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May 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has criticised plans for the country taking part in next month’s military exercises with Israel and the United States, saying Wellington must not be seen aligning militarily with a state “facing serious allegations of war crimes and genocide before international legal institutions”. In a statement today, ... <a title="Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/palestine-forum-slams-nzdf-share-in-military-exercises-with-genocidal-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is not considering recruiting personnel from across the Pacific as talk continues of Australia doing so for its Defence Force (ADF). In response to a question from The Australian at the National Press Club in Canberra about Australia’s plans to potentially recruit from ... <a title="NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/07/nzdf-not-considering-recruiting-personnel-from-pacific-nations/" aria-label="Read more about NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm August 21, 2024 (NZST) which is Tuesday evening, 8:45pm (USEDT). In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning will discuss, debate, and assess whether deterrence is still a ... <a title="LIVE@12:45pm – A New Arms Race: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/live1245pm-a-new-arms-race-deterrence-and-de-escalation-are-they-still-valid-concepts/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:45pm – A New Arms Race: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2024
RNZ Pacific New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says “calm wise heads” are needed to sort out the crisis in New Caledonia. A security force of more than 3000 personnel — more than half of them flown in from France — have returned to the capital Nouméa of the French territory to restore a sense ... <a title="NZ foreign minister Peters calls for ‘calm wise heads’ in New Caledonia crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/01/nz-foreign-minister-peters-calls-for-calm-wise-heads-in-new-caledonia-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about NZ foreign minister Peters calls for ‘calm wise heads’ in New Caledonia crisis">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2024
By Maia Ingoe, RNZ News journalist A NZ Defence Force plane carrying 50 New Zealanders evacuated from New Caledonia landed at Auckland International Airport last night. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would be working with France and Australia to ensure the safe departure of several evacuation flights amid civil unrest in ... <a title="NZ’s first New Caledonia evacuation flight lands in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/22/nzs-first-new-caledonia-evacuation-flight-lands-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s first New Caledonia evacuation flight lands in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2024
A New Zealand government plane is heading to New Caledonia to assist with bringing New Zealanders home. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today confirmed it was the first in a series of proposed flights. Peters said the flight would carry around 50 passengers with the most pressing needs from Nouméa to Auckland. Passengers for subsequent ... <a title="Plane heading for New Caledonia to bring NZ visitors home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/21/plane-heading-for-new-caledonia-to-bring-nz-visitors-home/" aria-label="Read more about Plane heading for New Caledonia to bring NZ visitors home">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands yesterday, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations all over the country to centrally located counting venues. It is a massive exercise with more than ... <a title="‘The right person’: What did Solomon Islanders vote for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/the-right-person-what-did-solomon-islanders-vote-for/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The right person’: What did Solomon Islanders vote for?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 500 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland’s tourist suburb of Devonport today to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing the government of backing genocide in the Middle East. Demanding a “ceasefire now” in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza that has killed almost 27,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children ... <a title="‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/ceasefire-now-protesters-march-on-nz-naval-base-demand-luxon-upholds-israel-genocide-court-order/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has New Zealand firmly in its sights. Last week, New Zealand’s foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta attended the annual NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels – alongside her counterparts from Australia, Japan and South Korea. Mahuta’s participation came after New Zealand’s then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ... <a title="Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/geoff-millers-political-roundup-why-nz-is-getting-closer-to-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines The New Zealand Government has been silent about Australia’s decision to commit up to $400bn acquiring nuclear submarines, even though this is a significant threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. The deal was struck by the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-needs-to-distance-itself-from-australias-anti-china-nuclear-submarines/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato One year to the day since Russian tanks ran over the Ukraine border — and over the UN Charter and international law in the process — the world is less certain and more dangerous than ever. For New Zealand, the war has also presented a unique foreign policy ... <a title="Ukraine a year on – how the invasion changed NZ foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/25/ukraine-a-year-on-how-the-invasion-changed-nz-foreign-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine a year on – how the invasion changed NZ foreign policy">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2023
RNZ News New Zealanders should be prepared for the number of fatalities in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to increase, says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. He said at a media briefing in Gisborne that every available resource was being used to help find those who are missing and to rescue those who were known about ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ death toll now 7 – PM Hipkins warns of more fatalities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/18/cyclone-gabrielle-nz-death-toll-now-7-pm-hipkins-warns-of-more-fatalities/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ death toll now 7 – PM Hipkins warns of more fatalities">Read more</a>
