Home Politics

Politics

7 days popular

Olivia Coote presents a welcome home koha to Global Sumud Flotilla activists Mousa Taher (centre) and Hāhona Ormsby (black cap) at Auckland International Airport

Politics

Haka, waiata welcome for NZ’s Gaza flotilla activists after brutal ordeal at hands of Israeli military

May 24, 2026

The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

Politics

Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

Australian Gaza flotilla activist Zack Schofield

Politics

‘It’s worse for Palestinians,’ says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

Politics

Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s thuggery enabled the abuse

A group of five Australians who were on board the Gaza freedom flotilla and spoke of the Israeli abuse and violence on their arrival home

Politics

Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims brutal abuse ‘justified’

New Caledonian Congress elections 300822

Politics

French envoys to visit New Caledonia in September with unknown plan

August 30, 2022

Papuan supporters of Governor Lukas Enembe protest against efforts by Indonesian authorities to "criminalise" him

Politics

Papuan protesters warn Jakarta – ‘don’t criminalise’ Governor Enembe

September 16, 2022

Politics

PNG police, forces launch Moresby security operation for elections

June 12, 2017

Titewhai Harawira (left) with then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Politics

Titewhai Harawira, a ‘feisty, staunch, protector’, dies, aged 90

January 25, 2023

Politics

PNG to host first Pacific APEC – but is it leaders’...

October 28, 2018

Dunedin climate activist Rosemary Penwarden

Politics

NZ climate satirist sentenced to 125 hours of community work for...

October 2, 2023

PNG Prime Minister James Marape makes plea to the nation's youth

Politics

Marape tells PNG youth ‘I’m your father’ in bid to mobilise...

January 18, 2024

Politics

Protest marks French Pacific nuclear tests at Moruroa anniversary

July 6, 2020

A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of war being “consistently violated”

Politics

PSNA puts New Zealand govt ‘on notice’ over breaches of Genocide...

June 20, 2024

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

Politics

Yellow lighting, ribbons display across Philippines in honour of Aquino

June 27, 2021

A Palestinian mother, Mariam Oweiss, speaking about her two sons

Politics

Images of prisoners underscore Israeli ‘dehumanisation’ of Palestinians

February 16, 2025

Oro Governor Gary Juffa

Politics

Table ‘transparent’ PNG medicine procurement proposal, says Juffa

December 22, 2021

About 30 police officers stand in a human chain to block off anti-mandate protesters near Parliament

Politics

Protesters show up as covid-19 patients at hospitals across New Zealand

February 26, 2022

National Party leader Christopher Luxon

Politics

National’s leader Luxon and Bridges test covid-19 positive – record 696...

March 7, 2022

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman

Politics

Ukraine war: Green Party says NZ’s $5m funding better for ‘saving...

March 22, 2022

Te Maruata chair Bonita Bigham

Politics

NZ local government: ‘We’re ready for change – it’s about youth...

July 23, 2022

Politics

350.org Pacific calls on Suckling to stop ‘slap in face’ support...

February 3, 2017

Prayer meeting against sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV)

Politics

‘Her screams pierced our hearts, I knew I was going to...

August 21, 2022

Politics

Investigation into Fiji Times sedition charge steps up with search warrant

Pacific Media Watch -

April 4, 2017

Politics

NZME, Fairfax merger declined over ‘risk of causing harm’ to NZ...

May 3, 2017

Politics

PM O’Neill challenges rival candidates to show off ‘real policies’ for...

Pacific Media Watch -

June 16, 2017

Politics

Gary Juffa: The myth of PNG’s ‘Middle Bench’ – don’t be...

Pacific Media Centre -

August 29, 2017

1...227228229...277 Page 228 of 277

CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Politics

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Politics

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Politics

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Politics

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

Politics

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate

Politics

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

Politics

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants

Politics

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Politics

Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide

Politics

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

Politics

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

Politics

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016

Politics

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

Politics

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

Politics

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

Politics

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

Politics

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

Crime

Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

Politics

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

Climate activist Violet Coco

Politics

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match

Editor's Picks

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

EDITOR'S PICKS

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

Politics

‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

Politics

Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

Politics

How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’

Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting

Crime

Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...

MOST COMMENTS

Politics

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Politics

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

Politics

Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

Politics

How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’

Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting

Crime

Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...

Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails

Politics

Palestinian journalists from Gaza ‘treated inhumanely’ by Israeli army and Shin...