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August 16, 2025
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Elizabeth Tako Palin is one of five women contesting the Bougainville North women’s reserved seat next month. It was previously held by Amanda Masono, who has chosen to contest the open Atolls seat, which was once held by her father. The autonomous Papua New Guinea region is holding ... <a title="‘I believe I can’: Elizabeth Palin runs for Bougainville North women’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/16/i-believe-i-can-elizabeth-palin-runs-for-bougainville-north-womens-seat/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I believe I can’: Elizabeth Palin runs for Bougainville North women’s seat">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter The sisters running Auckland’s first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it’s not just for visitors, but also to help uplift Pacific people. Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Ama Mosese’s Glorious Tours was pooled as one of 10 new “Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau”: a go-to guide by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited ... <a title="‘Glorious’ sisters showcase Auckland’s Polynesian experiences for tourists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/glorious-sisters-showcase-aucklands-polynesian-experiences-for-tourists/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Glorious’ sisters showcase Auckland’s Polynesian experiences for tourists">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2025
Greenpeace Join us for this guided “virtual tour” around the Rainbow Warrior III in Auckland Harbour on the afternoon of 10 July 2025 — the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original flagship. The Rainbow Warrior is a special vessel — it’s one of three present-day Greenpeace ships. The Rainbow Warrior works on the ... <a title="Author David Robie joins Greenpeace virtual tour of Rainbow Warrior" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/29/author-david-robie-joins-greenpeace-virtual-tour-of-rainbow-warrior/" aria-label="Read more about Author David Robie joins Greenpeace virtual tour of Rainbow Warrior">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Jasim Al-Azzawi For the past few years, governments across the world have paid close attention to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. There, it is said, we see the first glimpses of what warfare of the future will look like, not just in terms of weaponry, but also in terms of new ... <a title="Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new ‘tech cold war’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/29/irans-plan-to-abandon-gps-is-more-about-a-looming-new-tech-cold-war/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new ‘tech cold war’">Read more</a>
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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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July 25, 2025
By Ezra Toara in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the historic International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate ruling, calling it a “milestone in the fight for climate justice”. The ICJ has delivered a landmark advisory opinion on states’ obligations under international law to act on climate change. The ... <a title="Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/historic-icj-climate-ruling-just-the-beginning-says-vanuatus-regenvanu/" aria-label="Read more about Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
By Jamie Tahana in The Hague for RNZ Pacific In 2019, a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific, frustrated at the slow pace with which the world’s governments were moving to address the climate crisis, had an idea — they would take the world’s governments to court. They arranged a ... <a title="ICJ climate crisis ruling: Will world’s top court back Pacific-led call to hold governments accountable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/icj-climate-crisis-ruling-will-worlds-top-court-back-pacific-led-call-to-hold-governments-accountable/" aria-label="Read more about ICJ climate crisis ruling: Will world’s top court back Pacific-led call to hold governments accountable?">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to an “historic” deal over the future political status of the French Pacific territory, which is set to become — for the first time — a “state” within the French realm. The 13-page agreement yesterday, officially entitled “Agreement Project of ... <a title="New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/13/new-caledonias-political-parties-commit-to-historic-statehood-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Nuclear-free and independent Pacific advocates are treating Aucklanders to a lively week-long exhibition dedicated to the struggle for nuclear justice in the region. It will be opened today by the opposition Labour Party’s spokesperson on disarmament and MP for Te Atatu, Phil Twyford, and will include a range of speakers on Aotearoa ... <a title="NFIP activists, advocates to open nuclear-free Pacific exhibition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/12/nfip-activists-advocates-to-open-nuclear-free-pacific-exhibition/" aria-label="Read more about NFIP activists, advocates to open nuclear-free Pacific exhibition">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman today recalled New Zealand’s heyday as a Pacific nuclear free champion in the 1980s, and challenged the country to again become a leading voice for “peace and justice”, this time for the Palestinian people. He told the weekly Palestinian solidarity rally in Auckland’s central Te Komititanga ... <a title="Greenpeace chief recalls New Zealand’s nuclear free exploits, seeks ‘peace’ voice for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/06/greenpeace-chief-recalls-new-zealands-nuclear-free-exploits-seeks-peace-voice-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace chief recalls New Zealand’s nuclear free exploits, seeks ‘peace’ voice for Gaza">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate. Such was the contempt the French had for the Kiwis and the abilities of our police to pursue ... <a title="The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/the-rainbow-warrior-saga-1-french-state-terrorism-and-nzs-end-of-innocence/" aria-label="Read more about The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
RNZ Te Manu Korihi Tahiti will mark Matari’i as a national public holiday for the first time in November, following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. Matari’i refers to the same star cluster as Matariki. And for Tahitians, November 20 will mark the start of Matari’i i ni’a — the “season of ... <a title="Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/tahiti-prepares-for-its-first-matarii-public-holiday/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday">Read more</a>
