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New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues

September 10, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Another church has been set alight in New Caledonia, confirming a trend of arson which has already destroyed five Catholic churches and missions over the past two months. The latest fire took place on Sunday evening at the iconic Saint Denis Church of Balade, in ... <a title="New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/new-caledonia-crisis-another-church-burns-spate-of-attacks-continues/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues">Read more</a>

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Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defense expo in Australia

September 9, 2024

By Efe Özkan Pro-Palestinian anti-war activists in Australia have protested in Melbourne, disrupting a defence expo set to open on Wednesday. Protesters gathered yesterday in front of companies connected to weapons manufacturing across Melbourne as police were called to prevent an escalation of the events, according to 7News Melbourne. Many police cars and units were ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defense expo in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/pro-palestinian-activists-hold-protests-to-disrupt-defense-expo-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defense expo in Australia">Read more</a>

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‘Numerous questions’, but Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief

September 9, 2024

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fiji government is backing the appointment of the country’s new anti-corruption chief who was under investigation by the office she now heads, which has left Fijians asking questions. Barbara Malimali — who was also the Electoral Commission chairperson — was revealed as the new Fiji Independent Commission Against ... <a title="‘Numerous questions’, but Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/numerous-questions-but-fiji-govt-sticks-with-new-anti-corruption-chief/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Numerous questions’, but Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief">Read more</a>

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Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in PNG visit

September 9, 2024

Inside PNG reports that Papua New Guinea is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, a proclamation even Pope Francis acknowledges. But Papua New Guinea is also challenged with socio-economic developments that do not reach the rural majority despite the presence of numerous extractive industries. The Pontiff in his remarks at the APEC Haus said ... <a title="Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in PNG visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/pope-francis-calls-for-end-to-tribal-spiral-of-violence-in-png-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in PNG visit">Read more</a>

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Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine

September 8, 2024

OPEN LETTER: Our Action Station Dear TVNZ, We are deeply concerned with the misleading nature of the journalism presented in your recent coverage of the escalating crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. By focusing on specific language and framing, while leaving out the necessary context of international law, the broadcast misrepresents the reality of ... <a title="Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/open-letter-to-tvnz-stop-the-bias-report-fairly-on-the-israeli-war-on-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine">Read more</a>

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Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori

September 8, 2024

“Anticipation is growing. The warriors are ready. They’re preparing themselves. The paddlers are already on their waka,” Scotty Morrison, alongside veteran journalist Tini Molyneux, told viewers from the banks of the Waikato River. It was Thursday, and the body of Kiingi Tuheitia was being escorted to the barge to take him to his resting place ... <a title="Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/mediawatch-kiingi-tuheitias-tangihanga-epic-broadcast-marks-new-epoch-for-te-ao-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori">Read more</a>

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Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum

August 16, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Brittany Nawaqatabu in Suva Regional leaders will gather later this month in Tonga for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Tonga and high on the agenda will be Japan’s dumping oftreated nuclear wastewater in the Pacific Ocean. A week ago on the 6 August 2024, the 79th anniversary of the atomic ... <a title="Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/16/browns-backflip-over-japanese-nuclear-wastewater-dump-poses-challenge-for-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum">Read more</a>

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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

August 16, 2024

By Matilda Yates, Queensland University of Technology “From a white perspective it is journalism but for us, it is actually storytelling,” says Fiji student journalist Viliame Tawanakoro. “In the Pacific, we call it talanoa, it hasn’t changed the gist of journalism, but it has actually helped journalism as a whole because we have a way ... <a title="Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/16/fijian-journalists-use-talanoa-and-tradition-to-find-their-voice/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice">Read more</a>

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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

August 15, 2024

By Brooklyn Self, Queensland University of Technology Gendered online violence is silencing women journalists in Fiji, says Pacific media scholar Dr Shailendra Singh. The harmful trend involves unwanted private messages, hateful language and threats to reputation, often from anonymous sources. The visibility of women journalists has made them frequent targets, while perpetrators can harness popular ... <a title="Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/online-abusers-shaming-silencing-fiji-women-journalists-say-researchers/" aria-label="Read more about Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers">Read more</a>

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From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe

August 14, 2024

Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth’s ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the ... <a title="From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/from-papua-to-gaza-military-occupation-leads-to-ecocide-climate-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe">Read more</a>

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Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?

August 14, 2024

Israel’s zealots are ignoring the pleas of the top brass. They want to widen the circle of war, whatever the consequences. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook in Middle East Eye There should be nothing surprising about the revelation that troops at Sde Teiman, a detention camp set up by Israel in the wake of Hamas’s October ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/jonathan-cook-israel-is-in-a-death-spiral-who-will-it-take-down-with-it/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?">Read more</a>

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Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in today’s vote

August 14, 2024

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The I-Kiribati people will go to the polls for the first round of voting today. Ballots are expected to open at 7am NZ time. The Kiribati Electoral Commission is responsible to conduct the election with the support of the Ministry for Culture and Internal Affairs. There is minimal ... <a title="Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in today’s vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/kiribati-elections-2024-whats-at-stake-in-todays-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in today’s vote">Read more</a>