Independent Analysis and Reportage
From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place every two years — including New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Belgium, Ecuador, Norway, and Vietnam. The carbon emissions alone are staggering. Eugene Doyle outlines the high stakes involved in the first of
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump’s agenda of “disruption” to the Pacific. Jared Novelly arrived in Wellington last week, and is expected to travel to Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa within the next month to present his credentials. A businessman and sports team
The 2026 World Cup has left Australia with a young group of players who will improve and grow in stature – but there are question marks over their playing style.
The annual event is an opportunity to honour one of the world’s oldest continuing cultures, but its origins are in Australia’s first civil rights movements.
More than half of Indigenous workers report experiencing racism sometimes, often or very often. Here are three practical, proven ways for employers to help.
Rolling out a new program to encourage electric hot water could slash household costs and cut emissions.
An expert explains how insulation works and why it matters.
As data centres have grown in size and number in Australia, they have also become the subject of fierce public debate. So what’s the best way forward?
Canadians fund our public media at a far lower level than many countries, but this could change if CBC articulated a strong vision for the digital and AI age.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua, which dwarfs the size of deployments to other parts of the republic. But under Indonesian president Subianto Prabowo, a former military strongman, militarisation of Papua is changing gears and being shaped by a type
OPEN LETTER: By John Minto It is hard not to feel the deepest sense of shame as a New Zealander following the United Nations Independent Commission report released last week. (UN report details the “overwhelming” scale of children killed in Gaza). This report details Israel’s direct targeting of Palestinian children in Gaza and the Occupied
A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.