Independent Analysis and Reportage
By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Investigative journalist and author Nicky Hager has released a new book called Dirty Work, an “exposé” of the Taxpayers’ Union (TU), “the latest front for New Zealand’s radical right,” he says. Hager argues the Taxpayers’ Union used anti-Māori rhetoric as a political tool — especially during its Stop Three Waters
COMMENTARY: By Saige England This is a photo of me in the desert in Saudi Arabia 19 years ago. Was I covered? You bet. I recall receiving a letter from a white feminist friend who told me my feminism must have been skewed by my experience in the Middle East. Actually I met so many
By Prishanta Sharma in Savusavu Journalists in the Pacific have been encouraged to investigate how climate change funding is managed and whether financial assistance reaches communities affected by disasters. Speaking during the Climate Change and Corruption Roundtable for Pacific journalists at Daku Resort in Savusavu yesterday, Pacific UNODC OIC’s Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser Marie Pegie Cauchois
Asia Pacific Report A national advocacy group congratulated the Invercargill City Council for voting today to end procurement of goods or services from companies profiting from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Invercargill is the seventh local body to pass similar motions sanctioning Israel, said the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). The other bodies are
RNZ Pacific reporters One of Fiji’s most prominent traditional and political figures is warning the country’s lawmakers “not to approve” two major bilateral agreements with Australia. In early July, the Fijian and Australian prime ministers signed the Vuvale Union and the Ocean of Peace Alliance (Veitacini Treaty), marking a major upgrade to relations between the
COMMENTARY: By Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Last Saturday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was in the middle of a speech when he stopped talking, wiped his eyes with a small towel, and apologised to the crowd. “I am sorry,” he said. “I just remembered our brothers and sisters in Palestine. They are being slaughtered, they are
COMMENTARY: By Melissa Cruz Fifty-four years ago, this very day, martial law was declared across the entire Philippines under then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. On 21 September 1972, Proclamation No. 1081 was signed — marking the beginning of a terrible, dark time in Philippines history. So today especially, more than any other day, we Filipino
RNZ Pacific Concern is mounting among Fiji civil society over signs the government may extend the length of Parliament in order to push through constitutional changes. Fiji’s government has hinted that a new constitution could be in place by Christmas Eve. Cabinet has endorsed the Constitution Review Commission’s report to be presented in Parliament and
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu Pacific media leaders and journalists from across the region will tackle press freedom, newsroom survival, artificial intelligence, anti-corruption, climate change and the future of journalism when the Pacific Media Summit gets underway in Savusavu today. Fijian Media Association (FMA) general secretary Stanley Simpson told PACNEWS the summit comes at a
COMMENTARY: By Tracy Campbell There is something grotesque about taking one of the greatest intellectual achievements in human history — a technology capable of translating languages, modelling proteins, accelerating scientific discovery, assisting doctors, educating children and placing an astonishing repository of human knowledge at an ordinary person’s fingertips — and harnessing it to the ancient
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