Monthly Archives: July 2020

COMMENTARY: By Philip Cass of Kaniva Tonga Where does the responsibility of Tonga's Police Commissioner lie? Is it to the Police Minister and Cabinet? To the...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Philippines Anti-Terrorism Law, Vice-President Leni Robredo has pushed for safeguards so that the controversial...

By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby Key findings from the 2016 to 2018 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey reveals that 56 percent of...
NZ herald 'diversity'

By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer The New Zealand Herald recently published a column which criticises its own record on race. Teuila Fuatai explains why...
Coronavirus

By Jane Patterson, political editor of RNZ News The State Services Minister says the government will do everything it can to track down who is...
Black Thursday

The National editorial Hundreds walked the Sir John Guise drive on Thursday calling for justice for the brutal death of 19-year-old mother-of-two – Jenelyn Kennedy...
Anti-Israeli annexation protest

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk About 200 people protested in Auckland as demonstrations took place in at least nine New Zealand cities and towns today against...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby A passionate plea by men, women and children has echoed around the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby...
Jubi Papua webinarvideo

The “Understanding information about the land of Papua " webinar livestream. Video: Redaksi Jubi Pacific Media Watch A senior Indonesian government official and a New Zealand...
The Afghan Files

Pacific Media Watch Australia's ABC has revealed the Australian Federal Police (AFP) recommendation regarding the Afghan Files investigative journalism report is for the Commonwealth DPP...
Rev Socratez Yoman

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A Papuan church leader and advocate for social justice has penned an open letter to the Indonesian government calling for justice...
Madang GBV protestvideo

Athletes from the Papua New Guinea’s national team joined the peaceful "cry for justice" march in the nation's capital of Port Moresby. Video: EMTV...
Dame Meg Taylor

OPEN LETTER: From Dame Meg Taylor to the people of Papua New Guinea I write this as a Papua New Guinean and a daughter of...
Chris Hipkins

From RNZ News Checkpoint David Clark is out and Chris Hipkins is in as New Zealand's new Health Minister until the election in September. Hipkins told...
Speaker Niki Rattle

By Katrina Tanirau of the Cook islands News Parliament’s Speaker Niki Rattle has ruled against banning Cook Islands News political editor Rashneel Kumar from reporting...
Bhosip Kaiwi

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Bhosip Kaiwi, the man accused of murder in the Papua New Guinean torture case, will be held at the Correctional Services...

By Mackenzie Smith of RNZ News Hong Kong protesters in New Zealand are worried they could be arrested if they return home because they have...

By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby The publishers of the PNG Post-Courier, South Pacific Post Limited, have launched  50th anniversary commemorative postage stamps to mark...

By Zahra Karim Didarali The covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has brought numerous challenges to the way journalists report and has limited the stories they’re able to...
Fiji troops in Sinai

By RNZ Pacific Fiji's health minister is trying to allay concerns about the health of more than 160 soldiers who returned from the Middle East...