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October 28, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders’ troika, along with the Fiji’s prime minister, arrived in Kanaky New Caledonia at the weekend for a fact-finding mission on the French Pacific territory’s situation. The troika plus format involves the PIF’s previous, current and future chairs. They are mission ... <a title="Pacific leaders’ troika begins New Caledonia fact-finding mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/pacific-leaders-troika-begins-new-caledonia-fact-finding-mission/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders’ troika begins New Caledonia fact-finding mission">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor A Kanak pastor from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa, says connecting with Pacific activists has given him the chance to feel hope again after months of riots in the French territory. Reverend Billy Wetewea told RNZ Pacific on the ... <a title="Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/kanak-pastor-advocates-for-hope-and-humanity-as-pacific-leaders-visit-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor Tuvalu’s Transport, Energy, and Communications Minister Simon Kofe has expressed doubt about Australia’s reliability in addressing the climate crisis. Kofe was reacting to the latest report by report by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, which found that Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom are responsible for more ... <a title="‘We have to keep pressuring Australia to do the right thing’, says Tuvalu MP on climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/27/we-have-to-keep-pressuring-australia-to-do-the-right-thing-says-tuvalu-mp-on-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We have to keep pressuring Australia to do the right thing’, says Tuvalu MP on climate action">Read more</a>
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October 26, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews France has been criticised for the “alarming” death toll in New Caledonia during recent protests and its “cold shower” approach to decolonisation by experts of the UN Human Rights Committee. The UN committee met this week in Geneva for France’s five-yearly human rights review with a focus on its Pacific ... <a title="UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/26/un-experts-alarmed-by-kanaky-new-caledonia-deaths-as-pacific-fact-finding-mission-readies/" aria-label="Read more about UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin In the lead up to the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto last Sunday, Indonesia established five “Vulnerable Area Buffer Infantry Battalions” in key regions across West Papua — a move described by Indonesian Army Chief-of-Staff Maruli Simanjuntak as a “strategic initiative” by the new leader. The battalions are based in the ... <a title="Prabowo takes power as Indonesian military set up new battalions – what now for West Papuans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/25/prabowo-takes-power-as-indonesian-military-set-up-new-battalions-what-now-for-west-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo takes power as Indonesian military set up new battalions – what now for West Papuans?">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2024
The National, PNG Indonesia will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested Jakarta’s sovereignty over the Melanesian region resulting in conflicts and clashes with law enforcement agencies, says Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape. He arrived in Port Moresby on Monday night from Indonesia where he attended the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto ... <a title="Indonesia to offer ‘amnesty’ for West Papuans contesting Jakarta’s rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/indonesia-to-offer-amnesty-for-west-papuans-contesting-jakartas-rule/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia to offer ‘amnesty’ for West Papuans contesting Jakarta’s rule">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2024
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Local villagers have lined the roadsides with lanterns to welcome His Royal Highness. ... <a title="King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/king-charles-arrives-in-samoa-for-resilient-environment-chogm/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2024
Asia Pacific Report France’s Supreme Court has overturned a judgment imprisoning pretrial in mainland France Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Tein, who is widely regarded as a political prisoner, reports Libération. Tein, who is head of the CCAT (Field Action Coordination Unit) in New Caledonia was in August elected president of the main pro-independence umbrella group ... <a title="Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/kanak-leader-christian-teins-jailing-in-france-overturned-in-new-legal-twist/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the disputed Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, cautious optimism. The remote and resource-rich region has long been a flashpoint for conflict, with its people enduring decades of alleged military ... <a title="Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/prabowos-presidency-sparks-fear-and-faint-hope-in-indonesias-contested-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
By Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi in Apia The Ocean Declaration that will be agreed upon at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week will be known as the Apia Ocean Declaration. In an exclusive interview with the Samoa Observer, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said members were in a unique position to bring their voices ... <a title="Apia Ocean Declaration to be ‘crown jewel’ of CHOGM climate ‘fight back’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/apia-ocean-declaration-to-be-crown-jewel-of-chogm-climate-fight-back/" aria-label="Read more about Apia Ocean Declaration to be ‘crown jewel’ of CHOGM climate ‘fight back’">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
INTERVIEW: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Last week, New Caledonia was visited by France’s new Overseas Minister, François Buffet, offering a more conciliatory position by Paris. This week, the territory, torn apart by violent riots, is to receive a Pacific Islands Forum fact-finding mission comprised of four prime ministers. New Caledonia has been ... <a title="New Caledonia crisis: Pacific leaders’ mission must ‘look beyond surface’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/new-caledonia-crisis-pacific-leaders-mission-must-look-beyond-surface/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia crisis: Pacific leaders’ mission must ‘look beyond surface’">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2024
By Harry Pearl of BenarNews An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the autonomous island of Bougainville has been held in Papua New Guinea. The lawsuit against Rio Tinto and its subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is seeking compensation, expected ... <a title="Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/13/rio-tinto-class-action-begins-over-toxic-bougainville-mine-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster">Read more</a>
