Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God
In the great expanse of oceans, a number of small, remote islands are having their moment in the spotlight. From the Chagos islands to...
Latest Paris court ruling triggers polarised reactions in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific
A recent ruling by a French court to drop all charges against pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin and 13...
Mark Naglazas: Blaming immigrants when we need to look inside for...
COMMENTARY: By Mark Naglazas
Trying to get my head around Pete Hegseth’s bonkers, deeply offensive D-Day memorial speech in which the US Secretary of War...
‘Sodomised’ and ‘tortured’ – family of Fijian man allegedly beaten by...
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
Warning: This story contains detailed accounts of alleged police and military brutality, including torture and sexual assault.
The Fiji Police...
Te Kuaka advocacy group calls for NZ transparent, independent ‘Pacific foreign...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand policy research and advocacy group released a detailed blueprint today for a fresh "independent" Te Tiriti and Pacific-based approach...
The train that changes everything – the Silk Road railway beats...
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean
In 1904, a British geographer named Halford Mackinder stood before the Royal Geographical Society in London and delivered what would become...
Paying the price for US-Israeli wars – and NZ’s shameful stance...
COMMENTARY: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Today the US and/or Israel have been attacking Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and Venezuela.
The US is also strangling Cuba with...
May Pik: Waking up from a Zionist nightmare, let’s carry the...
May Pik is a Jewish woman now living in Aotearoa. She gave this perspective on growing up in Israel and why she moved to...
Tsunami advisories issued in Pacific after 7.8 Philippines earthquake
By RNZ Pacific reporters and Mark Rabago
The US Tsunami Warning Centre has issued advisories for parts of the Pacific following a massive earthquake off...
Lim Tean: Why standing on the wrong side of history cost...
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean
Germany learnt to its huge cost and embarrassment last week that supporting Israel’s genocidal operations in Gaza and elsewhere in the...
Fijians for Palestine – an antidote to ‘Suva sycophancy’ over Israel
Asia Pacific Report
A South Auckland-based cultural studio founded by Fijian artist-curator Vasemaca (FKA Ema) Tavola has hit back at a spate of pro-Israeli propaganda...
Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific
A court in Paris has dropped all charges against pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin and 13 others in their...
Maher Nazzal: I walked through Palestine
After years away, I have finally returned to Palestine, not just to visit but to reconnect with the land, the people, the memories, and...
Rabuka rules out military involvement with Israel in Mideast conflicts
By Jake Wise in Suva
Fiji will not be "militarily involved" in any of the conflicts currently involving the State of Israel, says the country's...
Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe women featured in the controversial documentary Pesta...
Palestine supporters stage pickets in 3 cities in Fiji, NZ protesting...
Asia Pacific Report
Pro-Palestine protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand staged pickets in three cities today in protest against Israel opening its first embassy...
Fiji police question protesters over picket against opening of Israel embassy
Fijivillage News
A protest led by the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre was held at their office today -- located opposite FHL Tower where the new...
Non-negotiable: Christopher Luxon says NZ’s nuclear-free stance not changing
RNZ Morning Report
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon insists the government is not going to review New Zealand's nuclear-free stance, and doing so would be detrimental...
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...
It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes...
Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific
Asia Pacific Report
Israel is working with US Christian Zionists to make the Pacific "an Israeli pond" to help deliver votes in the United Nations,...























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