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‘Our people don’t want handouts’ – Pasifika voters seek action on bread-and-butter issues
By Coco Lance of RNZ Pacific Aotearoa New Zealand will decide its next government on Saturday, November 7. But for many voters, the choice comes down to one thing: who can deliver the change they are looking for? “I want to see change in housing. I want to see change in…
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Al Jazeera – its vital place in the global media landscape is more important than ever
COMMENTARY: By Mohamed Hassan From the moment I first became conscious of my identity as an Arab, Al Jazeera was in the background. It was as vital to my upbringing as SpaceToon, Captain Majid and Ramadan soap operas, a familiar presence on the TV sets of every family gathering,…
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Fiji PM Rabuka delays vote on Constitution Bill after mounting pressure
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given in to public pressure and decided to extend the timeline for a major constitutional reform process only a day after he confirmed that he would table a bill to change the country’s constitution. In a…
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Fiji PM Rabuka under pressure ahead of crucial vote on constitutional reform
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government is falling apart ahead of the crucial third reading of a major bill to change the country’s 2013 Constitution. This comes after two of its minor partners, whose support was key to his…
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NZ author praised over new book ‘bearing witness’ to Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report A prominent Palestinian advocate has praised a new book launched last week investigating the history, human consequences and international failures over Israel’s three-year genocide in Gaza and beyond. “At a time when truth, justice, and accountability matter…
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Fiji military seeks end to constitutional immunity, pledges neutrality
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Republic of the Fiji Military Forces Commander Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai has called for a Truth, Accountability and Reconciliation Commission to replace the immunity clause in the Constitution. Presenting before the Parliamentary Special Committee…
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Palestine genocide protesters in NZ condemn ‘Balfour betrayal’
Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland’s downtown Te Komititanga Square today recalled the 1917 colonial “Balfour betrayal” and condemned it for opening “the gates of a century long tragedy”. The protest marked the 160th consecutive week of…
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‘Ungrounding’ – Eyal Weizman on Gaza genocide and Israel’s ‘architecture of control’
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: Israel is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza long past the so-called ceasefire agreement. That’s according to a new report out this week from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report…
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National Olympic body to oversee arrangement for rugby in Samoa
RNZ Pacific reporters World Rugby has confirmed that the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) will now oversee the high-performance rugby programme in Samoa. A statement issued on Friday said this was agreed by the Government of Samoa, Lakapi Samoa…
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Former Kiribati president says Pacific Islands Forum-Israel partnership not ‘morally defensible’
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The chair of the Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) says the argument that religious affinity justifies the Pacific Islands Forum’s (PIF) partnership with Israel does not stack up. The Forum’s recent decision to make Israel a sectoral partner has drawn…
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NZ’s Te Tiriti, gangs and grocery prices – parties clash in Kaupapa Māori Debate
By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ and RNZ Digital reporters Seven political parties have gone head to head in TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori Debate, clashing over Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the cost of living, and the future of te reo Māori. Labour’s Willie Jackson, National’s Tama Potaka, ACT’s…
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Tracy Campbell: Democracy, Israeli-style: Bring your gun to the polling station
COMMENTARY: By Tracy Campbell Palestinian-Israelis are entitled to vote — sort of. Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners apparently considered this an alarming development. So alarming, in fact, that Netanyahu’s Likud party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious…
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Activists still targeted over Indonesian forest fires and in West Papua, says rights group
Asia Pacific Report A new human rights report has rated civic space in Indonesia under President Prabowo Subianto rated as “obstructed”. Human rights groups have documented the criminalisation, harassment and attacks on activists and others for their activism, reports Civicus…
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Pacific Elders’ Voice calls for reversal of Forum partnership with Israel
RNZ Pacific reporters The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel. The group of former Pacific prime ministers, presidents and senior diplomats says the Forum’s decision to make Israel a sectoral…
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West New Britain governor speaks out about raskols as 12 killed in Kimbe
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s West New Britain province Governor Sasindran Muthuvel says the public is deeply frustrated with repeated armed robberies and other violent crime. Sasindran Muthuvel’s comment comes after police confirmed the death of 12 men who…
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UN puts media giants on notice over Gaza as journalists’ death toll spirals
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has released a blistering report on media complicity in war crimes as Israelis headed to the polls. Michael West Media reports. REVIEW: By Aleta Moriarty Israeli forces have killed between 209 and nearly 300 journalists and media workers…
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Why Palestinian citizens of Israel can vote, but can’t expect any change
COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Kadan For the majority of Israelis, the general election today is a choice between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the forces that oppose him, led by former general Gadi Eisenkot. But for the Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up 20 percent of…
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PSNA calls on NZ to expel Israeli ambassador after 95-year-old Palestinian grandfather evicted in Hebron
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s oldest and largest Palestine solidarity movement today called on political parties to press for “immediate expulsion” of Israeli Ambassdor Alon Roth-Snir and to suspend ties with Israel. The call by the Palestine Solidarity Network follows two…
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‘Strengthening ties’ or ‘shameful’? – why Israel’s new Pacific status is splitting the region
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Israel’s inclusion into the Pacific region’s main political body has drawn sharply contrasting reactions across the region. While the official diplomatic tone from Pacific leaders, including New Zealand, has been welcoming and focused on…
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New Zealand election: Where political parties stand on Pasifika issues
By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Early voting has opened for the general election in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand uses MMP, mixed member proportional representation. Enrolled voters can have their say on the party vote — the party they want to win the election and run…