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Confusion reigns over real reasons for burning of missionary plane in Papua

January 16, 2021

Pacific Media Watch correspondent The pro-independence conflict in West Papua with a missionary plane reportedly being shot down at Intan Jaya has stirred contrasting responses from the TNI/POLRI state sources, church leaders and an independence leader. A shooting caused a plane to catch fire on 6 January 2021 in the Intan Jaya regency, Papua province. ... <a title="Confusion reigns over real reasons for burning of missionary plane in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/16/confusion-reigns-over-real-reasons-for-burning-of-missionary-plane-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Confusion reigns over real reasons for burning of missionary plane in Papua">Read more</a>

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Controversy over renaming Tahiti’s hospital after Chirac amid covid crisis

January 15, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Auckland It seems a long time ago – some 124 days – since Mā’ohi Nui deplored its first covid-19 related deaths of an elderly woman on 11 September 2020 followed by her husband just hours later, both over the age of 80. The local territorial government was indeed saddened ... <a title="Controversy over renaming Tahiti’s hospital after Chirac amid covid crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/15/controversy-over-renaming-tahitis-hospital-after-chirac-amid-covid-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Controversy over renaming Tahiti’s hospital after Chirac amid covid crisis">Read more</a>

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Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act

January 12, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Markus Wagner, University of Wollongong President Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to capitulate to pressure to resign in the final days of his presidency. And his Cabinet is equally unlikely to force him out by invoking the 25th amendment of the Constitution, despite calls from the Democrats to do so. So, in the ... <a title="Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/12/impeaching-trump-a-second-time-is-a-complex-and-politically-risky-act/" aria-label="Read more about Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act">Read more</a>

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Tahiti’s covid-19 death tally rises to 122 – 17,000 plus cases

January 12, 2021

By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia has recorded another covid-19 death, raising the pandemic’s tally to 122. There are 46 people with covid-19 in hospital, 21 of them in intensive care. The first death occurred four months ago at the start of the second wave, which is now reportedly weakening. So far, more than 17,000 have ... <a title="Tahiti’s covid-19 death tally rises to 122 – 17,000 plus cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/12/tahitis-covid-19-death-tally-rises-to-122-17000-plus-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s covid-19 death tally rises to 122 – 17,000 plus cases">Read more</a>

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Unis want research shared widely. So why don’t they properly back academics to do it?

January 11, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Margaret Kristin Merga, Edith Cowan University and Shannon Mason, Nagasaki University Academics are increasingly expected to share their research widely beyond academia. However, our recent study of academics in Australia and Japan suggests Australian universities are still very much focused on supporting the production of scholarly outputs. They offer relatively limited support for ... <a title="Unis want research shared widely. So why don’t they properly back academics to do it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/11/unis-want-research-shared-widely-so-why-dont-they-properly-back-academics-to-do-it/" aria-label="Read more about Unis want research shared widely. So why don’t they properly back academics to do it?">Read more</a>

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Covid-19: UK variant raises risk of NZ community transmission, says expert

January 11, 2021

By RNZ News New Zealand faces an increased risk of community transmission from the UK strain of covid-19 that is now arriving in the country, says epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker. There were 31 new imported cases of covid-19 reported today, with the Health Ministry also revealing that 19 people have tested positive for the more ... <a title="Covid-19: UK variant raises risk of NZ community transmission, says expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/11/covid-19-uk-variant-raises-risk-of-nz-community-transmission-says-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: UK variant raises risk of NZ community transmission, says expert">Read more</a>

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A sad Papuan human rights tale – the torture and death of Mispo Gwijangge

January 10, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk West Papuans are facing the start of 2021 with sorrowful news about the death of Mispo Gwijangge, a victim of accusations and torture over alleged crimes he did not commit. Some human rights advocates and lawyers, including Amnesty International Indonesia, have expressed their condolences for his death in Wamena on January ... <a title="A sad Papuan human rights tale – the torture and death of Mispo Gwijangge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/a-sad-papuan-human-rights-tale-the-torture-and-death-of-mispo-gwijangge/" aria-label="Read more about A sad Papuan human rights tale – the torture and death of Mispo Gwijangge">Read more</a>

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Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill

January 10, 2021

By RNZ Pacific The governors of Pacific US territories the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and Guam have denounced the violent protests in US Congress. In a statement, CNMI’s Governor Ralph Torres said he was disappointed and saddened to see the nation’s senators and representatives threatened and law enforcement officials overwhelmed by this unprecedented act ... <a title="Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/pacific-us-territory-leaders-denounce-the-storming-of-capitol-hill/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill">Read more</a>

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Bryan Bruce: The hope that arises in spite of the chaotic pro-Trump storm

January 10, 2021

COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce On Wednesday, from behind a wall of bulletproof glass, outgoing US President Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to be brave and incited them to march on the Capitol Buildings where the electoral college votes were being counted. They stormed it and in the chaos many were injured and ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: The hope that arises in spite of the chaotic pro-Trump storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/bryan-bruce-the-hope-that-arises-in-spite-of-the-chaotic-pro-trump-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: The hope that arises in spite of the chaotic pro-Trump storm">Read more</a>

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Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait for the Capitol riot?

January 8, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology Amid the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has locked his account, with 88.7 million followers, for 12 hours. Facebook and Instagram quickly followed suit, locking Trump’s accounts — with 35.2 million followers and 24.5 million, respectively — for ... <a title="Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait for the Capitol riot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/social-media-giants-have-finally-confronted-trumps-lies-but-why-wait-for-the-capitol-riot/" aria-label="Read more about Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait for the Capitol riot?">Read more</a>

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‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in NZ

January 8, 2021

By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter American expats are feeling grateful to be living in Aotearoa after watching the chaos and violence unfold at the Capitol building in Washington. Madeline Nash, her husband, and her two children looked at moving to New Zealand after the 2016 presidential election. Her eldest child was just about to ... <a title="‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/theyre-trying-to-tear-down-the-country-says-us-expat-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in NZ">Read more</a>

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‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol

January 8, 2021

ANALYSIS: By David Smith, University of Sydney After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud and other improprieties costing him the presidential election, Washington erupted in chaos today as his supporters stormed the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the results. While shocking to watch, in hindsight, today’s riots ... <a title="‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/delighting-in-causing-complete-chaos-behind-trump-supporters-brazen-storming-of-the-capitol/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol">Read more</a>