Monthly Archives: October 2016

Victims of human rights violence from Indonesia’s New Order era, visited the Social Affairs Ministry (Kemensos) to hand over petitions which, opposed the nomination...

Five early warning sirens to protect Fijians in the case of a natural disaster are set to be established in Suva by 2018. The newly...

The University of the South Pacific hosted its annual journalism awards this month, honouring some of the top students who report for the journalism...

Students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) claim they are unable to concentrate and have withdrawn from their studies. Loop PNG reported around...

A group of indigenous mothers and grandmothers who actively campaign to stop the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families have been recognised...

The Auckland University of Technology's new open access publishing platform. Video: Tuwhera A new online research platform will allow Pacific research to be more accessible...

By TJ Aumua in Auckland Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver says she is 'thrilled' to be able to report in Fiji again, after being blacklisted from the...

An unprecedented legal case has been filed this week against the Norwegian government for allowing oil companies including state-owned Statoil to drill for new...

Fiji's opposition is calling on the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor to step down, after USP's decision to de-register students who have outstanding...

Experts from Southeast Asian nations have identified key challenges facing media in their region. They propose three fundamental areas of action for civil society, governments...

New Zealand journalist Michael Field has said the announcement by the Fiji government to lift its ban on foreign journalists in the country is...

The film made its debut at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2015. Video: JourneymanVOD By TJ Aumua in Auckland  Filmmakers of the New Zealand...

The Pacific Islands Forum continues to push urgency towards limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, putting pressure on the negotiated well below 2 degrees goal of...

In September leaders from Pacific Island nations came together in Honolulu as part of the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation...

An online petition to drop the defamation case against two East Timorese journalist’s is calling for urgent international support, stating that the prosecution of...

West Papua will be granted full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in December, 2016. The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that the announcement was...

Fijian language week celebrations over the weekend addressed the revival of the language for future generations in New Zealand. But the past was not forgotten....

Scientists in Samoa have issued a dire warning about the fate of the national bird, which features on the country's bank notes and coins. Acccording...

Prime Minister John Key said he has extended an invitation to Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama on a state visit to New Zealand. Key told...