NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One
In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:
You know what...
‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on 30 years of the Oslo Accords
Though the Oslo Accords and its signatories made many promises to the Palestinians, in reality, it carved Palestine up into bantustans and ghettos with...
PNG’s Marape makes foreign policy gaffes over Israel, West Papua
By David Robie, editor of Café Pacific
Prime Minister James Marape has made two foreign policy gaffes in the space of a week that may...
In the US, investigative journalists are blacklisted, ostracised and even jailed – in New Zealand, they are honoured
Nicky Hager received a major national award in New Zealand after having written a book exposing a secret spy base in New Zealand and...
The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses
An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic...
Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’ for New Zealand
POLITICAL BYTES: By Ian Powell
There is a reported apparent rift within cabinet between Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Andrew Little over Aotearoa...