Tag: David Robie
Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“Only the struggle counts . . . death is nothing.” Éloi Machoro — “the Che Guevara of the Pacific” — said...
‘France lost the plot’ – journalist David Robie on Kanaky New Caledonia riots
By Lydia Lewis
Liberation “must come” for Kanaky New Caledonia, says one of the few New Zealand journalists who have worked consistently on stories across...
Palestinian visionary who fights Israel’s ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance
By David Robie
For more than 76 years, Palestinians have resisted occupation, dispossession and ethnic cleansing, culminating in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Yet in the...
Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’
SPECIAL REPORT: Islands Business in Suva
Today is the 24th anniversary of renegade and failed businessman George Speight’s coup in 2000 Fiji. The elected coalition...
Flashback: Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days
France has declared a state of emergency for 12 days on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia — New Zealand’s closest neighbour — after...
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...