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December 10, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury and Lukas Marek, University of Canterbury As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over. The new variant of concern is already fuelling a new wave of ... <a title="The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/the-uninvited-christmas-guest-is-new-zealand-prepared-for-omicrons-inevitable-arrival/" aria-label="Read more about The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific ReportIncoming new vice-chancellor for Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Toelesulusulu Dr Damon Ieremia Salesa is keenly aware that he has broken through another glass ceiling. The son of a factory worker made New Zealand history last week, as the first Pacific person to be ... <a title="AUT’s new academic head seeks to build relationships around Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/02/auts-new-academic-head-seeks-to-build-relationships-around-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about AUT’s new academic head seeks to build relationships around Pacific">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Anthony Zwi, UNSW There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called omicron. The WHO classified omicron as a “variant of concern” because it has a wide range of mutations. This suggests vaccines and treatments could be less effective. Although ... <a title="Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new covid variant omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/travel-bans-arent-the-answer-to-stopping-new-covid-variant-omicron/" aria-label="Read more about Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new covid variant omicron">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific Report A Filipina journalist who cut her teeth as a young reporter in the Marcos dictatorship years and now heads an investigative digital media outlet and a New Zealand journalist who was on board the bombed Rainbow Warrior environmental campaign ship are keynote speakers at an Asia-Pacific conference opening ... <a title="Rappler chief editor and Asia-Pacific media keynotes at ‘pandemic’ forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/rappler-chief-editor-and-asia-pacific-media-keynotes-at-pandemic-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Rappler chief editor and Asia-Pacific media keynotes at ‘pandemic’ forum">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Zealand, Australia and other nations in the Pacific need to do more to combat rampant vaccine misinformation in Pacific Island countries, which poses a threat to the whole region, a researcher says. The Sydney-based Lowy Institute think tank has released projections for when Pacific countries are likely to have vaccinated most of ... <a title="NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/nz-must-help-pacific-fight-vaccine-misinformation-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation, says researcher">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
By Anish Chand in Suva Of 1000 Fijians surveyed by Transparency International, 11 percent claimed they were asked for sexual favours in exchange for government services or benefits at least once in the past five years. The survey titled, “Global Corruption Barometer — Pacific Report”, was based on data collected by Tebbutt Research in Fiji ... <a title="‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/sextortion-problem-for-pacific-states-but-lower-for-fiji-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says report">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT), AUT News reports. The appointment by the University Council at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau AUT was announced today and ... <a title="Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/pacific-scholar-dr-damon-salesa-named-auts-next-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Robert Hales, Griffith University and Brendan Mackey, Griffith University After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197 participating countries adopted the so-called Glasgow Climate Pact, despite an 11th hour intervention by India in which the final agreement was watered down from “phasing out” coal ... <a title="The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite bright spots)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/the-ultimate-guide-to-why-the-cop26-summit-ended-in-failure-and-disappointment-despite-bright-spots/" aria-label="Read more about The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite bright spots)">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Australia’s union for journalists says Australian journalism is in crisis after years of disruption, undermining and neglect, and swift action is needed to halt the decline. A new study pointing to the crisis in public interest journalism demands urgent government action to safeguard democracy. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) ... <a title="MEAA calls for halt to ‘slow erosion’ of media to safeguard democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/meaa-calls-for-halt-to-slow-erosion-of-media-to-safeguard-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA calls for halt to ‘slow erosion’ of media to safeguard democracy">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
RNZ Pacific A new study shows rising sea levels in the Marshall Islands will endanger 40 percent of buildings in the capital Majuro, with 96 percent of the city likely to flood frequently. The study, “Adapting to Rising Sea Levels in Marshall Islands”, is compiled by the Marshall Islands government and the World Bank. It ... <a title="Sea level rise study in Marshall Islands paints a grim picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/sea-level-rise-study-in-marshall-islands-paints-a-grim-picture/" aria-label="Read more about Sea level rise study in Marshall Islands paints a grim picture">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific deputy news editor Experts are warning that development gains across the Pacific region over the past 10 years could be undone due to the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic. The aid organisation World Vision wants a once in a life time multinational effort to rebuild Pacific livelihoods that have been ... <a title="Aftershocks of covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/aftershocks-of-covid-19-threaten-to-undo-gains-across-pacific-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Aftershocks of covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, says report">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Pacific Journalism Review A Frontline investigative journalism article on the politics behind the decade-long Bougainville war leading up to the overwhelming vote for independence is among articles in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The report, by investigative journalist and former academic Professor Wendy Bacon and Nicole Gooch, poses questions about the “silence” in Australia over ... <a title="Behind scenes probe of Bougainville struggle for independence tops PJR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/behind-scenes-probe-of-bougainville-struggle-for-independence-tops-pjr/" aria-label="Read more about Behind scenes probe of Bougainville struggle for independence tops PJR">Read more</a>
