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November 28, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major landslide on its main island of Tahiti. The disaster struck several houses in the town of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast Tahiti, on Wednesday, about 5am local time (Thursday NZT). The final toll ... <a title="Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/tahiti-landslide-no-survivors-all-8-bodies-retrieved/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved">Read more</a>
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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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September 19, 2020
By Zedaiah Kanau in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinean businessman who caused the death of his girlfriend by punching her, forcing her to jump out of the car he was driving, has been jailed for 15 years. Richard Namaliu, 28, of Vunapope village in Kokopo, East New Britain was convicted of manslaughter for causing ... <a title="Judge jails businessman 15 years for ‘cowardly attack’ on ex-Miss PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/19/judge-jails-businessman-15-years-for-cowardly-attack-on-ex-miss-png/" aria-label="Read more about Judge jails businessman 15 years for ‘cowardly attack’ on ex-Miss PNG">Read more</a>
