CoveragePost
June 2, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within days of being sworn in has yielded what appears to have been an early success. Whether Wong’s intervention gave Pacific leaders pause about a wide-ranging economic and security pact with ... <a title="As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/as-wong-makes-her-mark-in-the-pacific-the-albanese-government-should-look-to-history-on-mending-ties-with-china/" aria-label="Read more about As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 27, 2022
RNZ Pacific A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China’s foreign minister’s visit. Kiribati authorities have confirmed that Wang Yi would briefly stopover to meet President Taneti Maamau as part of his Pacific-wide tour. Journalist Rimon Rimon said the government had been “very secretive” and “people are frustrated ... <a title="Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/kiribati-forced-to-allow-china-visit-on-pacific-mission-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 26, 2022
By Barbara Dreaver, TV1 News Pacific correspondent Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit Kiribati on Friday for four hours as part of a Pacific tour to strengthen security ties in the region. It is the first top level bilateral meeting between the two countries since Kiribati switched allegiance to China from Taiwan in ... <a title="Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati – questions over Kanton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/top-level-chinese-delegation-headed-to-kiribati-questions-over-kanton/" aria-label="Read more about Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati – questions over Kanton">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 26, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken to media to demonstrate to the US market that New Zealand is “open for business”, having arrived in the US yesterday. Her trip includes meeting members of Congress and the UN Secretary-General, attending a launch event for sustainable meat exports, delivering the Harvard Commencement speech, meeting with ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern launches US tour with NZ ‘open for business’ message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/pm-jacinda-ardern-launches-us-tour-with-nz-open-for-business-message/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern launches US tour with NZ ‘open for business’ message">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific Australia’s newly sworn-in Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor government “will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific family”. In a message addressing the region on Monday, Wong set the tone for Australia’s renewed priorities for its island neighbours. Wong said Australia recognised climate change was “central to ... <a title="‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/were-listening-and-well-do-better-new-minister-wong-tells-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 19, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the Implications of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict and how it impacts on regional security architecture.
CoveragePost
April 21, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist The Solomon Islands prime minister is adamant a security co-operation agreement his government has signed with China will not undermine regional security. In Parliament yesterday, Manasseh Sogavare confirmed the controversial security agreement with China had been signed despite strong opposition to the ... <a title="Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/sogavare-adamant-deal-with-china-wont-undermine-regional-security/" aria-label="Read more about Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 20, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent A senior Solomon Islands MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in action among local opponents of the deal. The government in Honiara signed a controversial security agreement with China despite concern from local political figures, as well as Australia, New Zealand and ... <a title="MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/mp-warns-solomons-china-security-pact-could-inflame-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 13, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss how numerous countries have committed aid, intelligence expertise, military hardware and weapons to a multilateral effort in support of Ukraine.
CoveragePost
April 12, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says expelling the Russian ambassador remains an option, but it would not have the most impact of the actions New Zealand can take to condemn the Russian invasion. MPs are debating whether they can summons Ambassador Georgii Zuev for questioning, after he has twice rebuffed their requests to discuss ... <a title="Economic sanctions still best way to pressure Russia, says Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/economic-sanctions-still-best-way-to-pressure-russia-says-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Economic sanctions still best way to pressure Russia, says Ardern">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau in Honiara It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of arming the police. After the tensions, for a long time Solomon police did ... <a title="Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/transform-aqorau-rethinking-solomon-islands-security-focus-on-arms-unsustainable/" aria-label="Read more about Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 1, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Post-Courier newspaper today compared Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape to the infamous emperor Nero who fiddled while Rome burned over his controversial one-day Indonesian visit while facing an election in June. “And [he] was clearly despised by his people,” the paper said in a scathing editorial headlined “Tari ... <a title="Post-Courier blasts Marape for sudden Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/01/post-courier-blasts-marape-for-sudden-jakarta-junket-while-tari-burns/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier blasts Marape for sudden Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’">Read more</a>
