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June 28, 2021
RNZ Pacific The electoral stalemate in Samoa finally looks set to be resolved with a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday paving the way for a Supreme Court hearing today. Today’s hearing will determine whether the swearing-in ceremony held last month by the election-winning FAST party was legal. The Supreme Court is due to sit ... <a title="Samoan court ruling may open door to Parliament sitting this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/samoan-court-ruling-may-open-door-to-parliament-sitting-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan court ruling may open door to Parliament sitting this week">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Court of Appeal in Samoa says its ruling from June 2 on the sixth women’s seat cannot be used to delay the convening of Parliament. The court had said a sixth woman is required to satisfy the constitutional requirements but that any decision on this be delayed until after the electoral petition ... <a title="Samoa’s FAST gets Appeal Court election clarification it wanted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/samoas-fast-gets-appeal-court-election-clarification-it-wanted/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s FAST gets Appeal Court election clarification it wanted">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane When I ring home to West Papua, my village people often ask me about the rumours that they have heard, of an upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting. They ask, “When is the MSG meeting?” and if West Papua will be accepted as a full member. I tell them ... <a title="West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/west-papua-unhappy-over-never-ending-msg-membership-tragedies/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2021
Tagata Pasifika They were the face of a generation growing up in a new land. They were the Polynesian Panthers, young activists fighting against social and racial injustice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Fifty years on, they’re back to share their struggles and triumphs as we look back on their legacy. From 1971-1974, the Polynesian Panthers ... <a title="Tagata Pasifika Special: Celebrating 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/19/tagata-pasifika-special-celebrating-50-years-of-the-polynesian-panthers/" aria-label="Read more about Tagata Pasifika Special: Celebrating 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from Parliament. The court ruling could trigger the collapse of Vanuatu’s government but a subsequent appeal is likely to grant a stay of execution for the administration of Bob Loughman. Gracia ... <a title="Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/vanuatu-supreme-court-confirms-19-government-mps-lose-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2021
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has granted a stay on the vacation of 19 seats in the country’s Parliament. On Tuesday, the Speaker of Parliament, Gracia Shadrack, declared the seats of Prime Minister Bob Loughman and 18 of his MPs vacant because they had been absent from Parliament on three consecutive ... <a title="Vanuatu judge stays Speaker’s vacation of PM plus 18 parliamentary seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/10/vanuatu-judge-stays-speakers-vacation-of-pm-plus-18-parliamentary-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu judge stays Speaker’s vacation of PM plus 18 parliamentary seats">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk In the latest twist in Samoa’s political rollercoaster, the FAST party has accused the rival HRPP leader of contempt of court, reports Pacific Media Network News. Tuila’epa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has been accused of ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to convene Parliament, when FAST should have been sworn in as government. ... <a title="Samoa’s caretaker PM Tuila’epa sued for contempt of court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/10/samoas-caretaker-pm-tuilaepa-sued-for-contempt-of-court/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s caretaker PM Tuila’epa sued for contempt of court">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
RNZ Pacific Samoa’s Prime Minister-elect, FAST party leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, says negotiations remain at an impasse between her party and the rival Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). The parties met yesterday in Apia to try and resolve the stalemate resulting from the April 9 election. In a statement last night, Fiame maintained that FAST ... <a title="Samoa leadership talks fail to resolve political impasse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/samoa-leadership-talks-fail-to-resolve-political-impasse/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa leadership talks fail to resolve political impasse">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand’s largest ever crowd in support of migrant rights gathered in Auckland’s Aotea Square at the weekend in triple protests that also marked solidarity for Palestinian justice and the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, China. More than 1500 people filled the square on Saturday proclaiming “migrant lives matter” with speakers ... <a title="Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice and Tiananmen massacre also feature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/gallery-migrant-lives-matter-protest-slams-nz-policies-palestinian-justice-and-tiananmen-massacre-also-feature/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice and Tiananmen massacre also feature">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board Buoyed as he is by [Wednesday’s] court decision, Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister has shown a character flaw weighing down upon our national politics: an inability to face up to hard truths. Despite Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi having just alleged the judiciary was conspiring against him, the Appellate Court ... <a title="Samoa Observer: For Tuilaepa, the truth hurts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/05/samoa-observer-for-tuilaepa-the-truth-hurts/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: For Tuilaepa, the truth hurts">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Fuimaono Dylan Asafo Samoa’s Court of Appeal (CA) ruled yesterday that Article 44(1A) of the Constitution requires that six women should sit in Parliament. With all due respect, I believe that the CA’s decision was incorrect. This is on the grounds that the CA has overreached its powers by encroaching on the law-making ... <a title="Fuimaono Dylan Asafo: Samoan ruling an unfortunate case of judicial overreach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/fuimaono-dylan-asafo-samoan-ruling-an-unfortunate-case-of-judicial-overreach/" aria-label="Read more about Fuimaono Dylan Asafo: Samoan ruling an unfortunate case of judicial overreach">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific The leaders of Samoa’s two main political parties have finally found something to agree upon since the April 9 general election – they will meet. Following yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling, both the caretaker prime minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi and prime minister-elect, FAST Party leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, announced they plan to meet. ... <a title="Samoa’s two leaders both keen to meet following appeal court ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoas-two-leaders-both-keen-to-meet-following-appeal-court-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s two leaders both keen to meet following appeal court ruling">Read more</a>
