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October 21, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/pacific-lessons-in-climate-change-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
By Akansha Narayan in Suva Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to be amplified for big nations to notice and be accountable for their actions. The final-year student recently won the top prize in the tertiary level journalism students category at the 2022 ... <a title="Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/pacific-climate-stories-need-to-be-heard-and-told-says-usp-award-winner/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fijiana are one step away from reaching the quarterfinals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup — but they have to beat favourite France first. To qualify, they need to overcome the in-form French team at the Northland Events Centre in Whangārei on Saturday. It is an opportunity that ... <a title="Fijiana hopes up with one game away from World Cup quarterfinals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/fijiana-hopes-up-with-one-game-away-from-world-cup-quarterfinals/" aria-label="Read more about Fijiana hopes up with one game away from World Cup quarterfinals">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific The new French High Commissioner to French Polynesia has heard calls for support and compensation for atolls close to the test sites of France’s nuclear weapons tests. High Commissioner Eric Spitz has been on his first tour of the outer islands since arriving from France last month to discuss France’s efforts to overcome ... <a title="French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/french-polynesian-atolls-still-wary-decades-after-nuclear-tests/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party says France’s refusal to engage in any UN-supervised decolonisation process is becoming increasingly untenable. In 2013, the UN General Assembly re-inscribed the French territory on its decolonisation list, but Paris has rejected the decision and keeps boycotting the annual decolonisation committee’s debate on French Polynesia. While France ... <a title="France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/frances-refusal-to-engage-over-tahiti-decolonisation-increasingly-untenable/" aria-label="Read more about France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The French state should pay for a study on the genetic impact of its nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific, says French Polynesian territorial President Édouard Fritch. Fritch was responding to a renewed call by the pro-independence opposition Tavini Huiraatira party to follow up on reports dating back to 2016 that radiation ... <a title="France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/france-must-pay-for-study-on-genetic-impact-of-its-pacific-nuclear-tests/" aria-label="Read more about France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A Papua New Guinean businessman has been arrested and charged by police as the first of 15 “persons of interest” relating to post national election violence in the Southern Highlands Province earlier this year. Police have confirmed the unsuccessful candidate for the SHP regional seat, Peter Nupiri, a former chair of PNG Power ... <a title="Businessman Nupiri arrested, charged over PNG election violence at Mendi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/businessman-nupiri-arrested-charged-over-png-election-violence-at-mendi/" aria-label="Read more about Businessman Nupiri arrested, charged over PNG election violence at Mendi">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
NZ Pacific A Pacific media academic says Fiji is still not a fully-fledged democracy and is recovering from the impacts of the 2006 coup — the country’s fourth since gaining independence 52 years ago. The University of the South Pacific’s head of journalism Associate Professor Shailendra Singh said Fiji’s transition from authoritarianism to greater democracy ... <a title="Fiji elections: ‘Smooth transition’ vital for both country and Pacific, says Singh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/fiji-elections-smooth-transition-vital-for-both-country-and-pacific-says-singh/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: ‘Smooth transition’ vital for both country and Pacific, says Singh">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
By Alipate Narawa The Fijiana 15s defeated 13th ranked South Africa 21-17 today to get their first win at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Fiji struck first through winger Ilisapeci Delaiwau in the 12th minute after some broken play and her try was successfully converted by Lavena Cavuru. A couple of missed opportunities where the ... <a title="Fijiana survive scare from South Africa to win 21-17 in dying seconds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/fijiana-survive-scare-from-south-africa-to-win-21-17-in-dying-seconds/" aria-label="Read more about Fijiana survive scare from South Africa to win 21-17 in dying seconds">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
OBITUARY: By Yamin Kogoya The sudden death of activist Leonie Tanggahma has shaken Papuan communities. Her loss last week has shocked West Papuans who regarded her as one of those who had stood strong for decades advocating independence for the Indonesian-ruled region. She had lived for decades in the Netherlands among hundreds of exiled Papuans ... <a title="Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/papuans-mourn-sudden-loss-of-one-of-their-brightest-stars/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer Once again Aotearoa New Zealand’s local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement. Is the media coverage, or lack thereof, contributing to the problem — and what can it do to help? In dozens of campaign trail appearances, new Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown ... <a title="Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/mediawatch-coverage-vital-for-nzs-democracy-but-fact-checking-in-short-supply/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila Talks among Vanuatu political parties have started for the formation of a coalition government following Thursday’s snap election. The talks have started as it appears that none of the political parties which contested the ballot won a simple majority in the 52-seat Parliament. Sources from former ... <a title="Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/lobbying-begins-for-new-coalition-government-in-vanuatu-after-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote">Read more</a>
