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November 22, 2025
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo of the Samoa Observer Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt says international media are “in the dark” about the reasons behind his decision to ban the Samoa Observer from government press conferences, arguing that overseas attention has created “support for one newspaper at the expense of the entire country.” He also addressed concerns ... <a title="Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/samoan-pm-takes-aim-at-local-journalists-claims-overseas-media-in-the-dark/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The New Zealand Māori Council and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa made a high profile appeal to Foreign Minister Winston Peters over Gaza today, calling for urgent action over humanitarian supplies for the besieged Palestinian enclave. “Starving a civilian population is a clear breach of international humanitarian law and a war crime under ... <a title="NZ Māori Council, PSNA appeal for urgent action over Gaza starvation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/nz-maori-council-psna-appeal-for-urgent-action-over-gaza-starvation/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Māori Council, PSNA appeal for urgent action over Gaza starvation">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2024
RNZ News A group representing local councils in Aotearoa New Zealand is calling for the Local Democracy Reporting programme to be expanded after the media company NZME announced a proposal to close 14 community newspapers. The LDR programme funds local authority coverage at various publications and is managed and funded by RNZ with support from ... <a title="Call for expanded Local Democracy Reporting scheme as NZME plans to shut community papers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/15/call-for-expanded-local-democracy-reporting-scheme-as-nzme-plans-to-shut-community-papers/" aria-label="Read more about Call for expanded Local Democracy Reporting scheme as NZME plans to shut community papers">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The Palau Media Council has condemned a political lawsuit against the publisher of the Island Times as an “assault on press freedom” with the Pacific country facing an election on Tuesday. In a statement yesterday, the council added that the lawsuit, filed by Surangel and Sons Co. against Times publisher Leilani Reklai ... <a title="Palau Media Council condemns lawsuit as ‘assault on press freedom’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/03/palau-media-council-condemns-lawsuit-as-assault-on-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Palau Media Council condemns lawsuit as ‘assault on press freedom’">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. How ironic, then, that it should now be helping to extinguish the flame of American democracy by refusing to endorse a candidate for the ... <a title="Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/two-of-the-uss-biggest-newspapers-have-refused-to-endorse-a-presidential-candidate-this-is-how-democracy-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford A major daily newspaper in Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from the Chinese government in return for pledges to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and its true intentions to help develop” the Pacific Islands country, according to a leaked document and interviews. The revelation comes amid ... <a title="Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/solomon-star-promised-to-promote-china-in-return-for-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will usher in greater collaboration with media industry partners over student upskilling and training, joint workshops and seminars, and publication of the award-winning training newspaper Wansolwara. Papua New Guinea’s National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) ... <a title="USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/usp-signs-milestone-pacific-mous-for-enterprising-journalism-initiatives/" aria-label="Read more about USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The man in charge of Fiji’s oldest newspaper has high hopes for press freedom in the country following the tabling of a bill in Parliament this week to get rid of a controversial media law. Fiji’s three-party coalition government introduced a bill on Monday to repeal the 2010 Media ... <a title="Fiji’s longest active newsroom keen for ‘kicking out’ of tough media law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/fijis-longest-active-newsroom-keen-for-kicking-out-of-tough-media-law/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s longest active newsroom keen for ‘kicking out’ of tough media law">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s only daily newspaper, Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, has folded after the commercial court accepted the publishing company’s request for its liquidation. The court had deferred its decision by a day after an injunction by the public prosecutor who wanted to see if there was still a possibility to rescue Les Nouvelles. The ... <a title="New Caledonia’s lone daily newspaper ceases publication after 52 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/new-caledonias-lone-daily-newspaper-ceases-publication-after-52-years/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s lone daily newspaper ceases publication after 52 years">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2023
A powerful day in the history of the Gisborne Herald. Video: Gisborne Herald RNZ Mediawatch New Zealand’s media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics — even without access to basics like power, communications and ... <a title="Mediawatch on Gabrielle: ‘I’m proud to be working on this newspaper’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/20/mediawatch-on-gabrielle-im-proud-to-be-working-on-this-newspaper/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch on Gabrielle: ‘I’m proud to be working on this newspaper’">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
By Lice Movono in Suva Veteran Fijian journalist Netani Rika and his wife were resting in their living room when he was suddenly woken, startled by the sound of smashed glass. “I got up, I slipped on the wet surface,” he recalls. He turned on the lights and a bottle and wick were spread across ... <a title="‘No Fiji TV broadcast tonight due to censorship’ – Rika recalls Fiji media intimidation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/no-fiji-tv-broadcast-tonight-due-to-censorship-rika-recalls-fiji-media-intimidation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No Fiji TV broadcast tonight due to censorship’ – Rika recalls Fiji media intimidation">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis It is unlikely that the Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, took any lessons from the city’s devastating floods but the rest of us — and journalists in particular — could learn a thing or two. Brown’s demeanour will not be improved by a petition calling for his resignation or media columnists ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the great flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/gavin-ellis-communication-lessons-from-the-great-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the great flood">Read more</a>
