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February 15, 2026
While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank. Asia-Pacific specialist journalist Ben Bohane reports from Bethlehem for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane We are no more than 5 minutes out of Bethlehem on a crisp December ... <a title="The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/the-west-bank-israels-atrocities-in-clear-sight-but-out-of-mind/" aria-label="Read more about The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. How does ... <a title="Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/maher-nazzal-the-epstein-files-the-real-scandal-is-the-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Keith Rankin, 13 February 2026 On 14 January, Al Jazeera produced an episode of ‘Inside Story’, their daily current affairs feature programme: Why is the US Fed chair criminal probe causing global alarm? The context is the conflict between the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, versus the man who appointed him to that role, President ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/keith-rankin-essay-the-new-alchemy-democracy-and-the-church-of-money/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ACT leader has distinguished his party from its coalition partners in a state of the nation speech, giving a blunt assessment of how tough things are at the moment, especially for young people. ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour took a swipe at “bureaucratic” governments that aren’t balancing ... <a title="ACT leader David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/act-leader-david-seymour-delivers-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about ACT leader David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Protesters have condemned Indonesia’s plan to take part in the International Stabilisaton Force for Gaza as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire on an almost daily basis. Carrying placards declaring “Break the siege”, “Gaza is not for sale”, “So, when will the Palestinians get to decide their own future” and crosses over ... <a title="Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/indonesian-protesters-slam-prabowo-over-peacekeeping-troops-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and ACT leader David Seymour will deliver his latest ‘State of the Nation’ speech in Christchurch on Sunday morning. Last year, Seymour said the country was at a tipping point between “two invisible tribes” and what the country did in the next few years would decide “which way ... <a title="Live: David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/live-david-seymour-delivers-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Live: David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone “With the wastewater catastrophe ongoing, the Moa Point treatment plant continues to be cleaned. But what was raw sewage pouring into the water is now screened wastewater,” Newstalk ZB’s Wellington newsreader Max Towle told listeners last Monday. Better news? Only a little. “Mayor Andrew Little said there’ll ... <a title="Mediawatch: Solids, liquids and gas – infrastructure ills back in the frame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/mediawatch-solids-liquids-and-gas-infrastructure-ills-back-in-the-frame/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Solids, liquids and gas – infrastructure ills back in the frame">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Employment Relations Bill could override the Uber court decision. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Over the past two years, the government has broken legislative records – helped by more frequent use of Parliamentary urgency and additional sittings. As a result, it would not be surprising if the prime minister’s to-do ... <a title="Employment relations and speedy, lopsided debates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/employment-relations-and-speedy-lopsided-debates/" aria-label="Read more about Employment relations and speedy, lopsided debates">Read more</a>
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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>
