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May 7, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Moana Maniapoto I was reluctant to enter into journalism because I valued the research and skills attached to the profession, particularly given it’s responsibility to hold the powerful to account. I was lucky enough to have the legendary Colin McRae as my producer. He said there are basically three rules. You must be ... <a title="Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism and fairness being undermined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/moana-maniapoto-why-trashing-the-bsa-is-a-sign-of-journalism-and-fairness-being-undermined/" aria-label="Read more about Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism and fairness being undermined">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson The announcement by New Zealand’s Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith that the government was abolishing the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) came as no real surprise. But it leaves a big question hanging: will the news media still be held accountable to basic standards which protect the public interest and the ... <a title="Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media standards in general?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/does-abolishing-the-bsa-mean-the-end-of-nzs-enforceable-media-standards-in-general/" aria-label="Read more about Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media standards in general?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to follow through on its demands that Israel complies with international law following the abduction and beating of citizens by the Israeli military in international waters in the Mediterranean last week. PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said the government ... <a title="NZ govt must ‘call in’ Israeli envoy for protest over beating of citizens, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/nz-govt-must-call-in-israeli-envoy-for-protest-over-beating-of-citizens-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt must ‘call in’ Israeli envoy for protest over beating of citizens, says PSNA">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
By Khalia Strong of PMN News Fiji has shot up the world rankings for press freedom but the victory feels hollow as journalists across the Pacific face a wave of court battles, police raids, and vicious online abuse. The 2026 World Press Freedom Index, released last Thursday by Reporters Without Borders, shows Fiji climbing to ... <a title="Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats and court summons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/fijis-media-win-in-world-press-freedom-index-overshadowed-by-threats-and-court-summons/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats and court summons">Read more</a>
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Asia Pacific Report - John Minto
Forough Amin in her opinion piece “The consequences of selective morality” (The Press, 28 April 2026) argues that the Palestine solidarity movement’s call for sanctions against Israel is “selective morality”. She says we should be calling out all human rights abuses everywhere — which in her case means Iran.
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May 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New Zealand government has done nothing after Blondel and other New Zealand peace activists were savagely beaten by Israeli soldiers who attacked the Global Sumud flotilla near the Greek Island of Crete on April 30. The flotilla ... <a title="After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/after-israels-brutal-attack-on-kiwis-the-nz-government-does-nothing/" aria-label="Read more about After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
By Stefan Armbruster of Pasifika TV Fiji has recorded a dramatic jump in its media freedom rating to be in the top 25 nations globally while Samoan government press restrictions have seen its rating plummet in the latest World Press Freedom Index. Advocacy group Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) said globally it was the first time ... <a title="Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/fiji-jumps-samoa-plunges-in-world-press-freedom-index/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded the biggest improvement in the Pacific in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, rising to 24th out of 180 countries. The index has been compiled and published by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002. Papua New Guinea moved up slightly on the index to 73rd. But Samoa ... <a title="Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/fiji-climbs-to-24th-in-world-press-freedom-index-biggest-gain-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
RNZ News – The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being intercepted by Israel. It said 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. New Zealanders Jerome (Jay) O’Connor, Mousa Taher, Julien Blondel, and Sean Janssen ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/global-sumud-flotilla-calls-on-nz-govt-to-intervene-after-israeli-interception/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brooke 1news tonight featured a report on the War in Ukraine. The reporter, a foreign war correspondent, explained to viewers how Ukrainian soldiers were increasingly using long-range high-tech drones to target Russian infrastructure. Now while not explicitly stated, the narrative being delivered through our particularly “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are ... <a title="‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/self-defence-and-the-contradictions-of-western-exceptionalism-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media">Read more</a>
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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>
