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March 16, 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation after yesterday’s tragic mosque massacres in Christchurch. Video: RNZ By RNZ New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was advised that the primary perpetrator of the terror attacks in Christchurch yesterday had used five guns Forty-nine people died at Al Noor Mosque next to Hagley Park and ... <a title="Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/16/christchurch-mosque-terror-attacks-our-gun-laws-will-change-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2019
Armed police in action during the Christchurch lockdown after the attack on two mosques today. Image: RNZ Twitter By RNZ Armed police have been deployed after shots were fired at two mosques where hundreds of people were praying near Hagley Park in Christchurch today. READ MORE: ‘This is horrible – unthinkable in New Zealand’ Key ... <a title="Breaking: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosques in NZ city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/breaking-blood-everywhere-as-shots-fired-at-mosques-in-nz-city/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosques in NZ city">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2019
Students and teachers pouring into Aotea Square for the Strike 4 Climate action day today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Thousands of school students, teachers and climate advocates gathered at cities across New Zealand today to kickstart the global Strike 4 Climate action day. More than 3000 students packed into Aotea Square in ... <a title="Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/thousands-of-nz-students-demand-urgent-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2019
Auckland school pupils are set to fill Aotea Square today in protest at the lack of action on climate change. Image: Hannah Williams/Te Waha Nui By Hannah Williams of Te Waha Nui Students across New Zealand are striking today as part of a worldwide day of action over global warming and the issue of climate ... <a title="Students across NZ to kick off global climate change day of action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/students-across-nz-to-kick-off-global-climate-change-day-of-action/" aria-label="Read more about Students across NZ to kick off global climate change day of action">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Young people “know the consequences of the current shameful inaction both for themselves and future generations. This should be a moment for stark self-reflection by our political class.” Image: Strike 4 Climate Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational ... <a title="Amnesty welcomes school climate strikes, warns ‘truant’ governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/amnesty-welcomes-school-climate-strikes-warns-truant-governments/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty welcomes school climate strikes, warns ‘truant’ governments">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
NASA representatives, including Dr Linus Digim’Rina, talking to journalists at the University of Papua New Guinea. Image: Alan Robson/PMC By RNZ Pacific A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week’s staff boycott at the country’s main national university. Dr Linus Digim’Rina, head ... <a title="UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/upng-may-get-new-council-says-staff-boycott-academic/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Groups denounce cyberattacks against several independent media websites in the Philippines. Image: Kodao Productions/Global Voices By Mong Palatino in Manila Several media groups in the Philippines marked the World Day Against Cyber Censorship this week by holding a protest to denounce the ongoing cyberattacks against their websites which they claim are backed by the government. ... <a title="Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/filipino-groups-denounce-cyberattacks-against-independent-media/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific As the numbers of casualties and displaced people in Papua’s Highlands pile up, prospects for an end to armed conflict in the Indonesian-ruled region appear dim. Humanitarian concern is growing for villagers who have been displaced by conflict in the Highlands between Indonesia’s military and the West Papua Liberation ... <a title="Humanitarian concerns grow as violent conflict worsens in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/humanitarian-concerns-grow-as-violent-conflict-worsens-in-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Humanitarian concerns grow as violent conflict worsens in West Papua">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
By Lance Polu in Apia World Rugby must adopt a “one country one national team” in world competitions as it is done in the Olympics and all the other world sports, says the prime minister of Samoa who is also his nation’s rugby chairman. This means the United Kingdom must have one rugby team to ... <a title="End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/end-colonial-mindset-over-skewed-world-rugby-says-samoan-pm/" aria-label="Read more about End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
New Zealand … “respected global leader that can be an innovation lab for the rest of the world in climate change”. Image: NZPI Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk New Zealand has the opportunity to be a climate change “innovation lab” for the rest of the world, says an international planner and former United States political candidate. ... <a title="NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/nz-could-be-innovation-lab-for-climate-change-strategy-says-planner/" aria-label="Read more about NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
By Shailendra Singh in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s recent 50th anniversary marked 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In an eventful journey, the programme weathered military coups, overcame financial hardships and shrugged off academic snobbery to get this far. The programme started in Suva in 1988, with Commonwealth funding, ... <a title="Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/journalism-education-at-usp-a-30-year-struggle-for-free-press/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2019
Indonesian security forces stand guard around the village of Yal in Nduga regency in Papua province. Image: Victor Mambor/BenarNews By Victor Mambor in Jayapura Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia’s Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in December, forcing residents to flee to escape clashes between the insurgents ... <a title="Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/10/papuan-residents-fearful-as-indonesian-military-buildup-still-grows/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows">Read more</a>
