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February 16, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis The brave little shrubs are doing their valiant best to stay intact as a plant pot skids across our balcony in Cyclone Gabrielle’s first caress. With much worse yet to come I need to know what, where, and when. I need information and, if I have to cut my way through ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Thank God for news media in a storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/gavin-ellis-thank-god-for-news-media-in-a-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Thank God for news media in a storm">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
BACKGROUNDER: By David Robie Papuan independence rebels are playing a desperate game of cat and mouse with Indonesian authorities over their hostage taking last week with a New Zealand pilot caught in the middle. Christchurch-raised Philip Mehrtens, 37, a pilot for the national feeder airline Susi Air owned by a former cabinet minister and with ... <a title="Papuan cat-and-mouse over NZ pilot taken captive by ‘freedom’ rebels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/papuan-cat-and-mouse-over-nz-pilot-taken-captive-by-freedom-rebels/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan cat-and-mouse over NZ pilot taken captive by ‘freedom’ rebels">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
RNZ News A NZ Defence Force operation was beginning tonight to supply Wairoa in New Zealand’s North Island with food and water after being cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters. A rapid relief team flown in by the airforce was organising a drop of bottled water for 3000 people from a helicopter this evening. Prime ... <a title="NZ Defence Force starts supplying stricken Wairoa with food, water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/nz-defence-force-starts-supplying-stricken-wairoa-with-food-water/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force starts supplying stricken Wairoa with food, water">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2023
RNZ News The extent of devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Aotearoa New Zealand is still unfolding with vast areas of the North Island flooded, at least 2500 evacuated and Wairoa cut off by phone and road. Power is now mostly back on in the northern Hawke’s Bay town but its 8000 residents have no ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa cut off amid NZ devastation, woman dies after bank collapses on home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/15/cyclone-gabrielle-wairoa-cut-off-amid-nz-devastation-woman-dies-after-bank-collapses-on-home/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa cut off amid NZ devastation, woman dies after bank collapses on home">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
The national state of emergency is declared. Video: RNZ News The declaration, signed at 8.43am, will apply to the six regions that have already declared a local State of Emergency — Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawkes Bay. A national state of emergency gives the National Controller legal authority to apply further ... <a title="NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/nz-declares-national-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-unleashes-fury-across-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva While steps are being taken behind the scenes by Fiji’s coalition government to review the country’s existing media legislation, civil society organisation Dialogue Fiji says coming up with a law that protects media freedom and safeguards against reporting that can have negative implications is difficult. Speaking at the launch of ... <a title="Turaga applauds Dialogue Fiji media law report, reaffirms review plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/turaga-applauds-dialogue-fiji-media-law-report-reaffirms-review-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Turaga applauds Dialogue Fiji media law report, reaffirms review plan">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon, University of Wollongong “Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is — no one ever had anything bad to say about him,” says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week by members of the West Papuan National Liberation Army (TPN-PB) in the mountainous Nduga Regency. How ... <a title="Why a NZ pilot is a pawn in the West Papua conflict that the world ignores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/why-a-nz-pilot-is-a-pawn-in-the-west-papua-conflict-that-the-world-ignores/" aria-label="Read more about Why a NZ pilot is a pawn in the West Papua conflict that the world ignores">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle was battering parts of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain last night. Most of the North Island is covered by some kind of Severe Weather Watch or Warning either for wind, rain or both. Red heavy rain warnings have been issued for Northland, Auckland, ... <a title="Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/thousands-without-power-evacuations-begin-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Northland has declared a state of emergency and the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been closed as steady rain and strong winds from Cyclone Gabrielle hit Aotearoa New Zealand today, but MetService says this is just the beginning. The Northland Regional council said a precautionary state of emergency had been declared for an initial ... <a title="Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/northland-declares-state-of-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The Grace Road Church made 31 acquisitions of land during the reign of the FijiFirst government and it has several other land acquisition applications still pending. Lands Minister Filimoni Vosarogo revealed this yesterday when responding to queries about a meeting on Friday where he briefed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka about ... <a title="Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/fiji-to-probe-korean-grace-road-cult-land-deals-31-purchases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle is already bringing steady rain and strong winds to northern parts of Aotearoa New Zealand after sparing Norfolk Island and MetService warns there is plenty more on the way. A red heavy rain warning has been issued for Coromandel, Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay, and Auckland, including Great Barrier Island and ... <a title="Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/red-weather-warnings-as-cyclone-gabrielle-makes-nz-landfall/" aria-label="Read more about Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
RNZ news Coromandel Peninsula and Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay are now under red heavy rain warnings in Aotearoa New Zealand linked to Cyclone Gabrielle. MetService says it expects up to 400 mm of rain to fall in the regions, mostly on Monday. Civil Defence Controller for the Coromandel Garry Towler said that as well ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/cyclone-gabrielle-closes-in-on-aotearoa-warnings-and-forecasts/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts">Read more</a>
