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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge

August 3, 2025

Asia Pacific Report WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was among the tens of thousands of protesters in Australia staging a “humanitarians for Gaza” march today across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. The transparency media campaigner and activist, who moved back to his native Australia last year, after reaching a plea deal with the US government to ... <a title="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/03/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-joins-sydney-gaza-humanitarian-protest-as-thousands-cross-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge">Read more</a>

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NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says former PM Helen Clark

August 1, 2025

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor New Zealand is lagging behind the rest of the world through its failure to recognise Palestinian statehood, says Former Prime Minister Helen Clark. Canada yesterday became the latest country to announce it would formally recognise the state of Palestine when world leaders met at the UN General ... <a title="NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says former PM Helen Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/nz-lagging-behind-world-by-failing-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood-says-former-pm-helen-clark/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says former PM Helen Clark">Read more</a>

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Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for Kanaks

August 1, 2025

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are “not enough” benefits for Kanaks in a new “draft” agreement he signed alongside pro and anti-independence stakeholders in France last month. Roch Wamytan said that, after 10 days of deadlock discussions in Paris, he failed to secure the pro-independence ... <a title="Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for Kanaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/roch-wamytan-paris-political-agreement-for-new-caledonia-not-enough-for-kanaks/" aria-label="Read more about Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for Kanaks">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal

August 1, 2025

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory’s political future signed in Paris last month. The text, bearing the signatures of all of New Caledonia’s political parties represented in the local Congress — a total ... <a title="New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/new-caledonias-oldest-party-for-independence-rejects-bougival-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal">Read more</a>

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As protesters condemn Western media ‘complicity’, Gaza journalists struggle for survival

August 1, 2025

Asia Pacific Report Protesters demonstrated outside several major US media outlets in Washington this week condemning their coverage of the genocide in Gaza, claiming they were to blame over misinformation and the worsening catastrophe. Banging pots and pans to spotlight the starvation crisis, they accused the media of “complicity in genocide”. Banners and placards proclaimed ... <a title="As protesters condemn Western media ‘complicity’, Gaza journalists struggle for survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/as-protesters-condemn-western-media-complicity-gaza-journalists-struggle-for-survival/" aria-label="Read more about As protesters condemn Western media ‘complicity’, Gaza journalists struggle for survival">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia’s population drops to below 265,000, census reveals

July 30, 2025

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s population has shrunk to 264,596 over the past six years, the latest census, conducted in April and May 2025, has revealed. This compares to the previous census, conducted in 2019, which recorded a population of 271,400 in the French Pacific territory. To explain the ... <a title="New Caledonia’s population drops to below 265,000, census reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/new-caledonias-population-drops-to-below-265000-census-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s population drops to below 265,000, census reveals">Read more</a>

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Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group

July 29, 2025

Asia Pacific Report The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji has sharply criticised the Fiji government’s stance over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, saying it “starkly contrasts” with the United Nations and international community’s condemnation as a violation of international law and an impediment to peace. In a statement today, the NGO Coalition said that ... <a title="Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/29/fiji-failing-the-gaza-genocide-and-humanity-test-says-rights-group/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group">Read more</a>

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Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship

July 27, 2025

Asia Pacific Report The Gaza Government Media Office has condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel’s storming of the Handala aid ship, calling it an act of “maritime piracy”, reports Al Jazeera. “This blatant aggression represents a flagrant violation of international law and maritime navigation rules,” the office said in a statement. “It reaffirms once again ... <a title="Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/27/gaza-condemns-israeli-piracy-over-storming-of-handala-aid-ship/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship">Read more</a>

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Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists, says IPI

July 26, 2025

By Jamie Wiseman The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined calls for urgent action to halt the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as global news organisations warn that their journalists there are experiencing starvation. Israel must immediately allow life-saving food aid to reach journalists and other civilians in Gaza, IPI said in a statement today. ... <a title="Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists, says IPI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/26/gaza-global-community-must-act-amid-reports-of-starvation-of-journalists-says-ipi/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists, says IPI">Read more</a>

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Leaked document reveals proposed law revisions in NZ, as Western defence of Zionist genocide threatens Pacific

July 25, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: By Mick Hall A leaked document has revealed secretive plans to revise terror laws in New Zealand so that people can be charged over statements deemed to constitute material support for a proscribed organisation. It shows the government also wants to widen the criteria for proscribing organisations to include groups that are judged ... <a title="Leaked document reveals proposed law revisions in NZ, as Western defence of Zionist genocide threatens Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/leaked-document-reveals-proposed-law-revisions-in-nz-as-western-defence-of-zionist-genocide-threatens-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked document reveals proposed law revisions in NZ, as Western defence of Zionist genocide threatens Pacific">Read more</a>

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Keep fighting for a nuclear-free Pacific, Helen Clark warns Greenpeace over global storm clouds

July 25, 2025

Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark warned activists and campaigners in a speech on the deck of the Greenpeace environmental flagship Rainbow Warrior III last night to be wary of global “storm clouds” and the renewed existential threat of nuclear weapons. Speaking on her reflections on four decades after the bombing ... <a title="Keep fighting for a nuclear-free Pacific, Helen Clark warns Greenpeace over global storm clouds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/keep-fighting-for-a-nuclear-free-pacific-helen-clark-warns-greenpeace-over-global-storm-clouds/" aria-label="Read more about Keep fighting for a nuclear-free Pacific, Helen Clark warns Greenpeace over global storm clouds">Read more</a>

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Israel waging ‘horror show’ starvation campaign in Gaza, says UN chief

July 24, 2025

This is Democracy Now!. I’m Amy Goodman. More than 100 humanitarian groups are demanding action to end Israel’s siege of Gaza, warning mass starvation is spreading across the Palestinian territory. The NGOs, including Amnesty International, Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders, warn, “illnesses like acute watery diarrhea are spreading, markets are empty, waste is piling up, and ... <a title="Israel waging ‘horror show’ starvation campaign in Gaza, says UN chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/israel-waging-horror-show-starvation-campaign-in-gaza-says-un-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Israel waging ‘horror show’ starvation campaign in Gaza, says UN chief">Read more</a>