‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt official
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
As New Caledonia passes the one-month mark since violent and deadly clashes erupted on last month, there has been...
PSNA puts New Zealand govt ‘on notice’ over breaches of Genocide...
Asia Pacific Report
A pro-Palestinian advocacy group has put the New Zealand government "on notice" over its alleged complicity with Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence militant leaders arrested
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's security forces have arrested eight people believed to be involved in the organisation of...
No breakthrough in hostage Kiwi pilot talks held by West Papuan...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
All parties, including West Papuan pro-independence fighters who took Phillip Mehrtens hostage, want the New Zealand pilot released but...
French police raid pro-independence Kanak party HQ, arrest eight in crackdown
Asia Pacific Report
French police and gendarmes force were deployed around the political headquarters of the pro-independence Caledonian Union in Kanaky New Caledonia's Nouméa suburb...
Queen Mary Uni to host tribunal on ‘environmental violence, profiteering’ in...
Asia Pacific Report
The Centre for Climate Crime and Justice at Queen Mary University of London will host a Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on State and...
PNG Post-Courier: Census fiasco – why the poor planning, poor vision?
EDITORIAL: PNG Post-Courier
We support Count Me In 2024. It is an important national census event for Papua New Guinea. It is supported by the...
ULMWP accuses Indonesian govt of ‘hypocrisy’ over Israel condemnation
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
West Papuan pro-independence supporters are calling Indonesia's condemnation of Israel hypocritical considering its occupation of Papua for 61 years.
The...
Buttu debunks Israeli ‘myths’ about Gaza siege – ‘vital to break...
Kia Ora Gaza
An international lawyer and former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Diana Buttu, says it is a myth that the siege...
PNG ‘politicians, pastors’ supply weapons to fuel deadly tribal fights, says...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
National politicians and pastors are fuelling the tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea by supplying guns and ammunition, says...
Hamas stands firm for permanent ceasefire in Gaza, full Israeli withdrawal
Asia Pacific Report
The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, says the group is ready to accept an agreement that guarantees a permanent...
Kanaky, Palestine and West Papua – ‘same struggle’, David Robie talks...
Pacific Media Watch
Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths of Plains FM96.9 radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent journalist and...
FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu...
RNZ Pacific
The director of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Dr Aaron Sala says "it's up to all Pacific nations and their ancestors...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The national congress of New Caledonia's pro-independence platform, the FLNKS, was postponed at the weekend due...
PM Luxon talks doubling RSE in PNG – plane breakdown almost...
RNZ Pacific
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have discussed a refreshed partnership that could boost the number of places for short-term...
NZ’s Luxon briefly stopping over to see Marape in Port Moresby
PNG Post-Courier
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will stop over in Port Moresby today for a quick bilateral with Prime Minister James Marape before...
Latest Kiwi crew to join Gaza Freedom Flotilla leaves on Sunday
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand activists Youssef Sammour and Rana Hamida have been selected to join the volunteer crew on the international Freedom Flotilla ship...
Education head condemns Israel’s ‘shameful’ ruin of UN schools in Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
Israel’s targeting of educational institutes across Gaza is “shameful" and contributing to a global crisis for students, says the head of an...
Why is NZ being so obstinate over its weak position on Gaza and...
COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs
The New Zealand government remains disturbingly quiet on the unfolding genocide in Gaza.
New Zealand’s silence is clearly undermining its self-image as...
Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says...
RNZ Pacific
The new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, is "well equipped" for the role, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says.
Waqa, a...
French Polynesia hosts ‘Marara’ military exercise for Asia-Pacific
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Polynesia has just played host to a 15-nation "Marara" military exercise aimed at increasing "interoperability"...
‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji
By Shayal Devi in Suva
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted at the possibility of establishing a government of national unity, which -- if...