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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has appealed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters to stress to the Palestine genocide “open wound” in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington this week. Co-chair Maher Nazzal of PSNA said in a statement the international crisis in West Asia “must be reined in” ... <a title="NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nzs-peters-called-on-to-stress-palestine-open-wound-with-rubio/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling party Tavini Huiraatira deepened during Easter weekend with a mass resignation from a group of 14 members. The resignation was tendered by a group of young members of the local Territorial Assembly. In their resignation letter, the members of the ... <a title="Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/mass-easter-resignations-within-tahitis-pro-independence-ruling-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames An Easter message. There’s no mystery about why wars start. They happen because someone, somewhere, decides that negotiation is more dangerous to them than to the people being bombed. Look at what was happening this “Good” Friday. Iran. Gaza. The West Bank. Lebanon. Thirty-six days of missiles and a Strait ... <a title="Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/richard-david-hames-when-will-we-make-war-untenable-for-the-power-elites/" aria-label="Read more about Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report As tensions rose ahead of Easter, US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “interfering in political matters he does not fully understand”. During a rally, Trump reportedly said: “The Vatican should focus on religion, not tell strong nations how they should defend themselves. America will always ... <a title="Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/popes-message-for-peace-the-church-cannot-remain-silent-when-power-is-used-without-moral-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle In the coming years, if Iran survives as a sovereign state and retains control over the Strait of Hormuz, countries like Australia, New Zealand, the UK, South Korea and Japan will be made to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for the US-Israeli war on Iran. For this to ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/eugene-doyle-who-will-pay-billions-in-reparations-to-iran-we-will/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a principled stand against Israel’s Gaza genocide and the illegal and unprovoked US-Israel war on Iran. Several speakers at a rally in the heart of Auckland expressed disappointment and anger at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s failure to condemn the war ... <a title="Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/protesters-condemn-luxon-govt-for-failing-to-condemn-illegal-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Constitutional Reform Bill dedicated to New Caledonia was rejected on Thursday by the French National Assembly (Lower House) without debate, by a gathering of opposition parties by a score of 190 to 107. The rejection came in the form of the endorsement of a preliminary ... <a title="French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/french-national-assembly-rejects-new-caledonias-constitutional-reform/" aria-label="Read more about French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich Mr Trump, may I have a word? Bad enough for you to insist — in the face of all evidence to the contrary — that you “won” the 2020 election. But it’s another thing for you to pretend — in the face of mounting deaths and injuries, ballooning expenses, and rising ... <a title="President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t reality TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/03/president-trump-dont-listen-to-your-sycophants-on-iran-this-isnt-reality-tv/" aria-label="Read more about President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t reality TV">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2026
Al Mayadeen English An Iranian government spokesperson, Fatemeh Mohajerani, has declared that the attacked “bridges and the Pasteur Institute are symbols of Iran’s scientific strength” in response to the latest US onslaught. She added that they were “the product of a civilisation that spans thousands of years” and that “its depth is hard to grasp ... <a title="US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s scientific strength’, says spokeswoman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/03/us-bombing-targets-bridges-and-pasteur-institute-symbols-of-irans-scientific-strength-says-spokeswoman/" aria-label="Read more about US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s scientific strength’, says spokeswoman">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
By Ali Hashem in Tehran This is a war of narratives with the United States administration trying to push forward its narrative of “victory” while the Iranian administration or establishment is trying to push its narrative of being suppressed and under attack. The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has clearly said in an open letter to ... <a title="Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/iranian-president-calls-on-american-public-to-challenge-us-war-motives/" aria-label="Read more about Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
By Russel Norman One day in October 2023 I was walking down the supermarket aisle when I saw greenwashing in plain sight. Fonterra’s Anchor butter was sitting in the chiller with a prominent claim on the packaging that it was Grass Fed. I knew that Fonterra cows were fed on millions of tonnes of palm ... <a title="The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New Zealand Grass Fed’ claim is misleading and deceptive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/the-supermarket-trip-that-led-to-fonterra-admitting-its-100-new-zealand-grass-fed-claim-is-misleading-and-deceptive/" aria-label="Read more about The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New Zealand Grass Fed’ claim is misleading and deceptive">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Audrey van Ryn Museums around the world present the story of war in different ways. The Imperial War Museum in London includes military history, the Holocaust, women’s roles in the two world wars, wartime artwork and the political issues of the time. This museum records both civilian and military experiences, looking at the ... <a title="How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/how-museums-can-remember-war-while-honouring-civilian-trauma-and-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance">Read more</a>
