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October 12, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A progressive foreign policy group is calling for the New Zealand government to condemn the siege of Gaza, and demand an immediate ceasefire to allow the establishment of a humanitarian aid corridor in the region. Israel’s complete siege on the Gaza Strip has cut off power, food, water, electricity and fuel to ... <a title="Foreign policy group Te Kuaka calls on NZ to urge immediate Gaza ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/foreign-policy-group-te-kuaka-calls-on-nz-to-urge-immediate-gaza-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign policy group Te Kuaka calls on NZ to urge immediate Gaza ceasefire">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson, Fred Albert, Sue Berman and Justine Sachs of the Alternative Jewish Voices (NZ) Hamas has responded to Israel’s escalating violence with an unprecedented attack. This is not a new tragedy; it is an extension of the same old cycle. We grieve all the losses of this calamity, and we call on ... <a title="Gaza blockade: Hamas’s tragic attack a response to longterm and escalating, immediate violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/gaza-blockade-hamass-tragic-attack-a-response-to-longterm-and-escalating-immediate-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza blockade: Hamas’s tragic attack a response to longterm and escalating, immediate violence">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The Hamas attack on Israel yesterday has brought the usual round of systemic misreporting by New Zealand news outlets as they repost stories from the BBC, AP and Reuters which bend the truth in favour of Israeli narratives of “terrorism” and “victimhood”. The worst comes from the BBC which is dutifully ... <a title="John Minto: Systemic NZ misreporting on Israeli occupation of Palestine and Palestinian resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/john-minto-systemic-nz-misreporting-on-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-and-palestinian-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Systemic NZ misreporting on Israeli occupation of Palestine and Palestinian resistance">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2023
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s government has appealed to the Australian Federal Police and the Singapore Police to assist PNG police to link money laundering trails. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister James Marape said Australia and Singapore had been the major hub of transit for possible money laundering activities. He ... <a title="Marape seeks help from Australia, Singapore to fight PNG corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/06/marape-seeks-help-from-australia-singapore-to-fight-png-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Marape seeks help from Australia, Singapore to fight PNG corruption">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2023
PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning has warned protesters against “domestic terrorism” — when their actions place the safety and security of other people at risk. Commissioner Manning made the comments after Koiari landowners in Central Province shut down the water and hydroelectricity supply to Port Moresby, and blocked ... <a title="PNG police chief warns protesters on water, power ‘domestic terrorism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/04/png-police-chief-warns-protesters-on-water-power-domestic-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police chief warns protesters on water, power ‘domestic terrorism’">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2023
By Aubrey Belford, Kevin G. Hall and Martin Young A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis. They ended up in an American jail instead. How they got there is an untold tale of international bribery and grifting that stretched to the very heart of the ... <a title="Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/04/chinese-miracle-water-grifters-infiltrated-un-bribed-politicians-to-build-pacific-dream-city/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto There is a sea change happening in the wider electorate in Aotearoa New Zealand which is counter intuitive to what the polls are saying. On the one hand the public overwhelmingly support much fairer taxation but the polls tell us we will have an Act/National government in a couple of weeks ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/nz-election-2023-labours-disconnect-with-the-electorate-and-with-itself/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with itself">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network Dozens of Pacific Islanders and Palagi defied the bitterly cold wind and rain for a peaceful “remember the Dawn Raids” march along Auckland’s Ponsonby Road at the weekend. The Savali ole Filemu march recognised the anxiety which currently faces overstayers, and the pain still felt from the Dawn ... <a title="Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/ponsonby-march-highlights-dawn-raids-pain-and-overstayer-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Former Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe has presented his case for the defence, denying the corruption and bribery charges against him, with the end of the controversial and lengthy trial at the Tipikor Court of Jakarta Central District Court this week. The verdict is due on October 9. During the hearing, ... <a title="Former Papuan governor Enembe’s corruption trial ends – verdict soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/former-papuan-governor-enembes-corruption-trial-ends-verdict-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Former Papuan governor Enembe’s corruption trial ends – verdict soon">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
RNZ News New Zealand’s Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140 — and it will also make it available for all children under three years. Greens co-leader Marama Davidson announced the policy today, saying it is part of a “fully costed plan” paid for with a ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/nz-election-2023-green-party-pledges-to-double-best-start-payment/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific youth climate champion Suluafi Brianna Fruean has likened her first time in the United Nations building to primary school. “It was my first time being in the [UN] General Assembly space,” Suluafi said. “I sat there and I was watching everyone and it kind of reminded me of ... <a title="Pacific climate warrior says ‘name who we’re fighting – the fossil fuel industry’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/pacific-climate-warrior-says-name-who-were-fighting-the-fossil-fuel-industry/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate warrior says ‘name who we’re fighting – the fossil fuel industry’">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Prominent West Papuan independence activist Victor Yeimo was yesterday released from prison in Jayapura, Indonesia’s occupied capital of West Papua, sparking a massive celebration among thousands of Papuans. His release has ignited a spirit of unity among Papuans in their fight against what they refer to as racism, colonialism, and ... <a title="Release of Victor Yeimo from Indonesian prison rekindles West Papuan fight against racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/25/release-of-victor-yeimo-from-indonesian-prison-rekindles-west-papuan-fight-against-racism/" aria-label="Read more about Release of Victor Yeimo from Indonesian prison rekindles West Papuan fight against racism">Read more</a>
