Yearly Archives: 2024
Macron gives Pacific mission to Kanaky New Caledonia green light, says diplomat
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
France has approved a high-level Pacific "fact-finding mission" to New Caledonia to gather information from all sides involved...
Indonesian human rights groups seek independent probe of NZ pilot’s death in Papua
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura and Pizaro Gozali Idrus in Jakarta
Indonesian human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of...
Advocate slams NZ snub of Nagasaki peace tribute as ‘outrageous’
By Mick Hall
A leading peace campaigner is calling Aotearoa New Zealand’s decision to stay away from a peace event in Nagasaki paying tribute to...
Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work
"We have been lied to for decades about the creation of Israel. It was born in sin, and it continues to live in sin."
COMMENTARY:...
Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs...
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne
ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices....
France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
France is "checking" whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific...
Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners
COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares
On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and...
Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology
Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.”
“And not only...
‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist in Guam
The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands -- politically divided between Guam and the...
Daily Post journalists boost global reporting skills with AAP training
By Clifton Kissel in Port Vila
The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency has provided a vital training opportunity for journalists at the Vanuatu Daily...
OPM blames Indonesia over tragic death of NZ helicopter pilot
Asia Pacific Report
The West Papuan resistance movement OPM has blamed the tragic death of a New Zealand helicopter pilot in a remote part of...
French Polynesia’s homeboy ‘King of Teahupo’o’ wins Olympic surf gold
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Polynesia's homeboy Kauli Vaast has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's shortboard finals...
Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law
By Boura Goru Kila in Port Moresby
People accused under Papua New Guinea's Cybercrime Code Act may not always find free speech protection offered by...
The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times
Australian constitutional law expert Professor Anthony Regan believes Fiji's Coalition government came into power “by the...
What are the issues facing Kiribati as it prepares for elections?
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
On Wednesday next week, the people of Kiribati go to the polls in the first of two votes...
Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism
Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return...
NZ tells citizens to leave Iran and Lebanon now ‘while options remain’
RNZ News
The coalition government is telling New Zealanders in Iran and Lebanon to leave immediately as tensions rise in the Middle East.
"The New Zealand...
Tahitians angry over New York Times Olympic ‘Poisoned Paradise’ story
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French desk
French Polynesia's top leaders have voiced united angry protests against a New York Times story published this...
Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?
COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry
On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were...
New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality
SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephen Wright of BenarNews
Promises of "accountability and transparency" in deep-sea mining has seen a tsunami-size vote by nations on Friday for...
Israel accused of being a ‘rogue state’ trying to destabilise Middle East
Asia Pacific Report
Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian political leader and a former member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee, says Israel’s “gangster style...
Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads towards Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has told supporters that the "Break the Siege" aid project for besieged Gaza from Turkey has been put...