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June 29, 2020
From RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan New Zealand established its credentials as an independent small nation after the fatal bombing of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in 1985, says an author and academic who spent weeks on the vessel shortly before it was attacked. On 10 July 1985, the Rainbow Warrior was sunk at an ... <a title="NZ gained ‘international creds’ as nuclear-free nation with Rainbow Warrior bombing, says author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/nz-gained-international-creds-as-nuclear-free-nation-with-rainbow-warrior-bombing-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about NZ gained ‘international creds’ as nuclear-free nation with Rainbow Warrior bombing, says author">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
By Rappler A Thousand Cuts, Ramona Diaz’s documentary on democracy and press freedom in the Philippines, has won the top prize at the 2020 Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand. The winning films and filmmakers are listed on the festival’s website, with A Thousand Cuts named best international feature. Other international award-winners include Far From ... <a title="A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/a-thousand-cuts-wins-best-global-feature-at-nzs-doc-edge-festival/" aria-label="Read more about A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
By RNZ News An independent review should be held of all the country’s airports and ports to ensure correct protocols are being followed when people are released from managed isolation, a prominent epidemiologist says. Otago University public health physician Professor Sir David Skegg was commenting on the case of two women who had travelled from ... <a title="‘Raise our game’ on NZ border safety says expert after covid test shock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/raise-our-game-on-nz-border-safety-says-expert-after-covid-test-shock/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Raise our game’ on NZ border safety says expert after covid test shock">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2020
By Christine Rovoi of RNZ Pacific A former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea’s University of Technology says politics has no place in university governance. Professor Albert Schram’s comments follow last week’s suspension of the vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, by the USP Council’s executive committee. The growing controversy at ... <a title="Pacific leadership in spotlight as pressure rises over USP impasse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/16/pacific-leadership-in-spotlight-as-pressure-rises-over-usp-impasse/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leadership in spotlight as pressure rises over USP impasse">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Award-winning Filipino-American filmmaker Ramona Diaz takes viewers to the Philippines where the free press has been under siege since President Rodrigo #Duterte took office three years ago. Video: BA News Pacific Media Watch PBS investigative documentary series Frontline has acquired A Thousand Cuts, the powerful documentary of award-winning Filipino-American director Ramona Diaz about a “lawless ... <a title="Frontline snaps up Ramona Diaz’s powerful doco A Thousand Cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/frontline-snaps-up-ramona-diazs-powerful-doco-a-thousand-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Frontline snaps up Ramona Diaz’s powerful doco A Thousand Cuts">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Fiji police have raided the headquarters of Fiji’s National Federation Party, apparently in search of information related to social media posts. In a video shared to the party’s social media, it showed several plain clothes officers rifling through files, papers and storage last night. Speaking to RNZ Pacific shortly after the raid, ... <a title="Fiji police raid opposition party headquarters in social media blitz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/fiji-police-raid-opposition-party-headquarters-in-social-media-blitz/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police raid opposition party headquarters in social media blitz">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
INDEPTH: By Guyon Espiner, RNZ News investigative reporter, with contributor John Daniell New Zealand has lost some of its independence within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and been “drawn in a lot closer” to the US-led spy network, former Prime Minister Helen Clark says. She made the comments in new RNZ podcast The Service, which ... <a title="NZ’s independence from Five Eyes has slipped, says former PM Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nzs-independence-from-five-eyes-has-slipped-says-former-pm-clark/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s independence from Five Eyes has slipped, says former PM Clark">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2020
New Zealand implemented one of the earliest lockdowns and has largely succeeded in eliminating the coronavirus under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Some of the country’s success has been attributed to her leadership, trust in science, and clear communication during the crisis. We get an update from Michael Baker, professor of public health ... <a title="‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the world about covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/30/stay-home-stay-safe-be-kind-what-nz-can-teach-the-world-about-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the world about covid-19">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of TVNZ One News Pacific governments are being warned to put urgent covid-19 safety measures into place at ports as foreign fishing boats emerge as a new point of transmission. One Ecuadorian vessel is now at sea with 29 out of 30 of its crew covid-positive and there are suspicions ... <a title="Foreign fishing boats become new covid-19 threat for Pacific nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/foreign-fishing-boats-become-new-covid-19-threat-for-pacific-nations/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign fishing boats become new covid-19 threat for Pacific nations">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
Sing the pandemic away. Video: The Jakarta Post Pacific Media Watch In a bid to advise people to follow health instructions to contain the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in the West Papua region capital of Jayapura, Papuan rapper Epo D’fenomeno has collaborated with Jayapura police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Gustav R. Urbinas. To ... <a title="Sing the pandemic away – Papua rapper, police chief join in virus fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/sing-the-pandemic-away-papua-rapper-police-chief-join-in-virus-fight/" aria-label="Read more about Sing the pandemic away – Papua rapper, police chief join in virus fight">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi discusses a new book today on West Papua, The Road: Uprising in West Papua, reviewed by Professor David Robie, in his weekly 95bFM segment Southern Cross. The book is authored by Australian investigative journalist John Martinkus who has covered wars and conflicts in Asia and ... <a title="Southern Cross features ‘The Road’ and Papuan repression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/southern-cross-features-the-road-and-papuan-repression/" aria-label="Read more about Southern Cross features ‘The Road’ and Papuan repression">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2020
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer You might not know his face, but Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most valuable and memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings. He explains what it has been like covering a pandemic in a still Pākehā-dominated press gallery. The near-daily media briefings on Covid-19 often ... <a title="A lone Māori voice raising Te Ao issues at the covid-19 briefings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/17/a-lone-maori-voice-raising-te-ao-issues-at-the-covid-19-briefings/" aria-label="Read more about A lone Māori voice raising Te Ao issues at the covid-19 briefings">Read more</a>