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February 15, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged key link in the “IDF kill chain” as part of the Gaza genocide. “Rocket Lab is a celebrated New Zealand success ... <a title="NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/nz-protesters-condemn-idf-kill-chain-link-to-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has dismissed recent accusations of anti-Semitism against her as “shameful and defamatory” in an interview on France 24. She has also warned that “the plan to fully destroy Gaza continues” and denounced Israeli measures in the ... <a title="Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/francesca-albanese-why-a-revolutionary-shift-on-global-justice-is-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-state-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong said her party would replace NZ Super – along with all other forms of government assistance – with a new citizens’ income. RNZ / Supplied The Opportunity Party says New Zealanders would be better served by dropping NZ Super and replacing it with an entirely new ... <a title="Ditch NZ Super entirely, minor party says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/ditch-nz-super-entirely-minor-party-says/" aria-label="Read more about Ditch NZ Super entirely, minor party says">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration Minister Erica Stanford is set to give an update on the government’s so-called ‘golden visa’, which aims to attract investors with at least $5 million to spend. Stanford is expected to speak to media at 2.30pm. Changes to the Active Investor Plus visa took effect in April last year, bringing ... <a title="Watch live: ‘Golden visa’ update announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/watch-live-golden-visa-update-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: ‘Golden visa’ update announced">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour eating a school lunch. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A free school lunches programme rebrand has dropped the reo Māori name Ka Ora Ka Ako, in a move Associate Minister of Education David Seymour says is “delivering real value”. The change comes alongside a new purpose statement and a review ... <a title="Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme’s name hard to swallow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/opposition-finds-change-to-school-lunch-schemes-name-hard-to-swallow/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme’s name hard to swallow">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judith Collins will remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to her new position as Law Commission president in the middle of the year. Nick Monro Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president – with no recruitment process, no ... <a title="‘Nakedly political’: No rivals considered for Judith Collins’ new job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/nakedly-political-no-rivals-considered-for-judith-collins-new-job/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nakedly political’: No rivals considered for Judith Collins’ new job">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be ... <a title="Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/saige-england-bearing-witness-we-are-seeing-a-rise-of-totalitarian-predator-injustice-from-gaza-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Australia has condemned the “unnecessary and disproportionate” and “shocking” use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. In a statement, it said the human rights organisation strongly opposed the unnecessary and excessive force used by police, and ... <a title="Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/amnesty-calls-for-independent-probe-of-shocking-australian-police-violence-against-peaceful-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The independent review will look at the Reserve Bank’s response to the pandemic. RNZ / Alexander Robertson A review into the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic was originally intended to be completed by March. The Finance Minister says the delay was due to how long it took ... <a title="Reserve Bank review set for completion in September, originally due to be done by March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/reserve-bank-review-set-for-completion-in-september-originally-due-to-be-done-by-march/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank review set for completion in September, originally due to be done by March">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters speaking at Waitangi Treaty Grounds last week. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First will campaign on a referendum on the Māori seats this year, with the party saying the time had come for a decision on their future. Te Pāti Māori said ... <a title="New Zealand First to campaign on Māori seats referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/new-zealand-first-to-campaign-on-maori-seats-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand First to campaign on Māori seats referendum">Read more</a>
