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Samoan political saga: Challenge to FAST party by ‘ousted’ MPs reported
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal.
FAST chair La'auli Leuatea Schmidt...
Four words that bear significance to the happy news of a...
COMMENTARY: By Andrew Mitrovica
I have wrestled with what to say in this urgent moment, long yearned for and that often appeared beyond reach during...
Samoa Observer: For the people or for themselves?
EDITORIAL: Samoa Observer, by the editorial board
There should be only one reason why people enter politics. It is for the good of the nation...
Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice
Asia Pacific Report
About 200 demonstrators gathered in the heart of New Zealand's biggest city Auckland today to welcome the Gaza ceasefire due to come...
Aid agencies set to boost humanitarian help for Gaza – MSF...
Asia Pacific Report
The United Nations tasked with providing humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza -- and the only one that can do...
Chris Hedges: The Gaza ceasefire charade
Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every...
Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge
COMMENTARY: By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Junior S. Ami
With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi...
Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila
Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, claiming 14 lives,...
‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells...
By Anish Chand in Suva
A Fiji community human rights coalition has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to halt his "reckless expansion" of government...
Gaza ceasefire: After 15 months of brutality, Israel has failed on...
A ceasefire in Gaza is not the end of Palestine’s nightmare, but the start of Israel’s. Legal moves will only gather momentum as the...
Vanuatu polling underway in snap election one month after quake
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila
More than 180,000 registered voters are expected to cast their votes today with polls now open...
Māori politicians call for ‘rapid’ aid to Gaza after ceasefire deal
By Daniel Perese of Te Ao Māori News
Māori politicians across the political spectrum in Aotearoa New Zealand have called for immediate aid to enter...
Fiji quota proposal sparks debate on women’s representation in politics
COMMENTARY: By Monika Singh
The lack of women representation in parliaments across the world remains a vexed and contentious issue.
In Fiji, this problem has again...
Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media...
Asia Pacific Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow foreign journalists into Gaza in the...
Israel’s planned expulsion of UNRWA – time for UN to walk...
COMMENTARY: By Chris Gunness
'In Gaza, only UNRWA has the infrastructure to distribute aid to scale, such as vehicles, warehouses, distribution centres and staff. However,...
Vanuatu election: Preparation almost complete for snap ballot
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila
The electoral commission in Vanuatu is trying its best to clear up some confusion with the...
Why the draft ‘foreign interference’ bill is so dangerous for Aotearoa
COMMENTARY: By Maire Leadbeater
Aotearoa New Zealand's coalition government has introduced a bill to criminalise "improper conduct for or on behalf of a foreign power"...
Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
Indonesia officially joined the BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa -- consortium last week marking a significant milestone in...
Mothballed northern New Caledonia nickel company appoints new chair
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's mothballed northern nickel plant, Koniambo Nickel (KNS), has appointed a new chairman to steer...
Why Jimmy Carter’s opposition to Israeli apartheid failed to secure peace
Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! As we continue our discussion of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, we look at his policies in the...
France plans to deploy flagship carrier Charles de Gaulle to Pacific...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
France's naval flagship, the 261m aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, is to be deployed to the...
Palestinian solidarity activists call for ‘action’ in BDS boycott over Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
A Palestine solidarity advocate today appealed to New Zealanders to shed their feelings of powerlessness over the Gaza genocide and "take action"...