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‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice

January 24, 2026

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The parents of rare conjoined twins say doctors in Papua New Guinea told them to take the boys home as they were beyond hope. “Thank God we [defied them] and we are where we are,” the boys’ dad Kevin Mitiam, who is also a twin, said in Tok ... <a title="‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/thank-god-parents-of-png-conjoined-twins-grateful-they-defied-medical-advice/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s innocent oopsie-poopsie medical massacre mistake

April 12, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Israeli military changed its story many times about why its forces killed 15 medical workers and then buried them and their vehicles to hide the evidence. After their initial claim that the medical vehicles were approaching “suspiciously” without their emergency lights ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s innocent oopsie-poopsie medical massacre mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/12/caitlin-johnstone-israels-innocent-oopsie-poopsie-medical-massacre-mistake/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s innocent oopsie-poopsie medical massacre mistake">Read more</a>

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‘It’s a complete and total nightmare’ – aid worker speaks about Israel’s relentless Gaza genocide

November 18, 2024

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn to Israel’s war on Gaza. A special UN committee has reported Israel’s actions in Gaza are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide”. Another report by Human Rights Watch finds Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against ... <a title="‘It’s a complete and total nightmare’ – aid worker speaks about Israel’s relentless Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/its-a-complete-and-total-nightmare-aid-worker-speaks-about-israels-relentless-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s a complete and total nightmare’ – aid worker speaks about Israel’s relentless Gaza genocide">Read more</a>

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Solidarity medical aid convoy breaches blockade and says: ‘Gaza isn’t alone’

February 23, 2023

Dr Essam Youssef visits the ambulance in Gaza sponsored by Freedom Flotilla Campaigns. The ambulance is used by the Benevolent Society for People with Disabilities. Video: Miles of Smiles SPECIAL REPORT: By Roger Fowler A delegation of the Miles of Smiles 41st solidarity aid convoy recently entered Gaza to deliver more than US$200,000 of much-needed ... <a title="Solidarity medical aid convoy breaches blockade and says: ‘Gaza isn’t alone’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/solidarity-medical-aid-convoy-breaches-blockade-and-says-gaza-isnt-alone/" aria-label="Read more about Solidarity medical aid convoy breaches blockade and says: ‘Gaza isn’t alone’">Read more</a>

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Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today

January 23, 2022

RNZ Pacific The second day of a drive to receive emergency supplies in Aotearoa New Zealand to be sent to Tonga has started in Auckland this morning. Hundreds queued for hours at Mount Smart Stadium in Penrose yesterday to deliver emergency goods that will be sent to their families in Tonga. Almost six shipping containers ... <a title="Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/second-day-of-nzs-tonga-tsunami-emergency-fundraiser-today/" aria-label="Read more about Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today">Read more</a>