Monthly Archives: September 2026

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific A leading West Papua pro-independence group has questioned Indonesia's assertion that a proposed visit by the United Nations High...

COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal of the Palestine Forum of New Zealand There is a deeply painful connection between Aotearoa New Zealand and the Gaza War...

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of...

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international students in seeking to deport them...

By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific For 20 years, West Papuan activist Paula Makabory has not set foot in her ancestral homeland. Her family still...

By Lomanai Kenny in Port Moresby Misinformation on social media is the biggest challenge for journalists, says Belinda Kora, secretary of the Media Council of...

RNZ Pacific The motion of no confidence filed against the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has been withdrawn. The motion against Prime Minister Matthew Wale, who...

Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestine activists made strong pleas for stronger boycotts of Israeli products today and again demanded that the New Zealand government sanction Tel...

By Blessen Tom of RNZ New Zealand's Tibetan community said it was shocked to see the devastation caused by last week's catastrophic flash flood near...

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced more financial assistance for New Caledonia to assist the financially-embattled French Pacific...

OPEN LETTER IN THE DAILY BLOG: By Shane te Pou Tēnā koe, Te Rangatira Matua Pita Tipene, I’ve met you several times over the years and...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Indonesia's government has indicated that a visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is...

By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Leaders in the Pacific have registered their concern over a nuclear-capable missile test conducted by China in July, calling on...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane Amid an escalating sovereignty and maritime boundary dispute with France, Vanuatu has now filed an "application" at the International Court...

EDITORIAL: Nepali Times No one could have predicted this disaster would happen when it did, but we all knew it would happen one day. As this...

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says further resignations from Cabinet are imminent, as Prime Minister Matthew...

ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Milne Isolation has been a challenge for the people of the atoll of Tongareva, 1300km north of the Cook Islands capital on...

Asia Pacific Report Israel has plans ready to forcibly remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but is waiting for the United States to figure out...

By Teuila Fuatai of RNZ Pacific in Koror, Palau The Solomon Islands is asking its fellow Pacific Island Forum (PIF) members to reconsider the presence...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Melanesian countries are pushing Indonesia to facilitate a long-requested visit to West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for...

In a stinging rebuke to the judge, the jury members unanimously acquitted Tony Greenstein after just two hours of deliberation. As it turned out,...

By Coco Lance of RNZ Pacific Authorities in Fiji are offering contradictory accounts of a nationwide effort to remove beggars and street dwellers from public...