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March 12, 2023
By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent The President of the Federated States of Micronesia has made a series of disturbing claims against China, including alleging spying, threats to his personal safety and bribery. President David Panuelo made the claims to his Congress, governors and the leadership of the country’s state legislatures in a letter which ... <a title="Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/micronesias-president-panuelo-claims-spying-and-bribery-by-china/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Hanich, Professor, University of Wollongong Global squid fishing increased by 68% between 2017 and 2020, according to our international analysis, prompting concerns that much of the international fishing fleet is sidestepping necessary conservation and management. Our study, carried out with colleagues in Australia, Japan, the United ... <a title="Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/squid-fishing-grew-by-68-in-just-three-years-raising-fears-the-industry-is-out-of-control-200943/" aria-label="Read more about Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga C. Pandos, PhD Candidate in Technology, Medical Law and Ethics, University of Adelaide Sangharsh Lohakare / Unsplash Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute in London this week for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. As at the ... <a title="Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/somatic-genome-editing-therapies-are-becoming-a-reality-but-debate-over-ethics-equitable-access-and-governance-continue-201234/" aria-label="Read more about Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
PNG Post-Courier A small speeding vehicle allegedly driven by an off-duty soldier set off a chain reaction this week that saw two security guards taken to hospital and the burning of a vehicle belonging to the security company. Guards from the Alpha Response Security firm and two PNG Defence Force sailors from Basilisk Naval base ... <a title="PNG soldiers shock with Boroko street takeover in security uproar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/png-soldiers-shock-with-boroko-street-takeover-in-security-uproar/" aria-label="Read more about PNG soldiers shock with Boroko street takeover in security uproar">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho have been granted bail. Both men have pleaded not guilty to one count each of abuse of office. Magistrate Seini Puamau has set bail at FJ$10,000 (NZ$7,000), according to local news media reports. Bainimarama and Qiliho have also been ordered not ... <a title="Fiji’s Bainimarama granted bail, ordered to remain in country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/fijis-bainimarama-granted-bail-ordered-to-remain-in-country/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Bainimarama granted bail, ordered to remain in country">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho appeared before Suva Magistrates Court judge Justice Seini Puamau today and pleaded not guilty to abuse of office charges laid against them. Justice Puamau stood down the case for 11am as she told the prosecution to provide “substantial ... <a title="Fiji’s Bainimarama, suspended police chief plead not guilty to abuse of office charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/fijis-bainimarama-suspended-police-chief-plead-not-guilty-to-abuse-of-office-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Bainimarama, suspended police chief plead not guilty to abuse of office charges">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has released a new video about New Zealand hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens and a Papuan news organisation, Jubi TV, has featured it on its website. The Susi Air pilot was taken hostage on February 7 after landing in a remote region near Nduga in the ... <a title="Hostage NZ pilot appears in new Papuan rebel video amid ‘don’t work here’ warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/hostage-nz-pilot-appears-in-new-papuan-rebel-video-amid-dont-work-here-warning/" aria-label="Read more about Hostage NZ pilot appears in new Papuan rebel video amid ‘don’t work here’ warning">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren O’Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law, La Trobe University Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Darren England, Jono Searle/AAP The robodebt royal commission hearings came to an end on Friday. Over the past four months, they have delivered a telling portrait of unaccountable government power. As ... <a title="‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/amateurish-rushed-and-disastrous-royal-commission-exposes-robodebt-as-ethically-indefensible-policy-targeting-vulnerable-people-201165/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Chacko, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Adelaide Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a landmark visit to India this week in the hopes of boosting ties in trade, education and security. Australia’s relationship with India has been marked by short bursts of enthusiasm, ... <a title="Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/albanese-visit-hopes-to-strengthen-ties-with-india-amid-chinas-rise-but-differences-remain-201369/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catriona Macleod, Associate professor, University of Tasmania Cayne Layton, Author provided Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming seaweed has exploded. There’s such a wide range of applications, from fertilisers to foods, bioplastics, textiles, supplements and ... <a title="Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459/" aria-label="Read more about Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aisling Gallagher, Senior Lecturer in Social Geography, Massey University Getty Images Some eight months out from this year’s election, the National Party has launched a new tax rebate policy to help reduce childcare costs. At the same time, Australia and Canada are abandoning their own rebate policies ... <a title="New Zealand’s childcare is among the most expensive in the world. But tax rebates are not the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/new-zealands-childcare-is-among-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-but-tax-rebates-are-not-the-answer-201382/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s childcare is among the most expensive in the world. But tax rebates are not the answer">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Items of interest and importance today PUBLIC SERVICE NEUTRALITY AND CONSULTANT CRACKDOWNS Duncan Greive (Spinoff): This public service neutrality scandal is (weirdly) New Zealand at its most beautiful Glenn ... <a title="Newsletter: March 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/newsletter-march-10-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: March 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
