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Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Bev Lawton holding an HVP swab Charlie Dreaver Health experts in New Zealand say that cervical cancer is not only preventable, we have the ability to eliminate it once and for all. On average, about 175 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year and about 55 people die…
Source: Radio New Zealand The senior doctors’ union says increasing numbers of patients cannot see a specialist despite being referred by their GP. Gorodenkoff Productions OU / 123RF The senior doctors’ union says increasing numbers of patients cannot see a specialist despite being referred by their GP. A report by the Association of Salaried Medical…
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong. RNZ / Tess Brunton A Dunedin councillor has been suspended from all committees and subcommittees for nine months because of concerns about his behaviour. Benedict Ong faced a code of conduct complaint after revealing details about a potential hotel development at Forsyth Barr Stadium to reporters in…
ANALYSIS: By Nury Vittachi The West is in turmoil over countries’ top legal minds declaring the US-Israel attack on Iran to be illegal, as China did. But Israel-friendly Western politicians, including Starmer, von der Leyen, Albanese, and others are desperately blocking their ears as they try to justify actual war crimes. Here’s what the specialists ... <a title="12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/12-reasons-why-a-huge-split-is-opening-up-in-the-west-over-us-israels-manifestly-illegal-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about 12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran">Read more</a>
Pacific Media Watch A new Pacific Media research publication and outlet for academics and community advocates has now been added to the Informit database for researchers. Two editions of the new journal, published by the Aotearoa-based independent Asia Pacific Media Network (APMN) and following the traditions of Pacific Journalism Review, have been included in the ... <a title="Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/pacific-media-journal-research-added-to-informit-global-database/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database">Read more</a>
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist As Waitangi Day commemorations continue drawing people from across Aotearoa and around the world to the Bay of Islands, Te Tii Marae has become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific. Taiātea: Gathering of the Oceans held its public forum yesterday, uniting more than ... <a title="Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/indigenous-and-pacific-leaders-unite-at-waitangi-with-shared-messages-on-ocean-conservation/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation">Read more</a>
By Khalia Strong of PMN News A new paper by women scholars warns colonial power structures are still shaping health systems across the Pacific region. They are calling for a radical shift in global health leadership and decision-making. The call comes from a new paper published this month in The Lancet Regional Health – Western ... <a title="Pacific women scholars call for ‘radical shift’ in global health systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pacific-women-scholars-call-for-radical-shift-in-global-health-systems/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific women scholars call for ‘radical shift’ in global health systems">Read more</a>
ANALYSIS: By Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3 percent of them voted for it. And in 2025, Ishmael Touroma, a strong advocate of independence, was re-elected to the position of President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, further confirmation of ... <a title="Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/most-upng-students-dont-want-independence-for-bougainville-new-survey-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows">Read more</a>
By Monika Singh of Wansolwara News Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their history, marked by governance issues, political instability, geopolitical pressures and escalating climate threats, while simultaneously grappling with declining revenue streams and threats to their financial survival. This is highlighted in the inaugural edition of the Pacific ... <a title="New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/new-journal-warns-pacific-media-near-breaking-point-amid-revenue-collapse-and-political-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure">Read more</a>
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist As the world’s largest Indigenous education conference (WIPCE) closed last night in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, a shared sentiment emerged — despite arriving with different languages, lands, and traditions, attendees across the board felt the kotahitanga (unity). The gathering — held in partnership with mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, ... <a title="‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling inspired" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/my-mana-reignited-attendees-leave-worlds-largest-indigenous-education-conference-feeling-inspired/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling inspired">Read more</a>
Pacific Media University of the South Pacific’s Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, who edited the inaugural edition of Pacific Media journal along with co-editor Dr Amit Sarwal, has responded to the publication with a Q and A. The new journal has replaced the Pacific Journalism Review, which was founded by Professor David Robie at the University ... <a title="Pacific Media: A renewed commitment to research on Pacific media, development and democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/pacific-media-a-renewed-commitment-to-research-on-pacific-media-development-and-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media: A renewed commitment to research on Pacific media, development and democracy">Read more</a>
Asia Pacific Media Network Pacific Media, a new regional research journal, made its debut today with a collection of papers on issues challenging the future, such as independent journalism amid “intensifying geostrategic competition”. The papers have been largely drawn from an inaugural Pacific International Media conference hosted by The University of the South Pacific in ... <a title="New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/new-pacific-media-journal-launched-in-apmn-and-usp-partnership/" aria-label="Read more about New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership">Read more</a>