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‘Divest from genocide’ call by NZ university workers to UniSaver
Asia Pacific Report
More than 700 academics have this week sent an open letter demanding the university retirement savings scheme UniSaver immediately divest from companies...
Confidential documents reveal Pacific Ministry raised concerns over NZ census overhaul
By 'Alakihihifo Vailala, PMN News
The Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) repeatedly warned its minister that replacing the traditional population-wide survey with administrative data would...
Top Israeli military lawyer arrested over abuse video scandal, but focus...
Asia Pacific Report
The arrest of the former top lawyer in the Israeli military for the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers assaulting a...
Papua New Guinea’s population tops 10 million, census data reveals
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's population has passed the 10 million mark, according to the final figures from the 2024 Population Census released by the...
People’s mission to Kanaky warns over ‘broken trust’ in France about...
Asia Pacific Report
A People's Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia says the French Pacific territory remains in a fragile political and social transition nearly three...
Eugene Doyle: Venezuela and Trump’s war to save the Ancien Régime
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“The Past is not dead; it is not even past.”
William Faulkner was right: past events continue to inform and shape our...
Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, says Cook Is...
By Caleb Fotheringham and Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific journalists
Not enough is yet known about the seafloor to decide if deep sea mining can start...
Air New Zealand resumes Auckland-Nouméa flights after nearly 18-month suspension following...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's tourism industry is hopeful for a rebound as Air New Zealand resumed its flights...
Rebuilding Gaza begins in the classroom and with dignity
ANALYSIS: By Sultan Barakat and Alison Phipps
It has been more than two weeks since world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh and declared, once again,...
Britain’s act of ‘colonial arrogance’ created living injustice for Palestinians, says...
Asia Pacific Report
Today marks 108 years since the 1917 Balfour Declaration and New Zealand pro-Palestinian protest groups have condemned this infamous date in rallies...
Parihaka the focus for global IPRA peace conference in Aotearoa
By Heather Devere of Asia Pacific Media Network
November 5 marks the day that has been set aside to acknowledge Parihaka and the courageous and...
Weaponising media – National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors
More than a quarter of Australia's National Press Club sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf. Michelle Fahy...
‘Extraordinarily destabilising decision’ – Trump denounced over call to immediately resume...
Democracy Now!
NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s Democracy Now! show looking at US-China relations and President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons testing.
President Trump...
Israel accused of using captives’ bodies issue to undermine Gaza ceasefire
The New Arab
Palestinian officials have accused Israel of using the issue of captive bodies in the Gaza Strip as a pretext to violate the...
Tonga election: What are the main issues ahead of the upcoming...
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
With just three weeks to go before Tongans head to the polls, the debate over election issues is...
Trump’s ‘annexation ban’ is a ploy to push Israeli normalisation
ANALYSIS: By Lamis Andoni
The rift between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is real. However, to understand it, one must...
PSNA accuses NZ of giving ‘political cover’ to genocidal Israel over...
Asia Pacific Report
A national pro-Palestinian advocacy group has accused the New Zealand government of providing political cover and rewarding the Israeli genocide by deploying...
French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections to no later than 28...
PSNA condemns Collins for ‘can’t be trusted’ stance on Gaza over...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has challenged Defence Minister Judith Collins over her "can't be trusted" backing for controversial BlackSky Technology...
Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
A Marshall Islands lawmaker has called on Pacific legislatures to establish and strengthen their...
Former MP Anae calls for ‘Pacific justice’ over immigration in petition
Asia Pacific Report
A former National MP has launched a petition calling for "equality and respect" in New Zealand's immigration visa treatment of Pacific Islanders,...
‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...
































































