Auckland council votes to investigate sanctioning Israel for war crimes
Auckland Council has voted to explore sanctions on companies linked to Israeli settlements — joining a growing list of NZ councils taking a stand.

Auckland Council has voted to explore sanctions on companies linked to Israeli settlements — joining a growing list of NZ councils taking a stand.

They called it a ceasefire. MSF calls it something else entirely. Six months on, Gaza isn’t healing — it’s being squeezed, starved and slowly erased.

They call it a ceasefire. The UN calls it something far darker — a place where even standing still can get you killed.

From Civic Square to Parliament — protesters are demanding NZ stop sitting on the fence while war escalates.

Winston Peters is heading to Washington, but Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says he cannot afford another round of diplomatic cowardice while Gaza burns.

UN experts aren’t mincing words — Israel’s new death penalty law isn’t justice, it’s discrimination written into law, with Palestinians the only ones facing execution.

From the heart of Auckland, the message was blunt: If New Zealand won’t speak out, what exactly does it stand for?

Race-based executions. If that phrase doesn’t stop you cold, nothing will. And yet — here we are.

When journalists are killed, it’s not accidental — it’s about control. From Lebanon to Gaza, the message is clear: don’t document what’s happening.

David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific From our Asia Pacific Report A peace advocate urged people in New Zealand…