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April 10, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Richie Poulton, University of Otago; Avshalom Caspi, Duke University, and Terrie Moffitt, Duke University Most people welcomed the opportunity to get vaccinated against covid-19, yet a non-trivial minority did not. Vaccine-resistant people tend to hold strong views and assertively reject conventional medical or public health recommendations. This is puzzling to many, and the ... <a title="Vaccine resistance has its roots in negative childhood experiences, major NZ study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/10/vaccine-resistance-has-its-roots-in-negative-childhood-experiences-major-nz-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine resistance has its roots in negative childhood experiences, major NZ study finds">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Pacific Island Times publisher Mar-Vic Cagurangan I remember that day — February 25, 1986. I was then a teenager. My family stood outside the iron gates of Malacañang Palace among a massive wave of people armed with yellow ribbons, flowers and rosaries. After a four-day uprising, we heard on the radio that the ... <a title="A martial law ghost of the dark years – is history returning in the Philippines?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/a-martial-law-ghost-of-the-dark-years-is-history-returning-in-the-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about A martial law ghost of the dark years – is history returning in the Philippines?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates. Committees set up in support of Macron have been campaigning with the backing of those in power in ... <a title="French Pacific readies for presidential election as Macron seeks second term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/french-pacific-readies-for-presidential-election-as-macron-seeks-second-term/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific readies for presidential election as Macron seeks second term">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand’s outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific information and the widespread use of masks have both been critical parts of the country’s public health response. Dr Caroline McElnay, who is leaving the role shortly, presented the regular covid-19 update with Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield ... <a title="‘It was clear sharing information was key,’ says resigned NZ public health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/it-was-clear-sharing-information-was-key-says-resigned-nz-public-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It was clear sharing information was key,’ says resigned NZ public health chief">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Health workers in Aotearoa New Zealand are thanking Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield for his work stopping the ailing health system from collapsing in the covid-19 pandemic — and for saving lives. They say they can relate to him needing a rest. Dr Bloomfield leaves his job ... <a title="Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest of us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/health-chiefs-resignation-he-felt-the-pressure-along-with-the-rest-of-us/" aria-label="Read more about Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest of us’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy reporter A leading epidemiologist says Aotearoa New Zealand has no idea how many community cases of covid-19 there are in the country because so many people are not recording their rapid antigen test (RAT) results. LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING University of Auckland Professor Rod Jackson said an upgrade of the testing ... <a title="Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/leaked-memo-raises-questions-over-nz-health-ministrys-daily-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield — the man who has tirelessly steered the country’s covid-19 pandemic response for the past two years — is stepping down from his role at the end of July. Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes revealed Dr Bloomfield’s decision in a statement today. Dr Bloomfield ... <a title="NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/nzs-director-general-of-health-ashley-bloomfield-to-step-down-from-role/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
RNZ News Deeper and and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit the worst effects of global warming, a climate scientist has warned. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a report that global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off the ... <a title="Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/climate-change-ipcc-scientist-warns-world-pretty-much-out-of-time/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau in Honiara It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of arming the police. After the tensions, for a long time Solomon police did ... <a title="Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/transform-aqorau-rethinking-solomon-islands-security-focus-on-arms-unsustainable/" aria-label="Read more about Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Ahead of national elections in the Philippines next month, the state has stepped up its attacks on Nobel Peave laureate Maria Ressa and the news outlet she leads, Rappler, reports the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media watchdog. “This dramatic escalation in the legal harassment of Maria Ressa and Rappler highlights ... <a title="Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/media-watchdogs-slam-16-new-legal-complaints-against-ressa-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand will remain at the red covid-19 traffic light setting, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern made the announcement at today’s post-cabinet media briefing. She said the rolling average of cases had declined 36 percent in the two weeks since the government refined the traffic light system. There had been early ... <a title="New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/new-zealand-to-remain-at-red-covid-19-traffic-light-setting-amid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid pandemic">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific The first female premier of a Solomon Islands province is appealing to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to help her country manage covid-19 in the community. People travelling between Honiara and Isabel Province were being tested for the virus at four testing centres, and if they test positive they were isolated at ... <a title="First female premier of a Solomons province pleads for NZ covid funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/first-female-premier-of-a-solomons-province-pleads-for-nz-covid-funds/" aria-label="Read more about First female premier of a Solomons province pleads for NZ covid funds">Read more</a>
