Monthly Archives: October 2025
Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News
This morning New Zealand Herald columnist and political commentator Matthew Hooton was paid to write an article justifying...
Netanyahu claims ceasefire ‘success’ but Israeli public sees him as obstacle
By Hamdah Salhut of Al Jazeera
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a flurry of statements in the last couple of hours, claiming that...
PSNA cautiously welcomes Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand advocacy and protest group Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has "cautiously welcomed" the Gaza ceasefire and proposed exchange of hostages...
Two years after October 7: Israel’s war, Gaza’s ashes, and the collapse of moral...
ANALYSIS: By Elijah J Magnier
Two years ago, Israel suffered what was perhaps the most jarring day in its modern history. The events of October...
The Pukpuk Treaty and the future of Papua New Guinea-Australia relations
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The signing of the Papua New Guinea-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty -- officially known as the Pukpuk Treaty...
NZ flotilla members arrive in Jordan, state news agency says
RNZ News
More than 100 people who were part of the intercepted flotilla to Gaza -- including those from New Zealand -- have entered Jordan.
The...
Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific
Bougainville's re-elected President Ishmael Toroama has announced a caretaker government following a formal swearing-in ceremony on Monday in the capital...
John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our global standing
New Zealanders deserve to know how the country’s foreign policy is made, writes John Hobbs.
ANALYSIS: By John Hobbs
The New Zealand government remains unwilling to...
Australia’s National Press Club blocks Hedges’ Gaza media talk, lines up former Israeli officer
One Path Network
The National Press Club of Australia has abruptly cancelled a scheduled address by renowned journalist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Chris Hedges, who...
