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April 18, 2019
US journalist Allan Nairn with Waketum Gerindra Arief Poyuono … “fake news” claim. Image: CNN Indonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The party backing a presidential challenger in today’s Indonesian general election claims it is reporting an independent US journalist to police over accusations of spreading “lies or fake news”. CNN Indonesia reports the deputy chairperson ... <a title="Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/prabowo-camp-to-report-us-journalist-over-indonesian-poll-strategy-expose/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
“Raise hope not racists” placard at Auckland’s Queen Street march against racism. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Ben Strang of RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch. About 5 percent of the people are estimated to be hard core conspiracy theorists, some of whom ... <a title="Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/thousands-in-nz-dont-believe-official-christchurch-terror-attacks-story/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2019
Incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks during the fourth presidential candidate debate held at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, at the weekend, which discussed ideology, governance, security and foreign affairs. Image: Seto Wardhana/Jakarta Post Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has shrugged off a concern expressed by challenger Prabowo Subianto, who questioned the capability ... <a title="‘I still have trust in Indonesian military,’ Jokowi tells Prabowo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/01/i-still-have-trust-in-indonesian-military-jokowi-tells-prabowo/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I still have trust in Indonesian military,’ Jokowi tells Prabowo">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino (centre) and PDEA Director III Irish Calaguas (left) led two operations in Muntinlupa on March 19, 2019, which yielded 166.5 kg of crystal meth worth an estimated 1.13 billion pesos. Image: PDEA By Nestor Corrales in Manila Despite the Philippine government’s brutal war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that ... <a title="Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/drug-problem-in-philippines-has-worsened-admits-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political factors that contributed to the massacre of 50 people. Here we shall focus on two: ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/paul-buchanan-soul-searching-nz-must-own-this-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2019
Armed police bedecked with flowers amid heightened national security following the Christchurch mosque attacks last Friday. Traditionazlly, New Zealand police are unarmed. Image: Sulzy/Twitter By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced a New Zealand ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles She pledged the day after the terrorist massacre in ... <a title="NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/nz-bans-military-style-semi-automatic-weapons-and-all-assault-rifles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2019
By RNZ News As the police worked to release victims’ bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon. Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled Mustafa and 15-year-old Hamza, were laid to rest in a Janaza service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood. The service started at 12.30pm when the bodies arrived by hearse. ... <a title="Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/christchurch-terror-shooting-first-victims-buried-calls-for-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
Police Commissioner Mike Bush … suspect was apprehended on the way to another target. Image: Rebekah Parsons-King/RNZ By RNZ Police Commissioner Mike Bush says police knew where the suspect from the Christchurch mosque attacks was going after the New Zealand shootings and intervened. During a media conference today, Bush gave further details of the police ... <a title="Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/gunman-arrested-within-21-minutes-and-saved-lives-says-police-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed she will never mention the name of the man accused of killing at least 50 people in the Christchurch mosques terror attack on March 15. Video: Newsweek/NZ Parliament Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Paying tribute to the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks in Parliament today, New Zealand Prime ... <a title="‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares to nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/he-is-a-terrorist-and-nameless-pm-jacinda-ardern-declares-to-nation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares to nation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
“Massacre shame of Facebook” banner headline in the London Daily Mail at the weekend. Image: PMC screenshot By RNZ More than 50 New Zealand companies are considering pulling ads from Facebook because it allowed a livestream of the Christchurch massacre last Friday. Some firms have already stopped advertising and the Association of New Zealand Advertisers ... <a title="Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/christchurch-terror-attacks-nz-advertisers-to-pull-social-media-ads/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
Zaed Mustafa’s father and brother were killed during the Christchurch terror attacks. Image: Diego Opatowski/RNZ By Katy Gosset of RNZ A Syrian-born woman whose husband and son were killed in Friday’s terror attacks says her family was told New Zealand was the safest country in the world. For Salwa Mustafa, a slim woman in a ... <a title="NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/nz-chose-us-to-come-here-to-die-here-says-grieving-syrian-mother/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Professor Greg Barton When lives are tragically cut short, it is generally easier to explain the “how” than the “why”. This dark reality is all the more felt when tragedy comes at the hands of murderous intent. Explaining how 50 people came to be killed, and almost as many badly wounded, in Christchurch’s ... <a title="Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/christchurch-attacks-a-stark-warning-of-toxic-politics-that-enables-hate/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate">Read more</a>
