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March 29, 2019
Julian Pettifer introduces his 1979 BBC series Diamonds in the Sky. Video: Julian Pettifer ANALYSIS: By Dr Philip Cass There was an American entrepreneur who claimed he was being pursued by the CIA and an Australian bookmaker whose racing career could best be described as colourful. There were Libyans with money to spare and political ... <a title="The wanted man, the CIA, the Russians and a Tongan king’s jumbo dream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/29/the-wanted-man-the-cia-the-russians-and-a-tongan-kings-jumbo-dream/" aria-label="Read more about The wanted man, the CIA, the Russians and a Tongan king’s jumbo dream">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2019
By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch In 2017, the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam – nearly 13,000 of those stories mentioned either terrorism or Islamic Jihad. The stats are from an academic article in Pacific Journalism Review by Auckland University of Technology’s senior lecturer and Pacific Media Centre board ... <a title="‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/29/misconceived-hatred-gives-way-to-muslim-voices-finally-being-heard/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2019
OPINION: By Michael Andrew, of Pacific Media Watch The New Zealand mainstream media has done two things in the past fortnight – it’s shown just how good it can be with excellent reporting of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks. And it’s shown – due to the first accomplishment – just how bad it has been ... <a title="Michael Andrew: How journalists can improve diversity in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/28/michael-andrew-how-journalists-can-improve-diversity-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Andrew: How journalists can improve diversity in our media">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
A West Papua Liberation Army unit in the Nduga regency, Papua, earlier this month. Image: RNZ file By RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has called for an end to violence in Indonesia’s Papua province. Peters was responding to a letter from a representative of the West Papua Liberation Army, which is waging ... <a title="Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/violence-in-papua-must-end-before-talks-says-nz-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Black Sheep … an RNZ special on white supremacy. Image: RNZ COMMENTARY: By William Ray Since the mosque attacks in Christchurch earlier this month, many people have called for New Zealand to examine its history of white supremacy. In this special episode of RNZ’s Black Sheep, William Ray looks at the origins of this ideology, ... <a title="Black Sheep: NZ’s story of white supremacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/black-sheep-nzs-story-of-white-supremacy/" aria-label="Read more about Black Sheep: NZ’s story of white supremacy">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Pacific Media Centre’s Del Abcede was on the ground for last Sunday’s “love not hate” rally with about 2000 people marching down Auckland’s Queen Street in solidarity with the victims and survivors of the Christchurch mosque terrorist attack earlier this month. Scores of children were among the marchers with placards declaring ... <a title="Gallery: Children head NZ’s ‘love not hate’ rally in central Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/gallery-children-head-nzs-love-not-hate-rally-in-central-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Children head NZ’s ‘love not hate’ rally in central Auckland">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political factors that contributed to the massacre of 50 people. Here we shall focus on two: ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/paul-buchanan-soul-searching-nz-must-own-this-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
The Tino Rangatiratanga and New Zealand independence flags flying at the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” rally in Aotea Square, Auckland, today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Thousands of New Zealanders flocked to the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” rally at Aotea Square in central Auckland today in solidarity with the Muslim community in the ... <a title="Thousands take part in Auckland ‘love Aotearoa’ rally, reject terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/thousands-take-part-in-auckland-love-aotearoa-rally-reject-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands take part in Auckland ‘love Aotearoa’ rally, reject terrorism">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The massive gathering in Christchurch’s Hagley Park has reassured and uplifted their shocked community, say New Zealand Muslim leaders. About 20,000 people gathered in Hagley Park to observe two minutes of silence and the Muslim call to prayer on Friday along with thousands more at other events across the country, including ... <a title="Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/gallery-christchurch-terror-prayers-and-hijabs-for-peace-at-ponsonby/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paying her respects in Christchurch. Image: RNZ Summer Joyan’s open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Dear Prime Minister Ardern, I am a 13-year-old Muslim girl from Australia and I would like to publicly share my appreciation with you. I belong to the generation that was born after 11 ... <a title="Dear PM: ‘It breaks my heart that a sense of belonging has cost 50 lives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/dear-pm-it-breaks-my-heart-that-a-sense-of-belonging-has-cost-50-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Dear PM: ‘It breaks my heart that a sense of belonging has cost 50 lives’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Rahul Bhattarai talks to eNCA News of South Africa live from New Zealand. Video: eNCA News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Former Pacific Media Watch project reporter Rahul Bhattarai has talked to the South African independent news service eNews Channel Africa News about last Friday’s mosque massacre in New Zealand. The Johannesburg host talked to him ... <a title="Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/former-pmw-reporter-talks-to-sa-media-on-mosque-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Police guarding the AUT Masjid today added their tribute to the flowers at the entrance to the prayer room in central Auckland. Image: David Robie/PMC By RNZ News New Zealand today observed the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence in Christchurch and across the country, one week after terror attacks that killed ... <a title="NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/nz-marks-call-to-prayer-two-minute-silence-to-honour-mosque-dead/" aria-label="Read more about NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead">Read more</a>