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August 2, 2022
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission is warning more work is needed to ensure its survival. In 1987, a bill introduced by Koro Wetere was passed after years of campaigning — including the Māori language petition, ... <a title="Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/celebrating-35-years-of-te-reo-maori-as-an-official-language-but-still-a-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Frontline investigative articles on Aotearoa New Zealand’s 23-day Parliament protester siege, social media disinformation and Asia-Pacific media changes and adaptations are featured in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The assault on “truth telling” reportage is led by The Disinformation Project, which warns that “conspiratorial thought continues to impact on the lives ... <a title="NZ’s Parliament siege, ‘disinformation war’, kava and media change featured in latest PJR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/29/nzs-parliament-siege-disinformation-war-kava-and-media-change-featured-in-latest-pjr/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Parliament siege, ‘disinformation war’, kava and media change featured in latest PJR">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific A Fiji political leader is calling out the Australian and New Zealand governments on their “deafening silence” over human rights issues in the region. The leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, has called out the two countries for not acknowledging what he described as “the declining standards” of democracy, ... <a title="Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing ‘democratic deficit’ in Pacific region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/prasad-criticises-nz-australia-over-not-addressing-democratic-deficit-in-pacific-region/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing ‘democratic deficit’ in Pacific region">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
By Jairo Bolledo in Manila A day before the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr in Quezon City, a shooting incident inside the Ateneo de Manila University claimed the lives of at least three individuals, including the former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Rose Furigay. Furigay was supposed to ... <a title="Three killed, including former mayor, in Manila university campus shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/three-killed-including-former-mayor-in-manila-university-campus-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Three killed, including former mayor, in Manila university campus shooting">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
The University of South Pacific’s vice-chancellor says Fiji’s failure to pay its grant contribution for the third year in a row is affecting the regional university’s operations and students, reports ABC’s Pacific Beat. The Fiji government has refused to pay its grant since 2019 and did not allocate funding for its USP grant in the ... <a title="USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay grant for third year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/usp-forced-to-cut-costs-as-fiji-still-refuses-to-pay-grant-for-third-year/" aria-label="Read more about USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay grant for third year">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage John PerryMasaya, Nicaragua July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it’s yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. We’ll hear ... <a title="Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/nicaragua-celebrates-43-years-of-revolution-a-clash-between-reality-and-media-misrepresentation/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva The West and China continue to exert influence over the Pacific region. But discussions of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are increasingly patronising, framing them as vulnerable, and omitting their agency. In the battle for geopolitical influence and supremacy in the Pacific, the two most visible antagonists, the Anglo-West and China, ... <a title="Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/steven-ratuva-pacific-agency-a-devalued-political-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka is infamous for making Fiji a republic after carrying out a military coup 35 years ago by overthrowing an Indo-Fijian dominated government to help maintain indigenous supremacy. Rabuka has been a central figure in Fijian politics since 1987 — as the nation’s first coup maker, a former prime minister, most recently ... <a title="Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/26/sitiveni-rabuka-takes-fiji-campaign-trail-to-aotearoa-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk A new Asia Pacific social justice research and publication nonprofit has awarded a diversity communications trophy to a West Papuan postgraduate student who has advocated for the education and welfare of his fellow students. Several dozen Papuan students trying to complete their studies were stranded in Aotearoa New Zealand by a ... <a title="Social justice research network awards trophy to Papuan student advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/social-justice-research-network-awards-trophy-to-papuan-student-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Social justice research network awards trophy to Papuan student advocate">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delivered the highly regarded Harvard Commencement address, calling out social media as a threat to modern day democracy. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the university. The Commencement is steeped in history with Ardern’s predecessors including Winston Churchill, JFK, Angela Merkel — and topically ... <a title="‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/democracy-can-be-fragile-ardern-uses-harvard-speech-to-call-out-tech-companies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
By George Heagney of Stuff in Palmerston North Students from West Papua desperate to stay in New Zealand after having their scholarships cut are pinning their hopes on finding an employer to sponsor new working visas. About 40 students from the Indonesian province of Papua have been studying at different tertiary institutions in New Zealand. ... <a title="West Papuan students fight on for rights to education in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/west-papuan-students-fight-on-for-rights-to-education-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students fight on for rights to education in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police have warned the public to take precaution with criminals now operating in large numbers in some suburbs of the second city Lae after an attack on University of Technology students. Metropolitan police commander Chief Superintendent Chris Kunyanban issued the warning following the attack on Unitech when more than 30 ... <a title="Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/police-warn-png-public-about-robbers-after-attack-on-unitech-students/" aria-label="Read more about Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students">Read more</a>
