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Anxious Tongans in NZ await volcano news from home: ‘It’s painful, you just feel hopeless’

January 18, 2022

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist Langi Fatanitavake’s wife and son live on one of the islands flanking Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano, but his repeated calls home since the violent eruption and tsunami have gone unanswered. The South Island seasonal worker last spoke to his family on Ha’apai on Saturday afternoon, shortly before ... <a title="Anxious Tongans in NZ await volcano news from home: ‘It’s painful, you just feel hopeless’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/anxious-tongans-in-nz-await-volcano-news-from-home-its-painful-you-just-feel-hopeless/" aria-label="Read more about Anxious Tongans in NZ await volcano news from home: ‘It’s painful, you just feel hopeless’">Read more</a>

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PM Ardern on covid-19 vaccine for children, booster doses and Tonga

January 18, 2022

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting if omicron is spreading in the community following reports that a border worker who was yesterday reported as covid-19 positive has been confirmed to have the omicron variant. On Tonga, Defence Minister Peeni Henare says he understands power ... <a title="PM Ardern on covid-19 vaccine for children, booster doses and Tonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/pm-ardern-on-covid-19-vaccine-for-children-booster-doses-and-tonga/" aria-label="Read more about PM Ardern on covid-19 vaccine for children, booster doses and Tonga">Read more</a>

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NZ Air Force plane leaves for Tonga to assess volcano eruption damage

January 18, 2022

RNZ Pacific Power is being restored in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, and the country is sending naval boats to outlying islands to assess the damage from the huge Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami. A New Zealand Defence Force plane has left for Tonga to assess the damage from Saturday’s volcanic eruption and tsunami. The violent ... <a title="NZ Air Force plane leaves for Tonga to assess volcano eruption damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/nz-air-force-plane-leaves-for-tonga-to-assess-volcano-eruption-damage/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Air Force plane leaves for Tonga to assess volcano eruption damage">Read more</a>

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Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse accuses France of causing his ‘political death’

January 18, 2022

RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds. Flosse made the statement after France’s highest appeal court upheld a 2020 conviction over a long-running corrupt water supply arrangement ... <a title="Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse accuses France of causing his ‘political death’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/veteran-tahiti-politician-flosse-accuses-france-of-causing-his-political-death/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse accuses France of causing his ‘political death’">Read more</a>

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Tsunami wave hits Tonga’s ‘Eua royal palace gate as vehicles try to flee

January 18, 2022

The video of the tsunami wave crashing into the gate of the Heilala Tangitangi royal palace in ‘Eua. Video: Kaniva Tonga By Kalino Latu in Auckland Tonga’s King Tupou VI is reportedly still on ‘Eua island despite reports yesterday that he had been evacuated to the royal villa at Mataki’eua in Tongatapu. The latest information ... <a title="Tsunami wave hits Tonga’s ‘Eua royal palace gate as vehicles try to flee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/tsunami-wave-hits-tongas-eua-royal-palace-gate-as-vehicles-try-to-flee/" aria-label="Read more about Tsunami wave hits Tonga’s ‘Eua royal palace gate as vehicles try to flee">Read more</a>

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Former Fiji journalist in Tonga tells of family’s flight from crashing waves

January 16, 2022

Waves associated with the continuous volcanic eruption at Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai in Tonga crashed into Tonga’s largest island Tongatapu and forced residents to evacuate their homes. A former Fijian journalist, Iliesa Tora, said in his Facebook live video that explosions were heard and black clouds of smoke seen in the sky followed by abnormal tidal movements and ... <a title="Former Fiji journalist in Tonga tells of family’s flight from crashing waves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/16/former-fiji-journalist-in-tonga-tells-of-familys-flight-from-crashing-waves/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji journalist in Tonga tells of family’s flight from crashing waves">Read more</a>

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No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime minister

January 16, 2022

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga in the wake of the undersea volcano eruption and tsunami, but communication with the kingdom is very limited. Communication with the island nation has been cut off since yesterday evening and members of the Tongan ... <a title="No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/16/no-reports-of-deaths-in-tongan-volcano-tsunami-says-nz-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime minister">Read more</a>

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Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami – 120 evacuated in NZ’s Far North

January 16, 2022

An Al Jazeera report on the undersea volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai eruption and tsunami yesterday afternoon. Video: Al Jazeera English RNZ News Large waves in the Far North have forced 120 people to be evacuated as big swells from Cyclone Cody and the surge from yesterday’s volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga begin to hit Aotearoa New ... <a title="Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami – 120 evacuated in NZ’s Far North" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/16/tonga-volcano-eruption-and-tsunami-120-evacuated-in-nzs-far-north/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami – 120 evacuated in NZ’s Far North">Read more</a>

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New tsunami warning in NZ, Samoa as volcano waves reach Tonga’s capital

January 15, 2022

Kaniva Tonga News A new tsunami warning is now in force for all of Tonga following this evening’s violent eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai undersea volcano with tidal waves flooding the shoreline of the capital Nuku’alofa. Parts of New Zealand and Samoa are also under tsunami warning, reports RNZ News. The eruption came shortly after locals ... <a title="New tsunami warning in NZ, Samoa as volcano waves reach Tonga’s capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/15/new-tsunami-warning-in-nz-samoa-as-volcano-waves-reach-tongas-capital/" aria-label="Read more about New tsunami warning in NZ, Samoa as volcano waves reach Tonga’s capital">Read more</a>

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Tonga tsunami warning lifted but volcano still monitored

January 15, 2022

RNZ Pacific The tsunami marine warning issued for all of Tonga waters following the violent eruptions of underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai has been lifted. Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai erupted on Friday sending ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air. The volcano had been active from 20 December 2021 but was declared dormant on  January 11. The head ... <a title="Tonga tsunami warning lifted but volcano still monitored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/15/tonga-tsunami-warning-lifted-but-volcano-still-monitored/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga tsunami warning lifted but volcano still monitored">Read more</a>

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What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters

January 15, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known for their work explaining ... <a title="What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/15/what-does-academic-freedom-mean-in-practice-why-the-siouxsie-wiles-and-shaun-hendy-employment-case-matters/" aria-label="Read more about What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters">Read more</a>

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Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after nine years

January 14, 2022

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Nine years ago widespread publicity given to the public execution of Kepari Leniata, who was falsely accused of sorcery and burnt by a mob in broad daylight in Papua New Guinea’s third-largest city Mt Hagen, shocked people around the world. The tragic death also highlighted the problem of Sorcery ... <a title="Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after nine years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/14/still-no-justice-for-png-sorcery-burning-victim-kepari-leniata-after-nine-years/" aria-label="Read more about Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after nine years">Read more</a>