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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 19, 2023
RNZ Pacific The editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, Giff Johnson, is urging Pacific journalists not to be swayed by geopolitical narratives and to stay true to reporting stories that affect people in their daily lives. Held last Friday in Majuro, Johnson, who is also the co-founder of the Pacific Media Institute, hosted Pacific journalists ... <a title="Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/pacific-journos-urged-not-to-let-geopolitics-skew-their-narratives/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard University in the United States. During his graduation in Boston on June 6, he proudly wore the Kanak flag as he received a diploma in law — and photos of ... <a title="‘A win for all Kanak people’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/a-win-for-all-kanak-people-says-first-indigenous-harvard-graduate/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A win for all Kanak people’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua’s Governor Lukas Enembe was “kidnapped” and flown to Jakarta for charges over alleged one million rupiah (NZ$100,000) graft. Despite his deteriorating health, he has been detained in a Corruption Eradication Commission’s cell (KPK) in the Indonesian capital — ... <a title="Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/critical-d-day-over-papua-governor-lukas-enembes-legal-nightmare/" aria-label="Read more about Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a confused picture behind the scenes. Members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February ... <a title="I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot in West Papua. What happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/i-was-involved-in-stalled-talks-to-free-kidnapped-nz-pilot-in-west-papua-what-happens-now/" aria-label="Read more about I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot in West Papua. What happens now?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
By David Robie New Caledonia’s Kanak national liberation movement has told the UN Decolonisation Committee that France has “robbed” the indigenous people of their independence and has appealed for help. Magalie Tingal-Lémé, the permanent representative of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) at the UN, told a session of the Committee of 24 ... <a title="UN told France has ‘robbed’ Kanaks of New Caledonian independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/un-told-france-has-robbed-kanaks-of-new-caledonian-independence/" aria-label="Read more about UN told France has ‘robbed’ Kanaks of New Caledonian independence">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2023
By Majeleen Yanei in Port Moresby Seventeen Papua New Guinean schoolgirls who were kidnapped, raped and held hostage by armed men in Bosavi, Hela, last Wednesday were released yesterday. The National’s source said they were released following a payment of 3300 kina (NZ$1500) and nine pigs as ransom to the gunmen. “The females were released ... <a title="PNG gunmen ‘kidnapped, raped’ 17 schoolgirls before freeing them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/12/png-gunmen-kidnapped-raped-17-schoolgirls-before-freeing-them/" aria-label="Read more about PNG gunmen ‘kidnapped, raped’ 17 schoolgirls before freeing them">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2023
Reports from Papua New Guinea say that 17 girls from a remote village have been held captive by a large group of armed men. The National reported this, according to an eyewitness, and the story has been corroborated by a government worker from Komo Hulia. The eyewitness said the men had been demanding $40,000 kina ... <a title="Armed gunmen kidnap 17 girls from remote PNG village – freed for ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/12/armed-gunmen-kidnap-17-girls-from-remote-png-village-freed-for-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about Armed gunmen kidnap 17 girls from remote PNG village – freed for ransom">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2023
By Blessen Tom, RNZ journalist A new production called Coolie: The Story of the Girmityas is shedding light on the lesser-known history of the Indian indentured labourers. Poet and music producer Nadia Freeman’s latest work gives life to the hidden voice of her Indo-Fijian ancestors through electronic music and theatre. “I just felt like I ... <a title="New NZ theatre production highlights Fiji Girmityas’ struggles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/11/new-nz-theatre-production-highlights-fiji-girmityas-struggles/" aria-label="Read more about New NZ theatre production highlights Fiji Girmityas’ struggles">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2023
Jubi News The trial of three Papuan “free speech” students accused of treason has resumed at the Jayapura District Court this week. The defendants — Yoseph Ernesto Matuan, Devio Tekege, and Ambrosius Fransiskus Elopere — have been charged with treason for organising a free speech rally where they were accused of raising the banned Morning ... <a title="Papuan students accused of ‘treason’ over raising Morning Star flags" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/10/papuan-students-accused-of-treason-over-raising-morning-star-flags/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students accused of ‘treason’ over raising Morning Star flags">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s new President Moetai Brotherson is in Paris for wide-ranging talks with the French government and the organisers of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. His visit involves meetings with a range of ministers and officials to continue cooperation arrangements initiated by his predecessor. “I’m not here to come begging,” Brotherson said, adding ... <a title="‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/im-not-begging-tahitis-brotherson-tells-france-in-prep-for-independence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2023
RNZ Pacific Community leaders around Panguna mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville want mining giant Rio Tinto to help out following recent flooding. Rio Tinto was the owner/operator of the mine which has laid derelict for more than 30 years. Fears of the threat from flooding in the river system near ... <a title="Bougainville leaders call on mining giant Rio Tinto to assist communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/07/bougainville-leaders-call-on-mining-giant-rio-tinto-to-assist-communities/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville leaders call on mining giant Rio Tinto to assist communities">Read more</a>
