Monthly Archives: March 2019
Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy
OPINION: By Keith Locke
It was heartwarming to be part of such a big and diverse crowd in Auckland’s Aotea Square on Saturday standing in...
Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of Auckland mourners shared prayers and tears today for those who lost their lives in New Zealand's double mosque attack...
Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment of darkness’
OPINION: By Sasya Wreksono in Auckland
In the 20 years I’ve lived in New Zealand since I was little, I’ve never felt unsafe or been...
Christchurch mosque shootings must end NZ innocence over right-wing terrorism
ANALYSIS: By Professor Paul Spoonley in Auckland
New Zealand police continued today to respond to events following shootings at two mosques in central Christchurch yesterday.
The...
Thousands turn out in Auckland for NZ mosque terror attack vigil
By RNZ
Thousands of people packed into Auckland's Aotea Square today for a vigil to mark yesterday's New Zealand terror attack in Christchurch.
Some held banners...
Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation after yesterday's tragic mosque massacres in Christchurch. Video: RNZ
By RNZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she...
‘Blood everywhere’ – 50 deaths in massacre at mosques in NZ city
By RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that at least 40 people have died in the terrorist attack on two mosques in the southern...
‘We haven’t known a world without climate change’ – school strikers
By Natalie Sauer in London and Rachel Waldholz in Berlin
In more than 100 countries on Friday, young people spilled out of schools and into...
Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Thousands of school students, teachers and climate advocates gathered at cities across New Zealand today to kickstart the global Strike 4...
Students across NZ to kick off global climate change day of action
By Hannah Williams of Te Waha Nui
Students across New Zealand are striking today as part of a worldwide day of action over global warming...
Amnesty welcomes school climate strikes, warns ‘truant’ governments
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational human rights...
UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic
By RNZ Pacific
A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week's staff...
Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media
By Mong Palatino in Manila
Several media groups in the Philippines marked the World Day Against Cyber Censorship this week by holding a protest to...
Humanitarian concerns grow as violent conflict worsens in West Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
As the numbers of casualties and displaced people in Papua's Highlands pile up, prospects for an end to armed...
End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM
By Lance Polu in Apia
World Rugby must adopt a “one country one national team” in world competitions as it is done in the Olympics...
NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand has the opportunity to be a climate change “innovation lab” for the rest of the world, says an international...
Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's recent 50th anniversary marked 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In...
Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in...
PNG faces TB crisis with 35,000 new cases each year, warns NGO
Businesses for Health will host a street festival in Port Moresby on March 22 to create more awareness about TB. Video: EMTV News
By Lillian...
Hearts and minds – how new media ‘cold war’ impacts on NZ
By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch
Seven senior New Zealand journalists spent a week in Hawai'i late last year and produced just one story between...
Thousands of Indonesian women march on State Palace to mark IWD
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of women's rights activists commemorating International Women's Day yesterday gathered near the Horse Statue monument before holding a long march...