Yearly Archives: 2025

An UNRWA school in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing

ANALYSIS: By Sultan Barakat and Alison Phipps It has been more than two weeks since world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh and declared, once again,...
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (left) with Destiny Church's Hannah Tamaki in Auckland

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog Why is Aotearoa New Zealand aiding Israel in any way shape or form with a liaison...
Palestinian supporters protest against the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel in spite of the "ceasefire"

Asia Pacific Report Today marks 108 years since the 1917 Balfour Declaration and New Zealand pro-Palestinian protest groups have condemned this infamous date in rallies...
Street art depicting a girl holding a paper boat, with half of her dress showing buildings

By Heather Devere of Asia Pacific Media Network November 5 marks the day that has been set aside to acknowledge Parihaka and the courageous and...
Australia's National Press Club sponsors include the world’s two biggest weapons makers

More than a quarter of Australia's National Press Club sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf. Michelle Fahy...
Trump’s threat to resume nuclear tests comes just months before the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires

Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s Democracy Now! show looking at US-China relations and President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons testing. President Trump...
USP student journalist Riya Bhagwan

Pacific Media Watch A feature story authored by a student journalist highlighting the harm plastic pollution poses to human health in Fiji -- with risks...
Despite limited Egyptian equipment entering the Gaza Strip to help with recovery efforts, Israel continues to block the entry of heavy machinery

The New Arab Palestinian officials have accused Israel of using the issue of captive bodies in the Gaza Strip as a pretext to violate the...
About 65,000 people will be eligible to vote on November 20

By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist With just three weeks to go before Tongans head to the polls, the debate over election issues is...
Palestinians perform prayer next to the rubble of a mosque that was destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces during the Gaza genocide

ANALYSIS: By Lamis Andoni The rift between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is real. However, to understand it, one must...
New Zealand protesters hold a placard calling for sanctions against Israel

Asia Pacific Report A national pro-Palestinian advocacy group has accused the New Zealand government of providing political cover and rewarding the Israeli genocide by deploying...
Pro-independence FLNKS representative in the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections to no later than 28...
Protesters accusing Rocket Lab and the New Zealand government of being complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza

Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has challenged Defence Minister Judith Collins over her "can't be trusted" backing for controversial BlackSky Technology...
Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent A Marshall Islands lawmaker has called on Pacific legislatures to establish and strengthen their...
"Pacific Justice" petition

Asia Pacific Report A former National MP has launched a petition calling for "equality and respect" in New Zealand's immigration visa treatment of Pacific Islanders,...
Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022

RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...
The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin When the Pacific Islands Forum concluded in Honiara last month, leaders pledged regional unity under the motto "Iumi Tugeda" — "We...
Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax

COMMENTARY: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor It was hardly a dream debut for Labour's long-awaited, much-argued-over tax package for Aotearoa New Zealand. What...
NZ measles outbreak

By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming" gaps in measles...
Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad

COMMENTARY: By Stanley Simpson, director of Mai TV You can wake up one morning in Fiji and feel like you're living in a totally different...
New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters declare their solidarity with Gaza as a "stand for humanity"

Asia Pacific Report Middle East political analyst Zeidon Alkinani says Israel’s military is continuing “business as usual” to the east of the yellow line in...
A child holds a medical "safe staffing" placard at the mega strike in Auckland

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On October 17, I received a brief email from a former Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) vice-president: “Can’t wait for...