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Catholic priest calls PNG’s Christian state declaration ‘cosmetic’ change
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea being declared a Christian nation may offer the impression that the country will improve, but it...
PSNA calls on NZ govt to condemn renewed Israel air strikes...
Asia Pacific Report
A national Palestinian advocacy group has called on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to immediately condemn Israel for its resumption today of...
New Zealand and Gaza: Confronting and not confronting the unspeakable
ANALYSIS: By Robert Patman
New Zealand's National-led coalition government’s policy on Gaza seems caught between a desire for a two-state diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Fijian academic says PM’s plans to change constitution ‘might take a...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
A Fijian academic believes Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's failed attempt to garner enough parliamentary support to change the country's...
Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world
SPECIAL REPORT: By Peter Cronau for Declassified Australia
Australia is caught in a jam, between an assertive American ally and a bold Chinese trading partner....
Former US envoy slams air attacks on Houthis – NZ protesters...
Asia Pacific Report
A former US diplomat, Nabeel Khoury, says President Donald Trump’s decision to launch attacks against the Houthis is misguided, and this will...
Guam at decolonisation ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam
Debate on Guam’s future as a US territory has intensified with its legislature due to vote on a non-binding...
NZ rally honours ‘voice of Palestine’ poet and marks Christchurch massacre
Asia Pacific Report
Protesters at the Aotearoa New Zealand's weekly "free Palestine" rallies today gave a tribute to poet Mahmoud Darwish -- the "liberation voice...
No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups
COMMENTARY: By Greg Barns
When it comes to antisemitism, politicians in Australia are often quick to jump on the claim without waiting for evidence.
With notable...
Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history
SPECIAL REPORT: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro
The late Member of Parliament Jeton Anjain and...
Dramatic growth of NZ’s Māori economy highlights new report
By Emma Andrews, RNZ Henare te Ua Māori journalism intern
Māori contributions to the Aotearoa New Zealand economy have far surpassed the projected goal of...
Call for fresh Blue Pacific rules-based order: ‘Our home, our rules’
COMMENTARY: By Sione Tekiteki and Joel Nilon
Ongoing wars and conflict around the world expose how international law and norms can be co-opted. With the...
Pacific ‘shock’ as diluted UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights
By Sera Sefeti and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews
Pacific delegates have been left “shocked” by the omission of sexual and reproductive health rights from the...
Rodrigo Duterte, how the powerful turned powerless – by a target
While Rodrigo Duterte may still command support from his core base in the Philippines, something has clearly shifted. Yet the power he did wield...
100 Christian leaders’ open letter calls for NZ humanitarian visas for...
Asia Pacific Report
An open letter signed by 100 Christian leaders, calling for the granting of humanitarian visas to Aotearoa New Zealand for families of...
NZ Filipino group praises arrest of Duterte over ‘fake drug war’...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand-based Filipino solidarity network has welcomed the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte by Interpol on charges of crimes...
PSNA open letter calls for NZ to condemn Israel’s ‘weaponisation’ of...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has launched an open letter calling on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to take action on...
Rainbow Warrior back in Marshall Islands on nuclear justice mission
By Reza Azam of Greenpeace
Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has arrived back in the Marshall Islands yesterday for a six-week mission around the Pacific nation...
How New Zealand is venturing down the road of political upheaval
ANALYSIS: By Peter Davis
With the sudden departure of New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor, one has to ask whether there is a pattern here --...
Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting
By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila
Paolo* was just 15 years old when he witnessed the Philippine National Police (PNP) mercilessly kill his father in 2016.
Nearly...
Violent weekend brawl, clashes rock Greater Nouméa area
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A series of violent incidents and confrontations over the weekend in New Caledonia's capital Nouméa and...
NZ bowel cancer screening changes ‘driven by ideology, not facts’
By Susana Leiataua, RNZ National presenter
The Aotearoa New Zealand government is being accused of sacrificing peoples' lives for ideology by delaying bowel cancer screening...
