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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>
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March 4, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new United Nations Rapporteurs statement this week condemning the “ongoing human rights abuses” in the Indonesian-ruled West Papuan region. Joe Collins of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) said there was ... <a title="Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/australian-group-calls-for-action-over-un-indonesian-papuan-abuses-report/" aria-label="Read more about Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
RNZ News Small groups of anti-mandate protesters are still lingering around Wellington after being cleared out of New Zealand’s Parliament precinct on Wednesday The disparate collection of groups and individuals who took part in the protests are divided about what happens next. Police say go home, and some protest groups like Voices for Freedom have ... <a title="Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/anti-mandate-protesters-try-to-camp-at-marae-told-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Sean Phelan, Massey University One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards “mainstream media” (MSM). These antagonisms are expressed not only in now familiar descriptions of MSM journalists as sinister agents of a wider power elite, coupled with pity or scorn for ... <a title="Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/why-legitimate-criticism-of-the-mainstream-media-is-in-danger-of-being-hijacked-by-anti-vax-and-freedom-movements/" aria-label="Read more about Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They canvass the war between Russia and Ukraine, as Western nations continue to ramp up tough sanctions against Russia ... <a title="VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/video-the-war-the-floods-and-covid-and-campaigning-178519/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessment reports have great influence over government decision-making on climate change. The latest report, launched this week, for the first time features Indigenous Knowledges alongside Western scientific research. ... <a title="IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/ipcc-reports-still-exclude-indigenous-voices-come-join-us-at-our-sacred-fires-to-find-answers-to-climate-change-178045/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate R Saunders, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology The extreme rain and flooding bombarding Australia’s east coast has inflicted a heavy toll on lives and livelihoods. This, however, could’ve been minimised if weather warning systems had been clearly translated into on-the-ground, local impacts for communities. Early and ... <a title="People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/people-couldve-prepared-for-the-floods-better-if-the-impacts-of-weather-forecasts-were-clearly-communicated-178309/" aria-label="Read more about People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated">Read more</a>
