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April 29, 2026
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents — all eight of them — were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author, ... <a title="Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/girmitiya-ancestry-the-inspiration-behind-fiji-writers-debut-novel/" aria-label="Read more about Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury How insane is it that, a Theocracy is winning the propaganda war against a Democracy? How badly has Trump screwed up when religious zealots are beating you in the marketing game? It’s not just the social media meme burns where Iran is winning, they are actually winning the war strategically. Trump’s ... <a title="Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/martyn-bradbury-why-iran-is-winning-and-will-continue-to-win/" aria-label="Read more about Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
LIVE@ 12:30PM (NZ TIME): A View from Afar podcast. Series 06, Episode 03 – In this episode, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst… Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep-dive into: The End of the Liberal Internationalist Order and the Rise of Illiberalism. The topics to discuss are: A Global Transition Process – What is this ... <a title="Podcast: The End of the Liberal Internationalist Order and the Rise of Illiberalism – AVFA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/podcast-the-end-of-the-liberal-internationalist-order-and-the-rise-of-illiberalism-avfa/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast: The End of the Liberal Internationalist Order and the Rise of Illiberalism – AVFA">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Prince Taofeek Ajibade US President Donald Trump probably thinks he can starve a country that feeds itself. Washington is selling the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a chokehold. However, it is worth asking whether the hand actually reaches the throat. Iran shares land borders with seven countries — Türkiye, Iraq, ... <a title="Iran hasn’t survived decades of hostile sanctions, assassinations and sabotage by accident – it’s by strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/iran-hasnt-survived-decades-of-hostile-sanctions-assassinations-and-sabotage-by-accident-its-by-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Iran hasn’t survived decades of hostile sanctions, assassinations and sabotage by accident – it’s by strategy">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Without understanding the astonishing network of power exercised by the United Arab Emirates you would have no idea why the UAE was hit particularly hard by Iran in recent weeks. Nor would you know what fuels chaos from Libya to Sudan to Somalia to Yemen. If you understand the UAE’s business-geostrategic ... <a title="Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in the Gulf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/divide-and-rule-how-uae-is-israels-trojan-horse-in-the-gulf/" aria-label="Read more about Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in the Gulf">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Kaveh As an Iranian living in New Zealand, I wake up every morning to the quiet green hills and the calm sea, but my mind is always thousands of kilometres away in Iran. The news from home hits differently when you are far away. You feel helpless, but you sometimes also see things ... <a title="Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their own future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/why-iran-will-never-break-and-iranians-will-decide-their-own-future/" aria-label="Read more about Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their own future">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
The war in Iran is in its second month. A war started by a criminal defendant, a convicted felon, and a blackmail network that explains everything Western leaders won’t say. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Two men are mainly responsible for the war on Iran. And then there are those — such ... <a title="Monsters of war – the men who have put the world at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/monsters-of-war-the-men-who-have-put-the-world-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Monsters of war – the men who have put the world at risk">Read more</a>
