Monthly Archives: January 2026

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters in Tamaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands of Palestinians who have been unlawfully...

RNZ News Hundreds of people gathered at two separate New Zealand protests in Auckland today, prompting police cordons and some road closures. Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and...

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal / RNZ Pacific correspondent The death earlier this month of a 26-year veteran of the US Army from...

COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Here is another example of utterly irresponsible journalism from the BBC on News at Ten. Diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley starts the Thursday...

COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames Dear warmongers: You are sleepwalking towards a war in the Middle East that could set the whole world ablaze. Do not...

By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the...

COMMENTARY: By Ro Naulu Mataitini An invitation from a distant warzone landed in Suva earlier this month. The United States, with Israel’s endorsement, has asked...

COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE...

Asia Pacific Report Australia’s decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month has sparked criticism and a wave of planned protests, as Israel remains...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephanie Tran Since 2013, more than $400 million in tax-deductible donations have flowed through an Australian charity, including direct to IDF soldiers. United...

By Khalia Strong of PMN News A new paper by women scholars warns colonial power structures are still shaping health systems across the Pacific region. They...

Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has asked for an urgent meeting with Police Commissioner Richard Chambers and is calling for "cohesive...

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining...

ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The logbook of presidential flights in Indonesia reveals an unusual pattern -- from the Merdeka Palace to the Land...

Pacific Media Watch Australia has canceled the visa of an Israeli influencer over his controversial verbal attacks against Islam, report news media. Home Affairs Minister Tony...

By Haya Ahmed In Gaza today, university scholarships have taken on a whole new meaning. No longer are they a step towards self-development, educational attainment...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor With all the setbacks of recent years, Vanuatu's citizenship sale schemes should be dead in the water --...

ANALYSIS: By Shailendra B. Singh “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry...

COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The murders of unarmed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, including the killing of the intensive-care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, would...

RNZ Pacific Samoan playwright, author and poet Papali'i Sia Figiel has died in prison, according to local media reports. Local media, citing sources at the country's...

COMMENTARY: By Kalafi Moala, publisher of Talanoa 'o Tonga As a journalist based in Tonga, I have chosen mostly to refrain from giving a view...

ANALYSIS: By Jim Sanday The recent announcement by Fiji’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs that Fiji will consider contributing troops to a proposed international...