CoveragePost
December 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed two people who had arrived in the country from southern Africa last month have now tested positive to the omicron variant of covid-19. The pair travelled to Fiji from Nigeria on November 25. They both tested positive to covid-19 while in a border quarantine facility. Health Secretary ... <a title="Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/two-fijians-from-nigeria-test-positive-for-omicron-variant/" aria-label="Read more about Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
December 7, 2021
RNZ News An anti-vax protest that shut down the centre of Newmarket in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland today may have cost local businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost customers, says the local business association. Hundreds gathered at 11am at the Auckland Domain before heading to Westfield Newmarket shopping mall via Carlton Gore ... <a title="‘Shameless, misguided’ NZ anti-vax protesters cost Newmarket stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/shameless-misguided-nz-anti-vax-protesters-cost-newmarket-stores/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shameless, misguided’ NZ anti-vax protesters cost Newmarket stores">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 30, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced which regions will move into red and which into orange as the new traffic light system comes in on Friday. Ardern confirmed that all of Northland would join the Auckland region in red, along with Taupō, Rotorua Lakes, Kawerau, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitīkei, Whanganui ... <a title="NZ’s new covid traffic light settings unveiled – omicron variant in spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/nzs-new-covid-traffic-light-settings-unveiled-omicron-variant-in-spotlight/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new covid traffic light settings unveiled – omicron variant in spotlight">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Anthony Zwi, UNSW There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called omicron. The WHO classified omicron as a “variant of concern” because it has a wide range of mutations. This suggests vaccines and treatments could be less effective. Although ... <a title="Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new covid variant omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/travel-bans-arent-the-answer-to-stopping-new-covid-variant-omicron/" aria-label="Read more about Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new covid variant omicron">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 25, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Zealand, Australia and other nations in the Pacific need to do more to combat rampant vaccine misinformation in Pacific Island countries, which poses a threat to the whole region, a researcher says. The Sydney-based Lowy Institute think tank has released projections for when Pacific countries are likely to have vaccinated most of ... <a title="NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/nz-must-help-pacific-fight-vaccine-misinformation-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation, says researcher">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 24, 2021
RNZ News Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says the global handling of the covid-19 pandemic is marred with failures, gaps and delays. Clark is a co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response and is urging nations to spend less time debating commas in committees and instead get on with implementing ... <a title="Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark chides global pandemic ‘failures’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/former-nz-prime-minister-helen-clark-chides-global-pandemic-failures/" aria-label="Read more about Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark chides global pandemic ‘failures’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 22, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand will move into the covid-19 traffic light system at 11.59pm, Thursday, December 2, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. That is in 11 days from today, November 22 — and Ardern said it was important that people prepare. At a post-cabinet briefing this afternoon, Ardern said: “The hard truth is that ... <a title="‘Hard truth’ about NZ’s delta as PM ushers in covid traffic light system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/hard-truth-about-nzs-delta-as-pm-ushers-in-covid-traffic-light-system/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hard truth’ about NZ’s delta as PM ushers in covid traffic light system">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 22, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand has reported 149 community cases of covid-19 in the country today, including nine outside Auckland. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were 83 people now in hospital — up 13 from Saturday — including five in intensive care. The new cases reported today included 140 in Auckland, six ... <a title="NZ reports 149 community covid cases as virus still spreads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/nz-reports-149-community-covid-cases-as-virus-still-spreads/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 149 community covid cases as virus still spreads">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 19, 2021
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope are escalating. There are 289 intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) beds at the moment, with Minister of Health Andrew Little insisting that could ... <a title="Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/warning-bells-from-nz-health-experts-national-over-coping-with-covid-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 18, 2021
RNZ Checkpoint A New Zealand emergency medical specialist has written about their experience working at an Auckland hospital, issuing a warning ahead of yesterday’s Auckland border announcement. Auckland’s border will reopen on December 15 for fully-vaccinated travellers or those who test negative for covid-19 within 72 hours of departure. The new rules will apply until ... <a title="NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/nz-medical-specialist-describes-a-health-system-overwhelmed/" aria-label="Read more about NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 16, 2021
New Zealand reported a record 222 new community cases of covid-19 and one virus-related death today. There are now 91 people in hospital and seven in ICU across the country, reports the Ministry of Health. More than 21,000 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday. Of today’s official cases, 197 cases are in Auckland, 20 are ... <a title="Record 222 new community cases of covid-19, one death in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/record-222-new-community-cases-of-covid-19-one-death-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Record 222 new community cases of covid-19, one death in NZ">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 16, 2021
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent About 2000 New Zealand district health board workers had not been vaccinated 15 hours before the deadline to lose their jobs. From today no one can work in healthcare unless they have had at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine or are exempt from the government mandate. ... <a title="Hundreds of NZ health workers unvaccinated facing deadline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/hundreds-of-nz-health-workers-unvaccinated-facing-deadline/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of NZ health workers unvaccinated facing deadline">Read more</a>
