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Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate

November 29, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Figures for violence against women in New Caledonia have increased due to the post-riots crisis, according to local NGO SOS Violences president Anne-Marie Mestre. Mestre has told local news media that the recent upsurge was mainly due to the riots over independence that broke out on ... <a title="Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/upsurge-of-post-riots-violence-against-women-in-new-caledonia-says-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate">Read more</a>

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Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’

November 28, 2024

Despite Australia’s draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged — but climate demonstrations will continue. Twenty further arrests were made at a protest at the Federal Parliament yesterday. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon Newcastle port, the world’s biggest coal port, was ... <a title="Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/climate-protests-to-continue-despite-170-charged-in-newcastle-protestival/" aria-label="Read more about Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day 7: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital

November 28, 2024

RNZ News New Zealand’s hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill could be one of the largest rallies that the capital has seen for years, Wellington City Council says. The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti will arrive in Wellington tomorrow, and locals are being warned to expect disruption and plan ahead. Yesterday, about 5000 people filled the ... <a title="Hīkoi day 7: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/hikoi-day-7-significant-disruption-expected-when-thousands-converge-on-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day 7: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital">Read more</a>

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Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says Ali

November 28, 2024

By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Some police officers are unable to effectively investigate cases of gender-based violence, claims Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali. Ali said many officers lacked the training and knowledge to properly handle such cases, leading to significant challenges for victims seeking justice. “There is a lack of training that used ... <a title="Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says Ali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/fiji-police-have-patriarchal-mindset-lack-training-over-gender-violence-says-ali/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says Ali">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest made

November 28, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s Great Chief William Boarat has been found dead and police have arrested a 24-year-old man as investigations continue. Great Chief Boarat was found dead in the early hours of yesterday in circumstances described as involuntary homicide. Public prosecutor Yves Dupas said in a statement ... <a title="New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/new-caledonias-great-chief-boarat-found-dead-in-koumac-arrest-made/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest made">Read more</a>

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Cynical politics reported on world stage damage NZ’s reputation

November 27, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis “Flashpoint” in a foreign news story usually brings to mind the Middle East or the border between North and South Korea. It is not a term usually associated with New Zealand but last week it was there in headline type. News outlets around the world carried reports of the Hīkoi and ... <a title="Cynical politics reported on world stage damage NZ’s reputation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/27/cynical-politics-reported-on-world-stage-damage-nzs-reputation/" aria-label="Read more about Cynical politics reported on world stage damage NZ’s reputation">Read more</a>

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Peters urges France to keep ‘open mind’ on new path for New Caledonia

November 27, 2024

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a speech in Paris to urge France to keep an open mind about a new path forward for New Caledonia. He also wants to deepen New Zealand’s relationship with France, and wants a stronger focus from the European country on ... <a title="Peters urges France to keep ‘open mind’ on new path for New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/27/peters-urges-france-to-keep-open-mind-on-new-path-for-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Peters urges France to keep ‘open mind’ on new path for New Caledonia">Read more</a>

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Mixed reactions to Tjibaou’s election to key Kanak pro-independence party

November 26, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The election of Emmanuel Tjibaou as the new president of New Caledonia’s main pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has triggered a whole range of political reactions — mostly favourable, some more cautious. Within the pro-independence camp, the two main moderate parties UPM (Progressist Union in ... <a title="Mixed reactions to Tjibaou’s election to key Kanak pro-independence party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/26/mixed-reactions-to-tjibaous-election-to-key-kanak-pro-independence-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed reactions to Tjibaou’s election to key Kanak pro-independence party">Read more</a>

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2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend Bhagwan

November 26, 2024

By Mosese Raqio in Suva Two out of three women in every church in Fiji experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime — and there are “uncomfortable truths” that need to be heard and talked about, says a Pacific church leader. This was highlighted by Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) general secretary Reverend James ... <a title="2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend Bhagwan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/26/2-out-3-of-fiji-women-experience-domestic-violence-says-reverend-bhagwan/" aria-label="Read more about 2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend Bhagwan">Read more</a>

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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

November 25, 2024

RNZ Pacific The United Nations climate change summit COP29 has “once again ignored” the Pacific Islands, a group of regional climate advocacy organisations say. The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) said today that “the richest nations turned their backs on their legal and moral obligations” as the UN meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, fell short ... <a title="COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/cop29-pacific-climate-advocates-decry-outcome-as-a-catastrophic-failure/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’">Read more</a>

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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail free card’

November 25, 2024

By Kate Green , RNZ News reporter A new carbon credit trading deal reached in the final hours of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been criticised as a free pass for countries to slack off on efforts to reduce emissions at home. The deal, sealed at the annual UN climate talks nearly a decade after ... <a title="COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail free card’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/cop29-carbon-credit-trading-scheme-criticised-as-get-out-of-jail-free-card/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail free card’">Read more</a>

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Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his historic lens 

November 24, 2024

RNZ News For almost six decades photographer John Miller (Ngāpuhi) has been a protest photographer in Aotearoa New Zealand. From his first photographs of an anti-Vietnam War protest on Auckland’s Albert Street as a high school student in 1967, to Hīkoi mō te Tiriti last week, Miller has focused much of his work on the ... <a title="Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his historic lens " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/24/protest-photographer-john-miller-records-hikoi-mo-te-tiriti-with-his-historic-lens/" aria-label="Read more about Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his historic lens ">Read more</a>