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Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum are due to appear in court today on a charge related to...
Waitangi Day 2024: Thousands of visitors, one clear message – ‘Toitū...
By Pokere Paewai , RNZ News Māori issues reporter, and Shannon Haunui-Thompson, Te Manu Korihi editor
Before the sun rose and the birds started singing...
NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in...
RNZ Pacific
The New Zealand government is again calling on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) to release the kidnapped pilot Phillip Mehrtens.
Tomorrow will...
NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest
RNZ News
An activist organisation is accusing the Aotearoa New Zealand police of brutality after arrests were made at a pro-Palestine protest in Lyttelton today.
About...
Waitangi Day 2024: Dawn service turns to unity, love and togetherness
RNZ News
Thousands of people gathered before dawn in the Bay of Islands today to commemorate Aotearoa New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi amid heightened tensions...
Tongan govt tight-lipped about King’s withdrawal of consent for ministers
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
Just days after the appointment of Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola as Tonga’s new Minister of Health, King Tupou VI...
Waitangi Day 2024: NZ government denies it’s ‘delegitimising’ Māori
RNZ News
Aotearoa New Zealand coalition government leaders have rejected allegations they are degrading tino rangatiratanga, saying the proposed Treaty Principles Bill will not "delegitimise"...
Waitangi: Luxon faces questions after day of speeches at Treaty Grounds
RNZ News
The crowd booed a combative Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and drowned out Associate Treaty Minister David Seymour, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon...
Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel's genocidal...
Waitangi Day 2024: 5 myths and misconceptions that confuse NZ’s 1840...
ANALYSIS: By Paul Moon, Auckland University of Technology
When it comes to grappling with the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, one of the commonest...
Palestinian envoy calls for ‘unity’ and ‘strategy’ for pathway to just...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestinian Ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Dr Izzat Abdulhadi, last night appealed for "unity", "strategy" and "networking" for...
Pressure must go on Israel to comply with World Court genocide...
Aotearoa New Zealand must ramp up pressure on Israel to abide by last month’s International Court of Justice ruling, writes John Minto.
COMMENTARY: By John...
Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on...
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva
Those spooked by the presence of a senior Central Intelligence Agency official in Fiji this week have nothing to fear.
At...
Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption
By Al Williams of the Cook Islands News
Cook islands Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau, former National Environment Service (NES) director Nga Puna, and his...
Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
Sixty four compartments of Papua New Guinea's main mortuary have been out of service since the festive season while...
NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
A political commentator says Green Party co-leader James Shaw was a "friend of the Pacific".
Shaw, who was previously New...
‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific
A Nuku'alofa business has started to sell "sparkling kava" on tap for those interested in tasting the traditional brew.
Tricia Emberson...
Canberra ‘ignores public’ over Gaza war – UNRWA fund cuts...
Asia Pacific Report
Senator and deputy leader of the Australian Greens party Mehreen Faruqi says the survival of millions of people in Gaza depends on...
NZ legally obliged to step up and speak out after World...
New Zealand’s commitment to the international rule of law means it must also go beyond the UN court’s genocide case findings on Gaza, writes...
Rabi Island ‘defenders’ network challenges Fiji official’s visitor ban
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
An unelected official in Fiji is demanding that visitors to Rabi lsland seek his approval before travelling there.
Rabi...
Pacific shows ‘little progress’ in global anti-corruption index
By RNZ Pacific's Christina Persico
Transparency International says the latest Corruption Perception Index shows another year of "little to no meaningful progress" towards curbing corruption in...
Few ‘rotten apples’ shouldn’t prevent NZ aid to thousands of innocent...
RNZ News
New Zealand would likely continue funding the United Nations agency delivering aid in Palestine if concerns about its staff were dealt with, the...




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