Monthly Archives: June 2026

The executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Good on the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA) for its submission to the Royal Commission. The New Zealand Jewish Council is so...
The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: In Britain, Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party following growing pressure from...
Four days before the Kanaky New Caledonia provincial elections, the pro-independence Kanak Workers and Exploited Workers' Union (USTKE) has announced its voting preferences in all three provinces

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The French High Commission in New Caledonia has banned all alcohol sales until next Sunday -- June 28, the...
Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland

INTERVIEW: By Ibrahim Othman In an unprecedented move on New Zealand's political scene, the Free Palestine Party Aotearoa has been launched with the Palestinian cause...
Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Bougainville Copper Limited has been told its licence for the Panguna copper and gold mine has been suspended. BCL said...
People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's ruling PANGU Party says it would support a 15-year transition process for Bougainville, regardless of whether Parliament votes for or...
All Blacks captain 2026 Ardie Savea

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Ardie Savea has been named All Blacks captain, as head coach Dave Rennie today revealed his first squad at...
The March for Peace in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 20

ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean An Israeli cabinet minister has named the new Middle East on live radio --  and he named it in alarm. What Diaspora...
Nouméa bus operator Tanéo

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The Greater Nouméa bus network service will be maintained on New Caledonia's provincial election day, Sunday June 28, bus...
An AI-generated image depicting Trita Parsi being arrested by ICE agents

EDITORIAL: Drop Site News The Free Press, an American news organisation founded by the Zionist editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, and now owned by...
Gaza flotilla humanitarian activist Hāhona Ormsby

By Penny Smith of RNZ A New Zealand activist detained as part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla is calling on the government to launch an...
Children have clear advice for politicians at Auckland's March for Peace

Greenpeace Aotearoa The streets of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, echoed with the sound of people power today. From Aotea Square to the US Consulate on...
Iranian American international affairs professor Vali Nasr

Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: The United States and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war in Iran. The signing...
Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court

By Lucy Xia of RNZ A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor, who was the first person to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery...
Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman

Even Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong believes the Gaza flotilla victims and the AFP (Australian Federal Police) is investigating, yet Israel’s ambassador and the...
Political party posters on display at the Nouméa Town Hall

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific Political parties in New Caledonia are now in full campaigning mode for the French Pacific territory's provincial elections. The campaign...
The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

RNZ Pacific The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation has heard renewed calls for action on Kanaky New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau. Pacnews reports that...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown

By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ Te Ao Māori Auckland's mayor has hit out at a New Zealand First election campaign promise to scrap the city's...
Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle Something significant and revelatory just happened in the New Zealand Parliament. I was present at today’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee...
Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Pacific Report A member of the Aotearoa delegation on the Global Sumud flotilla humanitarian aid mission seeking to break the illegal Gaza enclave blockade...
Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

RNZ Pacific A Pacific politics expert and ni-Vanuatu woman has become the first woman to be appointed to lead the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat. Anna...
Iran deal proves one thing

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Two days ago, I wrote an article and posted on FaceBook describing the US-Iran ceasefire as a surrender document. That article...