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May 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report As Israel drives the Palestinians deeper into another Nakba in Gaza with its assault on Rafah, the Palestine Youth Aotearoa (PYA) and solidarity supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand tonight commemorated the original Nakba — “the Catastrophe” — of 1948. The 1948 Nakba . . . more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced to ... <a title="Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/gallery-from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-will-be-free/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2024
Three people have now died in New Caledonia in the wake of pro-independence protests and escalating unrest. Charles Wea, a spokesperson for international relations in the New Caledonian territorial President’s office, confirmed the deaths to RNZ Pacific. The circumstances are unclear in the French territory’s third day of violence. France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said ... <a title="Three dead in New Caledonia amid independence, electoral unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/three-dead-in-new-caledonia-amid-independence-electoral-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about Three dead in New Caledonia amid independence, electoral unrest">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A National Union of Workers (NUW) official is hopeful Fiji Water employees who have been on strike for almost a week will return to work shortly. Last Tuesday, a group of workers for Fiji Water went on strike over pay disputes at the multi-million dollar US-owned company’s water bottling ... <a title="Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/13/fiji-water-workers-strike-almost-a-week-but-union-hopeful-for-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Barangay New Zealand’s Rene Molina has interviewed the country’s first Filipino Green MP Francisco Hernandez who was sworn into Parliament yesterday as the party’s latest member. This is the first interview with Hernandez who replaces former Green Party co-leader James Shaw after his retirement from politics to take up a green investment ... <a title="NZ’s first Pinoy Green MP Francisco Hernandez talks climate policy and activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/11/nzs-first-pinoy-green-mp-francisco-hernandez-talks-climate-policy-and-activism/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s first Pinoy Green MP Francisco Hernandez talks climate policy and activism">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2024
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison, Fiji media are reporting. Bainimarama, alongside suspended Fiji Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho appeared in the High Court in Suva today for their sentencing hearing for a case involving their roles in blocking a police investigation at the University of ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama jailed over block of USP probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/09/former-fiji-pm-voreqe-bainimarama-jailed-over-block-of-usp-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama jailed over block of USP probe">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Pacific regionalism academic has called out New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from the public on AUKUS and says the security deal “raises serious questions for the Pacific region”. Auckland University of Technology academic Dr Marco de Jong said Pasifika voices must be ... <a title="‘Don’t mistake Pacific leaders AUKUS quietness’ as support for NZ, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/dont-mistake-pacific-leaders-aukus-quietness-as-support-for-nz-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t mistake Pacific leaders AUKUS quietness’ as support for NZ, says academic">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of Israel’s War on Gaza, now in its seventh month with almost 35,000 people killed, mostly women and children. Marking the annual May 3 World Press Freedom Day “plus two”, the ... <a title="Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/05/auckland-palestine-rally-honours-gaza-journalists-for-freedom-award/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
By Jo Moir, RNZ News political editor, and Craig McCulloch, deputy political editor New Zealand’s Labour Party is demanding Winston Peters be stood down as Foreign Minister for opening up the government to legal action over his “totally unacceptable” attack on a prominent AUKUS critic. In an interview on RNZ’s Morning Report today, Peters criticised ... <a title="NZ Foreign Minister Peters accused of ‘entirely defamatory’ remarks about ex-Australian minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/nz-foreign-minister-peters-accused-of-entirely-defamatory-remarks-about-ex-australian-minister/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Foreign Minister Peters accused of ‘entirely defamatory’ remarks about ex-Australian minister">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers received word of an “administrative roadblock” initiated by Israel in ... <a title="Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/27/israel-delays-gaza-freedom-flotilla-departure-with-bureaucratic-block/" aria-label="Read more about Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Palestine solidarity protesters today demonstrated at the Auckland headquarters of Television New Zealand, accusing the country’s major TV network of broadcasting “propaganda” backing Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. About 50 protesters targeted the main entrance to the TVNZ building near Sky Tower and also picketed a side gate entrance for media workers ... <a title="Palestine protesters challenge TVNZ over Israeli ambassador’s ‘propaganda’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/26/palestine-protesters-challenge-tvnz-over-israeli-ambassadors-propaganda/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine protesters challenge TVNZ over Israeli ambassador’s ‘propaganda’">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The West Papuan resistance OPM leader has condemned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden, accusing their countries of “six decades of treachery” over Papuan independence. The open letter was released today by OPM chairman Jeffrey P Bomanak on the eve of ANZAC Day 2024. Praising the courage and ... <a title="OPM leader’s open letter condemns Australia’s ‘treachery’ over Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/24/opm-leaders-open-letter-condemns-australias-treachery-over-papua/" aria-label="Read more about OPM leader’s open letter condemns Australia’s ‘treachery’ over Papua">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2024
NEWSMAKERS: By Vijay Narayan, news director of FijiVillage Blessed to be part of the University of Fiji (UniFiji) faculty to continue to teach and mentor those who want to join our noble profession, and to stand for truth and justice for the people of the country. I was privileged to lecture a few units a ... <a title="Fiji journalism – starting with the people and ending with the people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/24/fiji-journalism-starting-with-the-people-and-ending-with-the-people/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji journalism – starting with the people and ending with the people">Read more</a>
