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Sanctioned oil tanker falsely using Cook Islands flag, authority says
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Cook Islands Maritime Authority says a US-sanctioned oil tanker is falsely using Cook Islands identifiers to evade capture.
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Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their history, marked by governance issues, political...
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Internationally, we are marking the 2025 Human Rights Day at a time of extraordinary retreat from human rights protection across...
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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous.
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Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?
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What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide,...
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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous.
We...
Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans
What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide,...
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Sanctioned oil tanker falsely using Cook Islands flag, authority says
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Cook Islands Maritime Authority says a US-sanctioned oil tanker is falsely using Cook Islands identifiers to evade capture.
The...
Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous.
We...
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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous.
We...
Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans
What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide,...
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Pasifika recipients say King’s Birthday honours not just theirs alone
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, Iliesa Tora, and Christina Persico
A New Zealand-born Niuean educator says being recognised in the King's Birthday honours...
PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to...
Asia Pacific Report
A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast last November is a warning to news...
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East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Papua New Guinea's 2026 National Budget has drawn immediate opposition criticism from East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who...
PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’
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New Zealand's major Palestine advocacy and protest group Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has condemned Defence Minister Judith Collins for "dog-whistling to her...
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Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his historic lens
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For almost six decades photographer John Miller (Ngāpuhi) has been a protest photographer in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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An exhibition from Tara Arts International has been brought to The University of the South Pacific as part of the Pacific International...
FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua
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The director of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Dr Aaron Sala says "it's up to all Pacific nations and their ancestors...
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Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, says Cook Is...
By Caleb Fotheringham and Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific journalists
Not enough is yet known about the seafloor to decide if deep sea mining can start...
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...
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