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April 6, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has described Gaza as “no land” for children, as two rallies were held in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland today to mark Palestine Children’s Day. Citing the UN agency for children UNICEF, Phillipe Lazzarini said that “at least 100 children are reported killed ... <a title="100 children killed or wounded every day since Gaza ceasefire broken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/100-children-killed-or-wounded-every-day-since-gaza-ceasefire-broken/" aria-label="Read more about 100 children killed or wounded every day since Gaza ceasefire broken">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2025
While public opinion of Israel plummets, each day the genocide continues without significant repercussions only reinforces that they can ignore this opinion, writes Alex Foley. SPECIAL REPORT: By Alex Foley Israel announced that Hossam Shabat was a “terrorist” alongside six other Palestinian journalists. Hossam predicted they would assassinate him. He survived several attempts on his ... <a title="With Hasbara failing, Israel placed Hossam Shabat on a kill list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/05/with-hasbara-failing-israel-placed-hossam-shabat-on-a-kill-list/" aria-label="Read more about With Hasbara failing, Israel placed Hossam Shabat on a kill list">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Democracy Now! Jewish students at Columbia University chained themselves to a campus gate across from the graduate School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) this week, braving rain and cold to demand the school release information related to the targeting and ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a former SIPA student. Democracy Now! was at the ... <a title="Jewish students chain themselves to Columbia gates to protest over ICE jailing of Mahmoud Khalil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/jewish-students-chain-themselves-to-columbia-gates-to-protest-over-ice-jailing-of-mahmoud-khalil/" aria-label="Read more about Jewish students chain themselves to Columbia gates to protest over ICE jailing of Mahmoud Khalil">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Global press freedom organisations have condemned the killing of two journalists in Gaza this week, who died in separate targeted airstrikes by the Israeli armed forces. And protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand dedicated their week 77 rally and march in the heart of Auckland to their memory, declaring “Journalism is not a ... <a title="NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/nz-protesters-honour-killed-gaza-journalists-targeted-say-press-freedom-groups/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestinian advocacy group has called on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to immediately condemn Israel for its resumption today of “genocidal attacks” on the almost 2 million Palestinians trapped in the besieged Gaza enclave. Media reports said that more than 320 people had been killed — many of them children ... <a title="PSNA calls on NZ govt to condemn renewed Israel air strikes on Gaza – 320 killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/26/psna-calls-on-nz-govt-to-condemn-renewed-israel-air-strikes-on-gaza-320-killed/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA calls on NZ govt to condemn renewed Israel air strikes on Gaza – 320 killed">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji-based Pacific solidarity group supporting the indigenous Palestine struggle for survival against the Israeli settler colonial state has today issued a statement condemning Fiji backing for Israel. In an open letter to the “people of Fiji”, the Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (F4P) has warned “your government openly supports Israel despite ... <a title="Fiji solidarity group condemns Rabuka plans for Israeli embassy in Jerusalem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/fiji-solidarity-group-condemns-rabuka-plans-for-israeli-embassy-in-jerusalem/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji solidarity group condemns Rabuka plans for Israeli embassy in Jerusalem">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Like a relentless ocean, wave after wave of pro-Palestinian pro-human rights protesters disrupted New Zealand deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ state of the nation speech at the Christchurch Town Hall yesterday. A clarion call to Trumpism and Australia’s One Nation Party, the speech was accompanied by ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge NZ’s Winston Peters at state of the nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/pro-palestinian-protesters-challenge-nzs-winston-peters-at-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge NZ’s Winston Peters at state of the nation speech">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England in Christchurch Like a relentless ocean, wave after wave of pro-Palestinian pro-human rights protesters disrupted New Zealand deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ state of the nation speech at the Christchurch Town Hall yesterday. A clarion call to Trumpism and Australia’s One Nation Party, the speech was accompanied by the background ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge Peters at state of the nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/pro-palestinian-protesters-challenge-peters-at-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge Peters at state of the nation speech">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick called on New Zealand government MPs today to support her Member’s Bill to sanction Israel over its “crazy slaughter” of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking at a large pro-Palestinian solidarity rally in the heart of New Zealand’s largest city Auckland, she said Aotearoa New Zealand could no longer ... <a title="Green Party’s Swarbrick calls for urgent NZ action over Israel’s ‘crazy’ Gaza slaughter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/23/green-partys-swarbrick-calls-for-urgent-nz-action-over-israels-crazy-gaza-slaughter/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party’s Swarbrick calls for urgent NZ action over Israel’s ‘crazy’ Gaza slaughter">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Today I attended a demonstration outside both Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Israeli Embassy in Wellington. The day before, the Israelis had blown apart 174 children in Gaza in a surprise attack that announced the next phase of the genocide. About 174 Wellingtonians turned up ... <a title="‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/declare-your-city-genocide-free-lessons-from-nzs-nuclear-free-movement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the need for Aotearoa New Zealand to impose sanctions against Israel has grown more urgent after airstrikes on Gaza resumed, killing more than 400 people. Swarbrick lodged a member’s bill in December and said that with all opposition parties backing it, the ... <a title="Swarbrick pleads for NZ cross-party support for sanctions on Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/swarbrick-pleads-for-nz-cross-party-support-for-sanctions-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Swarbrick pleads for NZ cross-party support for sanctions on Israel">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report At least 400 people have been killed after a surprise Israeli attack on Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday. The Israeli government vows to continue escalating these military attacks, claiming it is in response to Hamas’ refusal to extend the ceasefire, which has been in place since January 19. But is ... <a title="Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/netanyahu-commits-a-new-bloodbath-in-gaza-to-save-himself/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself">Read more</a>