Independent Analysis and Reportage
By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific George Speight — a former coup frontman in Fiji — is calling on the perpetrators of the country’s past political upheavals to confess. The ex-convict also described the idea of a common identity for the country’s citizens as “flawed” and said iTaukei (Indigenous) views must not be ignored. Speight
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Despite advice from wiser heads, US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth swallowed the bait from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and launched a miserably conceived, poorly executed and catastrophic war on Iran earlier this year. Trump is no FDR and Hegseth is no Carl von Clausewitz;
ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean Former US Vice-President Mike Pence wants Donald Trump to “finish the job” in the Strait of Hormuz. After 130 days of war that failed to reopen it for a single day, a shipping lawyer must explain to the Pence who actually rules the Strait. It isn’t CENTCOM. It is a committee
Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, Te Aniwaniwa Paterson wrote this article. Further reading: David Robie’s book Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior (Little Island Press). The late investigative journalist John Pilger wrote: “Eyes…
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “They’re scum … they’re led by sick people and they’re vicious, violent people. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.” Trump said after bombing Iran yesterday and and again today — and threatening to tear up the MOU. The pussy-grabbing “Leader of the Free
Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, by Te Aniwaniwa Paterson. Further reading: David Robie’s book Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior (Little Island Press). The late investigative journalist John Pilger wrote: “Eyes of Fire is a beautiful
Keith Rankin writes: The authorities' policy of economic cruelty continues, with yesterday's rise in the Official Cash Rate in the middle of an ongoing (and possibly deepening) economic crisis.
Keith Rankin writes; Earlier I published two charts showing the demographic changes, from 1986 to 2026, in the female working-age population. Here are the equivalent charts for the male population; generally showing, compared to women, lower numbers of older men and more younger men.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical tensions and the risk of nuclear conflict. This comes after China’s test launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the South Pacific on Monday. Beijing said
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Last night, America bombed Iran. Again. Dozens of strikes — four to five times heavier than the last round — against radar sites, anti-ship missile batteries, and the Revolutionary Guard’s swarm boats. Explosions lit up Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Qeshm Island. And what will it change? Nothing.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific A group of former Pacific prime ministers, presidents and senior diplomats has warned that Pacific Islands countries are at a crossroads as geopolitical competition reshapes the region. This comes after China fired a test nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific on Monday, and amid Australia’s busy campaign of signing
Keith Rankin writes; ... today New Zealand arguably collects too much information about ethnicity and gender; and too little information about people's ages, birth-years, and birth-places.