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Stronger police barriers, heavy rain, covid ads don’t dampen NZ protest

February 13, 2022

Police say a protester who needed medical attention within New Zealand’s Parliament grounds last night had to wait for ambulance staff to get through the roads blocked by vehicles. The protest against covid-19 protection measures has continued through its fifth day with police saying new tents and marquees had been erected while police have strengthened ... <a title="Stronger police barriers, heavy rain, covid ads don’t dampen NZ protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/stronger-police-barriers-heavy-rain-covid-ads-dont-dampen-nz-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Stronger police barriers, heavy rain, covid ads don’t dampen NZ protest">Read more</a>

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Right to protest lost for those who ‘threaten, harass and disrupt’, warns deputy PM

February 13, 2022

RNZ News New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has warned that although people have a right to protest when “they threaten, harass and disrupt people and a whole city they lose that right”. In a post on Facebook, Robertson — who is also Finance Minister and MP for Central Wellington where the five-day-old Parliament ... <a title="Right to protest lost for those who ‘threaten, harass and disrupt’, warns deputy PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/right-to-protest-lost-for-those-who-threaten-harass-and-disrupt-warns-deputy-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Right to protest lost for those who ‘threaten, harass and disrupt’, warns deputy PM">Read more</a>

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Covid-19 outbreak: Misinformation spreading among NZ’s parliament protesters, say police

February 13, 2022

RNZ News Police say misinformation and a “range of different causes and motivations” are making it difficult to resolve the situation with protesters at New Zealand’s Parliament. In a statement this afternoon, Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie Parnell said police were continuing to monitor the protest activity at Parliament grounds as new community cases of ... <a title="Covid-19 outbreak: Misinformation spreading among NZ’s parliament protesters, say police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/covid-19-outbreak-misinformation-spreading-among-nzs-parliament-protesters-say-police/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 outbreak: Misinformation spreading among NZ’s parliament protesters, say police">Read more</a>

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Police arrest 3 NZ anti-vax protesters after push through Beehive barrier

February 10, 2022

Police handcuffed three people after protesters today tried to push through a barrier on the grounds of New Zealand’s Parliament — known as the Beehive. The group is part of a convoy which travelled to the capital Wellington yesterday to protest against covid-19 vaccine mandates. After trying to push through the blockade this afternoon, three ... <a title="Police arrest 3 NZ anti-vax protesters after push through Beehive barrier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/police-arrest-3-nz-anti-vax-protesters-after-push-through-beehive-barrier/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest 3 NZ anti-vax protesters after push through Beehive barrier">Read more</a>

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Covid-19: NZ protesters camped at Parliament warned over trespass

February 10, 2022

RNZ News More than 50 police have formed a ring around the front of New Zealand’s Parliament today edging up to a line of protesters who have linked arms lining up in front of the Cenotaph. One person speaking said he would walk up the Parliament steps at 3pm and get arrested, inviting others in ... <a title="Covid-19: NZ protesters camped at Parliament warned over trespass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/covid-19-nz-protesters-camped-at-parliament-warned-over-trespass/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: NZ protesters camped at Parliament warned over trespass">Read more</a>

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Latest covid-19 reports roundup across the Pacific

February 10, 2022

RNZ Pacific Several hundred more cases of covid in Solomon Islands … Kiribati records first covid death …nearly 12,000 in isolation in New Caledonia … French Polynesia records first covid death in nearly four months … Federated States of Micronesia calls a halt to flights from neighbouring Guam … a partial border re-opening in the ... <a title="Latest covid-19 reports roundup across the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/latest-covid-19-reports-roundup-across-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Latest covid-19 reports roundup across the Pacific">Read more</a>

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PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ omicron peak could be in late March

February 8, 2022

RNZ News After a record number of covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, New Zealand’s prime minister believes the country’s omicron peak may be in late March. The number of omicron cases in New Zealand has not yet reached the number predicted by modellers. However, New Zealand recorded its largest ever one-day case number with ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ omicron peak could be in late March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/pm-jacinda-ardern-says-nz-omicron-peak-could-be-in-late-march/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ omicron peak could be in late March">Read more</a>

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NZ health expert reminds people to get tested for covid-19 as rates fall

February 8, 2022

By Kim Moodie, RNZ News reporter A public health expert is urging New Zealanders to keep up the testing momentum, as testing rates take a dive over the long weekend. Fewer than 13,000 people were swabbed for covid-19 in the past day, at least 5000 down on the most recent week days. University of Otago ... <a title="NZ health expert reminds people to get tested for covid-19 as rates fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/nz-health-expert-reminds-people-to-get-tested-for-covid-19-as-rates-fall/" aria-label="Read more about NZ health expert reminds people to get tested for covid-19 as rates fall">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures

February 8, 2022

RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s covid-19 outbreak continues to spread with almost 10,000 active cases. This includes 1289 new infections detected over the preceding 24 hours. Twenty five people are in hospital as the authorities have reopened some hotel facilities as temporary care centres. About 67 percent of the total population of 272,000 is fully vaccinated. ... <a title="New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/new-caledonia-covid-outbreak-now-approaching-five-figures/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures">Read more</a>

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Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge

February 8, 2022

By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>

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Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’

February 7, 2022

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A number of national figures in Indonesia have criticised the project to move the state capital (IKN) from Jakarta to East Kalimantan as envisaged by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, reports CNN Indonesia. Among the figures who have loudly criticised the project are economist Dr Faisal Basri and former Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. ... <a title="Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/critics-slam-indonesian-green-capital-move-heaven-surrounded-by-hell/" aria-label="Read more about Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’">Read more</a>