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June 22, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next government in Papua New Guinea with their party leaders eager to be next Prime Minister. These are current coalition leader PANGU, headed by incumbent Prime Minister James Marape, opposition leader Belden Namah’s PNG Party and the People’s National Congress led by former ... <a title="Namah challenges among frontrunners for PNG’s next prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/namah-challenges-among-frontrunners-for-pngs-next-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Namah challenges among frontrunners for PNG’s next prime minister">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2022
RNZ Pacific In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party candidates have won a clean sweep of all three seats in the French National Assembly. The three will sit with the left-wing Nupes group which emerged as the second biggest force in the 577-strong National Assembly. The success of the alliance around Jean-Luc ... <a title="Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/tahiti-pro-independence-candidates-sweep-seats-in-french-national-assembly/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Australia has gifted Papua New Guinea with 3000 ballistic vests and 3000 helmets which arrived at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby today. They were flown in on a Royal Australian Airforce C17 Globemaster inbound from the United States. The ballistic vests and helmets are a gift from Australia ... <a title="Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/australia-gifts-png-with-vests-and-helmets-ahead-of-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2022
By Kolopu Waima in Mendi, Papua New Guinea She is brave — no other word can describe this Papua New Guinean woman. Ruth Undi Siwinu isn’t only challenging the norms and a huge field of male candidates in Southern Highlands, but knows the task ahead and she is prepared to take them head on. In ... <a title="‘Make history’ and vote in a woman instead of ‘failed’ men, says PNG’s Siwinu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/make-history-and-vote-in-a-woman-instead-of-failed-men-says-pngs-siwinu/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Make history’ and vote in a woman instead of ‘failed’ men, says PNG’s Siwinu">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2022
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Former FijiFirst party member and parliamentarian Alifereti Nabulivou claims many Fijians across the country have only one thing in mind: “They no longer want the FijiFirst party in power.” A staunch supporter of the Unity Fiji party since 2018, Nabulivou highlighted this during a recent campaign meeting in Mokani, Bau, ... <a title="Fijians ‘no longer want FijiFirst in power’, says former party MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/fijians-no-longer-want-fijifirst-in-power-says-former-party-mp/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians ‘no longer want FijiFirst in power’, says former party MP">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine political events taking shape in South America. In particular, Buchanan and Manning will detail how there is a presidential run-off election in Colombia this Saturday and examine the outcomes of recent elections in Chile, Nicaragua, Honduras and Peru.
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June 14, 2022
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s first round of the French National Assembly election has seen surprise advances of the pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) whose two candidates both made it to next Sunday’s run-off round. Wali Wahetra came second in the constituency made up of the anti-independence stronghold Noumea plus the mainly Kanak ... <a title="Rival New Caledonian sides left in run for French National Assembly seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/rival-new-caledonian-sides-left-in-run-for-french-national-assembly-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Rival New Caledonian sides left in run for French National Assembly seats">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean police are investigating serious firearms offences allegedly involving five candidates contesting the election in the Highlands region. The candidates in two different provinces are being investigated for the use of firearms at campaign rallies, for firing an unlicensed firearm, being in possession of ... <a title="PNG police probe election candidates’ alleged use of guns in Highlands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/png-police-probe-election-candidates-alleged-use-of-guns-in-highlands/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police probe election candidates’ alleged use of guns in Highlands">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2022
By Thierry Lepani and Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea The ugly side of Papua New Guinean elections has shown its face in the Western Highlands capital Mt Hagen with unknown suspects sabotaging one of the busiest airports in the country to protest against the appointment of electoral officials. Using the cover of ... <a title="PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/png-police-brand-mt-hagen-airport-sabotage-as-act-of-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2022
By David Robie Migrants and overseas Filipinos in Aotearoa New Zealand today called on the governments of both Australia and New Zealand to halt all military and security aid to the Philippines in protest over last month’s “fraudulent” general election. At simultaneous meetings in Auckland and Wellington, a new broad coalition of social justice and ... <a title="Filipino migrants call on NZ to halt military aid to Philippines over Marcos election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/07/filipino-migrants-call-on-nz-to-halt-military-aid-to-philippines-over-marcos-election/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino migrants call on NZ to halt military aid to Philippines over Marcos election">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific An indigenous legal challenge in a bid to annul the result of last December’s referendum on New Caledonia’s independence from France has failed. The highest administrative court in Paris has rejected a claim by the Kanak customary Senate that the impact of the covid-19 pandemic was such that the referendum outcome was illegitimate. ... <a title="French court rejects Kanak Senate bid to annul New Caledonia referendum outcome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/06/french-court-rejects-kanak-senate-bid-to-annul-new-caledonia-referendum-outcome/" aria-label="Read more about French court rejects Kanak Senate bid to annul New Caledonia referendum outcome">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Opposition People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing any agreements with China when their foreign minister visits Port Moresby today. “Now is not the right time,” the former prime minister said of the visit by Chinese Foreign Minister ... <a title="O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/oneill-warns-marape-over-improper-eleventh-hour-china-meeting/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting">Read more</a>