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February 27, 2022
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter Ukrainians and their supporters at a protest on the New Zealand capital Wellington say it’s agonising not being able to help those at home, but are unimpressed at a request to merge protests with supporters of the Parliament grounds occupation. The presence of two different protest groups at Wellington’s ... <a title="Ukraine, covid mandate protesters compete for attention in NZ’s capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/ukraine-covid-mandate-protesters-compete-for-attention-in-nzs-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine, covid mandate protesters compete for attention in NZ’s capital">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
RNZ News Hospitals across New Zealand are receiving anti-covid-19 mandate protesters returning from Parliament, and are pleading with those experiencing cold and flu symptoms to get tested and isolate. There were mounting tensions at the Parliament protest today, where police have formed a line to keep protesters back. More people have turned up in Wellington ... <a title="Protesters show up as covid-19 patients at hospitals across New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/protesters-show-up-as-covid-19-patients-at-hospitals-across-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters show up as covid-19 patients at hospitals across New Zealand">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
RNZ News All southbound traffic lanes on State Highway One over the Auckland Harbour Bridge have now reopened after they were closed while New Zealand anti-mandate protesters marched across the bridge. The southbound lanes of the bridge were closed for about an hour and a half while the protesters marched from the North Shore to ... <a title="NZ anti-mandate protesters march across Auckland Harbour Bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/nz-anti-mandate-protesters-march-across-auckland-harbour-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-mandate protesters march across Auckland Harbour Bridge">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
RNZ Pacific The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic. On Thursday, Russia launched a massive invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. More than 100 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been killed in the fighting so far, with no figures for the Russians. The invasion has ... <a title="Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/russia-ukraine-conflict-will-impact-on-pacific-economies-says-usp-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
By Tom Kitchin and Emma Hatton, RNZ News reporters Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with despair and anger in New Zealand. Nearly 100 people gathered at the Russian embassy in the capital Wellington today, at a protest organised by the Ukrainian Gromada of Wellington. Fake blood was plastered over the gate and driveway, ... <a title="Putin ‘will not stop at Ukraine’ – NZ protesters condemn Russian invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/putin-will-not-stop-at-ukraine-nz-protesters-condemn-russian-invasion/" aria-label="Read more about Putin ‘will not stop at Ukraine’ – NZ protesters condemn Russian invasion">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education correspondent Education Minister Chris Hipkins has warned that nearly every New Zealand school and early childhood centre will have contact with covid-19 in the next few weeks. He told students at Mana College in Porirua today that one in five schools were already managing cases among students or staff ... <a title="Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every NZ school’ soon, says Hipkins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/covid-19-will-be-in-just-about-every-nz-school-soon-says-hipkins/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every NZ school’ soon, says Hipkins">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand joins its international partners in condemnation of Russia’s attack on Ukraine and has immediately taken a range of measures against the Russian government. Giving a statement today about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ardern said Russia began a “military offensive and an illegal invasion” yesterday. Russian ... <a title="PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/pm-condemns-russias-ukraine-invasion-which-will-claim-many-innocent-lives/" aria-label="Read more about PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
RNZ News In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand’s government is implementing a range of measures, including a travel ban on Russian officials and limiting diplomatic engagements. Earlier today, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta condemned Russia’s actions and said she would provide another update later. An adviser to Ukraine’s president said about 40 people ... <a title="New Zealand announces bans on Russia in reply to Ukraine invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/new-zealand-announces-bans-on-russia-in-reply-to-ukraine-invasion/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand announces bans on Russia in reply to Ukraine invasion">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand will move to phase 3 of the omicron response at 11.59pm tonight, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Hipkins laid out what phase 3 includes. While the ministry’s daily update of case numbers will come out later this afternoon, Hipkins confirmed today’s cases ... <a title="Covid-19 omicron outbreak: NZ moves to phase 3 of response to soaring cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/covid-19-omicron-outbreak-nz-moves-to-phase-3-of-response-to-soaring-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 omicron outbreak: NZ moves to phase 3 of response to soaring cases">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter Misinformation researchers are concerned the protest at New Zealand’ s Parliament is becoming a “free-for-all” as the idea of any leadership within the blockade area slips away. In recent days, the messaging among the occupation has noticeably fractured and with a number of people joining in, including influential personalities ... <a title="Fears that NZ Parliament protest turning into political ‘free-for-all’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/fears-that-nz-parliament-protest-turning-into-political-free-for-all/" aria-label="Read more about Fears that NZ Parliament protest turning into political ‘free-for-all’">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo has been formally indicted on charges of “treason” by Indonesian authorities at the Jayapura District Court. The authorities have been trying to get Yeimo, who is the leader of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in court since May last year. In the indictment he ... <a title="West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/west-papuan-leader-victor-yeimo-indicted-on-treason-charges/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
RNZ News Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson is urging New Zealanders to take omicron seriously, and certainly not to think of it as similar to the flu. The warning comes as new modelling shows omicron could peak by mid next month with about 4000 daily cases. Professor Jackson, professor of epidemiology at Auckland University, told RNZ ... <a title="‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/take-omicron-seriously-expert-rod-jackson-warns-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand">Read more</a>
