Politics

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 a “Māori delegation” -- has raised significant contention across Aotearoa and...

‘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...

Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of “racial hatred” against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who...

‘We are witnessing an unfolding genocide’ – Israeli historian

Team Zeteo After months of threats and speculation, the Israeli military has officially begun to move into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, sending in...

How an ‘antisemitism hoax’ drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gaza

Fake Israeli claims keep Western publics focused on "evil" humanitarian aid workers and "evil" anti-war protesters rather than the kind of evil that dares...

Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award

Asia Pacific Report About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of...

Media freedom award for the Gaza journalists who have paid a terrible price in Israel’s genocidal war

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch Along with the devastating death toll -- now almost 35,000 people, hundreds of aid workers and hundreds...

NZ slumps to 19th as RSF says press freedom threatened by global decline

Pacific Media Watch New Zealand has slumped to an unprecedented 19th place in the annual Reporters Without Borders 2024 World Press Freedom Index survey released...

OPM’s Bomanak accuses UN of failing to uphold decolonisation role over West Papua

Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan resistance leader has condemned the United Nations role in allowing Indonesia to “integrate” the Melanesian Pacific region in what...