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July 31, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Prue Taylor in Auckland From 1949 to 1996 more than 300 nuclear devices were detonated in the Pacific. In the mid-1990s a generation of political leaders had the foresight, wisdom and courage to support a civil society initiative that led to an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legality of the ... <a title="NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/31/nz-should-show-real-solidarity-with-the-pacific-by-embracing-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action">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 28, 2022
RNZ Pacific The French nuclear compensation commission CIVEN says that last year it paid out US$16.6 million to victims of France’s nuclear weapons tests. France tested 193 atomic weapons in French Polynesia over three decades from 1966 to 1996 after abandoning its testing regime in Algeria. In its report for 2021, the commission said it ... <a title="France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/28/france-pays-out-us16m-on-nearly-100-tahiti-nuclear-compensation-claims/" aria-label="Read more about France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
The National Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has visited Guava village in the heartland of the Panguna mine in Central Bougainville to pay his respects to the resting place of Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) leader Francis Ona. It was the first time President Toroama had visited Guava in 25 years after the 1997 Roreinang coup that ... <a title="Bougainville’s Toroama visits Ona’s rebel village 25 years after civil war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/bougainvilles-toroama-visits-onas-rebel-village-25-years-after-civil-war/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville’s Toroama visits Ona’s rebel village 25 years after civil war">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2022
RNZ Pacific Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio will attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s stead as she recovers from covid-19. In a statement confirming the move this afternoon Aupito, who is also the Associate Foreign Minister, said he looked forward to the opportunity to talanoa with Pacific Island counterparts at ... <a title="Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/24/aupito-to-attend-pacific-islands-forum-in-fiji-instead-of-mahuta/" aria-label="Read more about Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2022
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor A shellshocked Climate Change Minister James Shaw has been ejected from the New Zealand Greens’ leadership by a minority of party delegates and has yet to decide whether he will fight to stay on. Thirty-two out of 107 delegates voted at the party’s online annual general meeting ... <a title="‘A bit of a surprise’ – Greens co-leader James Shaw’s job on the line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/24/a-bit-of-a-surprise-greens-co-leader-james-shaws-job-on-the-line/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A bit of a surprise’ – Greens co-leader James Shaw’s job on the line">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Megan Darby, editor of Climate Home News When it comes to the world’s two biggest emitters, we are caught between a secretive autocracy and an oversharing corrupted democracy. Most media attention is focused on the latter. The United States this week raised hopes of a compromise climate spending bill and quashed it again ... <a title="Climate rivalry between secretive autocracy and corrupted democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/17/climate-rivalry-between-secretive-autocracy-and-corrupted-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Climate rivalry between secretive autocracy and corrupted democracy">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Pacific Islands Forum has launched a new longterm strategy to address present and future challenges faced by Pacific peoples. The “2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent” was endorsed by regional heads of governments as the curtains fell on the 51st Forum Leaders’ summit in Suva. “As Pacific leaders, our vision is ... <a title="Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/pacific-islands-forum-launches-new-2050-strategic-blueprint/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2022
RNZ Pacific United States Vice-President Kamala Harris has assured Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in the Fiji capital Suva that Washington will “significantly deepen” its engagement in the region. Harris joined the regional leaders today to announce half a dozen new commitments to signal America’s renewed commitment to the region. The commitments included the establishment ... <a title="US tells Pacific leaders it will ‘deepen commitment’ to the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/14/us-tells-pacific-leaders-it-will-deepen-commitment-to-the-region/" aria-label="Read more about US tells Pacific leaders it will ‘deepen commitment’ to the region">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby The Indonesian government has filed a K105.6 million (US$30 million) writ against Papua New Guinea, naming two senior officials as persons of interest toward the illegal shipments of hazardous materials. The two officials named are acting managing director for Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) Gunther Joku and State ... <a title="Indonesia sues PNG for K105m over storage of ‘illegal’ oil shipments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/14/indonesia-sues-png-for-k105m-over-storage-of-illegal-oil-shipments/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia sues PNG for K105m over storage of ‘illegal’ oil shipments">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Greenpeace Aotearoa has condemned New Zealand for “standing by” while “deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours” by silence over deep sea mining. Greenpeace’s seabed mining campaigner James Hita made the critical statement today after a dramatic shift at the UN Oceans conference in Lisbon this week when several Pacific ... <a title="Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/02/greenpeace-condemns-nz-silence-on-pacific-deep-sea-mining-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
RNZ Pacific Palau, Fiji, and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep-sea mining, calling for a moratorium on the emerging industry amid growing fears it will destroy the seafloor and damage biodiversity. The alliance was announced just as a United Nations Oceans Conference began in Portugal this week. The moratorium comes amid a wave of ... <a title="Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/fiji-palau-and-samoa-call-for-deep-sea-mining-moratorium-at-un-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN conference">Read more</a>
