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June 29, 2023
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent A woman who was part of a group kidnapped in Papua New Guinea in February has spoken out after the kidnapping and reported rape of 17 schoolgirls in the same area of Southern Highlands earlier this month. Cathy Alex, the New ... <a title="‘We chose death over being raped’ – PNG kidnap survivor speaks out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/we-chose-death-over-being-raped-png-kidnap-survivor-speaks-out/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We chose death over being raped’ – PNG kidnap survivor speaks out">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ News reporter Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Moruroa Atoll in French Polynesia. The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the frigate Canterbury, were sent there to protest against French nuclear testing. Little did they know that the fallout from the mission would continue decades ... <a title="French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/french-nuclear-testing-fallout-in-pacific-still-affecting-nz-men-decades-later/" aria-label="Read more about French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Angela Moewaka Barnes, Massey University; Belinda Borell, Massey University, and Tim McCreanor, Massey University There is little evidence to suggest Aotearoa New Zealand’s mainstream news media critically evaluate their own reporting on issues about or affecting Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). This is concerning, given the negative framing of ... <a title="Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering stories about Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/27/decolonising-the-news-4-fundamental-questions-media-can-ask-when-covering-stories-about-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering stories about Māori">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
By Giff Johnson in Majuro A five-day Media, Elections and Democracy workshop wrapped up last week in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro with the first-ever Summit on Democracy: Public Engagement, Communications and the Media. More than 40 students, journalists and public information officers from government and NGOs participated in the programme organised by the Pacific ... <a title="Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/majuro-workshop-and-summit-spotlight-media-and-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist France’s grip on its overseas territories in the Pacific may be waning, with pro-independence delegates now claiming to have the support of the majority of their indigenous people in their territories. The delegates from New Caledonia and French Polynesia spoke during talks at the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation ... <a title="‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’, delegates tell UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/we-carry-the-voice-of-the-colonised-people-delegates-tell-un/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’, delegates tell UN">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
RNZ Pacific The deposed Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has been indicted this week on charges of bribery, allegedly over about US$3 million. The amount of bribes in this indictment is far greater than the Corruption Eradication Commission’s initial allegation, when naming Enembe as a suspect at the end of 2022. The commission’s public prosecutor alleges ... <a title="Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/deposed-papua-governor-lukas-enembe-indicted-on-3m-bribery-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police will be able to use lethal force to deal with crimes that come under “domestic terrorism” through the amendments to the Criminal Code Act. Police Commissioner David Manning said this as the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) continue to work for stronger law enforcement ... <a title="PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping, domestic terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/png-law-change-empowers-police-to-use-lethal-force-in-kidnapping-domestic-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping, domestic terrorism">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Legal proceedings are expected to take place if the temporary ban on the songs of Jason Suisui — popularly known as Jayrex — is not lifted, warns his lawyer Philip Tabuchi. “In the event this temporary ban is not uplifted [sic], our client will have no choice but to ... <a title="Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/jayrexs-lawyers-threaten-lawsuit-if-png-music-ban-isnt-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Independent nuclear experts have offered to drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its nuclear waste water into the Pacific. Japan is planning to ditch over one million tonnes of ALPS-treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific ... <a title="Nuclear experts offer ‘taking a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/nuclear-experts-offer-taking-a-sip-of-japans-treated-reactor-wastewater/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear experts offer ‘taking a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2023
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Papua New Guinean academic says the new security deals with the United States will militarise his country and anyone who thinks otherwise is naïve. In May, PNG’s Defence Minister Win Barki Daki and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Shiprider ... <a title="PNG academic says Port Moresby politicians naïve over US defence deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/png-academic-says-port-moresby-politicians-naive-over-us-defence-deals/" aria-label="Read more about PNG academic says Port Moresby politicians naïve over US defence deals">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat’s comments on West Papua during this week’s diplomatic visit to Indonesia. In a joint press conference with Indonesian Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin, Napat restated his commitment to the “Melanesian way”. Movement president Benny Wenda has issued ... <a title="ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/ulmwp-welcomes-vanuatu-leaders-melanesian-way-vow-in-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Donna Miles-Mojab Recently, there was a serious revelation that some wire service reports were edited, without attribution, by an individual employee of our national broadcaster, RNZ. Now, let’s examine the way I composed the above sentence. I included the word “serious” to signal to readers that this news is of significant importance. The ... <a title="Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/donna-miles-mojab-is-there-such-a-thing-as-unbiased-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?">Read more</a>
