Monthly Archives: August 2026
NZ left parties condemn Luxon govt on lack of humanity, ‘complicity’ over Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
Four opposition party spokespeople today condemned the New Zealand coalition government’s Middle East policies and called on voters to oust it and...
Palestine Action activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort spray-painting
Pacific Media Watch
Palestine Action activists accused of vandalising a Scottish golf course owned by United States President Donald Trump have been accused of “terrorism”...
New Zealand says its ties with its Realm countries remain strong and stable
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
New Zealand says its connections to its Realm countries remain strong and stable, after the first of a series...
Alumni revolt over Israel: 450 Sydney Uni staff, graduates accuse university of ‘profound moral...
Deepcut News
More than 450 University of Sydney (USyd) alumni and current staff have signed a letter calling for a mass meeting to discuss the...
Six months on, Iran is still standing but survival is becoming more costly
ANALYSIS: By Mahjoob Zweiri
It has been six months since the United States and Israel launched their coordinated military campaign against Iran on February 28....
PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
After an historic day in which the result of Bougainville's independence referendum was finally tabled in Papua New Guinea's...
Caitlin Johnstone: All it takes is one crack in the lie we’ve been sold
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
I saw a clip going around from the Netflix series “1899” where a woman discovers a crack in the screen of...
Comedian’s Australian visa sabotaged, war crimes suspects cheered through
The Israel lobby has tried to sabotage comic Bassem Youssef from entering Australia while the government gives a free pass to IDF soldiers suspected...
Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the brink of statehood?
ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
We could be about to find out whether a part of the Pacific Islands will become the world's...
Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth consecutive term
Cook Islands News/RNZ Pacific
Mark Brown's governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) is set to return to power for a historic fifth consecutive term after...
New Caledonia’s President Tukumuli outlines six-month recovery roadmap
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli on Monday outlined the urgent issues facing the French Pacific territory.
In a special address...
Thai protesters picket Israeli embassy over tourist harassment
Khaosod English
A Thai protest group submitted a letter outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok this week, urging Israeli tourists and residents in Thailand to...
Adam Johnson: Coverage of my media book being banned proves the thesis
Waverley Council in Sydney has removed a book strongly critical of Israel from its library shelves for review after a survivor of the Bondi...
Pacific ‘catastrophe’ awaits if nations not alert to deep sea eco threat
COMMENTARY: By Kalinga Seneviratne
In the past year there has been a scramble by the big powers to secure the continuing supply of “rare minerals”...
‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville vote
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the nation to appreciate the gravity of the decision on Bougainville that...
RNZ tops trust survey, lifts radio and digital audiences
RNZ
Larger audiences across radio and digital platforms have combined with stronger trust in RNZ than other outlets, new data suggest.
RNZ's results in the closely...
PNG’s tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Central Province is feeling the brunt of prolonged drought caused by the El Niño weather phase.
Central...
China Daily, collaborations, media education and Pacific outreach
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Some years ago when I headed the Pacific Media Centre that I founded at Auckland University...
Lakapi Samoa CEO warns World Rugby sanctions could end Manu Samoa
By Talaia Mika of RNZ Pacific
There will be "no more Manu Samoa" if the government does not accept a proposed World Rugby review of...
Segal’s speech code meets the law – Justice Fagan wrecks Canberra’s Israel exception
The Israel lobby wrote itself a dictionary. Governments adopted it, regulators enforced it and police made arrests under it. Then it met a judge...
West Bank: RSF condemns Israeli army over escalating violence against Palestinian journalists
Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned and highlighted recent attacks and obstructions committed by the Israeli military against Palestinian journalists reporting from...
Whale-watching boat carrying NZ Anglican Church delegates capsizes in Tonga
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
A whale-watching boat carrying several New Zealand Anglican Church delegates capsized and sank in Tonga on Saturday.
RNZ Pacific understands...






























