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Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption

February 2, 2024

By Al Williams of the Cook Islands News Cook islands Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau, former National Environment Service (NES) director Nga Puna, and his wife and former Secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI), Diane Charlie-Puna, have been found guilty of “all or most offences” following a judgment given by Chief Justice Patrick Keane. In ... <a title="Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/cook-islands-deputy-pm-2-former-officials-found-guilty-of-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption">Read more</a>

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Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay

September 8, 2023

By Anish Chand in Lautoka The High Court in Lautoka yesterday issued orders to the Fiji police and the Immigration Department not to remove four members of the controversial South Korean religious cult Grace Road from Fiji. They are Beomseop Shin, Byeongjoon Lee, Jung “Daniel” Yong Kim and Jinsook Yoon. The interim injunction was issued ... <a title="Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/interpol-red-notices-against-7-grace-road-cult-figures-but-court-orders-stay/" aria-label="Read more about Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay">Read more</a>

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No appeal against ruling in NZ baby blood case, surgery to go ahead

December 8, 2022

RNZ News The parents of a New Zealand baby at the centre of a legal dispute that has made global headlines will not be appealing against a judge’s decision to hand guardianship of the child to the High Court. The four-month-old — known only as Baby W — requires urgent open heart surgery, with both ... <a title="No appeal against ruling in NZ baby blood case, surgery to go ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/no-appeal-against-ruling-in-nz-baby-blood-case-surgery-to-go-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about No appeal against ruling in NZ baby blood case, surgery to go ahead">Read more</a>

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NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges

September 2, 2022

By Ethan Griffiths, Open Justice reporter of The New Zealand Herald An anti-vaccination campaigner who this year became the first person ever accused of breaching New Zealand’s sabotage laws has again appeared in court. Taupō man Graham Philip was charged with seven counts of sabotage in May, relating to an alleged attack on New Zealand ... <a title="NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/02/nz-anti-vaxxer-appears-in-court-again-on-nations-first-sabotage-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges">Read more</a>

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Fiji court fines Malolo developers in nation’s first ‘environmental crime’

April 28, 2022

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva A landmark case in Fiji today at the High Court in the capital Suva issued what is the country’s first environmental crime sentence. Controversial Chinese resort development company Freesoul Limited was fined FJ$1 million for breaching two counts of Fiji’s Environmental Management Act. The company is developing ... <a title="Fiji court fines Malolo developers in nation’s first ‘environmental crime’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/fiji-court-fines-malolo-developers-in-nations-first-environmental-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji court fines Malolo developers in nation’s first ‘environmental crime’">Read more</a>

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Graham Davis: Behind the saga of the ‘seized’ Russian super yacht Amadea

April 28, 2022

COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis If you’re as confused as most people by the exact circumstances surrounding the continuing presence in Fiji of the Russian super yacht Amadea, join the club. Here’s our modest attempt to cut through the fog. Twelve days ago — on April 14 — the CJ Patel Fiji Sun newspaper trumpeted an ... <a title="Graham Davis: Behind the saga of the ‘seized’ Russian super yacht Amadea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/graham-davis-behind-the-saga-of-the-seized-russian-super-yacht-amadea/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: Behind the saga of the ‘seized’ Russian super yacht Amadea">Read more</a>

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Seven women challenge Fiji electoral law ‘discrimination’ over name changes

January 1, 2022

By Ian Chute in Suva Unionists and political activists are among seven prominent women who have brought a lawsuit against the Fiji government challenging new electoral laws requiring them to use their birth certificate names to be registered as voters. The seven are former government minister Bernadette Rounds Ganilau, politicians Priscilla Singh and Seni Nabou, ... <a title="Seven women challenge Fiji electoral law ‘discrimination’ over name changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/01/seven-women-challenge-fiji-electoral-law-discrimination-over-name-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Seven women challenge Fiji electoral law ‘discrimination’ over name changes">Read more</a>

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Auckland terrorist’s name suppression revoked, but remains secret for now

September 4, 2021

By Sarah Robson, RNZ News Reporter Name suppression for the man responsible for yesterday’s New Zealand terror attack at a west Auckland supermarket has been revoked, but his name cannot be published yet. The High Court has given his family who live overseas at least 24 hours to seek further suppression orders. The Sri Lankan ... <a title="Auckland terrorist’s name suppression revoked, but remains secret for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/04/auckland-terrorists-name-suppression-revoked-but-remains-secret-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland terrorist’s name suppression revoked, but remains secret for now">Read more</a>

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NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’

August 28, 2020

Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. A man who confronted a terrorist on the day of the New Zealand killings and again during his sentencing in the High Court says the perpetrator has got “what he deserved”. After a four-day sentencing hearing in the High Court in Christchurch, ... <a title="NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/nz-mosque-terrorism-hero-we-achieved-what-we-wanted/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’">Read more</a>

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When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist

August 27, 2020

The attacker behind New Zealand’s worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, without the chance of parole. Video: Wayne Hay, Al Jazeera English ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, of the University of Waikato Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal ... <a title="When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-life-means-life-why-the-nz-court-had-to-deliver-an-unprecedented-sentence-for-the-mosque-terrorist/" aria-label="Read more about When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist">Read more</a>

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Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Inhuman’ terrorist jailed for life without parole

August 27, 2020

By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. The man who carried out the New Zealand mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of ever leaving jail. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, ... <a title="Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Inhuman’ terrorist jailed for life without parole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/christchurch-mosque-attacks-inhuman-terrorist-jailed-for-life-without-parole/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Inhuman’ terrorist jailed for life without parole">Read more</a>

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‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman

August 26, 2020

By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. The contrast cannot be more stark. The bravery of a 15-year-old girl, and the cowardice of a 29-year-old terrorist. Brenton Harrison Tarrant is facing sentencing in the High Court at Christchurch for the murder ... <a title="‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/congratulations-mr-terrorist-you-have-failed-girl-15-tells-gunman/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman">Read more</a>