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April 13, 2023
Axing the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ saved the New Zealand government a significant amount of money but left it with the problems the merger was supposed to fix. Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings looks at Labour’s new slimmed down approach to public media. ANALYSIS: By Mark Jennings Until weeks ago, the future of Aotearoa ... <a title="Jackson’s Plan B for public media may prioritise Māori and Pacific coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/13/jacksons-plan-b-for-public-media-may-prioritise-maori-and-pacific-coverage/" aria-label="Read more about Jackson’s Plan B for public media may prioritise Māori and Pacific coverage">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2023
By Sri Krishnamurthi Highly respected and convivial Koroi Hawkins has become RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor after arriving in New Zealand in 2010 and says he is “truly humbled” after nearly a decade at RNZ. “It is a great honour. I am a Pacific journalist from the school of hardknocks so it was already a ... <a title="‘Calm in crisis’ Koroi Hawkins steps up as RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/03/calm-in-crisis-koroi-hawkins-steps-up-as-rnz-pacifics-first-melanesian-editor/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Calm in crisis’ Koroi Hawkins steps up as RNZ Pacific’s first Melanesian editor">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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December 9, 2022
The Sunday Bulletin Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says it is very disappointing that foreign-owned media in the country continue to run “fake news”. He said this after an editorial in the Malaysian-owned National on Wednesday claimed that former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had “rubbished” Papua New Guinea at the PNG Mining ... <a title="Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/marape-blasts-foreign-media-claiming-fake-news-on-mining-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2022
By Geraldine Panapasa, editor-in-chief of Wansolwara News Media partnerships are an important part of the region’s journey and narrative as a Pacific family, says Vanuatu’s Finance and Economic Management Director-General Letlet Augustus in a message to news media. Opening the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) Media Workshop in Port Vila last week, he said the ... <a title="Media partnerships ‘vital for growing Pacific awareness’, says Vanuatu finance chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/17/media-partnerships-vital-for-growing-pacific-awareness-says-vanuatu-finance-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Media partnerships ‘vital for growing Pacific awareness’, says Vanuatu finance chief">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
By Annika Burgess of ABC Pacific Beat The Solomon Islands government has ordered the country’s national broadcaster to self-censor its news and other paid programs and only allow content that portrays the nation’s government in a positive light. Staff at Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) confirmed to the ABC that acting chairman of the board ... <a title="Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC to ‘self-censor news’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/solomon-islands-orders-national-broadcaster-sibc-to-self-censor-news/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC to ‘self-censor news’">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2022
ANALYSIS: The restrictions on Pacific news media during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent Pacific trip are only the most recent example of a media sector under siege, writes Shailendra Singh. For the Pacific news media sector, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent eight-nation South Pacific tour may be over, but it should not be ... <a title="How China’s creeping influence undermines Pacific media freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/14/how-chinas-creeping-influence-undermines-pacific-media-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about How China’s creeping influence undermines Pacific media freedom">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a media blackout imposed on events during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s 10-day tour of Pacific island countries. Wang is today in Papua New Guinea at the end of an eight-country tour that began on May 26, but a “Chinese state media reporter is so ... <a title="RSF condemns Chinese curb on reporters during Pacific island tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/rsf-condemns-chinese-curb-on-reporters-during-pacific-island-tour/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Chinese curb on reporters during Pacific island tour">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2021
RNZ Pacific Susana Lei’ataua has been appointed news editor of RNZ Pacific. She will join RNZ Pacific officially in August and brings a wealth of experience, having worked both in New Zealand and overseas. Of Samoan and Palagi descent, Lei’ataua is no stranger to the RNZ Pacific family. She was first employed by RNZ as ... <a title="Susana Lei’ataua named as RNZ Pacific’s new news editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/17/susana-leiataua-named-as-rnz-pacifics-new-news-editor/" aria-label="Read more about Susana Lei’ataua named as RNZ Pacific’s new news editor">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
By Jade Bradford in Perth News that Australian Associated Press has been saved is being welcomed by media outlets in socially and culturally complex Pacific countries such as Papua New Guinea where dramatic and important stories often emerge. When the closure of AAP was announced earlier this year, concern was expressed by media industry figures ... <a title="Pacific media react with relief over proposed sale reprieve for AAP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/pacific-media-react-with-relief-over-proposed-sale-reprieve-for-aap/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media react with relief over proposed sale reprieve for AAP">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
By Apenisa Waqairadovu in Suva The covid-19 coronovirus pandemic is increasingly disrupting countless industries across the world with a growing global economic crisis. However, for the media sector, the virus is ironically creating both opportunities and challenges. While mainstream media consumption has seen a massive increase since the start of the pandemic, the industry faces critical ... <a title="Fiji media industry faces challenges over coronavirus disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/fiji-media-industry-faces-challenges-over-coronavirus-disruption/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media industry faces challenges over coronavirus disruption">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi Pacific governments across the region have put side their differences with media and are working alongside them in these difficult times, say New Zealand journalists covering Moana. Most journalists who cover the Pacific come Pasifika backgrounds and have been pleasantly surprised by the change in attitude of governments. “The Pacific is infamous ... <a title="Pacific governments ‘working better’ with creative media in pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/pacific-governments-working-better-with-creative-media-in-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific governments ‘working better’ with creative media in pandemic">Read more</a>
