Monthly Archives: April 2017

By Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila Hundreds of people from Blacksands, Kokoreko, Man Ples and Malapoa converged at Blacksands beach in the vicinity of the...

By Kendall Hutt in Auckland For those seeking an independent foreign policy, the time is now, says the organiser of a New Zealand independence movement...

By Gloria Bauai in Port Moresby "I’m leaving with good memories of the country," says Papua New Guinea's Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. “Who would have...

As schools, universities and other educational centres closed early today in the face of warnings over high winds and power outages with the full...

By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland Tokelau’s purchase of helicopters included plans to travel via remote Swains Island, contradicting earlier reports claiming the aircraft were ill-suited...

Highlighting the effects of climate change on small island states remains the central focus of upcoming climate negotiations co-chaired by Germany and Fiji. United Nations...

By Nasik Swami in Suva A Fiji opposition party has called for the immediate dismissal of Ashwin Raj as both chair of the Media Industry...

COMMENT: By Keith Jackson That was one strange weekend Malcolm Turnbull just spent in Papua New Guinea on his first official visit, even if at...

By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea National Doctors Association has congratulated the local medical team for successfully carrying out the open...

Russel Norman swimming in front of the deep sea oil exploration ship Amazon Warrior. Video: Greenpeace NZ Greenpeace NZ executive director Russel Norman has been...

ANALYSIS: Tempo The blacklisting of Jack Hewson, a freelance journalist working for Al Jazeera, shows the Indonesian government's paranoia towards foreign journalists. The government should allow...

Auckland University of Technology features among the top millennial university in latest global rankings. It is highly ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young...

Three Greenpeace activists -- including Greenpeace NZ executive director Russel Norman -- today swam in front of the 125m Amazon Warrior, nicknamed "The Beast". The...

By Fedina S. Sundaryani in Jakarta Copper and gold miner PT Freeport Indonesia is getting the red-carpet treatment once again, as the government is allowing...

Greenpeace NZ executive director Russel Norman speaking to the master of the Amazon Warrior. Video: Greenpeace NZ The Greenpeace New Zealand boat Taitu has "intercepted"...

The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have held a joint action with the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-West Papua] in front of the...

An unidentified US Navy destroyer launching missiles at a Syrian government air base. Video: TheMozzextras Iran has condemned a United States strike on a Syrian...

By Philip Jacobson in Yanjung Gusta, Indonesia Rukka Sombolinggi has been selected as secretary-general of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), becoming the...

The advent of President Donald Trump in the US provides an unprecedented opportunity to take a good, hard look at Aotearoa's place in the...

The insurance company Youi, headquartered in South Africa and prominent in Australia, has been awarded the annual Roger Award for the “worst transnational corporation...

By Ryan Dagur in Jakarta Indigenous people on a small Christian majority island in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province are claiming victory after the government revoked...

The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism, one of the flagships of investigative journalism, has been closed after 25 years in a controversial decision by...