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NZ’s Peters criticises Security Council at UN, says Gaza ‘a wasteland’

April 9, 2024

RNZ News New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has told the United Nations the situation in Gaza is an “utter catastrophe” and criticised the Security Council for failing to act decisively. In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Peters said Gaza was a “wasteland” and that New Zealand was “gravely ... <a title="NZ’s Peters criticises Security Council at UN, says Gaza ‘a wasteland’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/09/nzs-peters-criticises-security-council-at-un-says-gaza-a-wasteland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Peters criticises Security Council at UN, says Gaza ‘a wasteland’">Read more</a>

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Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false

April 8, 2024

By Doddy Morris of the Vanuatu Daily Post It has been 60 years since Indonesia has been refused humanitarian agencies and international media access to enter West Papua, says a leading West Papuan leader and advocate. According to Benny Wenda, president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Indonesia is “comparable to North ... <a title="Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/wenda-challenges-indonesias-papua-never-colonised-claim-as-false/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false">Read more</a>

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Alarm raised over ‘wave of havoc’ by Marshallese deported from US

April 8, 2024

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal, and RNZ Pacific correspondent Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack is raising the alarm about criminal behaviour involving Marshallese deported from the United States, saying the “impact of these deportees on our local community has been nothing short of devastating”. Marshallese deported from the United States have been convicted over ... <a title="Alarm raised over ‘wave of havoc’ by Marshallese deported from US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/alarm-raised-over-wave-of-havoc-by-marshallese-deported-from-us/" aria-label="Read more about Alarm raised over ‘wave of havoc’ by Marshallese deported from US">Read more</a>

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New research report shows major drop in media trust in New Zealand

April 8, 2024

Pacific Media Watch Just a third of New Zealanders now say they trust the news. That is the major finding of Auckland University of Technology’s research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD)’s fifth annual Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand report, reports RNZ News. Trust in news in general fell from 42 percent last ... <a title="New research report shows major drop in media trust in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/new-research-report-shows-major-drop-in-media-trust-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about New research report shows major drop in media trust in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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NZ immigration work visa changes to target ‘unsustainable’ migration

April 8, 2024

The New Zealand government is bringing in immediate changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa, which it says will help protect migrants from exploitation and address unsustainable net migration. In 2023, a near-record 173,000 non-New Zealand citizens migrated to the country. The changes to the work visa scheme include introducing an English language requirement for ... <a title="NZ immigration work visa changes to target ‘unsustainable’ migration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/nz-immigration-work-visa-changes-to-target-unsustainable-migration/" aria-label="Read more about NZ immigration work visa changes to target ‘unsustainable’ migration">Read more</a>

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PNG’s Marape orders military-police operation in Porgera over illegal mining

April 7, 2024

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has authorised a joint military and police operation in a decisive move to curb the escalating problem of illegal mining in the Porgera Valley. This action comes in response to the recent surge of unauthorised miners invading the Special Mining Lease (SML) area, posing significant risks ... <a title="PNG’s Marape orders military-police operation in Porgera over illegal mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/07/pngs-marape-orders-military-police-operation-in-porgera-over-illegal-mining/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape orders military-police operation in Porgera over illegal mining">Read more</a>

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More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’ on Gaza, says analyst

April 7, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Nour Odeh, a Palestinian political analyst, has told Al Jazeera’s Inside Story that the US is more likely to move in the “right direction” when it comes to Israel if it feels pressure from its allies, reports Al Jazeera. “The more Washington feels pressure from its friends, that its policy on Israel ... <a title="More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’ on Gaza, says analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/07/more-pressure-from-us-allies-could-see-change-to-untenable-policy-on-gaza-says-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’ on Gaza, says analyst">Read more</a>

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Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes

April 7, 2024

The first votes of the 2024 Solomon Islands joint elections have been cast in Honiara on Friday. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) said pre-polling has been facilitated for police officers and electoral officials who will be working during polling day on April 17. The pre-polling for working officials was held from 7am to 4pm ... <a title="Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/07/solomon-islands-election-2024-polling-day-workers-cast-early-votes/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes">Read more</a>

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PJR to celebrate 30 years of journalism publishing at Pacific Media 2024

April 6, 2024

Pacific Media Watch Pacific Journalism Review, the Pacific and New Zealand’s only specialist media research journal, is celebrating 30 years of publishing this year — and it will mark the occasion at the Pacific Media International Conference in Fiji in July. Founded at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1994, PJR also published for ... <a title="PJR to celebrate 30 years of journalism publishing at Pacific Media 2024" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/06/pjr-to-celebrate-30-years-of-journalism-publishing-at-pacific-media-2024/" aria-label="Read more about PJR to celebrate 30 years of journalism publishing at Pacific Media 2024">Read more</a>

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Let in UN human rights mission to West Papua – stop Indonesian impunity, says PANG

April 6, 2024

PNG Post-Courier The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has declared its solidarity with civil society groups and student protesters demonstrating against the torture of a Papuan man, Defianus Kogoya, by Indonesian troops in West Papua last February. The torture was revealed in a video that went viral across the world last month. PANG said in ... <a title="Let in UN human rights mission to West Papua – stop Indonesian impunity, says PANG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/06/let-in-un-human-rights-mission-to-west-papua-stop-indonesian-impunity-says-pang/" aria-label="Read more about Let in UN human rights mission to West Papua – stop Indonesian impunity, says PANG">Read more</a>

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Thousands march across NZ demanding climate crisis action

April 6, 2024

Asia Pacific Report From Whangārei in the north to Invercargill in the south, thousands took to the streets of Aotearoa New Zealand in today’s climate strike, RNZ News reports. Hundreds march on Parliament in Wellngton. But it was not just about the climate crisis — the day’s event was led by a coalition including Toitū ... <a title="Thousands march across NZ demanding climate crisis action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/06/thousands-march-across-nz-demanding-climate-crisis-action/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands march across NZ demanding climate crisis action">Read more</a>

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PNG court rejects sex case accused MP’s bid to gag media

April 5, 2024

By Boura Goru Kila in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinea court application to stop the news media from reporting on an alleged sexual offence incident involving Goroka MP Aiye Tambua has been thrown out. Magistrate Paul Puri Nii, sitting in the Waigani Committal Court, refused the application by Tambua’s lawyer yesterday, saying media freedom ... <a title="PNG court rejects sex case accused MP’s bid to gag media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/png-court-rejects-sex-case-accused-mps-bid-to-gag-media/" aria-label="Read more about PNG court rejects sex case accused MP’s bid to gag media">Read more</a>