John Minto: Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque – and the failings of media
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The last fortnight has seen a series of brutal, deliberately provocative Israeli attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque in...
Africa’s highway takes shape – bureaucrats, mud and all
Flashback to a cover story in African Development magazine in April 1974. The Trans-African Highway (TAH) was expected to ease trade and other contacts...
Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papuan rebels extended, says Indonesia
RNZ Pacific
The authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region say the search for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua Liberation Movement freedom fighters...
Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections
By Russell Palmer
Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it...
Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped
By Lydia Lewis and Kelvin Anthony
The Fiji Parliament has voted to “kill” a draconian media law in Suva today, sending newsrooms across the country...
‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
There was euphoria at the campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva in Fiji last Thursday...