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Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line

June 13, 2020

By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, RNZ Māori News Correspondent The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line as the New Zealand government proposes to create a single Māori news service run by Māori Television. The government this week released its much-aniticipated proposals for a major Māori media shake-up, Te Ao Pāpāho ... <a title="Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/13/fears-the-future-of-te-karere-maori-news-is-on-the-line/" aria-label="Read more about Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line">Read more</a>

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NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’

April 8, 2020

By RNZ News Social media misinformation about Covid-19 is putting Pacific communities in New Zealand at particular risk, government advisers say. The government announced a $17 million package toward building an awareness campaign in Pacific languages, as well as support for health providers. Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa identified Pacific communities as being at greater ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/nz-lockdown-day-14-pacific-groups-at-risk-over-social-media-fake-info/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’">Read more</a>

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USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific

July 4, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Journalists have gathered for a three-day event at the University of the South Pacific in Suva to discuss the rise of social media and fake news in the Pacific, reports FBC News. The annual Pacific Update brings together policymakers, academics and development partners to present and discuss research relating to economic ... <a title="USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/usp-hosts-talks-on-social-media-and-fake-news-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific">Read more</a>

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Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people

June 5, 2019

By RNZ Pacific  A range of initiatives for Pacific people was announced in the New Zealand Budget last week. This Wellbeing Budget included increases in funding for Pacific health, education, language and economic development. While the Ministry of Pacific Peoples has hailed it as an unprecedented support package for Pacific people, there is concern that ... <a title="Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/mixed-reactions-to-nz-budget-initiatives-for-pacific-people/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people">Read more</a>

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NZ Budget gives boost for Pacific education, languages and health

May 31, 2019

By RNZ Pacific The well-being of Pacific people in New Zealand has been recognised in this year’s Budget with increases in funding for the community in education, languages, health and business. The government said the initiatives announced in the Budget would provide Pacific peoples with more scope to lift their own well-being. It also said ... <a title="NZ Budget gives boost for Pacific education, languages and health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/nz-budget-gives-boost-for-pacific-education-languages-and-health/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Budget gives boost for Pacific education, languages and health">Read more</a>

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Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize

February 1, 2019

Behrouz Boochani … wrote his award-winning book bit-by-bit via texting from Papua New Guinea. Image: Hoda Afshar/Behrouz Boochani/RNZ Pacific Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An Iranian asylum-seeker detained in Papua New Guinea under Australian asylum laws has won Australia’s most valuable literary prize for a book he reportedly wrote using the online messaging service WhatsApp, reports ... <a title="Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/01/iran-refugee-detained-in-png-wins-australias-richest-literary-prize/" aria-label="Read more about Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize">Read more</a>

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Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes

November 19, 2018

A look at the lives of Pacific islanders who choose to ignore or struggle to embrace their heritage. Video: Plastic Polynesia trailer By Leilani Sitagata Two final-year communication studies students at Auckland University of Technology decided for their end-of-year project to film a mini documentary about what it means to be a “plastic” islander. The ... <a title="Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/telling-the-real-stories-behind-plastic-pacific-islanders-and-stereotypes/" aria-label="Read more about Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes">Read more</a>