Monthly Archives: November 2021

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea -- a country faced with a depressed economy and its public health system on the brink of total collapse due...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi October 2021 was a horror month for Facebook as the headlines screamed “Facebook under fire” which started with the social...

Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s only suspected covid-19 case has tested positive when he took his third test today in Nuku’alofa. The latest result came after the person...

RNZ News A second person with covid-19 who was isolating at home has died in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. In this afternoon's...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland Health Ministry Chief Executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola says the ministry had not responded to allegations made on social media to...

By Ajay Bhai Amrit in Suva Critics in Fiji are concerned about climate change hypocrisy at the COP26 Leaders Summit this week. Fiji Times contributor...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk West Papua indigenous independence leaders today launched  "Green State Vision" at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, pledging to take decisive...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and more than 60 environmental journalists of 34 different nationalities have appealed for respect for the right...

By Charles Moi in Port Moresby Employees of the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) have challenged the legality of the “no jab, no job” policy...

RNZ News New Zealand's Ministry of Health has reported 139 new community cases of covid-19 today, with 64 people now in hospital with the coronavirus. In...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Australia is accused of using "diplomatic strong-arm tactics" to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and "buy silence" on climate...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland A person who tested positive for covid-19 in Tonga has now tested negative, says the Ministry of Health CEO. Dr Siale...

By Pita Ligaiula in Suva What are the views of Pacific journalists on professional ethical issues and what pressures affect their work? What is the...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did not turn up to a planned New Zealand media event at a vaccination clinic in Whanganui today where...

RNZ News A person with covid-19 self isolating in New Zealand has been found dead. The person was found dead in Auckland by a family member...

By Talebula Kate Fiji has done its part in the fight against climate change by pushing for the first international accord to include the 1.5-degree...

By Carmella Gware in Lae Urban clinics in Papua New Guinea's second city Lae have closed for an indefinite period following attacks on health workers. Anti-vaxxers...

ANALYSIS: By Robert McLachlan, Massey University As the Glasgow climate summits gets underway, New Zealand’s government has announced a revised pledge, with a headline figure...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand government wants to lift vaccination rates and wants to remove anything that is a barrier...

By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter A New Zealand Pasifika climate activist has told the UN climate meeting that young Pacific people are not...

By Marysilla Kellerton in Port Moresby Demonstrators gathered in Port Moresby yesterday for a march to Parliament in protest over the covid-19 vaccines, which they...

By Lian Buan in Manila The Philippine Court of Appeals (CA) has finally granted overseas travel to Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa, who...