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August 18, 2023
RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai’ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey said as kānaka (Native Hawai’ians), no words could describe the devastation of the losses in Lāhainā, the former capital of the Hawai’ian Kingdom, on the island of Maui. “The ... <a title="Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/native-hawaiian-official-blames-colonisation-climate-change-for-wildfires/" aria-label="Read more about Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai’i’s Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there is frustration among many about the response and the failure of emergency sirens to sound off during the disaster. The most recent update for Hawai’i’s Governor’s Office has the death ... <a title="Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/anger-over-failure-of-sirens-to-go-off-as-wildfire-swept-through-lahaina/" aria-label="Read more about Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A chilling new report by a German-based human rights watchdog has exposed indiscriminate attacks by Indonesian security forces on indigenous West Papuan villages, highlighting an urgent need for international action. The 49-page report, “Destroy Them First . . . Discuss Human Rights Later”, is an investigation of the Indonesian forces in the ... <a title="‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/harrowing-details-of-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-villages-exposed-by-new-report/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new report">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police officers have been issued with a Commissioner’s Circular on the approved use of force in the execution of their duties to protect lives from domestic terrorist and other criminal activities. With the escalation of violence in the Highlands and other parts of PNG, Police Commissioner David Manning said officers ... <a title="PNG’s police chief issues lethal force policy to protect against ‘domestic terrorism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/pngs-police-chief-issues-lethal-force-policy-to-protect-against-domestic-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s police chief issues lethal force policy to protect against ‘domestic terrorism’">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
A GPs advocacy group says that practices learned from the covid-19 pandemic, like staying home when sick or wearing masks in health facilities, should remain in place to halt the spread of infectious diseases. As of August 15, the mandates ended for the seven-day isolation period and masks in health settings, with the Health Minister ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/nzs-covid-19-mandates-end-gp-group-says-some-mask-wearing-self-isolation-still-important/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still important">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu’s Parliament is scheduled to meet tomorrow to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau’s government. A political stalemate persists, with both the government and the opposition having the support of 25 MPs each. The mover of the motion, opposition leader and a former prime minister Bob Loughman, requires ... <a title="MPs meet tomorrow to try to resolve Vanuatu’s political crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/mps-meet-tomorrow-to-try-to-resolve-vanuatus-political-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about MPs meet tomorrow to try to resolve Vanuatu’s political crisis">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week. It has been sent to Asia Pacific Report and Pacific Media Watch. Pacific Media Watch A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in ... <a title="Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/open-letter-criticises-colonial-french-agency-media-over-kanaky-sexual-violence-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
RNZ Pacific New research shows that more than half of New Zealanders are struggling financially. The annual survey by the Retirement Commission found the number of people in financial difficulty increased by 17 percent since their first survey in 2021. A total of 55 percent reported being in a financially difficult position – including many ... <a title="More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/more-than-half-of-new-zealanders-struggling-financially-says-survey/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
By Sera Sefeti in Suva International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence to present to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the World Court — during a historic hearing in The Hague next year. Rainbow Warrior staff and crew will be ... <a title="Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/rainbow-warrior-sails-pacific-seeking-evidence-for-world-court-climate-case/" aria-label="Read more about Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Asia Pacific Report An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a “tragic day in history” and called on Canberra to urge Jakarta to restrain its security forces. The West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested at the weekend because they were handing out ... <a title="West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962 ‘tragedy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/west-papuan-solidarity-group-condemns-arrest-of-21-activists-protesting-1962-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962 ‘tragedy’">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace has welcomed the Greens for being the first party to announce a household solar policy for Aotearoa New Zealand’s election in October, but says the party’s stance in post-election negotiations will make all the difference to addressing the climate crisis. The Green Party announced its Clean Energy Payment policy today which ... <a title="Greenpeace backs Greens’ ‘solar homes’ policy, but warns over NZ post-election talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/13/greenpeace-backs-greens-solar-homes-policy-but-warns-over-nz-post-election-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace backs Greens’ ‘solar homes’ policy, but warns over NZ post-election talks">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Ravindra Singh Prasad In a historic first visit to an independent Pacific state by a sitting French president, President Emmanuel Macron has denounced a “new imperialism” in the region during a stop in Vanuatu, warning of a threat to the sovereignty of smaller states. But, earlier, during a two-day stop in France’s colonial ... <a title="Macron warns of ‘new colonialism’ in Pacific, but clings to French ‘colonies’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/13/macron-warns-of-new-colonialism-in-pacific-but-clings-to-french-colonies/" aria-label="Read more about Macron warns of ‘new colonialism’ in Pacific, but clings to French ‘colonies’">Read more</a>
