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May 12, 2023
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea’s opposition has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko to resign after calling critics of his trip to London for King Charles’ coronation “primitive animals”. Minister Tkatchenko made the comment on ABC when addressing critics of his daughter’s TikTok video about attending the coronation in London ... <a title="Resign call to PNG’s foreign minister over his ‘primitive animals’ slur" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/12/resign-call-to-pngs-foreign-minister-over-his-primitive-animals-slur/" aria-label="Read more about Resign call to PNG’s foreign minister over his ‘primitive animals’ slur">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2023
Amnesty International is calling on Indonesia to release West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo. Yeimo was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison for his involvement in an anti-racism protest in Papua in August 2019. In a statement, Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Yeimo and ... <a title="Amnesty calls on Jakarta to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/11/amnesty-calls-on-jakarta-to-free-west-papuan-activist-victor-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls on Jakarta to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter France has been warned against attempts to abandon the New Caledonian decolonisation process pursued for more than two decades. A veteran independence campaigner, Victor Tutugoro, made the warning on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Noumea Accord, which has been the roadmap guiding the gradual and irreversible ... <a title="‘Decolonisation must continue’, says Kanak independence campaigner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/10/decolonisation-must-continue-says-kanak-independence-campaigner/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Decolonisation must continue’, says Kanak independence campaigner">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
RNZ News A state of local emergency has been declared in Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest city Auckland today as heavy rain and thunderstorms affect the region. Auckland’s Emergency Management duty controller said a band of heavy rain was expected to come across the Auckland region between now and 7pm. Controller Parul Sood said that while ... <a title="Heavy rain, thunderstorms spark local emergency in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/heavy-rain-thunderstorms-spark-local-emergency-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy rain, thunderstorms spark local emergency in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter The French Polynesian economy has been given a positive assessment in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic by the body issuing the French Pacific franc. The Overseas Emission Institute said it expected French Polynesia should return to its pre-crisis level of GDP in the first quarter of 2023. It ... <a title="French Polynesia’s economy on ‘good path’, says Paris-based institute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/french-polynesias-economy-on-good-path-says-paris-based-institute/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s economy on ‘good path’, says Paris-based institute">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist The Methodist Church of Fiji is seeking forgiveness from the descendants of Indian indentured labourers, or Girmitiyas, for the transgressions of the last 36 years. The racially motivated violent coups of 1987 and 2000 and the military coup d’état of December 2006 have left a permanent scar on race ... <a title="‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to mend race relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/time-is-right-for-reconciliation-fijis-methodist-church-seeks-to-mend-race-relations/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to mend race relations">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
RNZ News The World Health Organisation’s decision to remove covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says. The organisation said the virus was now an established and ongoing health issue that no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Professor Baker said the global status change ... <a title="WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/who-covid-19-status-changed-but-still-nzs-infectious-number-one-killer/" aria-label="Read more about WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The use of “dawn raid” tactics have trampled on Immigration NZ’s “very special relationship” with the Pacific communities, says Māngere MP Aupito William Sio. The Minister of Immigration, six Pacific MPs and the head of Immigration NZ will meet in South Auckland tomorrow, following the revelation “dawn raid” tactics ... <a title="‘We stand with you’ – Pacific overstayers called to speak out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/06/we-stand-with-you-pacific-overstayers-called-to-speak-out/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We stand with you’ – Pacific overstayers called to speak out">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world, including the Pacific. Launched by the United Nations in 1998, May 3 is a day of solidarity among the world’s media, in particular with journalists who are being persecuted in autocratic nations and war zones. It serves ... <a title="Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/pacific-journalists-around-region-mark-progress-but-warn-of-new-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira party has won the election for a new 57-member Territorial Assembly, paving the way for Moetai Brotherson to become president. Unofficial final results show the party led by its founder Oscar Temaru won 44.3 percent, thereby repeating its win in the first round of ... <a title="French Polynesia set for president who favours independence after election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/french-polynesia-set-for-president-who-favours-independence-after-election/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia set for president who favours independence after election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2023
RNZ Pacific Voting has started in French Polynesia in the second round to elect a new Territorial Assembly for a five-year term. About 200,000 voters can choose among three lists of candidates vying for the assembly’s 57 seats. The lists of the pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira, which won the first round two weeks ago, and of ... <a title="Tahitian voters go to polls for crucial run-off territorial election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/01/tahitian-voters-go-to-polls-for-crucial-run-off-territorial-election/" aria-label="Read more about Tahitian voters go to polls for crucial run-off territorial election">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2023
RNZ Pacific An Anzac memorial service was held above the site in the South China Sea where a Japanese freighter — which had been carrying more than a 1000 prisoners — was sunk by an American submarine in 1942. The Montevideo Maru, carrying soldiers and civilians captured when Japan invaded Rabaul in Papua New Guinea ... <a title="Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/30/anzac-ceremony-to-recall-those-who-died-on-torpedoed-japanese-freighter/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter">Read more</a>
