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February 27, 2022
RNZ Pacific The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic. On Thursday, Russia launched a massive invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. More than 100 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been killed in the fighting so far, with no figures for the Russians. The invasion has ... <a title="Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/russia-ukraine-conflict-will-impact-on-pacific-economies-says-usp-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand joins its international partners in condemnation of Russia’s attack on Ukraine and has immediately taken a range of measures against the Russian government. Giving a statement today about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ardern said Russia began a “military offensive and an illegal invasion” yesterday. Russian ... <a title="PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/pm-condemns-russias-ukraine-invasion-which-will-claim-many-innocent-lives/" aria-label="Read more about PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
National Māori Authority chair Matthew Tukaki has seen plenty of protests and received his fair share of abuse, but what’s been happening in Wellington this week is like nothing he has encountered before. Justin Latif reports for Local Democracy Reporting. If there’s one thing Matthew Tukaki thought he and the protesters at Parliament might agree ... <a title="Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/facing-up-to-anti-mandate-protesters-at-parliament-the-brutal-reality/" aria-label="Read more about Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby The People’s Party has made an unprecedented announcement to endorse four women candidates for all four National Capital District (NCD) seats in the Papua New Guinea national election this year. Making the announcement at Parliament House, People’s Party founder and Enga Governor, Sir Peter Ipatas introduced the four candidates ... <a title="People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/peoples-party-back-all-women-team-for-png-capital-hot-seats/" aria-label="Read more about People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the threats and violence against news media by protesters during the 16-day anti-covid-19 vaccine mandates occupation of Parliament grounds, and called for prosecutions of those responsible. The media are among favourite targets of some of the 500 or so protesters still camped in front of ... <a title="RSF condemns threats, violence against media from NZ’s ‘freedom convoy’ protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/rsf-condemns-threats-violence-against-media-from-nzs-freedom-convoy-protest/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns threats, violence against media from NZ’s ‘freedom convoy’ protest">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The early morning action on Monday to cordon off the occupation of Parliament grounds and prevent it growing might go some way to restoring public confidence in the police, which has appeared to be eroding since the protests began a fortnight ago. So far, police have pursued a ... <a title="The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/the-nz-parliament-protest-is-testing-police-independence-and-public-tolerance-are-there-lessons-from-canadas-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Lynley Tulloch There is a dangerous anger on rapid boil at the protest in Wellington. It is a stew of dispossession and unrest alongside various delusional beliefs and violent threats. Two weeks into the protest and the police have had to endure human waste and acid thrown at them; a car driven into ... <a title="Lynley Tulloch: The irony of the Parliament protest: Peace and love – and ‘executions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/lynley-tulloch-the-irony-of-the-parliament-protest-peace-and-love-and-executions/" aria-label="Read more about Lynley Tulloch: The irony of the Parliament protest: Peace and love – and ‘executions’">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
COMMENTARY: Open letter by Nick Rockel to the Parliament protesters. So the Parliament protest goes on, the first protest I can recall having absolutely no sympathy for. I’ve been on marches protesting lack of education funding, nuclear testing, abuse of GCSB [Government Communications Security Bureau] powers, the TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] etc. All of which I ... <a title="Nick Rockel: Flower children and neo-Nazis, don’t hold the capital to ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/nick-rockel-flower-children-and-neo-nazis-dont-hold-the-capital-to-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about Nick Rockel: Flower children and neo-Nazis, don’t hold the capital to ransom">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
RNZ News Many central Wellington shops face a crisis, university buildings have been closed for eight weeks and many report major disruptions from the illegal anti-vaccination mandates protest at New Zealand’s Parliament, with people’s patience wearing thin and calls for more decisive action. Retail NZ said the road blocks and disruption were a disaster for ... <a title="Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/parliament-disruption-growing-calls-for-nz-protesters-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
Last week the Bougainville Autonomous Government announced an agreement had been reach with Panguna landowners to reopen the island’s controversial gold and copper mine. Once the backbone of the Papua New Guinea economy, Panguna has been idle since the civil war began more than 30 years ago — a war the mine was at least ... <a title="PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/png-faces-dilemma-over-momentous-decision-to-reopen-bougainvilles-panguna-mine/" aria-label="Read more about PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
RNZ News Almost 30 community leaders of New Zealand’s capital Wellington have banded together to urge an immediate end of the illegal protest activities at Parliament. Among those who have signed the joint statement are the region’s mayors, MPs, principals and business leaders. The letter says Wellingtonians and city workers have been “intimidated” by protesters, ... <a title="‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/weve-had-enough-call-to-nz-capital-protesters-from-city-whos-who/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
By Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporting journalist A Kaipara district councillor’s almost week-long participation in New Zealand’s anti-covid-19 mandate protest at Parliament is jeopardising the safety of Kaipara residents, warns Mayor Dr Jason Smith. Dr Smith said he was particularly worried about those in the councillor’s West Coast/Central council ward which had Kaipara’s lowest vaccination ... <a title="Mayor slams Kaipara councillor’s protest role as ‘health risk’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/mayor-slams-kaipara-councillors-protest-role-as-health-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor slams Kaipara councillor’s protest role as ‘health risk’">Read more</a>
