Monthly Archives: October 2023
Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work – changing basic human behaviours must...
ANALYSIS: By Mike Joy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Phoebe Barnard, University of Washington
As the world grapples with multiple ecological...
Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they’re reporting what’s happening...
RSF condemns Middle East ‘bloody week’ with seven journalists killed
Pacific Media Watch
Global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Israeli authorities to end military pactices that "violate international law" with...
Janfrie Wakim: Time to take action over the Gaza bloodshed – hope isn’t enough
About 5000 pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square and marched down Queen Street today calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in the...
The West’s double standards are once again on display in Israel and Palestine
ANALYSIS: By M. Muhannad Ayyash, Mount Royal University
American President Joe Biden is among the latest Western politicians to land in Tel Aviv in a...
When all the world’s failings end in Gaza – Selwyn Manning, Paul Buchanan assess...
By Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report
As we prepared for this podcast, representatives of Arab states have presented a united front at the United...
Fall of a Fijian trafficker exposes previous government’s blind eye to meth
By Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony in an OCCRP investigation
The operator of a Pacific-wide network of pharmacy companies, Aiyaz...
Te Pāti Māori calls for NZ to insist on Israel-Gaza ceasefire, ‘absolute peace’
RNZ News
Te Pāti Māori wants the incoming and outgoing governments of Aotearoa New Zealand to use the country's strong international voice to insist on...
Rabuka calls for Pacific peace zone – ‘We don’t want to be caught in...
By Dionisia Tabureguci in Suva
The political superpowers of the world have been gently reminded this week of Fiji’s intention to turn the Pacific islands...
War on Gaza: Bombed hospital a turning point? Hegemonic security v true justice
ANALYSIS: By Marwan Bishara
The Israeli bombing of the Baptist hospital in Gaza killing hundreds of innocent Palestinians may have been a turning point in...
Massey University science staff, students fight for jobs and studies
By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ Checkpoint reporter
Science staff and students at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand are fighting to save their jobs, and their...
PNG’s trade minister pledges China, Indon free trade deals are ‘in sights’
By Matthew Vari, editor of the PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru has assured investors in Asia that...
Donna Miles: We can condemn the Hamas attacks and Israel’s occupation
An Israeli air strike has hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless...
John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The Aotearoa New Zealand government announcement of $5 million in humanitarian aid to “Israel, Gaza and the West Bank” is a...
‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous Voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on...
Melanesians gathering for ‘unique’ NZ cultural event to celebrate identity
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ News journalist
Melanesians all across Aotearoa are coming together in Auckland this weekend to celebrate their unique cultural heritage.
This is the...
Israel-Gaza conflict: NZ govt providing $5m towards humanitarian aid
RNZ News
The New Zealand government is putting $5 million to address urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank.
The initial contribution...
NZ election 2023: Polls understated the right, but National-ACT may struggle for a final majority
ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Israel-Palestine conflict: Auckland Museum apologises over light display
RNZ News
Auckland Museum has apologised for the hurt caused after it staged a light display in support of Israel on Sunday night.
Auckland Museum lit...
Lack of Pasifika MPs and ‘no voice’ in new NZ govt worries community
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists
Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in...
Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco
Asia Pacific Report
A peace researcher and other pro-Palestinian supporters are calling on Auckland Museum to apologise over a furore about the "unethical" lighting of...
Asian states shocked by Hamas raids but no ‘blind support’ for Israel
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Singapore
In the aftermath of Palestinian group Hamas’ terror attack inside Israel on October 7 and the Israeli state’s even...