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NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission
The NSW Parliament’s antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal Commission, missing the airing of contesting views and rigorous questioning, reports Michael West...
Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As New Caledonia marks the second anniversary of a spate of unrest and riots that...
Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence
By Aida Ulim in Jayapura
Papuan women attending a free speech forum organised by the Dogiyai Student Association in Jayapura have condemned what they describe...
The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself...
The genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon exhausted the West’s moral legitimacy. Now Iran is slowly exhausting the West’s military primacy, writes...
Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
"Whoever uses a citizen ill, indirectly offends the state, which is bound to protect this citizen; and the sovereign should avenge...
‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis...
By Kate Newton, RNZ News climate change correspondent
The political activist suing major New Zealand emitters over climate change damage says a law change blocking...
Fiji army commander admits military ‘at fault’ for custody death
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's military chief has made a public admission at a church service that the institution was "at fault" for the death of Jone...
New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted last week between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia,...
Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be...
By Luka Forman, RNZ journalist
A community leader from a tiny island says preserving her native tongue is more important than ever, as schools on...
Majuro reels from huge power rate increase, as govt steps up...
By Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal editor/RNZ Pacific correspondent
One of the biggest electricity increases in the history of the Marshalls Energy Company was implemented...
Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean
Why is US President Donald Trump carrying on with his State visit to Beijing this week on May 14? I wouldn't...
Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session
The Bondi Royal Commission started its public hearings in Australia last week -- and the mainstream media is lapping up the "antisemitism" narrative while...
‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying to break the illegal Gaza siege and who was abducted by...
West Papuan graduation parade turns violent after police object to Morning...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Indonesian authorities say investigations are underway into an incident in West Papua when a number of people were...
French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Vanuatu's government has urged the French ambassador in Port Vila to use established diplomatic channels rather than social...
New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's crucial provincial elections will be held next month on Sunday, June 28, French Prime...
Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted after just over two years...
RNZ Pacific
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has been ousted following a no-confidence vote in Honiara.
Manele was voted out by 26 votes to 22...
‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle
New Zealander Jay O’Connor had finished a long but satisfying day as a crew member aboard Eros 1, one of...
Iran war almost over . . . and the end...
COMMENTARY: By Prince Taofeek Ajibade
The signals are now coming from both sides of the negotiating table. American sources confirm it. Pakistani mediators confirm it.
The...
Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media...
ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson
The announcement by New Zealand's Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith that the government was abolishing the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA)...
New Caledonia suspends trade cooperation with Vanuatu in row over FLNKS...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's government says it has suspended all trade cooperation with Vanuatu after the Vanuatu government...
Israel’s kidnapping of two important pro-Palestine global activists reaffirms persecution
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges
Nothing illustrates the inversion of the international and moral order more than the genocide in Gaza and the shipment of tens...






















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