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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 heart of two cities tonight...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners

COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and...

Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?

COMMENTARY: By Dr Gavin Ellis Integrity is the most valued element of a news organisation’s reputation. Without it, it cannot expect its audience to lend...

Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism

Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return...

Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?

COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working...

Pacific Journalism Review at 30 – a strong media legacy

COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Devpolicy Blog Pacific Journalism Review (PJR) began life three decades ago in Papua New Guinea and recently celebrated a remarkable...

A Wall of Shame – but do Pacific Islanders even notice gender deaths?

One report of a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women that took place in the Marshall Islands last week....