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From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   

July 10, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie, who sailed on the original Rainbow Warrior to Rongelap and is author of the book Eyes of Fire. Thirty five years ago today the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour by French secret agents in a blatant act of state terrorism, killing a photojournalist. People’s campaigns ... <a title="From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/from-nuclear-refugees-to-climate-justice-the-rainbow-warrior-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   ">Read more</a>

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Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution

July 9, 2020

COMMENT: By Benny Wenda, chair of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua For over 50 years, Indonesia has been promising West Papua “autonomy”. Each time, underneath autonomy lies only bullets and killings. As the 2001 Special Autonomy law expires this year, the United Liberation Movement (ULMWP) and all the people of West Papua are ... <a title="Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/benny-wenda-a-referendum-not-autonomy-only-west-papua-solution/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution">Read more</a>

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PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news

July 9, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Controller of the National Pandemic Response and Police Commissioner, David Manning, has told the public that a rumour circulating on social media about new cases of covid-19 in Port Moresby is false, the PNG Post-Courier reports. He also cautioned the public from spreading misinformation and fake news which ... <a title="PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/png-covid-response-controller-warns-public-against-fake-news/" aria-label="Read more about PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news">Read more</a>

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New NZ case of ‘isolated’ covid patient visiting supermarket to be charged

July 8, 2020

By RNZ News Health Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand’s latest case of covid-19 will be charged for breaching isolation and visiting a central Auckland supermarket last night. Hipkins said the 32-year-old man, who arrived from India on July 3, left his managed isolation last night to go to the Countdown supermarket on Victoria Street ... <a title="New NZ case of ‘isolated’ covid patient visiting supermarket to be charged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/new-nz-case-of-isolated-covid-patient-visiting-supermarket-to-be-charged/" aria-label="Read more about New NZ case of ‘isolated’ covid patient visiting supermarket to be charged">Read more</a>

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‘There needs to be consequences’, says Muller over NZ MP’s covid leak

July 8, 2020

By RNZ News The opposition National Party leader says he has written to the party’s board asking them to remove MP Hamish Walker from the party after it was revealed he leaked private health information to New Zealand media. It was revealed yesterday that former National Party president Michelle Boag was responsible for leaking confidential ... <a title="‘There needs to be consequences’, says Muller over NZ MP’s covid leak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/there-needs-to-be-consequences-says-muller-over-nz-mps-covid-leak/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There needs to be consequences’, says Muller over NZ MP’s covid leak">Read more</a>

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Call for PNG police and courts to work closely with media on violence cases

July 6, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s police and courts must work closely with media for transparency to inform the public on the daily investigation and court processes taken over the death of young mother Jenelyn Kennedy late last month, a men’s gender justice advocate says. Man Up group representative Ganjiki Wayne said Jenelyn’s death ... <a title="Call for PNG police and courts to work closely with media on violence cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/call-for-png-police-and-courts-to-work-closely-with-media-on-violence-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Call for PNG police and courts to work closely with media on violence cases">Read more</a>

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Protest marks French Pacific nuclear tests at Moruroa anniversary

July 6, 2020

By RNZ Pacific A sit-in has been held outside the French High Commission in French Polynesia to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test at Moruroa. The demonstration was organised by the anti-nuclear group Association 193 which again decried the recent law change tightening compensation criteria for those suffering ill-health. The group ... <a title="Protest marks French Pacific nuclear tests at Moruroa anniversary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/protest-marks-french-pacific-nuclear-tests-at-moruroa-anniversary/" aria-label="Read more about Protest marks French Pacific nuclear tests at Moruroa anniversary">Read more</a>

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‘Fight not over’, says Robredo pushing for safeguards in anti-terror law

July 6, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Philippines Anti-Terrorism Law, Vice-President Leni Robredo has pushed for safeguards so that the controversial measure would not be abused, reports Rappler. In her weekly radio show with co-host Ely Saludar, Robredo noted that she does not oppose the law itself, but wants assurance that ... <a title="‘Fight not over’, says Robredo pushing for safeguards in anti-terror law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/fight-not-over-says-robredo-pushing-for-safeguards-in-anti-terror-law/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fight not over’, says Robredo pushing for safeguards in anti-terror law">Read more</a>

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PNG health survey shows 56% of women suffer violence at age 15

July 5, 2020

By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby Key findings from the 2016 to 2018 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey reveals that 56 percent of women aged 15 to 49 in PNG have experienced physical violence around the age of 15. And 28 percent have experienced sexual violence. Also 18 percent of women who have ... <a title="PNG health survey shows 56% of women suffer violence at age 15" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/05/png-health-survey-shows-56-of-women-suffer-violence-at-age-15/" aria-label="Read more about PNG health survey shows 56% of women suffer violence at age 15">Read more</a>

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RNZ Mediawatch: Forcing the issue of race at the Herald

July 5, 2020

The New Zealand Herald recently published a column which criticises its own record on race. Teuila Fuatai explains why she felt she had to call out the paper that commissioned her.​ In the column, freelance journalist Teuila Fuatai detailed her concerns about the Herald’s record on race and her efforts to raise those with her editors. ... <a title="RNZ Mediawatch: Forcing the issue of race at the Herald" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/05/rnz-mediawatch-forcing-the-issue-of-race-at-the-herald/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ Mediawatch: Forcing the issue of race at the Herald">Read more</a>

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Criminal charges possible if leak source identified in NZ covid privacy breach

July 4, 2020

By Jane Patterson, political editor of RNZ News The State Services Minister says the government will do everything it can to track down who is responsible for a massive privacy breach relating to New Zealand’s active covid cases, and is not ruling out pursuing criminal charges. An investigation has been ordered into the breach, with ... <a title="Criminal charges possible if leak source identified in NZ covid privacy breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/04/criminal-charges-possible-if-leak-source-identified-in-nz-covid-privacy-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Criminal charges possible if leak source identified in NZ covid privacy breach">Read more</a>

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The National: Let’s play our part to end violence

July 4, 2020

The National editorial Hundreds walked the Sir John Guise drive on Thursday calling for justice for the brutal death of 19-year-old mother-of-two – Jenelyn Kennedy last week. Jenelyn’s battered lifeless body was taken into the Port Moresby General Hospital last Tuesday by four men (one believed to be the father of her two children). Dr ... <a title="The National: Let’s play our part to end violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/04/the-national-lets-play-our-part-to-end-violence/" aria-label="Read more about The National: Let’s play our part to end violence">Read more</a>