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December 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific A law professor in Noumea says New Caledonia is now faced with a period of high uncertainty — be it political, economic or institutional. Mathias Chauchat said referendum voters were made to believe that with yesterday’s no vote, the provisions of the 1998 Noumea Accord had become void. The Noumea Accord lapsed with ... <a title="New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/new-caledonia-faced-with-uncertainty-over-noumea-accord-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord legacy">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific Leading French politicians have welcomed New Caledonia’s rejection of independence, but pro-independence leaders have dismissed the result. More than 96 percent voted against independence in a poll boycotted by the pro-independence camp. Senate president Gerard Larcher said the challenge now was to make New Caledonia a land of harmony and progress, respectful of ... <a title="Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/paris-delighted-at-new-caledonia-result-but-kanaks-dismiss-it/" aria-label="Read more about Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
RNZ Pacific Voting is under way in New Caledonia today in the last of three referendums on independence from France. The pro-independence parties said they will not take part in today’s vote and will not recognise its result because Paris repeatedly refused to postpone the plebiscite to next year. They argued that the pandemic with ... <a title="New Caledonia votes in third ballot on independence from France" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/new-caledonia-votes-in-third-ballot-on-independence-from-france/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia votes in third ballot on independence from France">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Marylou Mahe, a Kanak supporter of independence for New Caledonia When tomorrow’s referendum on independence for New Caledonia goes ahead, it won’t have my vote. I am a young Kanak woman, a pro-independence and decolonial feminist who wants to stop the injustice and humiliation of my people, colonised for more than a century ... <a title="I support Kanaky New Caledonian independence – but why I’m not voting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/i-support-kanaky-new-caledonian-independence-but-why-im-not-voting/" aria-label="Read more about I support Kanaky New Caledonian independence – but why I’m not voting">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby Not a single tear was shed as 54 unclaimed bodies and 11 body parts were laid on top of each other in a single open grave dug out at the 9-Mile Cemetery in Port Moresby this week. It was a rather undignified way to go for the corpses. What ... <a title="9 children among 54 bodies in Port Moresby mass burial for unclaimed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/9-children-among-54-bodies-in-port-moresby-mass-burial-for-unclaimed/" aria-label="Read more about 9 children among 54 bodies in Port Moresby mass burial for unclaimed">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
Pacific Media Watch Despite its champions being honoured with a Nobel Peace Prize, press freedom has a “sword of Damocles” hanging over it, warn this year’s two laureates. Maria Ressa of the Philippines, co-founder of the news website Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will receive their prize ... <a title="Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/nobel-peace-laureates-slam-damocles-sword-threat-to-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
ANALYSIS: By David Robie After three decades of frustratingly slow progress but with a measure of quiet optimism over the decolonisation process unfolding under the Noumea Accord, Kanaky New Caledonia is again poised on the edge of a precipice. Two out of three pledged referendums from 2018 produced higher than expected – and growing — ... <a title="Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/betrayal-of-kanaky-decolonisation-by-paris-risks-return-to-dark-days/" aria-label="Read more about Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties say the French overseas minister’s visit in the next few days is unwelcome, describing it as “another provocation”. Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced his trip as New Caledonia readies for Sunday’s third and final independence referendum after rejected pleas by the pro-independence parties to postpone it to next year ... <a title="French minister’s visit ‘a provocation’, say pro-independence parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/french-ministers-visit-a-provocation-say-pro-independence-parties/" aria-label="Read more about French minister’s visit ‘a provocation’, say pro-independence parties">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) group has been declared an illegal organisation because of the alleged role of individuals in last month’s riots in the capital Honiara. The Governor-General and Commander in Chief of Solomon Islands, Sr David Vunagi, declared M4D an unlawful society under section 66 (2) (ii) of ... <a title="Malaita’s M4D group declared illegal for alleged role in Solomons riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/malaitas-m4d-group-declared-illegal-for-alleged-role-in-solomons-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Malaita’s M4D group declared illegal for alleged role in Solomons riots">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report The troubled nation of Solomon Islands, whose Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare won a no-confidence vote 32 votes to 15 with two abstentions on Monday, has been downgraded from “open” to “narrow” in the people power under attack 2021 CIVICUS Monitor report. While the majority of Pacific countries were rated ... <a title="Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/solomon-islands-downgraded-over-riots-troubles-in-new-civicus-report/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Rohit Deo in Lautoka, Fiji Made up of present and retired police officers, former school teachers, village headmen, community leaders and representatives from the District Council of Social Services (DCOSS), 25 male advocates in Fiji have made a commitment to change themselves and their perception of women and honour their roles in society. This ... <a title="Fiji men advocates commit to ‘honour’ their roles in society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/fiji-men-advocates-commit-to-honour-their-roles-in-society/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji men advocates commit to ‘honour’ their roles in society">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury and Lukas Marek, University of Canterbury As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over. The new variant of concern is already fuelling a new wave of ... <a title="The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/the-uninvited-christmas-guest-is-new-zealand-prepared-for-omicrons-inevitable-arrival/" aria-label="Read more about The uninvited Christmas guest: Is New Zealand prepared for omicron’s inevitable arrival?">Read more</a>
