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Cook Islands PM calls for easing of tensions in New Caledonia

November 2, 2024

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has returned from New Caledonia saying it is not a simple “black and white situation”. Brown returned from a three-day Pacific fact-finding mission in the French Pacific territory alongside the Prime Ministers of Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji. New Caledonia has been going ... <a title="Cook Islands PM calls for easing of tensions in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/02/cook-islands-pm-calls-for-easing-of-tensions-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands PM calls for easing of tensions in New Caledonia">Read more</a>

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‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?

October 29, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts of the Commonwealth leaders’ meeting. Footage of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa swaying along to the siva dance as she sat beside Britain’s King Charles III encapsulated a palpable national ... <a title="‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/climate-chogm-success-for-samoa-but-whats-in-it-for-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?">Read more</a>

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Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia

October 28, 2024

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor A Kanak pastor from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa, says connecting with Pacific activists has given him the chance to feel hope again after months of riots in the French territory. Reverend Billy Wetewea told RNZ Pacific on the ... <a title="Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/kanak-pastor-advocates-for-hope-and-humanity-as-pacific-leaders-visit-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia">Read more</a>

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RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action

October 26, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — celebration of seven years of its Taipei office, presenting a raft of proposals to the Taiwan government, and hosting its Asia-Pacific network of correspondents. Director general Thibaut Bruttin and the Taipei ... <a title="RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/26/rsf-tackles-taiwans-media-freedom-achilles-heel-boosts-asia-pacific-monitoring-action/" aria-label="Read more about RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead

October 24, 2024

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party has backed Christchurch City Council and called for other cities to block business with firms involved in Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestine Territories. “It is great that Christchurch is the first council in New Zealand to take up this cause. We hope others will follow ... <a title="NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/nzs-labour-calls-on-other-cities-to-follow-israel-boycott-lead/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead">Read more</a>

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King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM

October 24, 2024

By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Local villagers have lined the roadsides with lanterns to welcome His Royal Highness. ... <a title="King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/king-charles-arrives-in-samoa-for-resilient-environment-chogm/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM">Read more</a>

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NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements

October 23, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Christchurch, New Zealand’s third-largest city, today became the first local government in the country to sanction Israel by voting to halt business with organisations involved in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It passed a resolution to amend its procurement policy to exclude companies building and maintaining illegal Israeli settlements on ... <a title="NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/nzs-third-largest-city-sanctions-israel-over-illegal-palestine-settlements/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Decennial Increases in Deaths by Birth Cohort, in Aotearoa New Zealand

October 18, 2024

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Recently I have published charts showing how people born around 1960 are already placing huge burdens on New Zealand’s healthcare system (Death Frequencies in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Birth Year, 26 Sep 2024) and how big falls in age-specific death rates have plateaued since 2010, and may now be reversing upwards ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Decennial Increases in Deaths by Birth Cohort, in Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-decennial-increases-in-deaths-by-birth-cohort-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Decennial Increases in Deaths by Birth Cohort, in Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Rates of Older Working Males in Aotearoa New Zealand, from the late 1970s

October 17, 2024

Analysis by Keith Rankin. This chart shows how death rates have fallen since the 1970s, emphasising the higher male death experience. The principal finding is that dramatically falling death rates have plateaued since around 2010, especially for men aged 50 to 64. Yet the starkest fact portrayed is the much higher death rates of males ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Rates of Older Working Males in Aotearoa New Zealand, from the late 1970s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/17/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-death-rates-of-older-working-males-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-from-the-late-1970s/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Rates of Older Working Males in Aotearoa New Zealand, from the late 1970s">Read more</a>

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Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see

October 12, 2024

By John Minto Published in the Christchurch Star newspaper yesterday — this was the advert rejected last week by Stuff, New Zealand’s major news website, by an editorial management which apparently thinks pro-Israel sympathies are more important than the industrial-scale slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon. Stuff told the Palestinian Solidarity Movement Aotearoa (PSNA) ... <a title="Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/12/published-by-the-star-the-genocide-advert-that-stuff-didnt-want-you-to-see/" aria-label="Read more about Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Frequencies in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Birth Year

September 26, 2024

Analysis by Keith Rankin. This chart essentially shows the stresses that New Zealand’s public health system can expect to face. I have analysed the death data by age, covering all deaths from July 1998 to June 2024. For those years (using June years) I have looked at every age of death from 16 to 99 ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Frequencies in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Birth Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-death-frequencies-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-by-birth-year/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Death Frequencies in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Birth Year">Read more</a>

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West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release

September 18, 2024

RNZ Pacific Pro-independence fighters in the Indonesian-ruled West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Phillip Merhtens, a 38-year-old pilot working for the Indonesian internal feeder airline Susi Air, in February ... <a title="West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/west-papuan-fighters-who-kidnapped-kiwi-pilot-propose-terms-of-release/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release">Read more</a>