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February 7, 2024
PNG Post-Courier The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Sir Gibbs Salika, has called on the National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop to enforce the Summary Offences Act. Sir Gibbs made this strong plea at the opening of 2024 legal year yesterday. “Lawlessness in the city is escalating immensely because the laws of the country ... <a title="PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/07/png-chief-justice-urges-moresby-governor-parkop-to-enforce-law/" aria-label="Read more about PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2024
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum are due to appear in court today on a charge related to abuse of office, as is a former health minister Dr Neil Prakash Sharma. Fiji state broadcaster FBC reported the trio were interviewed by CID officers yesterday for allegedly failing to ... <a title="Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/07/fijis-ex-pm-bainimarama-sayed-khaiyum-charged-for-abuse-of-office/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is again calling on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) to release the kidnapped pilot Phillip Mehrtens. Tomorrow will mark one year since the 38-year-old New Zealander was taken hostage in Papua by independence fighters in the Nduga Regency province. Mehrtens was taken hostage a year ago on ... <a title="NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/nz-govt-seeks-release-of-kiwi-hostage-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-in-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
RNZ News An activist organisation is accusing the Aotearoa New Zealand police of brutality after arrests were made at a pro-Palestine protest in Lyttelton today. About 60 people took part in the protest at Lyttelton Port this morning, and police said four people were arrested about 1pm after blocking traffic. Protesters had blocked a tunnel ... <a title="NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/nz-police-accused-of-aggression-after-arrests-at-pro-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Those spooked by the presence of a senior Central Intelligence Agency official in Fiji this week have nothing to fear. At least, this was the view of Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica as he hinted at the possibility of using the CIA’s “global knowledge and expertise” in the fight against ... <a title="Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/fiji-considers-tapping-into-cia-global-knowledge-expertise-in-war-on-drugs/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 500 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland’s tourist suburb of Devonport today to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing the government of backing genocide in the Middle East. Demanding a “ceasefire now” in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza that has killed almost 27,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children ... <a title="‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/ceasefire-now-protesters-march-on-nz-naval-base-demand-luxon-upholds-israel-genocide-court-order/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning has been reinstated after being stood down following riots and looting on January 10. That rioting — branded as Black Wednesday — was sparked by a police protest after unannounced deductions from their wages, which the government blamed on a glitch. The protest led to a ... <a title="PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/pngs-police-chief-david-manning-reinstated-after-black-wednesday-riots/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Academic Andrew Anton Mako says the Papua New Guinea’s systemic dysfunction was plain to see in the rioting and looting throughout the country’s main cities two weeks ago. That rioting was sparked by a protest by police after unannounced deductions from their wages. It led to a riot ... <a title="Long term plan needed for underlying PNG problems, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/long-term-plan-needed-for-underlying-png-problems-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Long term plan needed for underlying PNG problems, says academic">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2024
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s prime minister says he is confident he can retain power in the wake of the recent riots. Prime Minister James Marape claims he has the direct support of more than 50 MPs from his own party as well as coalition partners in the 111-seat Parliament. The Black Wednesday riot claimed ... <a title="PNG Prime Minister Marape confident his coalition will stay intact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/png-prime-minister-marape-confident-his-coalition-will-stay-intact/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Prime Minister Marape confident his coalition will stay intact">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2024
RNZ Pacific East Sepik Governor Allan Bird says Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape must take responsibility for the Port Moresby riots two weeks ago. The National reports Governor Bird saying the police cannot be punished for the looting and burning, the government is totally responsible for what happened. “You can’t just pass the ... <a title="Marape ‘can’t pass the buck’ for PNG riots, says East Sepik governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/22/marape-cant-pass-the-buck-for-png-riots-says-east-sepik-governor/" aria-label="Read more about Marape ‘can’t pass the buck’ for PNG riots, says East Sepik governor">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an additional threat to the personal wellbeing and safety of politicians resides outside Parliament, and the threat is ubiquitous: online violence against women MPs. Since her election in 2017, Green Party ... <a title="Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/20/golriz-ghahramans-exit-from-politics-shows-the-toll-of-online-bullying-on-female-mps/" aria-label="Read more about Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
The latest victim of last week’s rioting and looting in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby is the city’s top police commander. National Capital District commander Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jr has been suspended for 21 days. Wagambie’s suspension comes after an internal investigation by the PNG police Internal Affairs Directorate. Acting Police Commissioner Donald ... <a title="Port Moresby police chief suspended in latest fallout from PNG riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/port-moresby-police-chief-suspended-in-latest-fallout-from-png-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby police chief suspended in latest fallout from PNG riots">Read more</a>
