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By Stefan Armbruster A pro-independence party has decisively won elections in French Polynesia, marking a historic shift in one of France’s Pacific territories. Veteran politician Oscar...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā'ohi Nui's blue wave of the pro-independence Tavini Huir'atira has won its bet -- to be back in the helm...

RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is investigating the case of a Pasifika overstayer who was detained after a dawn raid in South Auckland last...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huira'atira party has won the election for a new 57-member Territorial Assembly, paving the way...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Belgrave, Massey University Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met...

Café Pacific An author and human rights advocate for West Papuan self-determination today sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the...

RNZ Pacific Voting has started in French Polynesia in the second round to elect a new Territorial Assembly for a five-year term. About 200,000 voters can...

By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Drunkards urinating in public, people fighting and nightclub goers passed out on the streets are usually the first things tourists...

By Siteri Sauvakacolo in Suva The mass migration of Fiji nurses could soon be curbed after the Health Ministry’s submissions to the government over the...

RNZ News New Zealand is in the grip of a fourth wave of covid but it is predicted to be smaller than previous mass outbreaks. The...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby The successful restart of Papua New Guinea's New Porgera Limited gold mine is currently at high risk due to...

RNZ Pacific An Anzac memorial service was held above the site in the South China Sea where a Japanese freighter -- which had been carrying...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific Youth are looking at how they can spark positive change following the Hiroshima G7 Youth Summit which has...

Jubi News in Jayapura Captured pilot Philip Mehrtens has called on the Indonesian government to stop military operations in the Nduga highlands in a bid...

Jubi News in Jayapura Church leaders across denominations in Papua have urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to stop military operations and to promote a humanitarian...

By Dylan Murray in Port Moresby University of Papua New Guinea chancellor Robert Igara says his administration is in talks with the Chinese Embassy to...

RNZ Pacific A curfew has been imposed in part of Papua New Guinea and extra police have been moved in to quell unrest over the...

TRIBUTE: By Sir Charles Lepani The devastating news of Sir Rabbie Namaliu’s untimely death has been difficult for us all to understand. It has not been...

By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter One of New Zealand's wealthiest people says he supports a capital gains tax, as new research lays...

By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva The gamble that the previous FijiFirst government took in 2016 — in reducing the value added tax (VAT) rate from...

By Marcia Negri in Port Moresby The arena was filled with applauses and whistles when Fidelis Kamsnok walked up to the podium to receive his...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video. It comes as...