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May 1, 2020
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, Te Manu Korihi reporter of RNZ News Community checkpoints have garnered support from New Zealand local councils, police and hundreds of volunteers determined to keep their communities safe – but they remain a polarising topic among some MPs. A social justice advocate says it is underpinned by racism – and an ... <a title="MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/mps-questioning-of-nz-legal-iwi-checkpoints-really-is-racism/" aria-label="Read more about MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2020
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura Three officers from the Mamberamo Raya Police force have died while two others sustained wounds following a reported clash with military personnel in Mamberamo Raya regency of Papua yesterday morning. “Two police officers were killed in the clash. However, we have received a report that another officer succumbed to his ... <a title="Three Papuan police officers killed in ‘misunderstanding’ clash with military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/13/three-papuan-police-officers-killed-in-misunderstanding-clash-with-military/" aria-label="Read more about Three Papuan police officers killed in ‘misunderstanding’ clash with military">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Papua New Guinea’s Police Minister Bryan Kramer has published an extraordinary attack on two leading journalists over their reporting of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of “misrepresenting” a financial update this week and suggesting they ought to be sacked. He claimed in an Easter weekend posting on his Kramer Report – ... <a title="Police Minister Kramer blasts two journalists in virus reporting row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/12/police-minister-kramer-blasts-two-journalists-in-virus-reporting-row/" aria-label="Read more about Police Minister Kramer blasts two journalists in virus reporting row">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2020
By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji police have arrested 193 people in the last 24 hours for violations of the country’s coronavirus lockdown and the Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, says they are classic examples of the “selfish group”. Of the 193 arrests, 139 people were arrested for social gathering breaches, 53 arrested for curfew ... <a title="Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/12/fiji-police-make-193-virus-lockdown-violation-arrests-blast-selfish-group/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine alleged illegal border crossers and quarantined them in Vanimo, reports RNZ Pacific. The arrests came as East Sepik Governor Allan Bird called for “shoot to kill’ orders for illegal border crossers and a military control of areas along the border between Papua New Guinea ... <a title="PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/png-arrests-9-border-crossers-while-governor-calls-for-shoot-to-kill-order/" aria-label="Read more about PNG arrests 9 border crossers while governor calls for ‘shoot to kill’ order">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2020
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura A New Zealand employee of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia was shot dead on Monday by gunmen in Timika, the capital city of Mimika regency in Papua. The employee, identified as 57-year-old Graeme Thomas Wall, according to RNZ Pacific, was engaged in construction work with colleagues on ... <a title="NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/nz-mine-worker-killed-two-others-wounded-in-freeport-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By Elias Nanau in Port Moresby Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea. This follows Indonesia stepping up its security measures at the border in response to the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The First Secretary to the governor for West Sepik, Adam Wangu, has already informed people via ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/pacific-coronavirus-indonesia-issues-no-mercy-warning-on-border-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2020
By RNZ News The man due to go on trial for the mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has today pleaded guilty to all the charges he was facing. At the High Court in Christchurch, Brenton Tarrant admitted 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one under the Terrorism Suppression Act. ... <a title="NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/nz-mosque-massacre-gunman-pleads-guilty-to-all-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2020
By Ale Asa in Porgera Eleven people – including three children – have been massacred when a fight between two warring tribes from Tari spilled into the Porgera Valley in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Three women and five men from Enga were also killed when the O Kiru and Miape tribes resumed fighting, this ... <a title="Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/three-png-children-die-among-11-killed-in-porgera-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says he is not interested in further examining the document containing data on Papuan political prisoners and people who have died due to the conflict in Nduga, Papua, because it is “incomplete”, reports CNN Indonesia. Mahfud claims that the government already ... <a title="Indonesian security chief belittles Papua political prisoners document" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/03/indonesian-security-chief-belittles-papua-political-prisoners-document/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian security chief belittles Papua political prisoners document">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
By Vasinatta Yama in Mt Hagen Eight prisoners at the Baisu Correctional Service prison near the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mt Hagen are dead following a massive jail breakout. Western Highlands Acting Provincial Police Commander David Kongui confirmed that two prisoners have surrendered, while an unknown number of prisoners escaped. Many of the fugitives, ... <a title="Eight dead following big PNG jailbreak near Mt Hagen – manhunt, shootouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/eight-dead-following-big-png-jailbreak-near-mt-hagen-manhunt-shootouts/" aria-label="Read more about Eight dead following big PNG jailbreak near Mt Hagen – manhunt, shootouts">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Pacific Media Watch An Australian federal court decision upholding the legality of the police raid on the Sydney headquarters of the national public broadcaster ABC last June has dealt a major blow to the protection of journalists’ sources and poses a grave danger for the future of public interest journalism, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF). ... <a title="Australian court ruling another threat to whistleblower protection, says RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/australian-court-ruling-another-threat-to-whistleblower-protection-says-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about Australian court ruling another threat to whistleblower protection, says RSF">Read more</a>
