Yearly Archives: 2015
Farewell to a pioneer – a tribute from the Vanuatu Daily Post
Report by Dan McGarry, an op-ed in the Vanuatu Daily Post today.
“I have been lucky,” said Marc Neil-Jones in his valedictory speech on Thursday....
Telikom PNG chief confirms EMTV buy out from Fiji company
Report by Neville Choi of EMTV
TELIKOM PNG Limited chief executive officer Michael Donnelly has confirmed that the company has purchased 100 percent shares of...
Two NZ student journalists off to Indonesia on media internships
Report by Pacific Media Watch
Two journalism graduates have been selected by the Asia New Zealand Foundation to take part in a media internship programme...
AUT’s first Papua New Guinean PhD focuses on Cook Islands governance
Report by the Pacific Media Centre
One of 53 doctoral students who have graduated at Auckland University of Technology this week is the first Papua...
Jakarta Globe newspaper folds after seven years
Report by Pacific Media Watch
After seven years, the English-language daily Jakarta Globe published its last print edition on Tuesday, marking the paper's complete tranformation...
Pacific leaders speak out with ‘one voice’ on climate change
Report by Niklas Pedersen in Suva
Seven Pacific leaders have signed a strong document on climate change in Fiji, mapping out what they want to...
#COP 21: Voices of the Pacific – some regional reflections
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Apia
Pacific delegations to COP21 were part of the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change reached by negotiators last...
Tourism Fiji wins Travel Digest Travel Industry Awards 2015
Report by the Pacific Media Centre in Nadi
Tourism Fiji New Zealand Regional Office has won the Travel Digest Travel Industry Awards 2015 in the...
Distrust hinders hopes for West Papua peace, activist says
Report by Ryan Dagur in Jakarta
A lack of trust between the Indonesian government and the people of Papua has jeopardised hopes for a lasting...
NZ unveils free TV broadcasting package for Pacific
Report by Alistar Kata
Eight hours a day of free-to-air New Zealand content is on offer to Pacific countries in a new broadcasting initiative backed...
RSF’s 2015 round-up: 54 journalists held hostage worldwide
Report by Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its annual worldwide round-up of journalists held hostage, imprisoned or missing.
According to RSF’s tally,...
#COP21: ‘No indigenous respect’ in climate deal, says Timor tribal chief
Report by Ryan Dagur in Jakarta
A leader of a Jakarta-based indigenous people's organisation has expressed disappointment at the agreement recently adopted at the Paris...
West Papua: Mining in an occupation forgotten by the world
Report from the Pacific Media Centre
Now more than ever, say activists, media access to West Papua is crucial in order to bring global attention...
#COP21: Drama over ‘most important global agreement in history’
Report by Vernon Rive in Paris
For an hour and a half on Sunday evening – in the final excruciating stages of a marathon negotiating...
Malcolm Evans on Christmas spirit
Cartoonist Malcolm Evans gives his verdict on the Silly Season and festive spirit.
Malcolm Evans on ISIS brides – and NZ
Cartoonist Malcolm Evans gives his perspective on violence in NZ and the Middle East.
The COP21 Paris climate agreement
Cartoonist Malcolm Evans on the COP21 Paris climate agreement.
#COP21: The Paris climate agreement: The real work starts now
Report by Pep Canadell and Rob Jackson in Sydney
The Paris climate agreement is an extraordinary achievement. It codifies the long-term goal of keeping global...
#COP21: Global climate deal shows end of fossil fuels is near – but injustice...
By Kumi Naidoo in Paris
THE WHEEL of climate action turns slowly, but in Paris it has turned. There’s much in this deal - the...
#COP21: World leaders make climate deal history – but is it enough for the...
New China TV video clip of the historic moment
Report by Pacific Media Watch
Delegates from 195 nations have reached an unprecedented agreement on global climate...
#COP21: Climate deal final draft ‘agreed’ in Paris
Report by Rapid News
Organisers of the #COP21 climate talks in Paris say a final draft text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of...
#COP21 final draft agreement – historic or a hitch? A netizen view
Report by Pacific Media Watch
"Where are we up to - what's going on in the final day of COP21". An unnamed Australian climate change...