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December 8, 2022
RNZ News The parents of a New Zealand baby at the centre of a legal dispute that has made global headlines will not be appealing against a judge’s decision to hand guardianship of the child to the High Court. The four-month-old — known only as Baby W — requires urgent open heart surgery, with both ... <a title="No appeal against ruling in NZ baby blood case, surgery to go ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/no-appeal-against-ruling-in-nz-baby-blood-case-surgery-to-go-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about No appeal against ruling in NZ baby blood case, surgery to go ahead">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2022
RNZ News The New Zealand government has announced a Royal Commission into its covid-19 response. The Commission will be chaired by Australia-based epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely, former Cabinet minister Hekia Parata, and former Treasury Secretary John Whitehead. It will start considering evidence from February 1 next year, concluding in mid-2024. The Royal Commission will look ... <a title="NZ announces Royal Commission into government’s covid-19 response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/06/nz-announces-royal-commission-into-governments-covid-19-response/" aria-label="Read more about NZ announces Royal Commission into government’s covid-19 response">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2022
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The Niue government has confirmed the country is experiencing covid-19 community transmission for the first time since the virus was recorded at the border in March. “We don’t have additional resources to be finding sources of infection, previously we haven’t done that before. “This is the first time we ... <a title="Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/01/niue-faces-covid-19-community-transmission-for-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ News All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand — except in healthcare and aged care — will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government confirmed today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Dr Ayesha Verrall confirmed cabinet’s decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework ... <a title="NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/nz-covid-19-traffic-light-system-scrapped-from-midnight-says-pm-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2022
By Ethan Griffiths, Open Justice reporter of The New Zealand Herald An anti-vaccination campaigner who this year became the first person ever accused of breaching New Zealand’s sabotage laws has again appeared in court. Taupō man Graham Philip was charged with seven counts of sabotage in May, relating to an alleged attack on New Zealand ... <a title="NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/02/nz-anti-vaxxer-appears-in-court-again-on-nations-first-sabotage-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the covid outbreak in the Marshall Islands a Public Health Emergency. A total of 571 new omicron cases of the virus were recorded in the latest 24-hour reporting period. Three people have died and more than 10 percent of the population in the capital Majuro have ... <a title="WHO declares public health emergency for Marshall Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/who-declares-public-health-emergency-for-marshall-islands/" aria-label="Read more about WHO declares public health emergency for Marshall Islands">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2022
By Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal editor and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Marshall Islands is a live demonstration that the omicron BA.5 variant is the most contagious covid variant yet to appear. In the first five days of the outbreak in the Marshall Islands, more than 10 percent of the population in Majuro, ... <a title="Marshall Islands covid spread demonstrates super variant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/marshall-islands-covid-spread-demonstrates-super-variant/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands covid spread demonstrates super variant">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal in Majuro The Marshall Islands lost its covid-free status yesterday when tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known community transmission since the pandemic started in early 2020. It was not immediately clear the source of the covid-19 spread as Marshall Islands borders ... <a title="Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/marshall-islands-loses-covid-free-status-with-6-cases-confirmed/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland Late last month, New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little stated what most who work in health already know. Healthcare is all about people – the people being cared for and the people doing the caring. Population growth, ageing and a pandemic mean there is no shortage of those ... <a title="Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/01/despite-what-political-leaders-say-new-zealands-health-workforce-is-in-crisis-but-its-the-same-everywhere-else/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2022
RNZ Pacific The government of Niue has announced the country will move to covid-19 alert level red after it recorded nine new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours. After recording its first cases of the virus in the community today, Niue’s government now says growing case numbers indicate community transmission is possible. ... <a title="Niue enters covid-19 red alert level as case numbers rise to nine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/31/niue-enters-covid-19-red-alert-level-as-case-numbers-rise-to-nine/" aria-label="Read more about Niue enters covid-19 red alert level as case numbers rise to nine">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2022
RNZ News After guiding New Zealand through two and a half years of a pandemic, Dr Ashley Bloomfield’s time as Director-General of Health has come to an end. We look back on some of the key moments during his time in the role: 22 May 2018 Dr Ashley Bloomfield was named as the new Director-General ... <a title="NZ’s Ashley Bloomfield bows out – a look at his key moments as health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/30/nzs-ashley-bloomfield-bows-out-a-look-at-his-key-moments-as-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Ashley Bloomfield bows out – a look at his key moments as health chief">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Federated States of Micronesia will reopen its international borders on Monday. President David Panuelo said anyone wishing to travel will need to be fully vaccinated, including boosters, against covid-19 and have had a PCR test 72 hours prior to departure. The moves comes despite the country discovering its first case of covid ... <a title="Micronesia to reopen borders despite covid community spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/30/micronesia-to-reopen-borders-despite-covid-community-spread/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesia to reopen borders despite covid community spread">Read more</a>
