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May 6, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Lautoka, Fiji Fiji’s Lautoka Hospital is now closed to members of the public after a new positive case announced last night was that of a patient who was admitted for a surgical procedure at the hospital. Health Secretary Dr James Fong said all medical services would now be re-routed to a ... <a title="Fiji’s Lautoka hospital plunges into lockdown over new covid case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/fijis-lautoka-hospital-plunges-into-lockdown-over-new-covid-case/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Lautoka hospital plunges into lockdown over new covid case">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
REVIEW: By Sherry Zhang Last week, writer Sherry Zhang was at the opening night of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Single Asian Female. She’s waited to see it since 2019 and now, having finally seen it on New Zealand shores, she reflects on the play and what it means to her. I’ve been waiting for ... <a title="Single Asian Female: A reflection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/single-asian-female-a-reflection/" aria-label="Read more about Single Asian Female: A reflection">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesia is unleashing a massive military crackdown in West Papua with the use of “demon troops” and spurning human rights, warns a Papuan leader. Benny Wenda, interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), said in a statement today that cutting off the internet was a repeat of ... <a title="Wenda warns over massive ‘demon troops’ military crackdown in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/wenda-warns-over-massive-demon-troops-military-crackdown-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda warns over massive ‘demon troops’ military crackdown in Papua">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific The decision by Samoa’s head of state to call a second election will be challenged in the courts, as the country’s month-long political stalemate descends into legal quagmire. Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on Tuesday announced he would revoke the results of the general election held on April 9, and Samoans would return to ... <a title="More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/more-twists-in-samoa-election-saga-with-more-court-action-likely/" aria-label="Read more about More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Information as a public good is a powerful theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day and serves as a reminder to Pacific Island governments that the public have a right to information that affects their lives, says a Fiji-based media educator. Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, coordinator of the regional ... <a title="Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/pacific-journos-call-on-governments-to-uphold-public-right-to-information/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has warned Papua New Guinean ethnic groups to stop fighting and killing each other or they will be evicted from the city. Parkop told the media and settlers living around Moresby South settlements who turned up at Badili police station on Friday that ... <a title="‘Stop fighting or be tossed out of Moresby,’ warns Parkop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/stop-fighting-or-be-tossed-out-of-moresby-warns-parkop/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stop fighting or be tossed out of Moresby,’ warns Parkop">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
By Charlie Dreaver, RNZ News political reporter Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a reprieve with a travel bubble with New Zealand less than two weeks away. It will start on May 17, with Air New Zealand offering flights from May 18. During yesterday’s announcement, Cook Islands Prime Minister ... <a title="Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/cook-islands-pm-on-travel-bubble-today-we-start-to-rebuild/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk On World Press Freedom Day 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the #HoldTheLine coalition launched an innovative campaign of solidarity with journalist Maria Ressa, who faces a possible lifetime in prison in the Philippines. A new website features hundreds of videos from prominent supporters around the world – with a call ... <a title="#HoldTheLine – hundreds of Maria Ressa supporters post ‘pressure’ videos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/holdtheline-hundreds-of-maria-ressa-supporters-post-pressure-videos/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine – hundreds of Maria Ressa supporters post ‘pressure’ videos">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2021
By Talebula Kate in Suva Fiji has reported no new case of coronavirus infection after the screening of 7560 Fijians and 1212 tests conducted by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. However, at this evening’s covid-19 daily press briefing, Health Secretary Dr James Fong stressed that there was no need to celebrate. Dr Fong ... <a title="No new covid cases in Fiji – but no need to celebrate, says Fong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/02/no-new-covid-cases-in-fiji-but-no-need-to-celebrate-says-fong/" aria-label="Read more about No new covid cases in Fiji – but no need to celebrate, says Fong">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2021
COMMENT: By Matt McCarten It’s time for progressive activists to step up. The working class needs you. On May Day – International Workers Day – we have launched a new union: UTU for Workers Union. Our mission is to build a working class, grassroots, campaigning movement to stop exploitation and end workplace abuse in Aotearoa-New ... <a title="May Day – time to reverse decades of relentless attacks on workers, unions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/02/may-day-time-to-reverse-decades-of-relentless-attacks-on-workers-unions/" aria-label="Read more about May Day – time to reverse decades of relentless attacks on workers, unions">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2021
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Only seven governors out of Papua New Guinea’s 21 provinces and Bougainville attended a meeting in the capital Port Moresby to discuss issues surrounding the covid-19 pandemic crisis and the National General Elections due next year. However, while Prime Minister James Marape confirmed seven had attended, only four were ... <a title="Only seven governors attend PNG’s covid crisis planning meeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/02/only-seven-governors-attend-pngs-covid-crisis-planning-meeting/" aria-label="Read more about Only seven governors attend PNG’s covid crisis planning meeting">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2021
By Josefa Babitu The Australian government has announced an A$170 million (F$267 million) programme for the Pacific region to strengthen gender equality initiatives over the next five years. The commitment was revealed by Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne during the high-level ministerial session at the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women ... <a title="Australia commits $170m to boost Pacific gender equality efforts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/02/australia-commits-170m-to-boost-pacific-gender-equality-efforts/" aria-label="Read more about Australia commits $170m to boost Pacific gender equality efforts">Read more</a>
