Articles

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 Israel-Palestine coverage post-7 October 2023 is commendable.  It commissioned Colin Feslier,...

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...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel admits it bombed a hospital to kill a journalist for doing journalism

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix LISTEN: A reading of this article...

Who killed Shireen Abu Akleh? Film names Israeli soldier but Biden, Israel ‘did best to cover up’

Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s show looking at Israel’s ongoing targeting of Palestinian journalists. A recent report...

Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace nuclear campaigner

SPECIAL REPORT: By Shaun Burnie of Greenpeace We’ve visited Ground Zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations,...

Archive: Tahiti: French first for Flosse

By David Robie Born a demi in the Mangarevian village of Rikitea in 1931, Gaston Flosse is the first Pacific Islander to become a minister...

Archive: Tahiti: The third flag of Faa’a

By David Robie Two flags fly outside most town halls in "French" Polynesia. One is the Tricolore of the French republic; the other is the...

David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89

Auckland Star The Rainbow Warrior, New Zealand's future military role in the Pacific and a history of peacemaking were the winning topics in this year's...

Archive: Éloi Machoro knew his days were numbered

By David Robie in the New Zealand Times Éloi Machoro was a marked man. Almost any day for the last few weeks could have been...

Archive: Bicycle snoop riles the Baltic

By David Robie in The New Zealand Times Is Sweden breaching its long tradition of neutrality and secretly cooperating with Nato countries? Yes, believes controversial...

Archive: Take route N20C to a hidden scrap of Spain in France

Because of an error in translation of the terms of a treaty between Spain and France  signed in 1659, a hamlet in France on...