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June 25, 2019
By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s former president, Gaston Flosse, and 12 others have been ordered to jointly repay millions of francs they misspent on so-called phantom jobs. In 2013, the group was found to have funded a vast network of supporters of Flosse’s Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party for almost a decade from the late 1990s. Tahiti-Infos ... <a title="Tahiti’s Flosse ordered to repay millions in ‘phantom jobs’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/25/tahitis-flosse-ordered-to-repay-millions-in-phantom-jobs-case/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s Flosse ordered to repay millions in ‘phantom jobs’ case">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2019
By Peni Komaisavai in Suva Staff of the University of the South Pacific at the university’s main Laucala campus in Suva have called for pro-chancellor Winston Thompson to step aside to allow for an independent investigation into alleged abuse and mismanagement to proceed. This was one of three demands USP staff made in a petition ... <a title="USP staff want Fiji’s pro-chancellor Thompson to step aside in abuse probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/24/usp-staff-want-fijis-pro-chancellor-thompson-to-step-aside-in-abuse-probe/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff want Fiji’s pro-chancellor Thompson to step aside in abuse probe">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Police Minister Bryan Kramer has used social media to arrest a man accused of sexually abusing his granddaughter. Kramer wrote a Facebook post in which he described being notified of a post about a young girl being sexually abused. “On Sunday I received a notification on Facebook that ... <a title="PNG police minister uses social media to arrest alleged sex offender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/png-police-minister-uses-social-media-to-arrest-alleged-sex-offender/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police minister uses social media to arrest alleged sex offender">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2019
FIRST PERSON: By Katie Todd, of RNZ News, reporting outside the High Court in Christchurch The latest chapter in the court proceedings of the accused mosque gunman played out in cold, misty weather in Christchurch today. Reporters and camera crews from around the world lined Lichfield Street from 6.30am, with all eyes and lenses on ... <a title="Court appearance: Mosque attack survivors’ and families’ painful day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/14/court-appearance-mosque-attack-survivors-and-families-painful-day/" aria-label="Read more about Court appearance: Mosque attack survivors’ and families’ painful day">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newdesk A Kiwi photographer was stabbed last week during a roadside robbery in Papua New Guinea. Colin Monteath, 71, and Australians Chris Hoy and Greg Mortimer had all their belongings stolen near the city of Mt Hagen while on their way to visit the popular destination Rondon Ridge Lodge, reports the Otago ... <a title="Kiwi photographer stabbed during roadside robbery in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/kiwi-photographer-stabbed-during-roadside-robbery-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi photographer stabbed during roadside robbery in PNG">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2019
By Justin Fa’afia in Apia The Samoa Censorship Board has banned the screening of Rocketman – a biographical movie about the life of British rock star Elton John. “Unfortunately due to censoring issues, we have had to cancel Rocketman,” the Apollo Cinemas Samoa stated during a Facebook update of its movie screenings for the week. ... <a title="Samoa bans Elton John movie Rocketman from cinemas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/10/samoa-bans-elton-john-movie-rocketman-from-cinemas/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa bans Elton John movie Rocketman from cinemas">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2019
OPEN LETTER: By Gary Juffa, Governor of Oro Dear Prime Minister, You sold all our todays and were about to sell our children’s tomorrows too. You were in the most enviable and powerful position to do what is right and just by the people of Papua New Guinea – my people. But instead you and ... <a title="Gary Juffa: Dear PM O’Neill, we’ll stop you selling out our country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/25/gary-juffa-dear-pm-oneill-well-stop-you-selling-out-our-country/" aria-label="Read more about Gary Juffa: Dear PM O’Neill, we’ll stop you selling out our country">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
By RNZ Pacific New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters says his government is “asking for explanations” about alleged mismanagement at the regional University of the South Pacific. New Zealand is the 12-country USP’s second largest funder behind Australia, contributing US$3.5m ($NZ5.3m) in 2017. The university’s headquarters are in Suva and claims of mismanagement and questionable ... <a title="NZ seeks ‘explanations’ over USP mismanagement allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/nz-seeks-explanations-over-usp-mismanagement-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ seeks ‘explanations’ over USP mismanagement allegations">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Australian election result has precipitated a wave of suicide attempts among Manus Island refugees that the government can no longer ignore, warns a refugee advocate. The Liberal Party-led Coalition was returned to power on Saturday. It defeated the Labor Party, which had promised to expedite the resettlement of about 900 refugees ... <a title="Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/canberra-cannot-ignore-manus-island-suicide-attempt-crisis-warns-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2019
By RNZ New Zealand police have laid a terrorism charge against the man accused of murdering 51 people in Christchurch in deadly terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques on March 15. In addition to the murder charges, Brenton Tarrant faces 40 of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act. In a statement, ... <a title="Police lay terrorism charge against man accused of mosque shootings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/police-lay-terrorism-charge-against-man-accused-of-mosque-shootings/" aria-label="Read more about Police lay terrorism charge against man accused of mosque shootings">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
By Devina Halim in Jakarta Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for justice and truth from the government over the Trisakti student shooting tragedy through legal channels. This was revealed by AI executive director Usman Hamid in response to the 21st anniversary yesterday of the Trisakti student shootings on May 12, 1998. On that day, four ... <a title="Amnesty Indonesia calls for justice over 1998 Trisakti student shootings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/amnesty-indonesia-calls-for-justice-over-1998-trisakti-student-shootings/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty Indonesia calls for justice over 1998 Trisakti student shootings">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has praised the release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from a prison in the Yangon suburb of Insein as a victory for press freedom and investigative reporting in Myanmar and throughout the world. The two reporters had spent a total of 511 days ... <a title="RSF hails freedom for Myanmar journalists as investigative victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/rsf-hails-freedom-for-myanmar-journalists-as-investigative-victory/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails freedom for Myanmar journalists as investigative victory">Read more</a>
