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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the...

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...

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...

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...

Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands...

Asia Pacific Report Several small Pacific countries regularly vote in support of Israel at the United Nations in spite of overwhelming opposition for the Zionist...

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of...

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is again at the heart of a witch hunt over a speech she made at the Al Jazeera Forum...

RNZ Pacific The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua. The United Liberation Movement for West Papua...

Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less "social cohesion", while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports...

ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too. The US Justice Department's release of more than three million...