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March 15, 2025
By Emma Andrews, RNZ Henare te Ua Māori journalism intern Māori contributions to the Aotearoa New Zealand economy have far surpassed the projected goal of “$100 billion by 2030”, a new report has revealed. The report conducted by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) and Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Ōhanga Māori 2023, shows ... <a title="Dramatic growth of NZ’s Māori economy highlights new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/15/dramatic-growth-of-nzs-maori-economy-highlights-new-report/" aria-label="Read more about Dramatic growth of NZ’s Māori economy highlights new report">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The late Member of Parliament Jeton Anjain and the people of the nuclear test-affected Rongelap Atoll changed the course of the history of the Marshall Islands by using Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship to evacuate their radioactive home islands ... <a title="Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/15/marshall-islands-how-the-rongelap-evacuation-changed-the-course-of-history/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2025
By Sera Sefeti and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews Pacific delegates have been left “shocked” by the omission of sexual and reproductive health rights from the key declaration of the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York. This year CSW69 will review and assess the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration, ... <a title="Pacific ‘shock’ as diluted UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/pacific-shock-as-diluted-un-womens-declaration-ditches-reproductive-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘shock’ as diluted UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
With the sudden departure of New Zealand’s Reserve Bank Governor, one has to ask whether there is a pattern here — of a succession of public sector leaders leaving their posts in uncertain circumstances and a series of decisions being made without much regard for due process. It brings to mind the current spectacle of ... <a title="How New Zealand is venturing down the road of political upheaval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/how-new-zealand-is-venturing-down-the-road-of-political-upheaval/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealand is venturing down the road of political upheaval">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
By Terence Malapa in Port Vila Vanuatu’s media community was in mourning today following the death of Marc Neil-Jones, founder of the Trading Post Vanuatu, which later became the Vanuatu Daily Post, and also radio 96BuzzFM. He was 67. His fearless pursuit of press freedom and dedication to truth have left an indelible mark on ... <a title="Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/vanuatu-mourns-loss-of-iconic-pacific-media-pioneer-marc-neil-jones/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer Marshall Islands defence provisions could “fairly easily” be considered to run against the nuclear-free treaty that they are now a signatory to, says a veteran Pacific journalist and editor. The South Pacific’s nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament treaty, known as the Treaty of ... <a title="Concern US presence could run against Marshall Islands nuclear-free treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/concern-us-presence-could-run-against-marshall-islands-nuclear-free-treaty/" aria-label="Read more about Concern US presence could run against Marshall Islands nuclear-free treaty">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women’s Day today and the start of Ramadan this week with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel. The theme this year for IWD is “For all women and girls: Rights. Equality. ... <a title="International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/international-womens-day-activists-protest-in-solidarity-with-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Bulletin editor/presenter The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed over the weekend. The Micronesian nation experienced 67 known atmospheric nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, resulting in an ongoing legacy of death, illness, and contamination. The country’s President Hilda Heine ... <a title="Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/seven-decades-on-marshall-islands-still-reeling-from-nuclear-testing-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based global watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed support for Gaza’s media professionals and called on Israel to urgently lift the blockade on the territory. It said the humanitarian catastrophe was continuing in Gaza and hampering journalists’ work on a daily basis. The Israeli army had killed their colleagues and ... <a title="RSF slams ‘horrific conditions’ for journalists in Gaza in wake of fragile ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/rsf-slams-horrific-conditions-for-journalists-in-gaza-in-wake-of-fragile-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about RSF slams ‘horrific conditions’ for journalists in Gaza in wake of fragile ceasefire">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
By Mary Afemata, Local Democracy Reporting The Manurewa Local Board is developing its first Pan-Pacific strategy in Aotearoa New Zealand to amplify Pasifika voices in local decision-making. A recent community workshop brought leaders and residents together to develop a strategy that will help guide how the board engages with Pasifika communities. The plan will then ... <a title="Manurewa’s first Pan-Pacific strategy aims to amplify Pasifika voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/manurewas-first-pan-pacific-strategy-aims-to-amplify-pasifika-voices/" aria-label="Read more about Manurewa’s first Pan-Pacific strategy aims to amplify Pasifika voices">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2025
AMY GOODMAN: And the Oscars were held Sunday evening. History was made in the best documentary category. SAMUEL L. JACKSON: And the Oscar goes to ‘No Other Land’. AMY GOODMAN: The Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won for best documentary. The film follows the struggles of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank community of Masafer ... <a title="‘Our film won an Oscar. But here in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta we’re still being erased.’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/our-film-won-an-oscar-but-here-in-west-banks-masafer-yatta-were-still-being-erased/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our film won an Oscar. But here in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta we’re still being erased.’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2025
Asia Pacific Report One of the leading Palestinian solidarity groups in Aotearoa New Zealand has demanded that the government condemn Israel’s cutting off of all humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel announced its latest “humanitarian outrage” against the Palestinian people of Gaza as it tries to renegotiate the three-phased ceasefire agreement it signed with Hamas in ... <a title="NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian aid, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/nz-must-protest-israels-latest-weasel-out-war-crime-cutting-humanitarian-aid-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian aid, says PSNA">Read more</a>