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February 23, 2026
OBITUARY: By David Robie Roger Norman Fowler: 12 September 1948 – 21 February 2026 Roger Fowler, an activist legend of social justice solidarity movements from Bastion Point to resisting apartheid and racist rugby tours and freedom for Palestine, has died after a long illness. He was 77. Described by some as a “true Tāne Toa”, ... <a title="Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at 77" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/roger-fowler-a-legend-of-the-aotearoa-solidarity-movement-dies-at-77/" aria-label="Read more about Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at 77">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Māngere East community stalwarts and activists from across Tamaki Makaurau Auckland have gathered at the local Village Green to pay tribute to their popular ‘power couple’ and entertainers Roger Fowler and Lyn Doherty with their whānau. MC Emily Worman of Science in a Van summed it up best yesterday morning by declaring ... <a title="Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/showing-their-aroha-for-the-activist-power-couple-of-mangere-east/" aria-label="Read more about Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2024
By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Kanak people in Aotearoa New Zealand are lamenting the loss of family and friends in Kanaky New Caledonia, following mass rioting and civil unrest since mid-May prompted by an electoral reform believed to threaten dilution of the indigenous voice. A fono (meeting) at Māngere East Community ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘People of Palestine and Kanaks are in the frontline’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/08/kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-people-of-palestine-and-kanaks-are-in-the-frontline/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘People of Palestine and Kanaks are in the frontline’">Read more</a>
