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April 4, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Norfolk Island sees its United States tariff as an acknowledgment of independence from Australia. Norfolk Island, despite being an Australian territory, has been included on Trump’s tariff list. The territory has been given a 29 percent tariff, despite Australia getting only 10 percent. It is home to just over ... <a title="‘Not an extension of Australia’ – Trump’s tariffs ‘reinforces’ Norfolk Island’s independence hopes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/not-an-extension-of-australia-trumps-tariffs-reinforces-norfolk-islands-independence-hopes/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not an extension of Australia’ – Trump’s tariffs ‘reinforces’ Norfolk Island’s independence hopes">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2025
The second of a two-part series on the historic Rongelap evacuation of 300 Marshall islanders from their irradiated atoll with the help of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior crew and the return of Rainbow Warrior III 40 years later on a nuclear justice research mission. Journalist and author David Robie, who was on board, recalls ... <a title="From Rongelap to Mejatto – how Rainbow Warrior helped move nuclear refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/01/from-rongelap-to-mejatto-how-rainbow-warrior-helped-move-nuclear-refugees/" aria-label="Read more about From Rongelap to Mejatto – how Rainbow Warrior helped move nuclear refugees">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2025
The first of a two-part series on the historic Rongelap evacuation of 300 Marshall islanders from their irradiated atoll with the help of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior crew and the return of Rainbow Warrior III 40 years later on a nuclear justice research mission. SPECIAL REPORT: By Shiva Gounden in Majuro Family isn’t just ... <a title="‘We’re not just welcoming you as allies, but as family’ – Rainbow Warrior in Marshall Islands 40 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/01/were-not-just-welcoming-you-as-allies-but-as-family-rainbow-warrior-in-marshall-islands-40-years-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re not just welcoming you as allies, but as family’ – Rainbow Warrior in Marshall Islands 40 years on">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2025
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam Debate on Guam’s future as a US territory has intensified with its legislature due to vote on a non-binding resolution to become a US state amid mounting Pacific geostrategic tensions and expansionist declarations by the Trump administration. Located closer to Beijing than Hawai’i, Guam serves as a key US ... <a title="Guam at decolonisation ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/16/guam-at-decolonisation-crossroads-with-resolution-on-us-statehood/" aria-label="Read more about Guam at decolonisation ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2025
By Sera Sefeti and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews Pacific delegates have been left “shocked” by the omission of sexual and reproductive health rights from the key declaration of the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York. This year CSW69 will review and assess the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration, ... <a title="Pacific ‘shock’ as diluted UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/pacific-shock-as-diluted-un-womens-declaration-ditches-reproductive-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘shock’ as diluted UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
By Reza Azam of Greenpeace Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has arrived back in the Marshall Islands yesterday for a six-week mission around the Pacific nation to support independent scientific research into the impact of decades-long nuclear weapons testing by the US government. Forty years ago in May 1985, its namesake, the original Rainbow Warrior, took ... <a title="Rainbow Warrior back in Marshall Islands on nuclear justice mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/rainbow-warrior-back-in-marshall-islands-on-nuclear-justice-mission/" aria-label="Read more about Rainbow Warrior back in Marshall Islands on nuclear justice mission">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
PROFILE: By Malum Nalu in Port Moresby For nearly half a century, Papua New Guinea has been more than just a home for Laurence “Rocky” Roe — it has been his canvas, his inspiration, and his great love. A master behind the lens, Rocky has captured the soul of the nation through his photography, preserving ... <a title="Through the lens of time: A tribute to ‘Rocky’ Roe’s PNG photography" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/through-the-lens-of-time-a-tribute-to-rocky-roes-png-photography/" aria-label="Read more about Through the lens of time: A tribute to ‘Rocky’ Roe’s PNG photography">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Last week, on 26 February 2025, President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia’s first bullion banks, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to gold and precious metal management. This initiative aims to strengthen Indonesia’s control over its gold reserves, improve financial stability, and reduce reliance on foreign institutions for gold ... <a title="Indonesia’s bullion banks, new mining policies pose threat to West Papuan sovereignty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/02/indonesias-bullion-banks-new-mining-policies-pose-threat-to-west-papuan-sovereignty/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s bullion banks, new mining policies pose threat to West Papuan sovereignty">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2025
Asia Pacific Report In the year marking 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents and 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tested by the United States, Greenpeace is calling on Washington to comply with demands by the Marshall Islands for nuclear justice. “The Marshall Islands bears the ... <a title="Four decades after Rongelap evacuation, Greenpeace makes new plea for nuclear justice by US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/01/four-decades-after-rongelap-evacuation-greenpeace-makes-new-plea-for-nuclear-justice-by-us/" aria-label="Read more about Four decades after Rongelap evacuation, Greenpeace makes new plea for nuclear justice by US">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Pacific Media Watch A New Zealand-based community education provider, Dark Times Academy, has had a US Embassy grant to deliver a course teaching Pacific Islands journalists about disinformation terminated after the new Trump administration took office. The new US administration requested a list of course participants and to review the programme material amid controversy over ... <a title="US backing for Pacific disinformation media course casualty of Trump aid ‘freeze’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/us-backing-for-pacific-disinformation-media-course-casualty-of-trump-aid-freeze/" aria-label="Read more about US backing for Pacific disinformation media course casualty of Trump aid ‘freeze’">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
RNZ Pacific Marshall Islands Journal editor Giff Johnson says US President Donald Trump’s decision on aid “is an opening for anybody else who wants to fill the gap” in the Pacific. Trump froze all USAID for 90 days on his first day in office and is now looking to significantly reduce the size of the ... <a title="Trump’s USAID freeze ‘undermines relationships in Pacific’, says editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/trumps-usaid-freeze-undermines-relationships-in-pacific-says-editor/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s USAID freeze ‘undermines relationships in Pacific’, says editor">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
The Cook Islands finds itself in a precarious dance — one between the promises of foreign investments and the integrity of our own sovereignty. As the country sways between partners China and Aotearoa New Zealand, the Cook Islands News asks: “Do we continue to haka with the Taniwha, our constitutional partner, or do we dance ... <a title="Cook Islands crisis: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/cook-islands-crisis-haka-with-the-taniwha-or-dance-with-the-dragon/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands crisis: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?">Read more</a>
