Monthly Archives: July 2026

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific A group of former Pacific prime ministers, presidents and senior diplomats has warned that Pacific Islands countries are at...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific China's test firing of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the South Pacific on Monday has added to unease in...

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Tonga has become the 179th state to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The ratification was formalised on Tuesday at...

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose On March 5 of this year, the United States launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force...

From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place...

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via video link. He looked gaunt, visibly...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific New Zealand says China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons into the South Pacific is at odds with peace and stability...

ANALYSIS: Drop Site News Since President Donald Trump’s self-congratulatory tour for “ending” the Israeli war on Gaza last October, followed by a UN Security Council...

From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place...

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump's agenda of "disruption" to the Pacific. Jared Novelly arrived...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua, which dwarfs the size...

OPEN LETTER: By John Minto It is hard not to feel the deepest sense of shame as a New Zealander following the United Nations Independent...

By Iliesa Tora of RNZ Pacific It was physical, a bloody battle befitting the start of the new Nations Championship competition. In the end the All...

ANALYSIS: By Mike Treen The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued a stark warning in its annual report. The central bank for central banks warned...

Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters gathered at the US Consulate in downtown Auckland today to mark July 4 -- but they were not...

"No one living today ever imagined they would witness a genocide that would continue for 1000 days. Yet here we are. One thousand days...

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific New Caledonia's newly-elected three provincial assemblies -- Northern, Southern and the Loyalty Islands -- have elected their respective presidents...

The con of neoliberalism has gutted our democracy and paved the way for fascism. COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitised term...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Fears of yet another escalation in military conflict in Indonesia's Papua region have risen after an American pilot flying...

COMMENTARY: By Ramzy Baroud Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their country’s reputation by their UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, is a...

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Global aid forecasts have small island developing states "among the hardest hit individually" as aid spending reaches new lows. The...

Executive director of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, has told the Bondi Royal Commission of sustained abuse by pro-Israel activists. Michael West...