Monthly Archives: June 2024

A New Caledonian resident places a vote at a ballot box in Nouméa

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Voters in New Caledonia will go to the polls this weekend under tight security, almost eight...
Victoria University's Nanai Anae Dr Iati Iati

RNZ Pacific An international relations lecturer says New Zealand's framing of China in the perceived Pacific geopolitical struggle is "disingenuous". Victoria University of Wellington's Nanai Anae...
Pacific journalism author and educator Dr David Robie

Global Voices interviews veteran author, journalist and educator David Robie who discussed the state of Pacific media, journalism education, and the role of the...
Thousands headed to the Rotorua lakefront to watch the Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival Matariki drone show

By Laura Smith, Local Democracy Reporter Last night's Matariki drone show was an emotional experience for some of the thousands who huddled under the glow...
Auckland University's Dr Emalani Case

SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson Hawai’ian academic Dr Emalani Case has condemned the 2024 Rimpac military exercise that began off the coast of Hawai’i...
West Papuan civilians in Paniai forced to flee their homes

By Stefan Armbruster, Victor Mambor and BenarNews staff An unheralded visit to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces by a leading Pacific diplomat has drawn criticism for undermining...
Former Green parliamentarian and political activist Keith Locke at a Waihopai protest

OBITUARY: By Philip Cass of Kaniva Tonga A New Zealand politician and human rights activist with a strong connection to Tonga’s Democracy movement and other...
The president of Vanuatu's Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs, Chief Paul Robert Ravun

By Nicholas Mwai in Port Vila French Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer to Vanuatu has hit back at criticism about French policy over Kanaky New Caledonia...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's court hearing in Saipan is set to make "this dot in the middle of the...
A new West Papuan political movement

Asia Pacific Report The president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed the launch of a new political front, urging support...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange steps to freedom

Pacific Media Watch The reported plea bargain between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest...
InsidePNG's news editor Sincha Dimara

Pacific Media Watch Papua New Guinean journalist Sincha Dimara, news editor at the online publication InsidePNG, is one of seven recipients of this year's East-West...
French gendarmes deployed in Dumbéa on June 24

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fresh violence has erupted in several parts of New Caledonia over the past three days, with...
Pacific Prana

Asia Pacific Report An exhibition from Tara Arts International has been brought to The University of the South Pacific as part of the Pacific International...
Former National Party MP Anae Arthur Anae

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A former National Party Member of Parliament says his late party looked "like dickheads" not supporting the first reading...
CCAT leader Christian Téin, organiser of a series of marches and protests, mainly peaceful

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A group of pro-independence leaders charged with allegedly organising protests that turned into violent unrest in...
Pacific flags - Kanaky, West Papua and others - at today's Palestine solidarity march in downtown Auckland

Asia Pacific Report The Aotearoa Caravan For a Free Palestine arrived in Auckland at the weekend and was greeted and supported by a large rally...
Canadian journalist Savanna Craig covering Gaza and the Middle East

COMMENTARY: By Savanna Craig On the morning of April 15, I headed to a branch of Scotiabank in downtown Montreal to cover a pro-Palestine protest....
Pacific Journalism Review

By Mark Pearson Journalists, publishers, academics, diplomats and NGO representatives from throughout the Asia-Pacific region will gather for the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference hosted...
Hezbollah has an estimated 150,000 missiles and rockets, including some that could reach deep into Israel

ANALYSIS: By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed...
Former Green Party MP and foreign affairs spokesperson Keith Locke

RNZ News Former Green MP Keith Locke, a passionate activist and anti-war critic once described as "conscience of the year", has died in hospital, aged...
Condemnation of "despicable acts" by French colonialism

Vanuatu Daily Post All eight Members of Parliament from Vanuatu's Tafea Province have made a bold and powerful call to French President Emmanuel Macron to...