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September 23, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its struggle to close the Panguna copper and gold mine and gain independence for Bougainville from Papua New Guinea in the 10-year civil war of the 1990s. Later, in 2001, he ... <a title="Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bougainville-president-elect-ishmael-toroama-rebel-peacemaker-farmer/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
COMMENT: By Ziena Jalil Diversity was in the spotlight last week. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori were embraced throughout organisations and homes. We also had the annual Diversity Awards NZ celebrating the organisations championing diversity and inclusion in workplaces. Tellingly, most award recipients talked about ensuring our workplaces ... <a title="Ziena Jalil: Why ticking the diversity boxes keeps missing the mark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/ziena-jalil-why-ticking-the-diversity-boxes-keeps-missing-the-mark/" aria-label="Read more about Ziena Jalil: Why ticking the diversity boxes keeps missing the mark">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce I’ll be honest, it was a long day yesterday so I only watched the first 10 minutes of the Leader’s debate in the New Zealand general election 2020 last night. What I saw confirmed the view I expressed some weeks ago that in Judith Collins National have chosen someone who will ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bryan-bruce-poll-dancing-in-nz-election-the-choice-is-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
By RNZ News The campaign for New Caledonia’s referendum on independence from France is already officially three days old with the critical vote in less than two weeks. Six political formations are registered to campaign for the plebiscite on October 4 when 180,640 voters will be asked whether they want the territory to accede to ... <a title="Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/count-down-under-way-for-new-caledonias-independence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
By The Conversation Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins met tonight for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the results of the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll released only an hour earlier, there was much at stake. While down slightly on previous polls, Labour ... <a title="Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/labour-and-national-leaders-contest-debate-draw-but-sharply-different/" aria-label="Read more about Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Tabernacle Bible Church of Indonesia’s congregation from the Intan Jaya regency in Papua has fled into the forests in fear after the killing of a pastor at the weekend, allegedly by the military, reports CNN Indonesia. The church (GKII) says it believes Rev Yeremia Zanambani was shot dead by members ... <a title="Killing of Papuan clergyman sparks information clash, congregations flee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/22/killing-of-papuan-clergyman-sparks-information-clash-congregations-flee/" aria-label="Read more about Killing of Papuan clergyman sparks information clash, congregations flee">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2020
By Yanuarius Weya in Jayapura A pastor has been shot dead at the weekend allegedly by the Indonesian military, sparking protests by church groups and a call for an investigation. The pastor, Rev Yeremia Zanambani, was killed on Saturday in the Hitadipa district of Intan Jaya regency, Papua. He was the former chairperson of the ... <a title="Military accused of shooting dead a Papuan pastor – call for inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/22/military-accused-of-shooting-dead-a-papuan-pastor-call-for-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Military accused of shooting dead a Papuan pastor – call for inquiry">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced no new cases of covid-19 yesterday. It was also revealed that Auckland is set to move to level 2, with eased restrictions on gatherings, at 11.59pm on Wednesday, while the rest of the country will be on alert level 1 from midnight last ... <a title="No new cases of covid-19 as NZ eases restrictions in Auckland, nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/22/no-new-cases-of-covid-19-as-nz-eases-restrictions-in-auckland-nation/" aria-label="Read more about No new cases of covid-19 as NZ eases restrictions in Auckland, nation">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
By Moffat Mamu in Honiara Two foreign nationals have lost their lives in the Solomon Islands during a bomb blast last night at their home in Tasahe, West Honiara. Police said the two, an Australian and a British citizen, were working for a Norwegian aid agency conducting a survey on unexploded ordnance, RNZ News reports. ... <a title="Ordnance blast kills two foreign aid workers in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/ordnance-blast-kills-two-foreign-aid-workers-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Ordnance blast kills two foreign aid workers in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
By Keith Jackson The trend is your friend, it is said, and the trend in counting votes for the next president of Bougainville remains firmly with former Bougaiville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama, who continues to move ahead of the field. With the elimination of the 14th presidential candidate late afternoon it became clear that ... <a title="Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/former-bra-leader-toroama-increases-his-bougainville-poll-lead-over-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis Stung by successive Grubsheet articles revealing how the military wants changes to the Fiji government and also revealing the name of his designated successor, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made an astonishing personal attack on me on the front page of the government-controlled Fiji Sun newspaper today and in the government-controlled ... <a title="Graham Davis: Why Bainimarama has slammed me in the Fiji ‘state’ media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/20/graham-davis-why-bainimarama-has-slammed-me-in-the-fiji-state-media/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: Why Bainimarama has slammed me in the Fiji ‘state’ media">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand today reported one new community case of covid-19 – the first in five days. There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the source of the community case was still being investigated. Auckland Regional Public Health Service has identified all close contacts, who have been ... <a title="One new community covid case in NZ, one imported case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/19/one-new-community-covid-case-in-nz-one-imported-case/" aria-label="Read more about One new community covid case in NZ, one imported case">Read more</a>
