Analysis

The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
‘It has the appeal of an actual horror’: How ‘Return to Oz’ became one of the darkest children’s films ever made
Elio and the reason today’s original children’s films are flopping
AMC Theaters Now Warns Moviegoers About Lengthy Previews Before Films Start
Chris Hedges: Gaza’s Hunger Games – how Israel is weaponising starvation
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Why manufacturing consent for war with Iran failed this time
Eugene Doyle: Why Asia-Pacific should be cheering for Iran and not US bomb-based statecraft
Ramzy Baroud: The fallout – winners and losers from the Israeli war on Iran
US strikes: Ignore the propaganda, 10 forces will shape the Iran-Israel war
Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran
Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran
A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran
Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal
Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor
Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace
Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron
Why Israel’s shock and awe has proven its power but lost the war
Is genocide the new normal? Could Israel and the US destroy Iran?
A video like no other – why the Israeli military revealed its own failure
New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way
Thou shalt protect Israel: The West’s first and only commandment
Eugene Doyle: Writing in the time of the Gaza genocide
Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people, children it’s killing
Why NZ must act against Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide
Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections
Activists call for Pacific nuclear justice, global unity and victim support
Govt should defuse NZ’s social timebomb – but won’t
Gordon Campbell: NZ’s silence over Gaza genocide, ethnic cleansing
Starvation of Gaza – a distressing continuation of a decades-old plan
Culture at the core: examining journalism values in the Pacific
As Trump basks in Gulf Arab applause, Israel massacres children in Gaza
Ceasefire announcement triggered attacks on foreign secretary Vikram Misri, daughter, shows timeline analysis
Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military, and silencing West Papua
Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
In its soul-searching, Australia’s rightist coalition should examine its relationship with the media
New deal for journalism – RSF’s 11 steps to ‘reconstruct’ global media
Dark money: Labor and Liberal join forces in attacks on Teals and Greens for Australian election
Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever
50 years after the ‘fall’ of Saigon – from triumph to Trump
How to fight Trump’s cyber dystopia with community, self-determination, care and truth
Israel’s endgame for tormented Gaza is political and physical erasure
Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms – and controversies
Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door
Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents
The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows
Ian Powell: When apartheid met Zionism – the case for NZ recognising Palestine as a state
With Hasbara failing, Israel placed Hossam Shabat on a kill list
NZ’s refreshingly candid ex-envoy Phil Goff – why I spoke out on Trump
New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with US hit hardest
Red Crescent Palestinians massacre: Global rule of law masquerade is over
It will take more than an Oscar to stop Israel’s West Bank plans
Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?
Chris Hedges: The last chapter of the Gaza Strip genocide
New Analysis: Congress Considering Creating an Unprecedented Tax Shelter to Steer Billions to Private K-12 School Vouchers and Wealthy Individuals
New Zealand and Gaza: Confronting and not confronting the unspeakable
Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history
How New Zealand is venturing down the road of political upheaval
He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.
Trump has ‘declared war against the American people’, says Ralph Nader
Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling
US elections featuring ‘racism, sexism’ pose challenges for Global South
Eugene Doyle: Axis of Genocide vs Axis of Resistance. Whose side are you on?
Gavin Ellis: A day to be gripped by fear – ‘freedom’ will lose its true meaning
Harris will not be a president for marginalised people – in the US or abroad
How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations
Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide in Gaza
Untold history of the Israel Defence Forces – unpacking the truth behind the ‘most moral army’
Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua
US elections: Editorial writers at LA Times, Washington Post resign after billionaire owners block Kamala Harris endorsements
‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?
Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies
Binoy Kampmark: Bitter harvests – the killing of Yahya Sinwar and ignoring the truth
Prabowo takes power as Indonesian military set up new battalions – what now for West Papuans?
New Caledonia crisis: Pacific leaders’ mission must ‘look beyond surface’
West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight
Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros
Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics
Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles
John Minto: International Court of Justice says BDS against Israel is an obligation on governments
West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’
Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel
Protesters mobilise to greet Australia’s ‘Land Forces’ merchants of death
New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues
Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori
CNN’s Fraudulent Analysis of Fraud in the Venezuelan Presidential Election
From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe
Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?
NZ Herald’s disclosure obligation to readers: Why are we waiting?
Guessing game over when Iran is about to strike Israel over assassination
Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for media
China Spy Bases: Rumors, Speculation and Bad Analysis
Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work
Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it
Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners
Ilan Pappe: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism
Promoting peace and stability in the Middle East by unconditionally backing its worst aggressor
Why Israel assassinated Haniyeh – desperation over Gaza failure
Analysis: Risk Of Regional War ‘Increasing’ After Death Of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh