Kia ora! This is the official #twitter account of the Foreign Correspondents' Club Aotearoa New Zealand (FCCANZ) #FCCANZ, a space to connect and debate on news, media and everything related in #Aotearoa#NZ
Did you read the @NZStuff story about Abdul Samad, the Afghan journalist/poet who's starting a new life in Aotearoa?
https://t.co/QjchIdymu6
If you did and thought "How can I help him?" we have the answer:
https://t.co/m8b7lh3FVo
Thank you for anything you can give 🙏
Ian Foster will continue to coach the All Blacks through to next year's World Cup, New Zealand Rugby says.
The vote of confidence comes despite the team's recent poor performances
https://t.co/TDVqzvldK7
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr apologized to lawmakers for excessive stimulus during the pandemic that helped send consumer prices soaring https://t.co/VZsNjJN92v
Some New Zealand lawmakers want the country to drop a name that harks back to an era of colonization and adopt a Māori word: Aotearoa https://t.co/6i5hknxogI
The Whanganui River was recognized as a living person in 2017 in a groundbreaking New Zealand law. Five years later, many who live along its banks say the official recognition validated the deep spiritual connection they feel with the river. https://t.co/qhj3YODaow
The government of the Solomon Islands is tightening its control over the nation’s state-owned broadcaster. Opponents say the move is squarely aimed at controlling and censoring the news. https://t.co/YwYtnj8zgA
FCCANZ milestone: New exec elected at the club’s first annual meeting this week. Congratulations Nick Perry, Eva Corlett, Ainsley Thomson, Charlotte Graham-McLay, Stephen Wright, Juan Zarama Perini. Thanks founding pres Praveen Menon, former exec members Neil Sands, Lucy Craymer.
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) is calling on the Police to respect journalists and members of the Press when carrying out their work in a public space.
MASI made this call in light of an incident that occurred at the National #DCCGA
https://t.co/sM8J1uI44D
Recommended Reading: FCCANZ shares Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield’s concerns about New Zealand’s epidemic of official obfuscation and obstruction @annafifield@DomPost@NZStuff https://t.co/luZC20IWIm
"A further blow to press freedom in Hong Kong". In remarks fully supported by @fccanz, the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong, expresses concern at the raid on Stand News and arrest of current and former staff members.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned over the arrests of six journalists and individuals associated with @StandNewsHK, including former directors. The club urges authorities to respect #PressFreedom. #HongKong@pressfreedom https://t.co/iRMM1hUi4z