Tag: nuclear-free activism
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of...
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific
By Stanley Simpson in Suva
I am saddened by the death of one of the most inspirational Pacific women and leaders I have worked with...
‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
Today I attended a demonstration outside both Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Israeli Embassy in...
Former Green MP and ‘conscience of the year’ Keith Locke dies, aged 80
RNZ News
Former Green MP Keith Locke, a passionate activist and anti-war critic once described as “conscience of the year”, has died in hospital, aged...
Owen Wilkes was an admirable, fearless and unforgettable New Zealander
INTRODUCTION: By Mark Derby
Just weeks after Owen Wilkes’ sudden death in 2005, a van arrived at his basic bach in Kāwhia to carry away...
In the US, investigative journalists are blacklisted, ostracised and even jailed – in New Zealand, they are honoured
Nicky Hager received a major national award in New Zealand after having written a book exposing a secret spy base in New Zealand and...