NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One
In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:
You know what...
Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now
ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch
Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While...
Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations
Pacific Media Watch
A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in France’s overseas territories — including Kanaky New Caledonia...
Out of the shadows: why making NZ’s security threat assessment public is timely
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie
The release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) this week is the final piece in...
Indonesian media ‘favours state voice’ on West Papua, PJR research finds
By Kelvin Anthony
News media in Indonesia act as “government loudspeakers” by advancing a one-sided narrative regarding the conflict in West Papua, a new study...
Disinformation and climate crisis, governance, training feature in PJR
Pacific Journalism Review
Research on climate crisis as the new target for disinformation peddlers, governance and the media, China’s growing communication influence, and journalism training...