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April 14, 2023
Essay by Keith Rankin. I was intrigued to see this Daily Telegraph story – King Charles’ coronation: Australian man Simon Abney-Hastings could be rightful heir to British throne (published NZ Herald, 9 April) – about an Australian resident who could be said to be the rightful king of the United Kingdom and those Commonwealth countries ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Monarchy Past and Present, Succession, and Credible Threats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/14/keith-rankin-essay-monarchy-past-and-present-succession-and-credible-threats/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Monarchy Past and Present, Succession, and Credible Threats">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Over Easter I relistened to Jim Mora’s RNZ interview (17 May 2020) of Johan Giesecke, “world leading epidemiologist” and Professor Emeritus at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. In the period April to June 2020, Sweden gained notoriety for its divergent public health policies with respect to the management of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Sweden and Covid19: Three Years after the World’s Attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/13/keith-rankin-analysis-sweden-and-covid19-three-years-after-the-worlds-attention/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Sweden and Covid19: Three Years after the World’s Attention">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2023
Axing the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ saved the New Zealand government a significant amount of money but left it with the problems the merger was supposed to fix. Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings looks at Labour’s new slimmed down approach to public media. ANALYSIS: By Mark Jennings Until weeks ago, the future of Aotearoa ... <a title="Jackson’s Plan B for public media may prioritise Māori and Pacific coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/13/jacksons-plan-b-for-public-media-may-prioritise-maori-and-pacific-coverage/" aria-label="Read more about Jackson’s Plan B for public media may prioritise Māori and Pacific coverage">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor; Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital journalist; and Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist A group of former leaders of Pacific island nations have condemned the AUKUS security pact saying it is “bringing war much closer to home” and goes against the Blue Pacific narrative. The deal between Australia, the ... <a title="‘Bringing war much closer to home’ – Pacific elders denounce AUKUS deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/bringing-war-much-closer-to-home-pacific-elders-denounce-aukus-deal/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bringing war much closer to home’ – Pacific elders denounce AUKUS deal">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The last fortnight has seen a series of brutal, deliberately provocative Israeli attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Needless to say, Israel had no business interfering in Muslim worship at Al Aqsa, the third holiest shrine for Muslims ... <a title="John Minto: Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque – and the failings of media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/john-minto-israeli-attacks-on-al-aqsa-mosque-and-the-failings-of-media/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque – and the failings of media">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter The leader of New Caledonia’s Pacific Awakening party has presented his vision on the territory’s development to the French government. Milakulo Tukumuli met the French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ahead of talks between French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and New Caledonia’s pro- and anti-independence politicians. The two rival sides ... <a title="New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/new-caledonia-france-need-a-new-plan-to-break-sovereignty-stalemate/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji’s Department of Information spent $889,234.84 in taxpayer funds to the Fiji-owned company Vatis Communications until its contract was terminated earlier this year. Prime Minister and Minister for Information and Public Enterprises Sitiveni Rabuka revealed this in Parliament last week in response to questions raised surrounding the engagement of Vatis ... <a title="$889k-plus in Fiji taxpayer funds paid out to Vatis Communications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/889k-plus-in-fiji-taxpayer-funds-paid-out-to-vatis-communications/" aria-label="Read more about $889k-plus in Fiji taxpayer funds paid out to Vatis Communications">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Introducing ABC’s The Pacific – first episode. Video: ABC SPECIAL REPORT: By ABC Backstory editor Natasha Johnson When Tahlea Aualiitia talks about hosting the ABC’s new Pacific-focused news and current affairs TV programme, The Pacific, her voice breaks and she becomes emotional. Personally, it’s a career milestone, anchoring her first TV show after a decade ... <a title="ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific – and their storytellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/abc-launches-new-tv-show-the-pacific-and-their-storytellers/" aria-label="Read more about ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific – and their storytellers">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has New Zealand firmly in its sights. Last week, New Zealand’s foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta attended the annual NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels – alongside her counterparts from Australia, Japan and South Korea. Mahuta’s participation came after New Zealand’s then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ... <a title="Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/geoff-millers-political-roundup-why-nz-is-getting-closer-to-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter Campaigning for French Polynesia’s territorial elections has entered its final week. Dressed in their parties’ respective colours, supporters of several parties held small rallies at the weekend market in the capital Pape’ete. In two rounds of voting — on Sunday, April 16 and Sunday, April 30 — voters will ... <a title="French Polynesia election campaigning now in final week for Sunday’s vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/french-polynesia-election-campaigning-now-in-final-week-for-sundays-vote/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia election campaigning now in final week for Sunday’s vote">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2023
RNZ Pacific The authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region say the search for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua Liberation Movement freedom fighters more than two months ago has been extended. Philip Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Airlines, was taken hostage in the remote Nduga district on February 7. According to Antara News, ... <a title="Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/10/search-for-nz-pilot-taken-hostage-by-papua-rebels-extended-says-indonesia/" aria-label="Read more about Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it during the pandemic have all been shut down, Disinformation Project researcher Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa has warned. He says the levels of vitriol and conspiratorial discourse ... <a title="Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/09/rise-in-nz-disinformation-conspiracy-theories-prompts-calls-for-election-protections/" aria-label="Read more about Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections">Read more</a>
