Politics

Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

In the great expanse of oceans, a number of small, remote islands are having their moment in the spotlight. From the Chagos islands to the South China Sea, a...

Jonathan Cook: Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof

It isn’t Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It...

Kāpū Tī with Antony: Confessions of a fringe City Centre local

By Antony Phillips in The Vertical For this edition of Kāpū Tī with Antony, I sit down with journalist...

Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle There was only one moment when I was interviewing him last week that Mousa Taher...

‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli prison system nightmare

SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud...

Repeal ‘draconian’ MIDA Act, urge Fiji media and journalism stakeholders

By Kelvin Anthony The Fiji government is signalling that it will not completely tear down the country’s controversial media law which, according to local newsrooms...

Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at NZ’s Parliament

By Johnny Blades An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary system means the work...

Palestinians uphold traditional Ramadan rituals – despite the Israeli Occupation

By Wafa Aludaini in Gaza During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from all corners of the globe come together to celebrate. Each country has...

Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor

By Koroi Hawkins and Caleb Fotheringham A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and...

Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball

By Hamish Cardwell There is “is much to win by trying” to take action on climate change — that is a key finding in a...

Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China

By Barbara Dreaver The President of the Federated States of Micronesia has made a series of disturbing claims against China, including alleging spying, threats to...