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NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal
By Jonty Dine, RNZ News reporter
While Auckland residents enjoy a brief reprieve from the rain, the rubbish continues to pile up as the full...
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Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake...
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Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is under fire for calling New Zealand journalists "drongos", blaming them for having to cancel a round of tennis...
Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace
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Greenpeace claimed today claimed New Zealand's extreme rain and flooding crisis in the North Island at the weekend as a "climate disaster".
"As...
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Chris Hipkins’ first question time as PM – will he ‘win...
ANALYSIS: By Peter Wilson, political commentator for RNZ News
Tuesday, February 7, at 2pm. That's when New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' parliamentary year...
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Fiji’s media veterans recount intimidation under FijiFirst government – eye on...
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Radio Australia's Pacific Beat reports today on how Fiji has fared under the draconian Media Act that has restricted media freedom over...
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NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal
By Jonty Dine, RNZ News reporter
While Auckland residents enjoy a brief reprieve from the rain, the rubbish continues to pile up as the full...
Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva says that if the coalition government is strong, resilient and lasts, “this will...
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Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses in 14...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was paid $224,792 in bonuses during his term at FBC which began...
Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva says that if the coalition government is strong, resilient and lasts, “this will...
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Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses in 14...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was paid $224,792 in bonuses during his term at FBC which began...
‘No secret’ that Fiji’s media law is target for free press...
By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka
Fiji's Media Industry Development Act will soon be reviewed over the next few weeks.
Speaking to The Fiji Times in Lautoka...
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Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
RNZ Pacific
Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands.
Inside the Games reports that the move is a bid to...
Tony Fala: Pelé – a tribute from Aotearoa and Oceania
ANALYSIS: By Tony Fala
Edson Arantes do Nascimento passed away at the age of 82 after a brave battle with colon cancer in Brazil on...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
China’s influence in Myanmar could tip the scales towards war in...
ANALYSIS: By Htwe Htwe Thein, Curtin University
The fate of Myanmar has major implications for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s...
Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report
RNZ Pacific
A new report on the economic impacts of climate change faced by the world's most at-risk countries has found the climate crisis has...
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The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom
By Moale James
“West Papuans are being denied their basic human rights … Human beings have a right to freedom. Freedom to be treated fairly...
Tagata Pasifika: Youth lead indigenous storytelling at Moana Loloto
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Young Pasifika performers and artists came together last week for Moana Loloto, a night of indigenous storytelling to explore four pressing...
Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban
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A prominent Cook Islands lawyer intends to take a court challenge against the censor’s impending ban of the film Rocketman, reports the...
Cook Islands to follow Samoa and ban Rocketman
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The movie Rocketman is likely to be banned in the Cook Islands, despite having already been in the cinema for a...
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Why NZ voters should beware of reading too much into political...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it is no exaggeration to say the...
A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so...
ANALYSIS: By Shane Cronin, University of Auckland
The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most...
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