By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The chair of the Pacific Elders' Voice (PEV) says the argument that religious affinity justifies the Pacific Islands Forum's...

By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ and RNZ Digital reporters Seven political parties have gone head to head in TVNZ's Kaupapa Māori Debate, clashing over Te...

COMMENTARY: By Tracy Campbell Palestinian-Israelis are entitled to vote -- sort of. Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners apparently considered this an alarming development. So alarming,...

Asia Pacific Report A new human rights report has rated civic space in Indonesia under President Prabowo Subianto rated as "obstructed". Human rights groups have documented...

RNZ Pacific reporters The Pacific Elders' Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel. The group of...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province Governor Sasindran Muthuvel says the public is deeply frustrated with repeated armed...

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has released a blistering report on media complicity in war crimes as Israelis headed to the polls. Michael West...

COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Kadan For the majority of Israelis, the general election today is a choice between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the forces that...

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand's oldest and largest Palestine solidarity movement today called on political parties to press for "immediate expulsion" of Israeli Ambassdor Alon...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Israel's inclusion into the Pacific region's main political body has drawn sharply contrasting reactions across the region. While the official...

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Early voting has opened for the general election in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand uses MMP, mixed member proportional representation....

COMMENTARY: By Senia Burr Mr Gavoka, with respect, you do not speak for the “entire Pacific Islands” when you say the Pacific identifies with Israel...

COMMENTARY: By Saige England I cast my vote. Did it today. And I resisted the temptation to dance around the voting floor yelling the rebel...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji's first and only prime minister of Indian descent, has warned that the island nation is "worse...

RNZ Pacific reporters Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa (La'auli) Leuatea Schmidt paused talks on a refreshed treaty with New Zealand until after the New Zealand general...

ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report In what is probably one of its most shameful acts ever, the Pacific Islands Forum...

ANALYSIS: By Mohan J. Dutta Count the hands the footage passed through. Whakaata Māori reported the video first. RNZ said it had independently obtained...

COMMENTARY: By Aisake Casimira The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has been and will always be for justice, peace and integrity of creation, going back...

By Juno Reyes in Manila The arrest of Philip Lustre Jr. is an attack on press freedom in the Philippines, says the veteran investigative journalist’s...

Pacific Media Watch “You’re not just reporting on the story ... you are the main character.” That's how award-winning Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Maha...