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February 8, 2025
Pacific Media Watch President Donald Trump has frozen billions of dollars around the world in aid projects, including more than $268 million allocated by Congress to support independent media and the free flow of information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced this decision, which has plunged NGOs, media outlets, and journalists doing vital work into ... <a title="Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/08/trumps-foreign-aid-freeze-throws-independent-journalism-into-chaos/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2025
ANALYSIS: By David Lowe, Deakin University; Andrew Singleton, Deakin University, and Joanna Cruickshank, Deakin University After many years of heated debate over whether January 26 is an appropriate date to celebrate Australia Day — with some councils and other groups shifting away from it — the tide appears to be turning among some groups. Some ... <a title="Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people — new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/27/support-for-changing-date-of-australia-day-softens-but-remains-strong-among-young-people-new-research/" aria-label="Read more about Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people — new research">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (FPSN) and its allies have called for “justice and accountability” over Israel’s 15 months of genocide and war crimes. The Pacific-based network met in a solidarity gathering last night in the capital Suva hosted by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and issued a statement. “A moment ... <a title="Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/fiji-solidarity-network-welcomes-gaza-ceasefire-but-calls-for-justice-accountability/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel People get readyThere’s a train a-comingYou don’t need no baggageYou just get on boardAll you need is faithTo hear the diesels hummingDon’t need no ticketYou just thank the Lord Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield You might have seen Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s speech at the National Prayer Service in the United States following ... <a title="Standing for decency: The sermon the President didn’t want to hear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/standing-for-decency-the-sermon-the-president-didnt-want-to-hear/" aria-label="Read more about Standing for decency: The sermon the President didn’t want to hear">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Dear Mr Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the real-world harms caused by false information on Facebook. In response, Meta created a fact-checking programme that helped protect millions of users from hoaxes and conspiracy theories. This week, you announced you’re ending that programme in the United States because of concerns about “too ... <a title="An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/an-open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg-from-the-worlds-fact-checkers-nine-years-later/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Cathy Peters To be Jewish does not mean an automatic identification with the rogue state of Israel. Nor does it mean that Jews are automatically threatened by criticism of Israel, yet our media and Labor and Liberal politicians would have you believe this is the case. We are seeing a debate in Australia ... <a title="Weaponising antisemitism – BDS, antisemitism and the silencing of criticism of Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/weaponising-antisemitism-bds-antisemitism-and-the-silencing-of-criticism-of-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Weaponising antisemitism – BDS, antisemitism and the silencing of criticism of Israel">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2025
RNZ News A descendant of one of the original translators of New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi says the guarantees of the Treaty have not been honoured. A group, including 165 descendants of Henry and William Williams, has collectively submitted against the Treaty Principles Bill, saying it was a threat to the original intent and integrity ... <a title="Descendants of NZ’s Waitangi Treaty translators speak out against bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/descendants-of-nzs-waitangi-treaty-translators-speak-out-against-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Descendants of NZ’s Waitangi Treaty translators speak out against bill">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A broad coalition of civil society organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand have signed an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters urging the coalition government to refuse to accept the credentials of a new Israeli ambassador while the state continues to disregard international law and to commit war crimes. The term ... <a title="Civil society groups call on NZ to bar new Israeli envoy over ‘flagrant’ Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/civil-society-groups-call-on-nz-to-bar-new-israeli-envoy-over-flagrant-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Civil society groups call on NZ to bar new Israeli envoy over ‘flagrant’ Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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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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December 4, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri One of the major political developments in the United States that has got little attention in the wake of the Democrats’ astounding loss in the November 5 elections is the success of Arab American political organising. A new generation of political activists has emerged that has earned representation in unprecedented ... <a title="This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/04/this-year-arab-american-political-power-came-to-the-fore-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore over Gaza">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A community broadcaster in Aotearoa New Zealand has appealed for an end to the “sadistic cruelty” and the “out in the open genocide” by Israel in Gaza and the occupied Palestine territories. In an open letter, Lois Griffiths, co-presenter of the environmental, social justice and current affairs programme Earthwise on Plains FM, ... <a title="Open letter plea by NZ community broadcaster for end to Israel’s ‘sadistic cruelty’ in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/30/open-letter-plea-by-nz-community-broadcaster-for-end-to-israels-sadistic-cruelty-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter plea by NZ community broadcaster for end to Israel’s ‘sadistic cruelty’ in Gaza">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Despite Australia’s draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged — but climate demonstrations will continue. Twenty further arrests were made at a protest at the Federal Parliament yesterday. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon Newcastle port, the world’s biggest coal port, was ... <a title="Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/climate-protests-to-continue-despite-170-charged-in-newcastle-protestival/" aria-label="Read more about Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’">Read more</a>
