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April 7, 2026
By Brett Wilkins Greenpeace International has announced that the MY Arctic Sunrise — one of its largest vessels — will be taking part in the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla relaunch in order “to directly challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza”. The green group said the Arctic Sunrise, an icebreaker that’s been part of ... <a title="Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/greenpeaces-arctic-sunrise-to-join-global-sumud-flotilla-mission-to-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
RNZ News New Zealand’s Finance Minister says she has “never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders”, as concerns grow about the fuel shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. And the Prime Minister has called the US President’s foul-mouthed threats to Iran “unhelpful” and the US’ ... <a title="‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/never-have-i-felt-so-dependent-on-feelings-of-one-administration-says-nzs-willis-on-trump-and-iran/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
ANALYSIS: Introduced by Robert Reich From time to time, I post transcripts I’ve come across of particularly insightful conversations. Here’s one that’s particularly relevant to the US “No Kings” Day protests at the weekend. Recently, The Conversation hosted a webinar in which executive editor and general manager Beth Daley interviewed John Shattuck, professor of practice ... <a title="‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/no-kings-what-americans-can-learn-from-other-nonviolent-civil-activism-movements/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements">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>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has appealed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters to stress to the Palestine genocide “open wound” in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington this week. Co-chair Maher Nazzal of PSNA said in a statement the international crisis in West Asia “must be reined in” ... <a title="NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nzs-peters-called-on-to-stress-palestine-open-wound-with-rubio/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling party Tavini Huiraatira deepened during Easter weekend with a mass resignation from a group of 14 members. The resignation was tendered by a group of young members of the local Territorial Assembly. In their resignation letter, the members of the ... <a title="Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/mass-easter-resignations-within-tahitis-pro-independence-ruling-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
RNZ Pacific Reports from West Papua say as many as five people have been shot dead in Dogiyai regency in an alleged retaliatory attack after a policeman was killed. A joint police and military operation was launched in the regency in Indonesia’s Central Papua province to respond to the killing, by apparent stabbing, of a ... <a title="At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/at-least-five-papuans-reported-dead-as-violence-explodes-in-dogiyai/" aria-label="Read more about At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames An Easter message. There’s no mystery about why wars start. They happen because someone, somewhere, decides that negotiation is more dangerous to them than to the people being bombed. Look at what was happening this “Good” Friday. Iran. Gaza. The West Bank. Lebanon. Thirty-six days of missiles and a Strait ... <a title="Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/richard-david-hames-when-will-we-make-war-untenable-for-the-power-elites/" aria-label="Read more about Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report As tensions rose ahead of Easter, US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “interfering in political matters he does not fully understand”. During a rally, Trump reportedly said: “The Vatican should focus on religion, not tell strong nations how they should defend themselves. America will always ... <a title="Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/popes-message-for-peace-the-church-cannot-remain-silent-when-power-is-used-without-moral-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle In the coming years, if Iran survives as a sovereign state and retains control over the Strait of Hormuz, countries like Australia, New Zealand, the UK, South Korea and Japan will be made to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for the US-Israeli war on Iran. For this to ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/eugene-doyle-who-will-pay-billions-in-reparations-to-iran-we-will/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a principled stand against Israel’s Gaza genocide and the illegal and unprovoked US-Israel war on Iran. Several speakers at a rally in the heart of Auckland expressed disappointment and anger at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s failure to condemn the war ... <a title="Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/protesters-condemn-luxon-govt-for-failing-to-condemn-illegal-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Constitutional Reform Bill dedicated to New Caledonia was rejected on Thursday by the French National Assembly (Lower House) without debate, by a gathering of opposition parties by a score of 190 to 107. The rejection came in the form of the endorsement of a preliminary ... <a title="French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/french-national-assembly-rejects-new-caledonias-constitutional-reform/" aria-label="Read more about French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform">Read more</a>
