Yearly Archives: 2021
Green Party’s bid for NZ declaration of Palestine as a state fails
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A Green Party motion asking New Zealand MPs to recognise Palestine as a state has failed in the House, with opposition...
PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new scheme
By Barney Orere in Port Moresby
The five reserved seats for women being put forward by Papua New Guinea's special parliamentary committee on gender-based violence...
Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’
A heartfelt message from a sister in Gaza to her brother
We are still fine. The "war front" in our neighborhood is still somewhat quiet,...
The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, Knightly Views columnist
Sometime this week Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings is due to be interviewed under caution by the New Zealand...
FAST leader delighted but struggle for political control in Samoa drags on
RNZ Pacific
The struggle to decide Samoa's government is headed back to court, as both main political parties continue to stand firm on their beliefs...
Golriz Ghahraman: Our stand for the statehood rights of Palestinians
COMMENTARY: By Golriz Ghahraman
Tomorrow I will move a motion calling on the New Zealand Parliament to join the Green Party in recognising the rights...
Illegal Israeli settler: ‘If I don’t steal your house, someone else will’
Israeli settlers’ aggressive takeover of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem is part of a decades-long struggle, writes
أيمن حسونة about Israel's system of apartheid leading up...
NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does it want to?
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller
So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping...
Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre still up in the air
By Justin Wong in Auckland
Auckland University of Technology has denied it is sidelining the Pacific Media Centre in the School of Communication Studies, but...
RSF asks ICC if Israeli airstrikes on media in Gaza are war crimes
A building that has housed international media offices including Al Jazeera’s in the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli air strike that totally...
No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have power, rules court
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia
The new elections in Samoa called by the Head of State for this Friday, May 21, cannot proceed as they...
Samoa’s Supreme Court dismisses Head of State’s call for fresh election
RNZ News
Samoa's Supreme Court has thrown out the Head of State's decision to call a second election, clearing the path for the newcomer FAST...
NZ support for opposition leader Judith Collins dives in new poll
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Judith Collins has suffered a sharp dip in support in the preferred prime minister stakes, in the...
Ghahraman condemns ‘disappointing’ NZ response over attacks on Gaza
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The foreign spokesperson for New Zealand's Green Party, Golriz Ghahraman, is "disappointed" by the government’s response to escalating attacks by Israel...
Many questions, few answers, as conflict deepens between Israelis and Palestinians
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University
What’s next in the latest Middle East convulsion? Will a ceasefire between the Hamas militant group in Gaza...
Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over...
Arrest of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo reported to UN rights commission
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Human rights lawyer and Papua advocate Veronica Koman has formally reported the arrest of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Victor...
Israel-Palestine conflict: ‘I can’t breathe’
Thousands rally in US in support of Palestinians
‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of...
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of AP, Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and Qatar-based Al Jazeera global...
Indonesia pressures PNG over militant video by West Papuan supporters
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Indonesia is pressuring Papua New Guinea over an illegal group East Sepik claiming to form an army unit to...
Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday
RNZ News
Samoa is to hear on Monday whether fresh elections will go ahead next week.
The Supreme Court heard challenges yesterday to the new ballot...
Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A collective of community groups in Tahiti trying to preserve a historical-cultural icon at Tautira have condemned the Tahitian government for...