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March 7, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio and TV towers in Ukraine since March 1 that constitute a war crime. The strikes have prevented Ukrainian media from broadcasting. At least 32 TV channels and several dozen radio ... <a title="RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/rsf-refers-russian-strikes-on-four-ukrainian-tv-towers-for-icc-probe/" aria-label="Read more about RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Micronitor News and Printing Company founder Joe Murphy moved the goal posts of freedom of press and freedom of expression in the Marshall Islands, a country that had virtually no tradition of either, by establishing an independent newspaper that today ... <a title="No money, little experience, but Marshall Islands media icon leaves lasting legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/no-money-little-experience-but-marshall-islands-media-icon-leaves-lasting-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about No money, little experience, but Marshall Islands media icon leaves lasting legacy">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Monday will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. Announcing the base in a speech to the Lowy Institute, the Prime Minister will declare ... <a title="Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/morrison-to-announce-new-submarine-base-will-be-built-on-australias-east-coast-178618/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra AAP/Jenny Evans Pure box office, pure genius, was how former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain summed up the late, great Australian bowler Shane Warne, who died unexpectedly at just 52. ... <a title="At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne’s allure extended far beyond the cricket pitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/06/at-once-an-open-book-and-a-master-of-disguise-shane-warnes-allure-extended-far-beyond-the-cricket-pitch-178613/" aria-label="Read more about At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne’s allure extended far beyond the cricket pitch">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University AAP/AP/Rui Vieira When the news broke it was tempting to conclude swiftly that Shane Warne died as he had lived. On holiday in Thailand, nudge nudge. The tabloids, especially in Britain where ... <a title="Vale Shane Warne: a cricketing genius who lived a life of ‘no regrets’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/vale-shane-warne-a-cricketing-genius-who-lived-a-life-of-no-regrets-178603/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Shane Warne: a cricketing genius who lived a life of ‘no regrets’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. I watched the very short movie Forgive Us Our Trespasses on Netflix today (Saturday, March 05). Set in Germany in the 1930s, it starts with a schoolteacher giving an arithmetic lesson to a class of children. The question posed was that the cost of caring for a disabled child was 12.00 ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Immigration New Zealand Cancelling Disabled Children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/keith-rankin-on-immigration-new-zealand-cancelling-disabled-children/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Immigration New Zealand Cancelling Disabled Children">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
The National A Papua New Guinean primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly torturing a woman with a hot knife in sorcery-related violence in Southern Highlands’ Kagua Erave last year. Southern Highlands commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen said the 35-year-old teacher, from Aiya’s Pawayamo village, was arrested on Monday. He said the teacher was ... <a title="PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/png-police-arrest-suspect-in-torture-and-killing-of-women-in-sorcery-case/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win last night, and Moana Pasifika lost their debut match 33-12 against the Crusaders in Dunedin but still impressed. The tournament newcomers Drua went into Friday night’s match as underdogs following heavy defeats to the ... <a title="Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/super-rugby-drua-notch-a-win-and-moana-pasifika-plays-first-game/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney It was Western Sydney’s turn for a drenching this week, as the region was hit by an east coast low – the infamous storm systems that periodically bring heavy rainfall to the New ... <a title="NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren’t those a winter thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/nsw-is-being-hit-by-a-one-two-of-east-coast-lows-but-arent-those-a-winter-thing-178419/" aria-label="Read more about NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren’t those a winter thing?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Irwin, Visiting Lecturer, Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Australian National University AP It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the ... <a title="Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/russian-shelling-caused-a-fire-at-a-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-how-close-did-we-actually-come-to-disaster-178549/" aria-label="Read more about Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Alan Tudge will not return to his post as education minister, although an independent inquiry concluded there was “insufficient evidence” to find he bullied or harassed a former staffer. Vivienne Thom, who conducted the inquiry, said the evidence available to ... <a title="Alan Tudge will not return to education post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/alan-tudge-will-not-return-to-education-post-178552/" aria-label="Read more about Alan Tudge will not return to education post">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
By Prianka Srinivasan for ABC Pacific Beat International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been covering the Russia-Ukraine war. Some have highlighted “double standards” among journalists who have brought attention to the plight of Ukrainians, while long-standing conflicts like those in Indonesia’s provinces of West ... <a title="‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/double-standards-claims-as-world-reacts-to-ukraine-crisis-ignores-papua/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua">Read more</a>
