The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute
The Palestine Chronicle
New Zealand activist Roger Fowler, a longtime Gaza solidarity organiser and Palestine Chronicle contributor, who died last Saturday, leaves a legacy of...
West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco
Pacific Media Watch
A world premiere of a new documentary revealing the devastation of rainforest in the southeastern part of West Papua is one of...
Fiji PM Rabuka stands by anti-corruption body after arrest of critic
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his government will not interfere with the work of the country's anti-corruption body following the latest turn...
Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection
Polynesian Panther Party Legacy Trust
The Polynesian Panthers met Roger Fowler in the early 1970s when Ponsonby was home to the largest urban Pacific population...
How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
If Israel and the US attack Iran, the cosy worlds of Europe, Australia and New Zealand could be swept up in...
Arrest and charges against British-Fijian national spark free speech concerns
RNZ Pacific
The arrest and detention of a dual Fijian and British national by Fiji's anti-corruption agency over the weekend has sparked concerns about freedom...
Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at...
OBITUARY: By David Robie
Roger Norman Fowler: 12 September 1948 – 21 February 2026
Roger Fowler, an activist legend of social justice solidarity movements from Bastion...
Climate-related migration: Is New Zealand living up to the ‘Pacific family’...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
Last week, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said Aotearoa's immigration settings were "no way to...
Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide...
Asia Pacific Report
Two Extinction Rebellion activists joined the speakers today at an Auckland protest over Israel’s genocide and ecocide in Gaza and occupied Palestine,...
Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight
ANAYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
The global human rights landscape has witnessed a significant diplomatic milestone.
Indonesia, for the first time since the body's establishment...
Palau court denies Senate bid to stop US deportee deal
RNZ Pacific
Palau's Supreme Court has denied an application by the Senate for a stay order on the government's plan to take third country nationals...
Moana Maniapoto: The day we met Jesse Jackson – and why...
COMMENTARY: By Moana Maniapoto
Known globally as one of America's most prominent and inspiring civil rights leaders, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr twice ran for US...
‘We returned from hell’ – CPJ’s report on Palestinian journalists tortured...
Pacific Media Watch
Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abdel Aal remembers the moment the ear-splitting music started. For five days, he said, he was held blindfolded in...
Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down...
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan leader has accused the Indonesian government of lying over its operations and "masking" the military role of some civilian...
PSNA calls on NZ government to punish Kiwi soldiers taking part...
Asia Pacific Report
A key Palestinian solidarity movement is urging the New Zealand government to step in and punish New Zealanders breaching international law by...
Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting...
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Fiji's former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in...
‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism
From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the...
Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor
Winston Peters has been accused of "pure racism" in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has...
Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of "fear and division" as the country...
PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global...









































