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March 31, 2020
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura A New Zealand employee of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia was shot dead on Monday by gunmen in Timika, the capital city of Mimika regency in Papua. The employee, identified as 57-year-old Graeme Thomas Wall, according to RNZ Pacific, was engaged in construction work with colleagues on ... <a title="NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/nz-mine-worker-killed-two-others-wounded-in-freeport-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
By Hans Nicholas Jong in Jakarta Experts have warned that a slate of sweeping deregulation planned by the Indonesian government could prove disastrous for the environment and create even more conflicts over land and resources. The administration of President Joko Widodo is preparing to submit to Parliament two bills containing more than 1200 proposed amendments ... <a title="Experts warn over Indonesian plan for fast track environmental deregulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/experts-warn-over-indonesian-plan-for-fast-track-environmental-deregulation/" aria-label="Read more about Experts warn over Indonesian plan for fast track environmental deregulation">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A Solomon Islands province has agreed to lease a large island to a Chinese developer to develop into a special economic zone, weeks after the country opened diplomatic ties with China. But already cracks abound; there has been no official announcement and the provincial premier says the deal is on ice. Experts say ... <a title="Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/14/solomons-deal-with-chinese-developer-sparks-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A Filipino human rights lawyer has come away uninjured after unidentified motorcyclists fired gunshots into her car on the central Philippines island of Panay, reports The Sun Star. According to the report, Criselda Heredia was with her daughter and a client when the attack happened last month. “I was just ambushed. ... <a title="Filipino human rights lawyer uninjured after gunmen ambush car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/07/filipino-human-rights-lawyer-uninjured-after-gunmen-ambush-car/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino human rights lawyer uninjured after gunmen ambush car">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Tuvalu’s Prime Minister has condemned the Australian Prime Minister’s conduct at last week’s Pacific Islands Forum, calling Scott Morrison’s attitude “unfortunate” and “neo-colonial,” and questioning Australia’s future in the 18-member body. In an interview with RNZ on Sunday, Enele Sopoaga also threatened to pull Tuvaluan labour from Australia’s seasonal worker programme in light ... <a title="Australian PM’s attitude ‘neo-colonial’, says Tuvalu PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/19/australian-pms-attitude-neo-colonial-says-tuvalu-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Australian PM’s attitude ‘neo-colonial’, says Tuvalu PM">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Wording has played a crucial role in a reportedly “fierce” Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu with Australia allegedly managing to alter documental terms to downplay its commitment to climate change mitigation. According to RNZ Pacific, a communiqué and separate statement on climate change was released after a 12-hour meeting between the ... <a title="Australia has coal removed from PIF documentation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/australia-has-coal-removed-from-pif-documentation/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has coal removed from PIF documentation">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An American journalist working in the Philippines on indigenous environmental and human rights issues has been shot and critically wounded while fetching his daughter from school in the northern province of Ifugao, according to his news media outlet and other press reports, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New ... <a title="American environmental journalist shot, critically wounded in Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/11/american-environmental-journalist-shot-critically-wounded-in-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about American environmental journalist shot, critically wounded in Philippines">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Pacific leaders have declared a climate crisis in the region and are demanding an end to coal mining. The declaration was signed by several regional leaders at the Pacific Islands Development Forum in Fiji on Tuesday. The declaration expressed grave concerns about the impacts the climate crisis will have on the Pacific. ... <a title="Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/pacific-leaders-declare-climate-crisis-demand-end-to-coal/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2019
By Chris Baria at PNG Mine Watch The chairman of Bougainville Hardliners Group and former combatant-turned-businessman, James Onartoo, has called on the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Police Minister to explain what the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were doing at the site of the controversial Panguna mine last Wednesday (June 5). According to Onartoo, members of ... <a title="‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/09/please-explain-call-by-hardliners-over-australian-police-at-bougainville-mine/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2019
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s new Prime Minister James Marape has overseen a shake-up of cabinet which he says will drive reform the country needs. The new National Executive Council, announced by Marape this afternoon in Port Moresby, includes two leading members of the opposition in recent years. The Madang MP ... <a title="Marape unveils new-look PNG cabinet with reformist aims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/07/marape-unveils-new-look-png-cabinet-with-reformist-aims/" aria-label="Read more about Marape unveils new-look PNG cabinet with reformist aims">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Papua New Guinea government is planning to acquire more custom land and allow foreign companies to exploit it, claim two international NGOs. Large swathes of land are already alleged to be illegally under the control of foreign loggers and miners. A recent land summit has been dubbed a further land grab ... <a title="NGOs accuse PNG government of foreign logging land grab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/ngos-accuse-png-government-of-foreign-logging-land-grab/" aria-label="Read more about NGOs accuse PNG government of foreign logging land grab">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
The trailer for Will Watson’s documentary on Bougainville peacemaking, Soldiers Without Guns. FILM REVIEW: By David Robie While a gripping film about the apocalyptic Bougainville war, or more accurately the peace that ended the decade-long conflict, opened in cinemas across New Zealand last week, an island roadshow has been taking place back in the Pacific. ... <a title="How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/how-soldier-guitars-culture-and-faith-paved-way-for-bougainvilles-peace/" aria-label="Read more about How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace">Read more</a>
