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June 11, 2025
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter Opposition parties say Aotearoa New Zealand’s government should be going much further, much faster in sanctioning Israel. Foreign Minister Winston Peters overnight revealed New Zealand had joined Australia, Canada, the UK and Norway in imposing travel bans on Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar ... <a title="New Zealand’s ‘symbolic’ sanctions on Israel too little, too late, say opposition parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/new-zealands-symbolic-sanctions-on-israel-too-little-too-late-say-opposition-parties/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s ‘symbolic’ sanctions on Israel too little, too late, say opposition parties">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
RNZ News The United States has denounced sanctions by Britain and allies — including New Zealand and Australia — against Israeli far-right ministers, saying they should focus instead on the Palestinian armed group Hamas. New Zealand has banned two Israeli politicians from travelling to the country because of comments about the war in Gaza that ... <a title="US criticises allies as NZ bans two top far-right Israeli ministers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/us-criticises-allies-as-nz-bans-two-top-far-right-israeli-ministers/" aria-label="Read more about US criticises allies as NZ bans two top far-right Israeli ministers">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Tamanisha J. John Toronto, Canada Introduction The Caribbean region is an important geostrategic location for the United States, not only due to regional proximity, but also due to the continued importance of securing sea routes for trade and military purposes. It is the geostrategic location of the ... <a title="Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/resisting-dependency-u-s-hegemony-chinas-rise-and-the-geopolitical-stakes-in-the-caribbean/" aria-label="Read more about Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Aotearoa New Zealand’s Te Pāti Māori has condemned the Israeli navy’s armed interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel attempting to carry food, medical supplies, and international activists to Gaza, including Sweden’s climate activist Greta Thunberg. In a statement after the Madleen’s communications were cut, the indigenous political party said it ... <a title="Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/te-pati-maori-condemns-israel-for-gaza-horrific-violence-over-madleen-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International secretary-general Agnès Callamard has condemned Israel’s interception and detention of the 12 crew members aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s humanitarian aid yacht Madleen. The crew detained include Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who has been designated by Amnesty International as an “Ambassador of Conscience”, reports Amnesty International in a statement. She ... <a title="Amnesty slams Israel for flouting international law with ‘chilling contempt’ over Madleen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/amnesty-slams-israel-for-flouting-international-law-with-chilling-contempt-over-madleen/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty slams Israel for flouting international law with ‘chilling contempt’ over Madleen">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Cole Martin in Occupied Bethlehem Many people have been closely following the journey this week of the Madleen, a small humanitarian yacht seeking to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza with a crew of 12 on board, including humanitarian activists and journalists. This morning we woke to the harrowing, yet not unexpected, news ... <a title="Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/why-israels-humane-propaganda-is-such-a-sinister-facade/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Israel’s military attack and boarding of the humanitarian boat Madleen attempting to deliver food and medical aid to the besieged people of Gaza has been condemned by New Zealand Palestinian advocacy groups as a “staggering act of state piracy”. The vessel was in international waters, carrying aid workers, doctors, journalists, and supplies ... <a title="Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/09/palestinian-supporters-in-nz-accuse-israel-of-state-piracy-and-condemn-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn silence">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2025
Pacific Media Watch More than 150 press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in issuing a public appeal demanding that Israel grant foreign journalists immediate, independent and unrestricted access to the Gaza Strip. The organisations are also calling for the full protection ... <a title="Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel to open Strip to foreign journalists, protect Palestinian reporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/08/gaza-plea-rsf-cpj-and-150-media-outlets-call-on-israel-to-open-strip-to-foreign-journalists-protect-palestinian-reporters/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel to open Strip to foreign journalists, protect Palestinian reporters">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2025
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal, and RNZ Pacific correspondent A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of studies into important health concerns voiced by Marshallese for decades that make it impossible to have a clear understanding of the impacts of the 67 ... <a title="Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/06/marshall-islands-nuclear-legacy-report-highlights-lack-of-health-research/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Three staffers from Papua New Guinea’s peak anti-corruption body are embroiled in a standoff that has brought into question the integrity of the organisation. Police Commissioner David Manning has confirmed that he received a formal complaint. Commissioner Manning said that initial inquiries were underway to inform the “sensitive ... <a title="Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/05/internal-tensions-throw-png-anti-corruption-body-into-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2025
By Scholar Kassas in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinea minister has raised concerns about “serious issues” at the PNG-Indonesia border due to a lack of proper security checkpoints. Culture and Tourism Minister Belden Namah, who is also the member for the border electorate Vanimo-Green, voiced these concerns while supporting a new Biosecurity for Plants ... <a title="PNG’s Namah calls for tighter bio controls, patrols on Indonesian border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/pngs-namah-calls-for-tighter-bio-controls-patrols-on-indonesian-border/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Namah calls for tighter bio controls, patrols on Indonesian border">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2025
Asia Pacific Report An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan pro-independence fighters in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the largely indigenous population, says Human Rights Watch in a new report. The human rights watchdog warned that all parties to the conflict are obligated to abide by international humanitarian law, ... <a title="Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/human-rights-watch-warns-renewed-fighting-threatens-west-papua-civilians/" aria-label="Read more about Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians">Read more</a>
