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Let the games begin – coalition negotiations underway in Honiara

April 17, 2024

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara Polls have opened today in Solomon Islands. “Today is polling day. Polling Station opens at 7 am and closes at 4 pm. Be at the correct polling station and be in the voting line before 4 pm,” a text message from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission alerting ... <a title="Let the games begin – coalition negotiations underway in Honiara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/17/let-the-games-begin-coalition-negotiations-underway-in-honiara/" aria-label="Read more about Let the games begin – coalition negotiations underway in Honiara">Read more</a>

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Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three

April 16, 2024

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Warner Bros Discovery has done a deal with Stuff to provide news to replace Newshub. It will keep news on TV channel Three from July 6 and help Three retain some viewers. It also means important income for Stuff, but it will also stretch the company’s staff, finances and ... <a title="Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/stuff-to-provide-news-bulletins-to-replace-newshub-on-three/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three">Read more</a>

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Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia

April 16, 2024

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face “war”. The call for a u-turn follows proposed constitutional changes to voting rights which could push the number of eligible anti-independence voters up. Pacific Independence Movement (le Mouvement des Océaniens indépendantistes) ... <a title="Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/pro-independence-activist-issues-dire-warning-to-france-over-kanaky-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia">Read more</a>

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Ships in the night – final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands

April 15, 2024

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor It is the final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands and there is a palpable sense of anticipation in the country, which is holding national and provincial elections simultaneously for the first time this year. There is also significant international interest this year in the outcome of the ... <a title="Ships in the night – final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/15/ships-in-the-night-final-day-of-election-campaigning-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Ships in the night – final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia: Flags and emotions flying high over proposed changes

April 15, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s capital was on Saturday flooded by two simultaneous waves of French and Kanaky flags with two rival demonstrations in downtown Nouméa, only two streets away from each other and under heavy security surveillance. The French High Commission in Nouméa provided an official count of ... <a title="New Caledonia: Flags and emotions flying high over proposed changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/15/new-caledonia-flags-and-emotions-flying-high-over-proposed-changes/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia: Flags and emotions flying high over proposed changes">Read more</a>

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RNZ Mediawatch: End of the news in NZ as we know it?

April 14, 2024

This week the two biggest TV broadcasters in Aotearoa New Zealand confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear – and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country’s journalists. Many observers said this had been coming but few seemed to have a plan for it, including the government.  Mediawatch looks at what viewers ... <a title="RNZ Mediawatch: End of the news in NZ as we know it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/14/rnz-mediawatch-end-of-the-news-in-nz-as-we-know-it/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ Mediawatch: End of the news in NZ as we know it?">Read more</a>

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France security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today

April 13, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Security forces reinforcements were sent from France ahead of two rival marches in the capital Nouméa today, at the same time and only two streets away one from the other. One march, called by Union Calédonienne party (a component of the pro-independence FLNKS umbrella) and its ... <a title="France security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/13/france-security-forces-in-noumea-ahead-of-two-opposing-marches-today/" aria-label="Read more about France security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today">Read more</a>

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More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian air strikes

April 13, 2024

RNZ Pacific More videos appear to have been released by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) showing New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens. The New Zealander was taken hostage more than a year ago on February 7 in Paro in the highlands of the Indonesian-ruled region of West Papua while providing vital air links and ... <a title="More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian air strikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/13/more-videos-of-kiwi-hostage-in-papua-warning-over-indonesian-air-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian air strikes">Read more</a>

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PNG public interest journalism training – ‘why we’re doing it’

April 13, 2024

Loop PNG Facilitated by ABC International Development, and conducted by veteran journalist Scott Waide, the first-of-its-kind training in Papua New Guinea aims to plug the skills gaps identified in the last 10 years, especially with news journalists. “While we have students graduating from the University of Technology, Divine Word, the Pacific Adventist University and the ... <a title="PNG public interest journalism training – ‘why we’re doing it’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/13/png-public-interest-journalism-training-why-were-doing-it/" aria-label="Read more about PNG public interest journalism training – ‘why we’re doing it’">Read more</a>

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Indonesian military’s crimes in West Papua and the democratic solution

April 13, 2024

By Sharon Muller of Arah Juang On Friday, March 22, a video circulated of TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers torturing a civilian in Papua. In the video, the victim is submerged in a drum filled with water with his hands tied behind his back. The victim was alternately beaten and kicked by the TNI members. The ... <a title="Indonesian military’s crimes in West Papua and the democratic solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/13/indonesian-militarys-crimes-in-west-papua-and-the-democratic-solution/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian military’s crimes in West Papua and the democratic solution">Read more</a>

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Indigenous rights flag-burning protest rocks CNMI community

April 12, 2024

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent A man on Saipan has burned the official CNMI flag in protest, saying that it does not truly represent Indigenous people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI). A public video of the flag-burning was posted by Raymond Quitugua that has stirred various ... <a title="Indigenous rights flag-burning protest rocks CNMI community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/12/indigenous-rights-flag-burning-protest-rocks-cnmi-community/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous rights flag-burning protest rocks CNMI community">Read more</a>

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Geopolitical reasons why Warner Bros were always going to mutilate NZ’s Newshub

April 12, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog The day the news axe fell: Presenters, insiders fear ‘huge blow for democracy’ The future of New Zealand’s media landscape is becoming clearer by the day, with confirmation that it will no longer feature one of the country’s big two TV news networks. Warner Bros. Discovery ... <a title="Geopolitical reasons why Warner Bros were always going to mutilate NZ’s Newshub" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/12/geopolitical-reasons-why-warner-bros-were-always-going-to-mutilate-nzs-newshub/" aria-label="Read more about Geopolitical reasons why Warner Bros were always going to mutilate NZ’s Newshub">Read more</a>