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September 20, 2021
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist Questions have been raised about why the head of Fiji’s Bureau of Statistics was fired by the Bainimarama government this week. Kemueli Naiqama recently published this year’s household income and expenditure survey that showed three quarters of Fiji’s poorest people are indigenous Fijians, or i-Taukei. It is the first ... <a title="Fiji government sacking of chief statistician branded ‘shameful’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/fiji-government-sacking-of-chief-statistician-branded-shameful/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government sacking of chief statistician branded ‘shameful’">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks prompted the US to invade Afghanistan, the Taliban announced they have taken the whole country again last week. Journalists who remain there are at risk in spite of assurances media freedom will be respected. Will proper journalism be possible under the Taliban? We ... <a title="Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/afghanistan-media-you-cant-put-that-genie-back-in-the-bottle/" aria-label="Read more about Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific Five months after Samoa’s April 9 general election the FAST party government finally began its first parliamentary session today. But it was without the members of the opposition HRPP party, who were shut out by the Speaker, Papalii Lio Masipau. Papali’i announced a ban yesterday, saying the HRPP was still failing to acknowledge ... <a title="Samoan parliament sits but opposition MPs banned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/14/samoan-parliament-sits-but-opposition-mps-banned/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan parliament sits but opposition MPs banned">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
RNZ News Auckland will stay in covid-19 alert level 4 for another week until 11.59pm next Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Cabinet has made an in principle decision that Tāmaki Makaurau will then move to alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand will remain in alert level 2 until Tuesday next week. Alert ... <a title="Ardern says Auckland to stay in lockdown for another week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/ardern-says-auckland-to-stay-in-lockdown-for-another-week/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern says Auckland to stay in lockdown for another week">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
RNZ News Covid-19 numbers dropped slightly today to 20 new community cases, while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a deal with Denmark to bring 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to this country. The number of new delta variant community cases in New Zealand dropped back to 20 cases from yesterday’s 23, which was the ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 numbers drop to 20 new cases – new vaccine deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/nzs-covid-19-numbers-drop-to-20-new-cases-new-vaccine-deal/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 numbers drop to 20 new cases – new vaccine deal">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has recorded its first death of the Covid-19 pandemic. The fatality was announced by territorial President Louis Mapou today in a televised address. He said the victim was an elderly person — aged 75 — who had died in hospital. The fatality comes four days after the first three cases of ... <a title="New Caledonia reports first covid death – 117 cases in four days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/new-caledonia-reports-first-covid-death-117-cases-in-four-days/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia reports first covid death – 117 cases in four days">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand health officials are investigating a mystery case of covid-19 who spent time in hospital and interacted with seven police officers before she knew she was infected. The woman was swabbed as a precaution when she went to Middlemore Hospital yesterday for a non covid-related reason. She spent two hours at the ... <a title="NZ health officials investigate mystery hospital covid ‘short stay’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/nz-health-officials-investigate-mystery-hospital-covid-short-stay-case/" aria-label="Read more about NZ health officials investigate mystery hospital covid ‘short stay’ case">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
RNZ Pacific The New Caledonian government has appealed to all medical and paramedical staff, including veterinarians, to help in the fight against covid-19. Sixty-six cases have been recorded since the community outbreak was first detected on Monday and a lockdown was ordered from Tuesday. There are seven people in intensive care with two in a ... <a title="New Caledonia appeals to all medical staff to help combat covid-19 outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/new-caledonia-appeals-to-all-medical-staff-to-help-combat-covid-19-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia appeals to all medical staff to help combat covid-19 outbreak">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia after covid-19 was detected in the community, RNZ Pacific reports. The state of emergency was decreed by the French Prime Minister Jean Castex, effective immediately. The decree, which is valid for a month, allows the authorities to impose restrictions, such as curfews ... <a title="France declares covid-19 emergency in New Caledonia as cases surge to 66" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/france-declares-covid-19-emergency-in-new-caledonia-as-cases-surge-to-66/" aria-label="Read more about France declares covid-19 emergency in New Caledonia as cases surge to 66">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has detected three cases of Covid-19 in the community and ordered a two-week lockdown from midday today. The three cases are not connected and involve people who have not travelled, suggesting the virus is circulating in the community. Territorial President Louis Mapou said investigations had been launched immediately to identify contacts ... <a title="New Caledonia begins two-week lockdown in new covid-19 outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/new-caledonia-begins-two-week-lockdown-in-new-covid-19-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia begins two-week lockdown in new covid-19 outbreak">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
By Charlotte Cook, RNZ News reporter New Zealand’s Department of Corrections has revealed more details about the LynnMall terrorist’s violent behaviour while he was remanded in prison. Thirty-two-year-old Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by police after stabbing six people inside Countdown LynnMall in West Auckland. He had spent almost three years on remand ... <a title="NZ Corrections found attacker ‘increasingly hostile and abusive’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/nz-corrections-found-attacker-increasingly-hostile-and-abusive/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Corrections found attacker ‘increasingly hostile and abusive’">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand, outside of Auckland, will move to alert level 2 from 11.59pm Tuesday, September 7. Delta alert level 2 looks different and settings have been changed. Auckland will stay in level 4 until 11.59pm next Tuesday, September 14. Schools will be given 48 hours to reopen ... <a title="New Zealand, except Auckland, to move to covid alert level ‘delta 2’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/new-zealand-except-auckland-to-move-to-covid-alert-level-delta-2/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand, except Auckland, to move to covid alert level ‘delta 2’">Read more</a>
