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Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...
It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes...
NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific
Twelve Pasifika people in New Zealand received awards in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
The New Zealand Royal Honours acknowledges people...
French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia’s electoral roll
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The French Constitutional Council has validated an adjustment to New Caledonia's restrictions for their forthcoming provincial...
Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
There was only one moment when I was interviewing him last week that Mousa Taher broke down and cried. It was...
Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...
Asia Pacific Report
Pro-Palestine activist groups plan to simultaneously protest against the opening of the first Pacific embassy by Israel with pickets in the Fiji...
‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle
I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, were taken hostage...
Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges
The humiliating defeat of Israel and the United States in their war on Iran, along with the savagery of the ongoing...
How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’
Jewish Voice for Peace
The Israeli military is illegally grabbing land across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria -- with roughly 1000 sq km under their control,...
Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...
By RNZ Morning Report and Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
The bank accounts of two New Zealanders have been frozen as police probe an...
NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist
New Zealand's Budget 2026 will see more foreign aid to the Pacific region, while defence and customs spending rises...
Why the Middle East needs a strong Iran-Turkey alliance to foil...
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean
In my view, the greatest source of instability in the Middle East today is the increasingly aggressive and expansionary posture of...
Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Samoa police have launched an investigation into a bizarre international case involving two Samoan men who have appeared...
US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture...
ANALYSIS: Global Sumud Flotilla
As testimonies from the 428 participants illegally kidnapped by the Israeli regime continue to surface, the United States critical role in...
‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
A West Papuan independence activist says AI-generated fake footage of her and her words has been used to...
Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture
Asia Pacific Report
One of the three New Zealanders on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were among the hundreds kidnapped by the Israeli military illegally...
Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific senior bulletin editor
Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved.
Shareholders of Moana Pasifika...
Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief
RNZ Pacific
The head of the United Nations body mandated to develop regulations for seabed mining in international waters says Pacific countries are playing a...
Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...
ANALYSIS: By Usaid Siddiqui
For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear programme has been subject to intense international scrutiny, sanctions and diplomatic negotiations.
By contrast, while...
Caitlin Johnstone: Yet another escalation in the empire’s war on activism...
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
The empire’s war on activism and journalism continues to escalate as the Trump administration targets leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar...
PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape was on an official visit to France last week,...
Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s...
The failure of Australia and Western governments to hold Israel to account has enabled the abuse of Gaza flotilla detainees, including New Zealanders, argues...
‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist
Moana Pasifika's head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga says they are still hopeful the team continue on in...
![Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof "That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-218x150.png)




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![Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof "That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-100x70.png)








