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August 9, 2022
RNZ News New research details the extent of racism, othering and tokenism faced by Māori and Pacific postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, was based off responses of 43 Māori and Pacific students in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects. Many ... <a title="Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/maori-and-pacific-students-battle-racism-and-tokenism-at-university/" aria-label="Read more about Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission is warning more work is needed to ensure its survival. In 1987, a bill introduced by Koro Wetere was passed after years of campaigning — including the Māori language petition, ... <a title="Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/celebrating-35-years-of-te-reo-maori-as-an-official-language-but-still-a-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland Late last month, New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little stated what most who work in health already know. Healthcare is all about people – the people being cared for and the people doing the caring. Population growth, ageing and a pandemic mean there is no shortage of those ... <a title="Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/01/despite-what-political-leaders-say-new-zealands-health-workforce-is-in-crisis-but-its-the-same-everywhere-else/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Frontline investigative articles on Aotearoa New Zealand’s 23-day Parliament protester siege, social media disinformation and Asia-Pacific media changes and adaptations are featured in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The assault on “truth telling” reportage is led by The Disinformation Project, which warns that “conspiratorial thought continues to impact on the lives ... <a title="NZ’s Parliament siege, ‘disinformation war’, kava and media change featured in latest PJR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/29/nzs-parliament-siege-disinformation-war-kava-and-media-change-featured-in-latest-pjr/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Parliament siege, ‘disinformation war’, kava and media change featured in latest PJR">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2022
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva “Bring it on!” That’s the challenge from National Federation Party (NFP) general-secretary Seni Nabou to FijiFirst party general-secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in the wake of a complaint he made to Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem about a video by a New Zealand-based NFP supporter. Nabou claimed the video was extracted from ... <a title="NFP party chief’s challenge to FijiFirst over election complaint – ‘bring it on!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/14/nfp-party-chiefs-challenge-to-fijifirst-over-election-complaint-bring-it-on/" aria-label="Read more about NFP party chief’s challenge to FijiFirst over election complaint – ‘bring it on!’">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
By George Heagney of Stuff A group of students from West Papua, the Melanesian Pacific region in Indonesia, are fearful about their futures in New Zealand after their scholarships were cut off. A group of about 40 students have been studying at different tertiary institutions in New Zealand, but in December received a letter from ... <a title="West Papuan students face ‘hardship and stress’ over scholarship loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/west-papuan-students-face-hardship-and-stress-over-scholarship-loss/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students face ‘hardship and stress’ over scholarship loss">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A movement dedicated to peaceful self-determination among indigenous groups in the Pacific is the latest group in Aotearoa to add support for struggling Papuan students caught in Aotearoa New Zealand after an abrupt cancellation of their scholarships. About 70 Papuan students are currently in New Zealand but more than half have ... <a title="Pax Christi helps Papuan students stranded in NZ with $1000 grant in study plea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/pax-christi-helps-papuan-students-stranded-in-nz-with-1000-grant-in-study-plea/" aria-label="Read more about Pax Christi helps Papuan students stranded in NZ with $1000 grant in study plea">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Stuff A West Papuan international student in Aotearoa New Zealand has devoted hundreds of hours to a non-profit organisation and opened a door to a new career. Arnold Yoman, 19, came to New Zealand in 2019 from the Papuan provincial capital Jayapura on an Indonesian government scholarship and has been studying at Awatapu College in ... <a title="West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/west-papuan-student-discovers-new-passion-and-career-path-in-manawatu/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
The Fiji Times The Fiji National University and the University of Auckland have formalised their partnership through a memorandum of understanding that encourages academic cooperation between the two institutions. FNU acting vice-chancellor Dr William May said the collaboration was another opportunity to strengthen the longstanding relationship between the two universities in education and capacity building. ... <a title="FNU formalises ‘exciting’ real world collaboration with Auckland Uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/fnu-formalises-exciting-real-world-collaboration-with-auckland-uni/" aria-label="Read more about FNU formalises ‘exciting’ real world collaboration with Auckland Uni">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
By Wata Shaw in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s latest international ranking is a “testament to the excellence” that pervades the university, says USP vice-chancellor and president Professor Pal Ahluwalia. He said this in a statement confirming USP had been ranked 401-600 out of 1406 institutions, with an overall score of 70 out ... <a title="USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/usp-ranking-reaffirms-standing-in-the-region-says-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut — out of the blue — by the Indonesian government The sudden removal of government funding for the Papuan students has left many of them in financial dire straits on visas that ... <a title="Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/ukraine-example-cited-in-call-to-extend-visas-for-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Students from West Papua have been facing a stressful time in New Zealand since the beginning of the year after Indonesia said it would no longer fund their autonomous Papuan scholarships and wanted them repatriated home. One student from the Central Highlands in West Papua that RNZ Pacific has spoken to says he has had ... <a title="West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/west-papuan-students-in-dire-straits-in-nz-after-indonesia-cuts-funding/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding">Read more</a>
