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March 11, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A secret ballot by members of the Association of University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS) and USP Staff Union have voted in favour of strike action at the institution. Unofficial results in the poll last Wednesday showed 63 percent in favour, above the needed majority threshold. AUSPS general ... <a title="USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/11/usp-staff-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action-over-just-and-fair-pay-rise/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2024
RNZ Pacific A Papua New Guinea MP who is being touted by the opposition as the next prime minister of the country says “my life is under threat”. East Sepik governor Allan Bird said that since his nomination, he had been advised of this by a deputy police commissioner, who said they were monitoring the ... <a title="Opposition MP Allan Bird claims his ‘life under threat’ after PM nomination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/11/opposition-mp-allan-bird-claims-his-life-under-threat-after-pm-nomination/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition MP Allan Bird claims his ‘life under threat’ after PM nomination">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2024
Television New Zealand’s proposals to balance its worsening books by killing news and current affairs programmes mean New Zealanders could end up with almost no national current affairs on TV within weeks. It is a response to digital era changes in technology, viewing and advertising — but also the consequence of political choices. “I can ... <a title="Mediawatch: Apocalypse now for NZ news – take 2?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/mediawatch-apocalypse-now-for-nz-news-take-2/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Apocalypse now for NZ news – take 2?">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2024
RNZ News Outspoken MP Chlöe Swarbrick will be the Green Party’s new co-leader alongside Marama Davidson, as climate change specialist James Shaw steps down. Last month, Shaw said he would be stepping down from his duties as co-leader in March. Dunedin-based activist and conservationist Alex Foulkes had put his hand up too for the role ... <a title="Chlöe Swarbrick to replace NZ’s outgoing Green Party co-leader James Shaw" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/chloe-swarbrick-to-replace-nzs-outgoing-green-party-co-leader-james-shaw/" aria-label="Read more about Chlöe Swarbrick to replace NZ’s outgoing Green Party co-leader James Shaw">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
RNZ News Television New Zealand is proposing to axe its long-running and award-winning current affairs programme Sunday, hosted by veteran broadcaster Miriama Kamo. It is part of plans to cut dozens of jobs at the public broadcaster. Staff were learning which programmes will be affected at a series of meetings today. TVNZ said a proposal ... <a title="TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/tvnz-plans-to-axe-fair-go-sunday-midday-and-night-news-in-restructure/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent One of the main components of New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS umbrella, the Union Calédonienne (UC), says it has now suspended all discussions with two pro-French parties until further notice. These are the Rassemblement and Les Loyalistes. Public broadcaster NC la 1ère has reported the bone of contention is ... <a title="Rift widens between New Caledonia’s pro-French and independence parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/rift-widens-between-new-caledonias-pro-french-and-independence-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Rift widens between New Caledonia’s pro-French and independence parties">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
RNZ News Television New Zealand will start talks from tomorrow with staff who will lose their jobs in the state broadcaster’s bid to stay “sustainable”. It is proposed that up to 68 jobs will be cut which equates to 9 percent of its staff. TVNZ chief executive Jodi O’Donnell told staff today that “tough economic ... <a title="TVNZ to cut up to 68 jobs in restructure – ‘dire for democracy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/tvnz-to-cut-up-to-68-jobs-in-restructure-dire-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ to cut up to 68 jobs in restructure – ‘dire for democracy’">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Interview by Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The man being touted by the opposition as the next leader of Papua New Guinea says the first thing his administration would do is put more focus on law and order. East Sepik governor Allan Bird is being put forward as the opposition’s candidate for prime minister ... <a title="East Sepik governor Allan Bird on how to ‘change the trajectory’ of PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/east-sepik-governor-allan-bird-on-how-to-change-the-trajectory-of-png/" aria-label="Read more about East Sepik governor Allan Bird on how to ‘change the trajectory’ of PNG">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fiji’s Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya says the decision by the People’s Alliance executive council to remove her as deputy leader of the governing party is “unfair as it is based solely on allegations . . . generated by opponents from outside the party”. Tabuya, who has been at the ... <a title="Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/lynda-tabuya-fights-back-its-unfortunate-that-as-a-woman-i-continue-to-be-targeted/" aria-label="Read more about Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2024
A Pasifika health leader says high obesity rates in the Pacific are not new, but an increase in childhood obesity is concerning. A study on worldwide trends in underweight and obesity, just published in The Lancet medical journal showed that the highest rates of obesity for women were in Tonga and American Samoa, and Nauru ... <a title="Food industry, lack of exercise key to childhood obesity, says Sir Collin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/food-industry-lack-of-exercise-key-to-childhood-obesity-says-sir-collin/" aria-label="Read more about Food industry, lack of exercise key to childhood obesity, says Sir Collin">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2024
For years news media bosses warned the creaking business model backing journalism would fail at a major local outlet. It finally happened this week when Newshub’s owners proposed scrapping it. Then TVNZ posted losses prompting warnings of more cuts to come there. Can TV broadcasters pull a crowd without news? And what might the so-far ... <a title="RNZ Mediawatch: NZ media facing an apocalypse now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/03/rnz-mediawatch-nz-media-facing-an-apocalypse-now/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ Mediawatch: NZ media facing an apocalypse now?">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2024
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers. By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent As women and children seek hope of a future without tribal fighting, the cycle of killing continues in Papua New Guinea’s remote Highlands. Tribal warfare dating back generations is being ... <a title="‘Chopped boy with a bush knife’: A PNG massacre killer says revenge is ‘only way’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/02/chopped-boy-with-a-bush-knife-a-png-massacre-killer-says-revenge-is-only-way/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Chopped boy with a bush knife’: A PNG massacre killer says revenge is ‘only way’">Read more</a>
