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July 2, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Today is officially the last day of campaigning in Papua New Guinea’s 2022 National General Election. Count tomorrow until Monday as rest days, but in politically charged PNG, anything is possible, including illegal last-minute clandestine campaigning. Polling is set to begin Tuesday, July 4, when millions will exercise their democratic right at the ... <a title="Titanic power struggle tipped for PNG’s ‘game changer’ election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/02/titanic-power-struggle-tipped-for-pngs-game-changer-election/" aria-label="Read more about Titanic power struggle tipped for PNG’s ‘game changer’ election">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Greenpeace Aotearoa has condemned New Zealand for “standing by” while “deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours” by silence over deep sea mining. Greenpeace’s seabed mining campaigner James Hita made the critical statement today after a dramatic shift at the UN Oceans conference in Lisbon this week when several Pacific ... <a title="Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/02/greenpeace-condemns-nz-silence-on-pacific-deep-sea-mining-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Suze Wilson, Massey University The US Supreme Court’s recent ruling to throw out Roe v Wade is an issue of relevance to political leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand. The decision was met with enthusiasm by those opposed to abortion here, including opposition National MP for Tāmaki Simon O’Connor. Pro-choice groups such as Abortion ... <a title="Luxon’s dilemma: when politics and morals don’t match in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/02/luxons-dilemma-when-politics-and-morals-dont-match-in-response-to-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon’s dilemma: when politics and morals don’t match in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2022
By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor, and Katie Scotcher, political reporter, in Brussels New Zealand and the European Union have struck an historic free trade deal, “unlocking access to one of the world’s biggest and most lucrative markets” after four years of tough negotiating. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and President of the European Union ... <a title="New Zealand and European Union secure historic free trade deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/02/new-zealand-and-european-union-secure-historic-free-trade-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand and European Union secure historic free trade deal">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand has designated US groups the Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist entities. Set down in the government’s official journal of record — the Gazette — last Monday, 20 June, it was published publicly a week later but with no wider dissemination. The move — authorised by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster ... <a title="NZ designates American Proud Boys and The Base terrorist groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/nz-designates-american-proud-boys-and-the-base-terrorist-groups/" aria-label="Read more about NZ designates American Proud Boys and The Base terrorist groups">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Tabloid Jubi The Civil Organisations Solidarity for Papua Land has condemned Indonesia’s Papua expansion plan of forming three new provinces risks causing new social conflicts. And the group has urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to cancel the plan, according to a statement reports Jubi. The group — comprising the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua), ... <a title="Civil group appeals to Jokowi to cancel Papuan expansion plan to ‘halt conflict’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/civil-group-appeals-to-jokowi-to-cancel-papuan-expansion-plan-to-halt-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Civil group appeals to Jokowi to cancel Papuan expansion plan to ‘halt conflict’">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Robert G. Patman, University of Otago Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week’s NATO leaders’ summit in Madrid has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is falling victim to a new Cold War. According to this view, Ardern’s participation is a reward for recently ... <a title="Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward for a shift in foreign policy, but that’s far from accurate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/some-see-nzs-invite-to-the-nato-summit-as-a-reward-for-a-shift-in-foreign-policy-but-thats-far-from-accurate/" aria-label="Read more about Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward for a shift in foreign policy, but that’s far from accurate">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
RNZ Pacific Palau, Fiji, and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep-sea mining, calling for a moratorium on the emerging industry amid growing fears it will destroy the seafloor and damage biodiversity. The alliance was announced just as a United Nations Oceans Conference began in Portugal this week. The moratorium comes amid a wave of ... <a title="Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/fiji-palau-and-samoa-call-for-deep-sea-mining-moratorium-at-un-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN conference">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the Rappler team We will continue bringing you the news, holding the powerful to account for their actions and decisions, calling attention to government lapses that further disempower the disadvantaged. We will hold the line. Dear readers and viewers, We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the ... <a title="Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom in Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/stand-with-rappler-defend-press-freedom-in-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom in Philippines">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis The Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill — introduced to Parliament this week — will have a long journey before it is fit for purpose. The Bill gives effect to the government’s plan to replace TVNZ and RNZ with a new entity designed for the digital age, but the legislation as ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Heavy work ahead on Aotearoa NZ’s Public Media Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/gavin-ellis-heavy-work-ahead-on-aotearoa-nzs-public-media-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Heavy work ahead on Aotearoa NZ’s Public Media Bill">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2022
By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter An Aotearoa New Zealand health workforce recruiting agency is fielding calls from senior US doctors who say they can no longer live in their own country. Accent Health Recruitment has been flooded with inquiries from US doctors wanting to come to New Zealand following the US Supreme Court’s decision ... <a title="NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/nz-health-sector-may-see-influx-of-us-doctors-after-abortion-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion ruling">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2022
By Luke Nacei in Suva Foreign investors could be sent to jail in Fiji for breaking a new investment law, says the prominent Suva law firm Munro Leys. The company said the “vague and unsatisfactory” new Investment Act could create greater uncertainty for foreign investors. In a legal alert to its clients, Munro Leys lawyers ... <a title="Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/fijis-new-investment-law-leads-to-confusion-and-risk-say-lawyers/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers">Read more</a>
