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‘We want legitimate leaders’: Bougainvilleans head to the polls amid push...
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Bougainvilleans went to the polls today, keen to elect a leader who will continue their fight for independence.
"There's...
Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza....
ANALYSIS: By Simon Levett, University of Technology Sydney
Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza...
Prisoner transfer sparks new human rights concerns in West Papua
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer
A West Papuan activist says the transfer of four political prisoners by Indonesian authorities is a breach of...
UN chief to address PNG parliament today during ‘historic’ visit
RNZ Pacific
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address Papua New Guinea's national Parliament today.
The UN chief is in Papua New Guinea on a...
Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists
Western reporters are full partners in the genocide. They amplify Israeli lies, which they know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted...
Walden Bello on Gaza and the media silence: ‘It isn’t fear...
Israel is boosting its Zionist influence in the Pacific. Australia has exposed such media influence. The media in the Philippines is now under scrutiny....
250+ media ‘black out’ front pages and broadcasts to protest Israeli...
Reporters Without Borders
In an unprecedented international operation organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the global campaigning movement Avaaz, more than 250 news outlets...
Fijian PM Rabuka hints at ‘historic’ referendum after landmark court ruling
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted that the country may "hold its first-ever referendum" following a landmark...
Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today
Pacific Media Watch
Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists...
Police plan for march which will shut Auckland Harbour Bridge this...
RNZ News
New Zealand police say planning is well underway ahead of a pro-Palestinian march that will shut the Auckland Harbour bridge later this month.
The...
West Papuan civil society groups protest over brutal security forces crackdown...
Asia Pacific Report
West Papuan civil society and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action over a brutal Indonesian security forces crackdown that has led...
‘Huge relief’ in Samoa post snap general election, says Aupito
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor, and Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia, Samoa
A former New Zealand politician says there is a...
How two Filipino ‘journalists’ took part in Israeli whitewashing of genocide
COMMENTARY: By Walden Bello
I am alarmed by reports that Filipino journalists were flown in by the Israeli government to participate in what is essentially...
Bougainville 2025 election: What’s at stake?
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
The dominant issue going into the next election in Bougainville next week is not much different from the...
Samoa snap election: No results just yet, says electoral commissioner
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia, Samoa
Samoa's electoral commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo Alexander Stanley told the media the official count kicks off on...
Two state, deluded state – shuffling of the deck isn’t stopping...
COMMENTARY: By Gordon Campbell
Chances are, anyone whose family is dying of starvation would not be looking for New Zealand to have a prolonged debate...
There is a plot Mr Luxon: It’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians...
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell
"Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has 'lost the plot' and has condemned attacks on Gaza.
"It is...
Wenda accuses Indonesia of killing West Papuans for ‘independence’ day
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan independence advocate has accused Indonesia of "continuing to murder children" while escalating its military operations across the Melanesian region.
United...
Polls open in Samoa’s 2025 general election with one seat declared
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific reporter in Apia, Samoa
Voting commenced in Samoa's general election today, with more than 100,000 eligible voters heading to the...
French Overseas Minister pushes ahead with Bougival deal despite FLNKS snub
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific Correspondent French Pacific desk
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has ended an extended seven-day visit to New Caledonia with...