Monthly Archives: November 2025

Tucker Carlson

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell The origin of the expression "tuckered out" goes back to the east of the United States around the 1830s. After New...
Pro-Palestinian protesters over the Gaza genocide

Asia Pacific Report Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today as Israel faced...
A Fiji pro-Palestinian solidarity protest in the Suva harbour

Asia Pacific Report As New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters prepared for demonstrations across the country today to mark the UN International Day of Solidarity with the...
Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission

RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji's coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today -- fronting the Truth and...
A demonstrator holds a sign reading, "Selective Justice is Injustice"

ANALYSIS: By Emad Moussa “Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law . . . ”, the International Court...
The Tahiti search operations involved about 200 emergency staff

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major...
Indonesians demonstrate in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to show solidarity with Palestinians on the second anniversary of the war on Gaza on 7 October 2025

ANALYSIS: By Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Indonesia is preparing one of the largest peacekeeping deployments in its history -- a 20,000-strong force of soldiers, engineers,...
East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea's 2026 National Budget has drawn immediate opposition criticism from East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who...
Fiji launches 16 days of activism against gender-based violence

RNZ Pacific Fiji marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls  this week with the government saying the day is...
Israel has not been able to fully control the enclave

ANALYSIS: By Alessandra Bajec Last week, the UN Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, effectively installing American supervision over the Palestinian territory’s...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown draws angry response from pro-Palestine advocates

Asia Pacific Report A news report highlighting Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown yelling "free beer" at pro-Palestine protesters at an Auckland Council governing body meeting on...
The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report

Asia Pacific Report The global civil society alliance Civicus has called on eight Pacific governments to do more to respect civic freedoms and strengthen institutions...
Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force

Asia Pacific Report Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force during anti-corruption marches in September, according to harrowing new testimony gathered by...
The organisers of the Chilean civil society initiative against genocidal Israel

Ma'an News Agency in Santiago Civil society forces in Chile are preparing to launch an international campaign to demand the expulsion of Israel from the...
Head of Greenpeace Pacific Shiva Gounden

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The United Nations climate conference in Brazil this month finished with an "extremely weak" outcome, according to one Pacific...
Australian journalist, editor and manager Bob Howarth in Timorese ceremonial dress in Dili

TRIBUTE: By Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend Bob Howarth. He was 81. He was...
Convicted Fiji murderer Sairusi Ceinaturaga outside the Suva High Court

Pacific Media Watch The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has demanded better police protection after a  journalist working for the state broadcaster Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC)...
Samoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt

Pacific Media Watch Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has defended his decision to ban the Samoa Observer in response to a joint letter from the...

By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist As Tonga's 26 newly elected representatives turn to choosing a prime minister among them, one potential candidate is...
Former Israeli military spokesman

Pacific Media Watch Former Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari says Israel has “lost the war on social media,” describing the online space as the most...
A tribute in Māngere East's Village Green

Asia Pacific Report Māngere East community stalwarts and activists from across Tamaki Makaurau Auckland have gathered at the local Village Green to pay tribute to...
A SodaStream critical placard in today's protest

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully on The Warehouse in downtown Auckland today to protest over the sale of products by the...