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June 27, 2021
IndoLeft News The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) has warned the Papuan people not to trust that the TNI (Indonesian military) and the Polri (Indonesian police) can provide them with security guarantees in the region. OPM spokesperson Sebby Sambom said that they had “sounded the drums of war” against the security forces ... <a title="‘Don’t trust Indonesian military,’ says OPM warning civilians to leave conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/27/dont-trust-indonesian-military-says-opm-warning-civilians-to-leave-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t trust Indonesian military,’ says OPM warning civilians to leave conflict">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2021
RNZ News It will take a few more days before New Zealand can be said to have dodged a bullet over the latest covid-19 scare, an epidemiologist says. University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker told RNZ Sunday Morning it was a close call. “We’re not in the clear yet. That will take another few ... <a title="Covid-19: ‘We’re not in the clear yet’, epidemiologist warns NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/27/covid-19-were-not-in-the-clear-yet-epidemiologist-warns-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: ‘We’re not in the clear yet’, epidemiologist warns NZ">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Emmanuel Samoglou in Avarua, Cook Islands Cook Islands Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has apologised to passengers who were offloaded in error on an Air New Zealand flight to Rarotonga on Thursday (Wednesday, Cook Islands time). The government said 13 passengers were offloaded off the flight after it was discovered they had originated ... <a title="Wellington travellers to Rarotonga offloaded ‘in error’ over covid scare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/wellington-travellers-to-rarotonga-offloaded-in-error-over-covid-scare/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington travellers to Rarotonga offloaded ‘in error’ over covid scare">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has staged parallel protests outside the Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin, holding funeral-style processions to denounce the “killing” of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to raise alarm of the threats posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally. Arriving at the Chinese ... <a title="RSF’s Apple Daily ‘funeral protests’ mark risk of death of free press in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/rsfs-apple-daily-funeral-protests-mark-risk-of-death-of-free-press-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about RSF’s Apple Daily ‘funeral protests’ mark risk of death of free press in China">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Court of Appeal in Samoa says its ruling from June 2 on the sixth women’s seat cannot be used to delay the convening of Parliament. The court had said a sixth woman is required to satisfy the constitutional requirements but that any decision on this be delayed until after the electoral petition ... <a title="Samoa’s FAST gets Appeal Court election clarification it wanted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/samoas-fast-gets-appeal-court-election-clarification-it-wanted/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s FAST gets Appeal Court election clarification it wanted">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. At the end of another tumultuous week for National, two former senior staffers for Judith Collins have spoken out in savage terms about the state of the party. First Matthew Hooton argued that the party could be in mortal decline: “National has been in intensive care. It’s now moving to the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does National’s turmoil mean the party is terminal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-does-nationals-turmoil-mean-the-party-is-terminal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does National’s turmoil mean the party is terminal?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zora Simic, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, UNSW This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who helped shape the 20th century, and ... <a title="How Eleanor Roosevelt reshaped the role of First Lady and became a feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/how-eleanor-roosevelt-reshaped-the-role-of-first-lady-and-became-a-feminist-icon-156295/" aria-label="Read more about How Eleanor Roosevelt reshaped the role of First Lady and became a feminist icon">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Hate speech will become a criminal offence in New Zealand and anyone convicted could face harsher punishment under proposed legislative changes. The government has today released for public consultation its long-awaited plan for the laws governing hate speech. The plan is part of the government’s work to strengthen ... <a title="NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/nz-government-plans-new-law-tougher-penalties-for-hate-speech-as-crime/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Three more people with covid-19 have died in Fiji in the last 24 hours — one of them the youngest patient since the pandemic reached the country in March 2020. There have been 14 deaths from covid-19 and 12 were from this outbreak alone while 8 covid-19 ... <a title="Fiji covid-19 death toll still climb – woman dies at 34 as crisis grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/fiji-covid-19-death-toll-still-climb-woman-dies-at-34-as-crisis-grows/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji covid-19 death toll still climb – woman dies at 34 as crisis grows">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Tsarina Maharani in Jakarta The initiator of the citizen-based reporting coalition Lapor Covid-19 (Report Covid-19), Ahmad Arif, says the Indonesian public is facing the covid-19 pandemic without any clear direction. There was no data transparency and inadequate information and education on the pandemic, Arif told a media conference. There was also no clear leadership ... <a title="Indonesia vs covid – ‘it’s like fighting a war without a commander’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/indonesia-vs-covid-its-like-fighting-a-war-without-a-commander/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia vs covid – ‘it’s like fighting a war without a commander’">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Lynne Sladky/AP Just before 2am US Eastern Daylight Time on June 24, the Champlain Towers South Tower in Surfside, South Florida, partially collapsed. The 12-storey building with 136 apartments was built in 1981 on ... <a title="Why did the Miami apartment building collapse? And are others in danger?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/25/why-did-the-miami-apartment-building-collapse-and-are-others-in-danger-163425/" aria-label="Read more about Why did the Miami apartment building collapse? And are others in danger?">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Aitchison, Professor of Architecture and CEO of Building 4.0 CRC, Monash University Screen Shot at am The announcement that the Victorian and federal governments will build a 1,000-bed COVID quarantine hub at Mickleham in Melbourne’s north marks a welcome end, or at least a fresh chapter, ... <a title="A mining camp won’t cut it: Australia’s quarantine system needs a smarter design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/25/a-mining-camp-wont-cut-it-australias-quarantine-system-needs-a-smarter-design-163012/" aria-label="Read more about A mining camp won’t cut it: Australia’s quarantine system needs a smarter design">Read more</a>
