Tag: Winston Peters
Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
The Labour Party is promising visa-free travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for Pacific Islanders.
Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said Pacific...
Māori delegation’s Israel trip under scrutiny over funding and itinerary
Te Ao Māori News
A delegation of Māori leaders visiting Israel under the banner of "business and innovation" faces public criticism over its timing and...
Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel
By Russell Palmer of RNZ
Labour is calling the government's stance on Israel an "embarrassment" to the country, and says it is failing to meet...
Palestine Forum condemns NZ for talk, no ‘meaningful action’ over illegal...
Asia Pacific Report
The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has called on the New Zealand government to follow France, the UK, Canada and nine other...
Peters blasts Solomon Islands cabinet ministers for move against PM Wale
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has blasted Solomon Islands cabinet ministers who moved against their leader on the...
‘Triple tap’ in Gaza, Iran and the Hind Rajab atrocities condemned...
Asia Pacific Report
"Triple-tap" attacks by Israeli and US forces against Palestine, Iran and Lebanon were condemned today at a Stop Wars Aotearoa rally against...
Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against...
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific
Disagreement from some China-aligned Pacific Islands countries has prevented regional countries within the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) issuing a...
Jeremy Rose: Far from Winston’s first racist rodeo
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose
“New Zealand is not a monotonous garden where every flower is the same; it is a garden where the diversity of...
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker’s ‘double standards’
By Lillian Hanly of RNZ
The New Zealand Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double...
Responding to NZ Foreign Minister’s racist slurs on China and Green...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
The Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand was typically restrained, dignified but crystal clear when he responded to Foreign Minister Winston Peter’s...
Jeremy Rose: The nuclear-free Pacific and hypersonic hypocrisy
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose
On March 5 of this year, the United States launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force...
‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...
Asia Pacific Report
A member of the Aotearoa delegation on the Global Sumud flotilla humanitarian aid mission seeking to break the illegal Gaza enclave blockade...
Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific senior bulletin editor
Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved.
Shareholders of Moana Pasifika...
Peters condemns Israeli minister over flotilla video as 3 Kiwis detained
By Niva Chittock, RNZ WorldWatch presenter/producer
New Zealand has joined international condemnation of Israel's far-right national security minister, even summoning the Israeli ambassador to convey...
Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...
OPEN LETTER: By Nureddin Abdurahman to NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters
Minister,
You are about to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a time...
‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one...
RNZ News
New Zealand's Finance Minister says she has "never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders", as...
NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio
Asia Pacific Report
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has appealed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters to stress to the Palestine genocide "open wound" in his meeting...
Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor
Winston Peters has been accused of "pure racism" in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has...
Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest
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...
Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet...
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto
Israeli prison guards punish the prisoners “by breaking their thumbs” said a released detainee as lawyers speak out about torture, abuse,...
New Zealand backing Israel over two-state solution shows galling weak leadership
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...
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...



































