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Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance

February 4, 2023

By Jamie Tahana, RNZ News Te Ao Māori journalist at Waitangi, and Russell Palmer, digital political journalist Iwi leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand have accused opposition parties National and ACT of “fanning the flames of racism”, urging the prime minister to be brave and not walk away from partnership on Three Waters. With Waitangi events and ... <a title="Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/04/iwi-leaders-warn-hipkins-not-to-bow-over-three-waters-co-governance/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance">Read more</a>

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PNG’s Education Minister slams UPNG ‘discrimination’ against Filipino student

February 4, 2023

By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Higher Education Minister Don Polye has condemned a decision by the administration of the University of Papua New Guinea to treat a PNG-born and bred grade 12 school leaver as an “international” student. Roselyn Alog, 19, whose parents are Filipinos, was born and raised in PNG. On Monday, she ... <a title="PNG’s Education Minister slams UPNG ‘discrimination’ against Filipino student" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/04/pngs-education-minister-slams-upng-discrimination-against-filipino-student/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Education Minister slams UPNG ‘discrimination’ against Filipino student">Read more</a>

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Anti-corruption agency probes Fiji’s ex-elections chief

February 4, 2023

RNZ Pacific Fiji’s former Elections Supervisor Mohammed Saneem is under investigation by the country’s anti-corruption agency for alleged abuse of office and has been stopped from fleeing the country. The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) said Saneem was alleged to have “on numerous occasions . . . unlawfully authorised payments of sitting allowances” to members of ... <a title="Anti-corruption agency probes Fiji’s ex-elections chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/04/anti-corruption-agency-probes-fijis-ex-elections-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-corruption agency probes Fiji’s ex-elections chief">Read more</a>

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Kayt Davies: AI will take media jobs but will free up time for fun stuff

February 4, 2023

COMMENTARY: By Kayt Davies in Perth I wasn’t good at French in my final year of high school. My classmates had five years of language studies behind them. I had three. As a result of my woeful grip on the language, I wrote a terribly bad essay in my final French exam. The more I ... <a title="Kayt Davies: AI will take media jobs but will free up time for fun stuff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/04/kayt-davies-ai-will-take-media-jobs-but-will-free-up-time-for-fun-stuff/" aria-label="Read more about Kayt Davies: AI will take media jobs but will free up time for fun stuff">Read more</a>

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Papua’s Jubi chief editor awarded Indonesian Pogau prize for courage

February 3, 2023

RNZ Pacific Journalist Victor Mambor, who is the chief editor of the West Papuan newspaper and website Jubi, has received the Oktovianus Pogau Award from the Indonesian-based Pantau Foundation for courage in journalism. The foundation’s Andreas Harsono said Mambor’s decision to return to his father’s homeland and defend the rights of indigenous Papuans through journalism, ... <a title="Papua’s Jubi chief editor awarded Indonesian Pogau prize for courage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/papuas-jubi-chief-editor-awarded-indonesian-pogau-prize-for-courage/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s Jubi chief editor awarded Indonesian Pogau prize for courage">Read more</a>

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NZ Greens back call for rent controls after Auckland flash floods

February 3, 2023

RNZ News Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick is brushing off concerns a temporary rent freeze in flood-hit Auckland would just see landlords hike rents even more when the controls were lifted — arguing they should stay permanently. More than 20 organisations have signed a letter urging Minister for Auckland Michael Wood, Housing Minister Megan Woods ... <a title="NZ Greens back call for rent controls after Auckland flash floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/nz-greens-back-call-for-rent-controls-after-auckland-flash-floods/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens back call for rent controls after Auckland flash floods">Read more</a>

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Myanmar’s military has ‘turned whole country into a prison’

February 3, 2023

Airstrikes ordered against civilian targets, destruction of thousands of buildings, millions displaced, nearly 3000 civilians murdered, more than 13,000 jailed, the country’s independent media banished, and the country locked in a deadly nationwide civil war. Myanmar civilians now ask what else must happen before they receive international support in line with Ukraine, writes Phil Thornton. ... <a title="Myanmar’s military has ‘turned whole country into a prison’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/myanmars-military-has-turned-whole-country-into-a-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s military has ‘turned whole country into a prison’">Read more</a>

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Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis

February 3, 2023

By Nick Young of Greenpeace My family and I are lucky to have come through it unscathed, but my neighbourhood in Titirangi has been ravaged. Many people here and around the wider region have lost their homes altogether. I’ve seen people’s belongings out on the streets in piles ruined beyond repair, houses swamped and whole ... <a title="Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/nick-young-nzs-climate-floods-expose-stark-truth-people-paying-price-of-corporate-greed-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis">Read more</a>

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NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal

February 2, 2023

By Jonty Dine, RNZ News reporter While Auckland residents enjoy a brief reprieve from the rain, the rubbish continues to pile up as the full cost of the New Zealand flash floods continues to be counted. Some streets in Auckland are littered with items damaged and discarded from Friday’s freak flooding — causing a health ... <a title="NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/02/nz-flash-floods-residents-slam-council-inaction-over-rubbish-disposal/" aria-label="Read more about NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal">Read more</a>

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Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses, claims chair

February 2, 2023

By Wata Shaw in Suva Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was paid $224,792 in bonuses during his term at FBC which began in 2008, the new board chair has claimed. He was due for a $30,000 bonus this year. FBC chair Ajai Bhai Amrit also revealed Sayed-Khaiyum, brother of former attorney-general Aiyaz ... <a title="Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses, claims chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/02/former-fbc-chief-riyaz-paid-almost-225k-in-bonuses-claims-chair/" aria-label="Read more about Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses, claims chair">Read more</a>

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Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva

February 1, 2023

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva says that if the coalition government is strong, resilient and lasts, “this will reflect well as a future model for coalitions in Fiji”. “It’s a learning process for a new government and a new democracy and we expect teething problems in the beginning ... <a title="Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/01/future-of-fijis-democracy-at-stake-over-coalition-warns-ratuva/" aria-label="Read more about Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva">Read more</a>

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Flash flood impacted Pasifika communities in NZ on alert

February 1, 2023

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Many Pasifika families affected by the flash floods and torrential rainfall that have lashed New Zealand’s North Island over the past few days were braced for more bad weather overnight. With four people dead and hundreds forced out of their homes over the weekend a state of emergency remained ... <a title="Flash flood impacted Pasifika communities in NZ on alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/01/flash-flood-impacted-pasifika-communities-in-nz-on-alert/" aria-label="Read more about Flash flood impacted Pasifika communities in NZ on alert">Read more</a>