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Chile’s Ambassador to New Zealand Stresses Politics After Calling for Rapa Nui’s Self-Determination

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“Free determination for the nation of Rapa Nui,” said a poster, translated into English, that was posted on Instagram by Manahi Pakarati, Chilean ambassador to New Zealand, on December 24. The message sparked a political stir in Chile despite the fact that the photo was removed from the social network after the Chancellery of the Government of Gabriel Boric, led by Alberto van Klaveren, took contact with the diplomat to reproach her call for sel…

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The senator of the Socialist Party, José Miguel Insulza, joined the questionings of the Chilean ambassador to New Zealand, Manahi Pakarati, who said that Rapa Nui must move towards self-government. Through a public statement, the ex-canciller also said that after reading the statements of the diplomat, “it is clear that she continues to be a supporter of self-determination and self-government in Rapa Nui.” Read also... “She looked more like an a…

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“Free determination for the nation of Rapa Nui,” said a poster, translated into English, that was posted on Instagram by Manahi Pakarati, Chilean ambassador to New Zealand, on December 24. The message sparked a political stir in Chile despite the fact that the photo was removed from the social network after the Chancellery of the Government of Gabriel Boric, led by Alberto van Klaveren, took contact with the diplomat to reproach her call for sel…

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By: John Griffiths Spielman, AthenaLab The recent statements of the career ambassador in New Zealand, favoring the free self-determination of the people of “Rapa Nui”, have elicited a series of reactions, both for her status as a career official of the chancellery, and for the content of her statement, contrary to the national interest, that [...] La entrada Reflections on the statements of the Ambassador of Chile to New Zealand, Manahi Pakarati…

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The Easter Island clans supported the statements of New Zealand ambassador Manahi Pakarati, who advocated “self-determination for the Rapa Nui nation.” According to El Mercurio, despite the reprimand of Chancellery and requests for resignation by the opposition, the Honui organization gave her support.This is a group of 36 clans from the island territory, who recalled President Boric's words when he was a candidate for Rapa Nui self-determinatio…

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The controversy continues over the so-called “Rapa Nui’s self-government” by Mahani Pakarati, the Chilean ambassador to New Zealand. It was last weekend that the case broke out after Pakarati shared on his social networks an image with the message “self-determination for the nation of Rapa Nui”. To this was added an interview in September, where he pointed out that “we need to work on how we are going to obtain self-government” on the island. Wi…

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On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren referred to the controversy at the forefront of Chile’s ambassador to New Zealand, Manahi Pakarati. It should be recalled that the diplomat published a story on Instagram in which a sign appears with the phrase “Free Determination for the Rapa Nui Nation,” to which she added “Self-determination for Rapa Nui.” To this is added an interview given to a radio media in New Zealand, in which she said: …

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Radio Infinita broke the news in on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
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