Tag: decolonisation
Decolonisation tensions rise in New Caledonia as Kanaks accuse France of opposing ‘wind of history’
By Walter Zweifel
New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party has been told that France is “panicking” and afraid of losing New Caledonia.
The head of the Caledonian...
Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Pape’ete
As the ballots were counted after the first day of voting in Mā’ohi Nui/French Polynesia territorial election first...
‘Up to French people’ to decide on New Caledonia’s future, says academic
RNZ Pacific
An Australian-based French law professor says it is up to the French people as a whole, and not the voters in New Caledonia,...
The Doctrine of ‘Discovery’, Te Moana and the people’s fight for climate crisis action
Reviewed by Dr David Robie
As the editor, American-Kiwi anarchist, dissident and activist Valerie Morse notes in the preface to Peace Action, this practical treatise...
Thirty years later: David Robie and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
New Zealand journalist and media educator David Robie returns with two books commemorating the sinking of Greenpeace’s iconic campaign ship and the nuclear-free Pacific...
Investigative journalism covering failed states, distant empires and Pacific politics
Media International Australia/Pacific Media Watch
A leading international communications academic has described a recent book from the Pacific Media Centre as "investigative journalism at its...