Yearly Archives: 2023

Gaza devastation as the result of the relentless Israeli bombardment

REVIEW: By David Robie Just months before the outbreak of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza after the deadly assault on southern Israel by Hamas...
The Gaza truce takes effect after 7 weeks of war

ANALYSIS: By Mouin Rabbani In the early hours of November 22, Qatar formally announced that an agreement had been reached for an Israeli-Palestinian exchange of...
Some of the protesters are flanked by police officers at Auckland Port

RNZ News Six people have been arrested in a New Zealand a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the Port of Auckland, police say. Dozens of people blocked the...
New research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of multiple ecological crises

ANALYSIS: By Mike Joy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Phoebe Barnard, University of Washington As the world grapples with multiple ecological...
The United Nations has called for an independent international investigation into a devastating blast at the packed Al Ahli Arab Hospital

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...
Killed by Israeli fire . . . Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah

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...
"There is no 'both sides' to a genocide"

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...
This is how the city of Zahraa in the middle of the Gaza Strip was flattened after Israeli warplanes destroyed residential towers in it

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...
Evening Report editor Selwyn Manning

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...
The rise in drug trafficking through Fiji is just one part of a booming trans-Pacific trade

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's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

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...
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka speaks to the Fijian community in Sydney

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...
Palestinians and community supporters mourn the deaths in the Gaza hospital bombing

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...
"Stop the cuts"

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 Richard Maru

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...
Massive protests in Middle East over the Israeli bombing of a hospital in Gaza

An Israeli air strike has hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless...
War Against 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...
Australia's The Voice vote . . . passionate supporters for both the "yes" and "no" camps

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...
A graceful young Melanesian dancer shares her culture

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...
A Gaza ambulance . . . a besieged city and its hospitals overwhelmed by the continuous Israeli bombing

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...
The new Parliament in Aotearoa New Zealand already has one overhang seat

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,...
This image representing the Israeli flag colours appeared on Auckland Museum's Facebook and Instagram pages

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...