Monthly Archives: December 2024
What the fall of the French government means for New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government has fallen to a motion of no confidence just...
This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore over Gaza
ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri
One of the major political developments in the United States that has got little attention in the wake of the...
Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia’s submission at ICJ
ABC Pacific
Australia's government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from ruling in favour of a...
Climate justice: Vanuatu’s landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the argument that those...
NZ’s Foreign Minister Peters embarks on three-day visit to New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters was expected to arrive in New Caledonia today for...
Norway halts seabed mining, putting more pressure on NZ to do same
Asia Pacific Report
Norway is stopping the first licensing round for deep sea mining in Arctic waters -- and Greenpeace Aotearoa says this is putting...
New course planned to help Pacific media professionals counter disinformation
Pacific Media Watch
An Aotearoa New Zealand-based community education provider is preparing a new course aimed to help media professionals in the Pacific region understand...
Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New Zealand
Asia Pacific Report
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told a media conference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he entered New Zealand
“We...
Wenda calls for West Papuan unity in the face of Jakarta’s renewed ‘colonial grip’
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed "colonial grip" of Indonesia's...
ICJ to begin hearings in landmark Pacific climate change case started by students
SPECIAL REPORT: By Doug Dingwall of ABC Pacific
A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate...
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin to remain in mainland French jail
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin will remain in a mainland French jail for the time being,...
‘Lone Soldiers’ – new Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in Israel in January
Despite it being illegal in Australia to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) recruiters are hard at work enticing young...
Civil society groups call on Pacific leaders to ‘take responsibility’ over Papua injustices
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty five Pacific civil society organisations and solidarity movements have called on Pacific leaders of their "longstanding responsibility" to West Papua, and...
Moana 2: The magic is missing in this half-baked Pacific sequel
REVIEW: By Sam Rillstone, RNZ News
Disney has returned to Motunui with Moana 2, a sequel to the 2016 hit Moana. But have they been...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...
Protesters condemn Fiji ‘complicity, silence’ over Israel’s Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji solidarity group for the Palestinians has accused the Rabuka-led coalition government of "complicity" in Israel's genocide and relentless war on...
Tjibaou’s party unveils plan for New Caledonia’s future ‘independence’
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has unveiled the main outcome of its...
