Books

The reckoning – what the US-Iran MOU means in reality for Israel

ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean It is a peculiar kind of defeat — one dressed in the language of victory. Operation Epic Fury was sold to the world as a decisive...

David Robie: Decolonisation, the climate crisis, and improving media education in the Pacific

PROFILE: By Mong Palatino Global Voices has interviewed veteran Aotearoa New Zealand writer and educator David Robie who discussed...

Saige England: We need to write about wrongs, read about wrongs – and be active about those wrongs

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Being passive must come after being passionate and active. Some know this. Some don't. So many people...

‘You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults Gaza flotilla torture survivor in Parliament

SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle Something significant and revelatory just happened in the New Zealand Parliament. I was present...

Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

In the great expanse of oceans, a number of small, remote islands are having their moment in the...

Conflict, Custom & Conscience: Photojournalism and the Pacific Media Centre (2017)

Edited by Jim Marbrook, Del Abcede, Natalie Robertson and David Robie  A group of Melanesian women march behind an anti-mining "NO BCL, NO MINING" banner,...

Putting state terrorism in context – the Rainbow Warrior follies

By Jeremy Agar of CAFCA Eyes of Fire is an updated version of the account of the 1985 sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, first published...

Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face – book review and interview with David Robie by David Blackall

Book review and interview with the author David Robie by David Blackall Introduction David Robie’s latest book is incisive and autobiographical. Kalafi Moala, a courageous publisher...

Thirty years later: David Robie and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

New Zealand journalist and media educator David Robie returns with two books commemorating the sinking of Greenpeace’s iconic campaign ship and the nuclear-free Pacific...

Eyes Of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior, 2015 (30th anniversary edition)

By David Robie On 10 July 1985, French secret agents bombed the Greenpeace campaign flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, Aotearoa New Zealand. Portuguese-born Dutch...

Journalist’s new book tackles atrocities and human rights issues in the Pacific

By Karina Abadia Veteran journalist Dr David Robie doesn't shy away from a challenge when covering a story. He has spent his career promoting issues pertinent...