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October 23, 2020
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae Landowners are unwavering in their opposition to the deep sea tailings placement (DSTP) method for waste from Papua New Guinea’s proposed K18 billion (NZ$7.7 billion) Wafi-Golpu mine project. They travelled to Lae yesterday from various areas of Morobe which will be affected by the project. It is awaiting approval by ... <a title="PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/png-landowners-protest-over-deep-sea-tailings-waste-plan-for-k18b-project/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it is adopting a provisional constitution for a democratic state. The organisation is seeking a referendum in West Papua on independence from Indonesia. The movement’s Legislative Council had been holding its third annual session in Jayapura. It decided that the movement’s bylaws should be ... <a title="West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/west-papuans-will-not-bow-down-to-indonesia-over-independence-wish/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By RNZ News Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is concerned at the level of complacency the public and government is showing towards covid-19 since the country reverted to alert level 1. It comes following the revelations that an unknowingly infectious person visited an Auckland pub on Friday 16 October, as well as the influx of new ... <a title="Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/skegg-warns-against-complacency-slackness-over-auckland-covid-fears/" aria-label="Read more about Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By RNZ News Hundreds of Russian fishing crew at a New Zealand covid isolation hotel in Christchurch are said to be in good spirits and those who have the virus are doing well. Eighteen of the 237 foreign workers at the Sudima Hotel are infected with covid-19. They will all be tested again today with ... <a title="Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/russian-fishing-crew-not-feeling-too-unwell-says-sealord-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts by the Health Department to pharmaceutical companies. Acting Auditor-General Gordon Kega said his office should “sanction” the involvement of any private firm in the auditing of public funds. “Under the ... <a title="PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/png-auditor-calls-for-sanctions-in-private-probe-over-medicines-row/" aria-label="Read more about PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi “No matter how we come to be in Fiji, or how long we have been here …we all part of the land. It is the land of our birth or land of our adoption, the land to which we belong” – The late archbishop Petero Mataca. When a New Zealand youth, an ... <a title="A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/a-loss-of-fijian-identity-or-no-identity-at-all-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology A pandemic can change the foundations of a society. But if this happens in New Zealand over the next three years, it will be for reasons beyond the control of the sixth Labour government. When it comes to the fundamental structure of state and economy, Labour is ... <a title="With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide what it really stands for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/with-a-mandate-to-govern-nz-alone-labour-must-now-decide-what-it-really-stands-for/" aria-label="Read more about With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide what it really stands for">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
By Jose Sarito Amaral in Balibo The Jornal Independente newspaper has been awarded Timor-Leste’s mediaoutlet of the year prize in the National Press Council’s 2019 awards. Rigoberto Monteiro, executive director of Timor-Leste’s Press Council, said the Independente took out the award because of the quality of its stories and “strict adherence to the journalism code ... <a title="Jornal Independente wins annual ‘best media’ award in Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/jornal-independente-wins-annual-best-media-award-in-timor-leste/" aria-label="Read more about Jornal Independente wins annual ‘best media’ award in Timor-Leste">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Sealord responds to international fishers covid-19 outbreak at Christchurch MIQ. Video: RNZBy RNZ News Some 11 cases of covid-19 have been confirmed at a New Zealand managed isolation facility (MIQ) in Christchurch, with another 14 possible cases being investigated. The Ministry of Health said last night it was investigating after the cases were detected during ... <a title="Covid-19 outbreak among Russian fishers at NZ isolation facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/covid-19-outbreak-among-russian-fishers-at-nz-isolation-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 outbreak among Russian fishers at NZ isolation facility">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Selwyn Manning, editor of EveningReport.nz There is a mood circulating among some New Zealand circles that it would end badly for the Green Party in 2023 should it negotiate a part within a now-powerful Labour-led government. The argument goes: that should the Greens negotiate roles within the new government, that their voice and ... <a title="Injecting real change in NZ – Greens must not shy away from mandate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/injecting-real-change-in-nz-greens-must-not-shy-away-from-mandate/" aria-label="Read more about Injecting real change in NZ – Greens must not shy away from mandate">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Asmat regency in Papua has decided to limit access to and from the area for 28 days, starting last Sunday, after eight people in the regency’s capital Agats tested positive for covid-19 on Saturday, reports The Jakarta Post. Acting Asmat regent Triwarno Purnomo said the administration would only allow ships carrying ... <a title="Papua’s Asmat shut off following eight confirmed covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/papuas-asmat-shut-off-following-eight-confirmed-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s Asmat shut off following eight confirmed covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2020
Opinion by By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Chihoko Asada Miyakawa In the fight against COVID-19, success has so far been defined by responses in Asia and the Pacific. Many countries in our region have been hailed as reference points in containing the virus. Yet if the region is to build back better, the success of immediate ... <a title="Op-Ed: Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/op-ed-enhanced-social-protection-an-opportunity-asia-pacific-must-grasp/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp">Read more</a>
