Analysis

Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats and court summons

By Khalia Strong of PMN News Fiji has shot up the world rankings for press freedom but the victory feels hollow as journalists across the Pacific face a wave of...

Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal attack

POLITICAL CARTOONS: By Campion Ohasio My name is Campion Ohasio, and I am currently the only political cartoonist in...

After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New...

Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception

RNZ News The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being...

Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

As World Press Freedom Day rapidly approaches and Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Israeli government for its...

Why West Papuans are raising a banned independence flag across Australia, NZ and the Pacific

BACKGROUNDER: By Stefan Armbruster On 1 December each year, in cities across Australia and New Zealand, a small group of West Papuan immigrants and refugees...

Since the war on Gaza began, violence against Palestinians has surged in the West Bank

ANALYSIS: By Tristan Dunning and Martin Kear While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on...

Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to figure out

ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood In the wake of New Zealand’s recent election, and subsequent coalition negotiations, Winston Peters has emerged as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister...

Behind the war on Gaza – how Israel profits globally from repression

REVIEW: By David Robie Just months before the outbreak of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza after the deadly assault on southern Israel by Hamas...

Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work – changing basic human behaviours must come first

ANALYSIS: By Mike Joy and Phoebe Barnard As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past half century...

Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims

Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they are reporting what is happening in Gaza and Israel. Mediawatch...