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May 4, 2020
By RNZ Pacific New Zealanders left behind in India are asking for additional repatriation flights to evacuate them, after the government did not have enough capacity to return everyone who wanted to come home in the face of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. More than 700 citizens and permanent residents returned on the three flights from ... <a title="Stranded New Zealanders still hope for India flights – two new covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/stranded-new-zealanders-still-hope-for-india-flights-two-new-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Stranded New Zealanders still hope for India flights – two new covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison was on the ball – and quickly on the phone. Hardly had education minister Dan Tehan finished giving Victorian premier Daniel Andrews a bollocking on the ABC’s Insiders than he received a call from the PM. The Conversation ... <a title="View from The Hill: Yes Prime Minister…Dan Tehan withdraws his attack on Daniel Andrews’ leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/03/view-from-the-hill-yes-prime-minister-dan-tehan-withdraws-his-attack-on-daniel-andrews-leadership-137767/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Yes Prime Minister…Dan Tehan withdraws his attack on Daniel Andrews’ leadership">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2020
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch The jailing of the Jakarta Six – five Papuans and the first Indonesian to be convicted for a Papuan protest – in Indonesia last month has focused global attention on the plight of political prisoners in the face of a failing struggle against the ... <a title="Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/03/jailing-of-jakarta-six-fuels-virus-fears-over-papuan-political-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has reported six new cases of covid-19 today – double the number yesterday – and one further death in the coronavirus pandemic, while two clusters have also closed. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were six new cases of covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed and ... <a title="Six new NZ coronavirus cases and one further death reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/six-new-nz-coronavirus-cases-and-one-further-death-reported/" aria-label="Read more about Six new NZ coronavirus cases and one further death reported">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2020
EDITORIAL: By Kaniva News staff Last month’s announcement by Minister for Pacific Peoples ‘Aupito William Sio that overstayers qualify for health care during the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is welcome. While Kaniva News does not condone remaining illegally in New Zealand, we know that overstayers’ families and children are particularly vulnerable in the current crisis. Many ... <a title="Kaniva News: Amnesty time for NZ overstayers to help check virus spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/kaniva-news-amnesty-time-for-nz-overstayers-to-help-check-virus-spread/" aria-label="Read more about Kaniva News: Amnesty time for NZ overstayers to help check virus spread">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto Just out. MIT Press First Reads I just published a book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. It was written over the last month or so, peer-reviewed, edited and released by MIT Press. This is the thoroughly-2020 story ... <a title="How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/how-i-wrote-and-published-a-book-about-the-economics-of-coronavirus-in-a-month-137489/" aria-label="Read more about How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After the COVID crisis, what will be the “new normal” in Australia’s relations with China? The short answer is, probably both worse and more complicated than pre-COVID. This week has seen a fresh low point, with the Chinese government threatening ... <a title="View from The Hill: Yes, we’re too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/view-from-the-hill-yes-were-too-dependent-on-china-but-changing-that-is-easier-said-than-done-137720/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Yes, we’re too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra National cabinet has agreed to bring forward its review of COVID restrictions by a week to next Friday, but more downloads of the app are needed. “Australians have earned an early mark through the work that they have done,” Scott ... <a title="Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/review-of-covid-restrictions-brought-forward-as-government-urges-covidsafe-download-137724/" aria-label="Read more about Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, Te Manu Korihi reporter of RNZ News Community checkpoints have garnered support from New Zealand local councils, police and hundreds of volunteers determined to keep their communities safe – but they remain a polarising topic among some MPs. A social justice advocate says it is underpinned by racism – and an ... <a title="MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/mps-questioning-of-nz-legal-iwi-checkpoints-really-is-racism/" aria-label="Read more about MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
By Radio Australia There have been very few new covid-19 cases confirmed in the Pacific this week. The total number of reported cases since March stands at 261, but because the number of people who have recovered continues to grow, the actual number of active cases is now less than 40. The coronavirus emergency has ... <a title="Pacific Beat: How Pacific governments use coronavirus crisis to curb media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/pacific-beat-how-pacific-governments-use-coronavirus-crisis-to-curb-media/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Beat: How Pacific governments use coronavirus crisis to curb media">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. At the end of this week, I have represented the latest summary charts with a log 10 scale, rather than the previous log 2 scale. This means that, as well as accurately showing the exponential growth pattern, the charts now emphasise ten-fold increases of Covid19 fatalities. At the top of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: April Summary Charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-april-summary-charts/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: April Summary Charts">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosie Gibson, Research Officer, Sleep/Wake Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University An interesting side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is the number of people who say they are having vivid dreams. Many are turning to blogs and social media to describe their experiences. While such dreams ... <a title="What dreams may come: why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/what-dreams-may-come-why-youre-having-more-vivid-dreams-during-the-pandemic-137387/" aria-label="Read more about What dreams may come: why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic">Read more</a>
