Environment

‘Under no illusions’ about France, says author of new Rainbow Warrior book

Pacific Media Watch The author of the book Eyes of Fire, one of the many publications on the Rainbow Warrior bombing almost 40 years ago but the only one by...

Caitlin Johnstone: It was never about hostages. It was never about Hamas

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Benjamin Netanyahu said last Thursday that freeing the Israeli hostages in Gaza was not his...

Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility

By David Robie on World Press Freedom Day 2025 I ask you now: Do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do...

Palestine protesters march on TVNZ, accuse broadcaster of bias on Gaza

Asia Pacific Report About 1000 pro-Palestinian protesters marked World Press Freedom Day — May 3 — today by marching...

Confirmed: Australian weapons sold to Israel, reveals Declassified Australia

SPECIAL REPORT: By Michelle Fahy The Australian counter-drone weapons system seen at a weapons demonstration in Israel recently is...

Australian fight to protect koala habitats in northern NSW heats up

The battle to stop the destruction in Australia of critical koala habitats in state forests in Northern NSW has escalated in recent weeks. Wendy...

‘The ocean is suffering’ – protesters fume over NZ silence on Fukushima wastewater dump

By Lydia Lewis Japan yesterday began the decades-long release of more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in defiance...

MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum

By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation...

‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific

By Lydia Lewis Japan’s release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway. Tokyo Electric Power Company...

Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While...