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April 26, 2025
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific presenter The doors of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican have now been closed and the coffin sealed, ahead of preparations for tonight’s funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican says a quarter of a million people have paid respects to Pope Francis in the last three days. Sister Susana Vaifale ... <a title="Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope Francis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/26/samoan-nun-tells-of-like-a-blur-awesome-meeting-with-pope-francis/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope Francis">Read more</a>
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February 29, 2024
RNZ News The late Green Party MP Fa’anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an “extraordinary man” at a service in South Auckland. The 49-year-old husband and father-of-two died on February 21 after collapsing during a charity event in Auckland’s central city. Fa’anānā’s unexpected death came as a shock to many, with ... <a title="Fa’anānā Efeso Collins – an ‘extraordinary man’, says widow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/29/faanana-efeso-collins-an-extraordinary-man-says-widow/" aria-label="Read more about Fa’anānā Efeso Collins – an ‘extraordinary man’, says widow">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
The usually festive Christmas season in West Papua was marred by the death of beloved Papua Governor and Chief Lukas Enembe in an Indonesian military hospital on Boxing Day. The author personally witnessed the emotional village scenes of his burial and accuses the Indonesian authorities of driving him to his death through draconian treatment. Today ... <a title="Revered Papuan chief Lukas Enembe ‘tortured to death like a boiling frog’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/revered-papuan-chief-lukas-enembe-tortured-to-death-like-a-boiling-frog/" aria-label="Read more about Revered Papuan chief Lukas Enembe ‘tortured to death like a boiling frog’">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2023
By Diane Wilson in Kokopo Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has described the late Sir Rabbie Namaliu as a “shining example” of what politicians and leaders of today should aspire to be. Paying his tribute yesterday at the Vunapope Conference Centre, Kokopo, yesterday, Rosso said: “We should learn from people like Sir Rabbie, in terms ... <a title="Rosso pays tribute to former PM Sir Rabbie’s ‘great legacy of integrity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/14/rosso-pays-tribute-to-former-pm-sir-rabbies-great-legacy-of-integrity/" aria-label="Read more about Rosso pays tribute to former PM Sir Rabbie’s ‘great legacy of integrity’">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
By David Robie A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the way in defiance of the Indonesian military. There haven’t been so many Papuan flags flying under the noses of the security forces since the 2019 Papuan Uprising. Filep Jacob Semuel ... <a title="Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have ushered in unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/farewell-filep-karma-the-revered-west-papuan-leader-who-could-have-ushered-in-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have ushered in unity">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae has described Papua New Guinea’s late Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil as a vibrant and visionary leader who was passionate about his people and the electorate. He said Basil loved and dedicated his life to the people of Bulolo until his unexpected death in a tragic vehicle ... <a title="PNG has lost a ‘vibrant and visionary’ leader, says grand chief Sir Bob" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/png-has-lost-a-vibrant-and-visionary-leader-says-grand-chief-sir-bob/" aria-label="Read more about PNG has lost a ‘vibrant and visionary’ leader, says grand chief Sir Bob">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
The global response to the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video: Al Jazeera COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views Nothing justifies the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the wounding of her colleague Ali al-Samoudi during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the Occupied West Bank. Nothing. I ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: As if the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh wasn’t enough…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/gavin-ellis-as-if-the-killing-of-shireen-abu-akleh-wasnt-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: As if the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh wasn’t enough…">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Levo in Port Moresby In all of the meandering years in the life of Papua New Guinea, 2021, which ended on Friday has to be it. The colours were there, the love and laughter were there, the sadness, emotions, losses, highs and lows, the bleakness of our long-suffering population and blackness of ... <a title="The bleak and black covid year that shook Papua New Guinea to the core" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/04/the-bleak-and-black-covid-year-that-shook-papua-new-guinea-to-the-core/" aria-label="Read more about The bleak and black covid year that shook Papua New Guinea to the core">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has staged parallel protests outside the Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin, holding funeral-style processions to denounce the “killing” of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to raise alarm of the threats posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally. Arriving at the Chinese ... <a title="RSF’s Apple Daily ‘funeral protests’ mark risk of death of free press in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/rsfs-apple-daily-funeral-protests-mark-risk-of-death-of-free-press-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about RSF’s Apple Daily ‘funeral protests’ mark risk of death of free press in China">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Forty six people from Fiji’s central division where the capital Suva is located, have covid-19 taking the national total to 195 active cases. Fiji has had 360 cases in total since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 161 recoveries and 4 deaths. Health Secretary ... <a title="Fiji records 46 fresh covid cases – highest recorded in a day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/29/fiji-records-46-fresh-covid-cases-highest-recorded-in-a-day/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji records 46 fresh covid cases – highest recorded in a day">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
By Praneeta Prakash in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says a breach in protocol in relation to the 53-year-old woman now testing positive of covid-19 should not have happened. The woman who was working as a maid in a border quarantine facility developed symptoms last Thursday, but continued working and failed to notify authorities. ... <a title="Bainimarama blames ‘protocol breach’ for second Fiji community covid case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/bainimarama-blames-protocol-breach-for-second-fiji-community-covid-case/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama blames ‘protocol breach’ for second Fiji community covid case">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2021
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The youngest daughter of the Somare family Dulciana Somare-Brash told mourners the state funeral for Papua New Guinea’s Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare was a bittersweet occasion for her family. “Today is a bittersweet day for my family, we come here to farewell our patriarch, our protector, and our ... <a title="‘Bittersweet day for my family’, says Dulciana at Somare funeral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/13/bittersweet-day-for-my-family-says-dulciana-at-somare-funeral/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bittersweet day for my family’, says Dulciana at Somare funeral">Read more</a>
