"For the Ocean of Peace declaration to be meaningful, it must address the militarisation of the region by larger outside powers." An important read by Marco de Jong and Dylan Asafo e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Petition: Freeze military spending & rethink foreign policy. Sign this petition by Just Defence calling on the Minister of Defence and the Coalition Government to abandon plans for spending an extra $12 billion on defence. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/fr...

“The entire arrangement, where the US uses Hawai‘i as a strategic war base, is fundamentally violent and harmful. It relies on the perpetual suppression of our rights and potential as Kānaka Maoli.” — Joy Enomoto.

"Who should our allies be? The ordinary people of the world who want to live in peace with one another and nature are our allies – and we are everywhere, embedded in our own dearly loved whenua." www.tapatahi.nz/p/from-indep...

We criticise the NZ government’s signalled increase of defence spending towards 2% of GDP. “If the government was serious about regional security and New Zealand’s influence in the Pacific, they would invest in development and diplomacy." - Dylan Asafo Read more: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...

Incredible kōrero by our co-director Marco de Jong and co-founder Nina Hall at Ōtaki Summer Camp, bright and early this morning ☀️On AUKUS, Trump & the threat of war. Huge mihi to the organisers, volunteers and to all who joined us! #nfip #Pacific

Te Kuaka member Dylan Asafo on the ceasefire in Gaza. “Israel has a long tradition of violating ceasefires, including when there was a temporary truce last year." pmn.co.nz/read/politic...

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