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PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera

July 29, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Allegations of “hijacking and manipulation” of a Papua New Guinea national government sanctioned validation exercise at the Porgera mine in Enga province have been raised, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Tieni Wuape clan leader from the Special Mining Lease (SML) Janet Yuwi told the Post-Courier that a landowner group was allegedly misleading ... <a title="PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/29/png-landowner-group-accused-of-hijack-over-validation-in-porgera/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera">Read more</a>

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Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant

March 10, 2020

By Ayat S. Karokaro in Medan Indonesian ­ activists have deplored the recent jailing of two indigenous community members in Sumatra in a land conflict involving an affiliate of pulp and paper giant Royal Golden Eagle. The Simalungun District Court, in North Sumatra province, handed down nine-month sentences to Jonny Ambarita and Thomson Ambarita, who ... <a title="Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/indonesian-indigenous-land-defenders-jailed-in-fight-with-pulpwood-giant/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant">Read more</a>

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Gallery: Guardianship photo shoot with the Ihumātao ‘protectors’

August 4, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Pacific Media Centre’s Del Abcede joined the Ihumātao “protectors” protest at the weekend to soak up the atmosphere of guardianship over the future of the sacred indigenous Māori site. Fletcher Building plans to build 480 homes on the site but work has been suspended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern while ... <a title="Gallery: Guardianship photo shoot with the Ihumātao ‘protectors’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/04/gallery-guardianship-photo-shoot-with-the-ihumatao-protectors/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Guardianship photo shoot with the Ihumātao ‘protectors’">Read more</a>

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Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site

July 24, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Police have pepper-sprayed two dogs and arrested three more people at the site of controversial land dispute in South Auckland, reports RNZ. The site at Ihumātao near Auckland Airport is zoned for housing development but has been the subject of a bitter dispute between local wi and private construction company Fletcher ... <a title="Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/protestors-arrested-and-dogs-pepper-sprayed-at-sacred-south-auckland-site/" aria-label="Read more about Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site">Read more</a>