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September 24, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Taupulega, or council, on the Tokelau atoll of Nukunonu, has lifted a house arrest order on a family which had refused to get vaccinated against covid-19. The family was placed under tunoa in August 2021. A council meeting on Wednesday told family member Mahelino Patelesio that the tunoa was being lifted. However, ... <a title="Tunoa – house arrest – on Tokelau family ends after more than a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/24/tunoa-house-arrest-on-tokelau-family-ends-after-more-than-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about Tunoa – house arrest – on Tokelau family ends after more than a year">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific State-owned PNG Ports chief executive officer Fego Kiniafa has been killed at Nagamiufa in Goroka of Eastern Highlands Province, says Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning. A police report said he had died in a fight after an argument was started over a few bottles of beer. It said Kiniafa had allegedly ... <a title="PNG Ports chief executive killed in Highlands fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/png-ports-chief-executive-killed-in-highlands-fight/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Ports chief executive killed in Highlands fight">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
RNZ Pacific Two radio stations linked to the French Pacific’s decolonisation movements want to co-operate to lift the use of indigenous languages. The heads of Radio Tefana in French Polynesia and Radio Djiido in New Caledonia said this was in line with the United Nations declaring the next 10 years as the decade of vernacular ... <a title="Pacific radio stations unite to boost use of Indigenous languages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/pacific-radio-stations-unite-to-boost-use-of-indigenous-languages/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific radio stations unite to boost use of Indigenous languages">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
RNZ News By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter There is mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in news are still trying to get the platforms to pay — ... <a title="Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/global-tech-titans-under-growing-nz-pressure-to-pay-for-news/" aria-label="Read more about Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The son of Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is facing criminal charges in Australia over domestic violence-related allegations. Meli Bainimarama, 36, was charged in the Windsor Court in Sydney with 17 offences related to domestic violence, including five charges of assault resulting in bodily harm, stalking, common assault, and destroying or damaging property. ... <a title="Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/fiji-leaders-son-faces-domestic-violence-charges-in-sydney/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
RNZ News A woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of two young children whose remains were discovered in suitcases in Manurewa, South Auckland, last month. New Zealand police can now confirm that a 42-year-old woman has been arrested in South Korea. Counties Manukau CIB detective inspector Tofilau Fa’ amanuia Vaaelua said South Korean ... <a title="Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/police-arrest-woman-in-south-korea-over-nz-child-bodies-in-suitcase/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
By Māni Dunlop, Māori news director, and Ashleigh McCaull of RNZ News It has been a day of celebration and reflection for those who delivered the Māori Language petition exactly 50 years ago. The day kicked off with a dawn ceremony at the National Library where mana whenua blessed an exhibition created in its honour. ... <a title="‘With or without you, we’ll sail in both worlds’ – 50 years on from Māori Language petition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/with-or-without-you-well-sail-in-both-worlds-50-years-on-from-maori-language-petition/" aria-label="Read more about ‘With or without you, we’ll sail in both worlds’ – 50 years on from Māori Language petition">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
RNZ Pacific France’s new Minister for Overseas Territories Jean-François Carenco was told to “find a solution” to the political impasse in New Caledonia. Carenco started his visit at the Assembly of the Loyalty island region, to the west of the mainland. He was greeted in local Kanak customary way, after which the party made its ... <a title="‘Find a solution’ to the Kanaky political impasse, Macron told new minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/find-a-solution-to-the-kanaky-political-impasse-macron-told-new-minister/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Find a solution’ to the Kanaky political impasse, Macron told new minister">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2022
RNZ Pacific Deep sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month, after regulators decided to allow The Metals Company to start mining the seafloor. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has granted permission to Nauru Oceans Resources, a subsidiary of The Metals Company, to begin exploratory mining in the Clarion Clipperton Zone ... <a title="Anger as Nauru-backed company gets go ahead to mine on seafloor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/anger-as-nauru-backed-company-gets-go-ahead-to-mine-on-seafloor/" aria-label="Read more about Anger as Nauru-backed company gets go ahead to mine on seafloor">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Plans to hold a referendum in Kanaky New Caledonia next year on a new statute for the territory are being deferred. French Junior Overseas Minister Jean-Francois Carenco told the television station Caledonia that there would be no referendum in July. Carenco said a vote would happen once everybody is ready, noting there had ... <a title="France defers referendum on new statute for New Caledonia Kanaky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/france-defers-referendum-on-new-statute-for-new-caledonia-kanaky/" aria-label="Read more about France defers referendum on new statute for New Caledonia Kanaky">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ News All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand — except in healthcare and aged care — will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government confirmed today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Dr Ayesha Verrall confirmed cabinet’s decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework ... <a title="NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/nz-covid-19-traffic-light-system-scrapped-from-midnight-says-pm-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at the age of 96. The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her 70-year reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in December ... <a title="Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/flags-at-half-mast-across-the-pacific-as-leaders-pay-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/" aria-label="Read more about Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth">Read more</a>
