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May 24, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has been arrested after arriving back in the country. Police say O’Neill was arrested on suspicion of misappropriation, abuse of office and official corruption, regarding the purchase of two generators from Israel. The Police Assistant Commissioner of Crimes, Hodges Ette, confirmed the MP was ... <a title="Former PNG PM O’Neill arrested for alleged ‘abuse’ on return home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/former-png-pm-oneill-arrested-for-alleged-abuse-on-return-home/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG PM O’Neill arrested for alleged ‘abuse’ on return home">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2020
By Koroi Tadulala in Suva Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has shared warm greetings as the month of Ramadan ends and has wished the Muslim members of the Fiji community and all Fijians a Happy Eid today. Bainimarama said he understood the importance of Eid for Muslims and thanked them for their willpower in observing the covid-19 ... <a title="Bainimarama offers Eid greetings to Fiji’s Muslim community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/bainimarama-offers-eid-greetings-to-fijis-muslim-community/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama offers Eid greetings to Fiji’s Muslim community">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS movement has asked Paris for the referendum on independence from France to be deferred by up to two months because of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The plebiscite is due on September 6, but the FLNKS leaders have said they want it to be rescheduled for either October 25 ... <a title="FLNKS wants New Caledonia vote on independence delayed by two months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/flnks-wants-new-caledonia-vote-on-independence-delayed-by-two-months/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS wants New Caledonia vote on independence delayed by two months">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer A High Court judgment has revealed that an entity other than New Zealand Herald owner NZME is interested in buying the country’s biggest news publisher Stuff – and a deal could be done by the end of this month. Stuff’s owner – Nine Entertainment in Australia – abandoned its negotiations with NZME ... <a title="Court ruling reveals new possible Stuff buyer in NZ media crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/court-ruling-reveals-new-possible-stuff-buyer-in-nz-media-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Court ruling reveals new possible Stuff buyer in NZ media crisis">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
Sing the pandemic away. Video: The Jakarta Post Pacific Media Watch In a bid to advise people to follow health instructions to contain the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in the West Papua region capital of Jayapura, Papuan rapper Epo D’fenomeno has collaborated with Jayapura police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Gustav R. Urbinas. To ... <a title="Sing the pandemic away – Papua rapper, police chief join in virus fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/sing-the-pandemic-away-papua-rapper-police-chief-join-in-virus-fight/" aria-label="Read more about Sing the pandemic away – Papua rapper, police chief join in virus fight">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Television New Zealand’s journalists have come out on top at the annual Voyager Media Awards last night, scooping a number of awards in key categories, reports TVNZ 1 News. 1 News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver was recognised for both the Best TV/Video News Item and Best Coverage of a Major News Event ... <a title="TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/tvnzs-pacific-correspondent-barbara-dreaver-wins-voyager-media-awards/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges was today dumped by a relative unknown, agriculture and biosecurity spokesperson Todd Muller. Commentators believe he has been a victim of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, as he often adopted a negative tone that caused a backlash among voters. He was also overshadowed by the ... <a title="Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/coronavirus-casualty-nz-opposition-leader-dumped-by-unknown-muller/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
By Theckla Gunga in Port Moresby The two PNG Defence Force officers charged with the wilful murder of late Zone Three police commander Andrew Tovere are expected to appear before the Waigani District Court for a second mention next month on June 25. Both accused, 48-year-old Lieutenant Richard Ule and 31-year-old Sargent Supa James, appeared ... <a title="Accused PNGDF officers to appear before court on murder charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/accused-pngdf-officers-to-appear-before-court-on-murder-charge/" aria-label="Read more about Accused PNGDF officers to appear before court on murder charge">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
COMMENT: By Keith Locke The covid-19 coronavirus crisis is shaking up our thinking in a number of areas in New Zealand, not least on foreign policy. In the 1980s we were excluded from the Anzus alliance for daring to declare New Zealand nuclear-free. Since then we have supposedly had an “independent foreign policy”. In practice, ... <a title="Keith Locke: Covid-19 coronavirus helps us reshape NZ foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/keith-locke-covid-19-coronavirus-helps-us-reshape-nz-foreign-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Locke: Covid-19 coronavirus helps us reshape NZ foreign policy">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Seven more people have been detained in Indonesia for alleged treason since a complaint filed with the United Nations last month, says the human rights watchdog TAPOL. The complaint was submitted to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and UN Special Rapporteurs by Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman with the support ... <a title="Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/21/indonesia-detains-seven-more-people-for-treason-says-tapol/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2020
By Mong Palatino of Global Voices A book excerpt published by The Guardian narrates the survival of six shipwrecked Tongan boys on an island for 15 months in 1965. The story received more than seven million hits in just four days, but some Tongans have pointed out that the story, which foregrounds the point of ... <a title="Where’s the Pacific voice in the viral ‘real Lord of the Flies’ story?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/21/wheres-the-pacific-voice-in-the-viral-real-lord-of-the-flies-story/" aria-label="Read more about Where’s the Pacific voice in the viral ‘real Lord of the Flies’ story?">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The governor of Papua New Guinea’s West Sepik province says people are still defying the official border closure and crossing into Indonesia. Vanimo, the capital of PNG’s West Sepik province, a gateway into Indonesia’s Papua Province and its capital Jayapura Papua New Guinea closed its border with the neighbouring country three months ... <a title="People still slipping across Indonesian border, says PNG governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/20/people-still-slipping-across-indonesian-border-says-png-governor/" aria-label="Read more about People still slipping across Indonesian border, says PNG governor">Read more</a>
