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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire edition

July 4, 2025

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal Author David Robie and Little Island Press are about to publish next week a 40th anniversary edition of Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior, a first-hand account of the relocation of the Rongelap people by Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior in ... <a title="Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire edition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/eyewitness-account-of-rainbow-warrior-voyage-new-eyes-of-fire-edition/" aria-label="Read more about Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire edition">Read more</a>

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The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence

July 3, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate. Such was the contempt the French had for the Kiwis and the abilities of our police to pursue ... <a title="The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/the-rainbow-warrior-saga-1-french-state-terrorism-and-nzs-end-of-innocence/" aria-label="Read more about The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence">Read more</a>

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Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’

July 3, 2025

By Reinhard Minong in Port Moresby The Catholic Church has strongly warned against Papua New Guinea’s political rhetoric and push to declare the nation a Christian country, saying such a move threatens constitutional freedoms and risks dangerous implications for the country’s future. Speaking before the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Communication on Tuesday at Rapopo during ... <a title="Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/catholic-church-warns-against-png-declaring-itself-a-christian-country/" aria-label="Read more about Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’">Read more</a>

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Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast

July 3, 2025

Pacific Media Watch In July 1985, Australia’s Pacific territory of Norfolk Island (pop. 2188) became the centre of a real life international spy thriller. Four French agents sailed there on board the Ouvéa, a yacht from Kanaky New Caledonia, after bombing the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, killing Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. The Rainbow Warrior was ... <a title="Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/fallout-spies-on-norfolk-island-sbs-podcast/" aria-label="Read more about Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast">Read more</a>

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Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert

July 2, 2025

By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Tongan cybersecurity expert says the country’s health data hack is a “wake-up call” for the whole region. Siosaia Vaipuna, a former director of Tonga’s cybersecurity agency, spoke to RNZ Pacific in the wake of the June 15 cyberattack on the country’s Health Ministry. Vaipuna said Tonga and ... <a title="Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/tonga-cybersecurity-attack-wake-up-call-for-pacific-warns-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert">Read more</a>

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Legends of a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific – Rev Mua Strickson-Pua

July 2, 2025

Pacific Media Watch When advocates and defenders of a nuclear-free Pacific condemned the AUKUS military pact two years ago and warned New Zealand that the agreement would make the world “more dangerous”,  a key speaker was Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua. He was among leading participants at a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement teachers’ wānanga, which ... <a title="Legends of a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific – Rev Mua Strickson-Pua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/legends-of-a-nuclear-free-and-independent-pacific-rev-mua-strickson-pua/" aria-label="Read more about Legends of a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific – Rev Mua Strickson-Pua">Read more</a>

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The Bradbury Group features Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal, Middle East report and political panel

July 2, 2025

Asia Pacific Report In the new weekly political podcast, The Bradbury Group, last night presenter Martyn Bradbury talked with visiting Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal. They assess the current situation in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and what New Zealand should be doing. As Bradbury, publisher of The Daily Blog, notes, “Fourth Estate public broadcasting ... <a title="The Bradbury Group features Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal, Middle East report and political panel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/the-bradbury-group-features-palestinian-journalist-dr-yousef-aljamal-middle-east-report-and-political-panel/" aria-label="Read more about The Bradbury Group features Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal, Middle East report and political panel">Read more</a>

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Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’

July 1, 2025

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership from the islands tomorrow morning. Marshall Islands leaders are being joined at this summit by their counterparts from Kiribati, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, ... <a title="Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/micronesian-summit-in-majuro-this-week-aims-to-be-one-step-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’">Read more</a>