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October 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season — and up to four of them may be severe. In its 2022/2023 Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlook, the Fiji government predicted that the region would experience less than the annual average cyclone activity. ... <a title="Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/fijis-weather-bureau-predicts-up-to-seven-cyclones-this-season/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2022
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist About 23,000 Melanesians live in Aotearoa and yesterday they had their first very own festival showcasing their diverse cultures. Fijians make up the bulk of the population but there are also ni-Vanuatu, Solomon Islanders, Papua New Guineans, West Papuans and Kanaks from New Caledonia. The founder and director of ... <a title="‘Forgotten’ Melanesians host their first cultural festival in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/forgotten-melanesians-host-their-first-cultural-festival-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forgotten’ Melanesians host their first cultural festival in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2022
REVIEW: By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist One of New Zealand’s most celebrated athletes is opening up her on life journey on the big screen. Double Olympic shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams’ feature documentary, More Than Gold, is centred around the Tongan/Kiwi’s preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, the film touches on Adams ... <a title="Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in a new documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/22/dame-valerie-adams-sets-record-straight-in-a-new-documentary/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in a new documentary">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2022
RNZ Pacific A woman candidate appears to have won a seat for the first time in Vanuatu in more than a decade in unofficial results from last week’s snap election. Julie King, a member of the Union of Moderate Parties, is reported to have won one of the seats in the Efate constituency. She is ... <a title="Vanuatu may have first woman MP in decade, say poll reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/vanuatu-may-have-first-woman-mp-in-decade-say-poll-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu may have first woman MP in decade, say poll reports">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fijiana are one step away from reaching the quarterfinals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup — but they have to beat favourite France first. To qualify, they need to overcome the in-form French team at the Northland Events Centre in Whangārei on Saturday. It is an opportunity that ... <a title="Fijiana hopes up with one game away from World Cup quarterfinals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/fijiana-hopes-up-with-one-game-away-from-world-cup-quarterfinals/" aria-label="Read more about Fijiana hopes up with one game away from World Cup quarterfinals">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific The new French High Commissioner to French Polynesia has heard calls for support and compensation for atolls close to the test sites of France’s nuclear weapons tests. High Commissioner Eric Spitz has been on his first tour of the outer islands since arriving from France last month to discuss France’s efforts to overcome ... <a title="French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/french-polynesian-atolls-still-wary-decades-after-nuclear-tests/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party says France’s refusal to engage in any UN-supervised decolonisation process is becoming increasingly untenable. In 2013, the UN General Assembly re-inscribed the French territory on its decolonisation list, but Paris has rejected the decision and keeps boycotting the annual decolonisation committee’s debate on French Polynesia. While France ... <a title="France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/frances-refusal-to-engage-over-tahiti-decolonisation-increasingly-untenable/" aria-label="Read more about France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The French state should pay for a study on the genetic impact of its nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific, says French Polynesian territorial President Édouard Fritch. Fritch was responding to a renewed call by the pro-independence opposition Tavini Huiraatira party to follow up on reports dating back to 2016 that radiation ... <a title="France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/france-must-pay-for-study-on-genetic-impact-of-its-pacific-nuclear-tests/" aria-label="Read more about France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2022
NZ Pacific A Pacific media academic says Fiji is still not a fully-fledged democracy and is recovering from the impacts of the 2006 coup — the country’s fourth since gaining independence 52 years ago. The University of the South Pacific’s head of journalism Associate Professor Shailendra Singh said Fiji’s transition from authoritarianism to greater democracy ... <a title="Fiji elections: ‘Smooth transition’ vital for both country and Pacific, says Singh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/fiji-elections-smooth-transition-vital-for-both-country-and-pacific-says-singh/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: ‘Smooth transition’ vital for both country and Pacific, says Singh">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer Once again Aotearoa New Zealand’s local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement. Is the media coverage, or lack thereof, contributing to the problem — and what can it do to help? In dozens of campaign trail appearances, new Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown ... <a title="Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/mediawatch-coverage-vital-for-nzs-democracy-but-fact-checking-in-short-supply/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila Talks among Vanuatu political parties have started for the formation of a coalition government following Thursday’s snap election. The talks have started as it appears that none of the political parties which contested the ballot won a simple majority in the 52-seat Parliament. Sources from former ... <a title="Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/lobbying-begins-for-new-coalition-government-in-vanuatu-after-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fiji MP and the leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, is accusing Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s ruling FijiFirst Party of suppressing opposition parties with newly amended electoral laws ahead of the country’s general elections this year. “These are draconian pieces of electoral laws which are ... <a title="Draconian Fiji ‘nowhere near genuine democracy’, says NFP’s Prasad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/draconian-fiji-nowhere-near-genuine-democracy-says-nfps-prasad/" aria-label="Read more about Draconian Fiji ‘nowhere near genuine democracy’, says NFP’s Prasad">Read more</a>
