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Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham

June 12, 2025

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Reports in Papua New Guinea say the governments of Bougainville and PNG have agreed to table the 2019 independence referendum results in Parliament. While discussions are ongoing, some degree of consensus has been reached during the talks, being held at Burnham Military Camp, just outside of Christchurch in ... <a title="Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/12/progress-reported-out-of-bougainville-independence-talks-at-burnham/" aria-label="Read more about Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham">Read more</a>

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Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel

December 5, 2024

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has congratulated the Nelson City Council on its vote today to boycott companies which trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. The city council (pop. 58,000) — New Zealand’s 15th-largest city — became the latest local body to change its procurement policy to exclude ... <a title="Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/nelson-city-council-joins-nz-local-bodies-voting-to-sanction-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead

October 24, 2024

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party has backed Christchurch City Council and called for other cities to block business with firms involved in Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestine Territories. “It is great that Christchurch is the first council in New Zealand to take up this cause. We hope others will follow ... <a title="NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/nzs-labour-calls-on-other-cities-to-follow-israel-boycott-lead/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead">Read more</a>

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NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements

October 23, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Christchurch, New Zealand’s third-largest city, today became the first local government in the country to sanction Israel by voting to halt business with organisations involved in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It passed a resolution to amend its procurement policy to exclude companies building and maintaining illegal Israeli settlements on ... <a title="NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/nzs-third-largest-city-sanctions-israel-over-illegal-palestine-settlements/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements">Read more</a>

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NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’

March 17, 2022

OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but that shouldn’t scare him from going to a mosque. Dear son, You’re not yet ... <a title="NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-terror-attacks-anniversary-a-letter-to-my-son-never-be-ashamed-of-your-beliefs/" aria-label="Read more about NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’">Read more</a>

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NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges

March 26, 2020

By RNZ News The man due to go on trial for the mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has today pleaded guilty to all the charges he was facing. At the High Court in Christchurch, Brenton Tarrant admitted 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one under the Terrorism Suppression Act. ... <a title="NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/nz-mosque-massacre-gunman-pleads-guilty-to-all-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque massacre: Gunman pleads guilty to all charges">Read more</a>

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PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks

February 27, 2020

By RNZ Pacific Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to the three Fijians who died in last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings. Ardern spoke today at Lautoka Mosque as part of her trip to Fiji to remember Imam Hafiz Musa Patel, Ashraf Ali Razak and Ashraf Ali, who died almost a year ago. She also thanked the ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/pm-jacinda-ardern-pays-tribute-to-fijians-killed-in-christchurch-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>

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Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link

April 5, 2019

Brenton Tarrant at his first court hearing on March 16 in the Christchurch District Court. Image: EveningReportNZ/Screengrab of TVNZ coverage By RNZ News The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings last month appeared in the High Court in Christchurch today, accused of killing 50 people. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared via a video link from ... <a title="Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/christchurch-mosque-attacks-accused-gunman-appears-in-court-via-video-link/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link">Read more</a>

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Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story

April 5, 2019

“Raise hope not racists” placard at Auckland’s Queen Street march against racism. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Ben Strang of RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch. About 5 percent of the people are estimated to be hard core conspiracy theorists, some of whom ... <a title="Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/thousands-in-nz-dont-believe-official-christchurch-terror-attacks-story/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story">Read more</a>

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Mosque atrocity remembrance service calls for ‘love, solidarity’ to continue

March 29, 2019

Fifty Kowhai Intermediate School children sing the waiata at the remembrance service in Eden Park rugby stadium in Auckland today. Video: Del Abcede/PMC By Amy Williams and of Brooke Jenner of RNZ News All Black Sonny Bill Williams has challenged hundreds of people at Auckland’s memorial service for those who died in the Christchurch mosque ... <a title="Mosque atrocity remembrance service calls for ‘love, solidarity’ to continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/29/mosque-atrocity-remembrance-service-calls-for-love-solidarity-to-continue/" aria-label="Read more about Mosque atrocity remembrance service calls for ‘love, solidarity’ to continue">Read more</a>

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‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard

March 29, 2019

By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch In 2017, the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam – nearly 13,000 of those stories mentioned either terrorism or Islamic Jihad. The stats are from an academic article in Pacific Journalism Review by Auckland University of Technology’s senior lecturer and Pacific Media Centre board ... <a title="‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/29/misconceived-hatred-gives-way-to-muslim-voices-finally-being-heard/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard">Read more</a>

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Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack

March 24, 2019

OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political factors that contributed to the massacre of 50 people. Here we shall focus on two: ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/paul-buchanan-soul-searching-nz-must-own-this-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack">Read more</a>