Yearly Archives: 2026

Spanish MEP Irene Montero

By Beyza Binnur Donmez in Strasbourg Spanish Member of the European Parliament Irene Montero has accused the European Union (EU) of failing to protect European...
New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The French National Assembly has voted to allow "native" voters to take part in New Caledonia's...
Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026

RNZ Pacific Nauru's government has issued a directive to all public servants and employees of state-owned enterprises in-country and abroad to adhere to the "One...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating in the Gaza flotilla detainees video

By Niva Chittock, RNZ WorldWatch presenter/producer New Zealand has joined international condemnation of Israel's far-right national security minister, even summoning the Israeli ambassador to convey...
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating as security forces mistreat the Global Sumud Flotilla captives

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand needs to summon Israeli ambassador to protest over the illegal and brutal treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla humanitarian aid activists...
Mousa Taher on board Ksar Sabadad

Asia Pacific Report At least 87 people kidnapped by Israeli forces from a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza have begun a hunger strike, say...

Asia Pacific Report Celebrated Italian war reporter Francesca Mannocchi has condemned the double standard over Israel's war mongering. “What Israel is doing in southern Lebanon is,...
Israeli embassy controversy in Wellington

Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to resolve a tenancy controversy over the Israeli embassy...
Julien Blondel's niece holds a "free Julien!" placard in French with a Palestinian watermelon logo

Asia Pacific Report Three New Zealanders are being illegally held hostage by the Israeli military after security forces boarded more than 50 boats of the...
PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A new law in Papua New Guinea, requiring a political parties to meet a quota for fielding women...
"The message is clear to every current or aspiring Republican politician: Be a toady to Trump, or you’re out."

ANALYSIS: By Robert Reich On Saturday, Trump took revenge on Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy for Cassidy’s vote five years ago to convict Trump, in his...
New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The French Senate has endorsed proposed changes to New Caledonia's restricted electoral roll to allow "native"...
Israeli soldiers board a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla vessel and hold the crew at gunpoint

Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace International has condemned Israeli armed forces for illegally attacking a peaceful Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters for the second...
Multinational police probe into Fiji officers

By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist A multinational police investigation implicating 11 Fiji police officers in collusion with drug traffickers has been handed over to...
Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

Asia Pacific Report Irish President Catherine Connolly’s sister is among the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces, reports Middle East Monitor. Dr Margaret...
Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes

Asia Pacific Report Türkiye has condemned Israel’s intervention against the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, describing it as “a new act of piracy”,...
"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."

Tehran believes Trump will attack in the next 48 hours -- and is ready to counter-escalate, writes US-Iran affairs analyst Trita Parsi. ANALYSIS: By Trita...
A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Middle East Monitor Israel is now perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, according to new global polling published by Nira Data...
Papua's Tom Beanal

ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The eighth floor of the Tempo building in Jakarta became the setting for a gathering rich with meaning. What brought...
Al Jazeera journalist Tohid Asadi

Asia Pacific Report Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is "open to all except its adversaries", and any passage through the trajectory of this...
An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy

COMMENTARY: By Kathrine Ross What a blast at the Auckland Writers Festival today, I had tickets for Marika and I to attend Palestinian writer Tareq...
A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A West Papuan church leader has warned that ongoing killings of young Papuans allegedly by Indonesian security forces...