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February 13, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle was battering parts of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain last night. Most of the North Island is covered by some kind of Severe Weather Watch or Warning either for wind, rain or both. Red heavy rain warnings have been issued for Northland, Auckland, ... <a title="Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/thousands-without-power-evacuations-begin-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Northland has declared a state of emergency and the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been closed as steady rain and strong winds from Cyclone Gabrielle hit Aotearoa New Zealand today, but MetService says this is just the beginning. The Northland Regional council said a precautionary state of emergency had been declared for an initial ... <a title="Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/northland-declares-state-of-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The Grace Road Church made 31 acquisitions of land during the reign of the FijiFirst government and it has several other land acquisition applications still pending. Lands Minister Filimoni Vosarogo revealed this yesterday when responding to queries about a meeting on Friday where he briefed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka about ... <a title="Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/fiji-to-probe-korean-grace-road-cult-land-deals-31-purchases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle is already bringing steady rain and strong winds to northern parts of Aotearoa New Zealand after sparing Norfolk Island and MetService warns there is plenty more on the way. A red heavy rain warning has been issued for Coromandel, Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay, and Auckland, including Great Barrier Island and ... <a title="Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/red-weather-warnings-as-cyclone-gabrielle-makes-nz-landfall/" aria-label="Read more about Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
RNZ news Coromandel Peninsula and Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay are now under red heavy rain warnings in Aotearoa New Zealand linked to Cyclone Gabrielle. MetService says it expects up to 400 mm of rain to fall in the regions, mostly on Monday. Civil Defence Controller for the Coromandel Garry Towler said that as well ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/cyclone-gabrielle-closes-in-on-aotearoa-warnings-and-forecasts/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
Jubi News An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Papua’s capital city Jayapura on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, injuring at least five and forcing 700 to flee, emergency officials said. The shallow earthquake with an epicenter of 10 km deep and located at coordinates 2.60 south and 140.66 east struck at 3.28pm. Officlals ... <a title="4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital Jayapura" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/4-die-700-forced-to-flee-as-earthquake-hits-papuan-capital-jayapura/" aria-label="Read more about 4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital Jayapura">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
By Geraldine Panapasa of Wansolwara in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, was given a rousing welcome at Nadi International Airport today returning to Fiji from exile. He returned two years after he and wife Sandra Price were detained and deported by the former FijiFirst government for allegedly ... <a title="‘I’m just a catalyst for the bigger change’, says exiled USP vice-chancellor back in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/im-just-a-catalyst-for-the-bigger-change-says-exiled-usp-vice-chancellor-back-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m just a catalyst for the bigger change’, says exiled USP vice-chancellor back in Fiji">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ Te Ao Māori news A fortnight after the floods in Tāmaki Makaurau and as Aotearoa New Zealand braces for Cyclone Gabriel the reality is setting in for many. Mother of four Kataraina Toka’s Mount Roskill home is yellow-stickered after being damaged by flooding on January 27. For now, she is living ... <a title="Auckland’s Great Flood: ‘If you think it was bad before, it’s worse now’ – whānau cope with losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/aucklands-great-flood-if-you-think-it-was-bad-before-its-worse-now-whanau-cope-with-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s Great Flood: ‘If you think it was bad before, it’s worse now’ – whānau cope with losses">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
PNG Post-Courier The Papua New Guinea government’s top legal adviser, Dr Eric Kwa, has been arrested and charged on allegations of dangerous driving causing death. Dr Kwa, the Secretary for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, was allegedly involved in a fatal road accident that caused a death on October 17, 2022, and was the ... <a title="PNG government’s top legal adviser charged over ‘dangerous’ road death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/png-governments-top-legal-adviser-charged-over-dangerous-road-death/" aria-label="Read more about PNG government’s top legal adviser charged over ‘dangerous’ road death">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
RNZ News Indonesian police and military have launched a joint mission to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was seized by rebels as a hostage in Indonesia’s Papua region on Tuesday, media reports say. The Jakarta Post reports that authorities have set up a joint search and rescue operation to try and locate Susi Air ... <a title="Rescue mission underway for NZ pilot held hostage in Papua, say reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/rescue-mission-underway-for-nz-pilot-held-hostage-in-papua-say-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Rescue mission underway for NZ pilot held hostage in Papua, say reports">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
Jubi News in Jayapura Indonesian security forces do not know the whereabouts of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) on Tuesday, Captain Philip Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Air, was taken hostage following the burning of his aircraft in Paro district, Nduga regency, in a rugged part ... <a title="Indonesian security forces ‘have no idea’ where NZ pilot hostage is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/indonesian-security-forces-have-no-idea-where-nz-pilot-hostage-is/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian security forces ‘have no idea’ where NZ pilot hostage is">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
By Finau Fonua and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists A researcher at Human Rights Watch in Jakarta is calling for the immediate release of the six hostages — including a New Zealand pilot — being held by a rebel group in Indonesia’s Papua region. The rebels in Highlands Papua are threatening to execute Susi Air ... <a title="Human rights researcher pleads for West Papuan rebels to free NZ pilot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/human-rights-researcher-pleads-for-west-papuan-rebels-to-free-nz-pilot/" aria-label="Read more about Human rights researcher pleads for West Papuan rebels to free NZ pilot">Read more</a>
