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June 11, 2025
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter Opposition parties say Aotearoa New Zealand’s government should be going much further, much faster in sanctioning Israel. Foreign Minister Winston Peters overnight revealed New Zealand had joined Australia, Canada, the UK and Norway in imposing travel bans on Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar ... <a title="New Zealand’s ‘symbolic’ sanctions on Israel too little, too late, say opposition parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/new-zealands-symbolic-sanctions-on-israel-too-little-too-late-say-opposition-parties/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s ‘symbolic’ sanctions on Israel too little, too late, say opposition parties">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Further reports of civilian casualties are coming out of West Papua, while clashes between Indonesia’s military and the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement continue. One of the most recent military operations took place in the early morning of May 14 in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya in Central ... <a title="More deaths reported out of Sugapa in West Papua clashes with military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/more-deaths-reported-out-of-sugapa-in-west-papua-clashes-with-military/" aria-label="Read more about More deaths reported out of Sugapa in West Papua clashes with military">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 11, 2025.
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June 11, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk One of seven people transferred to mainland France almost a year ago, following the May 2024 riots in New Caledonia, has been allowed to return home, a French court has ruled. Frédérique Muliava, a former Congress staffer, was part of a group of six who were ... <a title="Former Congress staffer allowed to return to Kanaky New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/former-congress-staffer-allowed-to-return-to-kanaky-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Former Congress staffer allowed to return to Kanaky New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
By Aisha Campbell, RNZ News intern Ponsonby’s post office is shutting shop next month despite push back from the local community. A sign on the storefront, which is at the College Hill end of Ponsonby Road, said the closure would take place on 4 July but the post boxes would be “staying put”. Ponsonby local ... <a title="‘Gutting the Ponsonby community’: Locals say post office should stay open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/gutting-the-ponsonby-community-locals-say-post-office-should-stay-open/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gutting the Ponsonby community’: Locals say post office should stay open">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function in Auckland celebrating Fourth Estate values and independence at the weekend. It was a reunion with former journalism professor David Robie — they had worked together as a team at ... <a title="Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/fiji-coup-culture-and-political-meddling-in-media-education-given-airing/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Steven Cowan, editor of Against The Current The New Zealand Foreign Minster’s decision to issue a travel ban against two Israeli far-right politicians is little more than a tokenistic gesture in opposing Israel’s actions. It is an attempt to appease growing opposition to Israel’s war, but the fact that Israel has killed more ... <a title="NZ and Gaza – Peters appearing to do something, when doing nothing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/nz-and-gaza-peters-appearing-to-do-something-when-doing-nothing/" aria-label="Read more about NZ and Gaza – Peters appearing to do something, when doing nothing">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
RNZ News The United States has denounced sanctions by Britain and allies — including New Zealand and Australia — against Israeli far-right ministers, saying they should focus instead on the Palestinian armed group Hamas. New Zealand has banned two Israeli politicians from travelling to the country because of comments about the war in Gaza that ... <a title="US criticises allies as NZ bans two top far-right Israeli ministers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/us-criticises-allies-as-nz-bans-two-top-far-right-israeli-ministers/" aria-label="Read more about US criticises allies as NZ bans two top far-right Israeli ministers">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s president has announced his administration will establish one of the world’s largest networks of highly protected marine areas (MPAs). The highly protected areas will safeguard 220,000 sq km of remote waters near the Society Islands and 680,000 sq km near the Gambier Islands. Speaking at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, ... <a title="French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/french-polynesia-president-announces-huge-highly-protected-marine-area/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Aotearoa New Zealand’s Te Pāti Māori has condemned the Israeli navy’s armed interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel attempting to carry food, medical supplies, and international activists to Gaza, including Sweden’s climate activist Greta Thunberg. In a statement after the Madleen’s communications were cut, the indigenous political party said it ... <a title="Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/te-pati-maori-condemns-israel-for-gaza-horrific-violence-over-madleen-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International secretary-general Agnès Callamard has condemned Israel’s interception and detention of the 12 crew members aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s humanitarian aid yacht Madleen. The crew detained include Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who has been designated by Amnesty International as an “Ambassador of Conscience”, reports Amnesty International in a statement. She ... <a title="Amnesty slams Israel for flouting international law with ‘chilling contempt’ over Madleen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/amnesty-slams-israel-for-flouting-international-law-with-chilling-contempt-over-madleen/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty slams Israel for flouting international law with ‘chilling contempt’ over Madleen">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 10, 2025.
