Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was "not privy to or consulted...
Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
The surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran is literally and figuratively designed to unleash centrifugal forces in the Islamic Republic.
Two nuclear powers...
15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food...
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem
Kia ora koutou,
I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here's a brief summary of today’s events across...
A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran
ANALYSIS: By Joe Hendren
Had Israel not launched its unprovoked attack on Iran on Friday night, in direct violation of the UN Charter, Iran would...
Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over...
BACKGROUNDER: By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor/presenter;
Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific; and Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
New Zealand has paused $18.2 million in...
Egyptian crackdown on Gaza blockade busters but Kiwi activists vow to...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England in Ōtautahi and Ava Mulla in Cairo
Hope for freedom for Palestinians remains high among a group of trauma-struck New...
Fiji police probe Commission of Inquiry report over sacked anti-corruption chief...
RNZ Pacific
Fiji police have commenced investigations into a Commission of Inquiry report on the appointment of the country's now sacked head of the anti-corruption...
95 lawyers demand stronger NZ stand over Israel amid Middle East...
Asia Pacific Report
Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers -- including nine king’s counsel -- have signed a letter demanding Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Winston...
Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye...
Pacific Media Watch
The Big Picture Podcast host, New Zealand-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Hassan, interviews Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst about the rapidly...
Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you...
ANALYSIS: By Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University
In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on...
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands Foreign Ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the...
As Israeli attacks draw tit-for-tat missile responses from Iran and shuts...
A New Zealand journalist on the ground in the Middle East summarises events from the occupied West Bank.
UPDATES: By Cole Martin in Occupied Bethlehem
Fifty...
Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The recent series of high-level agreements between Papua New Guinea and France marks a significant development in...
US travel ban on Pacific 3 – countries have right to...
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the...
Attack on Iran’s state media – Israel bombs IRIB building in...
Pacific Media Watch
Israel targeted one of the buildings of the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in Tehran on the fourth day of...
‘Be brave’ warning to nations against deepsea mining from UNOC
By Laura Bergamo in Nice, France
The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) concluded today with significant progress made towards the ratification of the High Seas Treaty...
Israelis ‘now realise’ what Palestinians and Lebanese have been suffering, says...
Asia Pacific Report
A Paris-based military and political analyst, Elijah Magnier, says he believes the hostilities between Israel and Iran will only get worse, but...
Samoan fashion designer fatally shot at Salt Lake City ‘no kings’...
RNZ Pacific
A renowned Samoan fashion designer was fatally shot at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday, the Salt Lake City...
Issa Amro: Youth Against Settlements – ‘life is very hard, the...
RNZ News
Palestinian advocate Issa Amro has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year for his decades of work advocating for peaceful resistance...
Why Israel’s shock and awe has proven its power but lost...
COMMENTARY: By Antony Loewenstein in Middle East Eye
War is good for business and geopolitical posturing.
Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington in...
Vehicle issued to Fiji assistant minister involved in fatal accident –...
By Anish Chand in Suva
The son of the driver assigned to a Fiji assistant minister is under investigation for allegedly driving a government vehicle...
Is genocide the new normal? Could Israel and the US destroy...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
"Just do it, before it is too late," US President Donald Trump said.
The Western media described Trump’s and Israeli Prime Minister...