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March 22, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull — aka Posie Parker — has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealand’s role in limiting who can visit and speak in the country. ... <a title="Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/does-public-safety-trump-free-speech-historys-case-for-banning-anti-trans-activist-posie-parker-from-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2023
The Fiji Times “The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been and continues to be a bedrock for regionalism. A resource owned by the region; for the region and a precious institution that needs to be protected in line with the vision of our forebearers.” This was the message by USP vice-chancellor and president ... <a title="USP still the ‘bedrock’ for Pacific regionalism, says university chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/usp-still-the-bedrock-for-pacific-regionalism-says-university-chief/" aria-label="Read more about USP still the ‘bedrock’ for Pacific regionalism, says university chief">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2023
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinean family who have been renting a property from the National Housing Corporation for the past 46 years have been served with a 24-hour eviction notice by a different owner who had obtained an eviction notice from the Port Moresby District Court. Yasling Akianang is a ... <a title="PNG family kicked out of their home after 46 years – with 24-hour notice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/png-family-kicked-out-of-their-home-after-46-years-with-24-hour-notice/" aria-label="Read more about PNG family kicked out of their home after 46 years – with 24-hour notice">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist There is “is much to win by trying” to take action on climate change — that is a key finding in a major new international climate report the UN chief is calling a “survival guide for humanity”. It is something of a mic drop moment for the army ... <a title="Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/some-pacific-nations-wont-survive-if-nz-and-world-drop-the-climate-ball/" aria-label="Read more about Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the international community to “pay serious attention” to the escalated violence happening in West Papua. Head of ULMWP’s legal and human rights bureau, Daniel Randongkir, said that since the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) — a separate movement — ... <a title="Papuan liberation group calls for more ‘serious’ global efforts to end violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/papuan-liberation-group-calls-for-more-serious-global-efforts-to-end-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan liberation group calls for more ‘serious’ global efforts to end violence">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury This decade is the critical moment for making deep, rapid cuts to emissions, and acting to protect people from dangerous climate impacts we can no longer avoid, according to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The synthesis report is the culmination of seven ... <a title="IPCC report: world must cut emissions and urgently adapt to climate realities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/ipcc-report-world-must-cut-emissions-and-urgently-adapt-to-climate-realities/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC report: world must cut emissions and urgently adapt to climate realities">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s only daily newspaper, Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, has folded after the commercial court accepted the publishing company’s request for its liquidation. The court had deferred its decision by a day after an injunction by the public prosecutor who wanted to see if there was still a possibility to rescue Les Nouvelles. The ... <a title="New Caledonia’s lone daily newspaper ceases publication after 52 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/new-caledonias-lone-daily-newspaper-ceases-publication-after-52-years/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s lone daily newspaper ceases publication after 52 years">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The installation of the Turaga Bale na Vunivalu Na Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau, clearly indicates that Fiji’s traditional chiefly system still has a strong footing and chiefs still command respect among the country’s citizens. This is the view of Dr Paul Geraghty, the University of the South Pacific’s associate ... <a title="Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/traditional-chiefs-still-have-strong-place-in-fiji-says-linguist/" aria-label="Read more about Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva The long-running row between the former Fiji government and the Suva-based regional University of the South Pacific (USP) has come back to haunt former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who spent a night in a police cell on March 9 before appearing in court, charged with abuse of ... <a title="How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/how-the-usp-political-saga-may-end-the-era-of-bainimarama-and-fijifirst/" aria-label="Read more about How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
By Antoine Samoyeau in Pape’ete About 3000 activists of French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party met for six hours at the weekend with the executives insisting that they were “united’ after a recent upheaval over leadership. The party also presented a “renewed” slate of 73 candidates for next month’s territorial elections which includes many new ... <a title="Pro-independence party Tavini’s heals rift with ‘unity and credibility’ congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/pro-independence-party-tavinis-heals-rift-with-unity-and-credibility-congress/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence party Tavini’s heals rift with ‘unity and credibility’ congress">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr says the Royal PNG Constabulary is “stretched” with only 5000 men and women serving the country of more than 9 million people. “Now more than ever we need leadership, we are stretched as a force, we all know that — ... <a title="‘Sleepless nights’ admits PNG’s security minister over stretched police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/19/sleepless-nights-admits-pngs-security-minister-over-stretched-police/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sleepless nights’ admits PNG’s security minister over stretched police">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Greg Fry and Terence Wesley-Smith In his recently published article “Sea of many flags”, the head of the ANU National Security College Rory Medcalf makes the case for why Pacific Island states should regard the deep regional involvement of a Western coalition of powers, “quietly” led by Australia, as an effective and attractive ... <a title="Sea of Western flags in Oceania? It’s really about a continuing hegemony" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/sea-of-western-flags-in-oceania-its-really-about-a-continuing-hegemony/" aria-label="Read more about Sea of Western flags in Oceania? It’s really about a continuing hegemony">Read more</a>
