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Self Determination
Greenpeace chief recalls New Zealand’s nuclear free exploits, seeks ‘peace’ voice for Gaza
Palestine protesters target NZ businesses ‘complicit’ with Israel’s Gaza genocide
Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire edition
UN expert calls on world to end trade with Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’
The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’
The Bradbury Group features Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal, Middle East report and political panel
Chris Hedges: Gaza’s Hunger Games – how Israel is weaponising starvation
Fiji human rights coalition challenges Rabuka over decolonisation ‘unfinished business’
Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
‘Bridge for peace – not more bombs,’ say CNMI Gaza protesters
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
Talks result in PNG and Bougainville signing ‘Melanesian Agreement’
Talks result in PNG and Bougainville signing ‘Melanesian Agreement’
Antoinette Lattouf win against ABC a victory for all truth-tellers
The ‘Godfather of Human Rights’ Ken Roth on genocide, Trump and standing up for democracy
‘Don’t surrender’ to Indonesian pressure over West Papua, Bomanak warns MSG
Iran accuses US over ‘torpedoed diplomacy’ – passes bill to halt UN nuclear watchdog cooperation
Nearly half of Kiwis oppose automatic citizenship for Cook Islands, says poll
Fiji advocacy group slams Indonesian role in MSG as a ‘disgrace’
Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership
Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out
Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark blames Cook Islands for crisis
Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements
Egyptian crackdown on Gaza blockade busters but Kiwi activists vow to ‘defeat genocide’
Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace
‘Be brave’ warning to nations against deepsea mining from UNOC
Issa Amro: Youth Against Settlements – ‘life is very hard, the Israeli soldiers act like militia’
Twyford condemns weak action by NZ over Israel’s ‘ruthless’ apartheid
Twyford condemns weak action by NZ over Israel’s ‘ruthless’ apartheid
Greta Thunberg tried to shame Western leaders – and found they have no shame
Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham
New Zealand’s ‘symbolic’ sanctions on Israel too little, too late, say opposition parties
More deaths reported out of Sugapa in West Papua clashes with military
French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area
Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest
Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade
Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn silence
New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way
Ponsonby community up in arms over impending post office closure
Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research
Punishment for Te Pāti Māori over Treaty haka stands – but MPs ‘will not be silenced’
Independent Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts
Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians
Eugene Doyle: Writing in the time of the Gaza genocide
Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people, children it’s killing
How Israel manufactured a looting crisis to cover up its Gaza famine
French politicians in New Caledonia to stir the political melting pot
Radical legal step towards ending impunity for Israel over killing Gaza journalists
Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific
Activists call for Pacific nuclear justice, global unity and victim support
While Pacific is target of geopolitics, many nations still fight for basic sovereignty
‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’
40 years on – reflecting on Rainbow Warrior’s legacy, fight against nuclear colonialism
Gordon Campbell: NZ’s silence over Gaza genocide, ethnic cleansing
NZ ‘running out of patience’ – Peters lashes Israel over Gaza aid blockade
Starvation of Gaza – a distressing continuation of a decades-old plan
Israel slammed over ‘cynical’ sidestep of global rulings on Gazan humanitarian aid
NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza
Open letter from John Cusack: ‘The children of Gaza need your outrage – end the siege’
Seven European nations jointly call for urgent action over Israel’s starvation blockade on Gaza
‘Cracks are opening up’ in Western complicity over Gaza genocide, says Minto
Fiji rights coalition slams ‘betrayal’ of West Papua for Indonesian benefits
As Trump basks in Gulf Arab applause, Israel massacres children in Gaza
Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior to return for 40th anniversary of French bombing
Fiji Indians in NZ ‘not giving up’ on Pasifika classification struggle
New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at war’
AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with Prabowo
Indigenous Kanaks support New Caledonia’s 50-year ban on seabed mining
Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’
‘Fighting more frequent now’ – researcher warns of escalating West Papua conflict
‘Cutting off communications’ – did Trump really just turn his back on Israel?
Philippine advocacy group condemns NZ military pact with Manila, rejects election violence
Absurd attack on free speech by Israel Institute over social media comment
Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace nuclear campaigner
The Encampments vs October 8 – a battle of narratives on Palestine plays out in cinema
The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine
The Extermination of the Palestinian People and Theft of Their Homeland
NZ Māori Council, PSNA appeal for urgent action over Gaza starvation
New Caledonia’s political talks – no outcome after three days of ‘conclave’
Financial Times: The West’s shameful silence on Gaza – do more to restrain Benjamin Netanyahu
‘Under no illusions’ about France, says author of new Rainbow Warrior book
Pacific ‘story sovereignty’ top of mind on World Press Freedom Day
‘Dead weight comes to mind’ when thinking about Gazan parents and genocide
Palestine protesters march on TVNZ, accuse broadcaster of bias on Gaza
Human rights group calls for probe into attack on Freedom Flotilla ship
Australia ‘Islamic Caliphate’? Dark money and the 11th hour election propaganda blitzkrieg
New Zealand condemned for failing to make ICJ humanitarian case over Gaza genocide
Gallery: Doctors, health workers challenge NZ government over national crisis
Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA
On ‘moral panic’ and the courage to speak – the West’s silence on Gaza
50 years after the ‘fall’ of Saigon – from triumph to Trump
Māori leaders urge UN to act stronger on NZ’s ‘regressive’ policies
French Minister Valls warns New Caledonia is ‘on a tightrope’, pleads for ‘innovative’ solutions
Tarakinikini appointed as Fiji’s ambassador-designate to Israel
Israel accused at ICJ of using aid as ‘weapons of war’ and trying to ‘destroy’ Palestinian people
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