APR editor
Fiji Indians in NZ ‘not giving up’ on Pasifika classification struggle
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer, and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
The co-founder of Auckland's Fiji Centre is concerned that Indo-Fijians are...
PNG police authorised to use lethal force with ‘domestic terrorist’ kidnappers...
RNZ Pacific
An escape of a 13-year-old girl from a hostage crisis on the border of Papua New Guinea's Western and Hela provinces has boosted...
NZ celebrates Rotuman as part of Pacific Language Week series
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist
Aotearoa celebrates Rotuman language as part of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples' Pacific Language Week series this week.
Rotuman is...
New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor
Stuck in a state of disbelief for months, journalist Coralie Cochin was one of many media...
AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian solidarity group for West Papuan self-determination has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the human rights crisis...
Indigenous Kanaks support New Caledonia’s 50-year ban on seabed mining
By Andrew Mathieson
New Caledonia has imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone in a rare and sweeping move that...
Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’
Asia Pacific Report
A group of New Zealand academics at Otago University have drawn up a "Declaration on Palestine" against genocide, apartheid and scholasticide of...
France tightens security for riots anniversary after aborted New Caledonia political...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Fresh, stringent security measures have been imposed in New Caledonia following aborted political talks last week...
‘Fighting more frequent now’ – researcher warns of escalating West Papua...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The escalation of violence in West Papua is on par with some of the most intense times of conflict...
‘We’re just doing our best’ – cultural backlash hits Auckland kava...
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
A new Auckland-based kava business has found itself at the heart of a cultural debate, with critics raising...
‘Cutting off communications’ – did Trump really just turn his back...
ANALYSIS: By Robert Inlakesh
Israel is in a weak position and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremism knows no bounds. The only other way around an...
Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military and silencing West Papua
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
On April 24, 2025, Indonesia made a masterful geopolitical move. Jakarta granted Fiji US$6 million in financial aid and offered to...
Philippine advocacy group condemns NZ military pact with Manila, rejects election...
Asia Pacific Report
The Aotearoa Philippines Solidarity national assembly has condemned the National Party-led Coalition government in New Zealand over signing a "deplorable" visiting forces...
Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
The leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope.
Pope...
Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Shaun Burnie of Greenpeace
We’ve visited Ground Zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as...
Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church −...
ANALYSIS: By Dennis Doyle, University of Dayton
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman...
Experts split on Australia’s Papua New Guinea military recruitment plan
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Australia's plan to recruit from Papua New Guinea for its Defence Force raises "major ethical concerns", according to the...
NZ Māori Council, PSNA appeal for urgent action over Gaza starvation
Asia Pacific Report
The New Zealand Māori Council and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa made a high profile appeal to Foreign Minister Winston Peters over Gaza...
New Caledonia’s political talks – no outcome after three days of...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk
After three solid days of talks in retreat mode, New Caledonia's political parties have yet to...
‘Under no illusions’ about France, says author of new Rainbow Warrior...
Pacific Media Watch
The author of the book Eyes of Fire, one of the countless publications on the Rainbow Warrior bombing almost 40 years ago...
Cook Islands environment group calls on govt to condemn Trump’s seabed...
By Losirene Lacanivalu, of the Cook Islands News
A leading Cook Islands environmental lobby group is hoping that the Cook Islands government will speak out...
In its soul-searching, Australia’s rightist coalition should examine its relationship with...
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne
Among the many lessons to be learnt by Australia's defeated Liberal-National coalition...




























































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