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May 19, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Environmentalists in the Cook Islands have criticised former Prime Minister and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) head Henry Puna for joining the board of a deep sea mining company. Puna, who finished his term as PIF secretary-general in May last year, played a pivotal part in the creation of multi-use ... <a title="Environmentalists question Henry Puna’s role in deep sea mining firm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/environmentalists-question-henry-punas-role-in-deep-sea-mining-firm/" aria-label="Read more about Environmentalists question Henry Puna’s role in deep sea mining firm">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
RNZ Pacific Outgoing Secretary-General Henry Puna of the Pacific Islands Forum is “not surprised” with the violent unrest in New Caledonia which has shut down the French Pacific territory. New Caledonia has come to a virtual stop after three days of civil unrest, resulting in burning, shooting and looting, as leaders call for calm. French ... <a title="New Caledonia violence ‘unfortunate’ but ‘not surprising’, says Pacific Forum chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/new-caledonia-violence-unfortunate-but-not-surprising-says-pacific-forum-chief/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia violence ‘unfortunate’ but ‘not surprising’, says Pacific Forum chief">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2024
By Kamna Kumar in Suva Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna stressed the importance of media freedom and its link to the climate and environmental crisis at the 2024 World Press Freedom Day event organised by the University of the South Pacific’s journalism programme. Under the theme “A Planet for the Press: Journalism in the ... <a title="Puna calls for Pacific ‘journalistic vigilance’ in face of climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/10/puna-calls-for-pacific-journalistic-vigilance-in-face-of-climate-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Puna calls for Pacific ‘journalistic vigilance’ in face of climate crisis">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Japan’s release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has confirmed that the disposal started at 1pm local time today. “This is a big step and punctuating moment in the process of decommissioning,” TEPCO ... <a title="‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/24/this-is-a-big-step-japan-releases-nuclear-wastewater-into-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
By Henry Puna, Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum On World Press Freedom Day the world remembers the importance of a free and independent media as the cornerstone of thriving and healthy democracies. For our developing and developed Pacific nations of the Blue Continent, the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day is also an ... <a title="Pacific Islands Forum Media Freedom Day message: Truth without fear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/pacific-islands-forum-media-freedom-day-message-truth-without-fear/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Islands Forum Media Freedom Day message: Truth without fear">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Regional leaders will meet this week at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Special Leaders Retreat in Fiji. “We have come through a period of some fracture,” incoming PIF Chair Mark Brown, who is prime minister of Cook islands, said. “Re-establishing those ties, re-establishing relationships, that’s going to be an ... <a title="‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/our-future-looks-secure-says-puna-on-pacific-islands-forum-unity/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
RNZ Pacific The world is on the brink of a climate catastrophe, with just a narrow window for action to reverse global processes predicted to cause devastating effects in the Pacific and world-wide, says the leader of the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum. Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna said a major UN scientific report released on Monday ... <a title="Narrow window to halt climate change catastrophe, says Pacific Forum chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/narrow-window-to-halt-climate-change-catastrophe-says-pacific-forum-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Narrow window to halt climate change catastrophe, says Pacific Forum chief">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2021
RNZ News Samoa’s Prime Minister-elect says she does not think the accusation of treason by the incumbent leader holds sway and suggested he his having a hard time letting go of power. Samoa’s Attorney-General has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court, claiming yesterday’s ad-hoc swearing in of the FAST party MPs was unconstitutional. The ... <a title="Samoa incumbent leader needs to ‘get a grip’, says PM-elect Fiame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/26/samoa-incumbent-leader-needs-to-get-a-grip-says-pm-elect-fiame/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa incumbent leader needs to ‘get a grip’, says PM-elect Fiame">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
By RNZ Pacific The Speaker of Fiji’s Parliament has rejected calls from the opposition to debate the controversial deportation of the University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau ruled that an oral question from National Federation Party (NFP) leader Professor Biman Prasad, a former USP economics academic, and an adjournment ... <a title="Fiji Speaker disallows debate on USP’s Ahluwalia deportation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/fiji-speaker-disallows-debate-on-usps-ahluwalia-deportation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Speaker disallows debate on USP’s Ahluwalia deportation">Read more</a>
