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The Gaza doctrine – Israeli ‘journacide’ and the muted NZ media response

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, Pacific Media Watch A friend and colleague, Solidarity columnist Eugene Doyle, posed a brief question on the Facebook media page Kiwi Journalists Association last week. “Kiwi journalists...

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....

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...

‘Freedom for Assange and journalism are at stake’ – the Belmarsh Tribunal

ANALYSIS: By Brett Wilkins As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London’s...

Hipkins energised and excited about chance to become NZ’s PM

RNZ News Chris Hipkins says the opportunity to become Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand is the biggest privilege of his life and his eyes...

‘New Zealand, get me off this island,’ pleads 9-year Iran refugee on Nauru

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand. Four people touched down...

The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’

“History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...

Fiji military chief’s sharp criticism of ‘ambition, speed’ of changes sparks anxiety

Pacific Media Watch Fiji’s military commander stirred a wave of anxiety today with an extraordinary statement claiming concern over the “ambition and speed” of...

Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance

A new book about one of New Zealand’s foremost peace activists offers insight into Owen Wilkes, the man described as the intellect behind New...