Monthly Archives: August 2022
PNG negotiating security treaty with Australia (and NZ?), says minister
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed to Australian media his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with...
Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta rule, says...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week,...
Super city Auckland’s council financial results signal tough times ahead
By Stephen Forbes of Local Democracy Reporting
Despite total borrowings reaching $11.1 billion, the Auckland Council Group’s latest results show it has managed to weather...
Gavin Ellis: Latter-day anarchists throw digital bombs at NZ journalists
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, publisher of Knightly Views
Every journalist that "outs" a conspiracy theorist or extremist paints a target on their own back.
The anti-truth...
French envoys to visit New Caledonia in September with unknown plan
RNZ Pacific
The newly re-elected President of the New Caledonian Congress, Roch Wamytan, says a visit by French representatives will take place on September 12.
The...
‘Don’t forget our past – write about us,’ says Vanuatu founding father
By Agnes Herbert in Port Vila
A founding father and former politician has urged young journalists to write more about Vanuatu’s history.
In a presentation to...
Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy
OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy's daughter
“My Fiji
I offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity,...
How the Taliban’s return has robbed Afghanistan’s women and girls of their future
ANALYSIS: By Zakia Adeli, an East-West Center research fellow in Honolulu
Part 2 of a two-part series on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover....
New woman MP in PNG wants action to curb violence in her district
RNZ Pacific
The new MP for Rai Coast Open in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province, Kessy Sawang, wants immediate action to curb violence that has...
Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Indonesia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Papua New Guinea after the alleged shooting of an...
Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously
EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier
The alleged shooting of Indonesian fishermen by Papua New Guinean soldiers last week where one Indonesian was reportedly killed is a...
‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research
RNZ News
Māori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Martyn Bradbury: Why these feral anti-vax conspiracy theorists seeking public office are so problematic
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog
If there was one good outcome of the very one sided Fire & Fury, it’s that...
Assange case raises concerns over media freedom, says UN rights chief
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The potential extradition and prosecution of Australian whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for media freedom and could have a "chilling effect"...
The world must not wash its hands of Afghanistan’s misery
ANALYSIS: By Mohammad Sadiq Sohail, an East-West Centre research specialist in Honolulu
Part 1 of a two-part series on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban...
With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first...
New Caledonia’s Roch Wamytan set to be re-elected Congress president
RNZ Pacific
The President of New Caledonia's Congress Roch Wamytan is set to be re-elected for another one-year term after the party holding the balance...
IFJ condemns Solomons threat to ban ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists on China
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists "disrespectful" of the country’s relationship with China, according to...
Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s populist right a...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
The final act in this week’s protest on the lawns of Parliament was the announcement by Destiny Church leader...
Neilson fell out with journalism directors over ‘audacious’ $50m awards plan
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Billionaire Australian philanthropist Judith Neilson who established a major journalism institute more than four years ago to boost independent media has...
As covid cases drop, Marshall Islands praised for ‘unprecedented’ response
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro
United States-based medical doctors have praised the Marshall Islands for...
Few NZ personnel fighting in Ukraine, says former defence minister
RNZ News
Former Defence Minister Ron Mark of Aotearoa New Zealand says there is only a small number of citizens fighting in Ukraine.
The NZ Defence...