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April 15, 2022
By Anish Chand in Lautoka “We don’t do Russians.” This was the response from Fiji’s Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete when asked about the arrival on Tuesday of Russian super yacht Amadea. “We’ll need clarification on that then we can comment on that,” he said. “We don’t do Russians.” While the Prime Minister’s office did ... <a title="‘We don’t do Russians,’ says Fiji health minister over super yacht visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/we-dont-do-russians-says-fiji-health-minister-over-super-yacht-visit/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We don’t do Russians,’ says Fiji health minister over super yacht visit">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
RNZ News Covid-19 restrictions for all of New Zealand will ease from midnight tonight but a leading epidemiologist says the country is divided over its risk From 11.59pm tonight, all of New Zealand moves into the orange traffic light setting, Covid-19 Reponse Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. He said the change in alert levels was ... <a title="NZ moves to orange: Experts respond to change in traffic light settings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/nz-moves-to-orange-experts-respond-to-change-in-traffic-light-settings/" aria-label="Read more about NZ moves to orange: Experts respond to change in traffic light settings">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Allegations of young women being traded for votes in several parts of the Highlands region during Papua New Guinea’s national general elections were raised yesterday in Port Moresby. A high level conference held by the Governance and Service Delivery Sectoral Committee raised the concern of past experiences in parts ... <a title="Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/young-women-traded-for-votes-in-png-elections-consultation-told/" aria-label="Read more about Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By David Robie Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi It is unconscionable. A bewildering and grossly unfair crisis for 34 young Papuan students – 25 male and 9 female – the hope for the future of the West Papua region, the Melanesian half of Papua New Guinea island ruled by Indonesia. They were ... <a title="Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/open-letter-to-minister-faafoi-an-appeal-to-help-34-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva Some Fiji government ministers are “held on a tight leash” and afraid to make open ended statements in public, claims former health minister Dr Neil Sharma. He said this during a live video interview on Sashi Singh’s Talking Point page on Facebook. Dr Sharma claimed that the perception of the ... <a title="Fiji ministers ‘held on tight leash’ – afraid to speak up, claims Sharma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/fiji-ministers-held-on-tight-leash-afraid-to-speak-up-claims-sharma/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji ministers ‘held on tight leash’ – afraid to speak up, claims Sharma">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: NZ’s remarkable rush to war New Zealand is now part of the war with Russia. And our independent foreign policy is virtually dead. That’s the upshot of the Government’s definitive ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: 14 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-14-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: 14 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss how numerous countries have committed aid, intelligence expertise, military hardware and weapons to a multilateral effort in support of Ukraine.
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April 13, 2022
Political Roundup: 13 April 2022 To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Items of interest and importance today UKRAINE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Matt Robson (Stuff): Sleepwalking to war: NZ is back under the nuclear umbrella Peter Dunne: Is our independent foreign policy coming to an end? ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 13 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/newsletter-political-roundup-13-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 13 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
Political Roundup: 12 April 2022 Thanks to those who have provided feedback on the new merged Political Roundup service. And a special thank you to those that have made donations. Please remember that Political Roundup receives no resources from business or taxpayers, and is instead entirely funded by subscribers. You can donate here to keep it going: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 12 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/newsletter-political-roundup-12-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 12 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has called on Papua New Guineans not to vote for “money, relatives or cargo” in the country’s 2022 general election that kicks off later this month. He made the call yesterday on the third anniversary of his resignation from the O’Neill-led government on 11 April 2019 due to “sheer ... <a title="‘Don’t vote for money, relatives or cargo,’ warns PNG’s Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/dont-vote-for-money-relatives-or-cargo-warns-pngs-marape/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t vote for money, relatives or cargo,’ warns PNG’s Marape">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
RNZ News Commander of Joint Forces Jim Gilmour says he is confident New Zealand’s Hercules fleet will be up to the task as 50 Defence Force personnel deploy to Europe. New Zealand is sending 50 defence force personnel to Europe tomorrow to help distribute donated military aid for Ukraine. A Hercules aircraft carrying intelligence personnel, ... <a title="NZ Defence Force confident ‘ageing’ Hercules aircraft can cope with Europe deployment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/nz-defence-force-confident-ageing-hercules-aircraft-can-cope-with-europe-deployment/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force confident ‘ageing’ Hercules aircraft can cope with Europe deployment">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian central government is like repeating the management model of Dutch colonial power. National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head researcher Cahyo Pamungkas, who is part of the coalition, said that this policy ... <a title="Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/humanitarian-group-slams-plan-to-divide-papua-after-draft-law-approved/" aria-label="Read more about Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved">Read more</a>
