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January 29, 2024
By Kalinga Seneviratne The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Tuvalu Campus, located in the capital Funafuti, is perhaps the smallest university in the world, but it offers a distinctive service. The nation of Tuvalu comprises nine small atoll islands which have a combined population of just 11,400. The Tuvalu Campus itself is restricted to ... <a title="World’s ‘smallest university’, but Tuvalu campus has big local impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/worlds-smallest-university-but-tuvalu-campus-has-big-local-impact/" aria-label="Read more about World’s ‘smallest university’, but Tuvalu campus has big local impact">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A Japanese government spokesperson says it is “not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific” over the Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater release. Japan is set to start discharging more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean tomorrow (local time). This comes 12 years after a ... <a title="Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated nuclear wastewater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/countdown-starts-as-japan-poised-to-release-first-batch-of-treated-nuclear-wastewater/" aria-label="Read more about Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated nuclear wastewater">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2023
By Peter Boyle in Sydney As Pacific communities protest the Japanese government’s plan to dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, Australian anti-nuclear activists are highlighting the complicity of Australian uranium exporting companies. While the Fukushima Daiichi power station operator, Tokyo Electric Power ... <a title="Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/japans-fukushima-nuclear-waste-plan-stirs-pacific-chernobyl-risk-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2023
Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean. The global seafood market faces turmoil with the release of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater from Japan into the Pacific Ocean, computer modelling predicts. Japan announced in 2021 it will release more than 1.25 million tonnes of ... <a title="How Fukushima wastewater into Pacific will disrupt seafood trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/15/how-fukushima-wastewater-into-pacific-will-disrupt-seafood-trade/" aria-label="Read more about How Fukushima wastewater into Pacific will disrupt seafood trade">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2023
By Giff Johnson in MajuroBig picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, says one of the region’s foremost commentators in an interview published n the Marshall Islands Journal. Breaking down barriers between Pacific islands to spur economic development, visioning 21st century skills that island youth must ... <a title="‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/29/big-picture-vision-conversations-missing-in-pacific-says-aqorau/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Malake villagers in the Ra of western Fiji have flocked to their polling station eager to vote for a government who will have the interests of their community. Nailati Rogolea, who ferried his entire family yesterday on a fiberglass boat to Malake Island from their settlement in Naria, said choosing ... <a title="Fiji elections: Voting villagers say they ‘want a government that can help us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/fiji-elections-voting-villagers-say-they-want-a-government-that-can-help-us/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Voting villagers say they ‘want a government that can help us’">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Indonesia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Papua New Guinea after the alleged shooting of an Indonesian fishing boat captain within the PNG-Indonesia border last week. PNG Prime Minister James Marape yesterday confirmed an investigation is being conducted into the shooting. “PNG will be conducting a ... <a title="Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/marape-pledges-investigation-into-border-shooting-incident-as-jakarta-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier The alleged shooting of Indonesian fishermen by Papua New Guinean soldiers last week where one Indonesian was reportedly killed is a very serious matter and must be attended to immediately. Prime Minister James Marape has given word that an investigation will be carried out to ascertain the facts behind the shooting. ... <a title="Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/post-courier-border-patrol-by-soldiers-or-navy-must-be-taken-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2022
RNZ Pacific Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio will attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s stead as she recovers from covid-19. In a statement confirming the move this afternoon Aupito, who is also the Associate Foreign Minister, said he looked forward to the opportunity to talanoa with Pacific Island counterparts at ... <a title="Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/24/aupito-to-attend-pacific-islands-forum-in-fiji-instead-of-mahuta/" aria-label="Read more about Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific The global community needs to “be inspired” to defend the world’s oceans ahead of the second United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon at the end of the month, a Fijian policymaker says. Fisheries Minister Semi Koroilavesau said the Pacific could not protect its greatest resource through advocacy and action on its own. Safeguarding ... <a title="Fijian policymaker calls for an ‘inspired’ defence of world oceans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/fijian-policymaker-calls-for-an-inspired-defence-of-world-oceans/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian policymaker calls for an ‘inspired’ defence of world oceans">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk As world leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN Climate Summit (COP26), peaceful environmental activists are being threatened, silenced and criminalised around the world. The host nation Scotland for this year’s meeting is one of many countries where activists are regularly facing rights violations. New research from the CIVICUS Monitor looks ... <a title="Crackdown on environmental activism as climate crisis worsens, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/10/crackdown-on-environmental-activism-as-climate-crisis-worsens-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Crackdown on environmental activism as climate crisis worsens, says report">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
RNZ News Another 13 crew from the quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay have tested positive to covid-19, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health says. Two crew had previously been reported as confirmed with the virus. All 15 mariners have been transferred to an a quarantine facility onshore in Wellington. Five remained on board to maintain the ... <a title="13 more covid positive cases on NZ quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/13-more-covid-positive-cases-on-nz-quarantined-fishing-vessel-viking-bay/" aria-label="Read more about 13 more covid positive cases on NZ quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay">Read more</a>
