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February 23, 2022
By Nick Truebridge, RNZ Checkpoint reporter Police leaders condemned the behaviour by protesters outside New Zealand’s Parliament in the capital Wellington today as “absolutely disgraceful”. The confrontation between police and protesters began early on Tuesday morning and escalated when a car hurtled towards officers. Three police officers were hospitalised after being hit with what they ... <a title="Police criticise ‘disgraceful’ NZ protesters after early clash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/police-criticise-disgraceful-nz-protesters-after-early-clash/" aria-label="Read more about Police criticise ‘disgraceful’ NZ protesters after early clash">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Fiji government has warned that unvaccinated people in the vaccine-eligible population are 17 times more likely to die if they contract covid-19 than those that are vaccinated. Health Secretary Dr James Fong said this strongly indicated that many of the unvaccinated deaths were preventable. He is urging Fijians to get vaccinated against ... <a title="Fiji covid death rate among unvaxxed 17 times higher than for vaccinated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/fiji-covid-death-rate-among-unvaxxed-17-times-higher-than-for-vaccinated/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji covid death rate among unvaxxed 17 times higher than for vaccinated">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
RNZ News One of the people funding New Zealand’s two-week-old Parliament grounds occupation says it makes no sense to maintain a quarantine system at the border now that covid-19 cases are rife in the community. Red Stag, which has business interests in forestry, timber, property development, and tourism, is helping to fund the protesters’ efforts. ... <a title="Protest funder hopes it will revive NZ’s $18 billion tourism industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/protest-funder-hopes-it-will-revive-nzs-18-billion-tourism-industry/" aria-label="Read more about Protest funder hopes it will revive NZ’s $18 billion tourism industry">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the omicron outbreak is likely to peak in Aotearoa New Zealand in three to six weeks. At that point, she says, the country will move down the traffic light settings, easing off gathering limits. “We are predicting cases will continue to double every three to four days … ... <a title="Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/easing-of-nz-restrictions-to-begin-well-beyond-omicron-peak-says-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist Two weeks in and New Zealand’s anti-mandates occupation of Parliament grounds remains a total stalemate with no sign protesters are going anywhere. So where to from here? About 800 vehicles continue to clog streets around the precinct and protester numbers swelled to more than 1000 this weekend. Music ... <a title="NZ’s Parliament anti-mandates protest deadlock – where to from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/nzs-parliament-anti-mandates-protest-deadlock-where-to-from-here/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Parliament anti-mandates protest deadlock – where to from here?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
RNZ News Some residents of the area around New Zealand’s Parliament in the capital Wellington are worried about leaving their houses with protesters outside, while police say they will clamp down on any abusive behaviour. Protesters have been occupying Parliament’s lawn and surrounding areas for close to two weeks. The growing frustration with the protesters ... <a title="NZ capital’s residents fed up with Parliament protest as new covid cases hit record 2522" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/nz-capitals-residents-fed-up-with-parliament-protest-as-new-covid-cases-hit-record-2522/" aria-label="Read more about NZ capital’s residents fed up with Parliament protest as new covid cases hit record 2522">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand police have moved to start clearing up the roads near Parliament in the capital Wellington, where protesters have clogged the roads with vehicles for more than a week. But there has also been a significant increase in illegally parked vehicles in the area. Some streets around Parliament could not be used ... <a title="NZ police begin to clear up some of blockade near Parliament protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/nz-police-begin-to-clear-up-some-of-blockade-near-parliament-protest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police begin to clear up some of blockade near Parliament protest">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
RNZ News Many central Wellington shops face a crisis, university buildings have been closed for eight weeks and many report major disruptions from the illegal anti-vaccination mandates protest at New Zealand’s Parliament, with people’s patience wearing thin and calls for more decisive action. Retail NZ said the road blocks and disruption were a disaster for ... <a title="Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/parliament-disruption-growing-calls-for-nz-protesters-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
Last week the Bougainville Autonomous Government announced an agreement had been reach with Panguna landowners to reopen the island’s controversial gold and copper mine. Once the backbone of the Papua New Guinea economy, Panguna has been idle since the civil war began more than 30 years ago — a war the mine was at least ... <a title="PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/png-faces-dilemma-over-momentous-decision-to-reopen-bougainvilles-panguna-mine/" aria-label="Read more about PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
RNZ News Almost 30 community leaders of New Zealand’s capital Wellington have banded together to urge an immediate end of the illegal protest activities at Parliament. Among those who have signed the joint statement are the region’s mayors, MPs, principals and business leaders. The letter says Wellingtonians and city workers have been “intimidated” by protesters, ... <a title="‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/weve-had-enough-call-to-nz-capital-protesters-from-city-whos-who/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter The anti-mandate protests in New Zealand’s capital Wellington and around the country have also contained a strong anti-media sentiment with reporters abused and threatened. But one far-right activist has gone a step further and as part of a targeted attack on the media has published a graphic image of ... <a title="Anti-media sentiment among NZ protesters big concern, say experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/anti-media-sentiment-among-nz-protesters-big-concern-say-experts/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-media sentiment among NZ protesters big concern, say experts">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
RNZ News Wellington iwi leaders have called for an end to Aotearoa New Zealand’s 10-day-old anti-covid mandates protest in Parliament grounds and condemned comparisons made by protesters to the 1881 colonial assault at Parihaka. The parliament complex and surrounding streets form part of the historic Pipitea Pā. Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust chairperson Kara Puketapu-Dentice ... <a title="Māori iwi leaders call for an end to NZ’s protest in Parliament grounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/maori-iwi-leaders-call-for-an-end-to-nzs-protest-in-parliament-grounds/" aria-label="Read more about Māori iwi leaders call for an end to NZ’s protest in Parliament grounds">Read more</a>
