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‘Politics and Sport Linked’ – Protesters Disrupt Israeli Tennis Match in New Zealand
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Politics and sport are always strongly linked, and Glushko’s presence is part of Israel’s strategy to normalize its racism and apartheid against Palestinians. New Zealand will have none of it.” […]

‘From the River to the Sea, and All around the World’ – Warm Welcome Home for Freedom Flotilla Crew
By Roger Fowler Two Kiwi/Palestinian volunteers, Youssef Sammour and Rama Hamida, crew members on the Freedom Flotilla boat, the Handala, received a warm welcome home after recently arriving back in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The Handala […]

It’s Official: New Zealand’s Ruling Party Commits to Recognizing Palestine if Re-elected
New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party plans to recognize the State of Palestine if it is re-elected on October 14. The Labour Party’s commitment entails extending an invitation to the head of the General Delegation of […]

International Filmmakers Call out Doc Edge for ‘Art-Washing’ Israel’s Racism, Apartheid
International filmmakers have called out the Documentary Edge Festival for its “art-washing” of Israeli racism and apartheid against Palestinians. In a letter signed by a number of filmmakers such as Cole Yeoman, Gabriel Shipton, David […]

The Nakba Doesn’t Disappear Down Under
By Paul Salvatori New Zealand reminds me of Canada. And I regret I don’t mean that as a compliment. The two countries have a dearth of Palestinian voices in mainstream media. I started thinking […]

Palestinian Rights Group Challenges City Mayor and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Neil Ballantyne A Palestinian rights organization in Aotearoa New Zealand has challenged Mayor Andy Foster of Wellington City Council for his refusal to light up a local council building in the colors of the […]

CIA Plan to Poison Assange wasn’t Needed, US Found ‘Lawful’ Way to Disappear Him
By Jonathan Cook A Yahoo News’ investigation reveals that, through much of 2017, the CIA weighed up whether to use wholly extrajudicial means to deal with the supposed threat posed by Julian Assange and his […]

New Zealand Green Party Calls on Parliament to Recognize Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Green Party of New Zealand has put forward a motion asking the parliament to recognize Palestine as a state. New Zealand is yet to recognize Palestine as a state, […]

Palestinian Voices Welcomed into the Aotearoa New Zealand Parliament
By Neil Ballantyne Fulfilling an earlier promise to “raise the voices of Palestinian people” in the parliament of Aotearoa New Zealand, just last week, Wellington Palestine and Alternative Jewish Voices were welcomed into parliament by […]

NZ Super Fund Dumps Israeli Banks for Funding Settlements in Palestine
By Roger Fowler The multi-billion-dollar NZ Super Fund (state pension fund), has finally divested from five of Israel’s biggest banks due to their funding of illegal settlement construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. New Zealand […]

New Zealand MPs Take a Pledge for Palestine (VIDEO)
By Neil Ballantyne At an event to mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people three New Zealand MPs took a pledge to form a new parliamentary Palestine friendship group and to “…raise the […]

Normalize Palestine, Not The Occupation
By Alternative Jewish Voices & Wellington Palestine Aotearoa-New Zealand and Palestine each have populations of five million people. With the exception of several Pacific Islands, we, New Zealanders, are the most distant people from Israel-Palestine. […]

On My Visit to New Zealand: Can Christchurch Heal Our Collective Wounds?
By Ramzy Baroud I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin. New […]

Fascism in Our Time: Christchurch Shooting vs. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre
By Rima Najjar The Christchurch shooting and ensuing furor over white supremacy brought to mind a similar massacre of Muslims in a mosque in Palestine perpetrated by a Jewish supremacist several decades ago. Two recent […]

Will Christchurch Be Our Wakeup Call?
By Rifat Audeh Yesterday I met my cousin, although he was killed in cold blood a few days ago, at the Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand. I “met” him upon visiting his aunt’s house […]

New Zealand Mosque Attacker Visited Israel in 2016
The main suspect in New Zealand’s mosque attacks made a brief visit to Israel in late 2016, Israeli officials said on Sunday. #Breaking: Israeli media report #Christchurch mass murderer Brenton Tarrant visited Israel in October […]

Christchurch Mosque Massacre: Feigning Indifference about Israel’s Role as Architect of Islamophobia Is Unforgivable
By Iqbal Jassat Violent brutality often seen on cinema screens as well as TV and online broadcasts – a hallmark of Hollywood, always ends with a sigh of relief in the knowledge that fiction triumphed […]

New Zealand Shooting: 6 Palestinians Killed, 6 Others Injured
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates declared, on Saturday, that six Palestinians were killed and six others were injured in the shooting attack targeting two mosques in Christchurch City, in New Zealand, in […]

Palestinians Gather at Al-Aqsa to Mourn New Zealand Victims (VIDEOS)
Thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, mourning the 49 victims in the New Zealand mosque shootings, on Friday. A gunman opened fire […]

Palestinians among Dead, Wounded in New Zealand Terror Attack (VIDEOS)
At least one Palestinian was among the 49 victims of the New Zealand terror attack earlier today, Palestinian officials have confirmed, as the world reels from the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Mosques across […]

Mission Accomplished: Why Solidarity Boats to Gaza Succeed despite Failing to Break the Siege
By Ramzy Baroud When Mike Treen, the national director of the Unite Union in New Zealand, arrived at the airport in the capital, Auckland, on 1 August, a group of people was anxiously waiting for […]

The Language Used about Palestinians is Putting Their Lives at Risk
By Donna Miles-Mojab The language used by most mainstream media to report and analyze the events in Gaza is not just shameful, it risks Palestinian lives. It appears the media’s collective mind has been so […]

NZ Activists Issue Statement Regarding Israel’s Lawsuit: Bullying Tactics Will Not Deter Us
The following statement was released by Nadia Abu-Shanab and Justine Sachs, two New Zealand activists who wrote a letter urging pop singer Lorde not to perform in Israel. The statement was issued following reports that […]