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October 22, 2023
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they’re reporting what’s happening in Gaza and Israel. Mediawatch has asked BBC news boss Jonathan Munro how they’re handling it — even when it’s coming from the UK’s own government. “Palestinian health officials in Gaza ... <a title="Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/22/mediawatch-media-in-the-middle-of-gaza-claims-and-counterclaims/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2023
About 5000 pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in Auckland’s Aotea Square and marched down Queen Street today calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in the War on Gaza. A co-organiser, Ming Al-Ansan, said: “We want our voices heard. Palestinian lives matter, so if we don’t do this then the media is not going to notice us.” ... <a title="Janfrie Wakim: Time to take action over the Gaza bloodshed – hope isn’t enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/22/janfrie-wakim-time-to-take-action-over-the-gaza-bloodshed-hope-isnt-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Janfrie Wakim: Time to take action over the Gaza bloodshed – hope isn’t enough">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Israeli authorities to end military pactices that “violate international law” with the deaths of civilians, including journalists. This came in the wake of seven journalists being killed by Israeli security forces in the space of a week — six in the ... <a title="RSF condemns Middle East ‘bloody week’ with seven journalists killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/21/rsf-condemns-middle-east-bloody-week-with-seven-journalists-killed/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Middle East ‘bloody week’ with seven journalists killed">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
RNZ News Te Pāti Māori wants the incoming and outgoing governments of Aotearoa New Zealand to use the country’s strong international voice to insist on an urgent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. And they say the government should be prepared to “kick the Israeli ambassador out” if the fighting does not stop and humanitarian aid ... <a title="Te Pāti Māori calls for NZ to insist on Israel-Gaza ceasefire, ‘absolute peace’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/te-pati-maori-calls-for-nz-to-insist-on-israel-gaza-ceasefire-absolute-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Te Pāti Māori calls for NZ to insist on Israel-Gaza ceasefire, ‘absolute peace’">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
By Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report As we prepared for this podcast, representatives of Arab states have presented a united front at the United Nations, criticising the UN Security Council of doing nothing to protect civilians from Israeli bombing and missile attacks on Gazan civilians and locations. Since then, the UN Security Council has ... <a title="When all the world’s failings end in Gaza – Selwyn Manning, Paul Buchanan assess the crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/when-all-the-worlds-failings-end-in-gaza-selwyn-manning-paul-buchanan-assess-the-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about When all the world’s failings end in Gaza – Selwyn Manning, Paul Buchanan assess the crisis">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
By Dionisia Tabureguci in Suva The political superpowers of the world have been gently reminded this week of Fiji’s intention to turn the Pacific islands region into a zone of peace and not be pawns in geopolitics. In his address at a Lowy Institute event in Canberra on Tuesday afternoon, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka ... <a title="Rabuka calls for Pacific peace zone – ‘We don’t want to be caught in struggle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/rabuka-calls-for-pacific-peace-zone-we-dont-want-to-be-caught-in-struggle/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka calls for Pacific peace zone – ‘We don’t want to be caught in struggle’">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ Checkpoint reporter Science staff and students at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand are fighting to save their jobs, and their studies. The cash-strapped university is proposing to slash science courses from its Albany campus, which would hollow out a new high-tech building full of specialised labs. It is part of ... <a title="Massey University science staff, students fight for jobs and studies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/massey-university-science-staff-students-fight-for-jobs-and-studies/" aria-label="Read more about Massey University science staff, students fight for jobs and studies">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The Aotearoa New Zealand government announcement of $5 million in humanitarian aid to “Israel, Gaza and the West Bank” is a cowardly, shameful response to Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. The priority for Gaza is not bandages and aspirins — they need loud voices condemning Israeli genocide. ... <a title="John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/john-minto-a-shameful-nz-response-to-genocide-of-palestinians-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in Gaza">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution through an indigenous Voice. The voters were asked to vote “yes” or ... <a title="‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/no-to-australias-indigenous-voice-a-devastating-wake-up-call-for-resistance-to-colonialism/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
The New Zealand government is putting $5 million to address urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank. The initial contribution would include $2.5 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a further $2.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) under the umbrella of the United Nations ... <a title="Israel-Gaza conflict: NZ govt providing $5m towards humanitarian aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/israel-gaza-conflict-nz-govt-providing-5m-towards-humanitarian-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Gaza conflict: NZ govt providing $5m towards humanitarian aid">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto Aotearoa New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is correct to condemn Hamas killing Israeli civilians in its attacks on Israel this week. The killing of civilians or taking them hostage is a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention and should be universally condemned. However, the Labour government has been deathly ... <a title="John Minto: A prime minister with Gaza ‘blood on his hands’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/john-minto-a-prime-minister-with-gaza-blood-on-his-hands/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: A prime minister with Gaza ‘blood on his hands’">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ News journalist Melanesians all across Aotearoa are coming together in Auckland this weekend to celebrate their unique cultural heritage. This is the second time the annual Melanesian Festival Aotearoa is being held and it is an opportunity for community members from Fiji, Kanaky New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and ... <a title="Melanesians gathering for ‘unique’ NZ cultural event to celebrate identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/melanesians-gathering-for-unique-nz-cultural-event-to-celebrate-identity/" aria-label="Read more about Melanesians gathering for ‘unique’ NZ cultural event to celebrate identity">Read more</a>
