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July 16, 2025
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist More than 400 candidates have put their hands up to contest the Bougainville general election in September, hoping to enter Parliament. Incumbent President Ishmael Toroama is among the 404 people lining up to win a seat. Bougainville is involved in the process of achieving independence from Papua New ... <a title="Bougainville election: More than 400 candidates vie for parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/bougainville-election-more-than-400-candidates-vie-for-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville election: More than 400 candidates vie for parliament">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior reporter The Fiji government looks set to pay around NZ$1.5 million in damages to the disgraced former head of the country’s anti-corruption agency FICAC. The state is offering Barbara Malimali an out-of-court settlement after her lawyer lodged a judicial review of her sacking in the High Court in Suva. ... <a title="Fiji govt offers NZ$1.5m settlement to former anti-corruption head for ruined career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/fiji-govt-offers-nz1-5m-settlement-to-former-anti-corruption-head-for-ruined-career/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji govt offers NZ$1.5m settlement to former anti-corruption head for ruined career">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand will not send top government representation to the Cook Islands for its 60th Constitution Day celebrations in three weeks’ time. Instead, Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro will represent Aotearoa in Rarotonga. On August 4, Cook Islands will mark 60 years of self-governance in free association with New Zealand. ... <a title="Luxon and Peters to miss Cook Islands’ 60th Constitution Day celebrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/luxon-and-peters-to-miss-cook-islands-60th-constitution-day-celebrations/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon and Peters to miss Cook Islands’ 60th Constitution Day celebrations">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2025
RNZ News Nights Tomorrow marks 40 years since the bombing and sinking of the Rainbow Warrior — a moment that changed the course of New Zealand’s history and reshaped how we saw ourselves on the world stage. Two French agents planted two explosives on the ship, then just before midnight, explosions ripped through the hull ... <a title="Author David Robie tells of outrage over sinking of the Rainbow Warrior 40 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/14/author-david-robie-tells-of-outrage-over-sinking-of-the-rainbow-warrior-40-years-ago/" aria-label="Read more about Author David Robie tells of outrage over sinking of the Rainbow Warrior 40 years ago">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to an “historic” deal over the future political status of the French Pacific territory, which is set to become — for the first time — a “state” within the French realm. The 13-page agreement yesterday, officially entitled “Agreement Project of ... <a title="New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/13/new-caledonias-political-parties-commit-to-historic-statehood-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2025
RNZ Pacific The Bougainville election process begins today with the issuance of the writs yesterday. Nominations open Tuesday, July 8, and close on Thursday, July 10. Voting is scheduled for one week starting on September 2, allowing seven weeks of campaigning. Candidates will be vying for a total of 46 seats, with the autonomous Parliament ... <a title="Bougainville election process begins as writs issued for September poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/08/bougainville-election-process-begins-as-writs-issued-for-september-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville election process begins as writs issued for September poll">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is not considering recruiting personnel from across the Pacific as talk continues of Australia doing so for its Defence Force (ADF). In response to a question from The Australian at the National Press Club in Canberra about Australia’s plans to potentially recruit from ... <a title="NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/07/nzdf-not-considering-recruiting-personnel-from-pacific-nations/" aria-label="Read more about NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist People on Guam are “disappointed” and “heartbroken” that radiation exposure compensation is not being extended to them, says the president of the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors (PARS), Robert Celestial. He said they were disappointed for many reasons. “Congress seems to not understand that we are no different than ... <a title="Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/guam-nuclear-radiation-survivors-heartbroken-over-exclusion-from-compensation-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Tongan cybersecurity expert says the country’s health data hack is a “wake-up call” for the whole region. Siosaia Vaipuna, a former director of Tonga’s cybersecurity agency, spoke to RNZ Pacific in the wake of the June 15 cyberattack on the country’s Health Ministry. Vaipuna said Tonga and ... <a title="Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/tonga-cybersecurity-attack-wake-up-call-for-pacific-warns-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership from the islands tomorrow morning. Marshall Islands leaders are being joined at this summit by their counterparts from Kiribati, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, ... <a title="Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/micronesian-summit-in-majuro-this-week-aims-to-be-one-step-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fiji government is spending big on this year’s budget. The country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, unveiled a FJ$4.8 billion (about NZ$3.5 billion) spending package, complete with cost of living measures and fiscal stimulus, to the Fijian Parliament on Friday. This is about F$280 ... <a title="Fiji’s Dr Prasad unveils $4.8b budget as deficit widens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/fijis-dr-prasad-unveils-4-8b-budget-as-deficit-widens/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Dr Prasad unveils $4.8b budget as deficit widens">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
RNZ Te Manu Korihi Tahiti will mark Matari’i as a national public holiday for the first time in November, following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. Matari’i refers to the same star cluster as Matariki. And for Tahitians, November 20 will mark the start of Matari’i i ni’a — the “season of ... <a title="Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/tahiti-prepares-for-its-first-matarii-public-holiday/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday">Read more</a>
