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May 12, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Fiji has put its hand up to join New Zealand and Australia’s travel bubble amid the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was keen to reopen NZ’s borders with its Pacific island neighbours. Fiji’s Attorney-General, Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum, said he had discussed his government’s plans with ... <a title="Pacific ‘hub’ Fiji keen to join NZ-Australia travel bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/pacific-hub-fiji-keen-to-join-nz-australia-travel-bubble/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘hub’ Fiji keen to join NZ-Australia travel bubble">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Vissia Ita Yulianto of Universitas Gadjah Mada and Jian-bang Deng of Tamkang University Before the covid-19 pandemic started in late 2019, the free movement of billions of people – including tourists, business people, digital nomads, refugees and students – across nations was a common part of life. In 2018, the number of international ... <a title="Could covid-19 spell the end of world mobility as we know it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/could-covid-19-spell-the-end-of-world-mobility-as-we-know-it/" aria-label="Read more about Could covid-19 spell the end of world mobility as we know it?">Read more</a>
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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
By RNZ News NZME is insisting a deal for it to purchase media rival Stuff is still on the cards, despite Stuff’s owner saying it has wrapped up talks with no deal. Stuff and NZME are seeking leave to appeal the High Court decision blocking their merger. NZME said today it was asking the government ... <a title="NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/nzme-makes-offer-to-buy-rival-stuff-for-nominal-1/" aria-label="Read more about NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
COMMENT: By Scott Waide, deputy regional head of news of EMTV News Yesterday [Saturday], we received a lot of criticism over our coverage of the death of Senior Inspector Andrew Tovere. As a news organisation, we have several responsibilities one of which is to deliver ACCURATE information. READ MORE: Former PNG Defence Force chief calls ... <a title="Scott Waide: Look at the big picture, not just a breaking news lust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/scott-waide-look-at-the-big-picture-not-just-a-breaking-news-lust/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: Look at the big picture, not just a breaking news lust">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 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Former Papua New Guinea Defence Force commander Jerry Singirok has condemned the killing of a senior police officer allegedly by off-duty soldiers. He used social media last night to distribute a message of condemnation of the killing of Senior Inspector Tovere with a photo of himself with two other former commanders, Peter ... <a title="Former PNG Defence Force chief calls for inquiry after policeman killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/10/former-png-defence-force-chief-calls-for-inquiry-after-policeman-killed/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG Defence Force chief calls for inquiry after policeman killed">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 9, 2020
Rappler justice reporter Lian Buan talks to ABS-CBN’s Mike Navallo who broke the report about the shutdown. Video: Rappler Pacific Media Watch For the first time since dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972, ABS-CBN Channel 2 was this week forced to go off the air, reports Rappler. The National Telecommunications ... <a title="Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/shut-down-philippines-tv-network-journalist-tells-of-the-unthinkable/" aria-label="Read more about Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
By Ben Bilua of Wansolwara News Solomon Islands students studying at universities in Fiji have braved the rain to donate food, clothing and cash to 18 families who were badly affected by last month’s Tropical Cyclone Harold. Solomon Islands Students Association (SISA) president Peter Maclean and Solomon Islands Education Attaché to Fiji Francis Tavava led ... <a title="Solomon Islands students help out Fiji victims of TC Harold restore lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/solomon-islands-students-help-out-fiji-victims-of-tc-harold-restore-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands students help out Fiji victims of TC Harold restore lives">Read more</a>
