Independent Analysis and Reportage
New Zealand is almost completely dependent on four things for its survival in the contemporary world. Imported wheat, rice, and refined fuel. And ships.
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 17 April 2026 My first paragraphs here feature Steve Keen, Australian economist, who was a panellist on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story 12 April 2026 (Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security?, or here on YouTube): Interviewer: “You’ve warned that the world could face famine within months … ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Marooned in the Pacific Ocean: Famine Down-Under?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/keith-rankin-analysis-marooned-in-the-pacific-ocean-famine-down-under/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Marooned in the Pacific Ocean: Famine Down-Under?">Read more</a>
REVIEW: Jubi Media Yasinta Moiwend was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier in West Papua. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators and was escorted by military forces. It was the first convoy of 2000 heavy machines to arrive in Papua under a National Strategic Project for food ... <a title="Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/pesta-babi-pig-feast-a-vivid-new-film-exposing-papuas-political-ecology/" aria-label="Read more about Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology">Read more</a>
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ journalist A new report has found practical solutions to address climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), including raising roads and using mangrove forests. Decision-makers have been urged to prepare for major changes. These include heatwaves, stronger typhoons, a declining ecosystem, threatened food security and increased health issues. The ... <a title="‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/grassroots-action-could-address-climate-change-in-micronesia/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia">Read more</a>
Stuff A West Papuan international student in Aotearoa New Zealand has devoted hundreds of hours to a non-profit organisation and opened a door to a new career. Arnold Yoman, 19, came to New Zealand in 2019 from the Papuan provincial capital Jayapura on an Indonesian government scholarship and has been studying at Awatapu College in ... <a title="West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/west-papuan-student-discovers-new-passion-and-career-path-in-manawatu/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū">Read more</a>
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Plans to establish “food estates” were announced by the Indonesian government at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic because, it said, it wanted to ensure Indonesia’s food security. But as AwasMIFEE! and TAPOL show in their new report released today, Pandemic Power Grabs: Who benefits from Food Estates in West Papua?, ... <a title="West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/30/west-papua-food-estates-threaten-indigenous-people-warns-tapol/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL">Read more</a>
ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to keep global heating below 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. The economy, society, local government, transport, housing and urban design, energy, land use, food production and water systems have all changed significantly. ... <a title="Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/report-from-the-future-aotearoa-new-zealand-is-looking-good-in-2040-heres-how-we-did-it/" aria-label="Read more about Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it">Read more</a>
By Richard Ewart on ABC’s Pacific Beat Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Climate Change is calling on the international community to take responsibility for a food security crisis in the Carteret Islands, and some of the other remote atolls of Bougainville. Minister Wera Mori recently returned from a fact finding mission to the region and ... <a title="‘Step up’ over Carterets food crisis, PNG minister warns rich nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/step-up-over-carterets-food-crisis-png-minister-warns-rich-nations/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Step up’ over Carterets food crisis, PNG minister warns rich nations">Read more</a>
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rita Jill Clark-Gollub (Washington), Erika Takeo (Managua), and Avery Raimondo (Los Angeles) “A nation that cannot feed itself is not free.” Fausto Torrez, Nicaraguan Rural Workers Association An array of UN agencies is predicting a global hunger pandemic triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns, with the head of the ... <a title="Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/feeding-the-people-in-times-of-pandemic-the-food-sovereignty-approach-in-nicaragua/" aria-label="Read more about Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua">Read more</a>
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Yorlis Luna From Managua, Nicaragua I think when many of us look at the world today we feel like we’re watching a science fiction movie: 22 million officially unemployed in the U.S. while analysts say the true figure may be double that[1],; predictions of the worst economic ... <a title="Food Security Policy Prevents Hunger in Nicaragua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/food-security-policy-prevents-hunger-in-nicaragua/" aria-label="Read more about Food Security Policy Prevents Hunger in Nicaragua">Read more</a>
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