Monthly Archives: November 2025
Tucker Carlson ‘tuckered out’ with Donald Trump and Israel – insights for New Zealand...
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...
Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for...
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...
Israel attacks three countries as NZ protesters prepare for UN day of Palestine solidarity
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...
Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups
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...
How Israel has set a dangerous precedent in international law
ANALYSIS: By Emad Moussa
“Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law . . . ”, the International Court...
Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved
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...
Indonesia’s Gaza peacekeeping mission risks enforcing a ‘broken’ status quo
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 Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend
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 MP: Violence against women and girls ‘permeates every dimension of society’
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...
Yellow lines and green zones – Israel’s de facto partition into ‘two Gazas’
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...
Activists slam Mayor Brown’s ‘free beer’ cavalier response to Palestine genocide issue
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...
Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect civic rights, press...
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 testimony reveals torture, abuses by police, says Amnesty
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...
Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel from United Nations
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...
COP30 ends with ‘extremely weak’ outcomes, says Pacific campaigner
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...
‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob Howarth’s legacy will...
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...
Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked
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)...
PM hits back at PINA and PFF over Samoa Observer ‘ethics’ ban
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...
Potential Tonga PM candidate: ‘Low-hanging fruits available’ to improve people’s lives
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...
Israel has lost social media battle over Gaza, says military ex-spokesperson
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...
Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East
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...
Protesters march to Warehouse in Auckland city, demand halt to Israeli SodaStream products
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...

































