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Caitlin Johnstone: Israelis understand that Trump can end the nightmare in Gaza. Americans should know this too

August 19, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone It’s so revealing how Israelis keep begging Trump to end the killing in Gaza, because they understand that the US President has the power to force Israel to stop. It seems like Israelis understand this far better than Americans do. Six former ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israelis understand that Trump can end the nightmare in Gaza. Americans should know this too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/caitlin-johnstone-israelis-understand-that-trump-can-end-the-nightmare-in-gaza-americans-should-know-this-too/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israelis understand that Trump can end the nightmare in Gaza. Americans should know this too">Read more</a>

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Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must read for activism

August 19, 2025

REVIEW: By Jenny Nicholls Author David Robie left his cabin on the Rainbow Warrior three days before it was blown up by the Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), France’s foreign intelligence agency The ship was destroyed at Marsden Wharf on 10 July 1985 by two limpet mines attachedbelow the waterline. As New Zealand soon ... <a title="Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must read for activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/eyes-of-fire-is-an-updated-rainbow-warrior-classic-and-must-read-for-activism/" aria-label="Read more about Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must read for activism">Read more</a>

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Call for legal shield for Fiji National Provident Fund in review hearing

August 19, 2025

By Elena Vucukula in Suva The main problem in for Fiji retirement is that there is no law to protect the Fiji National Provident Fund, claims a leading trade unionist. Fiji Trades Union Congress national executive board member and National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries Employees general secretary Daniel Urai has told the ... <a title="Call for legal shield for Fiji National Provident Fund in review hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/call-for-legal-shield-for-fiji-national-provident-fund-in-review-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Call for legal shield for Fiji National Provident Fund in review hearing">Read more</a>

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New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst

August 18, 2025

A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree to any exclusive rights in the new security and economic pact with Australia. Senior ministers of both countries, including deputy prime ministers Richard Marles and Johnny Koanapo, initialled the Nakamal Agreement at the summit of Mount Yasur volcano on Tanna Island, ahead ... <a title="New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/18/new-australia-vanuatu-deal-wont-replicate-falepili-style-pact-says-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst">Read more</a>

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Pro-Palestinian protests across NZ call on government to sanction Israel

August 18, 2025

RNZ News Protesters staged pro-Palestinian demonstrations across Aotearoa New Zealand at the weekend, calling on the government to place sanctions on Israel for its war on Gaza. The government announced last week it was considering whether to join other countries like France, Canada and Australia in recognising Palestinian statehood at a United Nations leader’s meeting ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian protests across NZ call on government to sanction Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/18/pro-palestinian-protests-across-nz-call-on-government-to-sanction-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian protests across NZ call on government to sanction Israel">Read more</a>

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The Arab, the Left and those who remained silent: History will not forgive you

August 18, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By Ramzy Baroud The consequences of the Israeli genocide in Gaza will be dire. An event of this degree of barbarity, sustained by an international conspiracy of moral inertia and silence, will not be relegated to history as just another “conflict” or a mere tragedy. The ... <a title="The Arab, the Left and those who remained silent: History will not forgive you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/18/the-arab-the-left-and-those-who-remained-silent-history-will-not-forgive-you/" aria-label="Read more about The Arab, the Left and those who remained silent: History will not forgive you">Read more</a>

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Why we need protection from brutality of some thuggish NZ police

August 17, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Saige England A New Zealand policeman pushed over an elderly man who was doing nothing but waving a Palestinian flag at a solidarity rally in Ōtautahi yesterday. Yes the man employed to protect the public committed a violent assault. Not a wee shove, a great big push that caused the man to fall ... <a title="Why we need protection from brutality of some thuggish NZ police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/17/why-we-need-protection-from-brutality-of-some-thuggish-nz-police/" aria-label="Read more about Why we need protection from brutality of some thuggish NZ police">Read more</a>

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Gerard Otto on Palestine, genocide and the media: ‘Not if – but when – but not now’

August 17, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto This morning there is no article on the political page of The New Zealand Herald about the plight of people in Gaza, the same is the case at The Post and at RNZ. Even the 1News political page is Gaza free but what may stun you over a Sunday morning coffee ... <a title="Gerard Otto on Palestine, genocide and the media: ‘Not if – but when – but not now’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/17/gerard-otto-on-palestine-genocide-and-the-media-not-if-but-when-but-not-now/" aria-label="Read more about Gerard Otto on Palestine, genocide and the media: ‘Not if – but when – but not now’">Read more</a>

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Luxon ‘grow a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state

August 17, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – “Grow a spine for Palestine!” was a frequent theme among about 5000 people protesting in the heart of New Zealand’s largest city today as the protesters demanded that the coalition government should recognise the state of Palestine and stop supporting impunity for Israel. More than 62,000 ... <a title="Luxon ‘grow a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/17/luxon-grow-a-spine-chants-as-big-rallies-call-for-nz-to-recognise-palestine-state/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon ‘grow a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state">Read more</a>

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Luxon ‘get a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state

August 17, 2025

Asia Pacific Report “Grow a spine for Palestine!” was a frequent theme among about 5000 people protesting in the heart of New Zealand’s largest city today as the protesters demanded that the coalition government should recognise the state of Palestine and stop supporting impunity for Israel. More than 62,000 people, mostly women and children, have ... <a title="Luxon ‘get a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/17/luxon-get-a-spine-chants-as-big-rallies-call-for-nz-to-recognise-palestine-state/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon ‘get a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state">Read more</a>

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Gordon Campbell: The lack of spine in New Zealand’s foreign policy on Gaza

August 16, 2025

ANALYSIS: By Gordon Campbell The word “Gaza” is taking on similar connotations to what the word “Auschwitz” meant to a previous generation. It signifies a deliberate and systematic attempt to erase an entire people from history on the basis of their ethnic identity. As a result, Israel is isolating itself as a pariah state on ... <a title="Gordon Campbell: The lack of spine in New Zealand’s foreign policy on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/16/gordon-campbell-the-lack-of-spine-in-new-zealands-foreign-policy-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Gordon Campbell: The lack of spine in New Zealand’s foreign policy on Gaza">Read more</a>

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‘I believe I can’: Elizabeth Palin runs for Bougainville North women’s seat

August 16, 2025

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Elizabeth Tako Palin is one of five women contesting the Bougainville North women’s reserved seat next month. It was previously held by Amanda Masono, who has chosen to contest the open Atolls seat, which was once held by her father. The autonomous Papua New Guinea region is holding ... <a title="‘I believe I can’: Elizabeth Palin runs for Bougainville North women’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/16/i-believe-i-can-elizabeth-palin-runs-for-bougainville-north-womens-seat/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I believe I can’: Elizabeth Palin runs for Bougainville North women’s seat">Read more</a>