Politics

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 but lively bookshop in a rundown two-storeyed shop at 436 Queen...

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...

‘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...

USAID launches ‘reinvigorated’ Pacific mission to help sustainability goals

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva The United States government’s overseas development aid arm US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened two new offices in Papua...

West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila

By Kelvin Anthony The Pacific region’s focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu hosts the heads of governments from Fiji, Papua...

NZ’s Western Bay of Plenty councillors vote for Māori wards – ‘a momentous day’

By Alisha Evans After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after the Western Bay of Plenty District Council has...

Native Hawai’ian official blames wildfires on colonisation, climate change

RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai’ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey...

Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā

By Finau Fonua As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai’i’s Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there is frustration among...

‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new report

Asia Pacific Report A chilling new report by a German-based human rights watchdog has exposed indiscriminate attacks by Indonesian security forces on indigenous West Papuan...