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May 13, 2020
By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has responded with anger to a radio interview with one of the party’s two members of the French Senate. Nuihau Laurey, a former finance minister, had told Tahiti’s Radio1 that the territorial government’s measures to deal with the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had not been up to ... <a title="Senator outrages Tahiti government with ‘brutal virus crisis’ criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/senator-outrages-tahiti-government-with-brutal-virus-crisis-criticism/" aria-label="Read more about Senator outrages Tahiti government with ‘brutal virus crisis’ criticism">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2020
By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News A New Zealand doctors’ union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting covid-19 coronavirus. Staff from Waitākere Hospital tested positive for the coronavirus after patients from St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home in Auckland were moved there. ... <a title="Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/doctors-union-wants-answers-over-seven-nurses-infected-at-nz-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Fiji has put its hand up to join New Zealand and Australia’s travel bubble amid the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was keen to reopen NZ’s borders with its Pacific island neighbours. Fiji’s Attorney-General, Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum, said he had discussed his government’s plans with ... <a title="Pacific ‘hub’ Fiji keen to join NZ-Australia travel bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/pacific-hub-fiji-keen-to-join-nz-australia-travel-bubble/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘hub’ Fiji keen to join NZ-Australia travel bubble">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today a staggered move for New Zealand into alert level 2 starting on Thursday, with schools and bars reopening later and groups limited to 10 people. She said retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms would be able to reopen on ... <a title="Ardern unveils staggered NZ move to alert level 2 – but warns ‘take care’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/ardern-unveils-staggered-nz-move-to-alert-level-2-but-warns-take-care/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern unveils staggered NZ move to alert level 2 – but warns ‘take care’">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
By RNZ News NZME is insisting a deal for it to purchase media rival Stuff is still on the cards, despite Stuff’s owner saying it has wrapped up talks with no deal. Stuff and NZME are seeking leave to appeal the High Court decision blocking their merger. NZME said today it was asking the government ... <a title="NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/nzme-makes-offer-to-buy-rival-stuff-for-nominal-1/" aria-label="Read more about NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
REVIEW: By Jeremy Rees After 81 years of publication, The NZ Listener, one of the Bauer Media stable of publications, closed last month when the Germany-based publisher shut down its New Zealand operation. In this article, Jeremy Rees reflects on the report of a Commission of Inquiry that investigated a decision by the Board of ... <a title="A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/a-listener-flashback-the-sacking-of-an-editor/" aria-label="Read more about A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, Māori affairs correspondent of RNZ News There has been a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, but several districts are still lagging behind. The latest data from the Ministry of Health to April 30, shows Māori are being tested at a slightly higher rate than ... <a title="Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/surge-in-maori-virus-testing-but-some-nz-district-health-boards-lagging/" aria-label="Read more about Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2020
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter Members of Parliament sitting on New Zealand’s Epidemic Response Committee say the chair, opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges, is to blame for the lack of Māori voices at the committee meetings. The committee is tasked with challenging the government’s response to the covid-19 coronavirus ... <a title="Bridges ‘ignored’ proposals for Māori at Epidemic Committee, MP says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/bridges-ignored-proposals-for-maori-at-epidemic-committee-mp-says/" aria-label="Read more about Bridges ‘ignored’ proposals for Māori at Epidemic Committee, MP says">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2020
By RNZ News The sense of national unity felt during the Covid-19 lockdown may disappear as social isolation and economic costs hit home, a report by leading social scientists warns. Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures from the University of Auckland has released a discussion paper outlining potential difficulties as restrictions lift. It argues ... <a title="Lockdown social cohesion likely to fall as ‘acute’ phase ends, say scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/05/lockdown-social-cohesion-likely-to-fall-as-acute-phase-ends-say-scientists/" aria-label="Read more about Lockdown social cohesion likely to fall as ‘acute’ phase ends, say scientists">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2020
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific’s Melanesian affairs correspondent A West Papuan church leader has been “invited” by Indonesian police to “clarify” an article he wrote about a shooting incident in which a New Zealander was killed. The shooting attack, which occurred at the offices of mining giant Freeport in Papua’s Mimika regency on March 30, ... <a title="West Papuan church leader invited by Indonesian police to ‘clarify’ article" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/west-papuan-church-leader-invited-by-indonesian-police-to-clarify-article/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan church leader invited by Indonesian police to ‘clarify’ article">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2020
By RNZ Pacific New Zealanders left behind in India are asking for additional repatriation flights to evacuate them, after the government did not have enough capacity to return everyone who wanted to come home in the face of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. More than 700 citizens and permanent residents returned on the three flights from ... <a title="Stranded New Zealanders still hope for India flights – two new covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/stranded-new-zealanders-still-hope-for-india-flights-two-new-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Stranded New Zealanders still hope for India flights – two new covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has reported six new cases of covid-19 today – double the number yesterday – and one further death in the coronavirus pandemic, while two clusters have also closed. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were six new cases of covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed and ... <a title="Six new NZ coronavirus cases and one further death reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/six-new-nz-coronavirus-cases-and-one-further-death-reported/" aria-label="Read more about Six new NZ coronavirus cases and one further death reported">Read more</a>
