Tag: MFAT

By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand's Budget 2026 will see more foreign aid to the Pacific region, while defence and customs spending rises...

Pacific Media Watch Iran's ambassador has criticised New Zealand's failure to condemn the US and Israeli strikes on Iran as damaging the relationship between the...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A New Zealand aid project in Papua New Guinea has been halted due to security concerns, and appears...

By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand has scrapped a project to build an airport in Tokelau after sinking NZ$3 million into the design...

RNZ News Three people, including former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham, have been arrested at a Venezuela solidarity protest in New Zealand's capital. Around 100 people...

COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto While Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian children in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the occupied...

RNZ News More than 100 people who were part of the intercepted flotilla to Gaza -- including those from New Zealand -- have entered Jordan. The...

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...

COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs It is difficult to understand what sits behind the New Zealand government’s unwillingness to sanction, or threaten to sanction, the Israeli...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ refusal to join 79 other countries trying to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) after...

By Daniel Perese of Te Ao Māori News Māori politicians across the political spectrum in Aotearoa New Zealand have called for immediate aid to enter...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...

By Lauren Crimp , RNZ News reporter New Zealanders stuck among riots and civil unrest in New Caledonia's capital say they feel abandoned by their...

By Adam Burns, RNZ News reporter Worried New Caledonian expats in Aotearoa admit they are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing violence and civil...

RNZ Pacific More videos appear to have been released by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) showing New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens. The New Zealander...

Asia Pacific Report About 20 pro-Palestinian protesters picketed New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) office in Auckland today, demanding a stronger stance...

RNZ News A New Zealander working for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians says having countries pull funding is devastating. Speaking from Geneva, Hector Sharp told...

RNZ News The Algerian democracy advocate Ahmed Zaoui, a New Zealand citizen, has been arrested by Algerian security forces after commenting on human rights violations...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato The release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) this week is the...

RNZ Pacific Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called again for the immediate release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has now been held hostage...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The New Zealand government has rejected claims by...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The West Papuan Council of Churches says New Zealand hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations...