Politics

‘Triple tap’ in Gaza, Iran and the Hind Rajab atrocities condemned at Stop Wars rally

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report “Triple-tap” attacks by Israeli and US forces against Palestine, Iran and Lebanon were condemned today at a Stop Wars Aotearoa rally against...

Abby Martin’s documentary takes on the ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ ecocide

REVIEW: By Olivia Rosane It’s a commonly repeated statistic that the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter,...

Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose Israel’s Environment Ministry has removed the protected status of Nile crocodiles to allow them to...

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring Gaza doctor’s plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

France ends 10-year UN ’empty chair’ decolonisation snub over Polynesia

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre After 10 years of non-attendance, France turned up to this week’s French Polynesia sitting of the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation...

After more than 30 years fighting Dawn Raids practices, Soane Foliaki still hopes NZ will give migrants a fair go

By Lydia Lewis A Tongan RSE worker, whose case sparked an independent review of Immigration New Zealand’s “out-of-hours compliance visit” practices, is still on edge. Pacific...

West Papuan, Indonesian youth protest over ‘illegal’ 1962 Rome Agreement

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have denounced the Rome Agreement of...

Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city

By Aubrey Belford, Kevin G. Hall and Martin Young A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future...

NZ election 2023: How a better funding model can help media strengthen social cohesion

This speech was this year’s David Beatson Memorial Address delivered at a Better Public Media meeting and debate in Grey Lynn last night on...

Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty

By Khalia Strong Dozens of Pacific Islanders and Palagi defied the bitterly cold wind and rain for a peaceful “remember the Dawn Raids” march along...