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January 30, 2025
PNG Post-Courier In a fervent appeal to the global community, Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea has called on US President Donald Trump to “rethink” his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and current global climate initiatives. Marape’s plea came during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, on ... <a title="Marape calls US climate backtracking ‘irresponsible’ in rethink plea to Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/marape-calls-us-climate-backtracking-irresponsible-in-rethink-plea-to-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Marape calls US climate backtracking ‘irresponsible’ in rethink plea to Trump">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
By Anish Chand in Nadi, Fiji National Federation Party president Parmod Chand has described Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry as a “self-professed champion of the poor” and criticised him over “hallucinating” about the country. Chand made the comment when responding to remarks made by Chaudhry during FLP’s Annual Delegates Conference in Nadi on Saturday. ... <a title="NFP president slams Labour leader for ‘hallucinating’ about Fiji governance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/nfp-president-slams-labour-leader-for-hallucinating-about-fiji-governance/" aria-label="Read more about NFP president slams Labour leader for ‘hallucinating’ about Fiji governance">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
RNZ News Thousands of people are continuing their North Island hīkoi as the legislation they are protesting against, the Treaty Principles Bill, gets its first reading in Parliament today. The hīkoi enters day four and headed off from Huntly, destined for Rotorua today, after it advanced through Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau yesterday. Traffic was at a ... <a title="Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington – bill reading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/hikoi-day-four-setting-off-from-huntly-on-way-to-wellington-bill-reading/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington – bill reading">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octo Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support for independence for West Papua, which has been ruled by Indonesia for more than 60 years. Mote is vice-president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and is ... <a title="West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/13/west-papuan-independence-advocate-seeks-nz-support-against-genocide-ecocide/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ investigative reporter A Hamilton couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have had their convictions quashed after the New Zealand’s Court of Appeal ruled there had been a miscarriage of justice. Anthony Swarbrick and Christina Kewa-Swarbrick were found guilty on nine representative charges of aiding and abetting, completion of a visa application ... <a title="Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/couple-convicted-of-exploiting-pacific-migrants-have-convictions-thrown-out/" aria-label="Read more about Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
By Ivy Mallam of Wansolwara Media professionals have been urged to undergo gender sensitisation training to produce more inclusive, accurate and ethical representation of women in the news. Fiji Women’s Rights Movement executive director Nalini Singh emphasised that such training would help avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes and promote diverse perspectives, ensuring media coverage reflects the ... <a title="Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/nalini-singh-calls-for-media-coverage-that-reflects-realities-of-all-genders/" aria-label="Read more about Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A National Union of Workers (NUW) official is hopeful Fiji Water employees who have been on strike for almost a week will return to work shortly. Last Tuesday, a group of workers for Fiji Water went on strike over pay disputes at the multi-million dollar US-owned company’s water bottling ... <a title="Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/13/fiji-water-workers-strike-almost-a-week-but-union-hopeful-for-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2024
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters is putting off recognition of Palestine as a state, despite opposition Labour’s formal request that he make the move. Peters said diplomatic recognition of Palestine was a matter of “when not if”, but doing so now could impede progress towards a ... <a title="NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/nzs-foreign-minister-winston-peters-defers-recognition-of-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The University of the South Pacific — one of only two regional universities in world — is facing a “gathering storm” over leadership, a management crisis and a looming strike, reports Islands Business. In the six-page cover story in the latest edition of the regional news magazine this week, IB reports that ... <a title="USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/30/usp-faces-a-gathering-storm-over-leadership-and-a-looming-strike/" aria-label="Read more about USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist University of the South Pacific staff unions are giving management “one more chance to come to the table” before they go on strike. On Wednesday, the staff association received the secret ballot outcome from Fiji’s Labour Ministry, which confirmed that they had a mandate for strike action. Association of ... <a title="USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/usp-strike-staff-offer-management-one-more-chance-to-come-to-table/" aria-label="Read more about USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Television New Zealand’s chief executive has been challenged by the public broadcaster’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver at a fiery staff meeting over job cuts and axing of high profile programmes, reports The New Zealand Herald. Writing in his Media Insider column today, editor-at-large Shayne Currie reported that Dreaver, one of TVNZ’s most ... <a title="Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver challenges TVNZ chief over job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/12/pacific-journalist-barbara-dreaver-challenges-tvnz-chief-over-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver challenges TVNZ chief over job cuts">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A secret ballot by members of the Association of University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS) and USP Staff Union have voted in favour of strike action at the institution. Unofficial results in the poll last Wednesday showed 63 percent in favour, above the needed majority threshold. AUSPS general ... <a title="USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/11/usp-staff-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action-over-just-and-fair-pay-rise/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise">Read more</a>
