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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum

Asia Pacific Report A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened as a world premiere at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki...

Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster

It’s only Day Five of the war, but surely the epic stupidity of Australia so cravenly backing the...

12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran

ANALYSIS: By Nury Vittachi The West is in turmoil over countries’ top legal minds declaring the US-Israel attack on...

Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than...

NZ rally slams Five Eyes intelligence ties hours before US-Israel attack on Iran

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in central Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today were highly...

Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to figure out

ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood In the wake of New Zealand’s recent election, and subsequent coalition negotiations, Winston Peters has emerged as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister...

Owen Wilkes was an admirable, fearless and unforgettable New Zealander

INTRODUCTION: By Mark Derby Just weeks after Owen Wilkes’ sudden death in 2005, a van arrived at his basic bach in Kāwhia to carry away...

Human rights group wants climate mobility justice on COP28 agenda

By Eleisha Foon A new legal framework to support climate-displaced people and guarantee their human rights is being served up ahead of COP28. The United Nations...

‘All talk and no action’ say USP protesters calling for fair pay

RNZ Pacific University of the South Pacific (USP) staff gathered outside the Japan-Pacific ICT Centre today to protest over better pay and conditions as well...

How mass media makes a mockery of its mission over Palestine

COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans Since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israeli military positions and civilian settlements it has become the norm for any debate...

Behind the war on Gaza – how Israel profits globally from repression

REVIEW: By David Robie Just months before the outbreak of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza after the deadly assault on southern Israel by Hamas...