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April 9, 2020
By Kelly Vacala in Suva Fiji disaster authorities have lifted movement restrictions imposed yesterday during the height of Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold have been lifted and both Queens and Kings highways are open. However, Covid-19 restrictions remain. Category 5 Harold is now heading for Tonga after leaving a trail of destruction in Vanuatu and Fiji. ... <a title="Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/fiji-lifts-movement-restrictions-in-wake-of-tc-harold-destruction/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch After some weeks of heavy criticism of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s government amid the Covid-19 pandemic, support for the administration has come from a surprising quarter – one of the media. Scott Waide is the Lae bureau chief of EMTV News and an ... <a title="PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/png-government-doing-its-best-amid-virus-crisis-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By RNZ News Social media misinformation about Covid-19 is putting Pacific communities in New Zealand at particular risk, government advisers say. The government announced a $17 million package toward building an awareness campaign in Pacific languages, as well as support for health providers. Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa identified Pacific communities as being at greater ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/nz-lockdown-day-14-pacific-groups-at-risk-over-social-media-fake-info/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By Maggie Boyle of FBC News Fiji disaster authorities have put the whole of Viti Levu island on restricted movement due to TC Harold. Director for National Disaster Management Vasiti Soko confirmed the step had been taken as a precautionary measure. Soko said everyone except emergency services were to remain in their homes. LISTEN: Fiji ... <a title="Restricted movement on Viti Levu as TC Harold hammers Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/restricted-movement-on-viti-levu-as-tc-harold-hammers-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Restricted movement on Viti Levu as TC Harold hammers Fiji">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By Wansolwara staff Fiji now has 15 coronavirus cases after a single new case has been confirmed by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. The new case was one of 25 samples that were tested at the molecular lab and is the husband of an existing patient from Lautoka – the Zumba classmate of patient number one. Bainimarama ... <a title="Latest Fiji coronavirus case – taking total to 15 – ‘expected’, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/latest-fiji-coronavirus-case-taking-total-to-15-expected-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Latest Fiji coronavirus case – taking total to 15 – ‘expected’, says PM">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Former Chief Justice Sir Arnold Amet … emergency powers up to controller alone. Video: EMTV News By Martha Louis in Madang Papua New Guinea’s former Chief Justice Sir Arnold Amet says the state of emergency (SoE) in the country means that no other authority has any ability or powers to make any orders, apart from ... <a title="Former PNG chief justice explains state role after second Covid-19 case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/former-png-chief-justice-explains-state-role-after-second-covid-19-case/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG chief justice explains state role after second Covid-19 case">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By Florencio Miranda Ximenes and Antónia Gusmão in Dili Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has explained the decision to dismiss the vice-health minister, saying he lost trust in her to do the job. The President dismissed Élia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral from her post on Friday, following a request from the prime minister. ... <a title="‘I lost my trust in her’, Timor PM says of health minister sacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/i-lost-my-trust-in-her-timor-pm-says-of-health-minister-sacking/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I lost my trust in her’, Timor PM says of health minister sacking">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila While the Vanuatu government is investing its resources in tackling the coronavirus pandemic threat, it is now stretching its resources to tackle other natural disasters posing threats to the lives of the people – Cyclone Harold still moving over the country after lashing Santo and constant ash fall from ... <a title="Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/stretched-by-coronavirus-pandemic-vanuatu-faces-cyclone-mt-yasur-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
New Zealand has 54 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 1160, the Health Ministry has confirmed. Today’s new figure is down from the 67 new cases reported yesterday. With 65 people recovering in the past day, today is also the first day that recoveries have exceeded new ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 13: Number of new cases drops to 54 in one day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/nz-lockdown-day-13-number-of-new-cases-drops-to-54-in-one-day/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 13: Number of new cases drops to 54 in one day">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Sally Young of the University of Melbourne Many newspapers betrayed their readers during the Great Depression and now some are doing so again during the coronavirus pandemic. During the Depression, Australia’s major daily newspapers loudly resisted calls for economic stimulus to revive the economy. Even the tabloids – whose working class audiences were ... <a title="During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. It’s happening again with coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/during-the-great-depression-many-newspapers-betrayed-their-readers-its-happening-again-with-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. It’s happening again with coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Health Minister David Clark has revealed that he took a trip to the beach during the alert level 4 lockdown and has offered to resign. Dr Clark said he drove his family 20km from his house in Dunedin to Doctor’s Point Beach for a walk during the first weekend of ... <a title="NZ Health Minister offers to resign over beach trip in virus lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/nz-health-minister-offers-to-resign-over-beach-trip-in-virus-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Health Minister offers to resign over beach trip in virus lockdown">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2020
By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern does not want New Zealand to be at level four for “a minute longer than needed”, but says there is no plan to lift it earlier than the planned four weeks. As New Zealand approaches the halfway point of the four-week lockdown, Ardern said today the country needed ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 12: Nation needs to ‘stay the course’, says PM Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/06/nz-lockdown-day-12-nation-needs-to-stay-the-course-says-pm-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 12: Nation needs to ‘stay the course’, says PM Ardern">Read more</a>
