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Oceania ‘voice’ Jacinda Ardern in open letter climate crisis plea in Brazil

November 10, 2025

Asia Pacific Report In an open letter released at the Belém Climate Summit, special envoys for strategic regions have expressed their support for the COP30 presidency and for all leaders committed to advancing climate crisis action. Former New Zealand prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, the “voice” for Oceania, was among the seven climate envoys signing ... <a title="Oceania ‘voice’ Jacinda Ardern in open letter climate crisis plea in Brazil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/oceania-voice-jacinda-ardern-in-open-letter-climate-crisis-plea-in-brazil/" aria-label="Read more about Oceania ‘voice’ Jacinda Ardern in open letter climate crisis plea in Brazil">Read more</a>

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What happens next for Te Pāti Māori and expelled MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori co leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi announce the MPs’ expulsion. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Te Pāti Māori’s decision to expel two of its MPs leaves it with further decisions to be made. The decision taken by the party’s National Council overnight means Mariameno Kapa-Kingi will remain as MP for ... <a title="What happens next for Te Pāti Māori and expelled MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/what-happens-next-for-te-pati-maori-and-expelled-mps-mariameno-kapa-kingi-takuta-ferris/" aria-label="Read more about What happens next for Te Pāti Māori and expelled MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris">Read more</a>

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Pacific civil society warn of growing militarisation and mining pressure on the ocean

November 10, 2025

RNZ Pacific Pacific civil society groups say 2025 has been a big year for the ocean. Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) representative Maureen Penjueli said the Pacific Ocean was being hyper-militarised and there was a desire for seabed minerals to be used to build-up military capacity. “Critical minerals, whether from land ... <a title="Pacific civil society warn of growing militarisation and mining pressure on the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/pacific-civil-society-warn-of-growing-militarisation-and-mining-pressure-on-the-ocean/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific civil society warn of growing militarisation and mining pressure on the ocean">Read more</a>

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Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori’s national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict. The National Iwi Chairs Forum had been hopeful the party’s two factions could patch things up at a hui at a Wellington marae this week. That plan has been scuppered, ... <a title="Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/te-pati-maori-expels-takuta-ferris-and-mariameno-kapa-kingi/" aria-label="Read more about Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi">Read more</a>

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Watch live: Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand A composite image of Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs Te Pāti Māori’s national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict. The National Iwi Chairs Forum had been hopeful the party’s two factions could patch things up at a ... <a title="Watch live: Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/watch-live-te-pati-maori-expels-takuta-ferris-and-mariameno-kapa-kingi/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Te Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire keeps getting creepier

November 10, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Secretary of War™ Pete Hegseth said during a speech on Friday that the US is at “a 1939 moment” of “mounting urgency” in which “enemies gather, threats grow,” adding, “We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire keeps getting creepier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/caitlin-johnstone-the-us-empire-keeps-getting-creepier/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire keeps getting creepier">Read more</a>

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‘Profound distrust’ in France, says Pacific people’s mission report calling for new Kanaky negotiations

November 9, 2025

Asia Pacific Report A Pacific people’s mission to Kanaky New Caledonia was repeatedly confronted with a “profound sense of distrust” in the French state’s role in the decolonisation process, a new report released this week has revealed. “This scepticism, articulated by Kanak representatives, is rooted in the belief that France is not a neutral arbiter ... <a title="‘Profound distrust’ in France, says Pacific people’s mission report calling for new Kanaky negotiations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/09/profound-distrust-in-france-says-pacific-peoples-mission-report-calling-for-new-kanaky-negotiations/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Profound distrust’ in France, says Pacific people’s mission report calling for new Kanaky negotiations">Read more</a>

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NZ Palestine protesters condemn govt over failure to impose sanctions against Israel

November 9, 2025

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand Pro-Palestine protesters gathered at West Auckland’s Te Pai Park today, celebrating successes of the BDS movement against apartheid Israel while condemning the failure of the country’s coalition government to impose sanctions against the pariah state. “They’ve done nothing,” said Neil Scott, secretary of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). He ... <a title="NZ Palestine protesters condemn govt over failure to impose sanctions against Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/09/nz-palestine-protesters-condemn-govt-over-failure-to-impose-sanctions-against-israel/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestine protesters condemn govt over failure to impose sanctions against Israel">Read more</a>

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Gaza ‘ceasefire’ simply means that Israel can do whatever it wants. We can’t.

November 8, 2025

A Gaza resident tells his story of the struggle to survive in Israel’s Gaza genocide today, “ceasefire” or not. SPECIAL REPORT: By Qasem Waleed El-Farra On October 19, Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of people in a blatant violation of US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan, which had ... <a title="Gaza ‘ceasefire’ simply means that Israel can do whatever it wants. We can’t." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/08/gaza-ceasefire-simply-means-that-israel-can-do-whatever-it-wants-we-cant/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza ‘ceasefire’ simply means that Israel can do whatever it wants. We can’t.">Read more</a>

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NZ government has ‘Trumpian accent’, says global human rights advocate

November 8, 2025

RNZ News The current New Zealand government has a “Trumpian accent” that should be a red flag for the people, one of the world’s leading human rights voices says. Amnesty International secretary-general Agnès Callamard spoke this week on 30 with Guyon Espiner during her first official visit to New Zealand. Once a country that was ... <a title="NZ government has ‘Trumpian accent’, says global human rights advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/08/nz-government-has-trumpian-accent-says-global-human-rights-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government has ‘Trumpian accent’, says global human rights advocate">Read more</a>

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Why Blue Pacific’s infrastructure distress is a cocktail poisoning human development progress

November 7, 2025

Keeping a line of sight to the challenges of both COP30 in Brazil next week and also the subsequent Pacific’s COP31. A Pacific perspective. COMMENTARY: By Dr Satyendra Prasad As Pacific’s leaders and civil society prepare for the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) next week, they also need to keep a line of ... <a title="Why Blue Pacific’s infrastructure distress is a cocktail poisoning human development progress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/why-blue-pacifics-infrastructure-distress-is-a-cocktail-poisoning-human-development-progress/" aria-label="Read more about Why Blue Pacific’s infrastructure distress is a cocktail poisoning human development progress">Read more</a>

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Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’

November 7, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: By Robert Inlakesh Israelis are determined to erase the evidence of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, through the use of paid and instructed propagandists to reshape the historical record. Zionists have also taken over social media platforms. Those who are critical of Israel are being censored or arrested. From YouTube to X, Wikipedia, and ... <a title="Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/censorship-crusade-israel-targets-platforms-and-online-archives-to-rewrite-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’">Read more</a>