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May 24, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific churches have condemned the media blackout in West Papua, military crackdown in parts of the territory and the silencing of dissenting voices. They have also criticised the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) for “allowing Indonesia into their fold”. In a statement, the Suva-based Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) said it had ... <a title="Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/pacific-churches-condemn-silencing-of-papuan-voices-and-media-blackout/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia Samoa’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) against the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned the appointment of a sixth woman Member of Parliament, Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tu’u’au. This paves the way for the sitting of Parliament (Fale Fono) on Monday as proclaimed by ... <a title="Samoa’s Fale Fono convenes Monday as court rules against HRPP appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/samoas-fale-fono-convenes-monday-as-court-rules-against-hrpp-appeal/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s Fale Fono convenes Monday as court rules against HRPP appeal">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Budget: Benefits increase Bryce Edwards (The Guardian): A ‘righting of wrongs’ as Ardern finally tackles New Zealand’s inequality crisis Tess McClure (The ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 21 2021">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. When policymakers try to fix things, they often mess up because of the way the problem is formulated and the ways that subsequent policies are targeted. A classic example was the Closing the Gaps initiative in the early 2000s. The problem – albeit simplified – is that some people are ‘advantaged’ ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Seventy-Thirty Problem, and the Māori Health Authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/keith-rankin-analysis-the-seventy-thirty-problem-and-the-maori-health-authority/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Seventy-Thirty Problem, and the Māori Health Authority">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Amid uncertainty and a court battle over the University of Goroka’s vice-chancellor seat, Higher Education Minister Wesley Raminai surprised staff and students by leading the university’s interim council members onto the campus to be “sworn in”. The usually quiet study-friendly Humilaveka campus atmosphere was disrupted by a chanting group of Huli ... <a title="Goroka ‘swears in’ new officers in defiance of PNG court order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/goroka-swears-in-new-officers-in-defiance-of-png-court-order/" aria-label="Read more about Goroka ‘swears in’ new officers in defiance of PNG court order">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
By Janet Kari in Lae, PNG Prosecution of perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country still remains a massive problem for Papua New Guinea, says National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop. He said while the issue of GBV continued to escalate in the country, perpetrators were not being brought to account and this gave them ... <a title="Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/prosecuting-gender-violence-culprits-still-a-problem-parkop-tells-women/" aria-label="Read more about Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
RNZ Pacific The chair of the board of French Polynesia’s social security agency CPS has called on the French state to pay for the medical costs caused by its nuclear weapons tests. Patrick Galenon, who is also a leading trade unionist, has written to the French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu as France plans a high-level ... <a title="France asked to pay for Tahiti nuke victims ahead of Paris summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/france-asked-to-pay-for-tahiti-nuke-victims-ahead-of-paris-summit/" aria-label="Read more about France asked to pay for Tahiti nuke victims ahead of Paris summit">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
COMMENT: By Scott Waide in Lae Papua New Guinea’s Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, recently told a news conference to mark World Press Freedom Day that the state of journalism and broadcasting in the country has seen a general decline. He was critical of the quality and the content of the media in general. The former ... <a title="Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/scott-waide-we-must-invest-in-our-journalism-schools-to-help-shape-our-future/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC What happened in Chile this past weekend seems to be one of those historic events that cannot but follow its inexorable course. It is like an enormous, powerful tsunami wave whose size cannot be appreciated on the high seas, until it comes ... <a title="Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/chile-is-reborn-by-a-political-earthquake-that-emerged-from-the-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Budget 2021 Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Budget 2021: Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Kiwis are on board with expected benefit increase Jane Patterson (RNZ): Budget ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
By Barney Orere in Port Moresby The five reserved seats for women being put forward by Papua New Guinea’s special parliamentary committee on gender-based violence has been rejected by women and a petition is on its way to demand different proposal. The women will petition the parliamentary committee to voice their disapproval about the five ... <a title="PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/png-women-reject-5-seat-gender-plan-as-a-farce-propose-new-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new scheme">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
A heartfelt message from a sister in Gaza to her brother We are still fine. The “war front” in our neighborhood is still somewhat quiet, aside from loud explosions near and far. Gaza is a ghost town. It’s the Hiroshima of the 21st century. My daughter called me last night. She was crying in panic. ... <a title="Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/israeli-onslaught-against-gaza-continues-but-we-are-still-alive/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’">Read more</a>
