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April 4, 2023
RNZ News Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call. Ardern established the initiative to eliminate violent extremist content online in the wake of the March 15 mosque attacks. Her successor as Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, appointed Ardern to the newly created position. He had previously hinted she ... <a title="Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/ex-pm-ardern-named-christchurch-call-envoy-against-online-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2023
By Jean Nuia in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea’s fourth prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, has died — four days shy of his 76th birthday which would have been celebrated today. The late Sir Rabbie was born Rabbie Langanai Namaliu on April 3, 1947, to early local missionaries Darius and Utul Ioan Namaliu, ... <a title="PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/pngs-sir-rabbie-blessed-at-birth-hell-be-a-big-man-clever/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after a militant nationalist group targeted the Papuan students. The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held the rally on Saturday calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum ... <a title="Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/australian-advocacy-group-condemns-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-democracy-rally-in-bali/" aria-label="Read more about Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Vanuatu’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Trading Post Ltd, the owner of the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper, BUZZ FM96 and other media outlets, in a case against the government’s refusal to renew the company’s former media director’s work permit. Dan McGarry, who served as a director of the company when he had his ... <a title="‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/i-feel-vindicated-vanuatu-daily-post-in-landmark-work-permit-win/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2023
RNZ Pacific The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change and human rights. The resolution was tabled by Vanuatu and a core group of 17 countries, aiming to clarify what the obligations of states are in protecting the rights ... <a title="UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/30/un-adopts-vanuatu-led-resolution-in-epic-win-on-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Communication Minister Timothy Masiu has hit back at recent reports termed as “inaccurate” over the control of media in Papua New Guinea from his ministerial statement in Parliament. He said it was not true that the government was trying to control the media by setting up a Media Council. ... <a title="PNG’s Masiu denies ‘control of media’ but calls for ‘accountability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/29/pngs-masiu-denies-control-of-media-but-calls-for-accountability/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Masiu denies ‘control of media’ but calls for ‘accountability’">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2023
By Giff Johnson in MajuroBig picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, says one of the region’s foremost commentators in an interview published n the Marshall Islands Journal. Breaking down barriers between Pacific islands to spur economic development, visioning 21st century skills that island youth must ... <a title="‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/29/big-picture-vision-conversations-missing-in-pacific-says-aqorau/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The Fiji government is signalling that it will not completely tear down the country’s controversial media law which, according to local newsrooms and journalism commentators, has stunted press freedom and development for more than a decade. Ahead of the 2022 general elections last December, ... <a title="Repeal ‘draconian’ MIDA Act, urge Fiji media and journalism stakeholders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/28/repeal-draconian-mida-act-urge-fiji-media-and-journalism-stakeholders/" aria-label="Read more about Repeal ‘draconian’ MIDA Act, urge Fiji media and journalism stakeholders">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2023
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary system means the work of Parliament’s Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Compared to several years ago there’s now also significantly more acknowledgement of and referral to Māori ... <a title="Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at NZ’s Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/27/keeping-the-flow-the-use-of-te-reo-maori-at-nzs-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at NZ’s Parliament">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Communications Fiji Ltd (CFL) chair William Parkinson has called for a repeal of Fiji’s Media Industry Development Act 2010 and more discussion on the proposed Media Ownership and Registration Bill 2023. He said this during a public consultation on the review of MIDA Act 2010 at Suvavou House yesterday where ... <a title="Repeal Fiji’s media law and start with ‘clean slate’, says CFL chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/24/repeal-fijis-media-law-and-start-with-clean-slate-says-cfl-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Repeal Fiji’s media law and start with ‘clean slate’, says CFL chief">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2023
A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and pay closer attention to AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific strategy and China’s response to them. Speaking from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Dame Meg Taylor said Pacific leaders were being sidelined in major geopolitical decisions affecting ... <a title="Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/pacific-needs-to-sit-up-and-pay-close-attention-to-aukus-says-dame-meg-taylor/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull — aka Posie Parker — has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealand’s role in limiting who can visit and speak in the country. ... <a title="Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/does-public-safety-trump-free-speech-historys-case-for-banning-anti-trans-activist-posie-parker-from-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ">Read more</a>
