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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

March 9, 2026

REVIEW: Asia Pacific Report West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta Badi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our Time, in its pre-launch international premiere in New Zealand last night. It was shown for the first time back in West Papua at the southeastern town of ... <a title="West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/west-papuan-doco-pig-feast-exposes-oligarchs-food-security-crisis-and-ecocide-under-noses-of-military/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military">Read more</a>

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The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine

May 9, 2025

Auckland film maker Paula Whetu Jones has spent nearly two decades working pro bono on a feature film about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Alan Kerr, which is finally now in cinemas. She is best known for co-writing and directing Whina, the feature film about Dame Whina Cooper. She filmed Dr Kerr and his wife Hazel ... <a title="The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/09/the-kiwi-heart-surgeon-his-wife-and-the-film-maker-in-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine">Read more</a>