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November 1, 2021
By Peter Kenny in Geneva The Pacific Islands are in grave danger and at the frontline of global climate change and the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, known as COP26, in Glasgow this week is vitally important for islanders, says Reverend James Bhagwan. The general secretary of the Suva-based regional Pacific Conference of Churches ... <a title="Pacific ‘in peril’ if COP26 doesn’t work, warns regional church leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/pacific-in-peril-if-cop26-doesnt-work-warns-regional-church-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘in peril’ if COP26 doesn’t work, warns regional church leader">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2021
RNZ News In just a few weeks the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply as millions cope without desperately needed international aid, New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis says. Bellis is Al Jazeera’s senior producer in Afghanistan and reported on the turmoil in August as the Taliban took over the government and thousands of people tried ... <a title="Charlotte Bellis on Afghanistan: ‘It’s just life and death on so many levels’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/charlotte-bellis-on-afghanistan-its-just-life-and-death-on-so-many-levels/" aria-label="Read more about Charlotte Bellis on Afghanistan: ‘It’s just life and death on so many levels’">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
RNZ Pacific A new study shows rising sea levels in the Marshall Islands will endanger 40 percent of buildings in the capital Majuro, with 96 percent of the city likely to flood frequently. The study, “Adapting to Rising Sea Levels in Marshall Islands”, is compiled by the Marshall Islands government and the World Bank. It ... <a title="Sea level rise study in Marshall Islands paints a grim picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/sea-level-rise-study-in-marshall-islands-paints-a-grim-picture/" aria-label="Read more about Sea level rise study in Marshall Islands paints a grim picture">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
New Zealand has reported 143 new community covid-19 cases today – 135 in Auckland, six in Waikato and two in Northland. There were no community cases in Christchurch today. One previously reported case in the city has been reclassified as a historical case, so the total Christchurch tally is now four. There was no media ... <a title="New Zealand reports 143 new community covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/new-zealand-reports-143-new-community-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand reports 143 new community covid cases">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand has reported eight new covid-19 cases, including seven residents, at an Auckland rest home, adding to one announced yesterday. This was part of a jump to a record total of 160 new community cases reported today — 151 in Auckland, seven in Waikato and one each in Northland and Canterbury. Following ... <a title="Eight new covid cases at Auckland rest home in record 160 NZ total" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/eight-new-covid-cases-at-auckland-rest-home-in-record-160-nz-total/" aria-label="Read more about Eight new covid cases at Auckland rest home in record 160 NZ total">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
RNZ Pacific Tonga’s Prime Minister is urging people on the main island of Tongatapu to use the weekend to prepare for a potential lockdown next week after the kingdom’s first covid-19 case was confirmed. The positive case was a passenger on a repatriation flight from Christchurch with 215 other people on Wednesday. The passengers from ... <a title="Prepare for potential lockdown over covid case, says Tongan PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/prepare-for-potential-lockdown-over-covid-case-says-tongan-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Prepare for potential lockdown over covid case, says Tongan PM">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea government’s financial hub was hit by computer hackers last week, holding state officials at ransom, reports have revealed. The ransomware attack on the Department of Finance’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) happened last Thursday, locking out government workers who use the system to run the ... <a title="Hackers hit PNG financial hub, fail in bid to hold state officials to ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/hackers-hit-png-financial-hub-fail-in-bid-to-hold-state-officials-to-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about Hackers hit PNG financial hub, fail in bid to hold state officials to ransom">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Selwyn Manning in Auckland The dilemma facing whistleblowers, journalists and publishers who risk it all to help the world’s people to become more informed. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds himself crushed between these two counterbalances — the asserted right of powerful nations to operate in secret, and the right of the press ... <a title="Assumptions vs facts – how the Julian Assange case confronts our biases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/30/assumptions-vs-facts-how-the-julian-assange-case-confronts-our-biases/" aria-label="Read more about Assumptions vs facts – how the Julian Assange case confronts our biases">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2021
By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Former Timor-Leste President Xanana Gusmão today lamented the death of journalist and filmmaker Max Stahl, recalling that his work had “changed the fate of the nation”. In a letter sent to his widow Dr Ingrid Brucens, Gusmão, chief negotiator over East Timor’s maritime borders, said Stahl’s footage of the 1991 ... <a title="Journalist Max Stahl ‘changed the fate of East Timor’, says Xanana" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/30/journalist-max-stahl-changed-the-fate-of-east-timor-says-xanana/" aria-label="Read more about Journalist Max Stahl ‘changed the fate of East Timor’, says Xanana">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand has reported 125 new covid-19 cases in the community today — including two new cases in Christchurch, the Ministry of Health says. There was no covid-19 media conference for lockdown updates today. In a statement, the ministry said the two Christchurch cases were expected and linked community cases, both from a ... <a title="125 new NZ covid cases in community – two in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/30/125-new-nz-covid-cases-in-community-two-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about 125 new NZ covid cases in community – two in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
In this video — one of several made while he was guest speaker at the Pacific Journalism Review’s 20th anniversary conference in Auckland in 2014 — Max Stahl talks about the betrayal of West Papua. Video: Pacific Media Centre By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Filmmaker and journalist Max Stahl, 66, has died after almost 30 ... <a title="Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/timor-lestes-true-hero-cameraman-max-stahl-who-exposed-indonesian-atrocities-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2021
RNZ News The New Zealand government revealed changes to MIQ (managed isolation and quarantine) today, with stays halving from 14 to seven days, followed by isolation at home for three days. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave today’s update on the government’s response to the Delta outbreak. There ... <a title="Stays in MIQ to be halved under NZ’s new system – 89 community cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/stays-in-miq-to-be-halved-under-nzs-new-system-89-community-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Stays in MIQ to be halved under NZ’s new system – 89 community cases">Read more</a>
