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September 15, 2023
TE WIKI O TE RĒO MĀORI: By Aroha Awarau Last year Joelle Holland invested all of the money she had saved for a home deposit and put it into a baby product business called Hawaiiki Pēpi. The sole focus of Hawaiiki Pēpi is to teach Māori children to be proud of their culture and language. ... <a title="Baby product business to teach Māori children pride in culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/baby-product-business-to-teach-maori-children-pride-in-culture/" aria-label="Read more about Baby product business to teach Māori children pride in culture">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Jubi News The Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua has demanded a “thorough and impartial” investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian involved in gathering information about a New Zealand pilot held hostage by West Papuan pro-independence fighters. She was tragically killed on August 28 in Kolawa District, Lanny Jaya Regency, in the ... <a title="Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ hostage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/papuan-lawyers-call-for-impartial-probe-into-woman-killed-over-nz-hostage/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ hostage">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Standing silently, the 8-year-old girl in Papua New Guinea could only watch as her mother was stripped and tortured until she succumbed to her injuries, catching her last breath in front of her daughter last Wednesday. The woman, identified as Lorna Nico, 39, from Kira LLG in the Sohe district, was married to ... <a title="PNG mother murdered after ‘prayer warrior’ falsely accused her as evil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/png-mother-murdered-after-prayer-warrior-falsely-accused-her-as-evil/" aria-label="Read more about PNG mother murdered after ‘prayer warrior’ falsely accused her as evil">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist A young Samoan climate activist says the UN’s new guidance on children’s rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is “the first step to global change”. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have affirmed for the first time that climate change is affecting children’s rights ... <a title="Samoan climate activist welcomes UN’s recognition of children’s rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/samoan-climate-activist-welcomes-uns-recognition-of-childrens-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan climate activist welcomes UN’s recognition of children’s rights">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-fiji-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on the Japanese government to change its plan to release treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean. The protest comes as Pacific leaders remain ... <a title="NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/nz-womens-peace-group-protests-over-imminent-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-release/" aria-label="Read more about NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week. It has been sent to Asia Pacific Report and Pacific Media Watch. Pacific Media Watch A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in ... <a title="Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/open-letter-criticises-colonial-french-agency-media-over-kanaky-sexual-violence-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner David Manning says a man allegedly involved in the kidnapping of 17 girls earlier this year has been arrested. Commissioner Manning said the man was wanted in connection with a series of criminal activities within the Mt Bosavi area bordering Hela, Southern Highlands, ... <a title="PNG police report capture of alleged kidnapper of 17 girls in Mt Bosavi area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/png-police-report-capture-of-alleged-kidnapper-of-17-girls-in-mt-bosavi-area/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police report capture of alleged kidnapper of 17 girls in Mt Bosavi area">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby More than 300 companies operating in Papua New Guinea are facing penalties and will be issued infringement notices for not adhering to the country’s labour laws, Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has announced. He said on Thursday that pending the official release of the full report of the National ... <a title="300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/300-png-companies-face-penalties-over-failing-to-uphold-labour-laws/" aria-label="Read more about 300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2023
By John Minto Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) congratulates New Zealand film director Jane Campion over her request for her 1989 debut film Sweetie to be withdrawn from apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival. The announcement was made by Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) late last night. We are delighted ... <a title="John Minto: Kudos to Jane Campion for saying no to apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/23/john-minto-kudos-to-jane-campion-for-saying-no-to-apartheid-israels-jerusalem-film-festival/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Kudos to Jane Campion for saying no to apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2023
By Leitu Fereti in Suva The Brown Girl Woke initiative hopes to continue empowering Samoan youth in fighting against the culture of silence over violence. Founder Maluseu Doris Tulifau says it is essential to support young people in finding their voice and speaking out on these issues. Tulifau, 29, launched the non-profit feminist organisation in ... <a title="Samoa’s Brown Girl Woke initiative fights culture of silence on violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/18/samoas-brown-girl-woke-initiative-fights-culture-of-silence-on-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s Brown Girl Woke initiative fights culture of silence on violence">Read more</a>
