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April 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine alleged illegal border crossers and quarantined them in Vanimo, reports RNZ Pacific. The arrests came as East Sepik Governor Allan Bird called for “shoot to kill’ orders for illegal border crossers and a military control of areas along the border between Papua New Guinea ... <a title="PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/png-arrests-9-border-crossers-while-governor-calls-for-shoot-to-kill-order/" aria-label="Read more about PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
By RNZ News The publisher of some of New Zealand’s best known magazines has folded amid the economic fallout from the national coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Bauer Media, which publishes The Listener, Woman’s Day, New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, Metro, North and South and Next, says it is no longer viable and has shut its doors today. ... <a title="NZ virus lockdown forces magazine publisher Bauer Media to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/nz-virus-lockdown-forces-magazine-publisher-bauer-media-to-close/" aria-label="Read more about NZ virus lockdown forces magazine publisher Bauer Media to close">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Launched by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), “Tracker 19” is a tool made for an unprecedented global crisis. So named in reference not only to Covid-19 but also article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this project aims to evaluate the pandemic’s impacts on global journalism. It will document state censorship ... <a title="RSF launches coronavirus pandemic media freedom tracker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/rsf-launches-coronavirus-pandemic-media-freedom-tracker/" aria-label="Read more about RSF launches coronavirus pandemic media freedom tracker">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Enforcing the lockdown, civil liberties Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Democracy on hold Heather Roy (Democracy Project): The Long Road Back to Full Democracy Elizabeth Stanley (Newsroom): Fear, crime and justice in pandemic times Geoffrey Miller ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 02 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-02-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 02 2020">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M. Smith, Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University Within our extended primate family consisting of lemurs, monkeys, and apes, humans have the largest brains. Our closest living relatives, chimpanzees, weigh about two-thirds as much as us, yet our brains are about ... <a title="Baby steps: this ancient skull is helping us trace the path that led to modern childhood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/baby-steps-this-ancient-skull-is-helping-us-trace-the-path-that-led-to-modern-childhood-130535/" aria-label="Read more about Baby steps: this ancient skull is helping us trace the path that led to modern childhood">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney As coronavirus forces us to isolate, some news outlets are suggesting now is the ideal time to bring a dog into your life. But the current changes have some far-reaching implications for dogs of all ages, and especially for puppies. ... <a title="Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/routine-and-learning-games-how-to-make-sure-your-dog-doesnt-get-canine-cabin-fever-134248/" aria-label="Read more about Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling As new, stricter measures intended to limit the spread of coronavirus were announced in NSW, Queensland and Victoria, many turned to Google to work out what they meant in practice. According to Google Trends, some of the top coronavirus searches nationally ... <a title="Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/can-i-visit-my-boyfriend-my-parents-can-i-go-fishing-or-bushwalking-coronavirus-rules-in-nsw-queensland-and-victoria-explained-135308/" aria-label="Read more about Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia As of this week, everyone with a Medicare card is eligible for Medicare-funded telehealth. That means you can have a consultation with your GP, psychologist and other health providers via video or phone, rather than going ... <a title="What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/what-can-you-use-a-telehealth-consult-for-and-when-should-you-physically-visit-your-gp-135046/" aria-label="Read more about What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealanders in their 20s are the age group with the biggest numbers of Covid-19 and are “the vector for transmission”, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern has thanked NZ for its efforts, but says it is still too early to say if the level four lockdown is successfully slowing transmission. Ardern ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 7: People in their 20s are ‘the ones passing it on’ – PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/nz-lockdown-day-7-people-in-their-20s-are-the-ones-passing-it-on-pm/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 7: People in their 20s are ‘the ones passing it on’ – PM">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Hess, Associate Professor (Communication), Deakin University The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a lexicon of its own. We have had to quickly incorporate words like “self-isolation” and “social distancing” into our everyday language to navigate it. “Essential service” is another one. In fact, it is one of ... <a title="Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/local-newspapers-are-an-essential-service-they-deserve-a-government-rescue-package-too-135323/" aria-label="Read more about Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Blay, Research Fellow – workforce, Western Sydney University The number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce. Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas ... <a title="Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/using-nursing-assistants-to-fill-coronavirus-gaps-brings-risks-if-theyre-not-up-to-the-job-134242/" aria-label="Read more about Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicentre where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required – as well as agenda-setting in the global power play. China played ... <a title="Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/masking-power-in-the-age-of-contagion-the-two-faces-of-china-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus-135035/" aria-label="Read more about Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus">Read more</a>
