Monthly Archives: August 2025

Pro-independence former New Caledonia Congress president Roch Wamytan

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are "not enough" benefits for Kanaks in a new "draft"...
Glorious Tour is run by sisters Louisa Tipene Opetaia (left) and Ama Mosese from Māngere

By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter The sisters running Auckland's first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it's not just for visitors, but also to...
Two of New Caledonia’s pro-independence Union Calédonienne leaders Emmanuel Tjibaou (left) and Dominique Fochi holding a press conference in Nouméa

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on...
Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor New Zealand is lagging behind the rest of the world through its failure to recognise Palestinian statehood,...
Protesters hold aloft an image of a baby dying from starvation outside the Washington headquarters of Fox News

Asia Pacific Report Protesters demonstrated outside several major US media outlets in Washington this week condemning their coverage of the genocide in Gaza, claiming they...