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Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?

January 22, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at Davos this week that signals there may still be a leader in the West worth following. “Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu,” he warned. The Canadian PM was brutally honest about Western ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/eugene-doyle-mark-carneys-moment-a-new-non-aligned-movement/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?">Read more</a>

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Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle

May 24, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “Only the struggle counts . . .  death is nothing.”  Éloi Machoro — “the Che Guevara of the Pacific” — said this shortly before he was gunned down by a French sniper on 12  January 1985. Machoro, one of the leaders of the newly-formed FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) ... <a title="Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/media-fuss-over-stranded-tourists-but-kanaks-face-existential-struggle/" aria-label="Read more about Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle">Read more</a>

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Māori advocate Tina Ngata hails ‘overwhelming’ indigenous support for Palestine

March 14, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Indigenous support for Palestine around the world has been overwhelming — and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception, says a leading Māori environmental and human rights advocate. Writing on her Kia Mau – Resisting Colonial Fictions website, Tina Ngata (Ngati Porou) says that week after week, tangata whenua have been showing support ... <a title="Māori advocate Tina Ngata hails ‘overwhelming’ indigenous support for Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/maori-advocate-tina-ngata-hails-overwhelming-indigenous-support-for-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Māori advocate Tina Ngata hails ‘overwhelming’ indigenous support for Palestine">Read more</a>

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Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’

February 22, 2024

RNZ Pacific Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country’s intervention at the International Court of Justice over Israel’s occupation of Palestine betrays Fiji’s legacy as peacekeepers. Paul Reichler, an attorney representing Palestine at the ICJ revealed this week that Fiji and the United States were the only nations to defend Israel’s occupation of ... <a title="Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/bainimarama-slams-fijis-support-for-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-as-disturbing/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’">Read more</a>

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‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism

October 17, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution through an indigenous Voice. The voters were asked to vote “yes” or ... <a title="‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/no-to-australias-indigenous-voice-a-devastating-wake-up-call-for-resistance-to-colonialism/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism">Read more</a>

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Michael Somare – the passing of a great man, Sana, the peacemaker

February 27, 2021

By Scott Waide in Lae, Papua New Guinea Sir Michael was a man of many titles. He was father, grandfather and chief. As a tribal leader, he was Sana, the peacemaker. His influence and his reputation extended beyond Papua New Guinea’s border to the Pacific and other parts of the region. Sir Michael Somare has ... <a title="Michael Somare – the passing of a great man, Sana, the peacemaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/27/michael-somare-the-passing-of-a-great-man-sana-the-peacemaker/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Somare – the passing of a great man, Sana, the peacemaker">Read more</a>

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Indonesian NGOs condemn UAE-Israel normalisation deal as ‘crime’

August 27, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Alliance of Indonesian NGOs has denounced the UAE-Israel normalisation deal, saying it harms the Palestinian cause and is a “robbery” of Palestinian rights, Anadolu news agency reports. The Indonesian Coalition Defending Baitul Maqdis, an alliance of 30 NGOs, said the normalisation of relations with “zionist Israel” is a crime in ... <a title="Indonesian NGOs condemn UAE-Israel normalisation deal as ‘crime’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/indonesian-ngos-condemn-uae-israel-normalisation-deal-as-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian NGOs condemn UAE-Israel normalisation deal as ‘crime’">Read more</a>

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35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind

July 29, 2020

Flashback: Tagata Pasifika’s John Pulu talks to Oscar Temaru. By David Robie One of the champions of the South Pacific’s nuclear-free and independence campaigners, Oscar Manutahi Temaru, is expected to make a guest appearance tomorrow in a retrospective webinar about the impact of the Rainbow Warrior bombing 35 years on. The webinar, titled “The Rainbow ... <a title="35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/35-years-on-tahitis-temaru-likely-guest-in-rainbow-warrior-rewind/" aria-label="Read more about 35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind">Read more</a>