Samoan PM La’aulialemalietoa apologises for historical ‘Heil Hitler’ video
RNZ Pacific reporters
Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa (La'aiuli) Leuatea Schmidt has apologised for a historical video in which he used the term "Heil Hitler".
"I have...
Fiji PM Rabuka urges climate action as Pacific hosts pre-COP31 meeting
RNZ Pacific reporters
Fiji's prime minister has called on global leaders coming to the country to see and listen to the people on the climate...
Eugene Doyle: The quiet general – and the fast growing Eurasian...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
Nurlan Yermekbayev is one of those very important people most of us in the West have never heard of. I had...
Greens eye free, fast and reliable public transport with NZ election...
By Lauren Crimp of RNZ
New Zealand's Green Party has pledged to make public transport free for eligible groups and cap bus and train fares...
‘The school that became a grave’ – Jeremy Scahill on US...
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Media demand answers after Samoan PM’s security reportedly deletes journalist’s photos
RNZ
The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she...
Police arrest two as protesters accused of blocking NZ aerospace summit
Asia Pacific Report
Pro-Palestine protesters targeted Christchurch’s Te Pae Convention Centre yesterday to highlight the National Aerospace Summit's alleged ties with Israeli military.
The protesters from...
Fiji approves ‘lifeline’ needle exchange law to combat HIV emergency
RNZ Pacific reporters
Fiji's lawmakers have passed legislation allowing the rollout of a needle exchange programme aimed at containing the rapid rise of HIV from...
Palestinian-led parties in Israel face ‘institutional discrimination’, says lawyer
Asia Pacific Report
Palestinian lawyer Muhammad Dahleh says moves to exclude Palestinian-led parties and candidates from Israel’s elections this month amount to “institutional discrimination,” arguing...
American Samoa environmental group sues US govt over deep sea mining...
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific
An environmental group in American Samoa is taking legal action against the United States government over its plans for...
Tuvalu appoints first woman governor-general ahead of 48th Independence Day
RNZ Pacific reporters
Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, 71, has become the first woman to be appointed the Governor-General of one of the world's smallest nations.
Tuvalu...
From Resistance to the Ponsonby People’s Union, a courageous tale of...
REVIEW: By David Robie
The seeds of resistance and later community empowerment began in Tāmaki Makaurau in a humble but lively bookshop in a rundown...
New PINA president pledges to strengthen Pacific newsrooms
By Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific
The new president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) wants to strengthen the region's newsrooms.
Neville Choi, who is...
Pacific leaders urge Jakarta to allow UN rights visit to West...
RNZ Pacific reporters
Pacific Islands leaders have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to urge Indonesia to allow the UN human rights...
Mother rescued after triplets die in remote PNG community
By Scott Waide of RNZ Pacific
A young mother who gave birth to triplets in a remote part of Papua New Guinea was successfully evacuated,...
Dirty Work – shining a light on the machinery of NZ’s...
The strength of Dirty Work is that it pulls back the curtain to reveal those who prefer to operate in the shadows. And now...
Greenpeace seabed mining activists protest on board NZ research vessel Tangaroa
By Ellen O'Dwyer of RNZ and RNZ Digital reporters
Police are considering charges against Greenpeace protesters who occupied a state-owned ship in protest at seabed...
‘Stop empty promises’ – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands leaders demand...
RNZ Pacific reporters
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have issued a strong call to action to industrial nations and the...
Al Jazeera rejects Netanyahu’s attack on journalists in UN speech
Pacific Media Watch
Al Jazeera has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack against the network during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly,...
‘Baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide’ – Mayor Mamdani hits...
COMMENTARY: By Brett Wilkins
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hit back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the UN General Assembly...










































