Yearly Archives: 2021
Critics condemn INEOS and Altrad as ‘not a good fit’ for New Zealand Rugby
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report
Both the INEOS and Altrad logos will be emblazoned on the All Blacks jerseys and shorts for the next...
13 years of Indonesian harassment, but KNPB’s ‘spirit remains unbroken’
Suara Papua in Jayapura
"Since it was first established on November 19, 2008, the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has always been confronted by many...
No women elected in Tonga: time to change the story
ANALYSIS: By ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki
As in 2008, 2010 and 2014, none of the female candidates standing in Tonga’s 2021 general election this week have been...
Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in next month's third and final referendum on...
Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth
COMMENT: By Graham Davis
If anyone is wondering why the Fijian media hasn’t reported the details of my reporting on Grubsheet Feejee of the Prime...
Chinese, Palestinian journalists and Pegasus Project win free press awards
RSF president Pierre Haski announces the 29th RSF Press Freedom Awards in Paris. Video: RSF
Reporters Without Borders
The 2021 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom...
Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent
As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public...
‘Protect Papuan women and children – not kill them’, security forces told
By Yance Wenda in Jayapura
Deputy chair Debora Mote of the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) says the Indonesian state's security forces should be protecting indigenous...
Tonga’s Democrats ‘dig their own grave’ in key election losses
Kaniva Tonga
Tonga's PTOA Party (Democrats) lost both their rival leaders and majority votes in some strongholds with defeats to seven independent candidates among People's...
‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says report
By Anish Chand in Suva
Of 1000 Fijians surveyed by Transparency International, 11 percent claimed they were asked for sexual favours in exchange for government...
Three new noble MPs elected in Tonga as preliminary results trickle in
RNZ Pacific
Tonga has new noble MPs and at least one returning MP among the people's representatives, according to preliminary election results.
The polls have closed...
NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’
RNZ Checkpoint
A New Zealand emergency medical specialist has written about their experience working at an Auckland hospital, issuing a warning ahead of yesterday's Auckland...
PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties
By Poreni Umau and Phoebe Gwangilo in Kokopo
Kokopo Business College in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province has evicted male students by force...
‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika
RNZ Pacific
The new vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology is calling on young Pasifika peoples pursuing their education to stay the course.
Toeolesulusulu Dr...
Power theft, meter tampering, outages cost PNG provider K25m a month
PNG Post-Courier
PNG Power Limited -- faced with a business on the brink of total collapse due to ageing infrastructure -- is losing K25 million...
Pacific civil society disappointed over ‘big let down’ COP26 climate summit
RNZ Pacific
Pacific civil society organisations say COP26 was the most exclusionary and inequitable of the annual United Nations climate negotiations so far and the...
Corruption in Pacific big problem – and it’s getting worse, says report
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Pacific Islanders believe corruption is a big problem in both their governments and the business sector, says a new report.
About one...
COP26 climate trip branded ‘junket’ – Prasad slams 36-strong Fiji team
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has hit out at the Fiji government, calling on Prime Minister Voreqe...
Record 222 new community cases of covid-19, one death in NZ
RNZ News
New Zealand reported a record 222 new community cases of covid-19 and one virus-related death today.
There are now 91 people in hospital and...
Hundreds of NZ health workers unvaccinated facing deadline
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
About 2000 New Zealand district health board workers had not been vaccinated 15 hours before the deadline to...
Northland principal faces ‘vindictive’ abuse for backing vaccine mandate
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter
A Northland high school principal says she has been accused of being "complicit in mass genocide" by people opposed...
Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga...