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Gaza mass killing documentary a warning of global dystopian future

REVIEW: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report I have watched the most disturbing film in my lifetime — a warning to the world of a horrendous dystopian future...

A reminder of what is possible in community empowerment – ‘survival pending revolution’

This book launch speech was delivered today for Ponsonby People’s Union: At the Frontline of Community Activism in...

Palestinian researcher exposes Israel’s list of so-called ‘terrorist’ journalists slain in Gaza as smear

COMMENTARY: By Stephen Prager Seeking to discredit reports of its unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza, the Israel Defense...

From Resistance to the Ponsonby People’s Union, a courageous tale of struggle for justice

REVIEW: By David Robie The seeds of resistance and later community empowerment began in Tāmaki Makaurau in a humble...

Māori identity is not a political access pass: Why the recent delegation to Israel demands accountability

ANALYSIS: By Raewyn Kapa The recent trip by a group of Māori individuals to Israel -- publicly framed as...

Media and academia: the intriguing case of the Pacific Media Center

By David Robie Te Amokura: Pacific Media Centre (PMC) was founded at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in October 2007 at a time of great...

‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: How New Zealand crushed, not just flattened the COVID-19 curve (2021)

By David Robie, book chapter in Racism and Politicization In contrast to disastrous Western exceptionalist trends in Europe and the United States in countering the...

Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following David Robie’s departure

One of AUT’s Pacific research centres has been without a director since the end of 2020 and a lack of clarity around its future...

AUT comms school denies sidelining Pacific Media Centre

RNZ Pacific Auckland University of Technology has denied claims that the Pacific Media Centre is being dumped or sidelined. The centre's recently retired director Professor David...

USP Journalism dedicates awards to media ‘champion’ David Robie

By Wanshika Kumar in Suva The 20th University of the South Pacific Journalism Student Awards in Suva last month were dedicated to retiring Pacific media...

PNG Attitude: A farewell to eminent communicators

By Crosbie Walsh The highlights of a symposium at the Pacific Media Centre of the Auckland University of Technology on 1 December 2020 -- West...