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January 12, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) plans to open a government branch office in the neighbouring Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby along with diplomacy offices to be based in Europe and the United Kingdom. In a New Year message from interim president Benny Wenda, he has confirmed ... <a title="West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/west-papuans-to-open-branch-office-in-port-moresby-wenda-confirms/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
RNZ Pacific A New Caledonian member of the French National Assembly says a consensus needs to be found on Kanaky New Caledonia’s future statute after last month’s referendum saw a third rejection of independence from France. The vote formally concluded the decolonisation process provided under the 1998 Noumea Accord. Philippe Gomes, a former New Caledonian ... <a title="Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/gomes-calls-for-consensus-in-charting-kanaky-new-caledonias-future/" aria-label="Read more about Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
RNZ Pacific An estimated 1000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the French government’s policies to fight the pandemic. The unauthorised march in Noumea was held just a day after the government imposed a limit of 30 people for any outside gathering. Police said that while the meeting was illegal, they did ... <a title="Protesters in New Caledonia target state vax mandates, health card" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/protesters-in-new-caledonia-target-state-vax-mandates-health-card/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters in New Caledonia target state vax mandates, health card">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Joyce McClure in Guam I spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with assassination and warned that I was being followed. The tyres on my car were slashed late one night. There was also pressure on ... <a title="Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/pacific-media-dangers-i-had-death-threats-and-my-tyres-slashed-for-my-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Jean Bell, RNZ News journalist New Zealand covid-19 experts are nervously observing an ever-increasing number of cases at the border, as the threat of an omicron outbreak looms. The highly transmissible variant has rapidly spread around the globe and New Zealand has dodged a community outbreak so far. But with the escalating number of ... <a title="Covid-19 experts fear omicron may soon be in NZ community as border cases jump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/covid-19-experts-fear-omicron-may-soon-be-in-nz-community-as-border-cases-jump/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 experts fear omicron may soon be in NZ community as border cases jump">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Niva Chittock, RNZ News Reporter New Zealand police are investigating an anti-vaccine protest attended by Destiny Church leader pastor Brian Tamaki. A Destiny Church spokesperson confirmed Tamaki visited Christchurch over the weekend to give the Sunday sermon at the local congregation. Tamaki also spoke at an event in a central park on Saturday, which ... <a title="NZ police probe after Tamaki speaks at Christchurch anti-vaccine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/nz-police-probe-after-tamaki-speaks-at-christchurch-anti-vaccine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police probe after Tamaki speaks at Christchurch anti-vaccine protest">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ella Kelleher The violent protests which erupted in major cities across Kazakhstan over the past week, fueled by the people’s fury over high gas prices, grew into a monumental anti-corruption movement with the hope of changing the country’s direction. The Kazakh people are reportedly fed up with the country’s immense wealth, owed ... <a title="‘The revolution has started’ – revolt against poverty and corruption in Kazakhstan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/the-revolution-has-started-revolt-against-poverty-and-corruption-in-kazakhstan/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The revolution has started’ – revolt against poverty and corruption in Kazakhstan">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Rohit Deo in Suva Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reported 1280 new covid-19 community cases since the last update on January 5. “We have recorded a total of 1280 new cases; of which 348 new cases were recorded on 06/01/2022, 320 new cases were recorded on 07/01/2022 and 612 new cases ... <a title="Fiji’s Health Ministry reports 1280 new covid-19 cases and five deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/fijis-health-ministry-reports-1280-new-covid-19-cases-and-five-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Health Ministry reports 1280 new covid-19 cases and five deaths">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Papuan People’s Petition — “Petisi Rakyat Papua” — has called on the Indonesian government to release detained human rights advocate Victor Yeimo and to revoke the special autonomy law (version 2). Yeimo, international spokesperson of the National Committee of West Papua (KNPB), was arrested by the Indonesian police in Tanah ... <a title="Papuan People’s Petition calls for release of advocate Victor Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/papuan-peoples-petition-calls-for-release-of-advocate-victor-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan People’s Petition calls for release of advocate Victor Yeimo">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The Australian government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by locals — claims rejects by tourism authorities — after testing positive to covid-19 when they arrived in the country on Boxing Day. The move follows claims by an Australian family that they ... <a title="Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/fiji-denies-tourists-claims-of-covid-nightmare-mistreatment-by-locals/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to keep global heating below 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. The economy, society, local government, transport, housing and urban design, energy, land use, food production and water systems have all changed significantly. ... <a title="Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/report-from-the-future-aotearoa-new-zealand-is-looking-good-in-2040-heres-how-we-did-it/" aria-label="Read more about Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Rappler National Artist for Literature F Sionil Jose has died in the Philippines. He was 97. His death was announced by the Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) in a Facebook post. According to the post, Jose was declared dead at 9:30 pm last evening at the Makati Medical Center, where ... <a title="Filipino national artist, critic and columnist F Sionil Jose dies at 97" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/filipino-national-artist-critic-and-columnist-f-sionil-jose-dies-at-97/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino national artist, critic and columnist F Sionil Jose dies at 97">Read more</a>
