CoveragePost
March 20, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand’s media and communications minister is defending pulling out of pre-booked interviews about her portfolio, saying they would have been “boring” for the interviewers. Last week, Media Minister Melissa Lee cancelled interviews with NZME’s Media Insider and RNZ’s Mediawatch, despite initially agreeing to do them. It is a tumultuous time for media, ... <a title="NZ media minister Melissa Lee says interviews would have been ‘boring’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/20/nz-media-minister-melissa-lee-says-interviews-would-have-been-boring/" aria-label="Read more about NZ media minister Melissa Lee says interviews would have been ‘boring’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 20, 2024
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist Sexual harassment of women journalists continues to be a major problem in Fiji journalism and “issues of power lie at the heart of this”, new research has revealed. The study, published in Journalism Practice by researchers from the University of Vienna and the University ... <a title="Sexual harassment of Fiji’s women journalists ‘concerningly widespread’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/20/sexual-harassment-of-fijis-women-journalists-concerningly-widespread/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual harassment of Fiji’s women journalists ‘concerningly widespread’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 20, 2024
By Melyne Baroi in Port Moresby A senior National Court judge in Papua New Guinea has dismissed an expatriate prisoner’s request to have his sentence suspended due to poor health. Judge Panuel Mogish said the court was interested in maintaining a standard that was equal to both non-citizens and citizens of Papua New Guinea. “Suspension ... <a title="PNG judge says ‘no double standards’ – expat prisoners must do their time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/20/png-judge-says-no-double-standards-expat-prisoners-must-do-their-time/" aria-label="Read more about PNG judge says ‘no double standards’ – expat prisoners must do their time">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Earthwise hosts Lois and Martin Griffiths. Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths on Plains FM 96.9 community radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent journalist and media educator with a passion for the Asia-Pacific region. David talks about the struggle to raise awareness of critical Pacific issues such ... <a title="Earthwise talks to David Robie on Pacific issues and news media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/earthwise-talks-to-david-robie-on-pacific-issues-and-news-media/" aria-label="Read more about Earthwise talks to David Robie on Pacific issues and news media">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Ismail al-Ghoul, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent who was held for 12 hours at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, says Israeli forces rounded up Palestinian journalists at the facility and made them kneel on the ground for hours, while naked and blindfolded. “The occupation forces handcuffed and blindfolded us for about 12 hours from ... <a title="Israeli troops seize, blindfold naked journalists in bid to ‘silence’ Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/israeli-troops-seize-blindfold-naked-journalists-in-bid-to-silence-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli troops seize, blindfold naked journalists in bid to ‘silence’ Gaza">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Food rationing is underway in remote areas in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands following torrential rain and flash flooding. More than 20 people have been reported dead in Chimbu Province. In nearby Enga Province, the centre of last month’s massacre, a 15-year-old boy has been swept away in flooding. Wapenamanda ... <a title="‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/only-one-meal-per-day-20-die-in-png-highlands-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands flooding">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2024
By Wata Shaw in Suva Fiji is facing an exodus of Fijians as many are leaving for overseas seeking employment and education and others are migrating, says Opposition MP Viliame Naupoto. Speaking in Parliament, he said: “His Excellency’s speech (Ratu Wiliame Katonivere) comes after a little over one year of the coalition government in power,” ... <a title="Fiji facing an exodus of Fijians – and a brain drain again, says Naupoto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/fiji-facing-an-exodus-of-fijians-and-a-brain-drain-again-says-naupoto/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji facing an exodus of Fijians – and a brain drain again, says Naupoto">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2024
The letters, which were published last week, were addressed to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri, National Democrat Party (NasDem) Chairperson Surya Paloh, National Awakening Party (PKB) Chairperson Muhaimin Iskandar, Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) President Ahmad Syaikhu and United Development Party (PPP) Chairperson Muhammad Mardiono. In the letter, the social justice ... <a title="50 anti-corruption advocates call for probe into Indonesian ‘election fraud’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/50-anti-corruption-advocates-call-for-probe-into-indonesian-election-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about 50 anti-corruption advocates call for probe into Indonesian ‘election fraud’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 18, 2024
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has stopped a byelection for the Madang Open seat being held until an appeal filed by former MP Bryan Kramer is concluded. Kramer had appealed to the Supreme Court over a National Court decision not to review his application of the Leadership Tribunal decision which had cost him his ... <a title="PNG Supreme Court stays Madang byelection pending Kramer appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/png-supreme-court-stays-madang-byelection-pending-kramer-appeal/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Supreme Court stays Madang byelection pending Kramer appeal">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 18, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Despite a “historic” ceasefire agreement in Papua New Guinea between Enga authorities and tribal leaders after months of bitter warfare, a young woman has been found brutally killed near Kaekin village, Wapenamanda. Despite the peace agreement and signing concluded in Port Moresby last Thursday and officiated by the Provincial ... <a title="Young woman found dead with face skinned in Enga in spite of ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/young-woman-found-dead-with-face-skinned-in-enga-in-spite-of-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about Young woman found dead with face skinned in Enga in spite of ceasefire">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 18, 2024
By Aisha Azeemah in Suva With the lights on one of his sneakers blinking as he ran through the gallery, a little boy looked up at several works of art. One of them was a sculpture of his grandfather: the man who changed how we see the Pacific — Epeli Hau’ofa, a name renowned across ... <a title="A tribute to a Pacific visionary – remembering Epeli Hau’ofa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/a-tribute-to-a-pacific-visionary-remembering-epeli-hauofa/" aria-label="Read more about A tribute to a Pacific visionary – remembering Epeli Hau’ofa">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 18, 2024
RNZ Pacific The Fiji Meteorological Service has a heavy rain warning still in place for the whole of the country after a weekend of flooding, although some floodwaters have receded. Flood and flash flood warnings and alerts are also in place, including a warning for all flash flood-prone areas, small streams and low-lying areas of ... <a title="Heavy rain causes school closures, over 200 in evacuation centres in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/heavy-rain-causes-school-closures-over-200-in-evacuation-centres-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy rain causes school closures, over 200 in evacuation centres in Fiji">Read more</a>
