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March 26, 2020
By RNZ News The man due to go on trial for the mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has today pleaded guilty to all the charges he was facing. At the High Court in Christchurch, Brenton Tarrant admitted 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one under the Terrorism Suppression Act. ... <a title="NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/nz-mosque-massacre-gunman-pleads-guilty-to-all-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2020
By Phil Pennington of RNZ News Air New Zealand stands accused of borderline legal treatment of thousands of workers as the country entered its first day in a month-long lockdown over the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. It has told its workers they must take all their leave soon, a move a union says is not in ... <a title="Lockdown: Airline crew ‘very anxious, worried’ as NZ redundancies loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/lockdown-airline-crew-very-anxious-worried-as-nz-redundancies-loom/" aria-label="Read more about Lockdown: Airline crew ‘very anxious, worried’ as NZ redundancies loom">Read more</a>
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March 26, 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 State of emergency, Lockdown Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): How politics, police and power work in lockdown New Zealand Press Editorial: Welcome to the pandemic police state Richard Harman (Politik): Army and police to show no tolerance ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-26-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2020">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos of Massey University At the time of writing, there are 63 reported cases of COVID-19 in the Pacific. This includes one in Papua New Guinea, three in Fiji, seven in New Caledonia, 23 in French Polynesia, 29 in Guam and suspected cases in Samoa. The number is relatively ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/pacific-coronavirus-covid-19-exposes-cracks-in-facade-of-regionalism/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Statement by Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, to Parliament. Mr Speaker, I wish to make a Ministerial Statement under Standing Order 347 in relation to the recent declaration of a State of National Emergency. Having considered the advice of the Director Civil Defence Emergency Management, the Minister of Civil Defence declared a State of ... <a title="New Zealand: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s statement on New Zealand Lockdown and State of National Emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-arderns-statement-on-new-zealand-lockdown-and-state-of-national-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s statement on New Zealand Lockdown and State of National Emergency">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
RNZ’s live news feed. By RNZ News New Zealand has 50 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, bringing the total to 205. Government officials today gave an update on the the Covid-19 national response, the latest health update, border issues and an essential services update. Six people are in hospital throughout the country. All are ... <a title="Watch live: NZ now has 50 new Covid-19 cases, total 205" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/watch-live-nz-now-has-50-new-covid-19-cases-total-205/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: NZ now has 50 new Covid-19 cases, total 205">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
By Keith Rankin I keep hearing rather unfortunate ‘expert’ comments in response to questions asked about Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a way of responding to the Covid‑19 economic contraction. These comments all relate to a ‘straw man’ concept of UBI that is obviously unaffordable and impractical. It is not possible to offer any kind ... <a title="Economics: Keith Rankin on Universal Basic Income and Covid‑19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/economics-keith-rankin-on-universal-basic-income-and-covid%e2%80%9119/" aria-label="Read more about Economics: Keith Rankin on Universal Basic Income and Covid‑19">Read more</a>
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March 25, 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 Public health strategy Henry Cooke and Luke Malpass (Stuff): Poll shows Kiwis back harsh measures but are extremely worried about virus Luke Malpass (Stuff): Poll shows Kiwis back the Leviathan of the state ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 25 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-25-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 25 2020">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
By RNZ News Four new cases of community transmission have been reported in New Zealand today, as the Health Ministry revealed 40 new cases of Covid-19 in this country, taking the total to 155 infected people. They include four cases of community transmission – three in Auckland, one in Wairarapa. Two of the four were ... <a title="Four new cases of community transmission of Covid-19 in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/four-new-cases-of-community-transmission-of-covid-19-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Four new cases of community transmission of Covid-19 in NZ">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Hugh Breakey of Griffith University As Australia and New Zealand move into lockdown mode in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are increasingly faced with serious ethical questions about what ordinary people should be obliged to do for others. These challenges can perhaps best be seen in the outrage as people flocked ... <a title="Acting selfishly has consequences – ethical decisions amid virus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/acting-selfishly-has-consequences-ethical-decisions-amid-virus-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Acting selfishly has consequences – ethical decisions amid virus crisis">Read more</a>
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March 24, 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 Government, Parliament Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): NZ politics enters a brave new world Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern just made the most consequential decision of her career, putting NZ on house arrest Claire Trevett ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 24 2020">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2020
New Zealanders are preparing to go into an unprecedented lockdown period at midnight on Wednesday to stem the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this afternoon that the Covid-19 alert level would rise to level four on Wednesday night. It was confirmed the country now has 102 cases – with ... <a title="NZ prepares for unprecedented virus lockdown – 36 new Covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/23/nz-prepares-for-unprecedented-virus-lockdown-36-new-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about NZ prepares for unprecedented virus lockdown – 36 new Covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
