New minister in ‘rollercoaster’ French politics causes concern in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As part of a never-ending rollercoaster of instability in French politics, the latest appointment of a...
Israeli historian Ilan Pappé: Despite ceasefire, Palestinians still face ‘elimination, genocide’
Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman.
As we’ve reported, the Gaza ceasefire deal is in effect....
Tributes pour in for Matangi Tonga founder Pesi Siale Fonua –...
RNZ Pacific
Pesi Siale Fonua, a veteran Pacific journalist and the publisher-editor of Tonga's leading news website Matangi Tonga Online, has died at the age...
Opposition Israeli lawmakers interrupt Trump and call for recognition of Palestinian...
Asia Pacific Report
Two leftwing opposition members of the Knesset protested in the middle of US President Donald Trump's historic and rambling speech praising the...
After Gaza ceasefire, ‘massive political pressure’ needed to prevent Israel from...
Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: Israel’s government has approved the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, that includes a pause in Israeli attacks and the...
Eugene Doyle: The Nobel Peace laureate who calls for US bombing...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
Within hours of being named the Nobel Peace laureate for 2025, María Corina Machado called on President Trump to step up...
IFJ condemns Australian lobby censorship bids to ‘silence’ reporting on Gaza
Pacific Media Watch
The global peak journalism body has condemned the targeting, harassment, and censorship by lobby groups of Australian journalists for reporting critically on...
The fake Gaza ‘peace agreement’ versus real peace with justice
COMMENTARY: By Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh
A temporary ceasefire and release of some Palestinians in a prisoner exchange is not a "peace agreement" and it is...
Sara Awad: Why Gaza still looks to the freedom flotillas for...
COMMENTARY: By Sara Awad
On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now...
Gerard Otto: Low turnout and rates pressure drive down Māori wards...
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News
Of 42 referendums, 17 voted to retain Māori Wards in Aotearoa New Zealand's local elections yesterday, which suggests...
Ken Laban makes history as Pasifika candidates win across Aotearoa
By Mary Afemata, of Local Democracy Reporting
Fauono Ken Laban has been elected Mayor of Lower Hutt, making history as Aotearoa New Zealand's first Pasifika...
Think, click, share – making media literacy fun for Filipinos
By Anthea Grape in Manila
Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is vital to nation-building. It empowers Filipinos to make informed decisions by fostering critical thinking,...
Genocide two years on: It is the West, not Gaza, that...
This brutal war on Palestinians has not just unleashed Israel’s demons. It has unmasked our own regimes, as they crack down on humanitarian activism....
‘Treated like animals’ – NZer activists detained by Israeli forces arrive...
RNZ News
Three New Zealanders, who were detained in Israel, after taking part in an international flotilla heading to Gaza, claim they were treated like...
Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Amnesty International is asking the New Zealand government to create a new humanitarian visa for Pacific people impacted by...
Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News
This morning New Zealand Herald columnist and political commentator Matthew Hooton was paid to write an article justifying...
Netanyahu claims ceasefire ‘success’ but Israeli public sees him as obstacle
By Hamdah Salhut of Al Jazeera
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a flurry of statements in the last couple of hours, claiming that...
PSNA cautiously welcomes Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand advocacy and protest group Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has "cautiously welcomed" the Gaza ceasefire and proposed exchange of hostages...
Two years after October 7: Israel’s war, Gaza’s ashes, and the...
ANALYSIS: By Elijah J Magnier
Two years ago, Israel suffered what was perhaps the most jarring day in its modern history. The events of October...
The Pukpuk Treaty and the future of Papua New Guinea-Australia relations
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The signing of the Papua New Guinea-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty -- officially known as the Pukpuk Treaty...






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