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Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display

October 17, 2023

Auckland Museum has apologised for the hurt caused after it staged a light display in support of Israel on Sunday night. Auckland Museum lit its building up in blue and white. On social media, the museum said it had lit up “in solidarity with Israel”. “Our thoughts go out to the many civilians impacted as ... <a title="Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/israel-palestine-conflict-auckland-museum-apologises-over-light-display/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display">Read more</a>

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Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco

October 16, 2023

Asia Pacific Report A peace researcher and other pro-Palestinian supporters are calling on Auckland Museum to apologise over a furore about the “unethical” lighting of the main building in the blue and white colours of the Israeli flag. Researcher Dr Arama Rata said she wanted the museum to issue a formal apology to the community ... <a title="Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/pro-palestine-supporters-call-on-auckland-museum-to-apologise-over-lights-fiasco/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco">Read more</a>

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NZ Parliament protest: Hundreds march, extra police on patrol

September 28, 2023

RNZ News Hundreds of protesters have marched to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington today, where streets were closed and the precinct blocked off in preparation. The march was met by a smaller group of counter protesters from Pōneke Anti-Fascist Coalition. About 600 protesters had gathered at Civic Square before setting off, according to RNZ ... <a title="NZ Parliament protest: Hundreds march, extra police on patrol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/nz-parliament-protest-hundreds-march-extra-police-on-patrol/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Parliament protest: Hundreds march, extra police on patrol">Read more</a>

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Anti-nuclear group condemns Fiji PM Rabuka’s Fukushima wastewater stance

August 5, 2023

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist Pacific anti-nuclear advocacy groups and campaigners have condemned Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s backing of Japan’s plans to release over one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. On Thursday, Rabuka announced he was “satisfied” with Japan’s efforts to ... <a title="Anti-nuclear group condemns Fiji PM Rabuka’s Fukushima wastewater stance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/05/anti-nuclear-group-condemns-fiji-pm-rabukas-fukushima-wastewater-stance/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-nuclear group condemns Fiji PM Rabuka’s Fukushima wastewater stance">Read more</a>

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Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali

April 4, 2023

Asia Pacific Report The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after a militant nationalist group targeted the Papuan students. The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held the rally on Saturday calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum ... <a title="Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/australian-advocacy-group-condemns-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-democracy-rally-in-bali/" aria-label="Read more about Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in Bali">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – Science, and the Benefits and Costs of Nose-Picking

November 17, 2022

Essay by Keith Rankin. If … gets up your nose, picket.* This month, Radio New Zealand listeners were treated to not one but two science stories about nose-picking! They make good fodder for a discussion about the practice of science. Self-Vaccination? The first item – Science: Fun-seeking bees, nose-picking primates, death-telling smartphones – was on ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Science, and the Benefits and Costs of Nose-Picking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/keith-rankin-essay-science-and-the-benefits-and-costs-of-nose-picking/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Science, and the Benefits and Costs of Nose-Picking">Read more</a>

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‘Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?

September 18, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Maria O’Sullivan, Monash University During the present period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, public sensitivities in the United Kingdom and Australia are high. There is strong sentiment in both countries in favour of showing respect for the Queen’s death. Some people may wish to do this privately. Others will want to demonstrate ... <a title="‘Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/not-my-king-do-we-have-the-right-to-protest-the-monarchy-at-a-time-of-mourning/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?">Read more</a>

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Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’

June 13, 2022

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A protest action by Papuan students which took place in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar, which was opposing the creation of new autonomous regions in Papua, ended in a clash with a social movement. Several people were injured and rushed to the nearest hospital. Action coordinator Boci explained that ... <a title="Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/thugs-attack-student-rally-in-makassar-against-papuan-carve-up/" aria-label="Read more about Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’">Read more</a>

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PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’

June 10, 2022

By Thierry Lepani and Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea The ugly side of Papua New Guinean elections has shown its face in the Western Highlands capital Mt Hagen with unknown suspects sabotaging one of the busiest airports in the country to protest against the appointment of electoral officials. Using the cover of ... <a title="PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/png-police-brand-mt-hagen-airport-sabotage-as-act-of-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’">Read more</a>

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Yamin Kogoya: Fatal disconnect between Jakarta and West Papua worsens settler-colonial occupation

June 6, 2022

COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya A flurry of peaceful rallies and protests erupted in West Papua and Indonesia on Friday, June 3. Papuan People’s Petition (PRP), the National Committee for West Papua (Komite Nasional Papua Barat-KNPB) and civil society groups and youth from West Papua marched in protest of Jakarta’s plan to create more provinces. Thousands ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: Fatal disconnect between Jakarta and West Papua worsens settler-colonial occupation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/06/yamin-kogoya-fatal-disconnect-between-jakarta-and-west-papua-worsens-settler-colonial-occupation/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: Fatal disconnect between Jakarta and West Papua worsens settler-colonial occupation">Read more</a>

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Police beat Papuan protesters with rattan sticks – 20 injured, flag seized

June 4, 2022

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesian police have been accused of beating two Papuan students with rattan sticks – severely injuring them — while 20 other students have been injured and the Morning Star flag seized in a crackdown on separate protests yesterday across the two Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. The protesters were ... <a title="Police beat Papuan protesters with rattan sticks – 20 injured, flag seized" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/04/police-beat-papuan-protesters-with-rattan-sticks-20-injured-flag-seized/" aria-label="Read more about Police beat Papuan protesters with rattan sticks – 20 injured, flag seized">Read more</a>

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Takaparawhau occupation protest leader Joe Hawke dies

May 22, 2022

RNZ News Joe Hawke — the prominent kaumātua and activist who led the long-running Takaparawhau occupation at Auckland’s Bastion Point in the late 1970s — has died, aged 82. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau in 1940, Joseph Parata Hohepa Hawke of Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei, led his people in their efforts to reclaim their land and ... <a title="Takaparawhau occupation protest leader Joe Hawke dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/22/takaparawhau-occupation-protest-leader-joe-hawke-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Takaparawhau occupation protest leader Joe Hawke dies">Read more</a>