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April 21, 2022
THE VILLAGE EXPLAINER: By Dan McGarry If the coming election goes to Australia’s Labor party, Penny Wong is very likely to become Foreign Minister. So when she speaks, people across the region prick up their ears. Without the least disrespect to her recent forebears, she could be one of the most acute, incisive and insightful ... <a title="Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/dan-mcgarry-how-to-do-something-about-australias-pacific-stuff-up/" aria-label="Read more about Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent A senior Solomon Islands MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in action among local opponents of the deal. The government in Honiara signed a controversial security agreement with China despite concern from local political figures, as well as Australia, New Zealand and ... <a title="MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/mp-warns-solomons-china-security-pact-could-inflame-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mong Palatino In Papua New Guinea, some already disenfranchised women have to face an added burden of sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV). However, a global initiative by the United Nations with support from the European Union has recently conducted a consultation on a proposed Human Rights Defenders Protection bill aimed at supporting groups ... <a title="Sorcery accusation-related violence still plagues Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/sorcery-accusation-related-violence-still-plagues-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Sorcery accusation-related violence still plagues Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
By Anish Chand in Lautoka “We don’t do Russians.” This was the response from Fiji’s Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete when asked about the arrival on Tuesday of Russian super yacht Amadea. “We’ll need clarification on that then we can comment on that,” he said. “We don’t do Russians.” While the Prime Minister’s office did ... <a title="‘We don’t do Russians,’ says Fiji health minister over super yacht visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/we-dont-do-russians-says-fiji-health-minister-over-super-yacht-visit/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We don’t do Russians,’ says Fiji health minister over super yacht visit">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss how numerous countries have committed aid, intelligence expertise, military hardware and weapons to a multilateral effort in support of Ukraine.
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April 8, 2022
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates. Committees set up in support of Macron have been campaigning with the backing of those in power in ... <a title="French Pacific readies for presidential election as Macron seeks second term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/french-pacific-readies-for-presidential-election-as-macron-seeks-second-term/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific readies for presidential election as Macron seeks second term">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how it is now clear atrocities committed against Ukrainian civilians is widespread, appears systematic, and may be coldly planned by Russian leaders as troops withdraw toward the east. But can justice be achieved?
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April 6, 2022
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea A few shops and buildings in Papua New Guinea’s Western Highlands provincial capital Mt Hagen have been destroyed and looted in a riot that caused four deaths and left 20 people injured and hospitalised. The violence was triggered by a fight between between Mt Hagen Secondary ... <a title="Tension still high in PNG’s Mt Hagen after school fight leads to 4 deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/tension-still-high-in-pngs-mt-hagen-after-school-fight-leads-to-4-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Tension still high in PNG’s Mt Hagen after school fight leads to 4 deaths">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
By Clarissa Moi in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s National Court has sent a strong message and warning to those accused of sorcery-related violence when it jailed six people for 40 years each for killing a father and his son in Northern province three years ago. Acting Judge Camillus Sambua jailed Cameron Jovu, Mike Jofo, ... <a title="PNG judge jails 6 sorcery killers 40 years each for ‘barbaric’ deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/png-judge-jails-6-sorcery-killers-40-years-each-for-barbaric-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about PNG judge jails 6 sorcery killers 40 years each for ‘barbaric’ deaths">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how it is now clear the atrocities committed against Ukrainian civilians is widespread, appears systematic, and may be coldly planned by Russian leaders as troops withdraw toward the east. But can justice be achieved?
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March 31, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how New Zealand and other nations are providing intelligence expertise in the defence of Ukraine. But are the SIGINT and TECHINT operations a part of the NATO partnership, or, a part of the Five Eyes intelligence network's operations - where the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand share resources to acquire and coordinate global and targeted intelligence?
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March 31, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for New Zealand’s Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times. The protest lasted for 23 days before ending in a riot on March 2 when police cracked down on the protesters. Jamie ... <a title="Parliament protest donations went to bank account of man with history of unpaid debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/parliament-protest-donations-went-to-bank-account-of-man-with-history-of-unpaid-debt/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament protest donations went to bank account of man with history of unpaid debt">Read more</a>