Tag: Ukraine invasion

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato One year to the day since Russian tanks ran over the Ukraine border -- and over the UN...

RNZ News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament today and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian...

The new Reporters Without Borders campaign video about Russian's invasion propaganda. Video: RSF Pacific Media Watch As Russia’s propaganda and crackdown on journalism continue to wreak...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first...

RNZ News Russia's foreign ministry has slapped New Zealand journalists, officials and an academic with sanctions for supporting what it called the country's "Russophobic agenda". The...

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor More than two million New Zealanders will get a one-off $350 sweetener as part of the Budget's...

ANALYSIS: By Suze Wilson, Massey University and Toby Newstead, University of Tasmania The war in Ukraine would test even the most hardened political operator: millions...

By Anish Chand in Lautoka The seizure of a super yacht -- reportedly owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch -- by the US government in...

By Anish Chand in Lautoka “We don’t do Russians.” This was the response from Fiji's Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete when asked about the...

RNZ News Commander of Joint Forces Jim Gilmour says he is confident New Zealand's Hercules fleet will be up to the task as 50 Defence...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto The discovery of many civilian bodies lying dead in the Ukrainian city of Bucha this week has brought out more Western...

When Israel steals Palestinian land ... Image: imgflip.com COMMENTARY: By John Minto Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed so much hypocrisy in Aotearoa New Zealand and...

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor The Green Party says New Zealand has put its relationship with the NATO security alliance ahead of...

RNZ News A New Zealand protest flotilla has arrived outside the luxury Northland home of Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov. The eight vessels sailed to Helena Bay,...

ANALYSIS: By Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning at Evening Report In this A View From Afar podcast, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato With the cabinet meeting on Monday agreeing to targeted Russian sanctions legislation, New Zealand is preparing to circumvent...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan leader has praised the "bravery and spirit" of Ukrainians defending their country against the Russian invasion while condemning...

ANALYSIS: By Professor Hatem Bazian Ten lessons to be learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the war rages into its second week. READ...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio...

By Prianka Srinivasan for ABC Pacific Beat International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong --...