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December 1, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific reporter Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment on treason charges. But a West Papua independence advocate says Indonesia is using its law to silence opposition. In April this year, letters were delivered to government institutions in Sorong West Papua, asking for peaceful dialogue between Indonesia’s ... <a title="Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says ‘abuse of law’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/four-papuan-activists-jailed-on-treason-charges-nz-advocate-says-abuse-of-law/" aria-label="Read more about Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says ‘abuse of law’">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
A transition in global emphasis from “nuclear to climate crisis survivors”, plus new geopolitical exposés. REVIEW: By Amit Sarwal of The Australia Today Forty years after the bombing of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, award-winning journalist and author David Robie has revisited the ship’s fateful last mission — a journey that became ... <a title="David Robie’s Eyes of Fire rekindles the legacy of the Rainbow Warrior 40 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/david-robies-eyes-of-fire-rekindles-the-legacy-of-the-rainbow-warrior-40-years-on/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie’s Eyes of Fire rekindles the legacy of the Rainbow Warrior 40 years on">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today as Israel faced global condemnation over more “war crimes” against Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. At least 13 people, including two children, were killed and 25 were wounded as Israel launched another incursion into ... <a title="Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/fiji-nz-protesters-kick-off-un-day-of-solidarity-for-palestine-amid-calls-for-sanctions-boycotts-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report As New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters prepared for demonstrations across the country today to mark the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, they awoke to news of Israel attacking three countries in the Middle East — Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. This is the 112th consecutive week that the Palestine Solidarity ... <a title="Israel attacks three countries as NZ protesters prepare for UN day of Palestine solidarity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/israel-attacks-three-countries-as-nz-protesters-prepare-for-un-day-of-palestine-solidarity/" aria-label="Read more about Israel attacks three countries as NZ protesters prepare for UN day of Palestine solidarity">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2025
RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today — fronting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Suva. The TRC was set up by Rabuka’s coalition government with the aim of promoting truth-telling and reconciliation regarding political upheavals dating back to 1987. The ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/fiji-pm-rabuka-blames-insulated-upbringing-for-racially-motivated-1987-coups/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Ma’an News Agency in Santiago Civil society forces in Chile are preparing to launch an international campaign to demand the expulsion of Israel from the United Nations. This is based on Article 6 of the United Nations Charter against the backdrop of what the campaign describes as “continuous and systematic violations” of international law and ... <a title="Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel from United Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/chile-plans-to-launch-global-campaign-seeking-to-expel-pariah-israel-from-united-nations/" aria-label="Read more about Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel from United Nations">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has demanded better police protection after a journalist working for the state broadcaster Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) was violently attacked outside a courthouse In a statement today, the FMA again called for police to be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the Suva High Court ... <a title="Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courtroom security after another reporter attacked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/fiji-journalists-condemn-police-over-lack-of-courtroom-security-after-another-reporter-attacked/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courtroom security after another reporter attacked">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has defended his decision to ban the Samoa Observer in response to a joint letter from the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF). In a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Nanai Lave Tuiletufuga yesterday, the office of the Prime Minister acknowledged ... <a title="PM hits back at PINA and PFF over Samoa Observer ‘ethics’ ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/pm-hits-back-at-pina-and-pff-over-samoa-observer-ethics-ban/" aria-label="Read more about PM hits back at PINA and PFF over Samoa Observer ‘ethics’ ban">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Māngere East community stalwarts and activists from across Tamaki Makaurau Auckland have gathered at the local Village Green to pay tribute to their popular ‘power couple’ and entertainers Roger Fowler and Lyn Doherty with their whānau. MC Emily Worman of Science in a Van summed it up best yesterday morning by declaring ... <a title="Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/showing-their-aroha-for-the-activist-power-couple-of-mangere-east/" aria-label="Read more about Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist As the world’s largest Indigenous education conference (WIPCE) closed last night in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, a shared sentiment emerged — despite arriving with different languages, lands, and traditions, attendees across the board felt the kotahitanga (unity). The gathering — held in partnership with mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, ... <a title="‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling inspired" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/my-mana-reignited-attendees-leave-worlds-largest-indigenous-education-conference-feeling-inspired/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling inspired">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Ramzy Baroud UNSC Resolution 2803 is unequivocally rejected. It is a direct contravention of international law itself, imposed by the United States with the full knowledge and collaboration of Arab and Muslim states. These regimes brutally turned their backs on the Palestinians throughout the genocide, with some actively helping Israel cope with the ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: Pathetic attempt to achieve by Gaza decree what US-Israel failed to gain through brute force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/ramzy-baroud-pathetic-attempt-to-achieve-by-gaza-decree-what-us-israel-failed-to-gain-through-brute-force/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: Pathetic attempt to achieve by Gaza decree what US-Israel failed to gain through brute force">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within New Caledonia’s pro-independence movement has further widened after the second component of the “moderates”, the UPM (Progressist Union in Melanesia), has officially announced it has now left the once united Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS). The UPM announcement, at a press ... <a title="New Caledonia’s pro-independence split widens – another party quits FLNKS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/new-caledonias-pro-independence-split-widens-another-party-quits-flnks/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s pro-independence split widens – another party quits FLNKS">Read more</a>
