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March 21, 2026
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands’ (CNMI) economic struggles are not just a local issue, but a matter of strategic importance to American operations in the Indo-Pacific, say senior US military leaders. In a letter, dated 25 February 2026, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of ... <a title="Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/21/northern-mariana-islands-security-and-stability-vital-for-us-say-military-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military leaders">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell When Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was assassinated in the opening stages of the US-Israeli war against Iran, I didn’t mourn. Khamenei was not someone who deserved to be mourned notwithstanding my contempt for the increasing use of assassination by aggressor nations; in this case the United States and ... <a title="Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/ian-powell-iran-us-imperialism-and-the-new-zealand-lapdog/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: Reporters Without Borders Since the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific country has become a strategic arena for Beijing’s influence. By capitalising on the economic fragility of the local media sector, China has stepped up conditional funding, editorial partnerships and influence programmes to disseminate its narratives. Reporters Without ... <a title="China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/chinas-growing-grip-on-the-fragile-solomon-islands-media-sector/" aria-label="Read more about China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
The Labor government has told the Senate that Australian charities don’t have to comply with international law, nor will they be compelled. Michael West Media reports. SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephanie Tran The Albanese government has rejected a proposal to strip tax-deductible status from Australian charities found to be supporting illegal occupations, amid mounting scrutiny over ... <a title="Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/australian-charities-funding-israels-illegal-settlements-untouchable-says-labor-govt/" aria-label="Read more about Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
By Joshua Carroll A global coalition of activists is preparing to launch the largest ever flotilla of aid ships aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), made up of civil society and grassroots groups from South Africa, Spain, Ireland, Türkiye, Norway, Brazil, France — and Aotearoa New Zealand — ... <a title="Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/activists-plan-largest-flotilla-yet-to-break-israels-siege-of-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The Solomon Islands Prime Minister is refusing to convene Parliament next week amid a takeover bid by government defectors who have joined forces with the opposition. Jeremiah Manele is not expected to convene Parliament until May or June and maintains the government is continuing to function despite the ... <a title="Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/solomons-pm-refuses-to-convene-parliament-amid-political-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Niamh O’Flynn To most of us in Aotearoa, the current illegal war in Iran feels distant. We see it in our news feeds, we feel it at the petrol pump, and we hear about it in “trade disruptions”. We tell ourselves we’re just a small, peaceful nation caught in the crossfire of superpowers. ... <a title="Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/project-vault-peace-in-the-moana-or-military-outpost/" aria-label="Read more about Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to understand what just happened. You only need to understand what the world runs on. Oil. Gas. Shipping lanes. Insurance rates. Container schedules. Energy prices that decide whether factories hum or go dark, whether households heat or ... <a title="Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/irans-samson-option-deterrence-restored-or-nothing-the-logic-behind-tehrans-next-move/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Greenpeace AotearoaThousands of people have signed a petition demanding New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stand up and condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. Greenpeace delivered the petition to opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins in Wellington today. Standing on the steps of Parliament, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr Russel ... <a title="Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/thousands-urge-nz-prime-minister-luxon-to-condemn-illegal-us-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
INTERVIEW: C.J. Polychroniou and Idan Landau Israel’s war on Iran is a direct result of a political culture that depends for survival upon a permanent state of war, says Israeli academic and left-wing activist Idan Landau in the interview that follows. He observes that Israeli society on the whole has embraced a fascist mindset, “reflecting ... <a title="Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace is taboo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/israel-caught-in-a-permanent-state-of-war-mindset-peace-is-taboo/" aria-label="Read more about Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace is taboo">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Pacific Media Watch Western legacy media is failing to tell the truth on the US-Israeli war on Iran, says a leading US academic and analyst. “Mass murder has been normalised,” said Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs in an interview with the Chinese channel CGTN Live. He argues that mainstream media in the US and Europe ... <a title="Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/western-media-failing-to-tell-truth-about-war-on-iran-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says academic">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has met the leadership of the Media Council of PNG to advance collaboration in support of a strong, independent and responsible media sector, reports UNPNG. The meeting addressed recent incidents of threats and violence against journalists — especially attacks against women journalists and the growing ... <a title="MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/mcpng-and-un-hold-media-freedom-talks-in-wake-of-attacks-on-women-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists">Read more</a>
