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December 1, 2022
Today marks 1 December 1961 when the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star was first raised and the date has been honoured across the world ever since. The flag was raised by West Papuan legislators who had been promised independence by then-colonial ruler, the Netherlands, but this hope was dashed by Indonesian annexation in ... <a title="Revelations on the murky fate of flag ‘treason’ prisoners in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/01/revelations-on-the-murky-fate-of-flag-treason-prisoners-in-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Revelations on the murky fate of flag ‘treason’ prisoners in West Papua">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2022
LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 6pm USEST – In this, the 23rd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will analyse the significance of public protests that have challenged authoritarian rule in both the People’s Republic of China and in the Republic of Iran. Paul will ... <a title="Live Midday Today: A People’s Protest Rises Within the PRC and Iran – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/01/live-midday-today-a-peoples-protest-rises-within-the-prc-and-iran-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about Live Midday Today: A People’s Protest Rises Within the PRC and Iran – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2022
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The Niue government has confirmed the country is experiencing covid-19 community transmission for the first time since the virus was recorded at the border in March. “We don’t have additional resources to be finding sources of infection, previously we haven’t done that before. “This is the first time we ... <a title="Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/01/niue-faces-covid-19-community-transmission-for-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2022
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table currently is insufficient to avert some of the worst ... <a title="OP-ED: Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero? – Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/30/op-ed-can-asia-and-the-pacific-get-on-track-to-net-zero-armida-salsiah-alisjahbana/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero? – Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first of the above charts shows excess seasonal deaths in the United Kingdom as winter approaches. While the huge mortality peaks of the pandemic in Britain are long past, we do see significant excess mortality in the United Kingdom since April. And October 2022 excess mortality rates are higher than ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Excess Deaths: Some Countries to Note" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/24/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-excess-deaths-some-countries-to-note/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Excess Deaths: Some Countries to Note">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2022
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist After two weeks of negotiations at the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP27) talks at an Egyptian resort, it is now down to the wire. Diplomats have created proposals on the controversial loss and damage agenda that will be decided upon by politicians. Robust discussions at the resort town ... <a title="COP27 finale: Leaders debate climate damage funding for Pacific nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/19/cop27-finale-leaders-debate-climate-damage-funding-for-pacific-nations/" aria-label="Read more about COP27 finale: Leaders debate climate damage funding for Pacific nations">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2022
GRUBSHEET: By Graham Davis With barely four weeks to go to the election, students and staff at the regional University of the South Pacific have stepped up their political activity against the FijiFirst government over its refusal to pay $85 million (and counting) in outstanding contributions to the running of USP. The USP community — ... <a title="Regional USP staff, students call for vote against FijiFirst over $85m unpaid fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/19/regional-usp-staff-students-call-for-vote-against-fijifirst-over-85m-unpaid-fees/" aria-label="Read more about Regional USP staff, students call for vote against FijiFirst over $85m unpaid fees">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2022
Asia Pacific Report The solidarity group West Papua Action Aotearoa has criticised New Zealand for not “being stronger” over growing global concern about Indonesian human rights violations in West Papua, and contrasted this with Vanuatu’s leadership. The group was reacting to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review into Indonesia report in Geneva last ... <a title="Papuan solidarity group criticises NZ for ‘weak’ concern over Indonesian human rights abuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/19/papuan-solidarity-group-criticises-nz-for-weak-concern-over-indonesian-human-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan solidarity group criticises NZ for ‘weak’ concern over Indonesian human rights abuses">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Nick Kelly, Queensland University of Technology and Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels. Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe, made the announcement ... <a title="An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/an-entire-pacific-country-will-upload-itself-to-the-metaverse-its-a-desperate-plan-with-a-hidden-message/" aria-label="Read more about An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent The Fijian Elections Office has given the green light to 342 candidates from nine political parties and two independents to contest the December 14 general election. Twelve candidates have been rejected and two have withdrawn. Elections Supervisor Mohammed Saneem said his office had received a total of 356 ... <a title="Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/fiji-elections-2022-342-candidates-to-contest-next-months-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Raekaihau Press Owen Wilkes (1940–2005) was known throughout the Pacific and across the world as an outstanding researcher on peace and disarmament. His work: • exposed plans to build a US Navy satellite tracking station in the Southern Alps• identified a foreign spy base at Tangimoana (near Bulls)• led to job offers from leading peace ... <a title="Peacemonger – a tribute to peace researcher Owen Wilkes out soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/peacemonger-a-tribute-to-peace-researcher-owen-wilkes-out-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Peacemonger – a tribute to peace researcher Owen Wilkes out soon">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning deep dive into the consequences of the United States midterm elections and why Trumpism and Trump are doomed political forces.
