Archive

40 years on – reflecting on Rainbow Warrior’s legacy, fight against nuclear colonialism

A forthcoming new edition of David Robie’s Eyes of Fire honours the ship's final mission and the resilience of those affected by decades of radioactive fallout. PACIFIC MORNINGS: By Aui'a...

Why the wall of silence on the Gaza genocide is finally starting to crack

As Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, Western media and...

‘Cracks are opening up’ in Western complicity over Gaza genocide, says John Minto

By David Robie About 2000 New Zealand protesters marched through the heart of Auckland city today chanting “no justice,...

How should the media cover a genocide? New Zealand’s national broadcaster is failing in its duty

ANALYSIS: By Jeremy Rose, Eugene Doyle and Ramon Das Radio New Zealand’s decision to conduct a review of its...

As Trump basks in Gulf Arab applause, Israel massacres children in Gaza

Nakba Day today marks 15 May 1948 — the day after the declaration of the State of Israel...

Archive: Media: NZ journalists in Fiji work permit tangle

Two New Zealand journalism educators are still in suspense over their positions at the University of the South Pacific amid controversy over the "politicising"...

Community, demagogues and the South Pacific news media

By David Robie On 19 October 1995, the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea issued the terms of reference for a Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) Subcommittee...

Archive: Media: Background to a Fiji vendetta

A decade-old vendetta against a New Zealand journalist by a Fiji-based media group has again resurfaced. By Harry Stoner In mid-1989, the New Zealand Journalist branded...

Archive: Controversial journalist to get USP post

Fiji's Sunday Post Controversial New Zealander David Robie could be appointed to head the University of the South Pacific's growing journalism programme. Some USP academics not...

Archive: A photographer’s date with a nuclear death

President Jacques Chirac's controversial final round of nuclear tests at Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls in 1995 unleashed an unprecedented storm of international protest. And...

Archive: Scrutiny of the Pacific mass media

REVIEW: By Damon Salesa This ocean of ours is many things, but it is rarely "pacific". The passage of contact, colonialism and supposed independence has...