CoveragePost
April 4, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama today condemned a visiting Papua New Guinean member of Parliament for “mocking” the autonomous region’s independence aspirations during a drunken exchange in Buka last week, saying that he must “atone for his blunder”. A video of Ijivitari MP David Arore allegedly abusing security guards and airport staff while ... <a title="Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/bougainville-president-slams-mocking-by-drunken-mp-over-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 4, 2023
By Jean Nuia in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea’s fourth prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, has died — four days shy of his 76th birthday which would have been celebrated today. The late Sir Rabbie was born Rabbie Langanai Namaliu on April 3, 1947, to early local missionaries Darius and Utul Ioan Namaliu, ... <a title="PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/pngs-sir-rabbie-blessed-at-birth-hell-be-a-big-man-clever/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 4, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after a militant nationalist group targeted the Papuan students. The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held the rally on Saturday calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum ... <a title="Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/australian-advocacy-group-condemns-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-democracy-rally-in-bali/" aria-label="Read more about Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 4, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University As part of its aspiration to be “Tiriti-led”, the University of Otago has embarked on a consultation process to re-brand. The proposed change involves a new logo and a new, deeply symbolic Māori name: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka. Universities occasionally change logos, names and marketing strategies. All New Zealand ... <a title="NZ universities are not normal Crown institutions – they shouldn’t be ‘Tiriti-led’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/nz-universities-are-not-normal-crown-institutions-they-shouldnt-be-tiriti-led/" aria-label="Read more about NZ universities are not normal Crown institutions – they shouldn’t be ‘Tiriti-led’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 3, 2023
By Sri Krishnamurthi Highly respected and convivial Koroi Hawkins has become RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor after arriving in New Zealand in 2010 and says he is “truly humbled” after nearly a decade at RNZ. “It is a great honour. I am a Pacific journalist from the school of hardknocks so it was already a ... <a title="‘Calm in crisis’ Koroi Hawkins steps up as RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/03/calm-in-crisis-koroi-hawkins-steps-up-as-rnz-pacifics-first-melanesian-editor/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Calm in crisis’ Koroi Hawkins steps up as RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 1, 2023
Jubi News in Jayapura Indonesia’s Papua police chief Inspector-General Mathius D Fakhiri has called for action to ensure that “security disturbances” in the Puncak Jaya highlands do not widen in the face of escalating attacks by pro-independence militants. “For Puncak, we will take immediate action,” he said. According to General Fakhiri, attacks by the West ... <a title="Indonesian police move to stem rise in Papuan freedom fighter attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/01/indonesian-police-move-to-stem-rise-in-papuan-freedom-fighter-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police move to stem rise in Papuan freedom fighter attacks">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 31, 2023
Vanuatu’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Trading Post Ltd, the owner of the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper, BUZZ FM96 and other media outlets, in a case against the government’s refusal to renew the company’s former media director’s work permit. Dan McGarry, who served as a director of the company when he had his ... <a title="‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/i-feel-vindicated-vanuatu-daily-post-in-landmark-work-permit-win/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 31, 2023
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Vila Vanuatu is in celebration mode after winning a significant battle on the world stage over climate change. In a United Nations resolution spearheaded by Vanuatu, the world’s top court will now advise on countries’ legal obligations to fight climate change. It also means the International Court of Justice can ... <a title="Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/vanuatu-hails-historic-resolution-in-climate-battle-on-the-world-stage/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 31, 2023
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist New Caledonia’s Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) say they will tell the French Prime Minister of the Kanak people’s “sense of humiliation” over the last independence referendum. The pro-independence alliance is set to talk to the French state from April 7-15. The secretary-general of the Caledonian Union, ... <a title="FLNKS message to French PM about Kanak ‘humiliation’ over referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/flnks-message-to-french-pm-about-kanak-humiliation-over-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS message to French PM about Kanak ‘humiliation’ over referendum">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Twenty West Papuans who were fundraising for the victims of tropical cyclones in Vanuatu were today arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura, the Papuan provincial capital, reports a West Papuan advocacy group. “This was a peaceful, compassionate action, with Papuans taking to the streets to raise money for those affected by this ... <a title="Indonesia ‘makes humanitarianism illegal’ for West Papuans – 20 arrests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/30/indonesia-makes-humanitarianism-illegal-for-west-papuans-20-arrests/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia ‘makes humanitarianism illegal’ for West Papuans – 20 arrests">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2023
RNZ News The Mediaworks’ radio station Today FM abandoned scheduling today when presenters broke from programming to question the future of their employer. Broadcasters told their audience they were going off air and had been instructed to play music. Today FM hosts Duncan Garner and Tova O’Brien told listeners before 9am the station and staff ... <a title="Today FM hosts abruptly taken off air and told ‘play music’ in radio shock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/30/today-fm-hosts-abruptly-taken-off-air-and-told-play-music-in-radio-shock/" aria-label="Read more about Today FM hosts abruptly taken off air and told ‘play music’ in radio shock">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2023
RNZ Pacific The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change and human rights. The resolution was tabled by Vanuatu and a core group of 17 countries, aiming to clarify what the obligations of states are in protecting the rights ... <a title="UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/30/un-adopts-vanuatu-led-resolution-in-epic-win-on-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change">Read more</a>
