Norway halts seabed mining, putting more pressure on NZ to do...
Asia Pacific Report
Norway is stopping the first licensing round for deep sea mining in Arctic waters -- and Greenpeace Aotearoa says this is putting...
New course planned to help Pacific media professionals counter disinformation
Pacific Media Watch
An Aotearoa New Zealand-based community education provider is preparing a new course aimed to help media professionals in the Pacific region understand...
Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New...
Asia Pacific Report
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told a media conference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he entered New Zealand
“We...
Wenda calls for West Papuan unity in the face of Jakarta’s...
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed "colonial grip" of Indonesia's...
ICJ to begin hearings in landmark Pacific climate change case started...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Doug Dingwall of ABC Pacific
A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate...
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin to remain in mainland French jail
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin will remain in a mainland French jail for the time being,...
‘Lone Soldiers’ – new Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in...
Despite it being illegal in Australia to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) recruiters are hard at work enticing young...
Civil society groups call on Pacific leaders to ‘take responsibility’ over...
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty five Pacific civil society organisations and solidarity movements have called on Pacific leaders of their "longstanding responsibility" to West Papua, and...
Moana 2: The magic is missing in this half-baked Pacific sequel
REVIEW: By Sam Rillstone, RNZ News
Disney has returned to Motunui with Moana 2, a sequel to the 2016 hit Moana. But have they been...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...
Protesters condemn Fiji ‘complicity, silence’ over Israel’s Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji solidarity group for the Palestinians has accused the Rabuka-led coalition government of "complicity" in Israel's genocide and relentless war on...
Tjibaou’s party unveils plan for New Caledonia’s future ‘independence’
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has unveiled the main outcome of its...
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
By Sera Sefeti in Baku, Azerbaijan
As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations...
Gallery: Palestinian musicians, poets and solidarity partners in vibrant celebration
Asia Pacific Report
Palestinian diaspora poets, singers and musicians gathered today with solidarity partners from Aotearoa New Zealand, African nations -- including South Africa --...
Open letter plea by NZ community broadcaster for end to Israel’s...
Pacific Media Watch
A community broadcaster in Aotearoa New Zealand has appealed for an end to the "sadistic cruelty" and the "out in the open...
Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Figures for violence against women in New Caledonia have increased due to the post-riots crisis, according...
Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’
Despite Australia's draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged --...
Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says...
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva
Some police officers are unable to effectively investigate cases of gender-based violence, claims Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali.
Ali...
New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk
New Caledonia’s Great Chief William Boarat has been found dead and police have arrested a 24-year-old...
Cynical politics reported on world stage damage NZ’s reputation
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
"Flashpoint" in a foreign news story usually brings to mind the Middle East or the border between North and South Korea....