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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 a “Māori delegation” -- has raised significant contention across Aotearoa and...

‘Baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide’ – Mayor Mamdani hits back after Netanyahu’s attacks during UN speech

COMMENTARY: By Brett Wilkins New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hit back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Israel funded the lawfare assault on Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the...

Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’ becoming normalised

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A pioneer of Palestine protest in Aotearoa New Zealand today warned...

Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of “racial hatred” against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who...

Obituary: Tui Rererangi Walsh O’Sullivan, the ‘flying bird in the sky’

OBITUARY: By Dominic O’Sullivan Tui Rererangi Walsh O’Sullivan, 4 July 1940 — 20 May 2023 Kia ora koutau katoa. Kia ora mo o koutou haerenga i...

Additional budget funds earmarked for USP arrears, says Prasad

By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka The University of the South Pacific will be receiving additional funding from the Fiji government in the 2023-2024 national budget,...

NZ’s Media Freedom Council slams mayor Brown’s ban attempt as ‘insult to voters’

RNZ News New Zealand’s Media Freedom Council has called Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s exclusion of some media outlets from his budget speech today “unacceptable”. In an...

Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?

There are parallels between Indonesia’s Aceh where an Australian surfer faced a flogging, and West Papua where a New Zealand pilot may be facing...

2000 Fiji coup leader George Speight applies for presidential pardon

By Vijay Narayan in Suva Fiji’s 2000 coup leader George Speight, who has been serving time in prison for more than 20 years, has applied...

Claims of ‘issues, concerns and breaches’ emerge at USP

By Kelvin Anthony A leaked document authored by a recently recruited senior University of the South Pacific academic has again put a spotlight on the...