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May 22, 2025
Al Jazeera How global power struggles are impacting in local communities, culture and sovereignty in Kanaky, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and Samoa. In episode one, The Battlefield, tensions between the United States and China over the Pacific escalate, affecting the lives of Pacific Islanders. Key figures like former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and tour ... <a title="The West v China: Fight for the Pacific – Episode 1: The Battlefield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/22/the-west-v-china-fight-for-the-pacific-episode-1-the-battlefield/" aria-label="Read more about The West v China: Fight for the Pacific – Episode 1: The Battlefield">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the May 19, 2000, coup led by renegade businessman George Speight. The deposed Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, says Speight’s motive had less to do with indigenous rights and a lot more to do with power, greed, and access to the millions likely to accrue from Fiji’s mahogany plantation. On ... <a title="Speight’s Fiji coup had more to do with power, greed than iTaukei rights, says Chaudhry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/speights-fiji-coup-had-more-to-do-with-power-greed-than-itaukei-rights-says-chaudhry/" aria-label="Read more about Speight’s Fiji coup had more to do with power, greed than iTaukei rights, says Chaudhry">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager At this year’s May graduation ceremony, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University’s Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, was awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition for her contribution to education. Although she has now stepped down from the role, Luamanuvao served as the university’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Pasifika, for 14 years. ... <a title="A life of service: celebrating the career of Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/17/a-life-of-service-celebrating-the-career-of-luamanuvao-dame-winnie-laban/" aria-label="Read more about A life of service: celebrating the career of Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor Stuck in a state of disbelief for months, journalist Coralie Cochin was one of many media personnel who inadvertently put their lives on the line as New Caledonia burned. “It was very shocking. I don’t know the word in English, you can’t believe what you’re seeing,” ... <a title="New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at war’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/new-caledonia-riots-one-year-on-like-the-country-was-at-war/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at war’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Fresh, stringent security measures have been imposed in New Caledonia following aborted political talks last week and ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly riots that broke out on 13 May 2024, which resulted in 14 deaths and 2.2 billion euros (NZ$4.2 billion) in damages. On Sunday, the French High Commission in Nouméa announced ... <a title="France tightens security for riots anniversary after aborted New Caledonia political talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/france-tightens-security-for-riots-anniversary-after-aborted-new-caledonia-political-talks/" aria-label="Read more about France tightens security for riots anniversary after aborted New Caledonia political talks">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist A new Auckland-based kava business has found itself at the heart of a cultural debate, with critics raising concerns about appropriation, authenticity, and the future of kava as a deeply rooted Pacific tradition. Vibes Kava, co-founded by Charles Byram and Derek Hillen, operates out of New Leaf Kombucha ... <a title="‘We’re just doing our best’ – cultural backlash hits Auckland kava business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/were-just-doing-our-best-cultural-backlash-hits-auckland-kava-business/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re just doing our best’ – cultural backlash hits Auckland kava business">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin On April 24, 2025, Indonesia made a masterful geopolitical move. Jakarta granted Fiji US$6 million in financial aid and offered to cooperate with them on military training — a seemingly benign act of diplomacy that conceals a darker purpose. This strategic manoeuvre is the latest in Indonesia’s efforts to neutralise Pacific ... <a title="Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military, and silencing West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/11/indonesias-pacific-manoeuvres-money-military-and-silencing-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military, and silencing West Papua">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2025
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor The leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope. Pope Leo XIV was elected by his fellow cardinals in the Conclave on Thursday evening, Rome time. Leo, 69, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is originally from Chicago, and has spent ... <a title="Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/10/pacific-region-hopes-for-climate-conscious-pope-says-pcc-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2025
PROFILE: By Alu J Kalinoe At Papua New Guinea’s Post-Courier, our senior journalists often operate in the shadows, yet their courageous efforts are often overlooked — continuously pushing boundaries to bring us important stories that shape our lives and venturing outside their comfort zones to deliver top-notch content. This is the tale of one of ... <a title="PNG’s Gorethy Kenneth: 23 years of fearless journalism and unwavering truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/09/pngs-gorethy-kenneth-23-years-of-fearless-journalism-and-unwavering-truth/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Gorethy Kenneth: 23 years of fearless journalism and unwavering truth">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2025
By Kalafi Moala in Nuku’alofa On this World Press Freedom Day, we in the Pacific stand together to defend and promote the right to freedom of expression — now facing new and complex challenges in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This year’s global theme is “Reporting a Brave New World: The impact of Artificial ... <a title="PINA on World Press Freedom Day – facing new and complex AI challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/05/pina-on-world-press-freedom-day-facing-new-and-complex-ai-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about PINA on World Press Freedom Day – facing new and complex AI challenges">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2025
By Michelle Curran of Pasifika TV World Press Freedom Day is a poignant reminder that journalists and media workers are essential for a healthy, functioning society — including the Pacific. Held annually on May 3, World Press Freedom Day prompts governments about the need to respect press freedom, while serving as a day of reflection ... <a title="Pacific ‘story sovereignty’ top of mind on World Press Freedom Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/05/pacific-story-sovereignty-top-of-mind-on-world-press-freedom-day/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘story sovereignty’ top of mind on World Press Freedom Day">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane This week Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the murderous Khmer Rouge, and Vietnam celebrates the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975. They are being commemorated very differently; after all, there’s nothing to celebrate in Cambodia. Its capital Phnom Penh was ... <a title="Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/19/did-australia-back-the-wrong-war-in-the-1960s-now-putins-russia-is-knocking-on-the-door/" aria-label="Read more about Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door">Read more</a>
