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‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global Sumud Flotilla

SPECIAL REPORT:  By Eugene Doyle New Zealander Jay O’Connor had finished a long but satisfying day as a crew member aboard Eros 1, one of dozens of vessels that formed...

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...

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...

Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’

RNZ Pacific The editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, Giff Johnson, is urging Pacific journalists not to be swayed by geopolitical narratives and to stay...

‘A win for all Kanak people,’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate

By Finau Fonua New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard University in the...

Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health

By Alualumoana Luaitalo ​A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava on mental health. Tongan entrepreneur...

Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua’s Governor Lukas Enembe was “kidnapped” and flown to...

Mediawatch: Further fallout as RNZ takes out the ‘Kremlin garbage’

External experts are poring over the “inappropriate editing” of international news published online by RNZ. It has already tightened editorial checks and stood down...

Richard Naidu: Money, politics and fear – yet FFP’s millions still weren’t enough

ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu in Suva It has been six months now, but I have to make a strange admission. I miss the laughs I...