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January 8, 2026
By Jake Johnson US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela’s interim leadership will turn over to the United States as many as 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to be sold at market price, part of a broader, unlawful administration effort to seize the South American nation’s natural resources. Trump, who authorised the illegal ... <a title="‘Straight-up piracy and extortion’: Trump says he will control money from sale of Venezuelan oil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/straight-up-piracy-and-extortion-trump-says-he-will-control-money-from-sale-of-venezuelan-oil/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Straight-up piracy and extortion’: Trump says he will control money from sale of Venezuelan oil">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous. We were told this was about defending the “rules-based international order” — a phrase our politicians have grown remarkably fond of. Winston Peters has deployed it frequently in his time ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/bryce-edwards-nzs-craven-stance-on-the-us-invasion-of-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide, must arm ourselves to oppose our major trading partner, must support a contrived war to defeat an adversary that no longer exists, (lest its new form otherwise achieves its potential) ... <a title="Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/malcolm-evans-what-have-we-become-that-we-accept-such-brigandry/" aria-label="Read more about Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone If you were wondering why the US establishment was so much more chill about Trump becoming president this term than they were the first time around, you’re watching the reason now. The powers that be were assured that he’d carry out longstanding ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/caitlin-johnstone-the-us-empire-needs-men-like-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
By Monika Singh of Wansolwara News Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their history, marked by governance issues, political instability, geopolitical pressures and escalating climate threats, while simultaneously grappling with declining revenue streams and threats to their financial survival. This is highlighted in the inaugural edition of the Pacific ... <a title="New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/new-journal-warns-pacific-media-near-breaking-point-amid-revenue-collapse-and-political-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Dr Satyendra Prasad Internationally, we are marking the 2025 Human Rights Day at a time of extraordinary retreat from human rights protection across the World. Every human right, every breach of human right and every advance in the protection of human rights must matter equally to us. The frameworks for human rights protection ... <a title="Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/climate-change-and-human-rights-demands-telling-our-pacific-stories-with-clarity-and-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
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 courthouse security after another reporter attacked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/fiji-journalists-condemn-police-over-lack-of-courthouse-security-after-another-reporter-attacked/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell The origin of the expression “tuckered out” goes back to the east of the United States around the 1830s. After New Englanders began to compare the wrinkled and drawn appearance of overworked and undernourished horses and dogs to the appearance of tucked cloth, it became associated with people being exhausted. Expressions ... <a title="Tucker Carlson ‘tuckered out’ with Donald Trump and Israel – insights for New Zealand rightwing politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/tucker-carlson-tuckered-out-with-donald-trump-and-israel-insights-for-new-zealand-rightwing-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Tucker Carlson ‘tuckered out’ with Donald Trump and Israel – insights for New Zealand rightwing politics">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The global civil society alliance Civicus has called on eight Pacific governments to do more to respect civic freedoms and strengthen institutions to protect these rights. It is especially concerned over the threats to press freedom, the use of laws to criminalise online expression, and failure to establish national human rights institutions ... <a title="Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect civic rights, press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/civicus-raps-8-pacific-countries-for-not-doing-enough-to-protect-civic-rights-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect civic rights, press freedom">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
TRIBUTE: By Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend Bob Howarth. He was 81. He was a passionate advocate for journalism who changed many lives with his extraordinary kindness and generosity coupled with wisdom, experience and an uncanny ability to make things happen. Howarth worked ... <a title="‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob Howarth’s legacy will live on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/father-of-timor-post-why-asia-pacific-media-legend-bob-howarths-legacy-will-live-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob Howarth’s legacy will live on">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>
