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February 8, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A number of national figures in Indonesia have criticised the project to move the state capital (IKN) from Jakarta to East Kalimantan as envisaged by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, reports CNN Indonesia. Among the figures who have loudly criticised the project are economist Dr Faisal Basri and former Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. ... <a title="Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/critics-slam-indonesian-green-capital-move-heaven-surrounded-by-hell/" aria-label="Read more about Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s prerecorded speech marking the historic 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Māori chiefs and the colonial government made from the treaty grounds. Video: RNZ News RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her Waitangi Day speech to call for New Zealand’s people to come together and overcome the challenges facing the ... <a title="‘With togetherness, we overcome,’ says NZ’s Ardern on Waitangi Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/with-togetherness-we-overcome-says-nzs-ardern-on-waitangi-day/" aria-label="Read more about ‘With togetherness, we overcome,’ says NZ’s Ardern on Waitangi Day">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field in Auckland China’s activities in the South Pacific are causing growing alarm in Washington, forcing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an urgent visit to Fiji. But, sources say, he cannot do it due to the continued absence of Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and like many people, Blinken ... <a title="US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/us-worried-about-losing-out-in-south-pacific-to-chinese-influence/" aria-label="Read more about US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An umbrella organisation representing Papuan students worldwide has been formed with a renewed commitment to strengthening their efforts to gain “quality education”. Five country groups affiliated to the International Alliance of Papuan Students Associations Overseas (IAPSAO) met virtually yesterday to make a united stance on Papuan education, affirming their appeal last ... <a title="Papuan students form umbrella body, reaffirm campaign for education rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/06/papuan-students-form-umbrella-body-reaffirm-campaign-for-education-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students form umbrella body, reaffirm campaign for education rights">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Suzanne Wilkinson, Mohamed Elkharboutly and Regan Potangaroa, Massey University While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it’s clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure. Once initial clean-up work is done, the focus then turns to rebuilding — ... <a title="Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/rebuilding-post-eruption-tonga-4-key-lessons-from-fiji-after-cyclone-winston/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand has recorded its highest number of community cases in one day, with 243 new cases reported today. The previous highest number of cases reported in one day was 222 during the delta outbreak in November. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the continued increase in cases today was “a reminder ... <a title="New Zealand posts record 243 new daily covid cases in community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/new-zealand-posts-record-243-new-daily-covid-cases-in-community/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand posts record 243 new daily covid cases in community">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Alexandra Wake, RMIT University, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. It will provide digital skills training for News Corp journalists and other ... <a title="Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/journalism-academics-question-news-corps-deal-with-google-and-melbourne-business-school/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby Air travellers were left stranded and fuming country-wide as airlines Air Niugini and PNG Air hit a rough patch in operations due to wet weather and a large number of their key staff falling sick and unable to be at work. Flight cancellations were the order of the day ... <a title="Chaos as PNG airlines cancel flights with majority of staff off sick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/chaos-as-png-airlines-cancel-flights-with-majority-of-staff-off-sick/" aria-label="Read more about Chaos as PNG airlines cancel flights with majority of staff off sick">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Peter Davis With the arrival of the omicron variant on our shores, it is hard to believe, judging by the media coverage — particularly on MIQ, that the Aotearoa New Zealand government has got anything right in its pandemic response. One important feature that has been missed in the debate on New Zealand’s ... <a title="NZ deserves far more respect for keeping covid deaths so low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/nz-deserves-far-more-respect-for-keeping-covid-deaths-so-low/" aria-label="Read more about NZ deserves far more respect for keeping covid deaths so low">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporting Māori health providers in Aotearoa New Zealand are holding back on covid-19 vaccinations for children in the face of growing anti-vaxxer protest in the wider Whanganui region. That is despite the area recording the second-lowest rate in the country of vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 years. Iwi ... <a title="Iwi clinic egged as anti-vaxxers force caution in vaccine rollout for tamariki" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/iwi-clinic-egged-as-anti-vaxxers-force-caution-in-vaccine-rollout-for-tamariki/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi clinic egged as anti-vaxxers force caution in vaccine rollout for tamariki">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2022
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Censoring of Facebook in Papua New Guinea can be addressed by three mandated government agencies, says Chief Censor Jim Abani. He was responding to the Post-Courier on how his office was dealing with indecent content posted on Facebook in view of a controversy over a video of an alleged ... <a title="Three PNG government agencies have power to censor Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/three-png-government-agencies-have-power-to-censor-facebook/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG government agencies have power to censor Facebook">Read more</a>
