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April 29, 2026
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents — all eight of them — were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author, ... <a title="Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/girmitiya-ancestry-the-inspiration-behind-fiji-writers-debut-novel/" aria-label="Read more about Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves host TVNZ’s 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has released a new memoir looking back at over 30 years of reporting in the region. The book, titled Be Brave, details moments in Dreaver’s career in the Pacific from covering natural disasters to coups and personal tragedies. Speaking to Pacific Waves, ... <a title="‘There’s volatile times ahead’ for the Pacific, warns Barbara Dreaver" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/theres-volatile-times-ahead-for-the-pacific-warns-barbara-dreaver/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There’s volatile times ahead’ for the Pacific, warns Barbara Dreaver">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
RNZ Pacific The seventh narco sub in Pacific waters was discovered last week as the wave of methamphetamine becomes the latest crisis challenging the region. 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has spent decades reporting on the region from this country, including the drug battle and subsequent HIV epidemic in some countries. Dreaver has released her ... <a title="Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/journalist-barbara-dreavers-memoir-on-three-decades-reporting-from-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific">Read more</a>
