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October 21, 2025
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s major Palestine advocacy and protest group Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has condemned Defence Minister Judith Collins for “dog-whistling to her small choir” over Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza enclave. Claiming that Collins’ open letter attack on teachers at the weekend was an attempt to “drown out Palestine” in ... <a title="PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/psna-slams-nz-defence-minister-collins-over-genocide-dog-whistling/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to return to New Caledonia. In September, a panel of judges had pronounced they were in favour of Téin’s return to New Caledonia, but the Public Prosecution then appealed, suspending his ... <a title="French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/20/french-court-clears-accused-kanak-leader-to-return-to-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2025
RNZ Pacific A Fiji deputy prime minister has been charged by the country’s anti-corruption office with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant, according to local news media reports. Manoa Kamikamica, who also serves as the Minister for Trade and Communications and a key part of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s ... <a title="Fiji deputy PM faces corruption-related charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/20/fiji-deputy-pm-faces-corruption-related-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji deputy PM faces corruption-related charges">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Last year I banged out an angry rant about the way Israel supporters would yell “release the hostages!” at anyone who talked about the latest massacre of Palestinian civilians, saying Hamas was to blame for the killing because of their refusal to ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: They said the massacres would stop when the hostages were released. They haven’t stopped." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/19/caitlin-johnstone-they-said-the-massacres-would-stop-when-the-hostages-were-released-they-havent-stopped/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: They said the massacres would stop when the hostages were released. They haven’t stopped.">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, and Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves host The future of the Manawanui wreckage and potential compensation payments remain a major talking point in Samoa. The Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground on a reef off the south coast of Upolu in October last year and sank. New ... <a title="‘We’re eating tinned fish’ – Samoa villagers plead for Manawanui wreckage compensation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/19/were-eating-tinned-fish-samoa-villagers-plead-for-manawanui-wreckage-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re eating tinned fish’ – Samoa villagers plead for Manawanui wreckage compensation">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2025
By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, RNZ Māori news journalist Ngāti Toa Rangatira have gathered near the peak of their sacred maunga, Whitireia, to celebrate its historic return to iwi ownership. Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira has purchased 53 ha of land at Whitireia — just north of Tītahi Bay — from Radio New Zealand (RNZ) for just ... <a title="Ngāti Toa Rangatira celebrates return of sacred maunga Whitireia from RNZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/17/ngati-toa-rangatira-celebrates-return-of-sacred-maunga-whitireia-from-rnz/" aria-label="Read more about Ngāti Toa Rangatira celebrates return of sacred maunga Whitireia from RNZ">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2025
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: Israel’s government has approved the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, that includes a pause in Israeli attacks and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons — 20 living hostages were freed today coinciding with President Trump’s visit to Israel ... <a title="After Gaza ceasefire, ‘massive political pressure’ needed to prevent Israel from restarting war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/13/after-gaza-ceasefire-massive-political-pressure-needed-to-prevent-israel-from-restarting-war/" aria-label="Read more about After Gaza ceasefire, ‘massive political pressure’ needed to prevent Israel from restarting war">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Within hours of being named the Nobel Peace laureate for 2025, María Corina Machado called on President Trump to step up his military and economic campaign against her own country — Venezuela. The curriculum vitae of the opposition leader hardly lines up with what one would typically associate with a Peace ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: The Nobel Peace laureate who calls for US bombing of her own country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/13/eugene-doyle-the-nobel-peace-laureate-who-calls-for-us-bombing-of-her-own-country/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: The Nobel Peace laureate who calls for US bombing of her own country">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh A temporary ceasefire and release of some Palestinians in a prisoner exchange is not a “peace agreement” and it is far from what is needed — ending colonisation; freedom for the >10,000 political prisoners still in Israeli gulags (also tortured, nearly 100 have died under torture in the last two ... <a title="The fake Gaza ‘peace agreement’ versus real peace with justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/12/the-fake-gaza-peace-agreement-versus-real-peace-with-justice/" aria-label="Read more about The fake Gaza ‘peace agreement’ versus real peace with justice">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Sara Awad On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now call “the peace plan”. US President Donald Trump, they announced, would go to Cairo to oversee the agreement signing and then to Israel to speak at the Knesset. The air ... <a title="Sara Awad: Why Gaza still looks to the freedom flotillas for true peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/12/sara-awad-why-gaza-still-looks-to-the-freedom-flotillas-for-true-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Sara Awad: Why Gaza still looks to the freedom flotillas for true peace">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip as part of a worldwide action by the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders and the community politics organisation Avaaz. On August 25, one ... <a title="Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/12/massacre-of-gaza-journalists-triggers-rsfs-black-monday-protest-today/" aria-label="Read more about Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News Of 42 referendums, 17 voted to retain Māori Wards in Aotearoa New Zealand’s local elections yesterday, which suggests something about where we are at as a nation — but you already knew that right? We all know that it’s only recently that we’ve been attempting to teach New ... <a title="Gerard Otto: Low turnout and rates pressure drive down Māori wards in NZ local elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/12/gerard-otto-low-turnout-and-rates-pressure-drive-down-maori-wards-in-nz-local-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Gerard Otto: Low turnout and rates pressure drive down Māori wards in NZ local elections">Read more</a>
