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September 12, 2023
PNG Post-Courier The University of Papua New Guinea’s vice-chancellor, Professor Frank Griffin, has assured protesting students of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences that their concerns raised during a sit-in last Friday will be addressed immediately. He told the students when receiving a seven-page petition containing protests over the student’s welfare which was presented ... <a title="‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/i-hear-your-cry-upng-chief-tells-protesting-medical-students/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
By Aroha Awarau Christina Dawa Kutsmana Thomas is on a mission to save her indigenous language from extinction. There are only eight people from her reservation in the state of Nevada who are fluent in Numu Yadooana — Northern Paiute, and they’re aged 70+. “I feel like I’m under immense pressure. If I don’t do ... <a title="Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous language from extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/te-reo-maori-inspires-native-american-to-save-her-own-indigenous-language-from-extinction/" aria-label="Read more about Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous language from extinction">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2023
By Venkat Raman, editor of Indian Newslink Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance of the Fijian diaspora in its progress, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad. Inaugurating the Fiji Centre, an entity established at the premises of the Whānau ... <a title="Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/02/fijis-prasad-reaches-out-to-the-nz-diaspora-to-help-rebuild-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with a debate where many focused on attacking their political opponents. Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned New Zealanders: “We can continue to move forward under Labour, or ... <a title="Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/hipkins-warns-nz-voters-against-turning-the-clock-back-on-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-fiji-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In New Zealand, both Labour and National want the teaching of ‘financial literacy’ to become compulsory in schools. (See Labour pledges compulsory financial literacy classes in schools and National also aiming to make financial literacy compulsory in schools from One News, 20 August 2023. On the 6pm news, Prime Minister Chris ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Financial Literacy, Compound Interest, and the Veneration of Money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/keith-rankin-analysis-financial-literacy-compound-interest-and-the-veneration-of-money/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Financial Literacy, Compound Interest, and the Veneration of Money">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
By Joy Olali and Max Oraka Papua New Guinea’s literacy rate stands at 63.4 percent — the lowest in the Pacific — with the government planning for it to reach 70 percent by 2027, an official says. Career Trackers chief executive Ellenor Lutikoe told the National Content Conference in Port Moresby that according to the ... <a title="PNG’s literacy rate ‘lowest in Pacific’, but government plans boost to 70%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/pngs-literacy-rate-lowest-in-pacific-but-government-plans-boost-to-70/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s literacy rate ‘lowest in Pacific’, but government plans boost to 70%">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) has warned that the nation needs to prepare itself to face more children being in conflict with the law. Chief executive officer Vani Catanasiga highlighted this while responding to Attorney-General Siromi Turaga’s revelation at the Lomaiviti Provincial Council meeting last week that schoolchildren ... <a title="Fiji faces more children being in trouble over ‘ice’, warns FCOSS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/fiji-faces-more-children-being-in-trouble-over-ice-warns-fcoss/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji faces more children being in trouble over ‘ice’, warns FCOSS">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has labelled comments made by former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama this week to media workers of Mai TV, Fijivillage and Fiji Sun outside the Suva courthouse as “distasteful, unbecoming, and unacceptable”. Bainimarama told the Mai TV cameraman in the iTaukei language on Tuesday: “Qarauna de ... <a title="Fiji media condemn ‘distasteful, unacceptable’ threats by former PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/fiji-media-condemn-distasteful-unacceptable-threats-by-former-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media condemn ‘distasteful, unacceptable’ threats by former PM">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2023
By Leitu Fereti in Suva The Brown Girl Woke initiative hopes to continue empowering Samoan youth in fighting against the culture of silence over violence. Founder Maluseu Doris Tulifau says it is essential to support young people in finding their voice and speaking out on these issues. Tulifau, 29, launched the non-profit feminist organisation in ... <a title="Samoa’s Brown Girl Woke initiative fights culture of silence on violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/18/samoas-brown-girl-woke-initiative-fights-culture-of-silence-on-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s Brown Girl Woke initiative fights culture of silence on violence">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Advocates and defenders of a nuclear-free Pacific have condemned the AUKUS military pact and warned New Zealand that the agreement would make the world “more dangerous” and should not join. Participants at a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement teachers’ wānanga launched a petition against the pact with one of the “elders” ... <a title="Nuclear-free campaigners warn against AUKUS raising Pacific tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/nuclear-free-campaigners-warn-against-aukus-raising-pacific-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear-free campaigners warn against AUKUS raising Pacific tensions">Read more</a>
