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His Majesty’s pleasure: King reigns over Tongan government despite democratic reform
COMMENTARY: By Kalafi Moala
Long live the king and long may he reign, so goes the traditional proclamation. In Tonga, King Tupou VI has shown...
NZ-Kiribati fallout: A ‘Pacific way’ perspective on the Peters spat
A NZ-born Kiribati member of Parliament, Ruth Cross Kwansing, has tried to bring in some Pacific common sense into the diplomatic tiff between her...
Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies...
OBITUARY: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Papua New Guinea and Neville Choi
Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation...
Marape calls US climate backtracking ‘irresponsible’ in rethink plea to Trump
PNG Post-Courier
In a fervent appeal to the global community, Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea has called on US President Donald Trump...
Israel jeopardising ‘any prospect of peace’, says UNRWA chief
The New Arab
Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief has told the Security...
PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ...
Asia Pacific Report
A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against...
Deep freeze: Pacific ‘alarm’ as Trump leaves US diplomats with little...
COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain
It didn’t come as a surprise to see President Donald Trump sign executive orders to again pull out of the...
Trump 2.0 chaos and destruction — what it means Down Under
What will happen to Australia -- and New Zealand -- once the superpower that has been followed into endless battles, the United States, finally...
‘Turn it into a retirement village’: Inside the war of words...
After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will...
NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau govt minister says ‘impacts to be felt by...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Bulletin editor/presenter
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau was unable to meet New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters because he had "a...
Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by...
Asia Pacific Report
UN President Donald Trump's idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as...
NZ aid for Kiribati under review after meeting cancelled with Peters
RNZ Pacific
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand's aid for Kiribati is being reviewed after its President and Foreign Minister cancelled a meeting...
Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong...
ANALYSIS: By David Lowe, Deakin University; Andrew Singleton, Deakin University, and Joanna Cruickshank, Deakin University
After many years of heated debate over whether January 26...
NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for...
Asia Pacific Report
One of the key early leaders of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the "heroic" resilience and...
Vanuatu AG condemns Trump’s Paris climate treaty exit as ‘troubling precedent’
By Harry Pearl of BenarNews
Vanuatu’s top lawyer has called out the United States for “bad behavior” after newly inaugurated President Donald Trump withdrew the...
Mars, watch out — President Trump’s coming for you too
COMMENTARY: By Belén Fernández
It was a cold day in Washington, DC, on Tuesday when Donald Trump was sworn in for his second stint as...
Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’
Asia Pacific Report
The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (FPSN) and its allies have called for "justice and accountability" over Israel's 15 months of genocide...
‘Entire Pacific region at risk’, says UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services has declared an HIV outbreak.
Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu announced 1093 new HIV cases from the...
Standing for decency: The sermon the President didn’t want to hear
COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel
People get ready
There's a train a-coming
You don't need no baggage
You just get on board
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels...
Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
Two LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over...
Climate crisis: The carbon footprint of the Gaza genocide
SPECIAL REPORT: By Jeremy Rose
The International Court of Justice heard last month that after reconstruction is factored in Israel’s war on Gaza will have...
‘Decolonise’ aid urgent call from Fiji’s Prasad to face Pacific climate...
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has told an international conference in Bangkok that some of the most...