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March 8, 2024
RNZ News Television New Zealand is proposing to axe its long-running and award-winning current affairs programme Sunday, hosted by veteran broadcaster Miriama Kamo. It is part of plans to cut dozens of jobs at the public broadcaster. Staff were learning which programmes will be affected at a series of meetings today. TVNZ said a proposal ... <a title="TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/tvnz-plans-to-axe-fair-go-sunday-midday-and-night-news-in-restructure/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific A Nuku’alofa business has started to sell “sparkling kava” on tap for those interested in tasting the traditional brew. Tricia Emberson and her family owned Pacific Brewing Tonga business launched the initiative at their Reload Bar in Nuku’alofa last week. The project has been a two-year ongoing project that is ... <a title="‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/sparkling-kava-on-tap-tongan-entrepreneur-adds-twist-to-tradition/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Gerehu, the sprawling suburban township to the north of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby, is now a “ghost town” for shoppers. All major shops in the central business district in the city’s biggest suburb — Papindo, Gmart, Total Energy service station, Desh Besh Motors, Pharmacy, Supermarket and the bakery which serve a ... <a title="PNG’s Gerehu became a ‘ghost town in the blink of an eye’ after riot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/16/pngs-gerehu-became-a-ghost-town-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-after-riot/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Gerehu became a ‘ghost town in the blink of an eye’ after riot">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Stuff New Zealand’s Stuff media group has joined other leading news organisations around the world in restricting Open AI from using its content to power artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. A growing number of media companies globally have taken action to block access to Open AI bots from crawling and scraping content from their news ... <a title="Stuff joins global media groups curbing Open AI from using news sites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/stuff-joins-global-media-groups-curbing-open-ai-from-using-news-sites/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff joins global media groups curbing Open AI from using news sites">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2023
By Venkat Raman, editor of Indian Newslink Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance of the Fijian diaspora in its progress, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad. Inaugurating the Fiji Centre, an entity established at the premises of the Whānau ... <a title="Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/02/fijis-prasad-reaches-out-to-the-nz-diaspora-to-help-rebuild-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Jubi News Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades between 2000-2020 in massive deforestation. Greenpeace’s research shows this deforestation occurred mainly due to the increasingly widespread licensing of land-based extractive industries that damage the rights of indigenous peoples. Wamafma ... <a title="Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/massive-deforestation-in-west-papua-greenpeace-reveals-loss-of-641400-ha/" aria-label="Read more about Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby More than 300 companies operating in Papua New Guinea are facing penalties and will be issued infringement notices for not adhering to the country’s labour laws, Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has announced. He said on Thursday that pending the official release of the full report of the National ... <a title="300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/300-png-companies-face-penalties-over-failing-to-uphold-labour-laws/" aria-label="Read more about 300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2023
RNZ News Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand’s largest ever trade delegation to China has been “knocking on open doors”. Hipkins held a media briefing yesterday on the final day of his week-long trip to China. Hipkins has headed the trade delegation to China and has had successful meetings with top-ranking politicians, including Chinese ... <a title="PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and services’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/01/pm-on-china-visit-door-wide-open-for-nz-products-and-services/" aria-label="Read more about PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and services’">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva Fiji’s Coalition government strongly believes that addressing the country’s priorities head-on is the cornerstone to building a progressive and prosperous nation for future generations, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. Speaking at the National Economic Summit 2023 in Suva today, Rabuka said the event was an opportunity for Fiji to take ... <a title="Fiji’s economic summit addresses ‘daunting’ challenges, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/fijis-economic-summit-addresses-daunting-challenges-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s economic summit addresses ‘daunting’ challenges, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji’s Department of Information spent $889,234.84 in taxpayer funds to the Fiji-owned company Vatis Communications until its contract was terminated earlier this year. Prime Minister and Minister for Information and Public Enterprises Sitiveni Rabuka revealed this in Parliament last week in response to questions raised surrounding the engagement of Vatis ... <a title="$889k-plus in Fiji taxpayer funds paid out to Vatis Communications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/889k-plus-in-fiji-taxpayer-funds-paid-out-to-vatis-communications/" aria-label="Read more about $889k-plus in Fiji taxpayer funds paid out to Vatis Communications">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
By Anish Chand in Suva Post Fiji Ltd has engaged a law firm to recover $9.6 million from an Australia-based mail logistics company that used Post Fiji’s logo to conduct business dealings with postal agencies around the globe. This, according to the Auditor-General in his report on the review of public enterprises 2020-2021 that was ... <a title="$9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/9-6m-scandal-post-fiji-to-pay-huge-bill-to-australia-based-mail-company/" aria-label="Read more about $9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Corporate diversity and inclusion have become more about profits than about recognising the rights of women and minorities, argues ousted Te Whatu Ora chair Rob Campbell. COMMENTARY: By Rob Campbell Just as we are making some progress on diversity and inclusion policies in business governance and management my perverse mind is starting to have doubts. ... <a title="Rob Campbell: Are diversity policies backfiring in business – or am I just being a grumpy old man?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/rob-campbell-are-diversity-policies-backfiring-in-business-or-am-i-just-being-a-grumpy-old-man/" aria-label="Read more about Rob Campbell: Are diversity policies backfiring in business – or am I just being a grumpy old man?">Read more</a>