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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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June 29, 2023
By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ News reporter Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Moruroa Atoll in French Polynesia. The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the frigate Canterbury, were sent there to protest against French nuclear testing. Little did they know that the fallout from the mission would continue decades ... <a title="French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/french-nuclear-testing-fallout-in-pacific-still-affecting-nz-men-decades-later/" aria-label="Read more about French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Independent nuclear experts have offered to drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its nuclear waste water into the Pacific. Japan is planning to ditch over one million tonnes of ALPS-treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific ... <a title="Nuclear experts offer ‘taking a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/nuclear-experts-offer-taking-a-sip-of-japans-treated-reactor-wastewater/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear experts offer ‘taking a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
By Alualumoana Luaitalo, Te Rito journalism cadet A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava on mental health. Tongan entrepreneur ‘Anau Mesui-Henry and her photographer husband Todd Henry own Four Shells Kava Lounge in Auckland, creating a space for the community to use the Pacific ... <a title="Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/pasifika-people-using-kava-and-talanoa-to-boost-mental-health/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2023
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chair Muhammad Isnur has condemned the drafting of the Healthcare Bill (RUU Kesehatan) as “fake”, saying that the draft is almost the same as the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (Cipta Kerja). According to Isnur, the similarity can be seen from a test of the ... <a title="Indonesian critic condemns draft health law as based on ‘fake paper’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/18/indonesian-critic-condemns-draft-health-law-as-based-on-fake-paper/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian critic condemns draft health law as based on ‘fake paper’">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
RNZ Pacific Paediatrician Dr Teuila Percival heads the list of Pacific recipients in the New Zealand King’s Birthday Honours List for 2023. Dr Percival is one of at least 15 Pasifika people in New Zealand who are on the list. She is to be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for ... <a title="Fifteen Pasifika people on NZ King’s Birthday Honours List" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/fifteen-pasifika-people-on-nz-kings-birthday-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about Fifteen Pasifika people on NZ King’s Birthday Honours List">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has received one of the top accolades in today’s King’s Birthday Honours. Ardern, who was prime minister from September 2017 until January this year, has been appointed a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She received the ... <a title="King’s Birthday Honours: Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern receives high accolade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/kings-birthday-honours-former-nz-leader-jacinda-ardern-receives-high-accolade/" aria-label="Read more about King’s Birthday Honours: Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern receives high accolade">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) says the advice of the International Court of Justice is being sought over the contested 2021 referendum on independence from France. The movement — represented by Roch Wamytan, who is President of New Caledonia’s Congress — told a UN ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia’s FLNKS wants ICJ advice on contested vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/30/kanaky-new-caledonias-flnks-wants-icj-advice-on-contested-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia’s FLNKS wants ICJ advice on contested vote">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Tokelau’s largest atoll, Nukunonu, is now out of lockdown after experiencing its first community cases of covid-19. In a statement, the government said Fakaofo Atoll has had two cases at the border and Nukunonu now has six positive community cases — all within the same household. This includes the ... <a title="Tokelau covid: Two new cases announced as lockdown ends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/30/tokelau-covid-two-new-cases-announced-as-lockdown-ends/" aria-label="Read more about Tokelau covid: Two new cases announced as lockdown ends">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia’s anti-nuclear organisation Association 193 has criticised the latest French report about the impact of the France’s nuclear weapons tests. France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research evaluated additional declassified data from the tests at Moruroa Atoll and found that radiation from them had a “minimal” role ... <a title="Tahitian anti-nuclear group criticises France for ‘downplaying’ tests health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/tahitian-anti-nuclear-group-criticises-france-for-downplaying-tests-health/" aria-label="Read more about Tahitian anti-nuclear group criticises France for ‘downplaying’ tests health">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Rotuman people and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand launched their Rotuman Language Week 2023 celebrations yesterday. The event by the NZ Rotuman Collective began with a blessing and service at the Kingsland Rotuman Methodist Church — where the congregation began more than 30 years ago — and will showcase the language and ... <a title="Rotuman communities in NZ celebrate their language week 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/rotuman-communities-in-nz-celebrate-their-language-week-2023/" aria-label="Read more about Rotuman communities in NZ celebrate their language week 2023">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Te Whatu Ora’s new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand, frontline healthcare workers say. The organisation launched its 24-point plan on Wednesday, saying it would help hospitals and GPs cope with an expected surge in patient demand over the coming ... <a title="NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/nzs-winter-health-plan-fails-to-stem-shortages-burnout-say-frontline-staff/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline staff">Read more</a>
