Yearly Archives: 2025
Trump’s ‘annexation ban’ is a ploy to push Israeli normalisation
ANALYSIS: By Lamis Andoni
The rift between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is real. However, to understand it, one must...
PSNA accuses NZ of giving ‘political cover’ to genocidal Israel over Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
A national pro-Palestinian advocacy group has accused the New Zealand government of providing political cover and rewarding the Israeli genocide by deploying...
French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections to no later than 28...
PSNA condemns Collins for ‘can’t be trusted’ stance on Gaza over satellites
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has challenged Defence Minister Judith Collins over her "can't be trusted" backing for controversial BlackSky Technology...
Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight nuclear testing legacy
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
A Marshall Islands lawmaker has called on Pacific legislatures to establish and strengthen their...
Former MP Anae calls for ‘Pacific justice’ over immigration in petition
Asia Pacific Report
A former National MP has launched a petition calling for "equality and respect" in New Zealand's immigration visa treatment of Pacific Islanders,...
‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...
Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
When the Pacific Islands Forum concluded in Honiara last month, leaders pledged regional unity under the motto "Iumi Tugeda" — "We...
Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch
COMMENTARY: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor
It was hardly a dream debut for Labour's long-awaited, much-argued-over tax package for Aotearoa New Zealand.
What...
‘Alarming gaps’ – WHO warns NZ to urgently close measles vaccination gap among Māori...
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming" gaps in measles...
Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes after two DPMs...
COMMENTARY: By Stanley Simpson, director of Mai TV
You can wake up one morning in Fiji and feel like you're living in a totally different...
Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says analyst
Asia Pacific Report
Middle East political analyst Zeidon Alkinani says Israel’s military is continuing “business as usual” to the east of the yellow line in...
NZ health minister unethical over medical ethics – ‘look in the mirror’
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell
On October 17, I received a brief email from a former Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) vice-president: “Can’t wait for...
Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation
MEDIAWATCH: By RNZ Mediawatch presenter Colin Peacock
Successive New Zealand governments have dodged the issue of how the news media should be held to account,...
Gaza’s Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film The Visitor
The New Arab
A Palestinian horror film inspired by folklore is moving forward, with journalist and author Plestia Alaqad joining the cast alongside American-born Kuwaiti-Palestinian...
Hedges slams hostile Australian interview, unpacks Press Club and Western media betraying Gaza
Pacific Media Watch
Pulitzer Prize–winning US journalist Chris Hedges joins Antoinette Lattouf on We Used To Be Journos to unpack his time in Australia, including...
NZ minister warned on possible risk over Israeli use of satellites
Pacific Media Watch
New Zealand's Space Minister Judith Collins was warned just two months into Israel's war on Gaza that new BlackSky satellites being launched...
US rejects Hamas, UNRWA roles in Gaza as Israeli aid siege persists
Pacific Media Watch
United States top diplomat Marco Rubio says the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) “is not going to play any role”...
Fiji’s stance on Israel and new embassy stirs revived condemnation
Asia Pacific Report
Fiji opening an embassy in Jerusalem last month in defiance of United Nations resolutions on Occupied Palestine and hosting a visit by...
‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous...
PSNA slams Israeli politician over ‘sneaking into NZ’ during Pacific friendship trip
Asia Pacific Report
A leading Palestine solidarity and advocacy group in New Zealand has accused an Israeli cabinet minister of "sneaking" into the country this...
French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's issues even though the...













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