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April 23, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Pacific Elders’ Voice has expressed deep concern about reports of deteriorating human rights in West Papua and has appealed to Indonesia to allow the proposed UN high commissioner’s visit there before the Bali G20 meeting in November. A statement from the PEV says the reports suggest an “increased number of ... <a title="Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua before Bali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/pacific-elders-call-on-indonesia-to-allow-un-visit-to-papua-before-bali/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua before Bali">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win last night, and Moana Pasifika lost their debut match 33-12 against the Crusaders in Dunedin but still impressed. The tournament newcomers Drua went into Friday night’s match as underdogs following heavy defeats to the ... <a title="Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/super-rugby-drua-notch-a-win-and-moana-pasifika-plays-first-game/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
Kaniva News Kaniva News correspondent Patimiosi Ngūngūtau took this photo of an emotional farewell for a grieving Tongan family at the Tanoa hotel in Nukua’alofa this week. The family requested that they stop outside the quarantine facility so that her daughter, who was in managed isolation after recently arriving from New Zealand could pay her ... <a title="Omicron Tonga: Heartbreak as hearse arrives outside MIQ hotel for daughter to say goodbye" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/omicron-tonga-heartbreak-as-hearse-arrives-outside-miq-hotel-for-daughter-to-say-goodbye/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron Tonga: Heartbreak as hearse arrives outside MIQ hotel for daughter to say goodbye">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field in Auckland China’s activities in the South Pacific are causing growing alarm in Washington, forcing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an urgent visit to Fiji. But, sources say, he cannot do it due to the continued absence of Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and like many people, Blinken ... <a title="US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/us-worried-about-losing-out-in-south-pacific-to-chinese-influence/" aria-label="Read more about US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Suzanne Wilkinson, Mohamed Elkharboutly and Regan Potangaroa, Massey University While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it’s clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure. Once initial clean-up work is done, the focus then turns to rebuilding — ... <a title="Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/rebuilding-post-eruption-tonga-4-key-lessons-from-fiji-after-cyclone-winston/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
By Finau Fonua and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists Three new covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the kingdom of Tonga bringing the total number to five as the country went into a five-day lockdown. In a press conference in Nuku’alofa yesterday afternoon, Tonga’s Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku said that a woman and her two children ... <a title="Three new covid-19 cases in Tonga as kingdom enters lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/three-new-covid-19-cases-in-tonga-as-kingdom-enters-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about Three new covid-19 cases in Tonga as kingdom enters lockdown">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific As Tonga’s recovery from the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami ramps up there is growing concern for the psychological and emotional wellbeing of survivors. According to the government, 84 percent of the population has been impacted, with assessments of the widespread destruction still being conducted. Two Tongans and a British national were killed ... <a title="Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/concern-grows-over-psychological-trauma-amid-tongas-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2022
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A global aid effort is underway for Tonga with vessels en route to the Pacific kingdom from Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and the US as well as New Zealand. NZ Defence Force Maritime Component Commander Commodore Garin Golding told RNZ Pacific nearby Fiji was also assisting in the ... <a title="Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/global-aid-effort-underway-for-tongas-recovery-from-the-hunga-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The second day of a drive to receive emergency supplies in Aotearoa New Zealand to be sent to Tonga has started in Auckland this morning. Hundreds queued for hours at Mount Smart Stadium in Penrose yesterday to deliver emergency goods that will be sent to their families in Tonga. Almost six shipping containers ... <a title="Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/second-day-of-nzs-tonga-tsunami-emergency-fundraiser-today/" aria-label="Read more about Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Kaniva News King Tupou VI has offered sympathy and prayers to all those who lost relatives in last weekend’s Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami disaster or are still waiting for news about their families. He said the whole of Tonga was devastated by the tsunami and it wiped out some of the islands, homes, plantations ... <a title="Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/tongas-king-tupou-vi-offers-hope-to-families-who-lost-relatives-in-deadly-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
RNZ News Specialist New Zealand Defence Force staff will be checking Tonga’s shipping lanes are passable and the wharf is safe so desperately needed humanitarian supplies can get through. Three deaths have been confirmed after Saturday’s massive volcanic eruption. There are reports of significant injuries, but no details yet. UN officials said 84,000 people – ... <a title="Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/safety-at-tonga-port-being-checked-for-arrival-of-more-humanitarian-supplies/" aria-label="Read more about Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies">Read more</a>
