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By Coco Lance of RNZ Pacific Over the years, 21-year-old Siaosi (George) Lavelua (Kolomotu’a, Makave) has often made the trip north to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds with freshly made ‘otai in tow. His whānau business, Lav’s ‘otai — dealing in the much loved Polynesian drink that typically mixes coconut and fruit — is the longest-serving
During his acceptance speech at the 83rd Venice Film Festival last week, Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham challenged audiences — particularly Israelis and Europeans — to watch his documentary NAZA and confront the reality of the AI military systems used in the genocidal war on Gaza. Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor received the Special Jury Prize
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Julian Assange is officially back on X/Twitter, restoring to the world an important voice we were robbed of by the US empire’s years-long campaign to silence the WikiLeaks founder via lifelong imprisonment for forbidden acts of journalism. Not everyone will remember it but there was a time when this was almost
Asia Pacific Report Thousands took part in today’s Greenpeace-led March for Nature in the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Tāmaki Makaurau. Critics of the coalition government’s controversial proposed Conservation Amendment Bill say this would allow selling off of conservation land, weaken environmental protections, and put short-term profit ahead of people and endanger the future of
RNZ Thousands of people have marched in central Auckland to protest against the government’s proposed Conservation Amendment Bill. The bill is intended to modernise the management of conservation land, enabling more development, but Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman said it would allow the government to sell off conservation land, weaken environmental protections and put
RNZ Pacific reporters With an election looming and political parties in campaign mode, the Fiji government has hinted that a new constitution could be in place by Christmas Eve. The move has been described by a local civil society organisation as a “grave threat” to democracy and the rule of law, while one of the
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, the War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman in New York joined by Democracy Now! cohost Juan González in Chicago. Hi, Juan. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Hi, Amy, and welcome to all of our listeners and viewers across the country and around the world. AMY GOODMAN: “The people building
RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji’s Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says people travelling to the island for tourism purposes, such as from Australia and New Zealand, know that HIV is a “global phenomenon”. Gavoka, who is a Deputy Prime Minister, was responding to questions from local reporters about concerns from tourists who are worried about their travel
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand (PFNZ) has appealed to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) to follow the lead of the UK trade union movement and take meaningful action in support of Palestinian rights. The call follows a key decision by the UK’s Trades Union Congress
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The Labour Party is promising visa-free travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for Pacific Islanders. Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said Pacific Island Forum countries would be allowed in on an NZeTA for three months at a time — like 61 other countries, if the government changes. She told RNZ Pacific
Right-wing astroturfers were given a platform at the Bondi Royal Commission, their history concealed and their testimony uncontested. Wendy Bacon reveals what the Commissioners ignored for Michael West Media. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon The last hearing block of Australia’s Bondi Royal Commission focused on social cohesion, defined as the “national consensus in support of democracy,
The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the Israeli war machine via the World Zionist Organisation. Michael West Media reports. INVESTIGATION: By Stephanie Tran and Michael West The Zionist Federation of Australia’s chief executive Alon Cassuto has dropped his case against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis,