Pacific Media Centre
The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology also collaborates with other Asia-Pacific media centres engaged in research and cultural production and develops cultural and research publications, building on the success of the peer-reviewed publication Pacific Journalism Review, media freedom project Pacific Media Watch and current affairs website Asia Pacific Report.
Japanese development aid funding splits Pacific unity on key WHO post
The Western Pacific post for the World Health Organisation is a vitally important role for the region. However, reports Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific...
Vanuatu steps up UN bid for West Papua rights, new referendum
West Papua has been sidestepped by both the the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Pacific Islands Forum. But, reports James Halpin of Asia Pacific...
Compulsory Te Reo Māori debate fails to address key problems, say...
Māori language week was celebrated last week and the key issue in the media was a debate on whether Te Reo Māori should be...
Nauru media ban on ABC targets Australian detention centre gag
There has been much wringing of hands over Nauru’s ban on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for next month’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ summit. But,...
Torokina – a cryptocurrency with a dream to ‘rescue’ Papua New...
Cryptocurrencies are a controversial phenomenon that have risen from a technical experiment, with zero monetary value, to an industry with a combined market capitalisation...
New Caledonian independence ‘in their hearts’, but also a ‘scary’ future
Kanaks and long-time New Caledonian settlers get to vote on their future on November 4. But, as Michael Andrew of Asia Pacific Journalism points...
‘Don’t play with fire’ warning in Samoa’s social media threat
Many Samoans are angry over a threat by the prime minister earlier this year to ban the social media platform Facebook amid growing pressure...
PNG Facebook ban threat casts shadow over Pacific media freedom
Papua New Guinea threatened to temporarily ban Facebook earlier this year. With the APEC conference looming in November, the question remains whether this was...
PNG facelifts for APEC but neglects gender-based violence
The Papua New Guinean government has been working tirelessly to clean up its capital city in preparation for APEC, instead of attending to serious...
NZ Pacific journalists ‘appalled’ by Nauru ban on ABC at Forum
The ABC has a reputation for vigorous reporting of Pacific issues, including human rights violations at the Australian-established Nauru detention centre for asylum seekers....
Dr Swee Ang: We can’t accept this – speak up against...
Dr Swee Ang’s “SOS” call broadcast from the Al Awda as the boat was being hijacked in international waters last week. (Poor quality audio...
Fiji’s media decree and ‘draconian’ approach difficult, says publisher
By Koro Vaka'uta of RNZ Pacific
The outgoing general manager and publisher of The Fiji Times says his job has been made difficult by the...
Bainimarama attacks opposition ‘lies’ for promoting Fiji ethnic hatred
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji's prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama has again hit out at opposition parties, calling them liars and accusing them of sowing division in...
Indonesia plans to ramp up lobbying for UN Security Council seat
By Dian Septiari in Jakarta
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is set to lobby more countries to vote for her country in its campaign for...
RNZ enters content partnership with Pacific Media Centre
RNZ has announced a formal content sharing partnership with the Auckland-based Pacific Media Centre - Te Amokura. The arrangement will allow content from rnz.co.nz,...
Tahiti incumbent defies corruption cloud to easily win election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In the elections held in French Polynesia over the weekend, the ruling party of President Edouard Fritch scored a decisive victory...
PNG police plan public meeting to address Lae ‘land grabbing’
EMTV News' Lucy Kopana reports on the Lae squatter settlements issue in Papua New Guinea. Image: EMTV News
By Lucy Kopana in Lae
Following a growing...
Ben Bohane: China? No, let’s face the elephant in the Pacific...
BRIEFING: By Ben Bohane in Port Vila
China ... China ... China ...
All the talk is of increasing Chinese influence in our region. But this...
Life after the PNG quakes and more really tough decisions ahead
SPECIAL REPORT: Anton Lutz in Mougulu profiles what life is like on the border of Western Province and Hela at the epicentre three weeks...
Lawyer Paul Paraka hits back at PNG state with ‘citizen’s rights’...
Lawyer Paul Paraka announces he will go to court to clear himself and claim for damages. Video: EMTV News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Embattled Papua New...
Governor Juffa, police crack down on PNG’s Collingwood Bay illegal logging
By Scott Waide in Port Moresby
Over the course of the past month, Oro Governor Gary Juffa has been at the forefront of a crackdown...
West Papuans launch quake appeal for survivors in PNG Highlands
A 100 candles vigil was held in the Papuan capital city of Port Numbay (Jayapura) this week and people gathered to raise funds and...
