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January 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The United Nations tasked with providing humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza — and the only one that can do it on a large scale — says it is ready to provide assistance in the wake of the ceasefire tomorrow but is worried about the impact of being “outlawed” by ... <a title="Aid agencies set to boost humanitarian help for Gaza – MSF says ‘too late’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/19/aid-agencies-set-to-boost-humanitarian-help-for-gaza-msf-says-too-late/" aria-label="Read more about Aid agencies set to boost humanitarian help for Gaza – MSF says ‘too late’">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report About 200 demonstrators gathered in the heart of New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland today to welcome the Gaza ceasefire due to come into force tomorrow, but warned they would continue to protest until justice is served with an independent and free Palestinan state. Jubilant scenes of dancing and Palestinian folk music rang ... <a title="Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/19/gaza-genocide-protesters-welcome-ceasefire-but-will-fight-on-for-justice/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Junior S. Ami With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa faces a political upheaval threatening a peaceful end to her term. Ironically, the rule of law — the very principle that elevated her to power — has now become ... <a title="Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/18/samoas-political-future-hangs-in-balance-with-fiame-leadership-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, claiming 14 lives, injuring more than 200 people, and displacing thousands more. Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone. Star Wharf, the international port, is still out of action and parts of the ... <a title="Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/18/vanuatu-one-month-on-aftershocks-a-no-go-zone-and-anxiety/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Four researchers and authors from the Asia-Pacific region have provided diverse perspectives on the media in a new global book on intercultural communication. The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Communication published this week offers a global, interdisciplinary, and contextual approach to understanding the complexities of intercultural communication in our diverse and interconnected world. ... <a title="Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/pacific-media-perspectives-featured-by-authors-in-new-communication-book/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva A Fiji community human rights coalition has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to halt his “reckless expansion” of government and refocus on addressing Fiji’s pressing challenges. The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said it was outraged by the abrupt and arbitrary reshuffling of government ministerial portfolios and the ... <a title="‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/enough-is-enough-halt-this-reckless-expansion-fiji-ngo-tells-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila More than 180,000 registered voters are expected to cast their votes today with polls now open in Vanuatu. It is remarkable the snap election is even able to happen with Friday marking one month since the 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the capital Port Vila. According to ... <a title="Vanuatu polling underway in snap election one month after quake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/vanuatu-polling-underway-in-snap-election-one-month-after-quake/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu polling underway in snap election one month after quake">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
By Daniel Perese of Te Ao Māori News Māori politicians across the political spectrum in Aotearoa New Zealand have called for immediate aid to enter Gaza following a temporary ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The ceasefire, agreed yesterday, comes into effect on Sunday, January 19. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said New Zealand welcomed the ... <a title="Māori politicians call for ‘rapid’ aid to Gaza after ceasefire deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/maori-politicians-call-for-rapid-aid-to-gaza-after-ceasefire-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Māori politicians call for ‘rapid’ aid to Gaza after ceasefire deal">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Monika Singh The lack of women representation in parliaments across the world remains a vexed and contentious issue. In Fiji, this problem has again surfaced for debate in response to Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica’s call for a quota system to increase women’s representation in Parliament. Kamikamica was speaking at the “Capacity Building ... <a title="Fiji quota proposal sparks debate on women’s representation in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/fiji-quota-proposal-sparks-debate-on-womens-representation-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji quota proposal sparks debate on women’s representation in politics">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow foreign journalists into Gaza in the wake of the three-phase ceasefire agreement set to to begin on Sunday. The New York-based global media watchdog urged the international community “to independently investigate the deliberate targeting of journalists ... <a title="Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/global-watchdog-calls-for-open-probe-into-crimes-against-gaza-media-as-ceasefire-agreed/" aria-label="Read more about Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to Gaza, where Israel’s assault on the besieged strip continues despite ongoing talks over a possible ceasefire. Palestinian authorities say 5000 people are missing or have been killed in this first 100 days of Israel’s ... <a title="‘Journalism is not a crime’: Gaza reporter slams international press as journalist death toll rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/journalism-is-not-a-crime-gaza-reporter-slams-international-press-as-journalist-death-toll-rises/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Journalism is not a crime’: Gaza reporter slams international press as journalist death toll rises">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila The electoral commission in Vanuatu is trying its best to clear up some confusion with the voting process for tomorrow’s snap election. Principal Electoral Officer Guilain Malessas said this is due to the tight turnaround to deliver this election after Parliament was dissolved last year. The ... <a title="Vanuatu election: Preparation almost complete for snap ballot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/vanuatu-election-preparation-almost-complete-for-snap-ballot/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu election: Preparation almost complete for snap ballot">Read more</a>
