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October 20, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Asmat regency in Papua has decided to limit access to and from the area for 28 days, starting last Sunday, after eight people in the regency’s capital Agats tested positive for covid-19 on Saturday, reports The Jakarta Post. Acting Asmat regent Triwarno Purnomo said the administration would only allow ships carrying ... <a title="Papua’s Asmat shut off following eight confirmed covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/papuas-asmat-shut-off-following-eight-confirmed-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s Asmat shut off following eight confirmed covid-19 cases">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2020
By Grubsheet Feejee publisher Graham Davis Reports are emerging of a serious diplomatic incident in Suva 10 days ago in which two Chinese diplomats from the Suva embassy assaulted a member of the Taiwanese delegation in Fiji. The incident allegedly took place on the evening of Thursday, October 8, on the fringes of a reception ... <a title="Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/19/chinese-diplomatic-gatecrash-incident-alleged-at-taiwan-event-in-suva/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University; Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury; Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jennifer Curtin, and Lindsey Te Ata o Tu MacDonald, University of Canterbury The pre-election polls suggested it might happen. But the fact that Labour and Jacinda Ardern have provisionally won an outright majority and ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/jacinda-ardern-and-labour-returned-in-nz-landslide-5-experts-analyse-result/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Labour leader Jacinda Ardern received a rapturous reception when she walked on stage at the Auckland Town Hall this evening. With more than three-quarters of the votes counted in the general election, Labour is on 49.0 percent and can govern alone. Speaking to Labour supporters, she said New Zealand had ... <a title="‘We will … govern for every New Zealander’, says Labour’s Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/we-will-govern-for-every-new-zealander-says-labours-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We will … govern for every New Zealander’, says Labour’s Ardern">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2020
By RNZ News Seventeen passengers from New Zealand who travelled to Sydney under the trans-Tasman bubble arrangements have been caught entering Melbourne, reports the ABC. The ABC understands the passengers flew to Sydney and got a connecting to flight to Melbourne. Melbourne is currently not accepting international travellers. Initially it was reported that 14 passengers ... <a title="17 travellers from NZ caught entering Melbourne in travel ‘bubble breach’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/17/17-travellers-from-nz-caught-entering-melbourne-in-travel-bubble-breach/" aria-label="Read more about 17 travellers from NZ caught entering Melbourne in travel ‘bubble breach’">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2020
By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s former president Gaston Flosse has tested positive for covid-19, prompting a deferral of today’s appeal court hearing. Flosse and the current President Edouard Fritch, who is also covid-19 positive, appealed against last year’s joint conviction for abusing public funds. Fritch had been fined US$50,000 while Flosse had been given a ... <a title="French Polynesia’s ex-president Flosse tests positive for covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/17/french-polynesias-ex-president-flosse-tests-positive-for-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s ex-president Flosse tests positive for covid-19">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Today, October 16, marks the 45th anniversary of the Balibo Five – the five Australian-based Australian, British and New Zealand – journalists murdered in East Timor in 1975. Their case remains unsolved. Roger East, a former ABC journalist, was later murdered when in Timor-Leste investigating the earlier killings and running a ... <a title="AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/ajf-condemns-impunity-over-balibo-five-murders-in-timor-other-killings/" aria-label="Read more about AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern today spoke on national radio about why she should continue as prime minister on the last day of campaigning before the general election tomorrow. She told RNZ’s Morning Report today she had proved she can work with three parties, so she can work with two ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/jacinda-ardern-on-why-labour-should-form-nzs-next-government/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
By RNZ News The last opinion poll before Saturday’s general election on Saturday last night put Labour on 46 percent and National on 31 percent. Both are down 1 percent. Behind is ACT on 8 percent and the Green Party on 8 percent, up two. New Zealand First is up on 3 percent, according to ... <a title="Final NZ election poll one day before vote points to Labour-Green win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/final-nz-election-poll-one-day-before-vote-points-to-labour-green-win/" aria-label="Read more about Final NZ election poll one day before vote points to Labour-Green win">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
By RNZ News Vanuatu’s opposition leader is calling for engagement with New Caledonia’s anti-independence side to convince them of a viable Kanaky. New Caledonia last week narrowly rejected independence from France, but a third referendum is likely in 2022. Ralph Regenvanu, who is a staunch advocate for decolonisation in the region, says New Caledonia is ... <a title="Regenvanu calls for fresh lobbying to ‘convince’ New Caledonia loyalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/regenvanu-calls-for-fresh-lobbying-to-convince-new-caledonia-loyalists/" aria-label="Read more about Regenvanu calls for fresh lobbying to ‘convince’ New Caledonia loyalists">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The president of New Caledonia’s parliamentary Congress says the Pacific territory could become an independent state associated with France. The suggestion was made by Roch Wamytan in an interview with the Catholic newspaper La Croix after the October 4 independence referendum in which 53 percent voted for the status quo, a reduced ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/kanaky-new-caledonia-could-become-associated-with-france-says-wamytan/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
By Samisoni Pareti in Suva Attempts to remove the University of the South Pacific pro-chancellor and one of its council’s committee chairperson – both of Fiji – were thwarted yesterday when the USP Council special meeting ran out of time. Fiji’s five-member delegation led by its Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum were accused of stalling the deliberation ... <a title="Bid to oust USP’s pro-chancellor thwarted by Fiji ‘stalling’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/bid-to-oust-usps-pro-chancellor-thwarted-by-fiji-stalling/" aria-label="Read more about Bid to oust USP’s pro-chancellor thwarted by Fiji ‘stalling’">Read more</a>
