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November 5, 2021
By Kalino Latu in Auckland Health Ministry Chief Executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola says the ministry had not responded to allegations made on social media to protect the privacy of a suspected covid-19 patient. He said the ministry had been very careful not to release any information that might identify the person. He said the patient ... <a title="Tongan patient ‘should have been told not to release info’, says Health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/05/tongan-patient-should-have-been-told-not-to-release-info-says-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan patient ‘should have been told not to release info’, says Health chief">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
By Kalino Latu in Auckland A person who tested positive for covid-19 in Tonga has now tested negative, says the Ministry of Health CEO. Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said another test was expected tomorrow for the patient. He said yesterday the covid-positive person, who arrived in Tonga from Christchurch, would continue to stay in the MIQ ... <a title="Tonga patient tests negative in second round of covid-19 testing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/tonga-patient-tests-negative-in-second-round-of-covid-19-testing/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga patient tests negative in second round of covid-19 testing">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand government wants to lift vaccination rates and wants to remove anything that is a barrier to getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. Ardern and Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis, who is also the MP for Te Tai Tokerau, are in Northland viewing ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern moves covid media conference after conspiracy heckling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/pm-jacinda-ardern-moves-covid-media-conference-after-conspiracy-heckling/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern moves covid media conference after conspiracy heckling">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s cabinet has decided to ease restrictions for some, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says cases may peak this month at 200 a day, and Tonga will enter a snap lockdown at midnight. Restrictions are set to ease slightly in both Waikato and Tāmaki Makaurau, albeit at different times. Prime Minister Ardern announced ... <a title="NZ pandemic restrictions easing, but snap lockdown for Tonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/nz-pandemic-restrictions-easing-but-snap-lockdown-for-tonga/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pandemic restrictions easing, but snap lockdown for Tonga">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
RNZ Pacific Tonga’s Prime Minister is urging people on the main island of Tongatapu to use the weekend to prepare for a potential lockdown next week after the kingdom’s first covid-19 case was confirmed. The positive case was a passenger on a repatriation flight from Christchurch with 215 other people on Wednesday. The passengers from ... <a title="Prepare for potential lockdown over covid case, says Tongan PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/prepare-for-potential-lockdown-over-covid-case-says-tongan-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Prepare for potential lockdown over covid case, says Tongan PM">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Kaniva Tonga Cardinal Soane Patita Mafi has a message for the politicians who will soon gather for next month’s COP 26 conference, regarded by many as the last chance to avoid the worst that climate change has to offer. The Tongan-based prelate’s message is simple: Listen. “We want those big nations to really see and ... <a title="Cardinal’s message for COP26 climate conference: ‘Listen to the Pacific’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/cardinals-message-for-cop26-climate-conference-listen-to-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Cardinal’s message for COP26 climate conference: ‘Listen to the Pacific’">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
By Gill Bonnett, RNZ News immigration reporter Pacific leaders say offering “visas for vaccinations’ would be the ultimate incentive for New Zealand overstayers to get the covid-19 jab, as Auckland struggles to stop delta variant infections spreading through the community. It comes as epidemiologists say the government needs to pull out all the stops to ... <a title="Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/vax-for-visas-overstayers-would-come-out-of-woodwork-say-pacific-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific leaders">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
This Tonga Language Week, Pacific Media Network asked several people how they are celebrating being Tongan. PMN news journalist Khalia Strong shares her story. “Grandma, can I say I’m ‘afakasi?” I’m in the kitchen of my grandmother’s home on the North Shore, preparing for a video journalism piece on the Tongan tau’olunga. “No, you’re palagi”, she ... <a title="Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/khalia-strong-confessions-of-a-token-tongan-the-rest-is-up-to-you/" aria-label="Read more about Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
By Kālino Latu in Auckland The challenges experienced by Tongan students having to study overseas will soon be over after the government has announced plans for the establishment of the kingdom’s first national university. The news has been hailed as a solution to the financial, social and mental stresses Tonga’s international students have faced. The ... <a title="Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/tonga-announces-plans-for-national-university-with-new-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Tongan legislature is now considering the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Bill 2021, which was introduced as a private members’ bill by the Speaker, Lord Fakafanua. He wants a mandatory death sentence for offenders who traffic 5 kilograms or more of a Class A drug. Matangi Tonga reported Fakafanua as saying “drugs offences ... <a title="Tongan talk of the death penalty for worst drug offenders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/16/tongan-talk-of-the-death-penalty-for-worst-drug-offenders/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan talk of the death penalty for worst drug offenders">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s biggest bank — Bank South Pacific with major branch networks across the Pacific region — is the subject of regulatory action by the country’s banking regulator BPNG over failure to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit (FASU) of the ... <a title="PNG banking regulator acts against BSP over money-laundering rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/14/png-banking-regulator-acts-against-bsp-over-money-laundering-rules/" aria-label="Read more about PNG banking regulator acts against BSP over money-laundering rules">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Facebook News Facebook has today launched a public education campaign to help people in five Pacific Island countries and territories learn how to identify and combat health-related misinformation. The locations and languages are Wallis & Futuna (French), New Caledonia (French), Tonga (English and Tongan), Solomon Islands (English and Solomon Islands Pijin), and Cook Islands (English). ... <a title="Facebook boosts Pacific-wide health campaign against misinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/facebook-boosts-pacific-wide-health-campaign-against-misinformation/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook boosts Pacific-wide health campaign against misinformation">Read more</a>
