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Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn...
Asia Pacific Report
Israel's military attack and boarding of the humanitarian boat Madleen attempting to deliver food and medical aid to the besieged people of...
‘Act responsibly for humankind’ – Palau president on deep sea mining...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Palau's president says the US order to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea.
Deep sea mining frontrunner...
Israeli forces intercept Gaza freedom aid boat Madleen – cut communications
Pacific Media Watch
Contact has been lost with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid boat Madleen after Israeli commandos intercepted it in international waters.
The commandos...
New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency
COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs
It is difficult to understand what sits behind the New Zealand government’s unwillingness to sanction, or threaten to sanction, the Israeli...
Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel...
Pacific Media Watch
More than 150 press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists...
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave...
ANALYSIS: By Anna-Karina Hermkens, Macquarie University
Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.
To support...
Ponsonby community up in arms over impending post office closure
Asia Pacific Report
The community is up in arms over another local post office in Aotearoa New Zealand about to be closed down, this time...
‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship...
Pacific Media Watch
One of the 12 activists on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid vessel Madleen has posted an update on their progress, saying...
Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal, and RNZ Pacific correspondent
A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall...
Thou shalt protect Israel: The West’s first and only commandment
COMMENTARY: By Daniel Lindley
As I sit down to write this article, I’m reading another update on the Israeli army killing 27 more starving Palestinian...
‘HIV shouldn’t be death sentence in Fiji’ – call for testing...
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services has revealed the latest HIV numbers in the country to a...
Punishment for Te Pāti Māori over Treaty haka stands – but...
RNZ News
Aotearoa New Zealand's Parliament has confirmed the unprecedented punishments proposed for opposition indigenous Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in protest...
Analyst condemns US ‘utter isolation’ after fifth Israel veto at UN...
Asia Pacific Report
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, Marwan Bishara, has highlighted the growing isolation of the United States at the United Nations over its...
Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Three staffers from Papua New Guinea's peak anti-corruption body are embroiled in a standoff that has brought into...
Independent Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts
By Ben McKay
America's retreat from foreign aid is being felt deeply in Pacific media, where pivotal outlets are being shuttered and journalists work unpaid.
The...
Former Congress staffer allowed to return to Kanaky New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
One of seven people transferred to mainland France almost a year ago, following the May 2024...
Ship runs aground in Fiji – then its rescue vessel capsizes
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Maritime Safety Authority has launched an investigation into Goundar Shipping Limited following two incidents involving its vessels.
Late last month, one vessel ran...
Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing
Pacific Media Watch
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function...
PNG’s Namah calls for tighter bio controls, patrols on Indonesian border
By Scholar Kassas in Port Moresby
A Papua New Guinea minister has raised concerns about "serious issues" at the PNG-Indonesia border due to a lack...
Samoa parliament formally dissolved after months of uncertainty
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's Parliament has been formally dissolved, and an early election is set to take place within three months.
After months of political instability and...