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September 16, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is today celebrating almost half a century of independence from Australia. The journey has not been easy, and the path since 16 September 1975 has been filled with challenges and triumphs, Prime Minister James Marape said in a statement. ... <a title="Papua New Guinea celebrates 49 years of independence from Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/papua-new-guinea-celebrates-49-years-of-independence-from-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea celebrates 49 years of independence from Australia">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy tribal fighting that has erupted in Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Valley. The sound of gunfire erupts in the peaceful valley, shouts of war follow the gunfire, and amid the chaos, ... <a title="20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/20-dead-png-women-girls-flee-tribal-fighting-in-porgera-mine-valley/" aria-label="Read more about 20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs backed him and 32 voted for the opposition. But the session was not without drama. Just after 10am, after the opposition leader moved a motion for a vote of no ... <a title="PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/pngs-marape-remains-pm-after-no-confidence-vote-against-him-fails/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster, Harlyne Joku and Tria Dianti No progress has been made in sending a UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces despite the appointment of Fiji and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers to negotiate the visit. Pacific Island leaders have for more than a decade requested the UN’s involvement over reported abuses ... <a title="Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/24/fiji-png-fail-to-secure-un-human-rights-mission-to-indonesias-papuan-provinces/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2024
EDITORIAL: PNG Post-Courier We support Count Me In 2024. It is an important national census event for Papua New Guinea. It is supported by the government. And the people support it too. The National Census will provide us with up-to-date live data on our population which is needed for planning now and into the next ... <a title="PNG Post-Courier: Census fiasco – why the poor planning, poor vision?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/19/png-post-courier-census-fiasco-why-the-poor-planning-poor-vision/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Post-Courier: Census fiasco – why the poor planning, poor vision?">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2024
PNG Post-Courier New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will stop over in Port Moresby today for a quick bilateral with Prime Minister James Marape before setting off to Japan. Luxon hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang in New Zealand this week before flying off to Japan through Port Moresby. Luxon has recently returned from a trip ... <a title="NZ’s Luxon briefly stopping over to see Marape in Port Moresby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/16/nzs-luxon-briefly-stopping-over-to-see-marape-in-port-moresby/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Luxon briefly stopping over to see Marape in Port Moresby">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2024
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby New Ireland Governor and a former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Julius Chan told the PNG Post-Courier in a “last man standing” interview at the weekend that this “media crime” should stop. He was responding to a fake press release allegedly released by New Ireland Deputy Governor Missen ... <a title="Sir Julius Chan ‘alive and well’ response to fake PNG media post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/sir-julius-chan-alive-and-well-response-to-fake-png-media-post/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Julius Chan ‘alive and well’ response to fake PNG media post">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea Little Ima met Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape last Friday during the “haus krai” in Mulitaka, Enga, after the landslide disaster more than a week ago. His meeting happened when Marape beckoned him to get water from him. The action of the Prime Minister only ... <a title="Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/03/little-ima-puts-a-question-to-pm-marape-for-mulitaka-survivors/" aria-label="Read more about Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
More than 2000 people were buried alive in the huge landslide which hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, the National Disaster Centre has now confirmed. An entire community living at the foot of a mountain in the remote Enga Province were buried in their sleep about 3am. Earlier reports suggested 670 people died and 150 ... <a title="PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-buried-more-than-2000-people-alive-rescue-teams-navigate-unstable-terrain-infighting/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2024
RNZ Pacific The survivors of a massive landslide in a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s highlands are still waiting for official help, more than 24 hours after the disaster. Hundreds are feared dead in Yambali village in Enga province after the landslide bulldozed homes and buried families alive early Friday morning. Mick Michael, who ... <a title="PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/png-landslide-survivors-of-highlands-disaster-desperately-seeking-help/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s deputy opposition leader James Nomane has accused the government of “reckless economic management” that has forced devaluation to manage loan repayments in foreign currency and placate the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Prime Minister James Marape “must stop lying to the people of Papua New Guinea”, he said in a statement ... <a title="‘Reckless’ kina devaluation spells disaster for PNG, says Nomane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/08/reckless-kina-devaluation-spells-disaster-for-png-says-nomane/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Reckless’ kina devaluation spells disaster for PNG, says Nomane">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2024
PNG Post-Courier In the early hours of ANZAC Day, aerial photographs captured an impressive gathering of Australians and Papua New Guineans at Isurava in the Northern (Oro) Province. The solemn dawn service yesterday was held at a site steeped in history, where some of the fiercest battles of World War II unfolded along the Kokoda ... <a title="Solemn ANZAC dawn service at PNG’s Isurava battle memorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/26/solemn-anzac-dawn-service-at-pngs-isurava-battle-memorial/" aria-label="Read more about Solemn ANZAC dawn service at PNG’s Isurava battle memorial">Read more</a>
