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May 10, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Authorities in the small town of Boulouparis have commemorated Armistice Day on May 8 with a new memorial honouring New Zealand soldiers who were stationed in New Caledonia during World War II. The ceremony took place in the township on the southwest coast of the main ... <a title="New Caledonia marks Armistice Day with new NZ war memorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/10/new-caledonia-marks-armistice-day-with-new-nz-war-memorial/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia marks Armistice Day with new NZ war memorial">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A former Tuvalu prime minister says while the New Zealand government’s oil and gas plans show it is concerned about its economy, he is more concerned about the livelihoods and survival of the Tuvalu people. Enele Sopoaga — who still serves as an MP in Tuvalu — says the ... <a title="‘Completely stupid’ – ex-Tuvalu PM plea to NZ to rethink fossil fuel plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/09/completely-stupid-ex-tuvalu-pm-plea-to-nz-to-rethink-fossil-fuel-plan/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Completely stupid’ – ex-Tuvalu PM plea to NZ to rethink fossil fuel plan">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2024
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison, Fiji media are reporting. Bainimarama, alongside suspended Fiji Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho appeared in the High Court in Suva today for their sentencing hearing for a case involving their roles in blocking a police investigation at the University of ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama jailed over block of USP probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/09/former-fiji-pm-voreqe-bainimarama-jailed-over-block-of-usp-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama jailed over block of USP probe">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2024
RNZ News As Israel presses ahead with strikes in Rafah and seizing the Rafah crossing from Egypt, aid agencies are sounding the alarm of a “catastrophic humanitarian situation”. Rafah was “significant” because it was the only part in Gaza that had not been terribly damaged by the conflict, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ... <a title="Rafah ‘last place of safety’ in Gaza, UN aid boss warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/08/rafah-last-place-of-safety-in-gaza-un-aid-boss-warns/" aria-label="Read more about Rafah ‘last place of safety’ in Gaza, UN aid boss warns">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2024
By Robin Martin, RNZ News reporter A New Zealand local authority, Whanganui District Council, has passed a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, condemnation of all acts of violence and terror against civilians on both sides of the conflict and the immediate return of hostages. It comes as Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed ... <a title="NZ local council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza as strikes hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/08/nz-local-council-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza-as-strikes-hit/" aria-label="Read more about NZ local council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza as strikes hit">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Pacific regionalism academic has called out New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from the public on AUKUS and says the security deal “raises serious questions for the Pacific region”. Auckland University of Technology academic Dr Marco de Jong said Pasifika voices must be ... <a title="‘Don’t mistake Pacific leaders AUKUS quietness’ as support for NZ, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/dont-mistake-pacific-leaders-aukus-quietness-as-support-for-nz-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t mistake Pacific leaders AUKUS quietness’ as support for NZ, says academic">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2024
RNZ News A group of academic staff at New Zealand’s largest university have expressed concern at the administration’s move to block a protest encampment that was planned to take place on campus calling for support for the rights of Palestinians. This week, the University of Auckland warned that while it supported the right of students ... <a title="Auckland academics call out university stance over pro-Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/05/auckland-academics-call-out-university-stance-over-pro-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland academics call out university stance over pro-Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A women’s union in New Caledonia has staged a sit-in protest this week to support senior Kanak indigenous journalist Thérèse Waia, who works for public broadcaster Nouvelle-Calédonie la Première, after a smear attack by critics. The peaceful demonstration was held on Nouméa’s Place des Cocotiers to ... <a title="New Caledonia’s women sit-in to support smeared Kanak journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/04/new-caledonias-women-sit-in-to-support-smeared-kanak-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s women sit-in to support smeared Kanak journalist">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Vanuatu’s former prime minister and opposition MP Ishmael Kalsakau has stepped down — just two days after he confirmed he was the rightful opposition leader. Kalsakau, MP for Port Vila, confirmed to ABC’s Pacific Beat, and the Vanuatu Daily Post on Thursday that he had resigned along with his ... <a title="Vanuatu’s Kalsakau resigns, calls for delay on constitutional referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/vanuatus-kalsakau-resigns-calls-for-delay-on-constitutional-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu’s Kalsakau resigns, calls for delay on constitutional referendum">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
By Jo Moir, RNZ News political editor, and Craig McCulloch, deputy political editor New Zealand’s Labour Party is demanding Winston Peters be stood down as Foreign Minister for opening up the government to legal action over his “totally unacceptable” attack on a prominent AUKUS critic. In an interview on RNZ’s Morning Report today, Peters criticised ... <a title="NZ Foreign Minister Peters accused of ‘entirely defamatory’ remarks about ex-Australian minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/nz-foreign-minister-peters-accused-of-entirely-defamatory-remarks-about-ex-australian-minister/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Foreign Minister Peters accused of ‘entirely defamatory’ remarks about ex-Australian minister">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Jeremiah Manele has been elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale with one abstention. The final result of the election by secret ballot was announced by the Governor-General, Sir David Vunagi, on the steps of Parliament ... <a title="Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/jeremiah-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-pm-with-100-day-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Police in Solomon Islands are on high alert ahead of the election of the prime minister today. The two candidates for the top job are former foreign affairs minister Jeremiah Manele at the head of the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation, which is technically the incumbent government wrapped ... <a title="Zero tolerance – Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of PM election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/zero-tolerance-solomon-islands-police-on-high-alert-ahead-of-pm-election/" aria-label="Read more about Zero tolerance – Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of PM election">Read more</a>
