Articles

Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack on his own citizens

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “Whoever uses a citizen ill, indirectly offends the state, which is bound to protect this citizen; and the sovereign should avenge his wrongs, punish the aggressor,...

‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying...

‘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...

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...

Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity

By David Robie Dozens of Filipinos and supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand came together in a Black Friday vigil and Rally for Justice in the...

Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?

KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis Excoriating is the word that may best describe expat Canadian James Grenon’s 11-page critique of NZME. His forensic examination of...

Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

ANALYSIS: By Valerie A. Cooper Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump’s second presidency so far, perhaps the most surprising has been his...

Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge NZ’s Winston Peters at state of the nation speech

SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England Like a relentless ocean, wave after wave of pro-Palestinian pro-human rights protesters disrupted New Zealand deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’...

Green Party’s Swarbrick calls for urgent NZ action over Israel’s ‘crazy’ Gaza slaughter

By David Robie Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick called on New Zealand government MPs today to support her Member’s Bill to sanction Israel over its...

Nuclear free Pacific – back to the future, Earthwise talks to David Robie

Pacific Media Watch Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths of Plains FM96.9 radio talk to Dr David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report, about heightened...