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...
NZ flotilla members arrive in Jordan, state news agency says
RNZ News
More than 100 people who were part of the intercepted flotilla to Gaza -- including those from New Zealand -- have entered Jordan.
The...
Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific
Bougainville's re-elected President Ishmael Toroama has announced a caretaker government following a formal swearing-in ceremony on Monday in the capital...
John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our...
New Zealanders deserve to know how the country’s foreign policy is made, writes John Hobbs.
ANALYSIS: By John Hobbs
The New Zealand government remains unwilling to...
Australia’s National Press Club blocks Hedges’ Gaza media talk, lines up...
One Path Network
The National Press Club of Australia has abruptly cancelled a scheduled address by renowned journalist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Chris Hedges, who...
‘We want legitimate leaders’: Bougainvilleans head to the polls amid push...
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Bougainvilleans went to the polls today, keen to elect a leader who will continue their fight for independence.
"There's...
Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza....
ANALYSIS: By Simon Levett, University of Technology Sydney
Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza...
Prisoner transfer sparks new human rights concerns in West Papua
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer
A West Papuan activist says the transfer of four political prisoners by Indonesian authorities is a breach of...
UN chief to address PNG parliament today during ‘historic’ visit
RNZ Pacific
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address Papua New Guinea's national Parliament today.
The UN chief is in Papua New Guinea on a...
Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists
Western reporters are full partners in the genocide. They amplify Israeli lies, which they know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted...




























































