Parihaka the focus for global IPRA peace conference in Aotearoa
By Heather Devere of Asia Pacific Media Network
November 5 marks the day that has been set aside to acknowledge Parihaka and the courageous and...
Weaponising media – National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors
More than a quarter of Australia's National Press Club sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf. Michelle Fahy...
‘Extraordinarily destabilising decision’ – Trump denounced over call to immediately resume...
Democracy Now!
NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s Democracy Now! show looking at US-China relations and President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons testing.
President Trump...
USP student journalists win Vision Pasifika media award for plastic pollution...
Pacific Media Watch
A feature story authored by a student journalist highlighting the harm plastic pollution poses to human health in Fiji -- with risks...
Israel accused of using captives’ bodies issue to undermine Gaza ceasefire
The New Arab
Palestinian officials have accused Israel of using the issue of captive bodies in the Gaza Strip as a pretext to violate the...
Tonga election: What are the main issues ahead of the upcoming...
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
With just three weeks to go before Tongans head to the polls, the debate over election issues is...
Trump’s ‘annexation ban’ is a ploy to push Israeli normalisation
ANALYSIS: By Lamis Andoni
The rift between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is real. However, to understand it, one must...
PSNA accuses NZ of giving ‘political cover’ to genocidal Israel over...
Asia Pacific Report
A national pro-Palestinian advocacy group has accused the New Zealand government of providing political cover and rewarding the Israeli genocide by deploying...
French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections to no later than 28...
PSNA condemns Collins for ‘can’t be trusted’ stance on Gaza over...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has challenged Defence Minister Judith Collins over her "can't be trusted" backing for controversial BlackSky Technology...
Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
A Marshall Islands lawmaker has called on Pacific legislatures to establish and strengthen their...
Former MP Anae calls for ‘Pacific justice’ over immigration in petition
Asia Pacific Report
A former National MP has launched a petition calling for "equality and respect" in New Zealand's immigration visa treatment of Pacific Islanders,...
‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation
RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...
Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
When the Pacific Islands Forum concluded in Honiara last month, leaders pledged regional unity under the motto "Iumi Tugeda" — "We...
Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch
COMMENTARY: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor
It was hardly a dream debut for Labour's long-awaited, much-argued-over tax package for Aotearoa New Zealand.
What...
‘Alarming gaps’ – WHO warns NZ to urgently close measles vaccination...
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming" gaps in measles...
Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes...
COMMENTARY: By Stanley Simpson, director of Mai TV
You can wake up one morning in Fiji and feel like you're living in a totally different...
Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says...
Asia Pacific Report
Middle East political analyst Zeidon Alkinani says Israel’s military is continuing “business as usual” to the east of the yellow line in...
NZ health minister unethical over medical ethics – ‘look in the...
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell
On October 17, I received a brief email from a former Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) vice-president: “Can’t wait for...
Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation
MEDIAWATCH: By RNZ Mediawatch presenter Colin Peacock
Successive New Zealand governments have dodged the issue of how the news media should be held to account,...



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