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March 2, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonderful day I spent in Isfahan in 2018. I met lots of Iranian school children and their ... <a title="Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/minab-school-massacre-hands-off-the-children-of-iran-donald-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3 percent of them voted for it. And in 2025, Ishmael Touroma, a strong advocate of independence, was re-elected to the position of President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, further confirmation of ... <a title="Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/most-upng-students-dont-want-independence-for-bougainville-new-survey-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied West Bank Two young Palestinians were beaten to death on their land by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday. A funeral was held on Sunday for Sayfollah “Saif” Mussalet, 20, and Muhammad Shalabi, 23, who were brutally killed by a large group of settlers in ... <a title="Israeli settlers beat to death 2 Palestinians in latest lynchings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/israeli-settlers-beat-to-death-2-palestinians-in-latest-lynchings/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli settlers beat to death 2 Palestinians in latest lynchings">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied West Bank Two young Palestinians were shot and beaten to death on their land, and 30 injured, by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. A large group of settlers attacked the rural Palestinian village of Sinjil, in the Ramallah governorate, beating Sayfollah “Saif” Mussalet, 20, ... <a title="Israeli settlers shoot, beat to death 2 Palestinians in latest lynchings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/israeli-settlers-shoot-beat-to-death-2-palestinians-in-latest-lynchings/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli settlers shoot, beat to death 2 Palestinians in latest lynchings">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function in Auckland celebrating Fourth Estate values and independence at the weekend. It was a reunion with former journalism professor David Robie — they had worked together as a team at ... <a title="Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/fiji-coup-culture-and-political-meddling-in-media-education-given-airing/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function in Auckland celebrating Fourth Estate values and independence at the weekend. It was a reunion with former journalism professor David Robie — they had worked together as a team at ... <a title="Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education gets airing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/fiji-coup-culture-and-political-meddling-in-media-education-gets-airing/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education gets airing">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
By Gill Bonnett, RNZ immigration reporter This story discusses graphic details of slavery, sexual abuse and violence Pacific children as young as six are being adopted overseas and being made to work as house slaves, suffering threats, beatings and rape. Kris Teikamata — a social worker at a community agency — spoke about the harrowing ... <a title="Pacific children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/pacific-children-as-young-as-6-adopted-made-to-work-as-house-slaves/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report An independent Jewish body has condemned the move by Australia’s 39 universities to endorse a “dangerous and politicised” definition of antisemitism which threatens academic freedom. The Jewish Council of Australia, a diverse coalition of Jewish academics, lawyers, writers and teachers, said in a statement that the move would have a “chilling effect” ... <a title="Jewish Council slams Australian universities’ ‘dangerous, politicised’ antisemitism definition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/jewish-council-slams-australian-universities-dangerous-politicised-antisemitism-definition/" aria-label="Read more about Jewish Council slams Australian universities’ ‘dangerous, politicised’ antisemitism definition">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2025
By Gizem Nisa Cebi The BBC has removed its documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone from iPlayer after it was revealed that its teenage narrator is the son of a Hamas official. The broadcaster stated that it was conducting “further due diligence” following mounting scrutiny. The film, which aired on BBC Two last Monday, ... <a title="Critics condemn ‘cowardly’ BBC for pulling Gaza warzone youth survival documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/22/critics-condemn-cowardly-bbc-for-pulling-gaza-warzone-youth-survival-documentary/" aria-label="Read more about Critics condemn ‘cowardly’ BBC for pulling Gaza warzone youth survival documentary">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade ... <a title="‘Turn it into a retirement village’: Inside the war of words over Eden Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/turn-it-into-a-retirement-village-inside-the-war-of-words-over-eden-park/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Turn it into a retirement village’: Inside the war of words over Eden Park">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Israelis were frustrated that captives remained in Gaza and surprised that, in recent weeks, Israeli military activity there had intensified, Liel said. ‘Surprised’ over military intensity“Generally speaking, Israelis are quite surprised that the intensity of the military activity is growing. I think the general feeling here was a month or two ago that [the war] ... <a title="Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/young-israelis-dont-want-peace-warns-former-israeli-top-diplomat/" aria-label="Read more about Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
By Emma Andrews, Henare te Ua Māori journalism intern at RNZ News From being the headline to creating them, Moana Maniapoto has walked a rather rocky road of swinging between both sides of the media. Known for her award-winning current affairs show Te Ao with Moana on Whakaata Māori, and the 1990s cover of Black ... <a title="Moana Maniapoto on the sound of the 80s to world-class journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/moana-maniapoto-on-the-sound-of-the-80s-to-world-class-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Moana Maniapoto on the sound of the 80s to world-class journalism">Read more</a>
