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Kaniva News: Amnesty time for NZ overstayers to help check virus spread

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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MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’

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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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 01 2020

May 1, 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 Economy, recovery, UBI Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The List Candidate: Winston Peters and the Looming Covid-19 Depression Chris Trotter: If The Answer Is “Treasury”, Then Ask Another Question Matthew Hooton (Herald): Into the future ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 01 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-01-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 01 2020">Read more</a>

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Jobless immigrants face exploitation, poverty due to virus, says NZ adviser

April 30, 2020

By RNZ News An immigration consultant is warning an entrenched underclass of unlawful workers will emerge unless the government provides emergency benefits to unemployed immigrants. About one in ten of the workforce is an overseas worker on a temporary visa. The Ministry of Social Development has previously signalled that those who have lost their jobs ... <a title="Jobless immigrants face exploitation, poverty due to virus, says NZ adviser" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/30/jobless-immigrants-face-exploitation-poverty-due-to-virus-says-nz-adviser/" aria-label="Read more about Jobless immigrants face exploitation, poverty due to virus, says NZ adviser">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Universal Income Flat Tax: the Mechanism that Makes the Necessary Possible

April 30, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Fact Checking On Mondays – or Tuesdays after public holidays – National Radio’s Kathryn Ryan runs a session called ‘Political Commentators’. On 28 April, from the right was regular commentator Matthew Hooton. From the left was Neal Jones who is listed as: “Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Universal Income Flat Tax: the Mechanism that Makes the Necessary Possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/30/keith-rankin-analysis-universal-income-flat-tax-the-mechanism-that-makes-the-necessary-possible/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Universal Income Flat Tax: the Mechanism that Makes the Necessary Possible">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 30 2020

April 30, 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 Winston Peters is back, Ministry of Health proposed complete border shutdown Jane Patterson (RNZ): Winston Peters back on his podium with Covid-19 border closure bombshell Henry Cooke (Stuff): Peters takes on officialdom Barry ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 30 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-30-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 30 2020">Read more</a>

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NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO

April 29, 2020

By Max Towle, Worldwatch reporter of RNZ News The World Health Organisation (WHO) says New Zealand has been world-leading in its response to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. But at the same time, a top official for the organisation is warning against complacency. Western Pacific incident manager Abdi Mahamud said the WHO had been particularly impressed ... <a title="NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/nzs-coronavirus-response-one-of-the-strongest-says-who/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO">Read more</a>

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Governments knew a pandemic was a threat – why were they unprepared?

April 29, 2020

By Chris Tyler of UCL and Peter Gluckman of Koi Tū Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of covid-19, according to the polls. But there can be no doubt that governments around the world were ill-prepared for this pandemic. Country after country has been ... <a title="Governments knew a pandemic was a threat – why were they unprepared?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/governments-knew-a-pandemic-was-a-threat-why-were-they-unprepared/" aria-label="Read more about Governments knew a pandemic was a threat – why were they unprepared?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2020

April 29, 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 Pandemic preparedness, “eliminating” Covid-19, contact tracing Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Long read: NZ wasn’t ready for a pandemic Gordon Campbell: On living at Level Three with residual anxiety Emma Russell (Herald): New Zealand ‘currently eliminated’ ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-29-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2020">Read more</a>

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Virus tourism collapse threatens many in Pacific with poverty

April 28, 2020

PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch The collapse of tourism across the world in the face of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic could plunge thousands of people into poverty in the Pacific, predicts a new International Labour Organisation report. Thousands of jobs in countries like Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are ... <a title="Virus tourism collapse threatens many in Pacific with poverty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/virus-tourism-collapse-threatens-many-in-pacific-with-poverty/" aria-label="Read more about Virus tourism collapse threatens many in Pacific with poverty">Read more</a>

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NZ hailed for ‘winning battle’ over covid-19 – but the war isn’t over

April 28, 2020

By Jo Moir, political reporter of RNZ News New Zealand’s Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has had to walk back comments made by himself and the Prime Minister yesterday about the country having achieved “elimination”. New Zealand has been hailed in international media, including The New York Times and the Sydney Daily Telegraph, ... <a title="NZ hailed for ‘winning battle’ over covid-19 – but the war isn’t over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/nz-hailed-for-winning-battle-over-covid-19-but-the-war-isnt-over/" aria-label="Read more about NZ hailed for ‘winning battle’ over covid-19 – but the war isn’t over">Read more</a>

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Long queues for takeaways as many NZers return to work after lockdown

April 28, 2020

By RNZ News Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are returning to work today under eased level 3 restrictions – and some are queuing in long lines for takeaways on the way. New Zealand has moved to alert level 3 after five weeks of level 4 coronavirus lockdown, reducing restrictions on businesses and schooling. An ... <a title="Long queues for takeaways as many NZers return to work after lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/long-queues-for-takeaways-as-many-nzers-return-to-work-after-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about Long queues for takeaways as many NZers return to work after lockdown">Read more</a>