Yearly Archives: 2026

Fiji and Israel relations

COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala It's interesting how readily many people in Fiji embrace the work of the United Nations when it supports local programmes such...
King's Representative of the Cook Islands Sir Tom Marsters

RNZ Pacific Cook Islanders are set to head to the polls in six weeks' time, the King's Representative of the Cook Islands, Sir Tom Marsters,...
Former journalist and media publisher Jo Nata, spent 24 years in jail for his role in the 2000 Fiji coup

By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific A former coup convict in Fiji claims the country will remain unstable while the Indigenous  iTaukei are economically marginalised. Josefa...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told the world that Iran’s foreign policy is driven by “pure theology” and...
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama (right)

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally outlined its final position on its political future, proposing a three-stage pathway...
Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary

ANALYSIS: By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific During the fuel crisis, Pacific Island countries have scrambled to secure their own fuel supply, forcing them to...
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...