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‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...
Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
When the Pacific Islands Forum concluded in Honiara last month, leaders pledged regional unity under the motto "Iumi Tugeda" — "We...
Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch
COMMENTARY: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor
It was hardly a dream debut for Labour's long-awaited, much-argued-over tax package for Aotearoa New Zealand.
What...
‘Alarming gaps’ – WHO warns NZ to urgently close measles vaccination...
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming" gaps in measles...
Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes...
COMMENTARY: By Stanley Simpson, director of Mai TV
You can wake up one morning in Fiji and feel like you're living in a totally different...
Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says...
Asia Pacific Report
Middle East political analyst Zeidon Alkinani says Israel’s military is continuing “business as usual” to the east of the yellow line in...
NZ health minister unethical over medical ethics – ‘look in the...
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell
On October 17, I received a brief email from a former Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) vice-president: “Can’t wait for...
Fiji’s stance on Israel and new embassy stirs revived condemnation
Asia Pacific Report
Fiji opening an embassy in Jerusalem last month in defiance of United Nations resolutions on Occupied Palestine and hosting a visit by...
‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous...
PSNA slams Israeli politician over ‘sneaking into NZ’ during Pacific friendship...
Asia Pacific Report
A leading Palestine solidarity and advocacy group in New Zealand has accused an Israeli cabinet minister of "sneaking" into the country this...
French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's issues even though the...
Cole Martin: The Gaza ceasefire isn’t the end – what six...
Returning to Aotearoa after half a year in the occupied West Bank, Cole Martin says a peace deal that fails to address the root...
Thousands march through streets as part of NZ’s ‘mega strike’
RNZ News
Thousands have marched through major city streets and rallied in small towns across Aotearoa New Zealand as part of today’s “mega strike” of...
Thousands of nurses, teachers and doctors take part in NZ’s ‘mega...
RNZ News
It is being billed as quite possibly New Zealand's biggest labour action in more than 40 years.
It is the latest in a growing...
ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims more than a dozen civilians have been killed in the...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama given suspended prison sentence
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence by the Fiji High Court in Suva, local news...
Opposition promises to repeal NZ marine and coastal rights law change
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter
New Zealand's opposition parties have promised to repeal the coalition government's changes to the Marine and Coastal Area...
Pacific protesters against deep sea mining challenge US exploration ship
Greenpeace
Cook Islanders holding a banner reading "Don’t Mine the Moana" have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the...
Kamikamica resigns amid Fiji corruption charges
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has stepped down from his position on the eve of his court appearance for corruption-related charges.
Kamikamica has...
‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it the fourth Pacific nation...
Netanyahu praises Papua New Guinea with ‘deep gratitude’ for backing Israel
Asia Pacific Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed "deep gratitude" for Papua New Guinea's support to his country over many years and during...
French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to...































































