Yearly Archives: 2025

Asia Pacific Report One of the key early leaders of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the "heroic" resilience and...

By Harry Pearl of BenarNews Vanuatu’s top lawyer has called out the United States for “bad behavior” after newly inaugurated President Donald Trump withdrew the...

By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager RNZ International (RNZI) began broadcasting to the Pacific region 35 years ago -- on 24 January 1990, the same...

COMMENTARY: By Belén Fernández It was a cold day in Washington, DC, on Tuesday when Donald Trump was sworn in for his second stint as...

Asia Pacific Report The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (FPSN) and its allies have called for "justice and accountability" over Israel's 15 months of genocide...

RNZ Pacific Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services has declared an HIV outbreak. Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu announced 1093 new HIV cases from the...

Pacific Media Watch The Al Jazeera Network has condemned the arrest of its occupied West Bank correspondent by Palestinian security services as a bid by...

COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels...

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Two LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Jeremy Rose The International Court of Justice heard last month that after reconstruction is factored in Israel’s war on Gaza will have...

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has told an international conference in Bangkok that some of the most...

Asia Pacific Report Israeli forces have been ramping up operations in the occupied West Bank-- mainly the Jenin refugee camp – to “distract” from the...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Lilomaiava Maina Vai The Speaker of the House, Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau, decisively addressed a letter from FAST,...

ANALYSIS: By Nicholas Khoo, University of Otago Donald Trump is an unusual United States President in that he may be the first to strike greater...

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Celebration time. Some Palestinian prisoners have been released. A mother reunited with her daughter. A young mother reunited with her babies. Still...

COMMENTARY: By Steven Cowan, editor of Against The Current New Zealand's One News interviewed a Gaza journalist last week who has called out the Western...

By Gaurav Sharma, RNZ IndoNZ senior journalist Community leaders surprised by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's removal of Melissa Lee from the ethnic communities' portfolio are...

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle A litmus test of Israel’s commitment to abandon genocide and start down the road towards lasting peace is whether they choose...

By Leah Lowonbu in Port Vila Vanuatu’s only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one woman candidate in...

Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based world media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for international journalists to be given open access to the besieged...

Asia Pacific Report Scenes of fully armed Hamas fighters in their green headbands escorting the three Israeli women hostages to their handover on the first...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila and Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Vanuatu's Parliament is starting to take shape...