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December 14, 2022
By Yasmine Wright-Gittins, Leila Parina and Geraldine Panapasa of Wansolwara in Suva Water bottles, umbrellas and fans were common accessories for voters across Fiji today. Lines at polling stations nationwide grew quickly in the early morning, as Fijians tried to beat the midday heat. Lines at the University of the South Pacific’s Statham Campus polling ... <a title="Fijians brave the heat as numbers swell – but elections chief calls for voters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/fijians-brave-the-heat-as-numbers-swell-but-elections-chief-calls-for-voters/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians brave the heat as numbers swell – but elections chief calls for voters">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to New Zealand’s Parliament today and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Zelensky began with a friendly “kia ora” before saying he would offer New Zealand the opportunity to take the lead in pushing for peace. “Today, this anti-war coalition has ... <a title="‘The time has come’, says Zelensky in fresh appeal to NZ government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/the-time-has-come-says-zelensky-in-fresh-appeal-to-nz-government/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come’, says Zelensky in fresh appeal to NZ government">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2022
By Ioane Asioli, Cooper Williams and Geraldine Panapasa of Wansolwara in Suva Scores of people along the Nasinu-Suva corridor lined the premises of their designated polling stations as early as 6am today to cast their votes in the Fiji 2022 general election. While polling venues opened at 7.30am, the light morning drizzle did little to ... <a title="Voters turn up in numbers as Fiji’s 2022 election gets underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/voters-turn-up-in-numbers-as-fijis-2022-election-gets-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Voters turn up in numbers as Fiji’s 2022 election gets underway">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2022
RNZ Pacific More than 606,000 Fijians are expected to head to the polls today to elect a new Parliament for a four-year term. This is the country’s third election under the 2013 constitution and since the 2006 military coup. In the race are 343 candidates from nine political parties and two independents vying for a ... <a title="Fijians heading to the polls today for third post-coup election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/fijians-heading-to-the-polls-today-for-third-post-coup-election/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians heading to the polls today for third post-coup election">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2022
RNZ Pacific The local administration in the New Caledonian township of Canala stayed shut on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the last referendum on independence from France. A year ago, more than 96 percent voted against full sovereignty but the pro-independence parties had advised their supporters to abstain, which lowered turnout to 43 ... <a title="New Caledonia township Canala marks independence referendum anniversary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/new-caledonia-township-canala-marks-independence-referendum-anniversary/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia township Canala marks independence referendum anniversary">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinean Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey has clarified that the miscellaneous item of K2.6 billion in the budget will be spent on settling superannuation payments for government employees, unpaid rental bills and final entitlements to retired public servants, among other expenses. “The budget is broken up into many lines of expenditure,” he said. ... <a title="PNG Treasurer explains K2.6b ‘miscellaneous’ budget costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/14/png-treasurer-explains-k2-6b-miscellaneous-budget-costs/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Treasurer explains K2.6b ‘miscellaneous’ budget costs">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2022
By Ravindra Singh Prasad in Suva It is an ironic fact in Fiji, a multiethnic Pacific nation of under one million people, that coups don’t work and ultimately lead to constitutional reforms and democratic elections. As Fiji goes to the polls this Wednesday, the choice is between choosing one former coup leader or another to ... <a title="Showdown between two former coup leaders in fight for Fiji’s democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/showdown-between-two-former-coup-leaders-in-fight-for-fijis-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Showdown between two former coup leaders in fight for Fiji’s democracy">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2022
Amnesty International Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International Australia have condemned the repression used against the people in West Papua when they were commemorating Human Rights Day yesterday — December 10, which marks the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Indonesian authorities made 116 arrests and injured at least 17 people during multiple ... <a title="Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/amnesty-condemns-mass-arrests-of-west-papuans-on-human-rights-day/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
RNZ Nine To Noon Postgraduate students are petitioning Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts — saying it is hugely disruptive and will impact on New Zealand’s research sector. AUT planned to cut 170 academic positions — those affected had until last Thursday to take voluntary redundancy or face a compulsory layoff. The petition ... <a title="‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/huge-distress-postgrad-students-feel-impact-of-aut-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
By Ella Melake in Suva The People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka in Fiji says he is ready to use all the experience and knowledge he has gained in his 74 years to lead the country to peace. Speaking to a packed audience during a rally at Nasinu Sangam School, Narere, Nasinu, on Thursday night, the ... <a title="Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-rabuka-what-im-doing-now-is-a-vision/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s hints this week that reforms will be pared back in 2023 — and an untidy interview by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson — has added to scepticism about the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s public media plan. But while the media have aired angst about editorial independence, trust and costs, the opportunities have ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/mediawatch-nz-public-media-merger-meets-growing-resistance-as-clock-ticks/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva People are not powerless in a “real” democracy, says prominent Suva-based Fiji lawyer Richard Naidu. Speaking to The Fiji Times during an interview, Naidu – who writes a weekly column for the newspaper – outlined why citizens should take an active interest in politics. “I think people have got to ... <a title="Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-people-not-powerless-in-real-democracy-says-naidu/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu">Read more</a>
