Monthly Archives: August 2015
Fiji Report: Pacific Scoop student journalist team tackle day one in Suva
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Pacific Scoop:
Comment – By Niklas Pedersen in Suva
Today, I arrived at the humble headquarters of Repúblika Magazine in an office...
Seeking a more compassionate Pacific geopolitical strategy from Australia, NZ
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Kaliopate Tavola reviews stability in the South Pacific region with the Pacific Islands Forum meeting due next week in Port...
Gay rights in the Pacific – what still needs to be done?
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Free and Equal is a global United Nations campaign aimed at promoting equality for gay rights communities throughout the world....
Niue’s plan for composting to make a difference over waste
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Pacific Scoop: Report – By Susan Epskamp.
Getting rid of waste is something that we would all rather not think about. But...
Kiwis play a hand in new PNG domestic violence helpline
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Papua New Guinea has high domestic and sexual violence statistics, with nearly two thirds of all women experiencing violence at...
Samoan human rights report will hopefully show Pacific nations the way, says UN
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Last week the Samoan Ombudsman launched the country’s first ever State of Human Rights Report. The United Nations hopes the...
Kiribati president’s coal challenge faces deaf reception in New Zealand
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Kiribati President Anote Tong called for a moratorium on new coalmines and coalmine expansions in a letter to world leaders...
Indonesian law outlawing presidential insults unlikely to pass, say analysts
Report by Pacific Media Centre
A draft Indonesian Criminal Code amendment, condemed by critics as undermining freedom of speech, is interpreted to mean that burning...
New Japanese weapons bill stirs nuclear anxiety in the Pacific
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Asia Pacific Journalism’s Niklas Pedersen reports on a controversial new Japanese piece of legislation. Video: APJ
Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Niklas...
Developing her market business with smile and learning
Report by NewsroomPlus.com - Contributed by UNDP Pacific Centre
Under a blue tarpaulin shade put up at the temporary market space next to the bus terminal in...
David Robie on Rainbows, warriors and ship naming
Analysis by David Robie. This article was first published on Café Pacific
WHEN the 30th anniversary edition of my book Eyes of Fire (Little Island...
European Union slams Indonesia, other G20 nations on climate summit targets
Report – By Lachlan Carmichael
The European Union has urged India, Indonesia, Brazil and other major economies to immediately submit their emissions reductions targets to...
Balibo media killings widow angry over implicated Indonesian spy chief
Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Pacific Media Watch
The widow of Australian journalist Greg Shackleton says it is a disgrace that a retired general implicated in...
NZ needs to help Pacific ‘little brother’ on climate, says Tuvalu cleric
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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Tuvalu is in grave danger of completely disappearing in the next 30 years, but New Zealand is turning a blind...
The Pacific in Ponsonby: Polynesian businesses bring back Oceania vibes
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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The gentrification of the New Zealand suburb of Ponsonby in Auckland over the past 20 years has seen the Pacific...
NZ’s silence in Pacific climate change talk disappoints local lobby groups
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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New Zealand recently set a new climate change target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels by...
Samoan media: Freedom of the press or pressed for freedom?
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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Samoa’s Media Council law, passed by Parliament earlier this year, will come into effect as soon as Prime Minister Tuilaepa...
Vanuatu hopes for 1000 more workers in NZ as Pacific seeks expanded RSE scheme
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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The recognised seasonal employer (RSE) scheme allows for workers from the Pacific Islands to work in New Zealand for harvesting...
‘TPPA – walk away’ rally welcomes West Papuan leader Octo Mote
Analysis by David Robie. This article was first published on Café Pacific
WHILE New Zealand protesters were giving an emphatic thumbs down to the proposed Trans-Pacific...
Tourist mood in Fiji but no holiday in newsrooms
Report by Pacific Media Centre
By TJ Aumua
OPINION: I felt the heat of Fiji’s tropical climate as soon as I jumped off the plane. The...
Advocates call for more more political will when faced with bureaucratic barriers
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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Tongan newspaper publisher Kalafi Moala says bureaucracy, culture and religion are a “triune of power” standing in the way of...
UN launches campaign supporting gay rights in the Pacific
Report by Pacific Media Centre
One of two UN videos produced for the Pacific campaign.
The United Nations has called for action in a new campaign...