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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matheson Russell, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland Shutterstock As New Zealand’s race to lift vaccination rates continues, and with pressure to lift social and economic restrictions too, the role of vaccine mandates is coming into sharper focus. Yesterday the government signalled stricter rules will ... <a title="To be truly ethical, vaccine mandates must be about more than just lifting jab rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/to-be-truly-ethical-vaccine-mandates-must-be-about-more-than-just-lifting-jab-rates-169612/" aria-label="Read more about To be truly ethical, vaccine mandates must be about more than just lifting jab rates">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Russia is a former superpower with a long tradition of scientific achievement. It remains the world’s second largest nuclear power. Yet pre-covid life expectancy in Russia was just 72.6, and Russia has a higher median population than New Zealand, despite having comparatively few people aged over 80. The Russian people have ... <a title="Covid19 Impact: Four Countries of Interest Russia, Serbia, Ireland, Japan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/covid19-impact-four-countries-of-interest-russia-serbia-ireland-japan/" aria-label="Read more about Covid19 Impact: Four Countries of Interest Russia, Serbia, Ireland, Japan">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2021
In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss how security threats present themselves in a multitude of forms. This week we look at a threat that mixes belief with nationalism. This threat is most obvious in its homeland where the movement was conceived. But its devotees have migrated to countries all over the world. When confronted by others within their communities, they respond with threats that by degrees… become more sinister.
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October 6, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first thing to note – some good news – is that the sixth wave of Covid19 is on the wane. For the first wave, see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/. In particular, look at ‘Active Cases’ in China. For the following five waves of Covid19, see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/. In particular, look at World ‘Daily Deaths’. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Global Clusters at the end of September 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-global-clusters-at-the-end-of-september-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Global Clusters at the end of September 2021">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Jackson, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Auckland GettyImages With vaccination rates still too low in Auckland and around Aotearoa New Zealand, and with unexpected cases still showing up, there are few options ahead of today’s government decision on alert levels. Until there are high levels ... <a title="NZ needs a more urgent vaccination plan — with nearly 80% now single-dosed, the majority will support it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/nz-needs-a-more-urgent-vaccination-plan-with-nearly-80-now-single-dosed-the-majority-will-support-it-168926/" aria-label="Read more about NZ needs a more urgent vaccination plan — with nearly 80% now single-dosed, the majority will support it">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2021
Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse the AUKUS Alliance and deep-dive into how the AUKUS Alliance has triggered a geopolitical realignment. Why has this Anglophone AUKUS alliance formed? And what's the fallout?
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September 30, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Quiz Questions: Which foreign country or territory is closest to New Zealand by jetplane? Which foreign country or territory had the world’s highest per capita incidence of Covid19 last week? Before giving the answers, I would note that the worst-affected region of the world in September 2021 is the Caribbean, from ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid Immunity Calculus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/30/keith-rankin-analysis-covid-immunity-calculus/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid Immunity Calculus">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. We are learning that, in the absence of high levels of natural immunity to Covid19, New Zealand will need extremely high vaccination rates before it can repudiate its growing ‘hermit kingdom’ status. (It is important to note that the expression ‘hermit kingdom’ dates to a book title from 1882 – ‘The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Vaccination Rates and the Population Denominator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/28/keith-rankin-analysis-vaccination-rates-and-the-population-denominator/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Vaccination Rates and the Population Denominator">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Over $15 billion dollars has been transferred to businesses by the Government via the Wage Subsidy Scheme since Covid hit in 2020. The scheme has turned out to be effective at both keeping businesses afloat and enriching the already wealthy. Now that the scheme is back in operation, and because it’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Wage Subsidy still transferring massive wealth to the rich?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-the-wage-subsidy-still-transferring-massive-wealth-to-the-rich/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Wage Subsidy still transferring massive wealth to the rich?">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2021
Data and Analysis by Keith Rankin. The table below uses raw-death data published downloaded from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-mortality-raw-death-count to predict what death numbers would have occurred in 2020 and 2021 had there been no Covid19 pandemic. The actual death numbers are compared with the predicted (counterfactual) numbers to calculated excess deaths. These countries are sorted from the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Data Analysis – Table of Excess Deaths from Covid19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/24/keith-rankin-data-analysis-table-of-excess-deaths-from-covid19/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Data Analysis – Table of Excess Deaths from Covid19">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Glen Johnson On August 17, a 58-year-old man from Auckland became symptomatic and tested positive for covid-19. It was New Zealand’s first community case of the coronavirus in almost six months. Within hours, the nation of five million moved into alert level four, part of its “go hard, go early” approach. All travel ... <a title="In spite of relentless media negativity, NZ’s covid story is largely successful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/in-spite-of-relentless-media-negativity-nzs-covid-story-is-largely-successful/" aria-label="Read more about In spite of relentless media negativity, NZ’s covid story is largely successful">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
A View from Afar – LIVE @ MIDDAY Thursday September 30: In this podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the AUKUS Alliance and will deep-dive into: How the AUKUS Alliance has triggered a geopolitical realignment. Why has this Anglophone AUKUS alliance formed? And what’s the fallout? What does China do now? How ... <a title="SCHEDULED LIVE @ Midday Thurs Sept 30: AUKUS Alliance Triggers Geopolitical Realignment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/live-thurs-midday-buchanan-manning-deep-dive-into-aukus-alliance/" aria-label="Read more about SCHEDULED LIVE @ Midday Thurs Sept 30: AUKUS Alliance Triggers Geopolitical Realignment">Read more</a>
