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May 12, 2020
By Todagia Kelola in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s National and Supreme Court sittings in Waigani, NCD, resumed under the “new normal” yesterday – no facemasks, no entry – and the same applies for national courts throughout the country. At the Waigani Supreme and National courthouse, Registrar Ian Augerea officially turned on a tap ... <a title="PNG courts reopen with ‘new normal’ of no-mask-no-entry policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/png-courts-reopen-with-new-normal-of-no-mask-no-entry-policy/" aria-label="Read more about PNG courts reopen with ‘new normal’ of no-mask-no-entry policy">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today a staggered move for New Zealand into alert level 2 starting on Thursday, with schools and bars reopening later and groups limited to 10 people. She said retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms would be able to reopen on ... <a title="Ardern unveils staggered NZ move to alert level 2 – but warns ‘take care’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/ardern-unveils-staggered-nz-move-to-alert-level-2-but-warns-take-care/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern unveils staggered NZ move to alert level 2 – but warns ‘take care’">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch More than 30 media freedom groups, journalists and academics have combined in an international statement today condemning the closure of the largest Philippine television network and calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to “urgently reinstate” the broadcaster. In a statement by the Australian-based Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom (AJF), director Peter Greste said the ... <a title="30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/30-media-freedom-groups-academics-journalists-protest-over-tv-shutdown/" aria-label="Read more about 30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch As New Zealand prepares to go to alert level 2 in the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the attention turns to the recovery of the economy – and we must spare a thought for the economies of the Pacific. Most of the Pacific relies on ... <a title="Eco-tourism major key to ‘tricky’ Pacific economic reset, says Leary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/eco-tourism-major-key-to-tricky-pacific-economic-reset-says-leary/" aria-label="Read more about Eco-tourism major key to ‘tricky’ Pacific economic reset, says Leary">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Rappler publisher and chief editor Maria Ressa was critical today of the Philippines administration under President Rodrigo Duterte for its focus on “security” rather than public health in the global covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on RNZ public radio’s Saturday Morning current affairs programme in a week in which the government closed the ... <a title="Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/rappler-publisher-maria-ressa-raps-duterte-for-security-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, Māori affairs correspondent of RNZ News There has been a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, but several districts are still lagging behind. The latest data from the Ministry of Health to April 30, shows Māori are being tested at a slightly higher rate than ... <a title="Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/surge-in-maori-virus-testing-but-some-nz-district-health-boards-lagging/" aria-label="Read more about Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Repatriation of about 120 Papua New Guinea citizens from the Papua province of Indonesia to West Sepik under the Indonesian special covid-19 state of emergency (SOE) will start next week, says PNG’s Covid-19 SOE Controller David Manning. Manning said the PNG citizens included prisoners serving various terms in Indonesian ... <a title="Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/indonesia-helping-png-citizen-repatriations-from-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
By Hortencio Sanchez in Dili Foreign Minister Dionísio Babo Soares has confirmed that an expatriate Timorese woman living in Northern Ireland has become Timor-Leste’s first death from covid-19. The minister said yesterday 58-year-old Luciana Viviana da Silva had died on Sunday night due to “complications from pneumonia”. Ambassador Gil da Costa in the United Kingdom ... <a title="Woman living in Northern Ireland becomes Timor’s first covid-19 fatality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/woman-living-in-northern-ireland-becomes-timors-first-covid-19-fatality/" aria-label="Read more about Woman living in Northern Ireland becomes Timor’s first covid-19 fatality">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Offences perpetrated by members of Papua New Guinea’s disciplinary forces have become prevalent in the country during the coronavirus pandemic, says National Court judge Justice Panuel Mogish. Justice Mogish, while sentencing PNG Defence Force soldier Nelson Pap at the Bomana National Court yesterday for causing grievous bodily harm to a woman under ... <a title="PNG judge condemns ‘brutality’ of rogue acts by disciplinary forces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/png-judge-condemns-brutality-of-rogue-acts-by-disciplinary-forces/" aria-label="Read more about PNG judge condemns ‘brutality’ of rogue acts by disciplinary forces">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2020
ANALYSIS: By David Robie of the Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology As fears grow over vulnerability to the coronavirus in parts of the Pacific, some governments stand accused of sheltering behind tough emergency or lockdown rules to silence criticism. Already, several media freedom watchdogs and the United Nations have condemned countries – including ... <a title="Pacific governments accused of using virus crisis to cover media crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/pacific-governments-accused-of-using-virus-crisis-to-cover-media-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific governments accused of using virus crisis to cover media crackdown">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2020
The Samoa Observer media freedom video, Journalism Without Fear or Favour. By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Papua New Guinea’s two daily newspapers – the PNG Post-Courier and The National – which dominate the market, demonstrated “overwhelming deference” to the office of former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, says a new report about ... <a title="PNG media suffers ‘overwhelming deference’, says freedom report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/05/png-media-suffers-overwhelming-deference-says-freedom-report/" aria-label="Read more about PNG media suffers ‘overwhelming deference’, says freedom report">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2020
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, self-isolating contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch After nearly five weeks of alert level 4 covid-19 lockdown and a further week at level 3, there is only one voice most New Zealanders rely on – Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern. While there has been clamouring to get the economy going ... <a title="It’s all about trust – and why I trust Jacinda over the coronavirus action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/05/its-all-about-trust-and-why-i-trust-jacinda-over-the-coronavirus-action/" aria-label="Read more about It’s all about trust – and why I trust Jacinda over the coronavirus action">Read more</a>
