Yearly Archives: 2021

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Thousands rally in US in support of Palestinians ‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of...

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...

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...

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...

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...