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February 25, 2026
The Palestine Chronicle New Zealand activist Roger Fowler, a longtime Gaza solidarity organiser and Palestine Chronicle contributor, who died last Saturday, leaves a legacy of principled resistance. Roger Fowler was a beloved figure in the global solidarity movement and a steadfast advocate for justice in Palestine. He leaves behind a legacy defined by courage, compassion, ... <a title="The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/the-palestine-chronicle-roger-fowlers-legacy-a-palestinian-tribute/" aria-label="Read more about The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Kia Ora Gaza Fifteen years ago today a contingent of six New Zealanders drove three aid-packed ambulances into Gaza as part of the epic international Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy of 145 vehicles — to a rock-star reception from locals. The featured PressTV report includes a short interview with Kia Ora Gaza team volunteer Hone ... <a title="Kia Ora Gaza marks 15th anniversary of Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/kia-ora-gaza-marks-15th-anniversary-of-viva-palestina-5-solidarity-convoy/" aria-label="Read more about Kia Ora Gaza marks 15th anniversary of Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy">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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August 24, 2025
Two New Zealand Palestinians, Rana Hamida and Youssef Sammour, left Auckland today to join the massive new Global Sumud Flotilla determined to break Israel’s starvation blockade of the besieged enclave. Here, two journalists report on the Asia-Pacific stake in the initiative. Ellie Aben in Manila and Sheany Yasuko Lai in Jakarta Asia-Pacific activists are preparing ... <a title="Asia-Pacific activists ready to set sail with largest-ever Gaza aid flotilla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/24/asia-pacific-activists-ready-to-set-sail-with-largest-ever-gaza-aid-flotilla/" aria-label="Read more about Asia-Pacific activists ready to set sail with largest-ever Gaza aid flotilla">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
No New Zealanders were on board the Handala in the latest arrest and abductions of Freedom Flotilla crew on humanitarian siege-busting missions to Gaza. However, two Australians were and one talks to The New Arab just before the attack on Saturday. INTERVIEW: By Sebastian Shehadi The Handala, a 1968 Norwegian trawler repurposed by the Freedom ... <a title="‘We pose no threat – our aim is to break the siege’: Tan Safi on joining the Handala Gaza flotilla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/we-pose-no-threat-our-aim-is-to-break-the-siege-tan-safi-on-joining-the-handala-gaza-flotilla/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We pose no threat – our aim is to break the siege’: Tan Safi on joining the Handala Gaza flotilla">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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June 7, 2025
Pacific Media Watch One of the 12 activists on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid vessel Madleen has posted an update on their progress, saying the mission would not be deterred by Israel’s threats to block them. In a video posted to X, Thiago Ávila said the crew, which includes high-profile Swedish climate activist Greta ... <a title="‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship to Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/07/they-cannot-block-us-says-activist-on-madleen-flotilla-aid-ship-to-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship to Gaza">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestinian sent to The Press for publication that have been ignored in the continued Aotearoa New Zealand media silence over 11 months of atrocities. Both letters have been sent to the Christchurch morning daily newspaper by the co-presenter of the Plains FM radio ... <a title="Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/open-letters-on-gaza-that-the-press-shunned-the-handala-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala protest">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has told supporters that the “Break the Siege” aid project for besieged Gaza from Turkey has been put on hold — indefinitely — due to rising tensions in the wake of the assassinations of key resistance leaders in the capitals of Lebanon and Iran. “We will continue to ... <a title="Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads towards Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/turkey-based-freedom-flotilla-aid-ships-put-on-hold-but-handala-still-heads-towards-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads towards Gaza">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has told supporters that the “Break the Siege” aid project for besieged Gaza from Turkey has been put on hold — indefinitely — due to rising tensions in the wake of the assassinations of key resistance leaders in the capitals of Lebanon and Iran. “We will continue to ... <a title="Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/04/turkey-based-freedom-flotilla-aid-ships-put-on-hold-but-handala-still-heads-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads for Gaza">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Kia Ora Gaza An international lawyer and former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Diana Buttu, says it is a myth that the siege on Gaza began in 2006/2007. She has explained in a Gaza Freedom Flotilla video released on YouTube that Israel’s control and closure on Gaza started decades earlier. The Israeli militarily ... <a title="Buttu debunks Israeli ‘myths’ about Gaza siege – ‘vital to break it’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/buttu-debunks-israeli-myths-about-gaza-siege-vital-to-break-it/" aria-label="Read more about Buttu debunks Israeli ‘myths’ about Gaza siege – ‘vital to break it’">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2024
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand activists Youssef Sammour and Rana Hamida have been selected to join the volunteer crew on the international Freedom Flotilla ship Handala, currently visiting European ports and heading to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. Youssef Sammour at a recent Auckland rally for Palestine. Image: Kia Ora Gaza They will be farewelled ... <a title="Latest Kiwi crew to join Gaza Freedom Flotilla leaves on Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/16/latest-kiwi-crew-to-join-gaza-freedom-flotilla-leaves-on-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Latest Kiwi crew to join Gaza Freedom Flotilla leaves on Sunday">Read more</a>
