# RNZ Pacific

> RNZ Pacific is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in New Zealand. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Balanced**.

- **Domain:** rnz.co.nz
- **Website:** https://www.rnz.co.nz/international
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Region:** Oceania
- **Language:** English (and Pacific languages)
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Balanced
- **Founded:** 1990

## About

Across the South Pacific, RNZ's shortwave and online service is often the steadiest signal in the region's news. State-funded at arm's length and protected by a broadcasting charter, it covers Pacific politics, climate, and disasters without the government able to dictate its lines. That independence is what separates it from the state broadcasters it reports on.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Crown-owned public broadcaster (Radio New Zealand) under the 1995 Broadcasting Act
- **Funding:** State-funded at arm's length; Pacific service financed via the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- **Focus areas:** Pacific politics, climate, disasters, development, regional affairs


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Missing leaders won't derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, secretariat says](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1200583/missing-leaders-won-t-derail-pacific-islands-forum-outcomes-secretariat-says) — 2026-08-31T04:15:22.000Z
- [Solomon Islands 'dangles over the edge of political instability' as three ministers quit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1199373/solomon-islands-dangles-over-the-edge-of-political-instability-as-three-ministers-quit) — 2026-08-31T02:55:52.000Z
- [US and Taiwan say China used travel advisory to undermine Palau](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1198494/us-and-taiwan-say-china-used-travel-advisory-to-undermine-palau) — 2026-08-31T02:08:32.000Z
- [Tongan man faces charges after Australia's Northern Territory police seize 125kg of kava](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1197206/tongan-man-faces-charges-after-australia-s-northern-territory-police-seize-125kg-of-kava) — 2026-08-31T00:41:04.000Z
- [CNMI congressional candidates clash over US military build-up, deep sea mining](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1195775/cnmi-congressional-candidates-clash-over-us-military-build-up-deep-sea-mining) — 2026-08-30T22:32:15.000Z
- [Fiji constitution review report set to be handed to president](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1195226/fiji-constitution-review-report-set-to-be-handed-to-president) — 2026-08-30T22:13:37.000Z
- [Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge launched](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1193111/solomon-islands-pm-wale-rushes-home-from-palau-after-confidence-challenge-launched) — 2026-08-30T20:47:43.000Z
- ['Not here for a holiday': What standards RSE workers should expect](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1192259/not-here-for-a-holiday-what-standards-rse-workers-should-expect) — 2026-08-30T18:29:44.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-29. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 4 (2 themes).

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