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September 24, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field Just the other day a robot guard came along a corridor in a special digital prison, consulted his flatscreen embedded on its wrist and then pressed his thumb on a door, which sprang open. For the fourth time, I was being released from Facebook prison having served a term of imprisonment ... <a title="Michael Field: Freedom at midday – stories from Facebook prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/24/michael-field-freedom-at-midday-stories-from-facebook-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Field: Freedom at midday – stories from Facebook prison">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2022
PNG Post-Courier The tears came freely as the birth of the new nation of Papua New Guinea was heralded by a new flag — the Glorious Red, Black and Gold. Tears of joy, tears of freedom, tears of sadness, all rolled into one on the momentous occasion of the end of an era of colonialism. ... <a title="PNG’s Sir Julius: ‘I shed tears of joy and sadness – for a new beginning’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/pngs-sir-julius-i-shed-tears-of-joy-and-sadness-for-a-new-beginning/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Sir Julius: ‘I shed tears of joy and sadness – for a new beginning’">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
REVIEW: By David Robie Seven weeks ago the Philippines truth-telling martial law film Katips was basking in the limelight in the country’s national FAMAS academy movie awards, winning best picture and a total of six other awards. Last week it began a four month “world tour” of 10 countries starting in the Middle East followed ... <a title="Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/martial-law-brutality-in-educational-musical-drama-katips-touches-raw-nerve-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Laurens Ikinia Governor Lukas Enembe of Indonesia’s Melanesian province of Papua has been banned from travelling abroad by the state Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, preventing him undergoing vital medical treatment in the Philippines. Governor Enembe, 55, was due to go to Manila this month. However, his ... <a title="Jakarta bans Papuan governor Enembe from vital medical treatment trip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/jakarta-bans-papuan-governor-enembe-from-vital-medical-treatment-trip/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta bans Papuan governor Enembe from vital medical treatment trip">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
By Sri Krishnamurthi Rachael Mario isn’t just any woman, she is special in that she hails from the idyllic South Pacific island of Rotuma. And it is her love for social work which she hopes will propel her and her Roskill Community Voice and City Vision team onto the Mt Roskill board. It is also ... <a title="Love of social work propels Rotuma’s Rachael Mario into local elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/love-of-social-work-propels-rotumas-rachael-mario-into-local-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Love of social work propels Rotuma’s Rachael Mario into local elections">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
RNZ Pacific France’s new Minister for Overseas Territories Jean-François Carenco was told to “find a solution” to the political impasse in New Caledonia. Carenco started his visit at the Assembly of the Loyalty island region, to the west of the mainland. He was greeted in local Kanak customary way, after which the party made its ... <a title="‘Find a solution’ to the Kanaky political impasse, Macron told new minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/find-a-solution-to-the-kanaky-political-impasse-macron-told-new-minister/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Find a solution’ to the Kanaky political impasse, Macron told new minister">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at the age of 96. The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her 70-year reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in December ... <a title="Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/flags-at-half-mast-across-the-pacific-as-leaders-pay-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/" aria-label="Read more about Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe in Rotorua, making the absurd statement: “Our long-term plan is to get them into sustainable, long-term safe housing. It’s why for instance we’ve worked so hard to now have built ... <a title="John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/john-minto-where-are-the-journalists-to-tackle-nzs-prime-ministerial-spin-on-state-housing/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Civicus Monitor has documented an uptick in restrictions on civic space by the Solomon Islands government, which led to the downgrading of the coiuntry’s rating to “narrowed” in December 2021. As previously documented, there have been threats to ban Facebook in the country and attempts to vilify civil society. The ... <a title="Civicus raps Solomon Islands over rights curbs, tighter media controls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/civicus-raps-solomon-islands-over-rights-curbs-tighter-media-controls/" aria-label="Read more about Civicus raps Solomon Islands over rights curbs, tighter media controls">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov in Oslo We call for a world in which technology is built in service of humanity and where our global public square protects human rights above profits. Right now, the huge potential of technology to advance our societies has been undermined by the business model and design of ... <a title="Maria Ressa and Muratov’s 10-point plan over global information crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/maria-ressa-and-muratovs-10-point-plan-over-global-information-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Ressa and Muratov’s 10-point plan over global information crisis">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, publisher of Knightly Views Every journalist that “outs” a conspiracy theorist or extremist paints a target on their own back. The anti-truth brigade thrives in dark places and shining a light on it and its associates is doing a public service. Yet it comes at a cost. The tone of abuse ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Latter-day anarchists throw digital bombs at NZ journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/gavin-ellis-latter-day-anarchists-throw-digital-bombs-at-nz-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Latter-day anarchists throw digital bombs at NZ journalists">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2022
By Stephen Forbes of Local Democracy Reporting Despite total borrowings reaching $11.1 billion, the Auckland Council Group’s latest results show it has managed to weather the worst of the storm created by the covid pandemic. But the super city’s statement to the NZX shows it will face some tough times ahead as it seeks to ... <a title="Super city Auckland’s council financial results signal tough times ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/super-city-aucklands-council-financial-results-signal-tough-times-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Super city Auckland’s council financial results signal tough times ahead">Read more</a>
