Yearly Archives: 2025
Illegal US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities came in spite of no evidence
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem
Kia ora koutou,
I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across...
NZ group slams Israeli ‘hoodwinking’ of US over nuclear strikes – Peters calls for...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has called on New Zealanders to condemn the US bombing of Iran.
PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal said...
US strikes: Ignore the propaganda, 10 forces will shape the Iran-Israel war
The US-Israeli attack against Iran will intensify the forces that are already destroying international law legacies and the UN system in the Middle East...
Starving Gaza civilians toll climbs at Israeli humanitarian ‘death traps’
Pacific Media Watch
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem
Kia ora koutou,
I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s...
Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s...
Democracy Now!
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, held talks with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom yesterday in Geneva as Israel’s attacks on Iran entered...
Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme
Asia Pacific Report
A leading Middle East analyst has pushed back against US President Donald Trump's dismissal of the conclusion of his own national intelligence...
Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem
Kia ora koutou,
I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across...
Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark blames Cook Islands for crisis
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/producer
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, caused a crisis...
Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was "not privy to or consulted...
Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
The surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran is literally and figuratively designed to unleash centrifugal forces in the Islamic Republic.
Two nuclear powers...
15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem
Kia ora koutou,
I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here's a brief summary of today’s events across...
A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran
ANALYSIS: By Joe Hendren
Had Israel not launched its unprovoked attack on Iran on Friday night, in direct violation of the UN Charter, Iran would...
Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal
BACKGROUNDER: By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor/presenter;
Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific; and Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
New Zealand has paused $18.2 million in...
Egyptian crackdown on Gaza blockade busters but Kiwi activists vow to ‘defeat genocide’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England in Ōtautahi and Ava Mulla in Cairo
Hope for freedom for Palestinians remains high among a group of trauma-struck New...
Fiji police probe Commission of Inquiry report over sacked anti-corruption chief Barbara Malimali
RNZ Pacific
Fiji police have commenced investigations into a Commission of Inquiry report on the appointment of the country's now sacked head of the anti-corruption...
95 lawyers demand stronger NZ stand over Israel amid Middle East tensions
Asia Pacific Report
Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers -- including nine king’s counsel -- have signed a letter demanding Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Winston...
Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor
Pacific Media Watch
The Big Picture Podcast host, New Zealand-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Hassan, interviews Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst about the rapidly...
Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your...
ANALYSIS: By Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University
In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on Iran
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands Foreign Ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the...
As Israeli attacks draw tit-for-tat missile responses from Iran and shuts Haifa refinery, Gaza...
A New Zealand journalist on the ground in the Middle East summarises events from the occupied West Bank.
UPDATES: By Cole Martin in Occupied Bethlehem
Fifty...
Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The recent series of high-level agreements between Papua New Guinea and France marks a significant development in...
US travel ban on Pacific 3 – countries have right to decide over borders,...
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the...