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By Matthew Theunissen and Lucy Xia of RNZ An estimated 72,500 passengers were counted on trains across the Auckland Transport network by 5pm today — 25,000 more than last Monday. Auckland’s City Rail Link — New Zealand’s first underground metro — has had its first full weekday in operation on Monday. Auckland Transport chief executive
Te Ao Māori News Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has begun with an election promise from the Green Party to invest an additional $200 million in the language over four years. Of that, $30 million annually would go towards te reo Māori education and professional development for teachers, while $20 million would be shared
RNZ Pacific reporters An Australian pilot who helped locate survivors after a ferry disaster in Vanuatu says: “it is a miracle anyone survived”. After the ferry MV Matui sank in rough seas on Friday morning, two have died and more than 30 people remain missing. The ferry departed from Santo at 6am on Friday for
Asia Pacific Report A pioneer of Palestine protest in Aotearoa New Zealand today warned against the IDF slaughter “obscenity” becoming accepted as normal in the world. “It’s a particular obscenity watching a catastrophe unfold in Gaza, in the West Bank, and in Lebanon and for the world to get used to it — as our
RNZ Pacific reporters Reports from Bougainville say heavy machinery and vehicles belonging to a foreign mining company were destroyed in an arson attack at the Panguna mine site. Armed men are alleged to have entered the site in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region this morning, and set fire to heavy haul trucks and other
Power expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence one journalist. Mary Kostakidis stood her ground, and an important piece of the wall gave way. Andrew Brown reports for Michael West Media. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown The section 18C case Zionist Federation of Australia’s CEO Alon Cassuto brought against high profile Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis in
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific The 9/11 attacks on the United States claimed thousands of lives, stunned the world, and triggered responses that continue to shape global politics, security, and public life today. A series of coordinated attacks in the United States killed almost 3000 people, with planes hijacked and crashing in Pennsylvania, the
The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of “racial hatred” against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who called it a victory for free speech, reports Consortium News. SPECIAL REPORT: By Joe Lauria After a two-year legal battle to punish a prominent Australian journalist for her public criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Zionist
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he was under no obligation to consult with Cabinet before making an offer to Pacific Island Forum (PIF) member nations to host the annual leaders meeting in 2027. It comes after Treasury released documents showing, in March, they advised Finance Minister Nicola Willis to
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Israeli press has published three significant revelations about the Gaza holocaust, reporting (1) that Benjamin Netanyahu concealed advanced knowledge of the Hamas attack on October 7, (2) that Israel rejected a Hamas offer to release all civilian hostages immediately after October 7, and (3) that according to an IDF drone
ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain and Stefan Armbruster With a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for the Pacific pre-COP in October and COP31 the following month, the annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) returned to Palau last week for the first time in 12 years,
By Wan Taufiq in Bangkok Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok yesterday to decry the behaviour of Israeli tourists and declare that their country is “not for sale” as part of a campaign dubbed “Take Thailand Back”. The demonstration, organised by former media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, follows a spate of incidents