Yearly Archives: 2018

AUT News video By Lucy Handford New Zealand’s first fully battery powered electric bus hit the road today, thanks to a joint initiative by Tranzit Group,...

ANALYSIS: By Tom Clarke Timor-Leste and Australia has signed a maritime boundary agreement at the UN headquarters in New York today, putting their long-running border...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden subject” which sheds...

By Sylvester Gawi in Limu village, Hela, Papua New Guinea Thousands of people have been displaced and are still waiting for relief assistance in disaster...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News A cabinet submission by the Police Minister to dismiss Police Commissioner Steve Caldwell has revealed concerns over an...

Prime Minister Peter O'Neill visiting disaster-hit areas at the weekend. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Provinces affected by Papua New Guinea's 7.5 magnitude earthquake...

By Nasik Swami in Suva Fiji's 2018 General Election is going to be a close contest between the ruling FijiFirst and the opposition parties, according...

By Sylvester Gawi in Mendi Local community leaders have taken charge of care centres in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea as they...

By Helen Twose in Auckland Auckland University of Technology's Gender and Diversity Research Group has reached a significant milestone, celebrating 10 years of research and...

By Scott Waide of EMTV News While the multibillion dollar mammoth petroleum company Exxon declared “force majeur” and another counted its financial losses, one family...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters flags a stronger NZ Pacific aid policy and prime ministers Jacinda Ardern and Malcolm Turnbull discuss New Zealand and Australia...

Elizabeth Tondoa appeals to Southern Highlands musicians to join her in next week's fundraising concert. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Southern Highlands singers Elizabeth...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News The king’s noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakanō has been charged with passport offences, money laundering and...

Communities struck by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Hela province remain confused as aftershocks continue. Despite the arrival of National Disaster...

Professor Chalapan Kaluwin of the University of Papua New Guinea's School of Natural and Physical Sciences says the country should prepare itself for more...

ANALYSIS: By Marites Dañguilan Vitug in Manila A year ago, the White House barred some members of the press from attending an informal briefing, a...

By Glenda Willie and Jonas Cullwick Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business Joe Natuman has pleaded guilty to...

Two PNGDF helicopters had been deployed to the earthquake-hit Southern Highlands region to assist National Disaster officials carry out initial assessment, says Chief-of-Staff Colonel...

By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby More than 30 people are believed to have been killed in the massive 7.5 magnitude Papua New Guinean earthquake...

By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila Bishops have called for vigilance in the face of a "creeping dictatorship," as the Philippines marked the 32nd anniversary...

By Nanette Woonton at Te Papa The stark realities of climate change were laid bare at the opening of the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Climate Conference...

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News Tonga’s churches are failing to provide leadership over climate change and it is up to young people to join...