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May 25, 2019
The United Resources Party, led by Hagen Open MP William Duma, including four ministers, switches to the opposition. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The biggest coalition partner in Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s coalition government has defected to the opposition in the most dramatic shift in numbers in Papua New Guinea’s power struggle. State ... <a title="Duma’s URP defects from O’Neill coalition bloc in PNG power shift" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/25/dumas-urp-defects-from-oneill-coalition-bloc-in-png-power-shift/" aria-label="Read more about Duma’s URP defects from O’Neill coalition bloc in PNG power shift">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
By RNZ Pacific New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters says his government is “asking for explanations” about alleged mismanagement at the regional University of the South Pacific. New Zealand is the 12-country USP’s second largest funder behind Australia, contributing US$3.5m ($NZ5.3m) in 2017. The university’s headquarters are in Suva and claims of mismanagement and questionable ... <a title="NZ seeks ‘explanations’ over USP mismanagement allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/nz-seeks-explanations-over-usp-mismanagement-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ seeks ‘explanations’ over USP mismanagement allegations">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Vanuatu-based journalist Ben Bohane raises West Papuan questions with UN Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to Vanuatu. Video: Ben Bohane/Ginny Stein By Dan McGarry in Port Vila During his visit to Port Vila last weekend, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was confronted with questions about West Papua – but he waffled in his responses. ... <a title="UN chief waffles over West Papuan human rights violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/un-chief-waffles-over-west-papuan-human-rights-violations/" aria-label="Read more about UN chief waffles over West Papuan human rights violations">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Protests to challenge the presidential election results have escalated in the capital of Jakarta for two nights running. Video: Jakarta Post Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan says six people have been killed during the worst riots to hit Indonesia’s capital city since 1998, when a student rally demanding the ouster of then-president ... <a title="6 killed as post-election student protest turns into Jakarta riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/6-killed-as-post-election-student-protest-turns-into-jakarta-riots/" aria-label="Read more about 6 killed as post-election student protest turns into Jakarta riots">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Australian election result has precipitated a wave of suicide attempts among Manus Island refugees that the government can no longer ignore, warns a refugee advocate. The Liberal Party-led Coalition was returned to power on Saturday. It defeated the Labor Party, which had promised to expedite the resettlement of about 900 refugees ... <a title="Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/canberra-cannot-ignore-manus-island-suicide-attempt-crisis-warns-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2019
By RNZ New Zealand police have laid a terrorism charge against the man accused of murdering 51 people in Christchurch in deadly terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques on March 15. In addition to the murder charges, Brenton Tarrant faces 40 of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act. In a statement, ... <a title="Police lay terrorism charge against man accused of mosque shootings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/police-lay-terrorism-charge-against-man-accused-of-mosque-shootings/" aria-label="Read more about Police lay terrorism charge against man accused of mosque shootings">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s opposition says it is withdrawing its motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, but is likely to lodge a new one soon. Also, former Finance Minister James Marape is withdrawing as the opposition’s choice for alternative Prime Minister, paving the way for a new nomination for the ... <a title="PNG opposition withdraws vote of no confidence against O’Neill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/png-opposition-withdraws-vote-of-no-confidence-against-oneill/" aria-label="Read more about PNG opposition withdraws vote of no confidence against O’Neill">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Vanuatu and other Pacific nations can teach a lesson to the world, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “That lesson is very simple. We absolutely need to save the Pacific, and to save the world, that the temperatures will not rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of ... <a title="UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific – and world’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/un-chief-calls-for-immediate-climate-action-to-save-pacific-and-world/" aria-label="Read more about UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific – and world’">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By Michael Andrew Journalism students across Australia collaborated in an immense project to cover this month’s federal election. Organised through The Junction, a website showcasing and promoting student journalism, the coverage featured in-depth stories profiling every candidate in each electorate throughout the election build up. Seventeen universities, hundreds of students and 80 staff across the ... <a title="Journo students form ‘biggest newsroom’ to cover election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/journo-students-form-biggest-newsroom-to-cover-election/" aria-label="Read more about Journo students form ‘biggest newsroom’ to cover election">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to switch the country’s political allegiance from Taiwan to China, report local news media. Solomon Islands is one of 17 nations that give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, which provides Solomon Islands with many millions of dollars in ... <a title="Solomons PM under pressure to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/solomons-pm-under-pressure-to-switch-allegiance-from-taiwan-to-china/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons PM under pressure to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By Marija Taflaga of the Australian National University in Canberra The man that has “always believed in miracles” has just delivered one for the Liberal party. It’s not clear at the time of writing if the government will have minority or a narrow majority. But it is a deafening defeat for Labor. This election result ... <a title="Morrison leads Coalition to ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/morrison-leads-coalition-to-miracle-win-but-how-do-they-govern-now/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison leads Coalition to ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern now?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper reader has protested over Facebook addiction, describing it as ruining the lives of teenagers and youth who spend most of their time on smartphones. The reader says that Facebook and other social media are undermining the constitution and its preamble that calls for the cherishing of ... <a title="Dear editor, why smartphones are ruining our nakamal storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/18/dear-editor-why-smartphones-are-ruining-our-nakamal-storytelling/" aria-label="Read more about Dear editor, why smartphones are ruining our nakamal storytelling">Read more</a>
