CoveragePost
September 16, 2022
By Sri Krishnamurthi Rachael Mario isn’t just any woman, she is special in that she hails from the idyllic South Pacific island of Rotuma. And it is her love for social work which she hopes will propel her and her Roskill Community Voice and City Vision team onto the Mt Roskill board. It is also ... <a title="Love of social work propels Rotuma’s Rachael Mario into local elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/love-of-social-work-propels-rotumas-rachael-mario-into-local-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Love of social work propels Rotuma’s Rachael Mario into local elections">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 16, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A new Asia Pacific nonprofit group has taken up the role of publishing the independent Pacific Journalism Review and other research and publication ventures. The launch of the Asia Pacific Media Network | Te Koakoa Inc. (APMN) has ensured the viability of the New Zealand-based 28-year-old journal that was founded at ... <a title="New Asia Pacific nonprofit takes up role of PJR publishing for research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/new-asia-pacific-nonprofit-takes-up-role-of-pjr-publishing-for-research/" aria-label="Read more about New Asia Pacific nonprofit takes up role of PJR publishing for research">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at the age of 96. The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her 70-year reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in December ... <a title="Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/flags-at-half-mast-across-the-pacific-as-leaders-pay-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/" aria-label="Read more about Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Queen Elizabeth II — 1926-2022 Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tweeted today “Fijian hearts are heavy this morning as we bid farewell” as global messages of condolences flooded in with the news that Queen Elizabeth, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96. She reigned for 70 years. “Fijian hearts are ... <a title="‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/fijian-hearts-are-heavy-says-pm-as-pacific-mourns-queen-elizabeth-ii/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 9, 2022
REVIEW: By Philip Cass, editor of Pacific Journalism Review One of the joys of travelling the world and collecting books is the historical oddities that turn up in the most unexpected places. I have a splendid copy of the complete works of Shakespeare dating to the Second World War, completely re-set, so the frontispiece notes, ... <a title="Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/late-queen-elizabeths-1953-pacific-royal-tour-teaches-us-much-about-how-we-saw-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 8, 2022
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s Journalism Programme is open to strengthening engagement and partnership with the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) following the recent visit of senior ABC executives to Fiji. Last week, ABC International Services head Claire Gorman, ABC International Development public affairs lead Jo Elsom, ABC Sport head ... <a title="ABC, USP Journalism keen to boost Pacific media partnerships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/abc-usp-journalism-keen-to-boost-pacific-media-partnerships/" aria-label="Read more about ABC, USP Journalism keen to boost Pacific media partnerships">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 5, 2022
By Luke Nacei in Suva Be responsible, righteous, honest, and lead by example. That’s the advice from psychotherapist Selina Kuruleca to all fathers, as Fijians celebrate Father’s Day today. Being a father was not only a biological thing, or a physical thing, Kuruleca said. “It’s also an emotional thing, a mental, psychological attachment and part ... <a title="‘Be responsible, honest and lead by example’ message for Fiji fathers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/be-responsible-honest-and-lead-by-example-message-for-fiji-fathers/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be responsible, honest and lead by example’ message for Fiji fathers">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 3, 2022
OBITUARY: By Dr Brij Lal Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom’d caves of ocean bear Full many a floww’r is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air — Thomas Gray , “Elegy”, 1751 Jai Ram Reddy, former Fiji statesman, judge and international jurist, has died ... <a title="Brij Lal’s tribute to Jai Ram Reddy – ‘a true son of Fiji’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/03/brij-lals-tribute-to-jai-ram-reddy-a-true-son-of-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Brij Lal’s tribute to Jai Ram Reddy – ‘a true son of Fiji’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 2, 2022
By Laurens Ikinia “Noa’ia ‘e” is a greeting people hear when you meet anyone from the island of Rotuma in Fiji or when they visit the Whānau Community Hub in Auckland’s Mount Roskill. This doubles as the Rotuman-Fijian Community Centre. It is run by Rachel Mario and her team for a whole host of purposes ... <a title="Rotuman social justice advocate puts key bid for Roskill Community Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/02/rotuman-social-justice-advocate-puts-key-bid-for-roskill-community-voice/" aria-label="Read more about Rotuman social justice advocate puts key bid for Roskill Community Voice">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2022
OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy’s daughter “My FijiI offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity, forged out of its adversity, and built on trust. I offer you a vision of Fiji which historians will say that, in the midst of tragedy, we found courage and ... <a title="Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/helen-reddy-a-tribute-to-my-father-fijis-visionary-jai-ram-reddy/" aria-label="Read more about Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 22, 2022
By Anish Chand in Suva Inadequate parental support and the lack of parental engagement with education stakeholders are resulting in boys’ disengagement from education in Fiji, says a new report released by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The report, Boys’ Disengagement from Education – Fiji Case Study, was authored by Dr Wahab ... <a title="UN report blames Fiji student dropout on ‘inadequate parental support’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/un-report-blames-fiji-student-dropout-on-inadequate-parental-support/" aria-label="Read more about UN report blames Fiji student dropout on ‘inadequate parental support’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 19, 2022
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva It was the friendliness of Fijians that led educator Hiroshi Taniguchi to give up his Japanese citizenship and make Fiji his home. The 50-year-old is a National Federation Party (NFP) provisional candidate for the 2022 general election. He moved to Fiji in 2004 and then established the Freebird Institute in ... <a title="Elections hopeful Taniguchi gave up citizenship to become Fijian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/19/elections-hopeful-taniguchi-gave-up-citizenship-to-become-fijian/" aria-label="Read more about Elections hopeful Taniguchi gave up citizenship to become Fijian">Read more</a>
