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Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has joined a chorus of global development and political figures defending the United Nations "lifeline"...

RNZ Pacific Eight of Tuvalu's 16-member Parliament are newcomers following the 2024 general election which saw former Prime Minister Kausea Natano ousted. The country went to...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondent French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his Indo-Pacific vision during the traditional New Year's good wishes...

ANALYSIS: By Trita Parsi The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly...

Asia Pacific Report Although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not directly issue an order for a ceasefire in Gaza, says a leading Israeli...

Asia Pacific Report The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in South Africa's case over...

ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles”...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has been reinstated after being stood down following riots and looting on January 10. That rioting --...

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Academic Andrew Anton Mako says the Papua New Guinea's systemic dysfunction was plain to see in the rioting...

RNZ News New Zealand's defence minister has defended a decision to send six NZ Defence Force staff to the Middle East to help "take out"...

Asia Pacific Report A leading West Papuan advocate has welcomed this week's launch of the Brussels Declaration in the European Parliament, calling on MPs to...

ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain As the new year gets underway, now is the time to look ahead to what will be significant in the...

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been warned that Māori will not sit by without a fight if the government attempts to...

By Ruci Farrell of Pacific Media Network Pacific peoples joined with tangata whenua at the weekend, calling on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to uphold...

Asia Pacific Report A group of foreign policy critics alarmed at the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s "undemocratic decision" to step up support for US-led strikes...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he is confident he can retain power in the wake of the recent riots. Prime Minister James Marape...

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Powerful waves, driven by offshore storm surges, hit an important United States...

By Temalesi Vono in Suva Fiji's fired Education Minister Aseri Radrodro rebuffed three letters from the Prime Minister and legal advice from the Solicitor-General that...

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A Palestinian advocate has appealed to the New Zealand government to call for a permanent ceasefire in...

RNZ Pacific East Sepik Governor Allan Bird says Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape must take responsibility for the Port Moresby riots two weeks...

By Timoci Vula Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the decision to dismiss Education Minister Aseri Radrodro from cabinet was taken after due process had...

ANALYSIS: By Samer Jaber For two months now, the United States and other Western countries backing Israel have been talking about “the day after” in...