important to address the reported facts, rather than to ignore them. As they stand, these articles are being used to question ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-is-there-a-significant-covid19-toll-of-younger-people/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. These three charts show pandemic and post-pandemic excess deaths by age group. I highlight South Korea in light of this RNZ piece of ‘journalism’. For Omicron-related deaths, look for the period from February to May 2022. I include Italy and New Zealand for comparison; Italy and South Korea were – in ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is South Korea the Country to Follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-is-south-korea-the-country-to-follow/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is South Korea the Country to Follow?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. New Zealand has had the worst reported mortality rate for Covid19 in the world for the last two weeks, according to the international data. And by a significant margin. But you wouldn’t know it from the media. ‘Underwhelming’ is an overstatement. The best I could find was this from Reuters nearly ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19 Deaths: New Zealand is Worst in World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/keith-rankin-analysis-covid19-deaths-new-zealand-is-worst-in-world/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19 Deaths: New Zealand is Worst in World">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland Late last month, New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little stated what most who work in health already know. Healthcare is all about people – the people being cared for and the people doing the caring. Population growth, ageing and a pandemic mean there is no shortage of those ... <a title="Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/01/despite-what-political-leaders-say-new-zealands-health-workforce-is-in-crisis-but-its-the-same-everywhere-else/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else">Read more</a>
