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April 15, 2025
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist in Hawai’i New Zealand’s Pacific connection with the United States is “more important than ever”, says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters after rounding up the Hawai’i leg of his Pacific trip. Peters said common strategic interests of the US and New Zealand were underlined while in the state. “Our ... <a title="Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/peters-emphasises-growing-importance-of-nzs-pacific-ties-with-the-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United States">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Hundreds of university staff and students in Melbourne and Sydney called on their vice-chancellors to cancel pro-Israel events earlier this month, write Michael West Media’s Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon While Australia’s universities continue to repress pro-Palestine peace protests, they gave the green light to pro-Israel events ... <a title="Israeli military reservists court Australian universities amid ‘hypocrisy’ over anti-war protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/israeli-military-reservists-court-australian-universities-amid-hypocrisy-over-anti-war-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli military reservists court Australian universities amid ‘hypocrisy’ over anti-war protests">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab “Wherever Palestinians have control is barbaric.” These were the words from New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow. During a meeting with Philippa Yasbek from Jewish Voices for Peace, Dr Rainbow allegedly told her that information from the NZ Security Intelligence Services (NZSIS) threat assessment asserted that Muslims were the ... <a title="New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/new-zealands-humanity-does-it-include-all-of-us-or-only-for-some/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A leaked “working paper” on New Caledonia’s future political status is causing concern on the local stage and has prompted a “clarification” from the French government’s Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls. Details of the document, which was supposed to remain confidential, have been widely circulated online ... <a title="Leaked ‘working paper’ on New Caledonia’s political future sparks new concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/14/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonias-political-future-sparks-new-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked ‘working paper’ on New Caledonia’s political future sparks new concerns">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Jane McAdam, UNSW Sydney The details of a new visa enabling Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate to Australia were released this week. The visa was created as part of a bilateral treaty Australia and Tuvalu signed in late 2023, which aims to protect the two countries’ shared interests in security, prosperity and stability, ... <a title="Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/13/fresh-details-emerge-on-australias-new-climate-migration-visa-for-tuvalu-residents/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Health workers spoke out at a rally condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the latest atrocity against Palestinian aid workers today, calling on the New Zealand government to join global demands for an independent investigation. They were protesting over last month’s massacre of 15 Palestinian rescue workers and the destruction of their ... <a title="Health workers call for NZ government to join global demands for ambulance massacre inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/13/health-workers-call-for-nz-government-to-join-global-demands-for-ambulance-massacre-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Health workers call for NZ government to join global demands for ambulance massacre inquiry">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2025
RNZ Pacific Pacific climate activists this week handed a letter from civil society to this year’s United Nations climate conference hosts, Brazil, emphasising their demands for the end of fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy. More than 180 indigenous, youth, and environmental organisations from across the world have signed the letter, coordinated by the ... <a title="Pacific climate activists join 180+ groups calling on COP30 hosts Brazil to end fossil fuel dependence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/12/pacific-climate-activists-join-180-groups-calling-on-cop30-hosts-brazil-to-end-fossil-fuel-dependence/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate activists join 180+ groups calling on COP30 hosts Brazil to end fossil fuel dependence">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
By Layla Bailey-McDowell, RNZ Māori news journalist Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning — as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament. The bill — which seeks to redefine the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi — sparked a nationwide hīkoi and ... <a title="‘Delusional’ Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but fight for Te Tiriti just beginning, say lawyers and advocates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/delusional-treaty-principles-bill-scrapped-but-fight-for-te-tiriti-just-beginning-say-lawyers-and-advocates/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Delusional’ Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but fight for Te Tiriti just beginning, say lawyers and advocates">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist Pasifika comedy troupe Naked Samoans is facing a backlash from some members of the Pacific community over its promotional poster. In the image, which has now been taken down, the Naked Samoans depicted themselves as the 12 disciples surrounding Jesus, a parody of The Last Supper. Several Pasifika influencers ... <a title="‘Never our intention to mock Jesus’ – Naked Samoans respond to backlash over controversial poster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/never-our-intention-to-mock-jesus-naked-samoans-respond-to-backlash-over-controversial-poster/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never our intention to mock Jesus’ – Naked Samoans respond to backlash over controversial poster">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
NZME directors ‘have concerns’ about businessman Jim Grenon taking editorial control NZME’s directors have fired their own shots in the war for control of the media company, saying they have concerns about a takeover bid including the risk of businessman Jim Grenon taking editorial control. In a statement to the NZX, the board said it ... <a title="Open letter to NZME board – don’t allow alt-right Canadian billionaire to take over NZ’s Fourth Estate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/open-letter-to-nzme-board-dont-allow-alt-right-canadian-billionaire-to-take-over-nzs-fourth-estate/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to NZME board – don’t allow alt-right Canadian billionaire to take over NZ’s Fourth Estate">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
RNZ Pacific Autonomous Bougainville Government President Ishmael Toroama has condemned the circulation of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video depicting a physical confrontation between him and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape. The clip, first shared on Facebook last week, is generated from the above picture of Toroama and Marape taken at a news conference ... <a title="Bougainville president condemns ‘dangerous’ AI-generated fake video of scuffle with Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/bougainville-president-condemns-dangerous-ai-generated-fake-video-of-scuffle-with-marape/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president condemns ‘dangerous’ AI-generated fake video of scuffle with Marape">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook The BBC’s news verification service, Verify, digitally reconstructed a residential tower block in Mandalay earlier this week to show how it had collapsed in a huge earthquake on March 28 in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia largely cut off from the outside world. The broadcaster painstakingly pieced together damage to ... <a title="The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/the-graver-israels-atrocities-in-gaza-the-quieter-the-bbc-grows/" aria-label="Read more about The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows">Read more</a>
