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July 2, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby As the delta variant of covid-19 spreads to more than 96 countries, Papua New Guinea has put in tighter measures that include all incoming passengers and crew to be vaccinated before boarding any international flight entering the country. Police Commissioner David Manning, who is also Controller of the PNG ... <a title="PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/png-in-bid-to-stem-rising-covid-19-cases-by-tightening-air-travel-rules/" aria-label="Read more about PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
While the trans-Tasman bubble today is “a significant day” for New Zealanders, any moves to open the borders to other countries will need to be be based on hard evidence, the prime minister says. After months of discussions, the trans-Tasman bubble is officially open. The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia are describing it ... <a title="Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/trans-tasman-bubble-opens-data-key-to-other-bubbles-opening-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2021
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Nickson Stevi Yikwa had a dream. As a Papuan student, he wanted to gain a commercial pilot’s licence in New Zealand so that he could go back home to help his fellow indigenous Papuans at remote highlands villages. His dream was shared by Papuan provincial Governor Lukas Enembe and his ... <a title="Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/papuan-student-accomplishes-first-commercial-pilot-licence-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Two Papua New Guinean security companies currently providing services at the Jacksons International Airport terminal in the capital Port Moresby attacked each other today, damaging airport facilities and forcing the suspension of flights, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Guards from one security firm – armed with knives, iron pipes and sticks – ... <a title="Two PNG security firms fight running battle at country’s biggest airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/22/two-png-security-firms-fight-running-battle-at-countrys-biggest-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Two PNG security firms fight running battle at country’s biggest airport">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Dave Parry, Auckland University of Technology Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be potential for a trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand (and maybe some other countries), according to reports. Air New Zealand will begin trialling digital vaccine passports (or “immunity passports”) on routes ... <a title="How would digital covid vaccine passports work? And what’s stopping people from faking them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/how-would-digital-covid-vaccine-passports-work-and-whats-stopping-people-from-faking-them/" aria-label="Read more about How would digital covid vaccine passports work? And what’s stopping people from faking them?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2021
OPINION: By Scott Waide in Lae Yesterday in Papua New Guinea, our Port Moresby-Madang flight got cancelled. Minutes earlier, as we sat in the departure lounge, I was so confident. No there was no doubt… Cancel that. I wasn’t even thinking about a cancellation. In my universe, a cancellation was not part of the equation. ... <a title="Scott Waide: Tangfu! Just another PX flight cancellation in Port Moresby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/29/scott-waide-tangfu-just-another-px-flight-cancellation-in-port-moresby/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: Tangfu! Just another PX flight cancellation in Port Moresby">Read more</a>
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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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November 26, 2020
RNZ News Genome sequencing has showed the Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for covid-19 in China is not linked to known cases in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health says. In a statement, the ministry reported one new case of the coronavirus in managed isolation today. The person arrived on November 14 ... <a title="Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/air-nz-covid-case-not-linked-to-new-zealand-genomes-one-new-case/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2020
By RNZ News Seventeen passengers from New Zealand who travelled to Sydney under the trans-Tasman bubble arrangements have been caught entering Melbourne, reports the ABC. The ABC understands the passengers flew to Sydney and got a connecting to flight to Melbourne. Melbourne is currently not accepting international travellers. Initially it was reported that 14 passengers ... <a title="17 travellers from NZ caught entering Melbourne in travel ‘bubble breach’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/17/17-travellers-from-nz-caught-entering-melbourne-in-travel-bubble-breach/" aria-label="Read more about 17 travellers from NZ caught entering Melbourne in travel ‘bubble breach’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2020
By RNZ News A person who arrived in Japan from New Zealand with covid-19 visited Wairakei Terraces and Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland in Rotorua and Taupō shortly before their departure, health authorities have revealed. As a precaution, Toi Te Ora Public Health have alerted the public there was a “small possibility” they may have been exposed ... <a title="NZ traveller who arrives in Japan with covid-19 visited Rotorua and Taupō" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/15/nz-traveller-who-arrives-in-japan-with-covid-19-visited-rotorua-and-taupo/" aria-label="Read more about NZ traveller who arrives in Japan with covid-19 visited Rotorua and Taupō">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Police Commissioner David Manning’s media conference yesterday about the K200 million drug heist. Video: Loop PNG Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan New Guinea’s massive drug haul of more than 600kg of cocaine, seized after a mysterious plane crash by the alleged smugglers more than a week ago, has shaken authorities in both Australia and PNG. ... <a title="Four Papua New Guineans arrested in cocaine for Australia plot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/four-papua-new-guineans-arrested-in-cocaine-for-australia-plot/" aria-label="Read more about Four Papua New Guineans arrested in cocaine for Australia plot">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A combined investigation team seized more than K200 million ($80 million) worth of cocaine in the biggest drug heist in the history of Papua New Guinea last night, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The 750 kg drug was connected to the mysterious plane crash last Sunday near the PNG LNG plant west ... <a title="PNG investigation tracks down K200m ‘biggest drug heist’ – pilot fined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/01/png-investigation-tracks-down-k200m-biggest-drug-heist-pilot-fined/" aria-label="Read more about PNG investigation tracks down K200m ‘biggest drug heist’ – pilot fined">Read more</a>
