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November 1, 2022
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Local government officials in Papua New Guinea have offered a cash reward for information after the body of policeman Senior Constable Nelson Kalimda — whose body went missing in Tari, Hela — was found yesterday in Margarima. The body of Papua New Guinean policeman Constable Nelson Kalimda — who ... <a title="Missing PNG cop found dead, police chief vows ‘swift justice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/missing-png-cop-found-dead-police-chief-vows-swift-justice/" aria-label="Read more about Missing PNG cop found dead, police chief vows ‘swift justice’">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2022
RNZ Pacific Murder charges have been reinstated against the man suspected of killing French Polynesian journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud, known as “JPK” — his byline, who vanished in 1997. Francis Stein, a former head of the territory’s archive service, was first charged in 2019 but France’s highest court accepted his appeal last year that investigative magistrates ... <a title="Man accusing of killing a Tahiti journalist faces renewed charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/man-accusing-of-killing-a-tahiti-journalist-faces-renewed-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Man accusing of killing a Tahiti journalist faces renewed charges">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2022
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fijians will go to the polls to choose their next government on December 14. In a statement yesterday, the Fiji government said Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama visited President Wiliame Katonivere on Sunday morning to advise him on the date of the general election. Parliament has also been ... <a title="Fijians face polls in December in one of the country’s most critical elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/fijians-face-polls-in-december-in-one-of-the-countrys-most-critical-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians face polls in December in one of the country’s most critical elections">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2022
By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji’s long awaited 2022 General Election date has been decided — December 14. This was announced through an official statement published on the Fiji government’s Facebook page today. In the statement, it was announced that the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama visited President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere this morning to advise that ... <a title="Fiji announces general election date – December 14" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/fiji-announces-general-election-date-december-14/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji announces general election date – December 14">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2022
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A Vanuatu Mobile Force’s officer who risked his life wading through chest-high water carrying ballot boxes, is calling on the new government to fund new bridges and roads for residents of central Santo. Private Samuel Bani is part of the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), a group of volunteers in ... <a title="Vanuatu election officials risk lives, call for better poll infrastructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/vanuatu-election-officials-risk-lives-call-for-better-poll-infrastructure/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu election officials risk lives, call for better poll infrastructure">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2022
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand’s Green Party has again urged the government to step up its condemnation of Iran. About 50 protesters burned headscarves and passports outside the Iranian embassy in the capital Wellington yesterday. There has been a wave of protest in Iran and around the world over the death in custody of Mahsa ... <a title="Green Party tells NZ ‘don’t hold back’ on protests over Iran crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/29/green-party-tells-nz-dont-hold-back-on-protests-over-iran-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party tells NZ ‘don’t hold back’ on protests over Iran crackdown">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) wants to delay the next meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body with the Papua New Guinea government, claiming Port Moresby is “dragging the chain” on drawing up critical constitutional regulations.. The key focus of the ABG is on achieving independence by 2027 by the latest. This latest dispute ... <a title="Bougainville says PNG ‘dragging chain’ over independence issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/29/bougainville-says-png-dragging-chain-over-independence-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville says PNG ‘dragging chain’ over independence issue">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2022
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Education Department headquarters in Waigani, National Capital District (NCD), will be locked by 5pm on Monday if the state fails to pay K39 million (NZ$19 million) in unpaid rent. The arrears — accumulating since 2017 — are owed to Grand Columbia Limited, owner of Fincorp Haus. ... <a title="PNG’s Education Department faces lockout over K39m unpaid rent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/29/pngs-education-department-faces-lockout-over-k39m-unpaid-rent/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Education Department faces lockout over K39m unpaid rent">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2022
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Eight policemen attached to Mt Hagen police division have been identified as suspects in an election-related shooting that resulted in four people killed and several others wounded on 6 August 2022. The shooting took place in Anglimp-South Waghi electorate in Jiwaka province and investigations were completed last week. The ... <a title="PNG investigation identifies 8 police suspects in Mt Hagen election violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/29/png-investigation-identifies-8-police-suspects-in-mt-hagen-election-violence/" aria-label="Read more about PNG investigation identifies 8 police suspects in Mt Hagen election violence">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/david-robie-pacific-lessons-in-climate-crisis-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist A ni-Vanuatu and Melanesian advocate in New Zealand says the country’s Pacific ministry has overlooked Melanesian communities in its language strategy. In an opinion piece in E-Tagata, Leina Isno said from the consultation to the launch the 10-year Pacific Languages Strategy was a “major cultural blunder’. The government’s Pacific ... <a title="Melanesian advocate criticises Pacific languages strategy ‘blunder’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/melanesian-advocate-criticises-pacific-languages-strategy-blunder/" aria-label="Read more about Melanesian advocate criticises Pacific languages strategy ‘blunder’">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
RNZ News An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country. Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray are understood to have been detained for months after entering Iran. The New Zealand government negotiated for the safe release of the pair but has remained ... <a title="Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/academic-warns-of-more-hostage-crises-as-revolution-unfolds-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran">Read more</a>
