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February 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific Investigators in French Polynesia have reassessed their case against the pro-independence leader Oscar Manutahi Temaru, who has challenged the seizure of his US$100,000 savings. The money was taken at the behest of the French prosecutor as part of a probe into the community radio station funding of Temaru’s defence in a trial in ... <a title="Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/temaru-defence-controversy-in-radio-tefana-political-case-revisited/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Mary Argue of the Wairarapa Times-Age In 2016, I was on a yacht in the Bahamas. Every morning I woke surrounded by postcard-perfect azure water — so crystal clear you could count the sharks sweeping the seafloor. From my porthole in the laundry, my 1x2m kingdom, I would watch the rain clouds gather ... <a title="Mary Argue: Why have scholarships dried up for Papuan ‘band of brothers’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/mary-argue-why-have-scholarships-dried-up-for-papuan-band-of-brothers/" aria-label="Read more about Mary Argue: Why have scholarships dried up for Papuan ‘band of brothers’?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Newshub-Reid Research poll, Parliament, parties, MPs Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: Majority of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 9 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-9-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 9 2022">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Newshub-Reid Research poll Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: National back in 30s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 8 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-8-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 8 2022">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s covid-19 outbreak continues to spread with almost 10,000 active cases. This includes 1289 new infections detected over the preceding 24 hours. Twenty five people are in hospital as the authorities have reopened some hotel facilities as temporary care centres. About 67 percent of the total population of 272,000 is fully vaccinated. ... <a title="New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/new-caledonia-covid-outbreak-now-approaching-five-figures/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
A View from Afar: In this the first episode for 2022 Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss What we all should expect to unfold in 2022 - especially with regard to foreign affairs and global security.
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February 7, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A number of national figures in Indonesia have criticised the project to move the state capital (IKN) from Jakarta to East Kalimantan as envisaged by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, reports CNN Indonesia. Among the figures who have loudly criticised the project are economist Dr Faisal Basri and former Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. ... <a title="Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/critics-slam-indonesian-green-capital-move-heaven-surrounded-by-hell/" aria-label="Read more about Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s prerecorded speech marking the historic 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Māori chiefs and the colonial government made from the treaty grounds. Video: RNZ News RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her Waitangi Day speech to call for New Zealand’s people to come together and overcome the challenges facing the ... <a title="‘With togetherness, we overcome,’ says NZ’s Ardern on Waitangi Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/with-togetherness-we-overcome-says-nzs-ardern-on-waitangi-day/" aria-label="Read more about ‘With togetherness, we overcome,’ says NZ’s Ardern on Waitangi Day">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field in Auckland China’s activities in the South Pacific are causing growing alarm in Washington, forcing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an urgent visit to Fiji. But, sources say, he cannot do it due to the continued absence of Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and like many people, Blinken ... <a title="US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/us-worried-about-losing-out-in-south-pacific-to-chinese-influence/" aria-label="Read more about US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Suzanne Wilkinson, Mohamed Elkharboutly and Regan Potangaroa, Massey University While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it’s clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure. Once initial clean-up work is done, the focus then turns to rebuilding — ... <a title="Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/rebuilding-post-eruption-tonga-4-key-lessons-from-fiji-after-cyclone-winston/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand has recorded its highest number of community cases in one day, with 243 new cases reported today. The previous highest number of cases reported in one day was 222 during the delta outbreak in November. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the continued increase in cases today was “a reminder ... <a title="New Zealand posts record 243 new daily covid cases in community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/new-zealand-posts-record-243-new-daily-covid-cases-in-community/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand posts record 243 new daily covid cases in community">Read more</a>
