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March 24, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England in Christchurch Like a relentless ocean, wave after wave of pro-Palestinian pro-human rights protesters disrupted New Zealand deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ state of the nation speech at the Christchurch Town Hall yesterday. A clarion call to Trumpism and Australia’s One Nation Party, the speech was accompanied by the background ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge Peters at state of the nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/pro-palestinian-protesters-challenge-peters-at-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge Peters at state of the nation speech">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2025
By Leah Lowonbu, Stefan Armbruster and Harlyne Joku of BenarNews The Pacific’s peak diplomatic bodies have signalled they are ready to engage with Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Government of Bougainville as mediation begins on the delayed ratification of its successful 2019 independence referendum. PNG and Bougainville’s leaders met in the capital Port Moresby this week ... <a title="Top Pacific diplomats ready for direct talks on Bougainville independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/22/top-pacific-diplomats-ready-for-direct-talks-on-bougainville-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Top Pacific diplomats ready for direct talks on Bougainville independence">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Today I attended a demonstration outside both Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Israeli Embassy in Wellington. The day before, the Israelis had blown apart 174 children in Gaza in a surprise attack that announced the next phase of the genocide. About 174 Wellingtonians turned up ... <a title="‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/declare-your-city-genocide-free-lessons-from-nzs-nuclear-free-movement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report At least 400 people have been killed after a surprise Israeli attack on Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday. The Israeli government vows to continue escalating these military attacks, claiming it is in response to Hamas’ refusal to extend the ceasefire, which has been in place since January 19. But is ... <a title="Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/netanyahu-commits-a-new-bloodbath-in-gaza-to-save-himself/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea being declared a Christian nation may offer the impression that the country will improve, but it is only “an illusion”, according to a Catholic priest in the country. Last week, the PNG Parliament amended the nation’s constitution, introducing a declaration in its preamble: “(We) acknowledge and ... <a title="Catholic priest calls PNG’s Christian state declaration ‘cosmetic’ change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/catholic-priest-calls-pngs-christian-state-declaration-cosmetic-change/" aria-label="Read more about Catholic priest calls PNG’s Christian state declaration ‘cosmetic’ change">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Robert Patman New Zealand’s National-led coalition government’s policy on Gaza seems caught between a desire for a two-state diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and closer alignment with the US, which supports a Netanyahu government strongly opposed to a Palestinian state In the last 17 months, Gaza has been the scene of what ... <a title="New Zealand and Gaza: Confronting and not confronting the unspeakable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/new-zealand-and-gaza-confronting-and-not-confronting-the-unspeakable/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand and Gaza: Confronting and not confronting the unspeakable">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2025
Columbia Journalism School Freedom of the press — a bedrock principle of American democracy — is under threat in the United States. Here at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism we are witnessing and experiencing an alarming chill. We write to affirm our commitment to supporting and exercising First Amendment rights for students, faculty, and ... <a title="Free press under threat in US – Columbia J-School speaks out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/free-press-under-threat-in-us-columbia-j-school-speaks-out/" aria-label="Read more about Free press under threat in US – Columbia J-School speaks out">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Peter Cronau for Declassified Australia Australia is caught in a jam, between an assertive American ally and a bold Chinese trading partner. America is accelerating its pivot to the Indo-Pacific, building up its fighting forces and expanding its military bases. As Australia tries to navigate a pathway between America’s and Australia’s national ... <a title="Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/australias-defence-navigating-us-china-tensions-in-changing-world/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has recalled that 20 journalists were killed during the six-year Philippines presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, a regime marked by fierce repression of the press. Former president Duterte was arrested earlier this week as part of an International Criminal Court investigation into crimes against ... <a title="Former Filipino Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/16/former-filipino-dutertes-arrest-by-the-icc-20-journalists-killed-during-his-presidency/" aria-label="Read more about Former Filipino Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Greg Barns When it comes to antisemitism, politicians in Australia are often quick to jump on the claim without waiting for evidence. With notable and laudable exceptions like the Greens and independents such as Tasmanian federal MP Andrew Wilkie, it seems any allegation will do when it comes to the opportunity to imply ... <a title="No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/15/no-apologies-over-fabricated-terror-plot-from-pollies-or-lobby-groups/" aria-label="Read more about No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups">Read more</a>
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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>
